Shangguan Wan Ning's mood these past few days was as bright and sunny as the weather. She listened carefully to the information Lu Tong got back and sighed secretly in her heart.
Why didn't I realize in my previous life that this girl actually had a talent in this area?
"Miss, Aunt Zhao and Second Miss are outside asking for a meeting." Nanny Li walked in to report, with a slight smile on her face.
"I can't wait so soon." Shangguan Wanning raised the corner of her mouth with a contemptuous smile. "Go tell them that I am practicing calligraphy and ask them to come back in two hours."
"Yes." Nanny Li quickly withdrew.
Shangguan Wan Ning returned to the room and squinted for a while. After getting up, Nanny Li came in again to report.
"Aunt Zhao and the second young lady haven't left yet. Eldest lady, do you want them to come in?"
Seeing that the time was almost up, Shangguan Wanning nodded in agreement.
"Sister...sister, help me...sister, help me..."
As soon as Shangguan Xiaoxiao saw Shangguan Wanning, she rushed towards her and knelt at her feet, bursting into tears.
Shangguan Wan Ning put down the cup, looked down at her coldly, and let her cry until she burst into tears.
Seeing Shangguan Wan Ning's indifferent look, Aunt Zhao also endured the humiliation and knelt down.
"Miss, please save her life because she is your sister."
"Auntie, you better get up. Although you are just my father's concubine, you have given birth to a daughter for the Shangguan family, and you are half the master. If people see you kneeling to me, people who don't know will think that I have a vicious heart.
I’m being mean to you two, mother and daughter.”
Aunt Zhao's body trembled slightly, and she couldn't tell whether Shangguan Wanning's words really asked her to get up, or whether she was just talking.
"Also, my aunt and sister have been talking for a long time, but they haven't said anything in detail...how do you want me to save you?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao cried so hard that she was out of breath and slowly took off the veil that covered her face.
The face that had been stung by a bee was not only severely swollen, but the wound also began to fester and ooze pus. It was simply horrible to look at. It made people feel sick just looking at it.
Shangguan Wan Ning pretended to be surprised and said: "Why is my sister's face hurt so badly? You should go to the doctor. What's the use of me?"
"Miss, the doctors invited from outside couldn't do anything about Xiaoxiao's injuries. I begged the master for a long time, and then he invited the imperial doctor from the palace. But the imperial doctor said that in order to cure the injuries on Xiaoxiao's face, he must have
Medicine introduction."
Shangguan Wan Ning smiled slightly and played with the handkerchief carelessly.
"Then let's go look for medicine guides. Although our Prime Minister's Palace is not as good as the inner garden of the palace, you can still find common medicines. I don't think Dad will be stingy with a few taels of silver."
"The imperial doctor said that the needed medicinal primer... is South Sea black pearl. It needs to be ground into powder and used as medicine... This South Sea black pearl is so precious and can only be found. I know that when the eldest lady celebrated her birthday the year before last,
General Zheng just gave you a bunch of..."
In fact, Aunt Zhao and Shangguan Xiaoxiao felt like they were in the clear mirror. Shangguan Wan Ning had planned this matter against them.
It was impossible for a mere bee to cause such scars. It was definitely Shangguan Wan Ning who had done something else, forcing them to come to her for help.
"It turns out that my aunt has her mind set on the gift that my uncle gave me. My aunt should know that this thing... is very precious."
"Miss, for the sake of Xiaoxiao and you, please save her. If her face cannot be cured, her life will be ruined."
"We are of the same blood? What my aunt said is really nice." Shangguan Wan Ning kicked away Shangguan Xiaoxiao's hand that was holding the hem of her skirt in disgust.
She stood up slowly, walked to Aunt Zhao, and looked at her condescendingly.
"That time my sister and I went out to attend the temple fair, and I was kidnapped. At that time, did my sister ever think about being in the same line as me? On the day of the Queen Mother's birthday party, I was resting in my room, and my sister and a group of people broke into my room to find me.
Man, at that time, did you ever think about being of the same blood as me?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao's expression changed slightly, but he still persisted in his quibbles.
"Sister, you were kidnapped by gangsters. I am also worried about you; the Queen Mother's birthday banquet... I am worried about my sister's safety. It is because I did not think carefully. I will not do it again in the future..."
"Really? What about me falling into the water a few days ago?" Shangguan Wan Ning's face darkened and her smile completely disappeared.
Aunt Zhao and Shangguan Xiaoxiao looked at each other. They were about to speak when they were interrupted by Shangguan Wan Ning.
"Wasn't my aunt looking for Aling a few days ago?" Shangguan Wan Ning shouted, "Someone, bring her up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Aling was pushed in by two old ladies.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao shivered subconsciously and stepped back uncontrollably.
"Sister, do you know her?"
"I...she is from my sister's room...how do I know..."
"Isn't she yours? That's fine. Even if I beat her to death with a stick, my sister won't have any objection, right?"
"Yes..." Shangguan Xiaoxiao's voice was very soft.
"Come here, drag him out, beat him to death and throw him into a mass grave."
When the two nuns heard this, they came up with ferocious looks.
When Ah Ling saw this, he was so frightened that he trembled all over, his face turned pale, and he struggled and cried: "Second Miss, you can't turn your back on me. You ordered the slave to scare the eldest lady with a snake, and asked the slave to push the eldest lady into the water.
How could you ignore death and not save him..."
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Shangguan Xiaoxiao was so angry that her whole body trembled.
This useless bitch deserves to die.
"I'm not talking nonsense, miss. What I said is true."
After A Ling deliberately relaxed her strength, A Ling broke away and crawled to Shangguan Wan Ning's feet.
"Miss, it was the second lady who ordered the slave to do this. She also asked the slave to pay attention to your every move. It was she who asked the slave to steal your makeup and put something in your original powder box, just to make your appearance disappear.
Ruin can't go to the prince's celebration banquet so that she can take his place..."
"Please spare me, Miss, I have no choice but to do so." Aling kowtowed repeatedly, crying heartbreakingly.
"She...she's talking nonsense..." Shangguan Xiaoxiao was very scared. What if Shangguan Wanning refused to give her the South China Sea Black Pearl?
If she were allowed to live with her current face from now on, she would be willing to die headlong.
"Sister, you have to believe me..."
"Sister, do you think... I will believe you?" Shangguan Wan Ning sneered.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao's injuries were all calculated by her, and there was actually a tacit understanding between them.
"If you want me to believe you... that's fine, but sister, you have to prove your sincerity."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao seemed to see a glimmer of hope. "How do you want me to prove it, sister?"
Shangguan Wan Ning smiled sweetly, clapped her hands, and Lu Tong walked in with her grandma.
Grandma placed a box in front of Shangguan Xiaoxiao.