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Mrs. Lai originally left all the business at home to her son and daughter-in-law, and she would go out for shopping every now and then.

But I always get tired of playing, and I miss the busy days. I would go to the shop at home to help out whenever I have nothing to do.

I happened to meet Ning Hu’s wife, who was holding her baby in her arms, coming to buy cakes.

"Come on, I've left them all for you. The birthday cakes and candles are packed."

Mrs. Lai personally handed the cake to Ning Husheng's wife.

Ning Husheng's wife smiled and handed the shadow over, "Sorry to trouble you."

For ordinary people, it would take two months to order such deep pastries. Fortunately, they have such a relationship that they only need to tell them ten days in advance.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I won't take the money, just think of it as a red envelope from me to Xiaowen."

Ning Hu gave birth to a daughter-in-law and refused several times. After she could no longer refuse, she accepted the offer in embarrassment.

Pulling Ning Xiaowen beside him, he said to Granny Lai, "Why don't you thank Granny Lai quickly."

Ning Xiaowen said obediently: "Thank you Grandma Lai for the red envelope. I wish Grandma Lai a long life."

Mrs. Lai happily touched his head and said, "Okay, okay, go back quickly."

Before leaving, she told her again: "You should eat the pastries that Hu Sheng brought back as soon as possible. Now you are buying pastries and birthday cakes. If you don't finish them, they will spoil."

"Fortunately, the weather is relatively cold now, so we can keep it for two days at most."

After returning home with her son, Zhu Zhen saw Ning Husheng, who was already at home, sitting in the hall.

"Why are you back so early?"

Ning Husheng took the cake from Zhu Zhen's hand, touched his son's head, and then said to Zhu Zhen: "Isn't it that Changrong wants me to come back to celebrate my son's birthday? He specifically allowed me to come back early."

Zhu Zhen asked worriedly: "I won't disturb your errand. It won't be a problem if your birthday is a little later."

Ning Husheng shook his head, "It should be fine. Evergreen and we are both our own people, so you don't have to think so much. At worst, I will go back and wait for my son after he celebrates his birthday."

When Zhu Zhen heard this, she looked at the sky. Although it was not time for dinner yet, she still said: "Why don't we have dinner in advance and celebrate Wen'er's birthday in advance? Then you can go back and continue on duty." .”

Ning Husheng thought for a while and agreed: "Okay."

Zhu Zhen ordered her servants to get busy, and suddenly remembered the cakes Lai said, "Did you go buy cakes today?"

Ning Husheng was stunned for a moment, then calmly said, "No."

Zhu Zhen's face suddenly looked a little confused. It was impossible for Mrs. Lai to lie to her for no reason.

So it can only be her husband who cheated on her.

My husband bought pastries, why didn't he tell her and didn't take them home, so where were the pastries sent?

She suddenly thought of the miserable stories she had heard from the neighbors about her husband taking concubines and driving his first wife out of the house as soon as he had the ability, and the joy of celebrating her son's birthday faded a lot.

During dinner, Ning Husheng felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but looking at his smiling wife, he felt that it might be his imagination.

Since that day, Zhu Zhen began to watch her husband's every move, but she didn't find anything wrong.

Unable to figure it out, she came to Mrs. Lai's house again. This time it was not to buy cakes, but to ask about what happened that time.

Mrs. Lai was convinced that she was right, "Although I am old, I am not confused. Hu Sheng definitely came here to buy cakes. He ordered the cakes from Chun Sheng a few days in advance. I happened to be there that day."

Afraid that the other party would not believe her, she quickly found her youngest son Lai Chunsheng and asked Lai Chunsheng if Ning Husheng had come to get pastries that day.

Lai Chunsheng also had a very good memory. They were the only two people who met in the capital of Jingzhou. He might have remembered the others wrongly, but how could he remember wrongly from his hometown? pastries.

Lai Chunsheng went out, and Mrs. Lai looked at Zhu Zhen who looked unhappy.

"Did something happen to Husheng's place?" No matter how stupid she was, she realized it. Ning Husheng didn't take the cakes he bought home at all.

Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly, "Aunt Lai, I really don't know what to do. I asked Hu Sheng that day, but he didn't admit it at all."

"Does he have a baby outside?"

Mrs. Lai looked at her with some sympathy, "Maybe the pastry was bought for Evergreen?"

If Ning Changrong's family wants to eat pastries, their cook will make them directly. It is impossible to buy them here.

But Zhu Zhen didn't know what was going on, and with the slightest expectation, she said, "Aunt Lai, can you accompany me to find Aunt Wang?"

