"Who … who would bring this matter to the Emperor!" Madam Ling struggled to speak as soon as she saw the situation was not right.
"Bang!" Madam Dowager Liu slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. She pointed at Madam Ling with a trembling finger and turned to stare at Ning Zu 'an.
After a long while, she said angrily, "Madam Ming is already dead, but you still won't let her go. Madam Ling, it's not enough that you have her position. Now you make these evil things. Zu 'an, tell me, has Madam Ming done anything wrong to you? You even won't let her rest in peace until she dies. Aren't you afraid of being punished by your conscience when you wake up in the middle of the night?"
Madam Dowager Liu's words made her feel that it was inappropriate. Hearing Ning Xueyan's words, she immediately understood the consequences of this matter. Usually, she couldn't bear to see people being unruly. At this time, seeing Madam Ling make these things shamelessly and blame Madam Ming on Madam Ming, she couldn't hold back her anger. She directly pointed at Madam Ling and Ning Zu 'an and scolded them.
"Aunt, I …" Ning Zu 'an couldn't say a word after being scolded. He frowned slightly and didn't know what to say. He glanced at Ning Xueyan and wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. He sighed deeply.
"Aunt, I don't want to do this, but it's not good for Marquis if things get serious. You see, there's nothing we can do about it …" Madam Ling disliked Madam Dowager Liu very much, but now she had to pretend to be aggrieved. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and pretended to be considerate of the Lord Protector's Manor, as if she had no other way.
Ning Xueyan sneered in her heart. Madam Ling was pretending to cry now, but she would cry for real later.
At this time, Madam Dowager Liu had already understood that it was Madam Ling's decision to hide this matter. She angrily scolded, "Madam Ling, what else do you have to say? You are also a Marquis's wife. How can you do such an unruly thing? The eldest daughter is so eager to get married. So what if the wedding is delayed for a few months? How can you do such a rebellious thing!"
Madam Ming was the co-wife, and Ning Ziyan was the daughter of the legitimate wife, so she didn't need to observe mourning for three years. She only needed to observe mourning for three months. Madam Dowager Liu was furious. It was not a big deal to postpone the wedding for three months. She got angry, picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it at Madam Ling's feet.
Madam Ling didn't expect the old lady, who was usually gentle, to have such a bad temper. She was so scared that she took two steps back, tripped over the leg of the chair, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.
When they were talking, there was a sudden noise at the door. Old Madam waved her hand with a sullen face, and an old maid immediately went out. After a while, she came in and reported, "It's the nanny of the Fifth Young Lady. She said that she had something urgent to report to the Fifth Young Lady."
She looked down to hide the sneer in her eyes. Mother Han came at the right time!
"What's the matter at this time?" Old Madam was annoyed and said impatiently.
"Grandmother, it might be uncle's letter!" Ning Xueyan said before Madam Ling could drive them away.
"Your uncle's letter? Hasn't he not contacted your mother for ten years?" Ning Zu 'an was stunned for a moment. He suddenly raised his head and asked in astonishment, with a trace of panic in his eyes. Madam Ming's brother, Ming Feiyong, had been guarding the border for ten years and hadn't returned to the capital. Because of what happened in the past, he had a grudge with Madam Ming, so he hadn't contacted Madam Ming since he arrived at the border. How could there be a letter at this time?
"I don't know. Mother Han mentioned before that there might be a letter from uncle. I asked her to report to me as soon as she got the letter." Ning Xueyan looked blank, as if she really didn't know anything, but a trace of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. As Mother Han said, Ning Zu 'an was very afraid of Madam Ming's brother.
"Bring him here!" Old Madam ordered with a frown.
The old maid went down to the door and brought Mother Han, who was sweating profusely, in.
"Greetings, Old Madam, Marquis, First Madam." After greeting everyone, Mother Han hurriedly turned to Ning Xueyan and said anxiously, "Young Lady, your uncle just wrote a letter saying that he would go to the capital soon and asked Second Madam and you to prepare, but now Second Madam …"
They hadn't seen each other for ten years, so it was normal for Ming Feiyong to want to see Madam Ming. But the problem now was that Madam Ming was dead. How could she meet him?
Now it was not only Mother Han who was in a panic.
Ning Xueyan frowned at the right time and said with a distressed face, "But mother … what should we do?"
"What a coincidence!" Old Madam murmured, and her gloomy eyes turned from Ning Xueyan to Madam Ling. She had wanted to force Ning Xueyan to admit it before, but now she had to reconsider. That person was not easy to deal with. If Ming Feiyong found out the inside story, he would report it to the Emperor. At that time, Lord Protector's Manor would have to bear the consequences.
The crime of deceiving the emperor was unforgivable. Old Madam shivered secretly, and the struggle in her eyes disappeared immediately. She had made a decision in her heart.
"Mother, what should we do now?" Ning Zu 'an asked. He didn't know what to do at the moment. Now that things had come to this, he didn't dare to push the blame onto Madam Ming and Ning Xueyan. Although this was a matter of women in the inner courtyard, it might bring up the past. The Emperor was becoming more and more suspicious, and he might even get himself killed.
"What else can we do? Let Madam Ling bear the responsibility herself. Anyway, it was her idea. Let her bear the responsibility tomorrow." Old Madam glared at Madam Ling angrily. Someone had to bear the responsibility since it was so serious. Who else but Madam Ling could bear the responsibility?
"Yes, that's what we have to do. It's Madam Ling's fault. We have to make it clear tomorrow. She's also innocent in this matter. She was also implicated by her disappointing mother." Old Madam Liu nodded in agreement. Since it had come to this, the person who should bear the responsibility should bear the responsibility.
Madam Ling just remembered it. Hearing their words, she had a bad feeling. She was so scared that she sat on the ground again and cried, "Master Marquis, Master Marquis …"
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