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Published at 7th of August 2017 02:29:18 PM


Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Family Feast

“This is that arrogant and irrational person whom you have said before, the eldest daughter of the Murong’s family who is so unreasonable and willful?” Pei Che calmly drank this year’s new spring tea that was just picked. Murong’s family was still really wealthy ah, this tea was indeed very difficult to find ah.

“No.” Xuanyuan Yi was looking at the pine tree that stood outside the window, when he spit out that one word. Who would have thought that the Murong’s family had scenery like this. In the past, because he loathed Murong Shu Qing, he never stayed at the Murong family’s manor too often. Unexpectedly, he did not know that this Ting (listen) Feng (wind) pavilion’s scenery could shock people like this. The two floors in the small building were surrounded by the pine trees, its big courtyard did not have any other plants. There was one huge rock at the courtyard’s gate, and a bold and powerful three letters (calligraphy) __ Ting Feng pavilion. Inside the room, one could clearly hear the sound of the wind that was blowing from the pine forest, it was really worthy of the name, Ting Feng.

“No? Are you saying that person from a moment ago is not Murong Shu Qing?” Pei Che gave a mischievous smile.

“It is Murong Shu Qing, but her temper is completely different.” One could not see what Xuanyuan Yi’s deep eyes were thinking.

“Can it be that she lets loose her own self in order to be captured?” Pei Che walked to the side of Xuanyuan Yi, and gave him a cup of tea. In passing, he was also enjoying that huge pine forest.

“Impossible!” He was familiar with Murong Shu Qing so it was impossible for her to have this kind of charm and graceful temperaments. The moment when she entered the room, his mind was in a trance. Her simple looking face had a warm smile, her careless attitude showed self-confidence, that kind of her made him unable to move his eyes. This kind of magnificent personality, how could she be able to act it!

“Yeah ah, it does not look like she is acting. Moreover, you should also take note of how the old father’s attitude (towards Shu Qing), it seems that his loving and pampering are not that simple. He seems to have more fears ~~ this is very worthy of thinking it over. Besides, Murong family’s movements were so great for the last three years. They are the first or second best family within the Dong Yu country now ah, are you not curious as to what has happened in the last three years?” Pei Che looked slowly at the floating tea leaves that were in the cup after he said the words. His interest on this subject was even stronger.

“This is the reason why you insist on staying here?” Even though he was also curious because of this, but in order to lessen unnecessary troubles, he would never approve to stay here.

“Anyway, we still have to participate in Yi Xiong’s (elder brother Yi) wedding ceremony, then we can go. Staying here is not bad either, look, the scenery is very good.” He was also infatuated with this pine forest.

“Are these two Gongzi resting?” Lu Yi who was standing at the door, asking in a low voice.

“No, Miss Lu Yi, please come in quickly.” Pei Che raised his smiling face to welcome Lu Yi.

“Do these two Gongzi need anything more, Lu Yi will go and prepare them.”

“We are good, we do not lack anything, Miss does not need to be inconvenient.”

“Gongzi is too courteous, this is within this servant’s work.” Lu Yi was smiling when she replied. “Miss has already arranged a family feast at Luo (fall) Yun (cloud) Yuan (park) to welcome these two Gongzi.”

“Miss Murong is too courteous. I have heard that your manor has a young master?” Hearing Xuanyuan mentioning these several times, that this child was intelligent and stubborn, maybe, they could find out something from him.

“Is Gongzi asking about Young Master Xing Hun? Young Master is still studying at Xing (star) He (and) Yuan (garden), Gongzi can meet Young Master during the family feast.” Why did this Gongzi mention Young Master Xing Hun?

“Is he studying at home? Why does he not go to the academy?” Hearing that this Murong family’s young Gongzi who had never received any favor, how could the Master ask the specialists to teach him?

“This is Master’s arrangement, Lu Yi is not clear about this.” What did this Gongzi want to know after all? Saying less would be good. “Then, Lu Yi will not hinder these two Gongzi’s rest.” Finished speaking, she bowed her body politely, and then went out.

