Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 199 New Year’s Eve Revealed
Upon hearing those last four words, Mrs. Wan's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help coughing. She lowered her head, as if to avoid something, but changed the subject and whispered:

"I know this poison very well. There is no cure for it. My junior brother is a master in using poison. If he wants to take someone's life, no matter how powerful that person is, he will only end up on the road to hell. "

Although Mrs. Wan's face was pale, her expression was calm and calm. She seemed to have accepted her fate. However, Feng Shuxing still couldn't bear it and sighed softly:

"Madam, do you have any other wishes?"

The wind and snow poured into the corridor. Mrs. Wan covered her chest with one hand and held the heater with the other. She raised her head and looked into the void. After a long time, she said softly:

"Actually, I also want to see... my little disciple."

The graceful and moving figure of the young girl seemed to appear in front of her again. She was holding a divine bow and overlapped with a beautiful figure in the Qingli Mountain. Although their mother and daughter were not alike, Mrs. Wan was still looking through the void at this moment. The figure of a young girl saw her former friend in the distance.

A smile appeared on her lips, and she turned her head sideways, but a line of tears fell silently.

"I have so many things I want to say to her, but I dare not...see her again."

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The dazzling fireworks bloomed in the sky, lighting up the snowy ground like a dream, and even the cold wind carried the smell of family reunions and lively celebrations. This year's New Year's Eve is finally here.

In the palace, on top of the towering pagoda, an inner room was newly decorated, and a special New Year's Eve dinner was being held.

Princess Zhaoyin, with a pleased smile on her face, sat at the head of the table. Sitting on her left were Yue Wujiu and Shi Xuanling, and on her right were Lan Yubai and Ning Jiuniang.

Although the Yue family no longer exists, tonight her son and adopted daughter can bring their families to the banquet and reunite with her, which finally gives her withered heart some warmth.

Ning Jiu Niang also had red eyes and was filled with emotion. Most of the dishes on the table were cooked by her own hands. She had been waiting for this day of reunion for a long time.

"Ayue, Xuanling, please try it quickly. This is the jade sorbet I made by myself. When we were at home, Ayue loved to eat this jade sorbet that I made with my mother. I used to eat it when I was in Youzhou. I always thought that I would cook it for him again on New Year’s Eve this year, and now I have achieved my wish..."

Just as he was talking, a maid in green walked in quickly with her head lowered, and put a long red and gold-woven cloak on Ning Jiu Niang. She also whispered: "It's windy tonight, madam, be careful not to freeze."

After saying that, she bowed her head and left quickly and quietly. Lan Yubai recognized that she was Ning Jiu Niang's personal maid Xiang'er. She was also the one that Ning Jiu Niang brought to Youzhou from Yuejia as a dowry. At the moment, he did not Feeling abnormal, Xiang'er just thought it was because Xiang'er was worried that Ning Jiu was pregnant and caught cold due to the cold weather.

However, the moment Ning Jiu Niang saw the red cloak, her body swayed imperceptibly, and the smile on her lips froze, and her face even turned a little pale.

Just when Lan Yubai wanted to get closer and say some caring words, Ning Jiu Niang had already raised the corners of her lips again, with sparkles in her eyes. She raised her hand to pour herself a glass of wine. Before Lan Yubai could stop her, she had already done so without hesitation. He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Lan Yubai's face changed slightly: "Mother Jiu, you are pregnant now and you should not drink alcohol. The doctor told you..." "My family is getting together tonight, and I am happy in my heart. I don't want to be restrained, so just let me drink to my heart's content!" "

Ning Jiu Niang pushed Lan Yubai's hand away. She had only had one glass of wine, but she seemed to be completely drunk, and her body was shaky.

"But, Jiu Niang, you are still pregnant..."

"Mom, I suddenly thought of an interesting incident that happened in Youzhou. How about I take advantage of the wine tonight to tell you about it?"

