Just as Ning was about to retort, Wei Zhenghong turned around and said to the old lady of the Duke of Anguo, "Mother, let's go back to the manor."
"This matter cannot be left like this!"
The old lady of the Duke of Anguo pointed to her neck.
"She almost killed me!"
Wei Zhenghong sighed.
"Mother, by the time you arrive at the capital, your wounds will have almost healed."
After saying that, he called to the servants, "Don't stand here, go back."
The servants quickly agreed.
Without anyone to back up the old lady of the Duke of Anguo, she couldn't act arrogantly.
He threw a retort at Ning Shi, "I won't let you get away with this!" and got into his car and left.
After thanking Yun Zhao and Yun Shu, Ning sent someone to persuade the owner of the house on the left side of the Yun residence to buy the house.
Then he said to Madam Han, "Auntie, we'll be neighbors from now on. Please take good care of me."
Madam Han nodded and said to her, "You'd better get your dowry out as soon as possible, lest things get complicated."
She could tell that Wei Zhenghong didn't really want a divorce and might even withhold the dowry, forcing Ning Shi and Wei Yan to go back.
Thank you for reminding me.
Ning smiled.
"I'll arrange the manpower right away."
She instructed her maid to contact the ten largest escort agencies in the capital, asking each to send her fifty men. Then, she led these five hundred men in a grand procession to the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
The Duke of Anguo's mansion only has two hundred guards in total. With these hundreds of bodyguards around, she is not afraid even if Wei Zhenghong resorts to violence.
Passersby, seeing such a spectacle, were naturally curious and stopped to inquire.
The bodyguards, acting on Ning's instructions, told them about the divorce of the Duke of Anguo and his wife, and the severing of ties by the heir apparent.
The gossip spirit of passersby was instantly ignited.
"Have these two lost their minds? That's the Duke of Anguo's mansion! How could they be willing to divorce and sever ties with their family?"
"Making such a big fuss to retrieve the dowry, it's not like Ning Shi is in the wrong. What exactly did the Duke of Anguo do to cause his wife and children to be separated?"
"Just how much is Ning's dowry? It actually requires five hundred people to carry it!"
"..."
No one answered their questions.
Not long after Wei Zhenghong returned to the mansion, the steward came to report: "Madam has brought several hundred people back to the mansion, saying that she wants to move her dowry."
How many people?
"Around five hundred people."
Wei Zhenghong was so angry he laughed.
Just how arrogant is this woman?
Did she think he would stop her at all costs, take back the divorce papers, and prevent her from leaving?
There are plenty of women who want to be his second wife!
Even if she knelt down and begged him not to divorce her, he wouldn't even glance at her!
He coldly instructed the housekeeper: "Let her move, ignore her."
"no!"
The old lady of the Duke of Anguo barged in.
"We can't just let her take all her things. When she married into the family, she only had thirty-two dowry items, but now it's more than a hundred!"
"The extra money was earned using the name of our Duke Anguo's mansion, and it should be kept for our mansion."
Despite his foolishness, Ning was very lucky with money.
Under her management, not only have the assets of the Duke of Anguo's mansion multiplied several times over the years, but her own dowry has also increased more than tenfold.
The old lady of the Duke of Anguo had long coveted it.
“Since she earned it herself, it’s hers.”
Wei Zhenghong said nonchalantly.
What he despised most were men who embezzled their wives' dowries, lived off their wives, and cursed them.
Even if Ning gave him her dowry, he wouldn't accept it.
He cautioned the old lady, "Please don't covet her things. I don't want to end up in court over something so small."
The old lady of the Duke of Anguo was furious.
This big idiot, does he even know how much "this little bit" is?
That's equivalent to twice the wealth of the Duke of Anguo's family.
But Wei Zhenghong ignored her and there was nothing she could do but watch helplessly as Ning Shi emptied half of the Anguo Duke's mansion.
Not only did Ning take away all her dowry, but she also dug up all the flowers, plants, and trees she had planted.
All the things given to Wei Zhenghong over the years, such as desks and inkstones, were not kept.
After she left, Wei Zhenghong returned to the main courtyard and found it empty, without even a chair.
He stood in the courtyard, looking at the holes left by digging up the tree, and suddenly remembered the scene when he returned to the mansion on the first birthday of Wei Yan.
He had just finished a battle and rushed back to the mansion. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Ning Shi sitting under the crabapple tree, holding a child, basking in the sun and playing with the child.
Wei Yan was born weak. At one year old, she looked only three months old, like a kitten, and was very soft.
Ning teased him with a piece of malt candy, trying to grab it whichever way it moved, but he could never catch it.
He simply turned around and buried his head, ignoring his mother.
Ning laughed so hard she bent over backwards.
He stood there watching, feeling a deep sense of fulfillment, as if all the fighting and struggle had finally come to meaning.
He was willing to risk his life to protect the mother and child, and to safeguard this peaceful life.
...How could he have been separated from his wife and children in the blink of an eye?
Wei Zhenghong stood there for a long time, then let out a barely audible sigh.
...
After Ning finished arranging the house next door, Wei Yan moved in.
Yun Shu would visit him every day, chat with him, and offer him comfort when he experienced phantom limb pain.
Aside from giving Wei Yan a follow-up examination, Xiao Qingyin spent the rest of her time conducting experiments and researching those golden insects.
To prevent a recurrence of experimental subjects being swallowed by eagle owls, she always went to the laboratory alone and kept the doors and windows closed while conducting experiments.
However, no matter how much you guard against it, it's hard to guard against a thief within your own family.
That day, after she finished lunch, she opened the door and went inside. As soon as she opened the door, she was shocked to find that the owl was standing on a laboratory rabbit, had already torn off one of its legs, and was about to put it into its mouth.
A ray of sunlight fell directly on it.
She looked up and saw that several roof tiles were missing.
Clearly, this guy sneaked in by prying open the roof tiles.
She was furious.
You'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles if you don't discipline yourself for three days, huh!
Let's see how she handles it!
The eagle owl hadn't expected to be caught red-handed. Seeing Xiao Qingyin walking over aggressively, it had a sudden idea and put the rabbit leg it was carrying back in its mouth.
Place it at the break and piece it back together.
Then he lowered his head to preen his feathers, pretending that nothing had happened.
Xiao Qingyin was so angry she laughed.
Do you think you can get away with this?
She held the eagle owl down with one hand, opened an empty cage with the other, stuffed the creature inside, closed the door, and tied it with a rope.
"Stay here and reflect on your actions!"
Looking at the lab rabbit, which was bleeding profusely and barely alive, she sighed.
This is the first rabbit to be infected with the golden worms. She is waiting to observe and record how long it can live without taking suppressive medication.
I didn't expect to be ruined by the owl so quickly.
I don't know if it will survive if I bandage it to stop the bleeding.
Xiao Qingyin picked up the severed leg, intending to sew it back up for the rabbit, but found that the severed leg and the rabbit's body were still connected by some golden threads.
These threads were so fine that they were almost invisible; she wouldn't have seen them if it weren't for the reflection of sunlight.
Xiao Qingyin was astonished and immediately took the microscope.
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