Chapter 744 Don't Cut the Hair of the Man on the Roadside (9)
She was really in trouble today. If her father really went to the ancestral hall to inquire about the situation, Ning Yao would never let go of the opportunity to complain, so she decided to strike first.
"She always gets to choose the best things in the house first, while I use what my sister doesn't have. My daughter has never taken anything from her. Why is my sister slandering my mother and throwing mud at me like this?"
Ning Yan spoke while tears streamed down her face. Ning Yao had of course said these words before, but the original owner hadn't heard them with her own ears at this time. However, that didn't stop her from borrowing them.
"Since my reputation is already ruined, I'll make it clear! I know Grandmother and Father favor my eldest sister, so punish me if you want, but don't expect me to return the things!"
"Unless I'm dead!"
After saying this, the girl wiped away her tears, turned her sleeves, and left Ning Yao's bedroom.
Anyway, all the stuff has been moved.
The old lady suddenly felt a pang of guilt. This child had indeed suffered a lot of grievances because of Ning Yao. Let's just let today's matter go.
"Keep your mouth shut! The Kang'an Marquis's mansion doesn't need any gossipy servants!"
The servants all bowed respectfully. Even if the old lady hadn't instructed them, they wouldn't have said anything; after all, their indentures were in the hands of the aunt, and only a fool would go out and speak ill of the second young lady.
But Kang Anbo was thinking about something else entirely. His eldest daughter actually said that the madam was abusing her? And that his youngest daughter was stealing her things, hitting her, and scolding her?
Although he had little affection for his first wife, he was extremely protective of his children. He never showed favoritism towards either his first wife's children or Qing's children, especially Ning Yao. He was afraid that the child would be bullied by the servants because she had lost her biological mother, so he would often call people to his study to inquire about the situation. The child never complained about being mistreated.
As a result, that's what she said about her stepmother and younger sister behind their backs?
Putting aside the madam, even Yan'er is five years younger than her. She is fifteen and Yan'er is only ten. How could a ten-year-old child hit her, scold her, or bully her?
Kang Anbo went to the ancestral hall in a fit of rage.
The two old women quickly greeted Uncle Kang'an, secretly wiping away sweat from their brows.
Thank goodness they didn't lock the door after the second young lady made such a fuss today.
As soon as Ning Yao saw her father arrive, she immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud. "Father, my stepmother and sister mistreat me because they see me being punished. You must stand up for me, or I won't be able to live!"
Kang Anbo: ...She really dares to speak her mind!
"Oh, then tell me, how did your stepmother and sister treat you so badly?"
“They wouldn’t even give my daughter a pot of hot water to drink. My stepmother gave the brocade fabric to my younger sister to make clothes, and I didn’t get any at all. What’s more, my younger sister even came to the ancestral hall and slapped my daughter’s face. She even broke my daughter’s fingers!”
As Kang Anbo listened, his face grew darker and darker, his chest heaving violently, and his gaze toward his daughter became increasingly hostile.
"Oh, Yan'er actually dared to lay a hand on you? She even broke your finger? Did you call a doctor?"
"No! Those two old hags at the door are my sister's people; they don't care about my daughter's life or death at all."
The two old women at the door knelt down with a thud, explaining in a trembling voice, "Lord, you've been wronged! The Second Miss did come today, but she came to see the Eldest Miss because she missed her. She even praised the Eldest Miss for being filial. We heard everything clearly. They didn't fight, and the Eldest Miss wasn't injured at all. There was no need to call a doctor."
Kang Anbo: Yan'er is praising her eldest daughter for being filial? Hmm, that's very Yan'er. That girl loves to praise people, praising her mother for loving her children, praising her father for being brave, praising her two older brothers for their literary talent, and praising her grandmother for loving the younger generation!
Ning Yao immediately held up her fingers, which had been bent several times, and showed them to Uncle Kang An. "Father, look, my fingers are still red."
When Kang Anbo took a look, he saw that it was red, but the broken finger was not like this at all.
The eldest daughter was pampered from a young age and never even had a scratch on her body. Little did she know that whether her finger was dislocated or fractured, it would hurt with the slightest movement, unlike her, who only had a slight redness but could move freely.
She can't even pretend properly!
Kang Anbo even felt that the faint red color was something she had forced out.
So, you should sue as early as possible; being the first to act is very important.
If you're even a step too late, you'll have to rack your brains to explain, and people might not even believe you.
This is the principle behind the saying "first impressions matter".
Ning Yao was so focused on complaining that she didn't notice the extremely cold look in her father's eyes. "Hmm, it is indeed very red. You can tell at a glance that a lot of force was used."
Ning Yao was overjoyed: "Father, you must punish her properly, otherwise she will definitely continue to bully your daughter next time!"
"Father, your daughter is injured. Please let me go home to recover."
Kang Anbo: Oh, so that's where you were waiting for him. He didn't want to kneel in the ancestral hall anymore, so he said Yan'er broke her finger. He said a broken finger means she can't write and needs to recover, but the ancestral hall isn't a suitable place to recover. If his heart softens, wouldn't he have to let her go back to Lanxiang Courtyard?
He realized for the first time that his daughter was quite cunning.
"You want to go back? Then tell your father, where did you go during those two hours you were missing? Who was the person you were covering for?"
Ning Yao could hardly believe it. She was already so badly injured, why was her father still asking her about what happened before? Did it really matter who kidnapped her?
It's not important. Uncle Kang just wanted his daughter to understand that she had made mistakes and misjudged people before, and that she couldn't make the same mistake again.
The person who kidnapped her doesn't care about her reputation at all; it's only because she's out of her mind to cover for such a person.
But Ningyao didn't understand her father's good intentions at all.
"father……"
Kang Anbo had already seen what his daughter meant from her eyes. He didn't want to listen to her sophistry and stubbornness anymore, nor did he want to hear her say anything that slandered his wife and daughter. He turned around and left the ancestral hall.
The moment he stepped out of the ancestral hall, he coldly ordered, "Close the door. Don't let the young lady step out of the ancestral hall."
The two old women replied, "Yes, sir."
Upon returning to his study, Kang Anbo immediately instructed his servants to bring a box to Langhuan Courtyard.
He had mistreated Yan'er in the past, and he would have to make it up to her in the future.
Soon, Ning Yan received the small box. The box was light and flimsy, but Ning Yan smiled brightly. When she opened it, sure enough, it was full of silver notes, mostly in denominations of 50 or 100 taels each.
Upon careful counting, there were a total of 6,350 taels inside.
Ning Yan: Could it be that her father felt guilty and gave her all his savings?
Soon after, the old lady also sent someone to deliver gifts to her.
A complete set of top-grade cat's-eye jewelry, a total of seventy-two pieces of gold headdress, a pair of top-grade white jade ruyi scepters, a top-grade violet jade bracelet, a box of thumb-sized pearls, and eight boxes of fine fabrics...
They moved all the good stuff into Ning Yan's yard as if it were free.
It really proves the saying: the squeaky wheel gets the grease!
The more obedient and sensible a child is, the more they suffer losses; this is absolutely true.
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