This servant girl knew a good sense of propriety, and was very clever. “This servant girl who is besides Murong Shu Qing is very special and particular ah!” Pei Che just finished speaking, and immediately was given a supercilious look.

 

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It was really a family feast, as all of the people from the Murong’s family were all present. When Xuanyuan Yi and Pei Che entered Luo Yun Yuan, the people from the Murong’s family were already sitting on the table. On the left and right sides of Murong Xiang were two women, one was about 40 years old, but she was still beautiful, dignified and virtuous. The other was about 20 something years old, with elegant almond-shaped eyes, cherry lips and flirtatious expressions. Sitting opposite them was an expressionless youngster, his young age seemed to show an out of ordinary personality traits.
“It seems that we are late!” Pei Che said with a clear voice and smile, and Xuanyuan Yi also entered Luo Yun Yuan at the same time. The name of this place was really good, the door was directly facing the west, when they were having the meals, they could still watch the sun set, with the beautiful and dazzling scenery. There were beautiful landscapes everywhere within this manor ah.

Hearing the voice, that youngster stood up, and said smilingly: “Xuanyuan dage (eldest brother)! You are here, sit next to me.” While he was speaking, he pulled Xuanyuan Yi to sit next to him.

Xuanyuan Yi smiled at the youngster and patted his shoulder. He had not seen him for three years, this child had grown very tall, but the coldness that surrounded his body had not changed, but his resentments and gloominess were reduced by a lot.

“Will there be Yue-er’s favorite legs (chicken legs) to eat tonight?”

“There will be, Yue-er is very obedient, I will give you two pieces to eat tonight!”

“Very good, my small belly will look round after I eat.”

“Good ~!”

A childish dialogue along with a light laughter were heard, Murong Shu Qing who was wearing a white dress, pulling a three year old little girl and chatting with her while they entered the Luo Yun Yuan. The little girl was wearing a pink dress, with two pigtails on her head, her sweet smile was hanging on her red cheeks. She looked like a jade craved doll. The moment Murong Xiang looked at the little girl, he showed a disgusted expression, although it was only for a short moment, but Pei Che could take in the whole scene at once.

“Everyone is already here, then serve the meals, ok.” Murong Shu Qing took the little girl to sit on the chair next to hers, while she was speaking to Lu Yi who was behind her.

This looked like a casual instruction but Pei Che was startled, this type of rich family household attached the importance on dining table customs, only the family Master could instruct and start the banquet, even if the old father was sitting in the master’s seat, but Murong Shu Qing was the one who started the banquet?! Pei Che and Xuanyuan Yi looked one glance at each other, he also saw the same question in his eyes. Anyway, the two people did not show any movements. Very quickly, many dishes were brought out and filled the table.

“Yue-er, which chicken leg do you want to eat ah?” From the start to finish, Murong Shu Qing was taking care of the little girl’s meal, and she had not even looked at Xuanyuan Yi’s eyes. The outsiders could not see it, but Pei Che could clearly sense that this ‘important general’ who was by his side, did not appear to have a good mood tonight ah.

“En ~~, I want ~~ that one.” Xing Yue said it with a whisper, her straight body was currying for Murong Shu Qing’s favors. Her small head was lowered, as she was afraid of her father, and thought that her father did not like her. Moreover, there were so many people today.

“Good!” Murong Shu Qing took the little girl’s chicken leg and put it inside Xing Yue’s bowl, “Smells very good oh, quickly eat it.”
Murong Shu Qing looked at the little girl who used a great deal of efforts to eat the chicken leg with her chopsticks, the ‘kuang dang’ sound of the bowl that was collided with the chopsticks echoed, she could not help to laugh: “Yue-er, use your hand to eat.”

The little girl heard this encouragement, so happily put down the chopsticks that made her distressed, and her two hands were stretched out to grab the chicken leg.

“You can not even follow the etiquette to eat a meal, how can you be an elegant person ah! Do not make the guests to mock us!” A gentle sneer from a woman’s voice made the small hands as if they received an electric shock.

