Chapter 68 - Yousre Right. We Must Find out Who Did This! (2/2)

”One day, Madam Ling, you will pay for your vicious deeds.

”Hopefully, you can slowly endure the process until you reach the end. I hope you can have enough strength to withstand the blows that will come one after another...”

”Well, well. That will be all for now. Yan'er, since that matter has nothing to do with Mother Han, it has to be re-examined by your Mother. Perhaps, Concubine Ma was wronged too,” Madam Dowager stood up and said.

”Grandmother, what did Concubine Ma say? Did she insist that Mother Han was the person who drugged me?” Ning Xueyan frowned and asked. Although Mother Han had gotten out of the trouble by taking this opportunity, she was not willing to let Concubine Ma go because what had happened with Concubine Ma was really a great coincidence.

There was no story without coincidences. Ning Xueyan was more likely to believe that Madam Ling must have planned it for quite a long time!

”The manor always has physicians to treat concubines in each house. Why didn't they find out that Concubine Ma was pregnant before? But immediately after something happened to her, they told others that she was pregnant. All this must have been specially designed by some people.

”According to the timeline, this trap could only be used after I was poisoned to death. That should be in half a year. So they might not able to use the trap, which is supposed to be used six months later.

”No matter how Madam Ling is exceptionally adept in trickery, she couldn't know that I would suddenly challenge her in Cold Mountain Temple!

”Madam Dowager came back in a hurry, so Madam Ling must have used the trap she had designed before, but it was just not in the time that she had planned...

”Now that the situation is reversed, I should first see how Madam Ling and Concubine Ma will explain it.”

”Concubine Ma has always been living deep in the Lord Protector's Manor. Maybe she made a mistake in thinking that person was Mother Han's son. I will send people to find out if this thing really happened,” Madam Ling said with a chagrined look.

It seemed that she was regretting it, but in fact, she helped to exculpate Concubine Ma from the trouble. She made it clear that Concubine Ma did not know the truth. Thus, they could just insist that they got the wrong person.

”Do you mean Concubine Ma got the wrong person, so she gave the medicine to Yan'er?” Madam Dowager asked quickly because this result was the best one. If all this was done merely by a concubine, it would not injure Lord Protector's Manor's dignity too much.

”The concubine in Lord Protector's Manor was really bold. When she wanted to hurt the daughters in Lord Protector's Manor, she could do it without knowing all the facts. Is it because the rules in Lord Protector's Manor are quite different from the others?” Consort Dowager always piped in when Madam Dowager was satisfied. Besides, now she really wanted to give support to Ning Xueyan.

Her words were extremely sharp. Merely a concubine dared to do such a vicious thing, but they could do nothing to her now.

”You're right. We must find out who did this!” Madam Dowager's eyes glittered and she finally had to say something.

While they were talking, a maid wearing the clothing of Commandery Prince Li's Manor suddenly came in. She walked up to Consort Dowager of Commandery Prince Li and whispered a few words in her ear. Then the face of Consort Dowager abruptly changed.

She immediately turned her head. Her eyes glaring, she shouted at Madam Dowager, ”Where is the Second Young Lady in your manor?”

Madam Dowager went blank for a second because she did not understand what Consort Dowager meant. Frowning, she asked Madam Ling, ”The Second Young Lady, where is she now?”

”Ling... Ling'er is now in Buddha Hall. After returning from Cold Mountain Temple, she knelt alone in Buddha Hall.” Madam Ling drew back her neck, defending subconsciously.

In the face of Madam Dowager, how dare she say that she actually acted to the contrary and let Ning Yuling return to her own courtyard long ago!

”Buddha Hall. Well, what a great Buddha Hall! Madam Ling, please take me to Buddha Hall to see if your Second Young Lady is really there!” Consort Dowager stood up, full of hatred. With angry flames burning in her eyes, she stared at Madam Ling, which really bewildered Madam Ling.

But how could she agree when she heard that Consort Dowager wanted to go to Buddha Hall? Because at this time, there was not even a shadow of Ning Yuling in Buddha Hall.

”Consort Dowager, B-Buddha Hall is the place where Mother prays to Buddha. You... That's probably not a very appropriate for you to go, right?” Madam Ling looked embarrassed and put the blame on Madam Dowager.

Buddha Hall was indeed the place of Madam Dowager. Usually, Madam Dowager liked praying to Buddha and copying Buddhist scriptures there, etc. She valued Buddha Hall so much that she usually did not like others to go in.

Upon hearing Madam Ling say that, Madam Dowager also felt somewhat unpleased.

”Grandmother, Consort Dowager has something to do there. Let's go find out the truth!” Ning Xueyan said gently in the ear of Madam Dowager. She lowered her voice further and added, ”Grandmother, where is the Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li?”

This question reminded Madam Dowager so that she could not sit still. ”The reputation of Ning Yuling has become so bad now. I was thinking about marrying her off to a petty official or someone without real power who only had the title of nobility after three or five years when this thing faded. As long as Ning Zu'an is there, he can at least give her peace in her lifetime.

”Nothing more can go wrong at this time!

”The reputation of the Princely Heir of Commandery Prince Li being a playboy is well-known. If she gets involved with such a person, then I really have no way to help her.”

”Let's go and check it out together!” Madam Dowager was unable to wait at this time. She stood up instantly and was about to go outside.

”Mother!” Madam Ling's head was covered with sweat because of anxiety. She stretched out her hand to stop Madam Dowager. She forced a smile and said, ”Mother, please wait for a moment. Ling'er has been kneeling for so long that Buddha Hall is already a mess. Let me send someone to clean it up and then Mother and Consort Dowager can go there to check.”

At this time, she only wanted to delay them and try to send a message to inform Ning Yuling.

”Are you trying to send a message to her?” One sentence from Consort Dowager froze Madam Ling's smile successfully.

”There is no need. I'm going there now.” Madam Dowager immediately pushed Madam Ling away. Then she brought her people and walked toward Buddha Hall with Consort Dowager.