C22 (1/2)
How was he taken away by the First Lady's men for less than two hours, Nie Jiang received this news.
It was just that since Nie Mo had been reading in the study room, Nie Jiang did not know if he should disturb him.
Nie He had matters to attend to in the afternoon, so he did not have anyone to discuss with.
Nie Mo called Nie Jiang in to ask, and Nie Jiang told his everything he knew.
Nie Mo's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He coldly looked at Nie Jiang, who had almost wet his pants.
”Go to the door. Wait for the uncle to come back. Tell him to go to the madame.”
”Yes.”
”Wait, find Nie Hu first and have him look for me in the courtship.”
Nie Mo walked two steps before he turned back. He could not help but blame himself for feeling infuriated, he went into the study and took out a black bag. He pinched his fingers and held it tightly in his palm as he looked at the old lady.
In the afternoon, the courtship was quiet, the only sound left in the courtyard was the chirping of cicadas.
”Tell the madame that I'm here.” Nie Mo stood at the door coldly and solemnly.
He was usually too cold and solemn. Now that he said it, it would only cause people to tremble, but no one would dare to tease him.
Not long after the person that went in to report, the front curtain of the house was opened, and pomegranate wearing a red dress walked out. She quickly walked down the steps and said to Nie Mo, ”Second Master, the old lady invites you in.”
Nie Mo's face still did not have a smile, he walked to the door and stopped for a moment. The little girl opened the curtain and went in, while the pomegranate quickly followed behind him.
Smoke rose from the ice mountain in the room. The Old Mistress smiled and said to Senior Servant Cheng, ”Hurry and remove all our ice. The ice mountain is here.”
Senior Servant Cheng raised his head and was about to laugh, but when he saw Nie Mo's expression, he was about to say something funny, and before his smile could condense back into a smile, it disappeared in an instant.
”Mother, I have something to say to you alone.”
When everyone in the room had retreated, the old lady waved to Nie Mo, ”Brother Mo, come sit down.”
Nie Mo was old, and it had been a long time since he heard his mother call him that, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
He took two steps, then suddenly knelt down and buried his head in his mother's lap.
Had his parents ever blamed him for nurturing their big brother to such an extent? Strange.
Did he blame himself when they forced him not to take the exam? Blame it on him.
He didn't force anyone. When a man is alive, he doesn't necessarily have to rely on the grace of his parents to live his entire life.
As Nie Mo kneeled, the old lady almost cried. Ever since her son took the Elementary Scholar examination at the age of 14, she had never looked down on him again to show her grievance.
”Brother Mo, don't worry. A few days ago, your father said that even if you reach the seventies and eighties, you will still be our son.” Tell me, who made you suffer? ” She brought Elder Nie out, just to show Nie Mo that Elder Nie also doted on him.
Nie Mo took a deep breath, calmed himself and stood up, then sat down at the place where the old lady had patted him.
He took out his bag and poured it out, and then Nie Run poured out the jade pendant he had previously given to Yun Che.
”Mother, look, this is the jade pendant that Big Brother gave to me a few days ago. Although I gave it to her, I never gave it to her.” If I were to take Elder Brother's things, it would not be good if I were to take it away. ”
The old lady nodded, signalling Nie Mo to continue.
”Last night, around the time they met, I was sleeping, and when I heard something from the window, I quietly got up. Seeing that Ru Yun was flipping through my things, I didn't know what she was looking for, so I didn't make a sound. Who knew that after searching for a long time, she didn't seem to be able to find anything.
Nie Mo explained slowly, causing the old mistress to frown even more.
”I saw her run to the entrance of the litchi garden in a hurry. She whispered a few words to someone through the door, then hurried back to her own room …”
”I didn't ask her on the spot because I didn't know what she was looking for and whether she had an accomplice or principal. This morning, I sent Nie Hu out to have him secretly investigate who Ruyun has been close to these past few days …”
”Nie Hu still hasn't sent any news, but Nie Jiang actually told me a thing first.” He told her about how Ruyun shouted about how he was going to use boiling water to burn her.
Nie Mo closed his eyes, and suppressed the words he wanted to say.
”This series of events happened so fast that I was caught off guard. After thinking about it for a while, this jade pendant was the only one I had. That day, when it was in my hands, I placed it inside the bag and placed it in the study room …”