When Princess Yuelan knew that she had spent so much effort to marry her,
Her talented and beautiful daughter-in-law,
She was actually born in a bandit's nest and didn't know a single word,
She was a vulgar commoner, and she was even worse than the daughter of an ordinary family.
That kind of stifling feeling made her feel very depressed.
If her daughter-in-law was fake, she would feel humiliated. But when she found out that her husband had a lover outside, Princess Yuelan almost fainted on the spot.
Well, in fact, she did faint with her head in her hands,
It scared everyone in the Ning mansion.
Princess Yuelan had a noble status,
If something were to happen to him due to anger,
They wouldn't be able to escape. However, this was only what the other members of the Ning family were worried about,
Ning Fengde and Ning Maochun were sincere.
"Ben Gege, let me put it here today,
This iron mouth must leave the Ning family as soon as possible,
He can't stay for a moment. "
Ning mansion,
Princess Yuelan, who had fainted from anger, was now lying on the bed,
She pointed at Ning Maochun and Tian Li, who were kneeling by the bed, and said angrily, "Our Ning family can't tolerate such a daughter-in-law."
"Er Niang..." Ning Maochun's head was about to explode,
He hadn't thought about the fact that his wife's identity had been discovered,
How to explain it to Er Niang,
Now it was fine,
The existence of Auntie Qiao had also been revealed. The two sides were mixed together and came out simultaneously. Even if he was a hero bandit without a name, he was still numb when it came to family matters.
Ning Fengde looked at the people in the room and sighed, "Madam..."
"Shut up, I haven't settled the score with you yet." As soon as he opened his mouth, Princess Yuelan knew what he wanted to say. Her willowy eyebrows were raised, and the fire in her heart that had been suppressed since she woke up was burning more and more fiercely, burning her chest until it was throbbing with pain.
Ning Fengde was in the wrong. Although he was also surprised by the identity of his daughter-in-law, he could see that his son liked her. He also respected his son. Naturally, he didn't want them to be separated. In addition, Tian Li was Long Qiaoqiao's niece. He didn't want to betray his first love 20 years ago.
"Although my wife's name is Tao, she's already married to me. She's a member of the Ning family. If you ask her to leave, where will she go?" Ever since he was young, Ning Maochun had been most afraid of his mother. He didn't want her to get angry. Most of the time, he would ignore his own preferences and blindly obey his mother. For example, when he had agreed to marry the young miss of the Sun family, he had also helplessly followed his mother to break off the engagement.
But now, when it came to Tian Li, he began to refuse to accept his mother's arrangement. He liked Tian Li, and the two of them had already done the deed of husband and wife. He also believed that this woman from the bandit's nest was his wife. He wanted to be with her for the rest of his life. He absolutely couldn't accept her leaving.
Looking at his stammering appearance, Princess Yuelan was even angrier. "Why are you still protecting this iron-mouthed woman? Didn't you hear what she said? She actually wants your father to marry her aunt. What does she want to do? She wants to rebel. If I keep this iron-mouthed woman, she will bewitch you and your father. Will I have to give my position to that bitch outside?"
Originally, Tian Li was very guilty because she was too impulsive and talkative, which angered her mother-in-law. Moreover, she had acted as a proxy marriage. She knelt on the ground and didn't say anything. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with this matter, she heard these words. She wasn't a good-tempered person. Usually, she couldn't stand this unruly mother-in-law bullying her, let alone when it involved Long Qiaoqiao.
Suddenly, Tian Li got up from the ground and put her hands on her waist. She was so angry that her face was puffed up. "Let me tell you. You can talk bad about me, but you can't scold my aunt. If you didn't take away my beloved, my father-in-law would have married my aunt 20 years ago. My aunt waited for him for 20 years and was even driven crazy by him. Don't think that you can just let it go like this."
Princess Yuelan's eyes widened. She immediately covered her chest and couldn't breathe.
"Ge Ge, calm down." The servants beside her were all shocked. They quickly poured water for her and patted her chest.
Ning Fengde also hurried over.
Ning Maochun's expression changed slightly. He turned his head and looked at Tian Li with dissatisfaction. "Don't talk so much. Don't make my mother angry."
"What? Do you think I'm talking too much? Let me tell you, Ning Maochun. I don't want to be the daughter-in-law of the Ning family, but the debt your father owes my aunt must be settled properly." Tian Li sneered.
"Wife, that's not what I meant." Ning Maochun was also afraid that Tian Li would be angry. He pulled her to the side and whispered, "I know you care about Auntie Qiao, but my mother is like this now. Let's talk about these things slowly, okay? Don't make her angry anymore."
Tian Li wasn't unreasonable. She glanced at Princess Yuelan and nodded with a stiff neck.
Seeing that he had coaxed Tian Li, Ning Maochun was delighted. He prepared to comfort Princess Yuelan.
"Aiya, Ge Ge, you can't let this matter go. This iron-mouthed chicken first purposely married into our Ning family, and now she wants to marry her aunt to our third brother. Even if she wants to be a concubine, we can't do this. If this gets out, the entire capital will laugh at our family. Of course, Ge Ge, with your noble status, this is also a slap to your face."
