Chapter 293 - Sinister, Madam Dowager’s intention to kill Aroused (2/2)

“Who is playing tricks here…”

As soon as Ning Xueyan came in, Madam Dowager’s expression became icy. She looked at the older female servant standing aside and Ning Qingshan, who accompanied Madam Dowager, warmly, and Ning Zu’an, who stared at her with a scrutinizing look. With a smile, Ning Xueyan came forward and greeted them gracefully.

Seeing Ning Xueyan coming in, Ning Qingshan walked out from behind Madam Dowager and walked up to her. She deliberately lowered her voice and said with some concern, “Fifth Sister, why did you take your time in coming? Grandmother is angry and has been waiting for a long time.”

It seemed that she was deliberately reminding Ning Xueyan. However, in a quiet room, everyone could hear her.

Madam Dowager snorted on the spot and pounded the ground with her walking stick hard. She also felt that she had been waiting for a long time. Knowing that she was waiting for her here, Ning Xueyan still took her time, and did not take her seriously at all, Madam Dowager was angry.

“Grandmother, I sprained my ankle, so I was late. What happened? Did I offend you?” Ning Xueyan asked with a smile. She was neither humble nor pushy. She pulled her hand out from Ning Qingshan’s and stepped back to keep a distance from Ning Qingshan.

She did not want to appear to be on intimate terms with Ning Qingshan, in front of Madam Dowager.

Madam Dowager glanced at Ning Xueyan and said coldly, “You have a silver tongue. How can you provoke me? If you’re discontented with your lot, and you don’t restrain yourself from evil doings, the Lord Protector’s Manor will not tolerate you.”

“Grandmother, do you think I have done something wrong?” Ning Xueyan’s eyes fell on Ning Qingshan, who felt a little proud.

“Look at who she is!” Madam Dowager pointed at Mammy Xing standing aside, and shouted at Ning Xueyan. She had made up her mind that as long as Ning Xueyan’s face had an abnormal color, she would lock her up and never let her come out again.

If she was accused of being “unfilial,” even Ming Feiyong could not stand up for her. Then, she would be locked away in the back garden of the Lord Protector’s Manor, and her life would depend entirely on her. At most, she would be raised to the same level as Madam Ming, until she would not be able to survive. In that case, as her grandmother, she had done her best.

The position of co-consort was important. However, if she were not uniform and one-hearted with the Lord Protector’s Manor, Ning Xueyan would be a mortal malady. She had to be nipped in the bud. Indecision invariably lead to trouble. It was not unreasonable for Madam Dowager to want to continue enjoying the glory and wealth from the previous court to the present.

At this time, she already wanted to kill Ning Xueyan…

Ning Xueyan calmly looked at the older female servant standing aside, and then at Madam Dowager’s angry face. She blinked and did not say anything for a while. She did not understand the situation. However, Xinmei, who was standing beside her, suddenly pointed at the older female servant and said in a hoarse voice, “Young Lady, this is the person whom the Mammy left for me to see. I thought she had something to do, so I followed her. It was the older female servant who opened the door at that time.”

Did Mammy Luo secretly meet with Mammy Xing just now? Her words made Madam Dowager’s face turn green and pale again. She became gloomier, feeling full of anger.

“I… I didn’t see Mammy Luo. I didn’t see her.” Seeing everyone’s eyes falling on her, Mammy Xing became anxious. She did not expect Mammy Luo to be so careless. She waved her hands to show her innocence.

Ning Qingshan’s smiling face froze. Mammy Luo had come back and said that everything had been done. She thought that she had casually found an older female servant to watch the door. Unexpectedly, she was Ning Xueyan’s personal maid. She had a bad feeling in her heart.

“Just now, Mammy Luo came to our Bright Frost Garden and saw that our young lady’s foot was injured, so she insisted on helping our lady to get the medicine. I followed her out. As soon as we arrived at the store, Mammy Luo ran away.” Xinmei answered.

“Mammy Luo, did she go out? How come I was not aware?” Ning Qingshan pretended to know nothing and turned blankly to Caifen, who was standing behind her.

“I don’t know, either. But when I came here just now, I saw Mammy Luo instructing the older female servants in the courtyard not to be lazy. She must have been here all the time!” Caifen, who was following behind her, immediately spoke up for Mammy Luo.

“Grandmother, whenever I send people out, I will report to you. You should know it, right?” Ning Xueyan turned to Madam Dowager and said softly.

What? Madam Dowager knew that Mammy Luo went out with Xinmei? Ning Qingshan almost spat out a mouthful of blood. She thought Mammy Luo was a prudent person. She could have found someone from Bright Frost Garden and sneaked out from the back door. Why did she have to disturb Madam Dowager?