What she said seemed natural and reasonable.

Before Ning Qingshan returned to the mandor, Madam Dowager had known that Ning Xueyan was scalded the night before, so it couldn't be false.

A small burn wouldn't be a big deal if Ning Qingshan didn't grab her hand forcefully. Compare to Ning Xueyan, Ning Qingshan seemed exaggeratedly warm and it even felt like she was making a fuss. Everyone would think that she did it deliberately, and when they thought further, they ...