The Ning family's First Madam and Second Madam had been watching the show from the side. The two of them were the kind of people who wanted the world to be in chaos, so it was easy for them to sow discord.
"First Auntie, Second Auntie, can you stop talking nonsense here?" Ning Maochun was angry.
"That's right, that's right." The old lady couldn't find a chance to speak, but she knew what was going on. She regretted marrying her daughter-in-law, but she didn't want to change her. Even if she wanted to, she couldn't. She had been suppressed by her daughter-in-law for so many years. She liked her granddaughter-in-law and didn't want her to really leave. As for Long Qiaoqiao, she had an impression of her.
Back then, she was the one who forced Ning Fengde to marry Princess Yuelan. She had indeed heard her son say that he had someone he liked, but so what? She valued the glory and wealth that Princess Yuelan brought. Naturally, she didn't want him to marry another woman. Now that she was old, the past was brought up again. Hearing about what had happened to Long Qiaoqiao, she felt guilty.
"Everyone, calm down. Don't be so angry." The old lady tried to smooth things over.
Princess Yuelan caught her breath. "Calm down. If I hadn't accidentally heard their conversation today, I'm afraid that I would still be in the dark after he married that woman."
In a way, Princess Yuelan was telling the truth to a certain extent.
Everyone in the room was a little quiet.
Princess Yuelan's patience had reached its limit. She wasn't a person who was willing to wrong herself. Her identity created her status and gave her the right to be unruly and willful.
"Maochun, I'll tell you one more thing. Divorce that woman now. Otherwise …" Princess Yuelan's eyes were cold. "Those bandits who just got out of prison probably don't want to go back in."
Tian Li broke free from Ning Maochun's obstruction and glared at her mother-in-law. "Do you really think that I want to stay in your Ning family? I can't wait to leave. But I'll put my words down. Your Ning family owes us more than just driving me away."
"Don't even think about it." When Princess Yuelan heard that she was still thinking about letting Long Qiaoqiao marry into the family, she was so angry that she laughed. "You're secretly marrying someone else. If this Gege reports this to the emperor, your entire family will be executed."
"Mother, why are you so angry? That's not what Niangzi meant. She just feels sorry for her auntie."
Princess Yuelan: "Who's your real mother?"
Tian Li didn't want to stay here any longer. "Don't worry, I'll leave. I'll leave right now. Let's wait and see." As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Ning Maochun and really turned to leave.
The matriarch excitedly knocked on her walking stick. "Granddaughter-in-law, calm down."
"Mother …" Ning Maochun looked around and suddenly shouted.
"Niangzi can't leave."
Princess Yuelan glared at him. "If she doesn't leave, mother will leave."
Ning Maochun bitterly said, "Mother …"
Tian Li shrugged. "Then I'll leave."
"Niangzi …"
"None of you can leave."
Ning Maochun's expression became serious. He put his arm around Tian Li's shoulder and brought her back. He said seriously, "Niangzi is pregnant. Mother, can you bear to see your own grandson being driven out like this …"
Everyone was stunned. "What?"
"How do you feel?"
Si Yang had been visiting Long Qiaoqiao for the past few days and chatting with her. Long Qiaoqiao wasn't in a state of decadence and madness as others thought. Instead, she was in high spirits and even very clear-headed.
After Long Qiaoqiao woke up, she spoke very little. In other words, except for Siyang, she barely spoke a few words to Tian Man and the others. Those bandits thought that she was too stimulated, so it was reasonable that she didn't speak. As long as her condition didn't worsen, they would be thankful.
"Very good." It was unprecedentedly good.
Now, this inn had been bought by Tian Li's father and the bandit uncles. Originally, everyone was ready to leave. However, Tian Li and Ning Maochun were now husband and wife. The two gradually developed feelings for each other, so they decided to stay and start anew in the capital.
Since they were starting anew, they naturally couldn't continue to be bandits. They wanted to open an inn. In any case, among them, there was someone who knew how to cook. His cooking skills were not bad, so it could be considered an official place to stay. Oh, the money for opening the inn was sponsored by Ning Maochun.
The window of the room was open. Siyang and Long Qiaoqiao were sitting in front of the window. The autumn sun shone on their bodies, making them feel warm. The faint sounds of hawking could be heard from the street, making the two seem even quieter.
After staring outside for a while, Siyang filled the cup in front of Long Qiaoqiao with water. "What do you plan to do now?"
She knew that Long Qiaoqiao should have woken up. Perhaps she had woken up from the moment she saw Ning Fengde. Unfortunately, she had been deceiving herself all this time.
Long Qiaoqiao was silent. She lowered her head and looked at the floating tea leaves in the cup. After a while, she suddenly curved her lips slightly, and a bitter smile overflowed.
"Twenty years. In the end, it was a joke …" she said faintly.
Siyang raised her cup and took a sip of tea. "It's not too late to wake up now."
"That's right."
Long Qiaoqiao slowly took out a few pieces of paper. She had been living in a dream for so many years, deceiving herself that it was still twenty years ago. These letters were all signed by Ning Xingyun, but they weren't written by the real Ning Fengde. She had written them to herself.
She took off the jade bracelet on her wrist. This was the token of love between her and her Big Brother Yun.
She closed her eyes. It was time for her to wake up.
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