The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 69. Delicate Pearl Flower

"What do you mean, Third Sister?" Ning Huaiyuan's face suddenly turned cold and harsh.

"Eldest Brother, I don't mean anything. I... I don't want you to be sad. From now on, no matter where I am, you will always be on my mind." After saying that, Ning Qingshan's eyes were filled with tears, and she seemed brokenhearted. Suddenly, she pushed Ning Huaiyuan away, turned around, and trotted back to the Foggy Courtyard.

Caifen, the maid, had intended to turn around and go out. Hearing the sound of her running feet, she quickly chased after her.

Ning Huaiyuan stood there and looked at the direction where Ning Qingshan disappeared to. He frowned and turned to his courtyard, after a while.

In the past three years, a lot of things had changed. When they met again, both of them had changed almost beyond recognition. That pure and gentle sister was no longer the same. Furthermore, he had been a little obsessed with her. How could it be possible that she had bewitched him?

Moreover, if he wanted something, but he could not get it, he would rather destroy it!

Since she was about to go to the imperial palace to join the Beauty Contest, Ning Xueyan also had some arrangements to make The first question was whether Mother Wang would stay or go. Since she was not in the manor, it was not safe for Mother Wang to stay here. Madam Ling would soon take over the running of the inner courtyard, so she would have thousands of opportunities to kill Mother Wang.

However, it was not appropriate to send Mother Wang out like this. It was reasonable for her to come in, but it would make her look guilty if she left hastily now.

The next day, news came from the Bright Frost Garden that Mother Wang was seriously ill. Both the doctor of the manor and those hired from outside, could not diagnose what her illness was. They said that she had a high fever that did not seem to be subsiding. They were afraid that it might be time for the manor to prepare for her funeral.

During the Spring Festival Holiday, who would want to have such an unfortunate event happening? Moreover, she was just a servant. Madam Dowager instructed the older female servant to look for Ning Xueyan.

Ning Xueyan met the older female servant in Mother Wang's wing room.

As soon as the older female servant entered the door, a strong medicinal odor filled her nose. The whole room seemed to be infused with the smell of medicine. It was very pungent. Ning Xueyan sat there with a worried face on her face, and she was frowning.

"Fifth Young Lady, I was sent by Madam Dowager. She told you that if there is no hope for recovery, you'd better send her away as soon as possible. It's not that our manor is harsh. We can't let her bad luck rub off on the whole manor during the Spring Festival." The older female servant stepped forward and bowed to Ning Xueyan, respectfully.

The atmosphere in the room was very unpleasant. She had the feeling that the skinny and pale older female servant on the bed was on her deathbed. The older female servant felt unlucky that she had to visit a dying person. She deliberately stood far away and casually glanced at the bed. Then, she decided to return and report to Madam Dowager.

Ning Xueyan deliberately sighed and said, "We said before that we would take good care of her. I did not expect such a thing to happen. What will the others think of our manor?"

"Exactly. So many people were there at that time. If we send her away now, others will think that we do not carry out our promises. We will lose all credibility," Lanning said.

"Fifth Young Lady, don't worry. Madam Dowager said that we will only be relocating her. Then, we will still provide nutritious food and drinks for her and get doctors to look after her. We are not mistreating her. If she dies, we will give her a decent burial. But, we can't do this kind of thing in the manor." The older female servant implicitly expressed Madam Dowager's meaning.