Ning Jiu Niang ignored Lan Yubai's dissuasion and looked directly at Princess Zhaoyin who was sitting in the first seat. Originally, the princess also wanted to persuade her not to be greedy for drinks, but she was stunned when she heard her words. Ning Jiu Niang sat opposite Yue Wu Jiu and Shi Xuanling also looked at each other, not knowing why.

Lan Yubai's eyebrows twitched, and he became flustered for no reason: "Mother Jiu, you..."

"That day when I went to the street, I bumped into a couple of gamblers. They were being thrown into the alley by people from the gambling house. They were about to have their hands and feet chopped off. They were destined to not escape a severe beating..."

Ning Jiu Niang pushed Lan Yubai's hand away again, only holding the wine glass, and said to herself in the hall: "The man suddenly pulled the woman in front of him and asked her to serve the people in the gambling house. What did he say? The money and the debt were repaid with flesh. The gangsters in the gambling house burst into laughter, saying that this man was so shameless by selling his wife for glory. Then the man said something that shocked everyone. You know him? What did you say?"

Ning Jiu Niang smiled and drank another glass of wine, her cheeks flushed, and her ears seemed to hear the anxious voice of the stinky gambler in the alley that day:

"She's not my mother-in-law. She's my biological sister. Look how much we look alike! Don't look at her old cucumber. She's not so fresh anymore, but she's still a young girl. She's never been broken. If you don’t believe me, try it together, it will definitely be great!”

It turns out that these bad gamblers are not a couple, but a brother and sister. When the girl saw that her brother sold her to protect himself, she immediately begged the people in the gambling house for mercy. The people in the gambling house didn't care about anything. He went to tear off the sister's clothes, and then beat the brother severely to force him to take the money. In the chaotic scene, it was Ning Jiu's mother who took action to save the gambling brother and sister.

"This mess has nothing to do with me. My carriage just happened to pass by the alley and bumped into this scene accidentally, but -"

When Ning Jiu Niang said this, she tightened her grip on the wine glass. She almost gritted her teeth and said, "I remember the faces of these rotten gambler brothers and sisters so deeply. Even after so many years, I can still recognize them at a glance." Come out!”

When she went to Youzhou for disaster relief with her adoptive father, a riot suddenly broke out in the city. The refugees rushed to grab food. In the chaos, the sheds were overturned. She was also involved in the crowd and was almost killed by the refugees. They were trampled to death.

At this critical moment, Lan Yubai appeared. Like a god descending, he not only saved her, but also came forward on behalf of the Lan family. With the Lan family's prestige in Youzhou for many years, he suppressed the turbulent refugees with all his strength. them.

From then on, Lan Yubai would accompany her every day when she gave porridge to refugees, and their fate began.

"At that time, I was just giving out porridge, and suddenly a few refugees took the lead in making trouble. The most vicious couple were a couple with angry faces. They almost pushed me down. I will never forget that look. What a coincidence. I met them again many years later, and learned that they were not a couple, but a brother and sister. They were the ones who took the lead in making trouble back then, and it was because they had received money, and someone was there in advance. It’s arranged!”

As soon as Ning Jiu Niang said this, everyone in the hall was shocked. Anyone could understand the reason. Princess Zhaoyin could not hide her astonishment, but Yue Wujiu suddenly clenched her hand. He originally wanted to take advantage of this. This time Lan Yubai had the opportunity to return to the imperial city to test and investigate him, but now it seems that this is no longer necessary.

Sure enough, Ning Jiu Niang stood up with her wine glass in hand, walked unsteadily around Lan Yu's white table, looked at him who was slightly pale, raised the corners of her lips in a self-deprecating manner, and smiled coldly:
"God has eyes. The pair of bad gamblers who were bribed left Youzhou a long time ago. They secretly came back a few months ago. However, they couldn't change their nature. They went to the gambling house again and lost everything. It happened that I bumped into them. After seeing the scene in the alley, I learned the truth hidden back then. It turned out that everything was carefully arranged in order to create refugee riots so that someone could appear in time. After my adoptive father and I There is a good show of a hero saving a beauty, am I right, Mr. Lan?"