The Fourth Lady novel Chapter 12

As soon as Su Qingyuan finished school, she headed straight to Ning Siyao's courtyard. When she entered, she saw Ning Siyao sitting at the table diligently embroidering something.

"Mother, I'm back." Su Qingyuan looked to Ning Siyao with a smile, "I've already done what mother has asked and spread the rumors about that lowly wench."

Ning Siyao put down the thing in her hand and looked up to Su Qingyuan with a smile, "Mother knows that our Yuan'er is the best." She pulled Su Qingyuan to her side and sat her down.

"Nianqiu, bring the snacks prepared earlier in for the miss to eat." Ning Siyao told the servant girl to her side.

In just a moment, Nianqiu brought in a plate of very delicate pastries.

Looking at the pastries in front of Su Qingyuan, Ning Siyao said with a smile, "These are mother's handmade pastries made just for you."

Qingyuan picked up a pastry and began to eat it. With a smile, she replied, "Mother's skills are really good."

"Silly child, of course mother's skills are good." Ning Siyao said this as she patted her head, "Not long from now, the once in a year talent conference will begin, are you prepared?"

Su Qingyuan firmly nodded at Ning Siyao, "Naturally I'm prepared." She jumped into Ning Siyao's embrace, "Plus it's not like you don't know that every time we use that lowly wench as a stepping stone."

It was natural that Ning Siyao was very proud whenever the 'talent conference' was mentioned. Su Qingyan's foolish appearance was the perfect foil to her own daughter's elegance. Most importantly at the end of every 'talent conference', it basically became a show to see Su Qingyan make a fool of herself. And for her, seeing such a scene made her so happy.

When granny Ruo arrived in Ning Siyao's courtyard, she just happened to be having her meal. When she saw granny Ruo's figure, she called out to her, "Granny Ruo, did you take care of it?"

"Yes madam, the medicine you gave me, I've already put into the pastries and sent it to the fourth young miss." Granny Ruo replied in a docile manner.

"Oh granny Ruo! What happened to you face?" Ning Siyao worriedly said as she saw the claw marks on granny Ruo's face.

"It's all that little vermin's fault." She replied harshly, "If that little vermin ever ends up in my hands one day, I will definitely have its life."

Ning Siyao glanced at Nianchun. Nianchun, then brought out a bag of silver fragments and handed them to granny Ruo, "This is from the madam."

Granny Ruo took the bag of silver and looked to Ning Siyao gratefully. After chatting with Ning Siyao for another while, she turned to leave.

"Madam, that medicine was poison that doesn't even have an antidote, if the fourth young miss dies, we definitely won't be able to escape unscathed." Nianchun said this with a serious expression.

"If the fourth young miss dies, granny Ruo will be our scapegoat." Ning Siyao looked to the dishes and said indifferently.

"I understand."

When Su Qingwen returned to Chai Yiyun's courtyard, she conveniently placed her schoolbag onto the table, "Mother, today big sister was spreading rumors about fourth little sister at school."

"Oh? What kind of terrible things did she say?" Chai Yiyun curiously asked.

"Those words, your daughter is unable to learn. But if fourth sister goes to school tomorrow, I'm afraid everyone will be waiting to see her make a fool of herself." Su Qingwen casually said as she looked to Chai Yiyun.

"Wen'er, the once in a year 'talent conference' is about to began, have you prepared?" Chai Yiyun said as she affectionately looked to Su Qingwen.