Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18 – Disciplining a loathsome relative

After the death of Marquis Jingyuan and his wife, not only did their relatives not remember the general’s benevolence, they even threw stones at someone who was already down. They found all kinds of reason to come to the mansion and took off with everything that was valuable until nothing was left.

The previous Ning Xuemo was only a little child. She was bullied by them and no one attempted to help her out of her predicament. Towards these people, she was always fearful and, at the same time, she hated them. Unfortunately, she had no method to protect herself from their evil conduct.

When it came to fighting over valuable things, among these relatives, the Second Madam was the most overbearing.

There was one time when Ning Xuemo was able to obstruct her a bit, she was then rewarded with several angry slaps that made her face swollen for a few days.

In less than a year, Marquis Jingyuan’s house became extremely destitute, even the flowers in the garden were nearly all plucked by them. Since then, the Second Madam didn’t come as often.

It has already been half a year since someone last visited and she didn’t expected that this time the Second Madam would be the one coming.

When Ning Xuemo met with misfortune and was confined in the iron cage, not even one hair of these relatives could be seen. Each and every one of them hated that they were unable to go to the end of the world to hide.

They probably heard that, right now, she had obtain a 1000 taels of gold and, like flies that had smell the fumes of dung, they arrogantly came flying at her.

It was clear they planned to get their hand the gold.

Ning Xuemo flatly revealed her aim and made the Second Madam unable to keep her face. Her face sank and she said, “Xuemo, tell me what happen to you yesterday? Aunt heard that you suffered a grievance. I hurriedly came to look for you. How can you considered my good intentions as ill-intent?”

Ning Xuemo sneered. “Second Madam, every time you visited me with ‘good intentions’, it’s always for something. You are welcome to go. Last time, you even tried to carry away an armchair, even though your stature was so skinny, you still somehow managed to no get crushed under it…”

The Second Madam’s slim face turned red from the sharp sarcasm in her voice and her eyebrows rose. “Girl, is this how you speak to your elder?! You are so undisciplined and out of control! As expected from someone whom parents died early, no education at all! This old lady is going to replace your parents and give you some discipline! I’ll let you understand some propriety!” Her figure rapidly pounced at Ning Xuemo.