The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 15. No longer softhearted to her foes

Ning Xueyan was in poor health so she went last, with Qingyu and Lanning following behind her.

Seeing that there was no one around, Qingyu leaned against Ning Xueyan and whispered to her, "Young Lady, the Third Prince has gone back. He left in a hurry so most of the people in the manor don't know that. The Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li is resting in the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Pavilion. Then I went to the Second Young Lady's courtyard. However, I met Miao'er, the personal servant of the Second Young Lady before I got to the Second Young Lady's courtyard."

"Oh, what did she say?" Ning Xueyan asked without betraying any emotion.

"Young Lady, you are so smart. I told her the thing about the Third Prince. I also told her that the Third Prince was still in the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Pavilion and was waiting for you to meet him there." Qingyu then said with admiration, "I saw that the eyes of Miao'er lit up, then she immediately turned around and walked away, exactly as you predicted. You foretold it like a prophet. You motivated her to act on her own with just one trick."

Ning Xueyan sneered at the bottom of her heart. "Ning Yuling always fancies herself. She is ambitious and has many evil intentions. There have been days that she has been secretly admiring the Third Prince. Now after such a thing happened, how could she have no plans of her own? Now upon hearing that the Third Prince asked me out, she would definitely wish I were dead in her heart.

"If I were the previous Ning Xueyan, I would die sooner or later in her hands long before Madam Ling made her moves.

"Fortunately, she has no time to torture me now..."

"After that, I didn't leave. Instead, I stayed by the rockeries. After a while, sure enough, I saw the perfectly coiffed Second Young Lady hurry to the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Pavilion with Miao'er. The face of the Second Young Lady was covered by a veil. She dressed with simplicity, just like your usual style." Qingyu chuckled.

"The way the Second Young Lady dressed today was completely different from her normal dressed-to-the-nines style. She also deliberately covered her face with a veil. As you had expected, she dressed herself up like you. Pretending to be you, she went to go on a date with the Third Prince, which was really shameless. Fortunately, one was shameless and one was bored. What a good match!"

The Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li felt extremely bored!

When the Third Prince was there, they always enjoyed the flowers in the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Pavilion and had a chat. It felt like nothing special at that time. But now that the Third Prince was gone and Consort Dowager was still inside, he felt exceedingly bored alone. Often at this time, he would have snuggled up with women. Thinking of this, he felt an itch for the temptation.

"I shouldn't have any trouble with the Fifth Young Lady."

Feeling bored, he had all his servants go out. Now he was alone. He hung a gauze mosquito net and lay down on the couch, closing his eyes to take a rest.

At first, he just could not fall asleep. Then in a daze, he fell asleep slowly. Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. Touching his slightly unconscious head, he said impatiently, "Come in."

As the door opened, a simply dressed woman with a fascinating body and a pair of big, beautiful eyes walked in gracefully.

The drowsiness of the Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li was gone instantly. He widened his eyes to examine the woman in front of him. Judging by her figure alone, he could tell that she was a beauty. Moreover, this beauty was now looking at him with affection. The Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li, who was used to dealing with women—how could he not understand that this beauty in front of him was obviously interested in him?