Chapter 383: Peach Blossoms, Flowing Water, And Plump Crucian Carp

“Yes, Sister Feng, I dare not.”

“You remember that’s good, don’t forget how that one died last time… Don’t you know the Young Master’s temper?” The sharp voice softened a bit, becoming gentler.

Then came the echoing sounds, and the footsteps gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard.

Heng Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the depths of the peach blossoms. From their perspective, they really couldn’t see anything clearly. They were just nearby, but they still only heard voices and didn’t see the real people: “This maidservant also looks quite fierce. This Moonbright Young Master, why is he using such a fierce maidservant!”

Feng Lian?

Ning Xueyan’s hand rested on a peach tree branch, gently touching it. The rough traces on her hand lightly pricked her. The corner of her mouth trembled slightly. Brother Hua’s personal head maidservant was called Feng, Hua, Xue, and Yue, and the one who had just scolded in a stern voice should be Feng Lian.

Back when she was in the mansion, Ning Xueyan only saw Feng Lian. As for the others, she only occasionally heard Feng Lian mention them. At that time, she also asked a question, but seeing Feng Lian’s embarrassed expression, she knew that it was a slip of the tongue. She did not pursue it further. She thought at the time that Hua Yunheng had some hidden difficulties.

In her memory, Feng Lian was a gentle maidservant. She had never heard her speak so sharply. She never expected her to be so imposing when scolding someone.

Hua Yunheng left the Ning Residence and had been without any news. Ning Xueyan had also been angry before, always treating him like her own older brother. But when he left at the end, he didn’t even leave a single word. But now, thinking about it, how could it really be so simple?

Ning Ziying was the Princess of the Previous Dynasty, and her foster father and foster mother both knew this. For this reason, she was also confined to her own home, and she hardly ever stepped outside. She was kept at home as if she were completely secluded, but what about Brother Hua? How could her biological father and birth mother, who were so cautious people, raise him in their own mansion if he had no relationship with them, and they even raised him for two years?

The meaning of this was enough for Ning Xueyan’s heart to turn many times now. She could even affirm that Brother Hua should know her identity, but if that was the case, what did it mean that he raised her in his own home for two years? What did her foster father and foster mother really think? What did their Hua Mansion, which was a family of such standing, think?

Brother Hua had been known for his literary talent since he was young. At that time, it should also have been his time of fame. Living in the Ning Residence, he was unknown. What was it all for? Ning Xueyan had a feeling in her heart that she always felt that this matter was inseparable from her, and the thousands of threads of thoughts finally ended with her own death, but there was still a thousand doubts in her heart.

She was powerless to change the dynasty’s shift, but she would definitely investigate the events that happened at that time. This not only related to the secret of her own background, but also to her own birth mother. Did she escape at that time, and where was she now? She would always have to go and find her.

“Look, it’s right there.” Heng Yuqing didn’t notice Ning Xueyan’s unusualness, and suddenly pointed to the front, smiling at Ning Xueyan. After turning a few peach trees, they suddenly became open. The island in the middle of the river was really close to here, as if it only took a few steps to get there. In the shallow river water, there were a few stones. Jumping over them, they would reach the other side, and there was no need to prepare a boat.

The clear, gently rippling river, the smooth pebbles that jutted out, and the falling peach blossoms reflecting the strong peach trees.

“Just go over like this?” Ning Xueyan put down all her worries, surprised at the smooth stones in front of her, and then looked at the water below, which, although not deep, was still at least up to her knees.

“It’s okay, don’t be afraid, those stones are big, you just jump on them one by one and walk across.” Heng Yuqing looked at it, and said indifferently. She looked around, and there was no one else, so she simply lifted her skirt hem and held Ning Xueyan’s hand and went forward.

“Let go, I’ll go over myself.” Seeing her posture, Ning Xueyan really didn’t dare, and quickly pulled her hand out of her hand, urging her, it was already unsteady for one person to go over, let alone the two of them dragging each other together, wouldn’t that be intentional to fall into the river together.

There were indeed not many connecting stones. Heng Yuqing nimbly went up, lifting her skirt hem and jumping onto the stones. After a few steps, she reached the other side. Then she turned her head and said to Ning Xueyan: “What are you afraid of? Come over quickly, it’s not slippery on this side. Since you’re here, the most beautiful thing here is of course this Peach Blossom Island, otherwise, why would this courtyard be called this?”

Looking at the peach blossoms on the opposite side, and then looking at the stones on this side, Ning Xueyan was quite hesitant. She had really never done this kind of thing before. Seeing how cheerful Heng Yuqing was, she didn’t seem like a novice. Looking around, there was really no one, and the two maidservants seemed to be still a distance behind.

Calm down, overcome the fear in your heart, and follow Heng Yuqing’s example, lift a corner of her long skirt, and carefully jump onto the stone in front of her. Perhaps she was too nervous, and her body shook, almost falling down. Her heart jumped out of her throat, and she used all her strength to steady her body, already covered in sweat.

“Quick, come over here, I’ll pull you.” Heng Yuqing jumped onto the stone with agility, reached out to pull her, and led her to the opposite side. After standing still, she still felt a little dizzy, and had a soft feeling of not stepping on solid ground.

