The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 52. Well plotted show

Third Prince, who was outside, straightened himself up, and walked in slowly, with his hands clasped behind his back. The doorman did not dare to stop him when he saw it was Third Prince, and he immediately stood aside. Two guards followed Third Prince in, one following him closely, empty-handed, the other one a few steps behind them, with a leash in his hand, and at the end of the leash was a small hound.

The maid who hid herself with the other maids behind Ning Xueyan, looked up nervously.

She looked as ordinary as the other maids, and it was obvious that she was not Concubine Ma, which was what everyone thought.

Ning Qingshan's head buzzed, as if she had been struck heavily by something. Staring at the maid, who looked so plain and bore no resemblance to Concubine Ma at all, Ning Qingshan's brain went completely blank. She could not believe her own eyes. She looked at the maid blankly, and the handkerchief in her hands was almost ripped to pieces.

She could not speak, and she was not in the mood to show her charming face at the best angle, a trick she had practiced countless times in front of the mirror!

"How did that happen? Caifen watched Concubine Ma following behind Ning Xueyan, dressed in a maid's attire. How could she turn to be another person in such a short time?"Ning Qingshan wondered.

"I'm... possible! It must be Concubine Ma..." Mammy Luo was so shocked that she muttered to herself, with her eyes wide open.

"Mammy Luo, why are you so certain that it is Concubine Ma?" Ning Xueyan sneered, but her voice was very gentle.

"We saw Concubine Ma changing her clothes and following behind you with your maids..." Mammy Luo was so shocked that she was in a state of panic. She received a hard slap on herface as she answered Ning Xueyan, almost subconsciously.

"Since you saw Concubine Ma following behind Fifth Young Lady, why did the others tell us that she was chatting with our grandmother? Was that a ghost you saw?" Ning Huaiyuan slapped her and yelled angrily.

Mammy Luo shivered and suddenly came back to herself. She knelt and gave a far-fetched explanation anxiously, "Eldest Young Master, I did not see it in person. When I walked over with Madam Dowager's two older female servants, a maid told me this. Therefore, Third Young Lady and I thought that Fifth Young Lady was going to take Concubine Ma out of the manor."

She tried to explain why she had accused Ning Xueyan of trying to help Concubine Ma to leave the manor secretly, as soon as she arrived.

Ning Qingshan came back to herself as well. She calmed herself down and sighed helplessly. "Mammy, I told you that you should make things clear before you speak. You're so quick-tempered and you always lose your cool when people say something. You must get rid of this habit! You're lucky that Fifth Sister is a generous and kind person. Otherwise, you'll get into trouble!"

She was hinting that if Ning Xueyan refused to let Mammy Luo off, she would be considered a selfish and vicious person.

At such a moment, Ning Qingshan was still playing tricks! What a vicious woman she was!

Since Ning Xueyan discovered that Ning Qingshan had poisoned Madam Ming when she was only a child, Ning Xueyan had decided to make her pay for it. Therefore, she would not let any chance to deal her a blow, go by.

"Third Sister, Mammy Luo is not only quick-tempered, but also able to foresee what will happen next. She is really capable! The maid merely told her that Concubine Ma was with my maids, and immediately she came to a conclusion that Concubine Ma was trying to escape, and I was going to help her to do this to meet her lover. Mammy Luo said that I was an evil and extremely shameless daughter, and she almost wanted me to commit suicide to make up for my mistake. Although she is only a servant, she is even more eloquent than those censor-in-chiefs! She is really good at framing people by using subtle means!"