The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 60. Accident at Orchid garden

An unfamiliar maid passed the note to Lanning who handed it to Ning Xueyan.

Orchid Garden was the courtyard between Bright Frost Garden and Lucky Garden.

Ning Xueyan believed that Madam Ling had murdered Madam Ming. However, it was Qingrui who had been punished for it. Without any explanation, Madam Ling had asked people to catch Qingrui and beat her to death with sticks. Therefore, there were many doubts in this matter. Madam Ling knew that as Madam Ming's daughter, Ning Xueyan would definitely want to know the cause of her mother's death. Obviously, Madam Ling had thought of it carefully when she designed the trap.

However, Ning Xueyan was no longer what she used to be, but Ning Ziying, who had reborn. From the vague words on the note, Ning Xueyan could tell that Madam Ling was going to frame her. Of course she would pretend that she did not find anything wrong.

"I will have Ning Ziyan fall into her mother's trap step by step!" Ning Xueyan thought with a sneer.

Ning Ziyan walked ahead of Ning Xueyan. When she came to Orchid Garden, only two maids were cleaning the courtyard. She looked at them and found that she had never seen them before. She thought that they must be new comers. Since she had moved to the Xia Manor after getting married, it was normal that she did not know the maids. Therefore, she walked straight to the main room without any suspicion.

A maid was cleaning the handrail with a cloth, with a basin of water beside her. When she finished washing the cloth and walked out in a hurry with a basin of dirty water in her hands, Ning Ziyan happened to walk up the steps and show up in front of her. The maid was taken aback by her sudden appearance.

She was so shocked that the basin slipped from her hands and most of the water in the basin was poured on Ning Ziyan. Being covered with cold water in winter, Ning Ziyan immediately let out a scream. She reached out and slapped the maid heavily. "Bitch! Are you blind?" she cursed angrily.

The maid took several steps back and fell to the ground. She raised her head and looked at Ning Ziyan's cold face. "I'm... sorry! Fifth Young Lady, I, I did not notice..." she said anxiously, trying to explain.

"Fifth Young Lady? You did not even see my face clearly before calling me!" Ning Ziyan flew into a rage. She had just moved to the Xia Manor not long before, but the maid of the Lord Protector's manor did not know her. It was no wonder that she was so angry. She had had to swallow the bitterness because of Ning Xueyan, and now even a maid was bullying her!

Lifting her wet skirt hem, Ning Ziyan kicked the maid heavily. The maid rolled down the steps and was speechless with pain and sweat.

Seeing what was happening, the other maid, who had been sweeping the courtyard, immediately ran over and knelt in front of Ning Ziyan, trying to intercede for her companion. "Fifth Young Lady..."

"Why did you call me Fifth Young Lady? If you dare to say it again, I will knock your teeth out!" Ning Ziyan shouted ferociously. She had suffered a lot just now because of Ning Xueyan. Now, she vented all her anger on the maid.

"Got it! I dare not to say it again. Miss, your skirt is wet. There are a few sets of spare clothes in the room. Do you want to change your clothes?" The maid was so scared. She did not know what was wrong with Fifth Young Lady today and why she did not want them to call her 'Fifth Young Lady', but as a humble maid, this was not something she should think of.

These two maids were new comers and had never seen the Young Ladies of the manor before. Fearing that they would be recognized by Ning Xueyan, Madam Ling had specially sent two new maids to the courtyard. Madam Ling had never thought that although this could prevent the two maids from being recognized by Ning Xueyan, however, the two maids did not recognize Ning Xueyan either, and they had mistaken Ning Ziyan for Ning Xueyan instead.