The Devious First-Daughter (Web Novel)

Chapter 367 The Vicious Ning Yuling

“Are you saying that someone changed the material on purpose? Why would the person change the material you don’t like to the material you like?”

After thinking about it, Lanning felt there was something wrong, but she could not figure out what was wrong. So, she turned around and asked Ning Xueyan, who was holding the set of clothes in her hands.

Ning Xueyan picked up the clothes, put them to the tip of her nose and sniffed them. Then, she looked at them under the sun, and a half smile crossed her lips. As expected, they had really put in a lot of effort. Under the sun, there was a faint trace in the sleeves. A person would not be able to tell if he or she did not look closely.

Nobody would scrutinize the clothes from the embroidery shop in the sunshine, inch by inch.

Although she did not know the specific intention, there must be a follow-up. She looked down and chuckled. It appeared that those people would not give up until she died.

Ning Xueyan put down the clothes in her hands gracefully and picked up a cup of tea on the table. The bitter tea slipped down her throat slowly, and her smile became colder and colder. “Lanning, go and ask why Xia Yuhang is here?”

There must be a reason. At such a convenient time, it was such a coincidence. Some people wanted to kill her as soon as possible.

Qingrong Courtyard

Ning Yuling looked at the clothes on the table, which had been sent by the embroidery shop. Although she knew that the embroidery shop sent the clothes to Ning Xueyan first because they felt guilty about the change of cloth material, she still felt enraged. “When did that b*tch come before me?”

The servants in the mansion were so snobbish that they sent the clothes to Ning Xueyan before sending hers.

If she had known that she would be wronged now, she would have taken the b*tch’s life. At that time, no one would care about the life and death of the b*tch. Her father and grandmother would only punish her with a few words at most. If Madam Ming had not come quickly, this b*tch would not have lived.

Beyond her expectation, Ning Xueyan, the b*tch who she often made fun of, was no longer what she was. Today, she was placed below Ning Xueyan. How could Ning Yuling not hate her?

“Young Lady, look at this suit. It smells good with a light fragrance, and the cloth material is also good. You can wear it tomorrow. It seems that the people in the embroidery shop know that you are the daughter of the principal wife in the manor, so they deliberately perfumed it with incense.”

Seeing that she was gloomy, the maid knew that she was jealous because they sent clothes to the Fifth Young Lady before her. So, she immediately picked up a set of clothes and said this to Ning Yuling, with a smile.

“Is there anyone here from my uncle’s side?” Ning Yuling remained unmoved and asked with a gloomy face.

“No one is here. Perhaps the Assistant Minister has not received the letter yet.” The maid said this in a low voice and her fingers trembled gently. She lowered her head and explained softly.

Ning Yuling was in a bad mood right now. If she made her angry, she might be tortured to death. Others said that the Second Young Lady’s personality seemed to have changed after she came back. Only she knew that Ning Yuling had not changed at all. She was still as vicious and violent, and she did evil deeds openly.

She used to have the servants flogged to death in public. But now, she handled it secretly by using more vicious means. As soon as she returned to the Qingrong Courtyard, she broke a maid’s legs because the maid went against her. Then, she threw the maid into a private whorehouse to be defiled by the lowest ranking servants. In the end, the maid was tortured to death.

Thinking of this, the maid trembled a little. She bit her lips tightly and kept calm. She did not dare to show any fear on her face, in case it irritated Ning Yuling. Otherwise, she would not only die, but die without any good reason.

“Ask someone to remind my uncle. If he can’t come, get my cousin to come. Tell him that it’s urgent. If he doesn’t come, something serious will happen.” Ning Yuling gritted her teeth as she said this. In the past, as long as she sent a verbal message, her aunt would come right away, if her uncle was not free.

Now that she lost all power and influence, her words no longer counted. She had sent someone there in the morning, but no one had responded yet. She was no longer as favored as before. She attributed all this to Ning Xueyan, this little bi*ch, so she would never let her feel better.

Since someone wanted Ning Xueyan so badly, she would help her. Hadn’t Ning Xueyan always considered herself to be a legal daughter? Yesterday when she went to the banquet held by Commandery Princess Xianyun, she also heard someone secretly talking about the reason why Ning Ziyan was so shameless was because she was only the illegitimate daughter of a mistress.

A principal wife who was initially a mistress, was worse than a maid who served in the bed. How could she cultivate a good daughter? Minister Xia’s Manor was degrading themselves to unite with such a woman. Although the people spoke sarcastically in low voices, she could still hear those words. Some people said that the daughter that the mistress-origin principal wife gave birth to was either an illegitimate daughter or a daughter of a concubine. How could she consider her as a legal daughter?

Ning Yuling was furious and almost could not control herself.

It was Ning Xueyan, the bi*ch. If it were not for her, no one would compare her to Ning Xueyan. Someone said that she was the legal wife’s daughter and the heir of a hundred-year-old noble family. Someone said that Ning Yuling was just a fake, and she was a disappointment.

