"Sir, don't listen to this ignorant old woman's nonsense. They gave their daughter to me themselves. Her daughter was ill, so she died not long after. What does that have to do with me?" Just then, the constables brought Liu Shi to the yamen. As soon as Liu Shi stepped into the yamen, he heard the old woman mentioning the events of a few years ago. He immediately frowned and retorted.
He looked at the old woman, sighed, and shook his head, as if he couldn't stand the man's nonsense.
"What about the silk shops?"
Ning Nuonuo listened to the old woman's words and felt a little empathy for her.
I couldn't help but ask.
If it weren't for her brother's decisive action, she would probably have suffered the same fate.
She not only wanted her brother's hot pot restaurant, but also wanted to take it all for herself.
"The silk shop went bankrupt due to their own mismanagement; I simply bought it."
"You're talking nonsense, Liu Shi. Heaven is watching what people do. You've lost all your conscience and you'll surely get your comeuppance."
“I have acted uprightly, sat straight, and have a clear conscience.” Liu Shi flung his sleeves fiercely.
"Liu Shi, what are you???"
The old woman never imagined that Liu Shi would be so shameless.
She was so angry that she coughed incessantly.
The young man patted the old woman's back with concern, "Auntie, take care of yourself, take care of yourself."
"I hate it, God! How can someone like this be allowed to live such a carefree life?" the old woman cried, pounding her chest.
“Auntie, justice will prevail. What goes around comes around. He will surely get his comeuppance.” Seeing Ning Nuonuo’s eyes redden along with the old woman’s, Han Tianbao felt both heartache and anger.
He immediately stepped forward and handed over the name card in his hand.
When he left the capital, his father gave him two name cards and told him that if he encountered any problems that he could not solve, he should hand these name cards over to the local government.
He asked the government to help him with his affairs.
Grand Tutor Han believed that his son was a good person. Although Han Tianbao had been spoiled since childhood, he was innocent and virtuous and hated evil.
They certainly wouldn't use his name card to do anything bad.
As for Ning Hongze...
To be honest, he trusted Ning Hongze more.
After all, Tianbao is too naive and easily influenced. Although he won't do bad things, he is easily fooled, while Ning Hongze is not.
He is intelligent, calm, and composed.
In short, Grand Tutor Han was very satisfied with his disciple.
Of course, out of love for the house, he was also very satisfied with his daughter-in-law, Ning Nuonuo.
The county magistrate accepted the visiting card with some puzzlement.
His hands trembled the moment he saw the name card.
He was merely a seventh-rank county magistrate, but this official title belonged to the Grand Tutor of the court.
In particular, Grand Tutor Jian was favored by the emperor and had a great influence in the court.
"Han, Han??????"
"You can just call me Scholar Han. Unfortunately, I passed the imperial examination this autumn."
It doesn't matter whether he's a successful candidate in the imperial examinations or not; what matters is whether he's the son of Grand Tutor Han.
The magistrate's face was slightly unpleasant. He forced a smile, and his initial intention to favor Liu Shi instantly shifted, even moving slightly towards Han Tianbao.
There was nothing he could do; he was just a mere scholar, how could he possibly oppose the Grand Tutor of the court?
Besides, Liu Shi's reputation wasn't good in the past, so the fact that so many people joined together to file a complaint suggests that it was indeed true.
"grown ups?"
Seeing the magistrate's unusual expression, Liu Shi felt a little uneasy.
The handsome young man had just given the magistrate a visiting card, and the magistrate's expression changed immediately. It seems that the young man comes from a prominent family, which is why the magistrate, who usually likes to smooth things over, changed his expression so drastically.
Seeing Han Tianbao standing in front of Ning Nuonuo like a protector, and Ning Hong looking confident, Liu Shi clenched his fist, his expression changing slightly.
"Sir, I also want to sue Liu Shiqiang for abducting a woman."
Suddenly, Ning Xing'er, who was standing next to Liu Shi, bent her knees and knelt down.
She took out a petition from her sleeve and handed it over with both hands.
"Ning Xing'er, what are you doing?"
"Naturally, I want to seek justice for myself."
Although there is no physical evidence, there are too many witnesses to witness Liu Shi's arrogance.
The county magistrate had no choice but to deal with the matter jointly, especially since Han Taifu's son was also watching.
The magistrate stripped Liu Shi of his degree and exiled him three thousand miles away, so he could travel with Uncle Ning.
As for the property seized by the Liu family, it will be returned to them in its entirety. All they need to do is provide proof of who the property originally belonged to, and they can go to the government office to claim their property back.
The original hot pot restaurant, now a teahouse, has returned to Ning Hongze's hands.
Ning Hong then waved her hand and gave the teahouse to Ning Xing'er.
In a way, Ning Xing'er suffered because of Nuonuo.
If her husband's family is unwilling to accept Ning Xing'er, with this teahouse as her support, her future won't be too bad.
Fortunately, her husband was an honest man who loved Xing'er dearly. After Ning Xing'er regained her freedom, he came in person to take her back.
The family was reunited.
Although Ning Xing'er's in-laws had some reservations, they were not wealthy, and it wouldn't be easy for their son to remarry, especially since Ning Xing'er now had a rich cousin who even owned a teahouse.
For the sake of this teahouse, they swallowed all their dissatisfaction and welcomed Ning Xing'er home with the utmost sincerity.
Ning Xing'er was intelligent and naturally understood their attitude.
She also knew that as long as she didn't do anything reckless, having such a talented younger brother would only make her husband's family treat her better, and they wouldn't look down on her.
Of course, she wouldn't misbehave in her husband's family just because of Ning Hongze; on the contrary, she became even more filial and sensible than before.
The people of Ningjia Village only realized at this moment that Ning Hongze, whom they had looked down upon, had actually passed the imperial examination and was so wealthy. However, because of what had happened in the past, they were ultimately unable to get close to Ning Hongze.
For a time, the people of Ningjia Village felt both regret and envy.
My feelings are extremely complicated.
It seems that he will spend his whole life in this complicated emotion, especially when he sees the village chief, who once helped Ning Hongze and her brother, and his family getting better and better, this feeling of regret becomes more and more intense.
Ning Hongze's biological mother never appeared. However, their maternal family members did appear.
However, Ning Hong did not recognize them.
That's the truth. They've never seen them since they were born, so naturally they don't know them.
Even though Ning Hongze's uncle said all the right things, all he got in return was, "Who are you?"
He was immediately both angry and ashamed, and slunk away.
They had considered having Ning Hongze's birth mother come, but she refused.
Since she had chosen to abandon them in the first place, she never intended to acknowledge them again.
Besides, she already has a child again, and her husband treats her well. Why would she want to make things difficult for herself?
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