The Devious First-Daughter Chapter 368 - Who’s Playing, Caifen Was Beaten

Chapter 368 Who’s Playing, Caifen Was Beaten

“If there’s a problem, you can just say it.” Madam Dowager felt that Ning Yuling was pleasing to the eyes now, so she asked.

” Eldest Brother-in-law came to see Eldest Brother just now. He said that Eldest Sister fell into the water, got injured and became ill.” Ning Yuling frowned slightly and looked anxious. “Last time when something like that happened in our Manor, my mother said that Eldest Sister was seriously injured and could not be hurt again. But this time, I don’t know if it’s serious…”

Her words were not obvious, and she deliberately avoided stating something. However, everyone present knew that it was about Ning Ziyan’s abortion. Madam Dowager’s eyebrows were furrowed. If a woman suffered bodily injuries, it would affect her reproduction system.

For Madam Dowager, Ning Ziyan’s reproduction status was also related to the friendly relations.h.i.+p between the Lord Protector’s Manor and the Minister Xia’s Manor. If Ning Ziyan really had any internal injuries, she would not be able to have a child in her life. It was quite serious.

“As her younger sisters, you’d better go and see Eldest Girl tomorrow. Your mother is in such a state now, so she can’t go there. I’ll ask Mother Qin to go with you.” After thinking for a while, Madam Dowager had a plan. She would never let Madam Ling go there, so she asked Ning Yuling and the others to go instead. The reason why she asked Mother Qin to go along was because some things could not be said by the Young Ladies.

Mother Qin could say the most appropriate remarks. On the one hand, she was old, so she could say those words. On the other hand, Mother Qin was Madam Dowager’s henchman. If there was something wrong, Madam Dowager would know about it in advance. Therefore, she would be mentally prepared and would know how to handle it.

“Young Lady, what’s wrong with you? Are you feeling sick again? Why don’t we go back to our courtyard and have a rest?” After she finished speaking, the maid standing beside Ning Qingshan, Caifen, shouted anxiously.

Everyone looked up and saw Ning Qingshan clutching her hands and biting her lips, her face pale as if she was suppressing her pain. She looked ghastly.

“Third Young Lady, what’s wrong with you?” Madam Dowager asked in a low voice.

“Grandmother, I’m fine. I am just in a little pain, and I’ll be fine in a while.” Ning Qingshan answered with difficulty. She opened her mouth, took a deep breath and forced a smile, but everyone could see that she was struggling.

Ning Xueyan smiled casually. The sweet smile on Ning Yuling’s face was a little stiff as if she could not keep the smile there. What a coincidence! Just when Madam Dowager decided to let them go to the Xia Manor, Ning Qingshan was sick. She was reluctant to go there!

“Madam Dowager, although the Young Lady’s injured hand is getting better these days, it still hurts a lot sometimes. I don’t know if it’s because her muscles and bones were injured.” Caifen knelt and reported this to Madam Dowager, with sorrow in her eyes, ignoring Ning Qingshan who had been pulling and winking at her.

If one’s sinews or bones were injured, it would take about 100 days to recuperate. Even if there was no sign of trauma, no one could tell at a glance, about the injuries to the bones.

Madam Dowager glanced at Ning Qingshan’s hand impatiently and said, “Third Girl, you stay at home tomorrow and let the injuries on your hand heal first. Let Second Girl and Fifth Girl go there. If such a thing happens again, you should see a doctor. The injuries on the hand can either be big or small. If your hand is disabled, it’ will be a problem”

This matter was not trivial. The Third Prince intended to marry Ning Qingshan as his co-consort and he had a deep affection for her. Because of the Third Young Lady, he did not want his cousin, who was his childhood sweetheart. But if she was disabled, Ning Qingshan would not be able to marry into the Third Prince’s Mansion.

First of all, the emperor would not let that happen. He would not allow his son to marry a girl who had a hand injury, instead of the many well-behaved, n.o.ble young ladies. The royal family could not afford to lose face. So, the Third Young Lady had to take care of her hand.

Madam Dowager remembered that she had neglected Ning Qingshan for some time, so she had decided to ask someone to check on Ning Qingshan later. She could not let anything bad happen to her, so as not to disable her hand.

