The Devious First-Daughter

“We don’t have to do anything, but wait and see what she will do next.” Ning Xueyan smiled quietly. She picked up the teacup by her hand and took a sip of the tea. With the bitterness of the tea seeping into her heart bit by bit, a sneer appeared on her lips. Although she had no idea what Ning Qingshan would do to get her involved in this matter, Ning Xueyan knew that it was an important part of Ning Qingshan’s scheme to trick her maid out of the manor.

It was a pity that Ning Qingshan had not noticed that her bead flower had lost. It was said that the bead flower was the only one in the manor and Ning Zu’an had seen it.

“Lanning, tell that servant that the marquis will definitely investigate what happened in the study today. For his own good, he must tell the others that he found the maid stealing from the study. If he dares to go back on his word, the marquis won’t spare him.”

“Got it, Miss!” Lanning nodded and walked out immediately.

Ning Xueyan wanted to warn the servant to keep his words. Otherwise, Ning Zu’an would be the first one to punish him.

It did not take Xinmei long to come back. She said that after bringing her to the doctor’s place, Mammy Luo had made an excuse to leave early. Therefore, Xinmei had not taken the ointment from the doctor, but followed behind Mammy Luo. She had seen that Mammy Luo walked into a courtyard after hanging about outside for a while and making sure that nobody was following her.

Xinmei asked a passer-by and knew that it was the human trafficker, Mammy Xing’s courtyard. She then went back to the doctor and took the ointment.

“The human trafficker, Mammy Xing?’ Ning Xueyan murmured, wondering what this had to do with Ning Qingshan.

“Miss, I know Mammy Xing,” Lanning walked over and said. “Many servants of our manor were bought from her in the past two years.”

“Does this mean that she knows Madam Dowager?” Ning Xueyan smiled slightly with her frown unfurled.

“Yes. Last time, she sent a group of servants to our manor. Miss, do you remember that Madam Dowager asked you to replace a group of servants of our courtyard?” Lanning reminded. Ning Xueyan had contrived to make Ning Zu’an discover that there was something abnormal behind Madam Ming’s death. Later, Madam Dowager had found out that Madam Ling sent somebody spying on her. Being irritated by this, Ning Zu’an and Madam Dowager had ordered to replace most servants of Bright Frost Garden.

But what did this have to do with Ning Qingshan?

Ning Xueyan felt confused as to why Ning Qingshan thought that she could shift the blame to her by getting her involved in, because she did not think that she had anything to do with this matter. “Can she somehow connect me with the maid of her courtyard?”

She suddenly thought of something, “Human trafficker, the maid, and I?”

“Lanning, did Madam Dowager send all the servants they bought last time to Bright Frost Garden?” Ning Xueyan put down the book in her hand slowly with a faint coldness between her eyebrows.

“Miss, I don’t know about this. Why don’t you ask Mother Han? She chose all the servants.” It was Mother Han who had been in charge of Bright Frost Garden’s affairs at that moment. Therefore, most servants had been chosen by her and Ning Xueyan had not done much about it.

Lanning walked out to find Mother Han. After a while, Mother Han stepped in. Hearing what Ning Xueyan asked, she recalled for a moment and then answered with certainty, “Miss, although Third Young Lady hadn’t returned to our manor by then, Madam Dowager chose several smart maids and sent them to Foggy Courtyard before asking us to choose.”