The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 6. The young lady, Ning Yuling

Ning Xueyan was very relieved now.

She took out a thick stack of letters from her arms, delivering them to Ming Feiyong. She had been out for a long time and was afraid that someone from Lord Protector's Manor would come to see her. Lanning might be unable to handle this so she had to return now. She said, "Uncle, I found these letters in my mother's secret dresser. I don't know whether or not they're useful to you so please keep them for me because they are not safe with me."

The letters were brought to her recently by Mother Han's staff. They were hidden in her mother's dresser. Ning Xueyan never saw Ning Zu'an come to Bright Frost Garden to see Madam Ming when she lived there. So Madam Ming never did any decorating and the dresser was covered in dust. Mother Han and Ning Xueyan did not notice it before. However, after someone always came to check Madam Ming's things, they found something wrong there.

Mother Han sent everyone away and checked everything carefully. Then she found these letters from the secret dresser so she delivered them to Cold Mountain Temple at night. She needed Ning Xueyan to make a decision. Ning Xueyan opened them all and found a few contracts from stores and some silver coins in them. This might be her mother's dowry.

Looking at the letters, Ning Xueyan had no idea that Madam Ming's dowry was so large. Compared with hers, Ning Ziying, Ning Xueyan's previous incarnation, had no reason to be killed for a dowry, so she suspected the cause of her death had another reason.

What surprised Ning Xueyan was the last paper, it was a contract with Ning Zu'an's and Madam Ming's fingerprints on it. But under theirs, there was another vague fingerprint, which belonged to Madam Ling. This contract could be regarded as the symbol of Madam Ming's status.

If her uncle wanted to redress the grievance for his sister, this was fit for the entry point. Madam Ling also thought she was the noble marchioness so she oppressed Ning Xueyan's mother all along so that Madam Ming was restricted to live in the backyard. And Madam Ling still did not let her off. She poisoned her thinking everything was settled down.

But Ning Xueyan, who was reborn, would destroy her.

"Madam Ling, the crime you committed on me and Madam Ming, I will make you pay for that gradually! One day, I will make your life a living hell!"

Shili Pavilion was not a good place to talk, so Ning Xueyan only expressed the key points, then she excused herself. Ming Feiyong knew he could not keep her here for long. He told her to be cautious, and if she needed anything she could send someone to take a message to him. Madam Ming held her hands gently saying the same words over and over.

Only Ming Yuanhua snorted at her indifferently and loathed her deeply. Even now, Ning Xueyan could not figure out what she did to him. But he went near her specifically and said, "Be careful! Don't die for no reason!"

Ning Xueyan felt he was funny. He was a weird man, so even the way he expressed his concern was weird as well.

Back at Cold Mountain Temple, everything was silent now. She wondered whether Prince Yi had left, but that had nothing to do with Ning Xueyan. She saw a maid of Lord Protector's Manor squint at the crowd. She had to run back to the yard along a secluded path and got into the room from the back window hurriedly.

"Finally, my lady," Qingyu said happily when she saw Ning Xueyan's face. She had been so worried. Then, she helped her lady get in and get rid of the manservant's clothes.

"Is Madam Dowager here?" Ning Xueyan asked while panting. Her body was weak so she felt ill after running.

"Yes. I heard from the people in the manor that Madam Dowager would come to burn some incense after you leave. I'm so worried. Lanning is waiting for you at the front, you didn't see her." Qingyu took off Ning Xueyan's robe quickly and put the clothes under the bed. She supported Ning Xueyan to lie down.