Hearing that Madam Dowager asked Ning Xueyan to go with her, Ning Yuling was slightly relieved and her smile became more lively. She did not care if Ning Qingshan could go with her or not. The reason why she was nervous was that she was afraid that Ning Xueyan would discover something, so she would also find an excuse not to go.

She had to deal with Ning Xueyan first. It was better not to bite off more than she could chew. Now she had made up her mind to destroy Ning Xueyan.

“Yes, Grandmother, but…” Ning Xueyan seemed to have something difficult to deal with, so she paused.

Ning Yuling was worried again. Seeing that Madam Dowager seemed to turn to look at Ning Xueyan, she hurriedly said, “Fifth Sister, don’t you want to go? How can you do this? Eldest Sister used to treat you well, so how can you do that? Both of you are unable to go.”

Now, she only wanted to stop Ning Xueyan from finding an excuse to refuse. She did not care about whether Ning Qingshan was still there or not. She seemed to be insinuating that Ning Qingshan made such a scene because she did not want to go there.

Her words successfully made Ning Qingshan, who looked so fragile and seemed to be in so much pain that she could not even speak, look gloomy. But then, she immediately looked aggrieved. “Second Sister, I… I’m not finding excuses not to visit Eldest Sister. I’ll go tomorrow.”

“Third Sister, I’m sorry. I’m not saying that you’re making an excuse. Eldest Sister has been good to all of us. Now that something has happened to her, we sisters have to go and see her. We can’t destroy our sisterhood. However, both of you are not able to go.” Although Ning Yuling knew that she had made an indiscreet remark, she could not back off now. Anyway, she could not make Ning Xueyan suspicious and find an excuse to retreat.

“Well, stop talking. Take this maid away and flog her ten times. How could she fail to serve her master well?” Madam Dowager thumped the ground with her walking stick, and glanced from Ning Yuling’s face to Ning Qingshan’s face, with a sense of anger in her eyes. She had believed that Ning Qingshan was not feeling well before, but now when she heard what Ning Yuling said, she became suspicious.

Although she did not care about the Third Girl, was this kind of thing insignificant? Why hadn’t she heard the people from the Foggy Courtyard talking about it? But as the Second Girl said, she deliberately did not want to go and made such a scene. When she thought that Ning Qingshan was adopted, but she did not want to see her Eldest Sister, who was seriously ill, and made such a scene, without considering their sisterhood at all, Madam Dowager doubted if she was grateful.

Although the gloom on Ning Qingshan’s face disappeared in a flash, Madam Dowager still saw it clearly. She could not criticize Ning Qingshan directly, so she vented her anger on Ning Qingshan’s maid.

“Grandmother, please forgive Caifen. It’s not because she did not serve me well but I’m in poor health, so you can’t blame others.” Ning Qingshan did not expect Madam Dowager to do this. Her face turned pale, and she hurriedly stood up to beg for mercy.

Caifen, who was kneeling on the ground, was also scared out of her wits. She could not react for a moment. Originally, she was acting in accordance to what her young lady wanted. How could Madam Dowager blame her all of a sudden?

Madam Dowager looked sullen and did not say anything. Two older female servants came over to grab hold of Caifen’s arms respectively. They immediately pulled her away, without giving a thought to Ning Qingshan at all. Madam Dowager had too many things to deal with recently, so she was depressed. When she found something wrong, she vented her anger on Caifen. She thought that she had to teach Ning Qingshan a lesson to let her know who was the master of the Lord Protector’s Manor.

“Well, you’re the Young Lady of the Lord Protector’s Manor. You don’t need to say that your health is poor. And, you don’t need to plead for them if your servants don’t do a good job, because it’s what they should do. If so, they will be punished. Third Girl, don’t feel sorry for her. The servants have regarded themselves as masters and neglected the real masters. I have built up your prestige today so that they will not deceive you anymore.”

Madam Dowager said in a low voice. Then she turned to Ning Xueyan and asked impatiently, “Xueyan, what else do you want to say?”

If Ning Xueyan dared to refuse, she would not mind beating the maid behind Ning Xueyan, as well.

Ning Xueyan blinked and asked shyly, “Grandmother, I wanted to ask which kind of clothes should I wear tomorrow to see Eldest Sister? Should it be a light-colored or a colorful one. I seldom go out, so I want you to make a decision for me. ”

The flogging sounds coming from outside the window did not affect her at all. She did not see Ning Qingshan’s pale and embarra.s.sed face. Some people always overestimated themselves. She did not know if Ning Qingshan thought so too.

