“He is my father’s son.” Xie Lingqin said with a hint of amusement.
Ning Xiucai opened his mouth wide enough to fit a wine bottle.
"Don't be surprised. I estimate that General Xie will come here from time to time in the future."
"Since Ning Yi is Xie Jiang's son, why would Xie Jiang send him to my place?"
Ning Xiucai expressed his surprise.
Xie Lingqin smiled faintly, a cool expression passing over her brows. "Because, not to mention that I didn't let Ning Yi stay, he himself knows that Ning Yi is a mentally damaged person. For Xie Jiang, who cares most about his reputation, isn't he also afraid of being criticized? Ha."
Ning Xiucai immediately understood, shook hands, and after a moment, looked up at Xie Lingqin, "No, you're trying to..." A strange light flashed in Ning Xiucai's narrow eyes. He glanced around and lowered his voice, "You're deliberately trying to lure General Xie away..."
"So, Ning Xiucai does have intelligence, it's just that he's been too extreme in his actions and views in the past."
Xie Lingqin did not deny it, which was an admission.
Yes, when Tinghai reported to her earlier that she saw Commander Ming, who was next to General Xie, investigate Ning Xiucai's family, she more or less guessed that Ning Yi was General Xie's son, and she also thought at the time that she might be able to find a loophole from there.
Today, she found out that she had deliberately caused Zihe and Mingtongling to fight.
Commander Ming has been punished, which will shake his resolve and loosen the guards in the General's Mansion study. Since General Xie is coming to see Ning Yi, she will definitely have an opportunity to take advantage of him.
She had wanted to explore the secret passage in General Xie's study for a long time.
Moreover, in recent days, there seems to be a voice in the dark urging her to go in and take a look before she will be satisfied.
only……
Xie Lingqin's gaze suddenly fell on Ning Xiucai.
His eyes instantly seemed to turn cold.
Ning Xiucai was slightly taken aback and took a step back. "Xie Lingqin, what's wrong?"
"I have something to ask you."
Xie Lingqin told Ning Yi to go play, nodded to Zihe, and then went into the room next door with Ning Xiucai.
Zihe stood guard outside.
"But what happened that makes you so serious?"
"Scholar Ning, I heard you have a fiancée, right?" Xie Lingqin asked.
Ning Xiucai was taken aback, then nodded, "Yes, but her family has fallen on hard times. I heard a few days ago that she got married."
"So, do you like her?"
Ning Xiucai didn't know why Xie Lingqin asked this question, and looked at Xie Lingqin, "But... there's something going on here."
"You have had intimate relations with your fiancée."
Xie Lingqin said coldly.
Ning Xiucai was taken aback, his brows instantly turning crimson. "Xie Lingqin, you're a woman, what do you say about this..."
Did it happen or not?
Xie Lingqin's tone suddenly became serious.
Ning Xiucai was startled and subconsciously answered, "Yes." After answering, he was extremely embarrassed.
However, Xie Lingqin seemed to be pressing her further, "When you woke up, was your fiancée by your side?"
"How did you know?" Ning Xiucai suddenly stood up, his face shocked. He didn't even care about blushing anymore. After a moment, he said, "Yes, that night, I drank some wine, and when I woke up, she was... gone."
"Then..." Xie Lingqin's eyes held a sense of relief, her voice growing heavier, "Have you ever suspected that the person you were intimate with that night wasn't your fiancée?"
"What?"
Ning Xiucai was suddenly startled. "What did you say?" Ning Xiucai shook his head. "Impossible, Xie Lingqin, what are you joking with? This kind of thing is not something to joke about. If I'm not with her, then who am I with..."
Ning Xiucai was sweating nervously and very uncomfortable. "That night, it really happened, it really happened..."
Xie Lingqin took a deep breath, her voice tinged with gloom, "Back then..." Xie Lingqin's fingertips trembled slightly, "Nie Zui'er, who was only fifteen years old, was the owner of Fuyue Gambling House, the one you know. She... was bullied, but to this day, she doesn't know who it was."
"What...what did you say?"
Ning Xiucai suddenly became flustered, his eyes deep and dark, filled with fear, as if he were thinking urgently.
“And I have always suspected, even been certain, that the Emperor’s scheme was behind Nie Zuier’s affair.” Xie Linglingqin turned to look at the tattered window, her gaze cold and aloof. “I think I know why your writing has been so good all these years, yet you haven’t been given important positions by the Emperor. I used to think it was because your writing was too extreme, but now…” Xie Linglingqin closed her eyes. “I understand.”
"You mean to say that the person I was with that night was... that the Emperor intervened, making me... making me... ruin Master Nie's reputation, and I was completely unaware of it, thinking that the person with me was my fiancée..."
The blow was too great, causing Ning Xiucai to slump back down, his thoughts a jumble of emotions, his face deathly pale. "No wonder, no wonder... no wonder, when I went to see her, she said I ruined her reputation, kicked me out, and even married someone else. It turns out, the person I've been wronging all along is someone else..."
Ning Xiucai suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself across the face. His resentment and guilt were deeper than flowing water.
What could be more terrifying than sleeping with an innocent woman without even knowing it?
This person, however, was none other than Ning Xiucai, an upright, courteous, and law-abiding scholar.
"I learned about this by chance. I didn't tell Master Nie, but I came to ask you first because I wanted to entrust this matter to you. I can tell you clearly that this is a knot in Master Nie's heart. You should know her way of doing things. I don't know what the consequences will be. This is something I cannot predict."
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