“What does Mother want?” Ning Wanwan asked flatly.
As she approached, He Shi’s hands, ready to embrace her, suddenly froze, her expression stunned.
Ning Wanwan had always regarded He Shi as her mother, usually calling her “Mother” affectionately. Changing her form of address created an immediate sense of distance.
He Shi quickly recovered, pulling Ning Wanwan’s hands with a sorrowful expression, saying, “Waner, please go and save your sister.”
It’s so cold, and she has been kneeling in front of Suyutang for several hours. She just rescued you from the cold cave, and now with this punishment from the old madam, her body won’t be able to withstand it!
Punished to kneel by the old madam? What a distortion of the truth.
Chang Nanny, about to scold He Shi for stirring up trouble, suddenly heard Ning Wanwan coldly ask He Shi, “But I heard that Yuetong sister voluntarily went to the grandmother’s courtyard to apologize. How did it become the grandmother punishing Yuetong in your telling?”
He Shi, choked by Ning Wanwan’s words, finally responded, “…That was because Yuetong was afraid the old madam would blame her for not taking good care of you.”
Ning Wanwan, with a half-smile, raised an eyebrow, “So you mean the grandmother is unreasonable?”
He Shi’s face changed dramatically, and she hastily clarified, “No, no, that’s not what I meant.”
She looked suspiciously at Ning Wanwan, whose beautiful face seemed to be coated in moonlight—hazy, cool, and hard to fathom. With Chang Nanny, the old madam’s confidante, watching closely, she pleaded, “Waner, please spare her for the sake of the sisterly affection Yuetong has shown you all these years.”
Ning Wanwan’s expression darkened as she spoke sternly, “What are you talking about, Mother? Yuetong voluntarily went to apologize to grandmother, not to me. How could I dare to pardon her on grandmother’s behalf? If others heard this, wouldn’t they say that Yunxiang Junzhu is disrespectful and arrogant?”
He Shi was speechless, unable to refute Ning Wanwan’s words. She was bewildered by her sudden transformation, becoming articulate and cold.
Chang Nanny interjected, “Junzhu, it’s getting late. The old madam is still waiting for you in Suyutang.”
Ning Wanwan nodded slightly, addressing He Shi coldly, “If Mother has nothing else, then I’ll take my leave.”