Xing Yue put her hands down, lowered her head into Murong Shu Qing’s bosom, this child was always sensitive, perhaps because she had never had a mother since she was small, and her father was never shown any interest to her, so it made her feel a lack of security. This also made Murong Shu Qing’s felt the most distressed, picking up the chicken leg and putting it in her hands, she smilingly patted her head: “Using your hand to eat a chicken leg is the best way to eat, does Yue-er forget about it?”

With an encouraged expression, Xing Yue was picking the chicken leg again with her hand, she was after all a child, so she put all of her attention very quickly in eating the chicken leg.

“Zhao Yiniang (an appellation for her father’s concubine) was reasonable, it seems that a family education during childhood must be very strict ah!” Murong Shu Qing’s voice was not loud, but it was enough to make everybody who was present, heard her voice clearly.

Zhao Ling Long’s complexion was immediately deathly white, her family was poor when she was small, her mother passed away early, the only person remained was her father who would get drunk all day long and her three siblings. She was sold to a brothel when she was 10 years old, only because she looked pretty, and played a few schemes, that she could enter the Murong’s family as a concubine. Murong Shu Qing’s words today, made her ashamed and unable to show her face, so she could only store her melancholy in her heart. Even if her teeth were all broken off, she did not dare to open her mouth again to talk.

Xuanyuan Yi was somewhat bewildered, this person who was smiling all along, but who was this woman whose her words were so sharp? She was definitely not Murong Shu Qing who would bother and throw tantrums all days long to win some favors. And she was also not that person who was so arrogant, and a thick-skin young girl. So who was she?

“Since Xuanyuan Gongzi and Pei Gongzi are in Huadu, you can not miss the annual lotus festival. Xing Hun, you should entertain these two Gongzi properly during this time, ok.”

“I will, elder sister.” He respected Xuanyuan dage deeply all along, this time that he could stay in the house, Murong Xing Hun was very happy.

It seemed that Murong Shu Qing planned to ‘load’ the burden of these two people to Murong Xing Hun, he stayed behind because of her mysterious situations, how could he let her escape easily like this: “I am under the impression that Qing-er will personally entertain us!” His muffled voice could really entice people.

Murong Shu Qing forced a smile, ‘Qing-er’?! When did they become so familiar like this, she heard that he had never looked at Murong Shu Qing with a good expression (in the past), more over, he would never use this gentle tone to call her Qing-er. It seemed that Xuanyuan Yi was interested in her, this fake Murong Shu Qing, fine, she had never planned to hide her own self from the beginning anyway.

“These two Gongzi were seldom coming to Huadu, you naturally want to go sightseeing nicely, Xing Hun just happens to be able to guide the two of you. My body is always weak, I am afraid that I will spoil these two Gongzi’s moods, so there will be one less person to accompany you.” Even though she was curious with this General, but Murong Shu Qing did not want to be too close to him.

Her tone was gentle, her etiquette was proper, and she was very good in making an excuse ah. But unfortunately, he, Xuanyuan Yi was also able to strike properly like this: “Qing-er’s health is not good? Then, you should go out and walk around even more, do not be in the stuffy home all the time.”

“Thank you for Xuanyuan Gongzi’s concern.” Xuanyuan Yi and she were like sharpen knives, if she did not agree today, it seemed that he would not let it go. Fine, she wanted to see what this ‘fiancé’ wanted after just cancelling their wedding. Sometimes, too many miseries would actually arouse a man’s desire to investigate. She did not want this, ‘going out on a scenic tour when she had a chance, I would just accept his request.’

“It will be extremely good if Miss Murong can accompany us.” Pei Che appeared before her eyes with a mischievous smile. Xuanyuan Yi had already been affected by this young lady who was completely inconsistent with the legend’s story, but he was not aware of this yet. This was really interesting.

Even though the arranged meal time was not really a joyous time for the host and guests, but it seemed to be at least harmonious. After the evening meal, everyone was dispersing out.





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