Chapter 1210: TangNing Not allowed to leave (1/2)

Chapter 1210: [TangNing] Not allowed to leave

It was actually Cloud Realm Consortium that reported the Tang Clan!

Ning Jing was taken aback. After Ning Cheng’s departure, the military matters had been left to Deputy General Chen. The Ning Clan troops cooperated with Jin Zi very well in Northern Li, while Ning Nuo had oversaw Cloud Realm Trade Consortium peacefully within the last few months.

Why would that fellow Ning Nuo report the Tang Clan? Although he wasn’t as skilled as Ning Cheng, he wasn’t an idiot either! Accusing the Tang Clan was equivalent to reporting her! What was he doing?

“How did Cloud Realm Trade Consortium make their report?” Ning Jing asked.

“It was an anonymous letter. All we know is that it came from Cloud Realm Trade Consortium. The emperor personally suppressed the matter, but the Tang Clan will have to give him an explanation!” Tang Zijin said, before adding, “Ning Jing, no matter how Cloud Realm Trade Consortium did it, they had to get approval from your little brother first, right? Heheh, what does the little uncle mean by this?”[1]

How should Ning Jing know? Could it be that someone in the consortium had snuck past Ning Nuo to tattle to Long Feiye? All for the sake of sowing discord between the Ning Clan and the Tang Clan? Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had its share of internal strife, so Ning Jing had no choice but to suspect them.

“The emperor said that we must give him an explanation before spring,” Tang Zijin was serious. “Ning Jing, you should know that although esteemed empress oversees the military, it’s still the emperor who calls the shots! Your crime of acting first and reporting later is no small matter!”

“I will definitely explain everything to the emperor and empress. No matter how heavy the punishment might be, I’ll shoulder it. I definitely won’t drag in the Tang Clan!” Ning Jing said without hesitation.

Tang Zijin accepted this as a matter of course, while Lady Tang looked conflicted. “Ning Jing, let me go with you to Yunning after the New Year’s. These are Tang Clan matters after all, so how could you take it all on yourself?”

Lady Tang’s words were a slap in the face for Tang Zijin! He looked at his wife, not knowing what to say.

“This is Tang Li’s responsibility, so it’s only logical that I shoulder it for him as his wife,” Ning Jing intoned.

“As his mother, I have to shoulder the blame even if the sky falls down! Don’t be afraid, Feiye won’t cause you or A’Li any trouble. He’s only putting up a front when he demands the Tang Clan explain themselves! No worries!” Lady Tang consoled.

Tang Zijin could already tell that his wife was mocking him. He was afraid to explain himself, nor was now the time. After a pause, Ning Jing said, “I have to make a trip to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium first and figure out what’s going on. Ning Nuo would never do something like this, so I’m afraid he still has no idea.”

A crafty gleam shone in Tang Zijin’s eyes before he said righteously, “The weapons will be due when spring arrives. It looks like you’ll have to hurry off before New Year’s.”

“I’ll leave within the next few days, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to pass the New Year with you both,” Ning Jing said lightly.

Tang Zijin smiled coldly. “I don’t hope for your companionship, but I’ll be satisfied enough if you can resolve the troubles and let me have a peaceful New Yea.”

Ning Jing nodded silently and rose to leave. Tang Li immediately followed after her. Once the doors shut, Lady Tang asked, “Old grandfather, do you know who made the accusation?”

“Wife, this matter concerns the future of the Tang Clan. If I knew, would I hide it from you two?” Tang Zijin retorted.

Lady Tang pursed her lips before she said, “In any case, I won’t worry about too much. Ning JIng truly has ability and already promised me to have a son with Tang Li. Don’t always treat her with that stiff face. Do you think it’s easy for her to look after A’Li constantly like that?”

“If it wasn’t for her, would your son have lost his wits in the first place? He doesn’t even recognize his own parents anymore,” Tang Zijin fumed.

Lady Tang gave a start before breaking into sobs. “Lecture, then! Scold all you want! You can scold your daughter-in-lay, all right, but now you’re even scolding me? Tang Zijin, you certainly grew a backbone in the months you were gone!”

Tang Zijin panicked as soon as he saw her tears. “Wife, I’m not scolding you. Aren’t I just anxious? It’s my fault, all my fault, now don’t cry.”

“Then will you be this fierce in the future?” Lady Tang asked.

“I won’t, I promise there won’t be a next time,” Tang Zijin said hastily.

“Alright, you said it yourself. If I see you lecturing my son and daughter-in-law again, hehe, Tang Zijin, this old mother won’t have an end of it with you!” Lady Tang gritted her teeth.

Tang Zijin was rendered mute. He wanted to defend himself, but ended up holding back.

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Two days later, Ning Jing prepared to head for Cloud Realm Trade Consortium. At noon, she brought Tang Li and little Tang Tang to eat with Tang Zijin and Lady Tang in an early New Year’s Eve “dinner.” Tang Li couldn’t leave her alone, so he would accompany her. She couldn’t bear to keep little Tang Tang behind either, so she decided to bring her along.

It would take about 10 days to reach Cloud Realm Trade Consortium from here. Thankfully, it was still the middle of the month, so she could take Tang Li and little Tang Tang to visit her maternal family and see Ning Nuo and Ning An. She silently hoped that she might glimpse her big brother Ning Cheng too.

Back at the dentist’s, Ning Nuo and Ning An had both came to pay her a visit. They wanted to see little Tang Tang too, but they disliked coming to the Tang Clan. Leaving aside other members of the Ning Clan, even Ning Jing didn’t like the Tang Clan. In a place where Tang Li had no say, she didn’t feel at home at all.