Chapter 045: Knocking on the window in the middle of the night
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Wei Ning asked Shu Jin to carry Dong Ge'er back to the room. When Aunt Xi was interrogated just now, Dong Ge'er was always present, and when he saw Aunt Xi and Mother Li, who had been taking care of him, being punished one after another, he was also stupid, and he forgot to cry next to him.
Dong Ge'er still had tears on his red face, and a pair of big eyes looked at Wei Ning in fear.
Dong Ge'er is three years old, and children his age can walk and talk. Brother Dong can walk, but he still speaks in a whisper, and he looks a little stupid.
Wei Ning asked Shu Jin to hug Dong Ge'er to him, and gently wiped away the tears on Dong Ge'er's face with a handkerchief. She looked at Dong Ge'er lovingly and said, "Dong Ge'er, I'm Sister Wei Ning." Don't be afraid. โ
Dong Ge'er pursed his lips tightly, and it took a long time for a sentence to come out of his mouth: "I want Manniangniang." โ
Wei Ning was very curious, what means did Manniang use to coax Dong Ge'er to be so inseparable from her. It stands to reason that this house is heavily guarded, and Manniang and Dongge'er actually don't meet a few times, but Dongge'er actually relies on Manniang more than Aunt Xi.
"Miss. Actually, there is one thing I have always wanted to tell you......" Shu Jin said to Wei Ning with a frown.
"What? Mother Li and Aunt Xi always secretly beat and scold Dong Ge'er? Wei Ning said in surprise after listening to Shu Jin's statement.
Shu Jin nodded: "Zihui has always asked the little maids in the house to secretly pay attention to Aunt Xi and Mother Li. Several times, they all saw that when Li's mother bathed Dong Ge'er, Dong Ge'er did not cooperate, and Li's mother pinched Dong Ge'er's arm fiercely. Aunt Xi too, when she is in a bad mood, she always takes Dong Ge'er out of anger and pats Dong Ge'er on the back......"
Wei Ning hurriedly picked up the clothes on Dong Ge'er's arm, and sure enough, he saw that Dong Ge'er's arm had many blue and purple marks. Wei Ning lifted the clothes on Dong Ge'er's back again, and saw that Dong Ge'er's back was red......
"It's too much!" Wei Ning was very angry.
When Dong Ge'er saw Wei Ning's move, he trembled with fright, and couldn't stop saying, "Dong Ge'er is obedient...... Dong Ge'er is obedient...... Don't hit Dong Ge'er...... Brother Dong definitely doesn't talk nonsense everywhere......"
Seeing Dong Ge'er so scared, Wei Ning's heartache tears fell. No wonder Dong Ge'er has only met Manniang a few times, so he relies on Manniang so much. Presumably it was Aunt Xi and Mother Li's behavior towards Dong Ge'er on weekdays, and Manniang was more or less aware of it, so she wanted to take Dong Ge'er back to her.
What mother in the world would not feel sorry for her child? Dong Ge'er has lived in such an environment for a long time, no wonder the whole person has become cringe, stupid and stupid.
"Miss, do you want to tell the master about this?" Shu Jin asked.
Wei Ning shook her head: "Mother Li has been kicked out of the house, and Aunt Xi will also have the fate she deserves." What's the use of all that? โ
Now Wei Guogong obviously doesn't care about Dong Ge'er anymore, he always feels that Dong Ge'er is stupider than children of the same age, not as innocent and lively as before, usually, Wei Guogong rarely visits Dong Ge'er.
Seeing that Wei Ning didn't beat and scold him, Dong Ge'er gradually lowered his guard. Eating his fingers, he smiled stupidly at Wei Ning.
Wei Ning sighed and said to Shu Jin: "Take him down, and then wipe him with medicine after taking a bath." โ
"Yes." Shu Jin went down as he said.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and under Wei Ning's careful care, Dong Ge'er gradually regained his former liveliness.
On this day, Wei Ning was in the garden, teasing Brother Dong'er.
Suddenly, a little maid stepped forward and whispered a few words in Shu Jin's ear.
After listening to the maid's report, Shu Jin immediately walked to Wei Ning's side and said, "Miss, Manniang is here." โ
Wei Ning was stunned, he didn't expect Manniang to come so quickly. After Aunt Xi was imprisoned, she kept people paying attention to the movement in the backyard, she didn't know when Manniang would come, but she was sure that Manniang would definitely come to Dongge'er again.
Wei Ning asked the maids to carry Dong Ge'er into the house, and walked straight to the backyard with Shu Jin and Zihui.
When she came to the backyard, Wei Ning saw Manniang standing there with a restrained face.
When she saw that the person who came was Wei Ning, a panic flashed on her face.
Wei Ning looked at her, in fact, since the first time she saw Manniang in the backyard, Wei Ning asked someone about Manniang's situation in Jingzhou. After Manniang came to Jingzhou, she opened a tofu factory, which was running well, although it was not rich, but it was more than enough to support herself and a few children.
Wei Ning stood still in front of her, and Manniang shouted tremblingly: "Second Miss." โ
"Man Niang." Wei Ning said to her, "Do you know what you're doing now?" When you left the Wei family, how did you promise, have you forgotten it? โ
Manniang's tears flowed down immediately, she picked up her sleeve and wiped the corners of her eyes, and said, "Manniang didn't forget." It's just Brother Dong, in the end, it's a piece of meat that fell from my body, how can I, a mother, bear him to be helpless in the house......"