Although Wang Xiujuan behaves very kindly on weekdays, Zhu Zhen just doesn't dare to approach her and stumbles when speaking in front of her.

If she hadn't wanted to find out about this matter, she would never have taken the initiative to find Wang Xiujuan.

Mrs. Lai agreed, "Let's go, let's go now. We have to figure this out carefully. If Hu Sheng dares to be sorry to you, I will never let him go!"

Ning Husheng works outside all day long, following Ning Changrong. He leaves early and comes back late. He relies on Zhu Zhen to take care of the house.

After a while, the two came to Ning Mansion and found Wang Xiujuan.

After hearing the two people's intentions, Wang Xiujuan summoned a servant and asked him to ask Ning Changrong a few words. After a while, the servant came back with their expectant eyes.

The servant shook his head slightly and said: "The master said that he just gave Master Hu a red envelope the next day and asked him to go back from work as soon as possible. He did not ask him to buy cakes."

Zhu Zhen suddenly turned pale.

Wang Xiujuan waved her hand and asked the servant to get out.

Mrs. Lai said with anger on her face: "This Ning Husheng is really not a good guy! His wife is working hard for him at home, but he is so good that he dares to raise an outside wife!"

Wang Xiujuan also frowned. Ning Husheng was a capable person with good learning ability and sharp eyesight.

He often handles a lot of things for Ning Changrong, but if the other party's character is lacking...

"The pastries he bought may not have been brought to the outside room. Let's not make a conclusion before we think about this matter clearly."

Zhu Zhen couldn't help crying: "If that pastry has a use, why didn't he dare to tell me? He definitely didn't want me to know! Why is my life so miserable!"

In fact, Wang Xiujuan didn't really believe that Ning Husheng was that kind of person.

Although having three wives and four concubines was considered a normal thing in ancient times, judging from their relationship over the years, Ning Husheng should be more fond of his wife and not someone who would have any extraneous intentions.

"Stop crying now. If something happens, what's the use of crying here?"

Zhu Zhen burst into tears and burped. She looked at Wang Xiujuan with tearful eyes: "Auntie, what do you think I should do?"

"I know that wealthy families in this capital often marry several concubines, but I just feel uncomfortable."

"Why? I take care of everything in this house, and I take care of the children on weekdays. How can I be sorry for him!?"

Wang Xiujuan said helplessly: "Okay, okay, now is not the time to discuss this matter."

"It won't be too late for us to discuss this matter after confirming the facts. The plan for now is to quickly find out who Hu Sheng's pastries were given to."

"Okay, I'll listen to my aunt."

Mrs. Lai took the initiative and said: "I don't have anything to do on weekdays, so I'll keep an eye on him! If I find out that he dares to do something that's sorry for Zhenniang, see if I don't break his legs!" "You can just go ahead and forget it. If you follow Hu Sheng, Hu Sheng will definitely find it."

Wang Xiujuan thought for a while, "I will discuss this matter together, you go back first."

Zhu Zhen, who was sobbing, and Mrs. Lai, who was full of resentment, had to go back.

Dark clouds covered the moon, and there was the sound of cicadas chirping everywhere.

Candles were lit in all the rooms in Ning's house, and in Wang Xiujuan's house, the candlelight danced, flickering on and off.

In the evening, Wang Xiujuan saw that Ning Changrong was fine and called him to the room to talk about the matter. Ning Qingxi also came over to join in the fun.

After listening to Wang Xiujuan talk about today's events, Ning Changrong suddenly realized. No wonder his mother found a servant to ask him if he asked Ning Husheng to buy cakes today.

"Can't? Isn't Husheng such a person?" Ning Changrong said.

Ning Qingxi was also surprised and retorted: "Uncle Hu Sheng is a simple and honest man, can't you tell that he has extraneous intentions?"

"A few years ago, an uncle wanted to find a concubine and was severely scolded by the village chief. Since then, among our fellow villagers, no one has asked for a concubine as long as the woman is not at fault."

"Uncle Hu Sheng is the son of the village chief. He shouldn't disobey the village chief, right?"

The wife of chaff does not go to court.

It is precisely because of wise parents like Village Chief Ning that the group of fellow villagers who have stayed in Taixi County for so many years have not caused any trouble.

Wang Xiujuan didn't believe it either, but the facts were in front of her, "Then who do you think you bought that pastry for? That pastry that nourishes qi and blood is suitable for women. It's obvious that he bought it for women."

After much guessing, no one wanted to believe that Ning Husheng was such a person.