“Ning Xueyan, I’ll let her be as humble as mud! Since Ning Ziyan is willing to come up with such a plot, it’s great. How dare they compare her with me in the future?”

“Yes, I’ll ask someone to send a message. Second Young Lady, your cousin has always treated you well. I believe that he will come soon.” The maid answered carefully.

“Humph, he’s a lecher. I am the one who needs his help, otherwise…” Ning Yuling snorted. A trace of disgust flashed in her eyes. Ling Yi was a playboy. If she managed to found someone else, she would not have asked him for help. Thinking of his sly and greasy face, Ning Yuling felt sick.

But now, she had to ask him for help.

The maid did not dare to reply. She lowered her head and stood to one side, looking down at her toes.

“How are the preparations in the courtyard coming along?” She snorted and stopped thinking about it. This time, she would not lose. No matter how cunning Ning Xueyan was, she did not believe that she could escape this time. Whether Ning Xueyan died or was doomed eternally, the Lord Protector’s Manor would be her world in the future.

The maid answered in a low voice, “I’ve pressed them again and again. Hearing that it was your order, they did it immediately. Everything is ready.”

“Put all the clothes over there. Now that the clothes are here, I have to thank grandmother.” Knowing that everything was settled, Ning Yuling felt better and suppressed the hatred in her heart. No matter how outstanding Ning Xueyan was, a dead person or a low-ranking person could not be compared with her.

It was Madam Dowager who ordered the clothes, so she had to go there. Besides, she had to inform Madam Dowager about that matter. So, she made up her mind. She took out the hair ornaments on her head, and made her hair a little messy. She took two pieces of jewelry, which made her look a bit haggard. Then, she went to Madam Dowager’s Lucky Garden with a maid.

The clothes from the embroidery shop were sent to Ning Xueyan’s Bright Frost Garden, followed by the Qingrong Courtyard, and then the Foggy Courtyard. Ning Lingyun had someone send them to Concubine Xu. Ning Lingyun was in the Buddha Hall, so she could not wear new clothes. She was the daughter of a concubine, so people in the manor did not pay much attention to her.

They would not go all the way to the Buddha Hall just for her.

The distance was different. The clothes were sent to the furthest place first, so Ning Xueyan was naturally the first to leave. But because the people who left later were relatively nearer, the three of them entered the Lucky Garden at almost the same time.

In the room, Madam Dowager was leaning weakly, her face looking pale and gloomy. It was apparent that she was not in good health. These people were all sharp-eyed. Seeing the medicine on the stove outside, they knew that Madam Dowager was very angry now. It seemed that she was sick.

“Grandmother, you’re not feeling well, so you should take a rest. Don’t hurt your inner source. Otherwise, Father, Mother, and we will all feel uneasy,” Ning Qingshan said. She was still good at talking. She turned her eyes and came up to express her concern, with a smile. People who did not know the truth would think that she was Madam Dowager’s granddaughter, and she was closer to Madam Dowager than Ning Yuling and Ning Xueyan.

“I’m old. I’m useless. Nobody in the manor takes me seriously.” Madam Dowager said with a gloomy face. She looked at Ning Yuling with anger in her eyes. She was not angry at Ning Yuling, but she always remembered Madam Ling whenever she saw Ning Yuling.

This vicious woman would ruin the whole Lord Protector’s Manor. Whenever Madam Dowager thought about this, she would be angry. If she had known earlier, even if Madam Ling had given birth to a grandson for her, she would never let this woman have the chance to be a principal wife. Even the sex-serving maid, Madam Yu, was better than this vicious woman.

“Grandmother, it’s all mother’s fault that you are angry. You have to take care of yourself. Otherwise, how can Ling’er and father be assured?” Ning Yuling said with concern in her eyes. She bit her lips as she put the blame on Madam Ling without feeling any twinge of guilt.

In her mind, Madam Ling had disfigured her at that time. Then, everything that happened next would all be Madam Ling’s fault.

Madam Dowager was in a good mood after she heard Ning Yuling’s words. She felt that although Madam Ling had given birth to Ning Yuling, she was still her granddaughter. Ning Yuling was not the same kind of person as Madam Ling, a vicious woman. Madam Dowager said kindly, “Don’t worry too much about it. I know that you are different from your mother. After all, you are the legal daughter of the Lord Protector’s Manor. This can’t be changed in any case. In the future, you should keep away from your mother, who is such a disappointment.”

“Yes, Grandmother. I understand. Ling’er will listen to you in the future, but…” Ning Yuling seemed to be moved by Madam Dowager’s words, and tears glistened in her eyes. In order not to be seen, she deliberately turned her head away, shifted her body, and dabbed her eyes with the handkerchief.

When she saw that, a sneer appeared on Ning Xueyan’s face. She had expected that there would be a follow-up on this matter. Looking at Ning Yuling’s behavior today, she knew that there was something else she had not said. She began to speak and then hesitated, which stirred up the interests of the others. And Madam Dowager should be the one who was most eager to find out!

She came here on purpose because she wanted to see what Ning Yuling would do.