The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 71. Ning Qingshan's regret

Ning Qingshan stood behind Madam Dowager with her head lowered, looking delicate and weak, as if she would readily go with Madam Dowager's arrangement.

When Mammy Luo came back, she had told her that everything had been settled and Mammy Xing had promised. Mammy Xing would shift the responsibility regarding the matter of the maid onto Ning Xueyan. Even if the maid did something outrageous, it would have nothing to do with her. Madam Dowager and Ning Zu'an would only suspect Ning Xueyan.

Mammy Xing knew how to act according to the real situation. Now, she knew that it was almost time, so she pretended to be scared and said, "Yes, Madam Dowager. Someone deliberately asked me to arrange for the maids to be sent to Fifth Young Lady. I thought it was not a big deal. Maybe Fifth Young Lady has seen these maids and wanted all of them, so I did not tell you."

Hearing what she said, Madam Dowager became angry. She immediately pulled a long face and scolded her, "Madam Ming is a good-for-nothing. Sure enough, her daughter is insidious. She looks good, but she is full of trickery."

Madam Dowager had thought that Ning Xueyan was kindhearted, during this period. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She gasped as she was scolding Ning Xueyan.

Ning Qingshan patted Madam Dowager's back to calm her down and said softly, "Grandmother, don't be angry. Maybe Fifth Sister wants to choose the maids she likes. I am sure it does not mean anything else."

It seemed as if she was trying to soothe Madam Dowager, but in fact, she was putting the blame on Ning Xueyan for sending someone to Bright Frost Garden.

"She doesn't mean anything else? She can play tricks at such a young age. It is terrible! Go and ask her to let me know what's going on, and who she is scheming against." Madam Dowager finally calmed down. She pounded the ground heavily with her walking stick as she ranted.

Xiangmiao, who was waiting aside, knew that Madam Dowager was furious, so she hurriedly asked Ning Xueyan to come over.

"Grandmother, you picked a few maids for me last time. Is she interested in them? If so, it's not... good. It seems that I took her maids," Ning Qingshan said uneasily as if she suddenly thought of something. She put her hand on Madam Dowager's shoulder and did not move.

"Her maids? They have not entered her courtyard yet. How could they be her maids? What is she trying to do? Where did these people come from? How could she make a deal with them to enter Bright Frost Garden in advance? She thinks too highly of herself!" Madam Dowager was furious when she saw Ning Qingshan's scared eyes. She pounded the corner of the table and felt that she had been wrong about Ning Xueyan. She did not expect her to be so vicious.

Madam Ming's matters were too much of an entanglement. Madam Dowager did not say anything on the surface, but she felt guilty in her heart. She had been indifferent to Madam Ming for so many years, partly because of this. Seeing Madam Ming's face reminded her of some unbearable past.

So in her mind, Madam Dowager never wanted to see Ning Xueyan. After Madam Ming's death, she was relieved. As for Ning Xueyan, she thought that the sick and weak girl would die sooner or later without Madam Ming's protection. Unexpectedly, this girl came out of Bright Frost Garden and was publicly noticed by everyone else.

Later, she also found Ning Xueyan to be useful and began to accept her as her granddaughter!

However, no matter how kind she pretended to be, Madam Dowager did not want to see Ning Xueyan at all, as it brought back too many memories of her past. In this past, she played a bad role.

However, Ning Xueyan seemed to become more and more useful, which almost made Madam Dowager think that she had forgotten about the pressure she brought on her. However, it was only what she thought. When the layer of "belief" was lifted slightly, Madam Dowager's eyes were full of doubts about Ning Xueyan.