The Devious First-Daughter

Ning Xueyan went to the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard with Qingyu. Before she arrived at the gate of the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard, she saw the maid, who had blocked her way previously, running away quickly. Ning Xueyan recognized this maid because she was Ning Ziyan’s second-class maid. She had seen her before when she went to Ning Ziyan’s courtyard. Later, she heard that the maid had gone to the Xia Manor with Ning Ziyan.

Madam Ling wanted to see Ning Xueyan, but she asked Ning Ziyan’s maid to come over and stopped Ning Xueyan in a rude manner. However, she was not like the Fifth Young Lady from before.

Standing by the lotus pond in the corridor of the courtyard, Ning Ziyan raised her head and stood there, with two maids. She was dressed in an outfit with a bright red phoenix pattern. She looked at Ning Xueyan with an unfriendly face.

“Is this Fifth Sister? It’s so hard to invite you here. Mother is ill, but you were still wandering about with the Third Prince. You are really a perfect couple. I don’t know what Prince Yi will think if he sees that. Will he think all the Young Ladies in the Lord Protector’s Manor are the same as you?”

Seeing the beautiful, elegant, and refined Ning Xueyan coming over with a calm face, Ning Ziyan showed a trace of malice on her face. She stared at Ning Xueyan and scolded her in a strange voice.

Her words were harsh. She accused Ning Xueyan of not serving her mother well, but also of talking to other men when her mother was sick. The most important thing was that this man was not the one she was going to marry. Facing such a bad attitude and such aggressive words, Qingyu was so angry that she almost rushed forward. Ning Xueyan looked back and stopped her.

Ning Xueyan stood still and looked Ning Ziyan from head to toe. Although she was dressed in gorgeous clothes, her eyes were haggard. Even if she used thick powder, it could not cover the dullness of Ning Ziyan’s face. It had only been half a year, but Ning Ziyan, who used to be called Beautiful Lady, had become like this. How interesting!

The gentle and beautiful girl who used to call “Brother Yuhang”, now only made people notice her fierce and harsh demeanor. However, her attitude had become more and more offensive. Because of Ning Yuling’s matter, Ning Ziyan went about looking for her. She thought that she was being righteous and reasonable.

She looked for her in a fury, because she failed in her attempt to frame others. Such a person was selfish and vicious, but she seemed to take it for granted.

“Do you think it’s a blessing that there are a few more Young Ladies like you and Second Sister in our manor?” Ning Xueyan said calmly. Her eyes looked calm and cold. Ning Ziyan had killed her, and she had not done anything bad to her, but she still wanted to hurt her.

She eventually brought harm to herself, so she vented all the anger on her. Ning Xueyan did not know if Ning Ziyan became more stupid after she got married, or Ning Ziyan thought Ning Xueyan was used to being bullied by them. Now Ning Yuling could not be arrogant, instead it was Ning Ziyan.

Ning Ziyan had pretended to be softhearted in front of her. But now, she looked like a shrew who was making a punitive attempt against her. It seemed that Ning Ziyan was having a hard time in Xia Manor recently. Ning Yuling was not good at being a concubine. Even if Ning Ziyan was her own sister, so what?

One was arrogant, while the other was selfish. Both were equally vicious and sinister. Ning Ziyan was not necessarily a match for Ning Yuling when they fought against each other. So now, Ning Ziyan vented her anger on Ning Xueyan. Unfortunately, she was no longer a pushover now.

“You… you b*tch, how dare you say that…” Hearing Ning Xueyan’s calm and mocking words, Ning Ziyan turned pale. She pointed at Ning Xueyan and cursed.

But before she could finish scolding her, Ning Xueyan slapped her twice. Feeling a sharp pain on her face, Ning Ziyan subconsciously covered her face with her hands.

“Eldest Sister, shall I tell you how stupid you are? You tried to frame me. As long as you stay in Xia Manor, I can’t do anything to you. Unfortunately, you came over here to get beaten up. If I don’t hit you, Heaven will not tolerate it.”

Ning Xueyan withdrew her hand as if nothing had happened. She looked straight at Ning Ziyan and said coldly.

“You… you b*tch, how dare you…” Ning Ziyan was furious. She covered her face with her hands and shouted at the two old female servants standing on both sides, “Beat her! Beat her to death! Beat her hard!”

These two older female servants were from Madam Ling’s manor. In the past, even if Ning Ziyan had not said anything, they would have rushed directly to beat up Ning Xueyan. They did not care that Ning Xueyan was a master and the Fifth Young Lady of the Lord Protector’s Manor. But now, so many things had happened and even Madam Ling had fallen into disfavor. Besides, the Fifth Young Lady’s status was rising, so the two older female servants did not dare to touch her.

The two of them looked at each other and hesitated.

“Hurry up, go over there. Beat this little bitch to death. If you don’t take any action, I’ll ask my mother to kill you directly.” Seeing that the two older female servants were hesitant and did not dare to take action, Ning Ziyan became angrier. She stared at the two older female servants and said this with hatred.

After all, Madam Ling was the Marchioness of the Lord Protector’s Manor. It would not be a big problem for her to kill these two servants. The two older female servants looked at each other again and could only rush over.