Ning Changrong said decisively: "It's better not to do things like stalking. It will hurt the harmony. Let's do this. I will call Hu Sheng over tomorrow and ask him clearly."

Wang Xiujuan asked hesitantly: "Can he tell the truth?"

Ning Changrong said funny: "Mom, don't you still believe my eyes? I can see through whoever lies in front of me at a glance."

"I believe Husheng is a smart man and will not do stupid things."

……

The next morning, the floor that had rained lightly was wet with moisture.

After having dinner early in the morning, he came to Ning Mansion to report. Not long after, Ning Changrong called him to the study, along with Ning Qingxi and Wang Xiujuan.

His mind was filled with doubts, "Evergreen, aunt, Xixi? This is it?"

Ning Husheng cleared his throat and motioned for the other party to find a stool to sit down too. After the other party sat down, he looked at Wang Xiujuan seriously. After the other party nodded, he asked:

"I have something to ask you now, and I hope you can answer it accurately."

Ning Husheng saw the battle and said seriously: "If you have any questions about Changrong, just say it directly."

He mentally reviewed what he had done in the past few days and wondered if something had gone wrong with him.
But looking at Ning Qingxi and Wang Xiujuan who were also present, I felt that I might have thought wrong.

Before he could think about it, Ning Changrong turned blunt and asked: "A few days ago, you went to Lai's Pastry Shop and bought a box of pastries. Who did you give it to? Is there an outer room outside?"

It turned out to be the case.

Ning Husheng figured it out immediately.

No wonder his wife had been looking at him a little strangely these past few days.

This morning, I didn't even see anyone, so he was in a hurry to be on duty and didn't have time to ask.I just want to go back tonight and have a good talk.

He immediately retorted: "Changrong, where did you hear this from? I have never had an affair! I have never done anything to regret Zhen Niang."

Mrs. Lai, who was hiding at the door of the study, grabbed Zhu Zhen who was about to go in to question her, and slowly shook her head at her.

In the study, Wang Xiujuan couldn't help but ask: "What's going on with the cakes?"

Originally Ning Husheng didn't intend to say it, but if he doesn't say it now, everyone will misunderstand him.

Now that he has finally figured it out, everyone thinks he has an extramarital affair.

"It's like this..."

The story is very simple. Ning Husheng, who was returning home from work at night, met Miss Li who had drowned in the river. In the cold weather, he jumped into the river to save her and then called a doctor for her.

The other person's face looked a lot like his dead sister, so he couldn't help but visit him every now and then.

This result surprised everyone.

"My sister starved to death because she saved me that food. Miss Li looks very similar to my sister. I... I just thought that if my sister was still alive, she would definitely have grandchildren. …”

Wang Xiujuan thought for a while and then found something about Ning Husheng's sister in her long-term memory. She remembered that there were natural and man-made disasters that year, first there were heavy rains, then drought, and the government kept urging them to pay taxes.

All the food was handed over, and everyone was hungry and gnawed away all the bark.

Many people died in the village that year.

Ning Husheng's sister is one of them.

Facing the questioning looks of Ning Changrong and Ning Qingxi, she nodded imperceptibly.

Looking at Ning Husheng, whose childhood memories were evoked in front of her, her eyes were red, Wang Xiujuan said: "In that case, how can you be so sneaky? Do you know that you have caused Zhen Niang's misunderstanding?"

Zhu Zhen, who was at the door, could no longer hold back and pushed the door open, sobbing: "Master, I'm sorry."

Ning Husheng blinked his eyes and pushed back the sadness in his heart: "I didn't say anything just because I was afraid that Mother Zhen would misunderstand."

"Zhenniang likes to listen to her neighbors next door about stories about husbands marrying concubines and biological fathers becoming stepfathers. If I tell her, she will definitely think wildly."

Zhu Zhen's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Is the Miss Li you are talking about the one who sings in the opera troupe?" Mrs. Lai walked in and asked.

Ning Husheng nodded, "It seems so."

Mrs. Lai glanced at Wang Xiujuan, who also thought of it.

I didn't expect that Miss Li would be so obsessed with it.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Ning Changrong was relieved.

"Okay, if this happens again in the future, just discuss it with your wife at home. If you hide it and wait for it to be discovered, it will only make people think wildly."

Ning Husheng was a little embarrassed because his matter had been brought in front of Ning Changrong.

Zhu Zhen also had a face full of embarrassment and said to Wang Xiujuan and Ning Changrong in embarrassment, "I wasted everyone's time."

(End of this chapter)