The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 89. The vicious Ning Yuling

Everyone saw Mother Qin walking in, and then they heard the sound of a teacup breaking. It was obvious that Madam Dowager was still angry. After a while, they saw Mother Qin coming out with a smile.

"Good news, First Madam. Madam Dowager says that you can go back now, and you do not have to kneel in the courtyard anymore." Mother Qin said to Madam Ling and then turned to Ning Yuling and the others. "Well, Second Young Lady, Third Young Lady, and Fifth Young Lady, you are all filial. Madam Dowager is aware of that. Go back and have a good rest now. The ground is still wet; hopefully, it will not do you any harm. We do not want Madam Dowager to feel distressed again later."

Mother Qin was indeed Madam Dowager's trusted subordinate. She had a smooth tongue, and no one could find fault with her. She even flattered the three young ladies by saying that Madam Dowager did not punish Madam Ling due to their filial piety. Meanwhile, she even showed her concern for them on behalf of Madam Dowager.

If she had not held on with one more breath, Madam Ling would have fainted. When she heard, she released a long sigh and fell back. Her eyes rolled up as she fell into a dead faint. Mother Chen, who was kneeling behind her, hurriedly caught her and shouted hysterically. Ning Xueyan got up and had a brief discussion with the older female servant. After that, they dismantled a door plank and asked someone to carry Madam Ling back to the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard.

The three of them followed her. However, when they arrived at the entrance of the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard, Ning Xueyan and Ning Qingshan said that they were going to change, and went back to their own rooms.

Ning Yuling stood at the gate of Auspicious Clouds Courtyard and looked at them as they walked away. Then, she returned to her room.

"Fifth Sister, please wait!" Hearing some anxious cries coming from behind. Ning Xueyan stopped and turned to look at the elegant man who came over. He was as handsome as before. From his eyes, she felt that he seemed to be the same Xia Yuhang, who was as affectionate as before.

However, Ling Ziying had been dead for a long time already.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here? Have you not heard that this place is haunted?" Ning Xueyan looked at him coldly, being neither sad nor happy. She harbored an ingrained and bloodthirsty grudge against him. She only felt hate and ridicule for this man.

How ridiculous! This man walked into the Cloud Reflection Courtyard and even stood by the lotus pond, with a look of deep affection and sorrow. If she did not know better, she would think that he was an obsessed lover, who was mourning the death of his lover. How fantastic the world was!

Her fingers clutched her handkerchief tightly. She looked at the slightly opened door and the wild grass on the ground. A silent sneer appeared on her lips, which was cold and mocking.

"Why are you putting on an act when she is already dead?"

She had wandered over to this place on her own, saw that the door was slightly ajar, and entered casually. She did not expect that someone would be there before her. When she saw Xia Yuhang, she turned around to leave, but he stopped her. She did not know what he was going to do. Was it not enough for one person to recall Ning Ziying? Did he want to force her to think of Ning Ziying too?

"Haunted? Is it still haunted?" Xia Yuhang frowned and looked at the desolate courtyard. There was a trace of bitterness at the corners of his mouth. "Did she come back?"

"Back? Eldest Brother-in-law, are you talking about Sister Ziying? How is it possible? Sister Ziying has been dead for so long that her bones should have turned into ashes already!" Ning Xueyan looked at a blooming flower, and said this with a faint smile.