Ning Qingshan was ashamed and angry now. She thought that Ning Yuling behaved abnormally today, so she did not want to get into trouble. Whether it was Ning Yuling or Ning Xueyan who got into trouble, she would be happy. She would neither interfere nor allow herself to get into trouble.

Therefore, she plotted with Caifen and created a scene. This scene was perfect. She said that she was in pain, and n.o.body could find the cause for the injury to the bones in such a short time. Even if the best imperial physician came, he could not say anything. After all, she had indeed hurt her hand before. It had not healed yet, so it was normal for her to have some sequelae.

Unexpectedly, Madam Dowager was irritated by Ning Yuling’s words and vented her anger on her maid. Since she returned to the manor, the servants around her were constantly being beaten, so she was in disgrace. Now, Madam Dowager had Caifen flogged because of such a trivial matter. It was like smacking her in the face. How could she not be angry?

She gritted her teeth and tried to suppress her anger. She looked at Ning Yuling and Ning Xueyan with hatred. Then, it disappeared instantly! Her beautiful face showed a hint of awe.

Chapter 368 – Who’s Playing, Caifen…Chapter 367 – The Vicious Ning YulingChapter 366 – Choosing the Spring Clo…Chapter 365 – Suspicion, the Secret o…Chapter 364 – Everyone Begging in th…Chapter 363 – There Would Be a Great…Chapter 362 – The Third Prince Will B…Chapter 361 – Acuity, Transferring th…Chapter 360 – Madam Dowager’s Plot Fa…Chapter 359 – Plotting, Reluctance On…Chapter 358 – That’s How a Misunderst…Chapter 357 – A Pair of Sisters Were…Chapter 356 – Breakup, Ning Ziyan Fal…Chapter 355 – Commandery Princess Xia…Chapter 354 – Confliction Between Sis…Chapter 353 – The Invitation from Com…Chapter 352 – The Consequence of a L…Chapter 351 – The Junior Concubine Xu…Chapter 350 – The Weird Things in the…Chapter 349 – Nothing in the Four Cor…Chapter 348 – The So-called Favorable…Chapter 347 – The Furtive MaidChapter 346 – Second Brother Met Me…Chapter 345 – The Second Young Master…Chapter 344 – Your Son’s Life Is in Y…Chapter 343 – It Would Be Best If the…Chapter 342 – The Truth Turned out to…Chapter 341 – Madam Yu’s Obsession an…Chapter 340 – My Grandson Was Going t…Chapter 339 – Madam Ling’s PastChapter 338 – Being Difficult to Repr…Chapter 337 – Things in Those Days &…Chapter 336 – Who was the One in the…Chapter 335 – Deal, Another DealChapter 334 – Why Is He Here?Chapter 333 – Interlocked Stratagems,…Chapter 332 – Fourth Prince’s LobbyistChapter 331 – Arrogant, Junior Concub…Chapter 330 – Meeting Ning Yuling AgainChapter 329 – Who Schemed Against Whom?Chapter 328 – Scheming, a Show by the…Chapter 327 – Exchanging Four Beautie…Chapter 326 – Beautiful Lady, the Ca…Chapter 325 – Feast, Gold Threaded So…Chapter 324 – Two Princesses from the…Chapter 323 – What Prince Yi MeantChapter 322 – The Result of the Beaut…Chapter 321 – Who Is the Real Princes…Chapter 320 – Buddha Reason in the Sm…Chapter 319 – How Dare you! Are You S…Chapter 318 – Petals in the BathwaterChapter 317 – A Strange Imperial Conc…Chapter 316 – Someone Tampered with t…Chapter 315 – A Sudden Change on the…Chapter 314 – Ensemble of Zither and…Chapter 313 – The Fifth Young Lady of…Chapter 312 – Drawing