The Devious First-Daughter

Chapter 472 The Person in the Inner Chamber of Ning Zu’an’s Study

When he looked at Ning Xueyan’s thin figure and pale face and the gentle expression with magnanimity, he had a little complicated expression, but it then vanished.

“The Cold Mountain Temple’s dispute was caused because of an outsider, after all. Since we are family members, testing family connections with blood drops would not have a problem. Anyway, we have the same bone and flesh. If we have any disputes, others will simply see us as a laughingstock.” Ning Zu’an relaxed his expression and said as dim light glittered in his eyes.

Hearing these words, Ning Xueyan only thought it was funny. When Ning Ziyan and Ning Yuling framed her, no one uttered a word to defend her. Now when the two people got their retribution, Ning Zu’an talked about the love of sisters and the bone-and-flesh affection with her. Did it mean that she needed to visit the Xia Manor to show her sisterly love to prove that she truly cared about the love of sisters?

“I’ll bear this in mind, father,” Ning Xueyan gave a small smile and said with a seemingly generous attitude, but then she changed her tone. “Where is that middle-aged woman? According to my cousin, after I fainted that day, the middle-aged woman was brought back to our mansion by my grandma. Who on earth wanted to smear my mother’s reputation and make the Ming Manor and the Lord Protector’s Manor become enemies?”

“Make the Ming Manor and the Lord Protector’s Manor become enemies?” Ning Zu’an’s expression became stiff and unnatural. Of course, Madam Dowager spoke of the middle-aged woman’s affair with Ning Zu’an later. “I thought that the scene was so chaotic at that time that no one would notice the middle-aged woman, but I never expected that Ming Yuanhua had been keeping an eye on her and also saw that this person was taken to the Marquis’s Manor.”

The words he would have wanted to say were temporarily stopped at his throat and could not be spoken. He looked somewhat annoyed and coughed twice uncomfortably. When he wanted to puff it off with words, but he heard Ning Xueyan gently continue her talk, “In the beginning, my uncle said that he wanted to come here straight to talk about it with you, father. He wanted to send the middle-aged woman who had framed me straight to the officials’ office, but I persuaded my uncle by saying that you and my grandma loved me most and would also take the reputation of the Marquis’s Manor into account, so you would downplay this matter, but would never let the one who framed me off. Thank you for helping me do this, father.”

After finishing speaking, Ning Xueyan rose again and knelt down to Ning Zu’an solemnly, looking like she thanked him deeply.

Ning Zu’an’s face turned blue and then white and repeated these expressions, but he finally waved his hand to Ning Xueyan and said in low spirits, “Get up. You’ve just come back and should have a good rest, and don’t get yourself tired. You will get married soon, and you have to build up your health by rest.”

“Okay, I’m going back now. Thank you for worrying about me, father.” The less Ning Zu’an was in the mood, the more softly and gently Ning Xueyan smiled. From time to time, her words revealed some gratitude as if she truly thanked Ning Zu’an for venting her anger. As for the matter of the middle-aged woman, she mentioned it more briefly.

Although she just mentioned it briefly, her meaning was directly expressed. Not only did she know the whole story, but the Ming Manor also knew it clearly. Why did the manor’s people not come to the Lord Protector’s Manor to make trouble? Of course, they took Ning Xueyan into consideration; on the other hand, they showed their satisfaction with the fact that Lord Protector’s Manor had driven away Ning Ziyan and Ning Yuling.

Ning Zu’an could not continue to tell her his words at all. Initially, he prepared a bellyful of words, but when he heard the repetitive words of gratitude such as “Thank you for caring about me, father” and “You love me most, father”, he could not say anything anymore.

Sullenly watching Ning Xueyan courteously bid goodbye to him, he could not find a single flaw from her. She behaved naturally, more showing that she was gentle, calm, and polite.