Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 125 Achieving Good Things
The last person to arrive at Guanhai Pavilion was Fu Xue.

After she entered the room, she took off her raccoon fur cloak, revealing the goose yellow skirt underneath. Her long hair was combed into double buns, dotted with emerald pearls. She wore a pearl and jadeite necklace around her neck and two thin red jade bracelets on her wrists, which jingled crisply as she walked.

It was dark last night, and Fu Xue's face was covered with thick makeup, so Yan Ci Wan was unable to see her appearance clearly.

At this moment, she had no makeup on her face, only thin eyebrows and red lips, and a gold foil flower ornament on her forehead. She completely inherited the beauty of her mother Lingniang, and at a young age, she had grown into a rare and charming beauty.

She first bowed to her parents, and then, under the guidance of her father, she bowed to Si Buping.

Chu Wangshan introduced Fu Xue's identity to everyone present, and then arranged for Fu Xue to sit in the empty seat to the left of Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan’s gaze always followed Fu Xue.

Fu Xue, however, seemed not to know her at all. She walked gracefully to the dining table and sat down.

Yan Ciwan felt that Fu Xue at this moment was completely different from the Fu Xue who was playing tricks last night. She was full of doubts and asked Fu Xue tentatively.

"How were you last night?"

Hearing this, Fu Xue looked at her in surprise and asked blankly, "What happened last night?"

Yan Ciwan reminded: "We met in Shaoguangyuan last night, don't you remember?"

Fu Xue looked at her carefully, frowning slightly: "You do look somewhat familiar, I seem to have seen you somewhere..."

Fu Xue tried hard to recall and her face gradually turned pale.

She held her forehead, her face showing pain, and said in a trembling voice: "I can't remember."

Ling Niang noticed that her daughter was acting strange. She walked over quickly with two bowls of hot mutton soup and stopped Yan Ci Wan from asking any more questions.

"Ah Xue, forget it if you can't remember. Today we have your favorite mutton soup. Come and try it. After you are full, we will watch the puppet show together."

As Lingniang spoke, she placed a bowl of mutton soup in front of Fuxue.

With her mother's gentle soothing voice, Fu Xue's emotions soon calmed down. She scooped up a piece of mutton and put it into her mouth, saying in a tender voice, "It's delicious. Mother, you should eat it too."

Lingniang looked at her daughter with eyes full of love.

Then Lingniang placed another bowl of mutton soup in front of Yan Ciwan and whispered to her, "Axue has always been like this. She often suffers from intermittent amnesia. If you force her to remember, her emotions will go out of control on the spot. Please don't ask her anymore."

Yan Ciwan agreed.

It seems that Fu Xue must have mental problems. She is as crazy as a ghost at night, but well-behaved and obedient during the day. She is obviously the same person, but has completely opposite personalities.

All the guests have arrived, and servants come in one after another carrying wine and food. The most eye-catching one is a freshly roasted deer. The cook rolls up her sleeves and holds a knife, roasting the venison on the spot, cutting it into slices, putting it into plates, and serving it to the guests. The whole Guanhai Pavilion is filled with the rich aroma of barbecue.

Chu Wangshan picked up the wine glass and took the lead in toasting Si Buping.

Si Buping raised his glass and took a sip, but Chu Wangshan drank the wine in his glass in one gulp. After drinking it, he couldn't help coughing softly, his face flushed.

Lingniang was very worried and hurriedly brought him some hangover tea and served it to him.

After drinking the tea, Chu Wangshan felt better. He smiled bitterly and said, "As I get older, my body is getting less and less useful. Please don't blame me."

Then the other guests toasted Si Buping one after another.

In the end, only Xiao Wang and Yan Ciwan did not toast.

Xiao Wang never drinks, but the atmosphere was like this, and all the guests were looking at him, so he had no choice but to pick up the teacup and offer Si Buping a glass of tea instead of wine. Si Buping looked indifferent and didn't seem to care much about it, but He Chunzhuo spoke leisurely at this time.

"We all toasted him, even the sick Master Chu drank. Why didn't Xiao Liulang drink? Could it be that Xiao Liulang has something against the Grand Master and is unwilling to give him this face?"

Yan Ciwan had been secretly observing He Chunzhuo, trying to infer his identity and background from his words and actions. Now seeing him trying to make things difficult for Xiao Wang, she smiled and spoke softly.

"It's just a glass of wine. The Grand Lord doesn't care about this little thing. Why do you have to keep harping on it?"

He Chunzhuo looked at her and said slowly, "You are just a maid, you have no right to speak here."

Yan Ciwan was certain that the other party must have recognized her, and he deliberately said such harsh words to her, obviously trying to anger her.

She was about to retort, but Xiao Wang spoke first.

"Origin cannot determine a person's character. Although Ah Ci is a maid, she is upright, brave and has a noble character. As for you, Mr. He..."

Having said this he paused slightly, disgust evident in his eyes.

"You are just the opposite. You look bright and gentle on the outside, but you are vicious and mean on the inside."

Yan Ciwan rarely saw Xiao Wang criticize someone so mercilessly in public, and couldn't help but look at him twice. He didn't expect that such a modest gentleman could have such a sharp side.

He Chunzhuo frowned: "I heard that Xiao Liulang is humble and polite, full of talent and knowledge, and can be regarded as a role model for aristocratic families. Now it seems that he is just so-so!"

Xiao Wang showed no sign of shame or anger. He smiled faintly and said, "It's just an empty reputation. I never take it to heart. I hope Mr. He won't care too much about these external things. You should improve your inner self when dealing with people."

"you!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense, Chu Wangshan, the host, quickly spoke out to mediate.

"Xiao Liulang, Mr. He, today is the Warm and Cold Meeting. Please give me some face and stop arguing."

Then he changed the subject and spoke to other people.

"My wife Ling is very good at playing the pipa. If you don't mind, please let her play a song for you."

Fang Zhiyou smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam!"

While drinking and eating meat, the three escorts expressed their desire to listen to Ling Niang's performance.

The elder brother of the Lian family remained silent for a long time and seemed extremely taciturn. The younger sister, Lian Zhuifang, was much more cheerful and said with a smile.

"I have long heard that my sister-in-law is a great pipa player. It is a blessing for us to hear her in person now."

Ling Niang brought the pipa and sat down gracefully. She smiled sweetly at everyone and said, "Thank you for not disliking me. I will perform my ugliness."

She played a song called "Full Moon and Full Flowers", which had a brisk and lively rhythm and was very suitable for easing the current stiff atmosphere.

Fuxue had finished the mutton soup in the bowl and was now concentrating on listening to her mother playing the pipa.

When the song ended, Lingniang stood up holding the pipa, bowed slightly to everyone, and thanked them for their patient listening.

Everyone praised Lingniang's piano skills.

Seeing the atmosphere return to harmony, Chu Wangshan breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Fu Xue and Xiao Wang, and thought to himself that these two people were quite a good match. Xiao Wang had just broken off the engagement, so if he could have a good relationship with Fu Xue...

(End of this chapter)