Jade Tablets, t…Chapter 311 – Making Inquiries, A lit…Chapter 310 – The Blood Jade BraceletChapter 309 – The Hate-filled CaifenChapter 308 – The Past Events Disclos…Chapter 307 – Honored Consort Ya’s En…Chapter 306 – Officially Entering the…Chapter 305 – A Dispute Between ServantsChapter 304 – Jealousy Ning QingshanChapter 303 – The Third Prince Ao Mi…Chapter 302 – Your Highness, Did the…Chapter 301 – Danger, Night AttackChapter 300 – Accident, a Fire in the…Chapter 299 – The Beauty in Ao Xian’s…Chapter 298 – A Powerful ManChapter 297 – Is She Really the Prin…Chapter 296 – Praying at Cold Mountai…Chapter 295 – Ning Qingshan’s RegretChapter 294 – Warning, Mammy Luo Was…Chapter 293 – Sinister, Madam Dowager…Chapter 292 – Specially Prepared MaidsChapter 291 – Horror in the Garden, F…Chapter 290 – The Warm-hearted and K…Chapter 289 – A Coincidence Might C…Chapter 288 – A Delicate Pearl FlowerChapter 287 – Weird, a Sudden Change…Chapter 286 – What’s on Madam Dowager…Chapter 285 – Let Mother w.a.n.g Get Awa…Chapter 284 – Put on Airs to Collude…Chapter 283 – Secrets Hiding in the B…Chapter 282 – That’s How Rumors SpreadChapter 281 – The Cloud Reflection Co…Chapter 280 – Maybe the Back Door Is…Chapter 279 – Some Coincidences Made…Chapter 278 – Enjoying the Tea, Chang…Chapter 277 – The Carriages Moving Fo…Chapter 276 – Disturbances Arise Agai…Chapter 275 – Ning Lingyun Pretendin…Chapter 274 – Ning Qingshan Cast the…Chapter 273 – The Affectionate Third…Chapter 272 – Third Sister Wanted to…Chapter 271 – Families Should Huddle…Chapter 270 – All the Three Girls Are…Chapter 269 – Go Down. Let’s Go to th…Chapter 268 – Your Royal Highness, Wh…Chapter 267 – Someone Is Following UsChapter 266 – The Orphan of the Forme…Chapter 265 – A Compet.i.tion of Earrin…Chapter 264 – Accidental Rescue at th…Chapter 263 – Not the most Reasonabl…Chapter 262 – To Scare the Cat out of…Chapter 261 – Meeting Chen Qing AgainChapter 260 – Sir, Are You From the Q…Chapter 259 – He Turned out to be the…Chapter 258 – The Quarrel and the Une…Chapter 257 – The Birthday Party of t…Chapter 256 – Meet Commandery Princes…Chapter 255 – The Qingyun AcademyChapter 254 – A Mysterious Middle-age…Chapter 253 – How Could Family Affair…Chapter 252 – The Thing Got Even WorseChapter 251 – Unexpectedly, an a.s.sa.s.s…Chapter 250 – Madam Ling Is Triumphan…Chapter 249 – The Accident at Orchid…Chapter 248 – Madam Ling’s Scheme Is…Chapter 247 – Ning Ziyan Pinched Ning…Chapter 246 – Diamond Cut DiamondChapter 245 – Xia Yuhang’s DoubtChapter 244 – Madam Ling Adopted Ning…Chapter 243 – Madam Ling Was Release…Chapter 242 – How Dare You Take Away…Chapter 241 – The Broken Pearled Hair…Chapter 240 – What if They Can’t Find…Chapter 239 – Each of the Shopkeepers…Chapter 238 – A Trouble Caused by the…Chapter 237 – Third Sister, It Was no…Chapter 236 – It’s Time for Me to Get…Chapter 235 – This Is a Reward for yo…Chapter 234 – I’m Going to Buy Some C…Chapter 233 – Mr. Yu, the Shopkeeper…Chapter 232 – Ning Lingyun Was Fright…Chapter 231 – Third Young Lady FailedChapter 230 – Princely Heir, Why Are…Chapter 229 – Xia Yudong Tries to Fin…Chapter 228 – She Is Willing to Do Ev…Chapter 227 – The Greenhouse in the G…Chapter 226 – The Close CousinsChapter 225 – The n.o.ble Childe Xia Yu…Chapter 224 – They All Have an Ulteri…Chapter 