The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 40. Being defeated because of Self-righteousness

Ning Qingshan cursed inwardly. Today was supposed to be her day. She had tactfully indicated to Madam Dowager that she wanted to greet the guests alone and Madam Dowager had acquiesced to her request. Her purpose in doing so was to show how graceful, generous and gentle she was. However, all her plans were ruined by a few words from Ning Xueyan.

It was her first time to attend the banquet of the social circle after she had cultivated in the nunnery for three years, so today was very important for her. Ning Xueyan's sudden appearance made her passive and she couldn't act as calmly as she used to be. Even though her smile was still perfect, under the smiling gaze of several ladies, she showed some flaws.

There were many smart people among the guests!

Ning Xueyan didn't protest Ning Qingshan, but smiled quietly. Her jet-black eyes shone brightly and after glancing at all the guests, she finally fixed her eyes on Ning Qingshan. "Third Sister, grandmother was greeting some elders and she asked us to meet them," she said slowly.

Madam Dowager hadn't planned to greet any guests today, but to her surprise, there were several old ladies of her generation among the guests, so she invited them to Lucky Garden to chat. Of course, she wouldn't forget to ask her two grand-daughters to show their respect to those old ladies on such an occasion. Ning Xueyan was at Lucky Garden at the moment, so she offered to ask Ning Qingshan over.

"If it's Ning Qingshan who stained the account book, she must think that I'm anxious because of the stained account book, so I won't be in the mood to show up in the flower hall. People like Ning Qingshan will never miss any opportunity to defame me, so my appearance will be the strongest riposte to her." With that in mind, Ning Xueyan came to the flower hall.

Of course, it was only the first step for her to fight back.

She had learned from the miserable experience of her last life that some people naturally liked to raise themselves by suppressing others. Both Ning Ziyan and Ning Qingshan were such kind of people. They shared the common characteristics—selfish and vicious!

She hadn't hated Ning Qingshan that much before, but now Ning Qingshan seemed to have stood on her opposite side. She would never show mercy to her enemies. Since Ning Qingshan had given her such a 'gift', she should give something back. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair!

So when she showed up in the flower hall, she caught sight of the suspicion, surprise, confusion and other looks in the eyes of the guests. As she had expected, Ning Qingshan didn't forget to belittle her while enjoying the flattery and pleasing of others. Ning Xueyan's showing up cracked her perfect camouflage.

From the look of those official's wives and daughters, Ning Xueyan could tell that Ning Qingshan must have made up stories to defame her just now.

Since Ning Qingshan was so vicious, she didn't have to be nice to her!

She wasn't Ning Ziying of her last life anymore. Ning Ziying was so kind that she was even reluctant to step on an ant. But this innocent girl couldn't even protect people around her and had been drowned into the lotus pool together with Xiang'er, her personal maid.

So she wouldn't show any mercy this life!

She was cruel to herself, and would be even crueler to her enemies!

Ning Qingshan was surprised when she was told that Madam Dowager asked her back, but she felt relieved as well. Because with Ning Xueyan's appearance in the flower hall, she couldn't keep her ease and grace anymore. It was not bad to go to the Lucky Garden. She could take this opportunity to calm herself down and find a way to deal with Ning Xueyan.

After cultivated in the nunnery for three years, she became more patient. Since she could even withstand the hard life of the nunnery for three years, the minor provocation from Ning Xueyan meant nothing to her. But she was confused why Ning Xueyan was still so calm. "Hasn't she found that the account book was stained? Or maybe she has found a way to solve the problem? Or maybe she is just pretending not being worried?" Ning Qingshan wondered.