All Chapters of The Devious First-Daughter: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

"Third Sister, since you are so smart, how can you know only a little? It so happens that there is something I do not understand in the account books, can you give me some advice?" Ning Xueyan asked, with a smile. She spoke naturally, and Ning Qingshan almost forgot to reply. She blinked, and then she was overjoyed. She was just thinking about how she could make Ning Xueyan bring out the account books here. To her surprise, Ning Xueyan had put her neck into the noose by asking her to check the account books! So it was no wonder she became so excited. "Fifth sister, if there is anything I can do for you, I will certainly do my best," she said with a smile, trying to suppress her excitement. "Lanning, bring the account books here," Ning Xueyan immediately ordered Lanning, who was standing behind her. Lanning already had preparations in mind. She nodded to Ning Xueyan, and after a short while, she brought out several account books

With the picking up of the account books one by one, Ning Qingshan's breath sharpened unconsciously. It seemed she couldn't stay calm and maintain her perfect smile any longer. The maid picked up the first account book and shook the dust off. Both the top and the bottom cover were clean. Then she picked up the second one and shook off the dust as well, and there was no stain on it either. How could all of them be clean? Now four of the five account books had been found clean, so Ning Qingshan became nervous and sweat beamed from the tip of her nose. There was only one account book left. The last one must be the stained one! The maid picked up the last account book and shook the dust off it. She then piled all the account books up and held them firmly in her arms before turning to leave. "That's impossible! Why none of them was stained?" She was a hundred percent sure that the stained page would be exposed, but tha

"Young Lady, how can this, this account book be here?" Mammy Luo said, pointing at the account book with fishy flavor. She was so shocked that she could hardly speak. Madam Dowager had asked her maid to take the account books to Ning Xueyan. However, she had been knocked by another maid on her way and she twisted her ankle. The maid who had knocked her agreed to help her to take the account books to Ning Xueyan. Thus the account books fell into the hands of Mammy Luo without being noticed. She asked Xia'er to bring the braised fish in brown sauce from the kitchen and then poured the juice onto one of the account books and carefully made the juice permeate the bottom cover little by little. Then she piled the five account books. Because she did it very carefully, nobody could find anything abnormal from appearance. Unless these account books were taken down one by one, or the others couldn't find the stained one. Besides, the maid who had sent the account

"What's the difference? Maybe she is more mature because her mother died." Xia Yuhang smiled unnaturally, a subtle look of complexity crossing his eyes. "Another day, I saw her outside Cloud Reflection Courtyard. She was standing beside a tree and looking at Cloud Reflection Courtyard in a trance," Ning Huaiyuan said. He poured a glass of wine for Xia Yuhang, and then for himself. Cloud Reflection Courtyard? Xia Yuhang's heart beat fast. He grasped the wine glass more firmly, as if he wanted to hold something in his hand. "Does Ning Xueyan really know what happened between Ning Ziying and me?" he wondered. Ning Xueyan had been at the gate of Cloud Reflection Courtyard when he saw her last time. Now Ning Huaiyuan told him that he had seen Ning Xueyan near Cloud Reflection Courtyard. He also recalled what Madam Ling had said. Thinking about these, Xia Yuhang couldn't help but feel something wrong. "Maybe she likes that place," Xi

In the early morning, both Bright Frost Garden and Foggy Courtyard were busy. Third Young Lady and Fifth Young Lady were invited to attend the imperial party. Because Ning Lingyun was the daughter of a concubine, she was ineligible to participate in such activities. Ning Qingshan had gone to the imperial palace three years ago, but after all, it had been a long time. She was still famous among the noble ladies because of her filial piety, and this was the first imperial party she would attend after she had left three years, so she must be careful. Both she herself and Madam Dowager hoped that she would shine on the party and stand out from the crowd. Ning Qingshan had lost a personal maid yesterday and she felt humiliated. But the night before, Madam Dowager had asked Mother Qin to bring her several boxes of jewelry and everyone looked high of her again. They knew that Fifth Young Lady of Bright Frost Garden didn'