223 – The Similar ClothesChapter 222 – Under What Circ.u.mstance…Chapter 221 – Concubine Ma’s DeathChapter 220 – The Tragic Fall of the…Chapter 219 – A Well Plotted ShowChapter 218 – Fifth Sister, I’m Willi…Chapter 217 – Ning Qingshan’s PlanChapter 216 – We Have Found Concubine MaChapter 215 – Fifth Sister Is Not Suc…Chapter 214 – I’m Going to Leave the…Chapter 213 – You Are Not Our Own Dau…Chapter 212 – The Wound She Has Been…Chapter 211 – What? She Is Third Youn…Chapter 210 – Third Young Lady Is the…Chapter 209 – Fourth Prince Wants to…Chapter 208 – Those Things She Had Hi…Chapter 207 – A Ghost Is Not the Most…Chapter 206 – Maybe Nothing Bad Happe…Chapter 205 – A Vicious WomanChapter 204 – The Reason Madam Ming A…Chapter 203 – Just Like Third Prince,…Chapter 202 – A Past Event…Chapter 201 – A Late Night Visit from…Chapter 200 – Investigation, and a Pa…Chapter 199 – the Candied Fruits from…Chapter 198 – The Gifts from the Two…Chapter 197 – Let’s Go! Leave Her AloneChapter 195 – My Favorite Concubine S…Chapter 193 – Being Slapped, Ning Qin…Chapter 192 – Third Young Lady, Pleas…Chapter 191 – Miss, She Stole Your Br…Chapter 190 – Why Has Nothing Bad Hap…Chapter 189 – Series of StratagemsChapter 188 – He Said It was Me Who H…Chapter 187 – Don’t You Know Who You…Chapter 186 – Third Prince’s SuspicionChapter 185 – A Note That Conveys an…Chapter 184 – I Have Nothing Special…Chapter 183 – Uncle, Is There Anyone…Chapter 182 – Taking Her for Ning Ziy…Chapter 181 – Prince Yi’s Favorite Co…Chapter 180 – the Legendary Favorite…Chapter 179 – Run into Heng Yuqing AgainChapter 178 – the Phoenix EarringChapter 177 – What You had Imagined a…Chapter 176 – Being Kind to Your Enem…Chapter 175 – There’s No Braised Fish…Chapter 174 – Block the Maid on the W…Chapter 173 – Send the Account Books…Chapter 172 – Being Defeated Because…Chapter 171 – Third Sister, Can You G…Chapter 170 – I Just Learned a Little…Chapter 169 – the Warm-hearted Third…Chapter 168 – Stay with the New Concu…Chapter 167 – the Stained Account BookChapter 166 – I Will Find a Way Final…Chapter 165 – Why Does Her Voice Soun…Chapter 164 – Have You Really Forgive…Chapter 163 – Elder Brother, It had b…Chapter 162 – Got Her Hand InjuredChapter 161 – Reputable Third Young…Chapter 160 – His Pet Could Only Belo…Chapter 159 – You Mistook Me for Some…Chapter 158 – Ning Xueyan Refuses All…Chapter 157 – Who Is the Sister?Chapter 156 – The Red Plum and the Be…Chapter 155 – Ning Huaiyuan Is BackChapter 154 – Sister, I Don’t Underst…Chapter 153 – The Buddha Hall Is Busy…Chapter 152 – Do You Know Ning Ziying…Chapter 151 – How to Deal with the Ol…Chapter 150 – She Will Survive As Lon…Chapter 149 – The Tactful Concubine XuChapter 148 – Whose House Is This?Chapter 147 – Tie Up that Little Bitc…Chapter 146 – the Straw that Breaks t…Chapter 145 – A Second-cla.s.s Maid Who…Chapter 144 – Do You Think I’m So Gul…Chapter 143 – The Past of Madam MingChapter 142 – I Don’t Know What You’r…Chapter 141 – A Villain with a Tempor…Chapter 140 – The Women Sent by Third…Chapter 139 – Something Serious HappenedChapter 138 – The Weird Encounter in…Chapter 137 – Mother Sent Me to Do Al…Chapter 136 – It Is You, Am I Right?Chapter 135 – A Rearrangement, a Dram…Chapter 134 – All of a Sudden, an Acc…Chapter 133 – The Lure of a BeautyChapter 132 – Mother w.a.n.g Was Not Her…Chapter 131 – Is There Anything Speci…Chapter 130 – Worrying about the Disc…Chapter 129 – An Old Lady Was Knocked…Chapter 128 – The Arrogant MaidChapter 127 – Two Unsatisfactory Marr…Chapter 126 – Is It Second Sister Who…Chapter 125 – But Remember, Just This…Chapter 124 – Open TargetChapter 123 – The Beauties from the P…Chapter 122 – Madam Ling Isn’t an Eas…Chapter 121 – Like It or NotChapter 120 – A Beauty Is Still Less…Chapter 119 – The Unexpectedness in B…Chapter 118 – Ning Yuling Speaks With…Chapter 117 – One Show after AnotherChapter 116 – Marquis of Ping’an Is D…Chapter 115 – The Third Prince’s Gent…Chapter 114 – Who Is the Third Young…Chapter 113 – Marquis of Ping’an Is F…Chapter 112 – I Walked Too Fast So Th…Chapter 111 – The Third Prince Has Be…Chapter 110 – I Will Wear the Dark Bl…Chapter 109 – Madam Ling Wants Ning X…Chapter 108 – Suspicion to the PastChapter 107 – The Concubine Wins in t…Chapter 106 – A Maid’s ConfessionChapter 105 – Concubine Ma Admits Her…Chapter 104 – Ning Lingyun’s MarriageChapter 103 – The Way for Concubine MaChapter 102 – No Matter Which Way Con…Chapter 101 – Your Majesty, Do You Wa…Chapter 100 – I Will Fulfill Her WishChapter 99 – They Want to Cover up th…Chapter 98 – Who Do You Think You Are?Chapter 97 – So, I Helped You, Prince YiChapter 96 – If It Is Good, You Just…Chapter 95 – Prince Yi’s Favorite Con…Chapter 94 – I’ve Only Taken You in f…Chapter 93 – Truth, or ScandalChapter 92 – The Baby Was Already Two…Chapter 91 – It Was the Imperial Phys…Chapter 90 – Pregnancy, Surprise Or S…Chapter 89 – The Wife and the Concubi…Chapter 88 – The Hairpin and Ning Ziy…Chapter 87 – The Birthday Feast for C…Chapter 86 – The People around Concub…Chapter 85 – Is This the Concubine Ma…Chapter 84 – Ming Feiyong Visits Lord…Chapter 83 – If She Is Innocent, Who…Chapter 82 – Madam Ling and Madam Qia…Chapter 81 – Madam, This is Lord Prot…Chapter 80 – A Letter from Ning YulingChapter 79 – The Sudden Search Fright…Chapter 78 – The Impolite VisitorChapter 77 – Ling Yi Will Thank Mothe…Chapter 76 – Lanning’s DoubtsChapter 75 – The Mysterious Woman in…Chapter 74 – The Closed Courtyard Doo…Chapter 73 – The Pretty Maid, Yu LianChapter 72 – Step by StepChapter 71 – She Would No Longer Be S…Chapter 70 – Who Is The Victim?Chapter 69 – That’s How an Accident H…Chapter 68 – You’re Right. We Must Fi…Chapter 67 – Among All the People in…Chapter 66 – The Fight in the WoodshedChapter 65 – Framed, Mother Han Got C…Chapter 64 – A Tentative Strategy abo…Chapter 63 – It Can’t Be a CoincidenceChapter 62 – The Sick Civet CatChapter 61 – The Commandery Princess…Chapter 60 – A Gift Comes from Aunt X…Chapter 59Chapter 58Chapter 57Chapter 56Chapter 55Chapter 54Chapter 53Chapter 52Chapter 51Chapter 50Chapter 49Chapter 48Chapter 47Chapter 46Chapter 45Chapter 44Chapter 43Chapter 42Chapter 41Chapter 40Chapter 39Chapter 38Chapter 37Chapter 36Chapter 35Chapter 34Chapter 33Chapter 32Chapter 31Chapter 30Chapter 29Chapter 28Chapter 27Chapter 26Chapter 25Chapter 24Chapter 23Chapter 22Chapter 21Chapter 20Chapter 19Chapter 18Chapter 17Chapter 16Chapter 15Chapter 14Chapter 13Chapter 12Chapter 11Chapter 10Chapter 9Chapter 8Chapter 7Chapter 6Chapter 5Chapter 4Chapter 3Chapter 2 – Ning Xueyan Reborn at the…Chapter 1 – Previous Hatred and DrowningPrev