Originally, Manniang thought that there was Wei Jinluo in the mansion before, and Dong Ge'er at least had someone to rely on, and he would not be bullied at will. But she didn't expect that day in Jingzhou City, she was selling tofu on the street, but she saw Li's mother holding Dong Ge'er and slapping Dong Ge'er with her hand.
That scene that day really frightened her. Although she has not appeared in front of the people of Wei Mansion over the years, she has always been concerned about Dong Ge'er's news. She knew that Wei Jinluo was sent back to Huazhou, and Dong Ge'er was handed over to Aunt Xi in the house to raise. It's just that she didn't expect that Aunt Xi would be so ruthless.
So she couldn't help it anymore, and when she left the Wei Mansion after giving birth to Dong Ge'er that year, Wei Guogong gave her a lot of money. Later, when there was a flood at home, she buried her husband, and took her children to Jingzhou City to make a living.
Fortunately, she relied on a craft to start some small businesses, and it was not a problem to support herself and her children.
It's just that she couldn't rest assured that Dong Ge'er, so she found someone to contact Li's mother and promised to give Aunt Xi money, and Aunt Xi was tempted.
After listening to Manniang's story, Wei Ning was also very pitiful in her heart. In fact, she is also a hard-working woman, she can take out the money she sold herself in exchange for her son's health and stability, after all, it is just a mother's heart that loves her child.
"Manniang, I understand that you are worried about Brother Dong. But rules are rules. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Dong Ge'er in the future. I met you in private, my father and mother didn't know, while they don't know yet, you should leave quickly, don't come to Wei Mansion in the future. โ
Manniang heard that Dong Ge'er had been handed over to Wei Ning to raise, and she was secretly relieved in her heart. Although she doesn't know much about this second lady of Wei Mansion, she doesn't feel like a villain.
Although Manniang is a countryman, but the emperor was killed a while ago, it is said that it was Dr. Lin of Baicaotang and this Miss Wei Er who saved the emperor. This matter has been spread all over Jingzhou City, and even storytellers often mention it.
Miss Wei Er is now known as a goddess doctor in Jingzhou, and she is temporarily below her senior brother. Most of the people who study medicine have compassion, and since Dongge'er will be taken care of by her in the future, Manniang is also relieved.
Manniang thanked Wei Ning. In the end, she was alone, so Wei Ning asked Shu Jin to take out a hundred taels of gold from his treasury and give it to Manniang.
Manniang was flattered and took it and left with a thousand thanks.
After Shu Jin saw Manniang leaving, he couldn't help but sigh: "Miss is kind." โ
Wei Ning shook his head. Smile. is also a woman, she can actually understand the difficulty of Manniang, in this world, most of the people who are affectionate are men, even if it is a smart person like Aunt Xi, she has this fate, but she can't see through this truth.
Therefore, why should a woman suffer for a woman? Although Wei Ning is just a little girl now, this truth was also realized by her in her previous life.
After having dinner with Dong Ge'er in the evening, Wei Ning was preparing to go to bed. Suddenly, I heard a cold wind outside, and the windows rattled.
"Is it going to snow heavily?" Wei Ning asked the maid who was keeping vigil outside the room.
It was Zihui who was on duty tonight, and when she heard Wei Ning's call, she replied: "Yes, this cold wind is suddenly strong, blowing like a knife, it hurts!" โ
Wei Ning frowned, put on his cloak and opened the door, and as soon as he walked out, a biting cold wind rushed in.
"It's so cold......," Wei Ning couldn't help but shudder.
"Miss, why did you come out?" Zihui was leaning against the corridor outside with a quilt, and when she saw Wei Ning wearing thin clothes, she hurriedly stepped forward.
"I'll go and see if it's warm in Dongge's room. Is the charcoal pot burning enough? Wei Ning said.
"Auntie, don't worry, Miss. You have ordered it like that today, who else dares to snub the little young master now? Besides, miss, can't you trust the people in our courtyard? Zihui stood in front of Wei Ning, trying to shield Wei Ning from some cold wind with her body.
Wei Ning was still not at ease, but seeing that the cold wind was blowing whirring, the dark sky had already begun to float with snowflakes, and Zi Hui was afraid that Wei Ning would suffer from the wind and cold if she stayed outside the house for a long time. kept persuading Wei Ning to go into the house.
"Well, I'm not going to go. You go to Dong Ge'er's house on my behalf to see if the charcoal pot is enough. It's cold tonight, you don't have to keep vigil, go back to your room. โ
Zihui got Wei Ning's order and happily hugged the quilt and went down. Wei Ning returned to the room, rubbed his stiff shoulders, took off his cloak, and planned to go to bed to read medical books and sleep for a while.
As soon as he climbed into bed, Wei Ning heard a knock from the window: "Knock knock, knock knock." โ
"Who?" Wei Ning screamed suspiciously, but no one answered.
Could it be the sound of the wind blowing through the windows? Wei Ning didn't care at first, and continued to look down at the book.
"Knock knock, knock knock." The voice rang out again.
Wei Ning frowned, got out of bed, walked to the window, and opened the window.
It was pitch black outside, except for the orange glow of the octagonal lamp hanging under the eaves of the hallway.
The cold wind immediately poured in through the open window, Wei Ning felt extremely cold, and was about to close the window, when suddenly a hand reached in, grabbed her shoulder, and jumped into the room.