“Haha!” The joyful and pleasant voice was right beside their ears. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man of peerless beauty standing under a blooming peach tree, right on the side where they had just come over. His incomparably handsome face was filled with a bewitching smile, and that face, which was even more beautiful than a woman’s, was also filled with a bit of playfulness.

A pair of peach blossom eyes, as if they were full of affection, were burning brightly, and they were filled with affection, coupled with the bewitching lip color, anyone would feel their face hot and their heart racing.

Under the peach trees with such flying blossoms, and such a peerless grace, bewitching man, handsome as if he were in a painting, but Ning Xueyan only froze for a moment, put down the corner of the skirt she had slightly lifted in her hand, and her willow leaf eyebrows slightly frowned, it was really such a coincidence!

She pushed Heng Yuqing, who was staring blankly, waking her from her daze. It seemed that the charm of this romantic Prince Min’s Heir was really not to be underestimated. In just a moment, the cheerful Heng Yuqing was already flushed with a rosy complexion, at a loss, and put down the corner of her skirt, and also specially used her hand to smooth it, looking like a shy young woman.

“Young Master, why are you here too?” Looking at Wen Xueran, who was walking over, Ning Xueyan asked impatiently. It was rare that she was in a good mood today. She didn’t expect to meet this person. It wasn’t that Wen Xueran had any bad qualities, it was really because his appearance made Heng Yuqing lose her natural state, and also made her feel quite uneasy.

This Young Master, who was said to be romantic, was really ruining the scenery. But on the scene, she couldn’t say such words. This was not the backyard of the Duke’s Mansion after all. Wen Xueran’s appearance here was also not something they could decide. This was not their territory. Speaking of which, the two young ladies appeared in someone else’s home to admire the flowers. Without the host’s company, it was also a kind of rudeness.

“I heard that the peach blossoms here are beautiful, so I specially told Moonbright Young Master, and then came over to take a look. Unexpectedly, I would meet two such beautiful young ladies here, what a fate!” Wen Xueran raised his eyebrows, with a few points of surprise, but those peach blossom eyes that looked as if they were filled with affection, no matter how you looked at them, didn’t seem to be truly surprised.

Ning Xueyan even heard a few hints of playfulness in these words. It was as if these words were telling that they two came here specially for waiting for him, so they searched for this place, as if this person really regarded himself as a popular person, and any young lady would come to be infatuated with him, and would specially run to this place to wait for him.

Can you please not be so narcissistic.

“It is indeed fate. If it weren’t for the Young Master speaking just now, we two would really have thought it was which fairy had fallen from the mortal world!” Ning Xueyan retorted without showing any weakness, her long eyelashes blinked, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. Meeting this Prince Min’s Heir was definitely a trouble, and yet this trouble was completely unaware.

Was this saying that he looked like a woman? A fairy? These words are best used to praise women, but for him? That’s cursing someone! She had long known that Fifth Miss Ning, who was so slender and delicate on the outside, would definitely not be like that on the outside. It seemed that since the first time she met him, she had avoided him like a scorpion.

There were only women who saw her, and all of them would look at her with admiring eyes, but this one, not only did not have infatuation, shyness, but instead she had a look of vigilance in her eyes. Yes, it was vigilance! Would her appearance still arouse the vigilance of women?

“Since everyone is so fated, then please, two young ladies, grace us with your presence and admire the flowers!” Wen Xueran smiled easily, his folding fan fanning back and forth, showing his good mood. Compared to Ning Xueyan’s depression, his mood was really not ordinary good.

He actually climbed the pole so smoothly, and didn’t even care about her irony that he looked like a woman. Ning Xueyan was really speechless. It was rare that she had such a good mood today, and she could admire the flowers, stroll around, and relax, but she didn’t expect to meet Wen Xueran, and he also stuck to her like a plaster, which really made her feel unhappy.

“Alright, let’s go together then. It’s rare that the Young Master has the opportunity to stroll together, and we also prepared peach blossom wine, would you like to have some together later?” Before Ning Xueyan could speak, Heng Yuqing had already chimed in with a shy face, looking like it was really a coincidence, which made Ning Xueyan really not know what to say.

“Thank you, Miss Heng, that’s just right. I have already asked the boy servant to go outside and order some dishes. I specially ordered a crucian carp. Peach blossoms and flowing water, the crucian carp is plump, and now is the right time. You must ask the two young ladies to grace us with your presence then.” Wen Xueran’s handsome face was smiling, and his lustrous eyes became even brighter.

“There is also crucian carp to eat, that’s great. You can admire the flowers, admire the scenery, and have wine and delicious food. Xueyan, we are lucky today.” Upon hearing that there was also food, Heng Yuqing came out of the temptation of the handsome man at this moment, swallowed her saliva, and was extremely excited, pulling Ning Xueyan’s sleeve.

Like this, there was no need for Ning Xueyan to say anything, and she agreed for Ning Xueyan. What else could she say now?

Heng Yuqing was already showing it so obviously, could she refuse?