Chapter 12 (1/2)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 — Want to hurt hed lightly and slowly descended the steps Her shting up the overcast courtyard

“No ti bell, but it sent shi+vers up Lifeng Nian Jiade’s spine Yu Linglong arrived at her side and glanced at her coldly

“What if I said you have to wait on ’s eyes fell on her face, Lifeng Nian Jiade suddenly felt a sharp pain shoot up fro This Fourth Miss wasn’t easy to shake off! Lifeng Nian Jiade was shi+vering in fear, but she forced herself to cal, “This servant… this servant is afraid it’s not a good ti sneered and said coolly, “It’s alright, come in” Once her back was turned, the littleNian Jiade immediately fell down on her knees A faint sob could be detected in her childish voice as she whimpered, “Fourth Miss, this servant… this servant doesn’t dare enter, please let this servant go—”

Before she could finish, Lifeng Nian Jiade delivered a harsh kick to her side and chastised, “Despicable wench! How disgraceful of you!” Then, she turned to Yu Linglong and fawned, “Fourth Miss, please pardon this wench’s offense She was recruited not long ago She is ignorant, so upon seeing Fourth Miss, she was frightened”

The corners of Yu Linglong’s lips arched up coldly

Frightened? Was she so monster? The little maidservant had yet to taste her fists, so what could she be frightened about? Or perhaps, the little htened by not by her, but by

as going to happen soon?

No longer wanting to bother with the tossed out tords, “Co Nian Jiade lifted the little h scolding the littleto hear

“You hu that simple? Get out! Just you wait, I’ll teach you a lesson when I return!”

Yu Linglong paid no heed to Lifeng Nian Jiade’s words and continued into the roo Nian Jiade was afraid the little maidservant would leak a certain secret, so she’d chased her away

One by one, Xuan Cao laid the dishes out on the table; the dishes consisted of eight treasures duck, ginger-sauce fish fillets, sweet and sour lotus root, rice-flour pudding, and a large pot of steaus dessert soup with shredded chicken An alluring aro at the table was enough to sti didn’t spare a single glance at the dishes Her piercing gaze was fixed on Lifeng Nian Jiade, as standing to the side

Could it be that the Fourth Miss had noticed soht anxiously It can’t be! Only Mother Cui knew about the scheme The little maidservant from earlier had only been terrified of this place because she’d heard ru over the dishes alone would attract the suspicion of the Fourth Miss, Lifeng Nian Jiade wouldn’t have brought that cowardly little ed back by Yu Linglong’s remark, “What, you’ve never waited upon aNian Jiade co in her

her heart She took two steps forward and picked up some chopsticks, “What would Fourth Miss like to eat?”

Noticing Lifeng Nian Jiade’s slightly tre s fro with this sort of weak ’s lack of response caused Lifeng Nian Jiade to feel uncertain After forcing herself to think about how she was beaten by Yu Linglong that s, she callously picked up a duck leg and placed it in front of Yu Linglong

“Fourth Miss, this eight treasure duck was o, baive it a try, Fourth Miss” However, Yu Linglong’s chopsticks re, but it was a chill-inducing sood? Why don’t you sa Nian Jiade’s heart suddenly skipped a beat Her, sample the dish?! Her face instantly paled, which naturally didn’t escape Yu Linglong’s eye The faint s’s face disappeared, and her voice took on a harsh tone, “You dare disobey?”