Chapter 390: This family can really act
As soon as these words were spoken.
Cao Jian and his wife, as well as Cao Jiaojiao, turned pale in an instant.
They didn't expect Master Ning to ask such a question.
Master Ning saw all their reactions.
He pretended not to notice, and said in a gloomy tone, "Back then, my father and I contracted an epidemic near Mingyue City. We became seriously ill and it was extremely dangerous."
"Just when my father was about to collapse, it was your ten-year-old daughter who took the initiative to contract the disease and test the medicine. After three days of drinking countless medicinal herbs and becoming extremely ill, she finally found a special medicine that saved my father and me."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have always thought Jiaojiao was that child."
"Since Jiaojiao is your adopted daughter, then where is the child who saved my father by testing the medicine for him?"
Cao Jian reacted quickly.
After Master Ning asked this question, he came up with the perfect explanation.
He sighed deeply, his face full of sorrow: "This is a long story."
"Originally we didn't want to talk about it. What happened in the past is in the past."
"Since Brother Ning asked, we have nothing to hide."
"To be honest, that child had a tragic fate and died not long after you left."
"After she passed away, my wife cried all the time, lost her appetite, and was in so much pain that she wanted to die."
"My wife has also started to self-harm and is a little confused. I think if this continues, she might leave with the child, so I brought Jiaojiao, who is about the same age as the child, back with me."
"It was fate. As soon as my wife saw Jiaojiao, she hugged her and called her 'little one'. Her condition and mood improved a lot, and she regained consciousness. She gradually became willing to eat and laugh again. It didn't take long for her to return to her normal self."
"Jiaojiao and the Cao family are destined to be together. Everyone in our Cao family likes Jiaojiao. Since Jiaojiao has no parents, we adopted her as our daughter."
"Jiaojiao had a hard childhood. She's good at reading people's expressions and is always cautious. We feel sorry for her. In order to help her better integrate into the Cao family, almost no one mentioned that Jiaojiao was an adopted daughter."
"If Imperial Physician Cui hadn't suddenly mentioned it, we would have almost forgotten about it."
Mrs. Cao was also wiping her tears and nodding vigorously.
Cao Jiaojiao also started crying.
Cui Yi rolled his eyes almost to the sky.
This family can really act.
If he hadn't known about Wen Ge's experience in advance, he would have been fooled by them.
Cui Yi couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Oh, Doctor Cao, you can't even remember your own daughter's name? You keep calling her that child?"
Cao Jian said: "It's not that I don't remember."
"That child's name is also Jiaojiao, but it's just Jiaojiao, which means bright as the moon. It's the same as Jiaojiao, so it's easy to confuse them."
Cui Yi sneered, "The adopted daughter's name is the same as her biological daughter's. Is this just a way of comforting her or is she just usurping her place?"
Cao Jian: "Doctor Cui, please be careful with your words!"
"Jiaojiao and you have no grudges against each other. You are already old, why do you have to bully a child?"
Cui Yi chuckled twice.
At such a young age, he used all kinds of despicable means and even instigated his brothers to throw Wen Ge, Du Ya and Du Long into the flower kiln.
This is not a child at all, he is even more vicious than a snake or scorpion.
Master Ning felt a chill in his heart.
Before he met the Cao family, he learned that Wen Ge had become Ding Lingyou's disciple, and he arbitrarily concluded that Wen Ge was not a member of the Cao family.
After meeting the Cao family, he gave up the idea.
Wen Ge is most likely the dead daughter Cao Jian mentioned.
In fact, he could no longer remember the face of ten-year-old Wen Ge.
At that time he was also infected with the plague, and he was running a fever, feeling dizzy and having blurred vision.
He felt that Wen Ge looked familiar.
Because Wen Ge looks very similar to Mrs. Cao.
Wen Ge's face shape, eyes, and nose are very similar to Mrs. Cao's.
In terms of expression, Wen Ge is a bit like Cao Jian.
Cao Jian and his wife insisted that Wen Ge was dead.
Xie Yingmian said that Miss Wen Ge had been poisoned and made mute and deaf.
One of the two parties must be lying.
Mr. Ning secretly felt that Cao Jian and his wife were lying.
Because Xie Yingmian had no idea that Wen Ge was a member of the Cao family, nor did he know the relationship between Wen Ge and him. He just simply told Wen Ge about her past experiences.
Living in a noble family, he knew better than anyone the secrets and filthiness of the inner quarters.
Wen Ge, she must have been murdered!
Master Ning did not ask any further questions.
There are some things he needs to check on his own.
Master Ning: "I see."
"That child...sigh, if she hadn't been testing the drug for us, perhaps she wouldn't have gone through this. After all, we owe her."
Cao Jian also pretended to wipe away his tears: "Brother Ning, there is no need to blame yourself."
"She is unlucky and unfortunate."
"However, Jiaojiao is a lucky person." Cao Jian said, "Ever since Jiaojiao came to the Cao family, the Cao family has been smooth sailing and getting more and more prosperous."
Master Ning found this disgusting.
He knows better than anyone why the Cao family is so successful.
The old man in the family was a grateful person. When he knew that a member of the Cao family had personally contracted the plague to test drugs and save people, he thought that the Cao family had good character and secretly paved the way for the Cao family.
The smooth sailing of the Cao family is the result of their efforts. What does it have to do with Cao Jiaojiao?
Master Ning thought so in his heart, but he smiled: "I also think Jiaojiao is a lucky person."
Madam Ning also laughed: "That's right."
She didn't know about Wen Ge and the Cao family, and thought that everything Cao Jian said was true.
She felt even more pity for Cao Jiaojiao.
Although the Ningguo Mansion also considers family background and personal experience when choosing a marriage partner, Shaoyuan is not the eldest son, has poor academic knowledge, and is average in martial arts. He only knows how to travel and enjoy the scenery every day. He is destined to be a rich and idle person in this life.
Therefore, for Shao Yuan's partner, character and appearance are more important than background.
"That rebellious son Shaoyuan is always out and about, and didn't even return to the capital for the New Year. I sent a letter to Shaoyuan the day before yesterday. Shaoyuan has the closest relationship with the Duke, and he will definitely return as scheduled this time. When Shaoyuan returns, I will arrange for you two to meet properly."
After hearing what Madam Ning said, Cao Jiaojiao felt relieved.
Her marriage to Ning Shaoyuan should be stable.
The two families exchanged a few more pleasantries.
Cao Jian saw that Master Ning was tired, so he stood up and said goodbye.
After the Cao family left.
Madam Ning ignored Master Ning and Cui Yi and hurried to the backyard to play mahjong with her concubines.
Master Ning's face was gloomy.
He asked Cui Yi: "Old Cui, do you know something?"
Cui Yi: “What?”
Master Ning: "Cao Jiaojiao and Wen Ge."
Cui Yi played dumb: "What's the relationship between Wen Ge and Cao Jiaojiao? Wen Ge is my junior sister's maid. My junior sister doesn't take Wen Ge with her when she goes out. They shouldn't have any connection."
Master Ning: "Aren't you studying genetics? Tell me, aren't Wen Ge and the Cao couple very similar?"
Cui Yi waved his hand nonchalantly: "There are so many people in the world who look alike. You don't think Wen Ge is the daughter of the Cao family, do you?"
"Impossible."
"I heard Junior Sister mention Wen Ge's tragic past."
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