Chapter 614 Is It a Natural Disaster?
When Shen Ningning and her maids came to the gate of Madam Ren's courtyard, they saw the maids coming in and out with the freshly cooked medicine.
The maid next to Madam Ren saw Shen Ningning coming and turned pale with fear.
She didn't dare to hide and immediately came forward to greet her carefully: "Miss, why are you here?"
Shen Ningning laughed in her heart. The attitude of this maid had changed a lot.
Yesterday, Shen Ningning clearly saw that she stood behind Madam Ren and looked at her with disdain.
No one in this mansion regarded her as a young lady, but as a burden.
Now they are all scared.
"Of course I came to pay my respects to Madam Ren and see her by the way. She fainted last night. It's all my fault. Is Madam Ren okay now?"
The maidservant had no words to say: "Miss, you are so filial. I will definitely tell Madam on your behalf. But Madam can't see you now. She had nightmares last night and foamed at the mouth this morning. I just sent away the Taoist priest who was there to calm her down. I also asked the doctor to take her pulse. The doctor said that Madam needs to rest now, so you should go back first."
Foaming at the mouth from being scared?
Shen Ningning sneered in her heart. She thought that Madam Ren was so capable, but she was scared like this.
"Really? That's really serious. I came at the wrong time. I'll come again tomorrow."
After Shen Ningning finished speaking, the maidservant's face changed. Come again tomorrow? It's really easy to invite gods, but difficult to send them away!
She could only smile and send Shen Ningning to the gate of the yard.
At this moment, there was a quarrel in the house behind her. Shen Ningning stopped and looked back.
After a while, a girl with a round face, almond eyes and a yellow dress lifted the curtain and walked out angrily.
She kept complaining to the maid: "Mother is partial. My third sister and I came to visit her. My third sister didn't hold the medicine properly and spilled it, but mother blamed me and scolded me. It's really unreasonable. I shouldn't have come!"
Her little maid was pale and persuaded: "Fourth Miss, please say less. If the lady hears it, she will be unhappy again."
Ren Si was angry: "She has been unhappy with me for a long time. Sometimes I really doubt whether I am her biological child? Why is she always harsh on me!"
As soon as the voice fell, Ren Si walked to the door and saw Shen Ningning standing there.
Awe flashed in her eyes.
When did such a fairy-like person appear in the mansion?
She had fair skin and beautiful face, long black hair tied up in a fairy bun, with only two plain hairpins inserted, but it was hard to hide her delicate eyebrows and eyes. Her graceful figure was simply the most lively and graceful in autumn.
Ren Si stared at her for a while, and the maid called out: "Miss Si, this is Miss."
Ren Si came back to her senses and was even more surprised: "So you are the one who summoned thunder to strike them?"
Shen Ningning said in a light tone: "Life span is limited, and thunder will not strike people just because they want to, unless they have done something wrong."
"You are right!" Unexpectedly, Ren Si nodded heavily, affirming her words, and turned back to speak loudly to the room: "Now the eldest sister has a precious fate. With her in the mansion to suppress her, let's see if those people with bad intentions dare to use tricks. If they have bad intentions, they will be struck to death by thunder sooner or later!"
Shen Ningning was surprised. This little girl Ren Si was different from the rest of the Ren family.
Looking closely, even her appearance is not very similar to the people in the family.
Most of the Ren family members have wide faces and phoenix eyes, while Ren Si has a round face and almond eyes. She is born with a bright and bold spirit, and she looks like she will not give in to anyone.
What surprised Shen Ningning even more was that Ren Si's attitude towards her was so submissive.
At this time, the wet nurse came out of the house with a complicated face: "Miss Si, the lady heard everything you said, and she was very angry. She accused you of being ignorant. The lady asked you to kneel in the ancestral hall, and you are not allowed to come out without her permission."
Ren Si's mocking look suddenly disappeared, and he became angry: "Let me kneel in the ancestral hall? Why? I just chatted with my elder sister casually, and my mother is angry about this?"
The wet nurse found a plausible reason.
"Madam said that you spilled the medicine just now, and you refused to admit your mistake and put the blame on others. This is not the way of the Ren family, so she hopes that you will kneel in front of the ancestors and reflect on your mistakes."
Ren Si was anxious and jumped up in anger: "I say it again, the medicine was spilled by Ren San on purpose, it's not my fault."
The wet nurse didn't listen to her, and said coldly: "I am only responsible for conveying Madam's orders. Miss Si, go to the ancestral hall quickly, otherwise you will be beaten when the master comes back and knows about this."
Ren Si was probably really beaten. He shrank his neck when he heard it. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only follow the maid.
When the wet nurse saw her go, she turned to look at Shen Ningning. The fierce expression she had when facing Ren Si just now was completely gone. She took the initiative to nod to Shen Ningning with a smile, and then hid in the house.
That look seemed to be afraid that Shen Ningning would call thunder to strike her on the spot.
The big maid beside Shen Ningning also left quickly.
The girl looked at Ren Si's angry back, thinking.
Perhaps, if you want to know more about the Ren family, Ren Si is a good gap.
Shen Ningning went back to her room first.
After noon, she woke up from her nap, and Mo Lingwei just happened to come back.
The sky outside was gloomy and it was raining. Mo Lingwei lifted the curtain and came in, wrapped in raindrops, and his black hair was also stained with drops of water.
Shen Ningning handed over her handkerchief, but Mo Lingwei grabbed her wrist, borrowed her hand to hold the handkerchief, and wiped the rain from his hair.
Shen Ningning puffed up her cheeks, a little dissatisfied, but seeing Mo Lingwei's hard work, she didn't say anything.
She only asked: "What did you find out this time?"
"General Peng must have been locked up. I didn't see anyone around him. The deputy generals and horses in the barracks are all Ren Pengyi's men now."
Shen Ningning was surprised: "He has completely taken away the military power!"
Mo Lingwei frowned and nodded seriously: "Logically speaking, he couldn't have done it so smoothly, and the capital shouldn't have been unaware of it. General Peng is good at fighting, and there are many loyal people in the army. How could no one report him?"
"Could it be that he bribed all the soldiers?"
"It's possible. I have sent people to investigate. , by the way, I went to the city this time and found a new discovery. "
Mo Lingwei's tone was suspicious: "I heard that recently, the governor Ren has been recruiting residents in the city to help build a high platform, which is now called the ladder to heaven. It is to be built as high as two Zhaixing Towers stacked together."
Shen Ningning was stunned: "What is the purpose of building this? It must cost a lot of manpower and material resources. He still has the mood to waste luxury?"
Mo Lingwei nodded: "I think the strange point is here. He looks like he is on guard against something. The secret guards went to investigate and found that his foundation was very deep and waterproof ditches were made."
Building such a high platform is enough to accommodate 300 people.
What is he going to guard against? Floods?
But this place is located in the northern border, with continuous mountains. How can water flow back into the city?
Mo Lingwei took Shen Ningning's hand and asked seriously: "Can you feel it? Is there going to be another natural disaster?"
Shen Ningning was stunned and turned her head to look at the pouring rain outside the window.
The drizzle continued, and there was nothing suspicious.