Madam Ning thought she was dreaming.

She actually dreamed that she fainted in front of people.

How could she faint in front of so many women, relatives and friends from her family, as well as officials' wives and local gentry, all of them decked out in jewels and precious stones?

Why are there so many people at home? Many of them are people I rarely interact with, and they look respectful and envious towards me.

envy.

Madam Ning remembered that her son, Ning Yunzhao, had won the top spot in the imperial examination.

The glory of the Ning family will continue for two more generations.

Did she faint from joy? That would be really out of character.

Madam Ning quickly reached out and pressed her cheek.

The women around came over and the maids also came forward to support her.

"Stop standing and take your seats," she ordered.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten about her fainting and sat down in the house in a noisy and lively atmosphere. Outside, there were continuous sounds of firecrackers and gongs and drums. The women in front of her were saying something to her, but it seemed very loud and too far away for her to hear clearly.

Suddenly a maid ran in and shouted that the young master was back.

Yun Zhao is back.

Madam Ning stood up excitedly, and without caring about losing her composure, she ran out to greet him.

There were huge crowds of people and colorful flags outside the Ning family's gate. It seemed that all the people in Yangcheng had come, including many officials from Yangcheng, Zezhou, and Taiyuan Prefecture.

This kind of battle is only for the top scholar.

Madam Ning looked over and saw Ning Yunzhao riding a horse and galloping towards her wearing a top scholar robe and a flower in his hairpin. There was a crowd of people in front of the door and the shouts were deafening.

Her son, that's her son.

Madam Ning was so excited that she wanted to shout as she watched her son dismount from his horse, walk towards her, kneel down and kowtow in front of her.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly." Madam Ning said happily, reaching out her hand to support him.

Just when Ning Yunzhao raised his head and stood up, a woman suddenly appeared beside him.

Madam Ning was not unfamiliar with this woman. She remembered her clearly because she was so disgusting.

Jun Zhenzhen.

The girl who suddenly appeared and threw herself on her son's gorgeous feet like mud.

What is she doing here?

The scene seemed to have changed. There were still many onlookers, firecrackers were ringing, and colorful flags were fluttering. Ning Yunzhao seemed to be wearing the top scholar's robe, but upon closer inspection, it was the groom's robe, and Jun Zhenzhen was dressed like a bride.

What's going on?

Madam Ning's face suddenly changed. She looked around and saw that everyone had a festive look on their faces. The ceremonial officer in red raised his hands and shouted.

“Bow to Heaven and Earth…”

Worship heaven and earth?

Madam Ning looked at Ning Yunzhao and Jun Zhenzhen in front of her, and the two of them bowed down with a smile.

What are they going to do? What are they doing?

"Bow to your parents..."

Madam Ning looked at Ning Yunzhao and Jun Zhenzhen standing in front of her. He had a smile on his face and she had a beautiful smile. They looked at each other and then kowtowed in unison.

don't want!

"don't want!"

Madam Ning screamed and sat up suddenly.

The maids guarding the bed immediately rushed over.

"lady."

"Madam is awake."

woke up?

Madam Ning gasped and looked around. The night was dark, the lights were dim, and there were many people in the house. They all rushed in when they heard the noise here.

It was a dream.

I was just dreaming.

Madam Ning felt that her body was soaked with cold sweat.

"Call the doctor quickly." The maids were still shouting.

Madam Ning looked at Master Ning approaching and stretched out his hand, her expression somewhat panicked.

"Master, I just had a nightmare." She didn't care about the presence of so many people, and said hurriedly, "I dreamed that Yun Zhao was going to get married. He was coerced and forced to get married with that Jun Zhenzhen..."

Before she finished her words, the maids around her lowered their heads and stepped back. Master Ning had a complicated expression.

The women who were about to come in also stopped and stepped back.

The atmosphere in the room became weird.

Madam Ning's heart slowly sank, and she raised her hand somewhat weakly, but she still held it up stubbornly.