“How dare you! Our Young Lady is about to become Prince Yi’s co-consort. Aren’t you afraid that Prince Yi will kill your whole family?” Seeing that things were not going well, Qingyu rushed forward to defend Ning Xueyan, and shouted at the two older female servants.

Hearing this, the two older female servants did not dare to do anything. They could not offend both the First Madam and Prince Yi. So, they threw away the sticks in their hands and directly knelt on the ground.

“You… you…” Ning Ziyan was so angry that her face turned red. She did not expect that in her mother’s courtyard, she could not even order the two older female servants to beat up Ning Xueyan.

Seeing that the two older female servants did not move, she rushed over to Ning Xueyan, regardless of the situation. She wanted to knock Ning Xueyan into the water. As Ning Xueyan moved to the side, Ning Ziyan rushed forward too quickly and staggered across the corridor. Under her feet was the lotus pond. She could not help screaming in fear.

Ning Ziyan’s two maids rushed over and tried to pull her out.

Ning Xueyan took a step forward, turned around, and placed her hand on Ning Ziyan’s shoulder. She pushed her slightly, with a trace of coldness in her eyes.

Ning Ziyan could not stand steadily on her feet. With Ning Xueyan pushing her shoulder, she lost her balance and fell into the pool with a “plop”.

The pond in Auspicious Clouds Courtyard was not massive or deep, so Ning Ziyan could at least get up, after she fell into the pond. However, when she got up, her head and face were covered with muddy water. There was also some mud on Ning Ziyan’s face, which smeared her delicate makeup and made her feel very embarrassed.

Both Ning Ziyan’s former maid and the two older female servants in the corridor were stunned. They looked at Ning Ziyan, who had fallen into the lotus pond, and then at Ning Xueyan, who had a fierce look on her face. They did not know what to do next. Will the situation change?

“Ning Ziyan, what can I do even if I pushed you into the lotus pond today? Will Madam Dowager do anything to me for you? Or can your mother, who is lying on the bed, do anything to me? Or can you and Ning Yuling humiliate me like before?” Ning Xueyan stepped forward and stood along the corridor, looking coldly at Ning Ziyan, who was struggling. A hint of coldness and sarcasm flashed through her black jade-like eyes.

When she heard Ning Xueyan’s words, Ning Ziyan’s imposing manner was gone. Although the weather was getting warmer in spring, it was not really warm yet. After being drenched in cold water, Ning Ziyan seemed to awaken at this time. Her face was blue and white. She looked at Ning Xueyan and could not say a word.

Recently, her life in the manor had become more and more miserable. When Ning Yuling became Xia Yuhang’s concubine, the first few days had been quite peaceful. But recently, Ning Yuling had made a lot of noise, so Ning Ziyan almost had no time to relax. Like Madam Ling, Ning Ziyan also believed that this matter had something to do with Ning Xueyan. Today, Xia Yuhang happened to come to Lord Protector’s Manor, so she came with him.

She asked people to call Ning Xueyan as soon as they arrived, so that she could humiliate Ning Xueyan and vent her anger.

Now she sobered up. Ning Xueyan was Prince Yi’s Manor’s co-consort. Although she had not married Prince Yi yet, nobody dared to offend her, because Prince Yi’s Manor thought highly of her. Moreover, Prince Yi would marry the consort and the co-consort at the same time. Nobody dared to offend her, because of the fierce prince.

Therefore, the fact Ning Xueyan pushed her into the lotus pond today, even if Ning Xueyan went too far, the people in the manor would not say anything about it. With the support of Prince Yi’s Manor, Ning Xueyan was no longer the loser she used to be, who had been bullied almost to death by Ning Yuling!

Thinking of this, she became paler. She was soaked in cold water, but nobody came to pull her out, so she trembled all over. It seemed that the situation was not good.

“Ning Ziyan, the Third Prince has already gone to the Cloud Reflection Courtyard. I heard that Sister Ziying’s status is very noble and even the royal family will intervene in the case. Do you really think that Madam can cover up this matter? If I were you, I would not dare to come here to make trouble these days. I heard that the Cloud Reflection Courtyard is haunted. Do you really think that no one knows that you took her husband?”

Ning Xueyan did not intend to let Ning Ziyan go. She said this coldly. There was no trace of mockery at the corners of her mouth. Her eyes were like a flame burning on black ice, filled with a kind of suffocating coldness.

“The matter of Cloud Reflection Courtyard, Ning Ziying, the ghost haunting, grabbing Ning Ziying’s husband, and the intervention of the royal family…” Thinking of what Xia Yuhang had said, Ning Ziying felt terrible. She trembled all over and felt cold and scared. Her body sank and dropped deeper into the water. She inhaled the water, and then coughed hard with her hands covering her chest. There were a few mud splatters on her face, which gave off a rotten smell.

Looking at the embarrassed Ning Ziyan in front of her, Ning Xueyan sneered and walked into the courtyard with Qingyu. Madam Ling had already known about this big happening in the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard. According to her temperament, Madam Ling would surely not put up with this. But it seemed that nothing had happened to her, and she did not even send an older female servant to check.

This situation was really weird. If she remembered correctly, it was said that last night, her “good father” had been invited over to help Madam Ling suppress evil spirits.