"Mother, that was not a dream." Ning Yunyan rushed over and shouted, grabbing Madam Ning's hand, "That was real, everyone in the capital knows it, everyone in the world knows it."

Although Madam Ning's hand was held, it fell down powerlessly and she fell backwards.

"lady!"

"Mother!"

"How can you talk like that, kid?" Madam Ning San and others angrily scolded Ning Yunyan, "Why don't you speak slowly?"

"What's the point of talking slowly? It's already happened. Will it be okay if we just slow down?" Ning Yunyan also jumped up and shouted.

"The doctor is here, the doctor is here."

The house was in chaos.

Fortunately, Madam Ning did not faint this time.

She remembered.

She remembered what happened.

What happened just now was not a nightmare, it was real.

"You all go out," she said, "I want to talk to the master."

The doctor signaled to Master Ning that everything was fine. Master Ning nodded, and the people in the room hurriedly left as instructed. Ning Yunyan still refused to leave, so she was forcibly pulled out by Madam Ning San and Madam Ning Si.

The room fell silent. Madam Ning let out a long breath, but her chest was already stuffy, so she pushed herself up to get up.

"Just lie down." said Master Ning.

Madam Ning still sat up leaning back.

"What's going on?" She looked at Master Ning and asked in a hoarse voice.

Master Ning had a complicated expression.

"It's not clear yet. I've sent someone to the capital to ask," he said.

"Why not? What else is unclear? You don't have to fool me, just tell me, is what Madam Ma said true?" Madam Ning said, gritting her teeth, "On the second day after the list of successful candidates was announced, Mr. Ning announced to everyone that he and Miss Jun were still engaged, and that they would get married after the exam."

She repeated Mrs. Ma's words word for word, feeling as if her teeth were about to break.

"That's what they said. We have to listen to what Yun Zhao says." said Master Ning.

Hearing him say this, Madam Ning felt chilled in her heart.

What this means is that what Mrs. Ma said is true.

"What's going on? What are people saying?" She said woodenly, "Don't keep it a secret from me. What's the point of keeping it a secret from me? Everyone knows about it, and you still want me to be ignorant. Are you going to embarrass myself like a fool?"

Master Ning sighed, pulled over a chair and sat down beside the bed.

"I asked Madam Ma, and she said she didn't know the details either," he said. "She only heard a general idea from Lord Ma. You know what happened between Miss Jun and Lu Qianhu a while ago, right?"

Madam Ning nodded.

Yes, that Miss Jun was obviously going to have a bad reputation because of Lu Qianhu.

"Because Captain Lu repeatedly sent betrothal gifts to Miss Jun, he annoyed the Prince of Chengguo, and the two of them had a fight in Beizhen Fusi." Master Ning went on to say.

Yes, there is also the Prince of Chengguo. He has also hooked up with Miss Jun. He has already fought with Lu Qianhu because of Miss Jun before.

This shameless little bitch is really attracting a lot of attention.

"When they started fighting, Yun Zhao happened to pass by." Master Ning said, then paused, as if he was having trouble speaking. "Madam Ning clenched her hands.

"And then?" she said.

"Then he said that Miss Jun was his fiancée." Master Ning said with gritted teeth.

Madam Ning looked dull.

Why did she find this matter so inexplicable? It was clearly a shameful matter involving Lu Qianhu, Chengguogong's son, and that bitch, so how did it involve Yun Zhao?

"How could Yun Zhao do such a thing and say such a thing?" She murmured and shook her head, "It's impossible, they must have made it up."

Master Ning coughed lightly.

"My second brother was also there at the time," he said.

Is Mr. Ning Er also here?

"And there was no objection, just tacit agreement." Master Ning continued.

Madam Ning leaned back in despair.

How is that possible!

This is impossible no matter how you think about it. Yun Zhao is so different from those three people. She curses and laughs about that embarrassing thing every day. How come her son suddenly became a part of this embarrassing thing?

"That bitch must have forced her to do it." Madam Ning suddenly sat up and said, "Didn't she have an imperial decree? She must have used the imperial decree to take Second Master and Yun Zhao with her."