Chapter 1149: Chapter 1138: Nalan Yanfeng’s Feast at Hongmen
“Not bad!”
Ning Qiankun nodded lightly and waved his hand, “Since I’ve come, tell me your thoughts, what exactly do you plan to do?”
“Father, my lord.”
At this moment, Nalan Yanfeng placed one hand on her chest, and bowed her head, kneeling on the ground, “It’s all because of the bad habits I picked up at the Nalan Family, having been spoiled. After marrying into the Ning Family, I didn’t change my ways, becoming even worse, neglecting my duties of assisting my husband and teaching my children, and allowing my husband to commit acts of fratricide. It’s truly my fault. I ask you to forgive me this once, for the sake of the many years of relations between the Ning Family and the Nalan Clan.”
Ning Qiankun shook his head with a bitter smile, “Girl, it’s not that I criticize you, but you still don’t understand my true intention behind this arrangement.”
“Oh? Do tell.”
Nalan Yanfeng became interested and listened intently.
Ning Qiankun sighed, rubbing his forehead with his hand, “Do you know, by driving you out of the Ning Family, it’s to return your freedom, and consider the friendly interactions between the Ning Family and the Nalan Clan.
First, once you’re out, you’re free, whether you remarry or remain single for life, it’s your own decision, unrelated to our family; second, if you stay in the Ning Family, given your blooming youth, you won’t be able to resist the loneliness, perhaps attracting unwanted attention. By then, amidst rumors, not only would it damage the reputation of our Ning Family, but your Nalan Family would also be affected, a situation that benefits no one.”
“This…”
Nalan Yanfeng hadn’t expected Ning Qiankun to think so deeply about the issue.
However, the old man is shrewd, and the things he says are crafted so well that young people might be fooled.
What kind of person is Nalan Yanfeng? She’s a seasoned veteran in society, naturally not one to be brainwashed.
Even if Ning Qiankun could talk the dead back to life, Nalan Yanfeng wouldn’t spare him today.
Then, she feigned a grateful smile, “Father, you’ve thought so much for me. To express my gratitude for the years of education and kindness you have shown my husband and me, I’ll toast to your health, please do me the honor.”
Ning Qiankun waved his hand, politely declining, “My health is just starting to improve under Ning Fan’s treatment, and he repeatedly advised me not to drink alcohol, so let’s not drink today. Tea will suffice.”
“How could that be right?”
Nalan Yanfeng gently twisted the spout of the wine pot, discreetly pouring wine into the cup in front of Ning Qiankun, and forced a smile, “Father, you’re not just denying me face by refusing to drink, but the entire Nalan Family. If your daughter-in-law is slighted and complains to the Nalan Family, have you considered whether you can withstand the anger of the Nalan Family?”
“Well…”
Hearing these words, Ning Qiankun was a bit annoyed but couldn’t express it, so he just shook his head and sighed, “Fine, drinking a few less wouldn’t make much difference, I’ll give you this face.”
Then, he lifted the small wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.
Then, he frowned slightly, feeling that the liquor had a peculiar taste, so he asked, “Girl, why does your wine have a strange flavor?”
“Father, it’s medicinal tonic wine I sought from the Chinese Medicine Family, naturally it has a medicinal taste, and it contains some rare tiger bone.”
Nalan Yanfeng lied without a blink.
“No wonder.” Ning Qiankun believed her, savoring the aftertaste of the wine.
At this time, Nalan Yanfeng poured him another cup, directly placed the wine cup in front of him, and respectfully said, “Father, thank you for your care over the years. I hardly ever felt wronged in the Ning Family, and Qingfeng never restricted my behavior, being very indulgent of my temperament.
The Ning Family has been very tolerant of me, yet I didn’t strive forward and did things that bring shame. As your daughter-in-law, I apologize here.”
“Ah, the matter has passed, let it float away with the wind.”
After all, Ning Qiankun was an elder and was touched by the respect shown by the younger generation, he drank the wine once again in one gulp.
But at this moment, he began to feel his body getting cold, and the chill kept intensifying.
“That’s odd, it’s just the beginning of autumn, the weather shouldn’t be this cold, why do I feel such a chill?”
“Father, it must be that the air conditioning temperature is set too low. How about I just turn it off.”
Nalan Yanfeng smirked in her heart and turned off the air conditioner.
Even after turning off the air conditioning, Ning Qiankun still felt his body was out of control.
He frowned, “Ning Fan told me very clearly not to drink alcohol recently, my current state should be a conflict with the medicine he prescribed, otherwise, I wouldn’t be like this.”
“It shouldn’t be, maybe the temperature is set too low, I’ll change it to heating mode, it should be better.”
Nalan Yanfeng saw that Ning Qiankun had drunk the wine, and it was already working, she snickered inwardly but maintained her enthusiastic demeanor, taking the remote control, changing the air conditioning from cooling to heating mode, and set the temperature to the highest.
Very quickly, warm air gushed forth. In the mild temperature, under the heating mode, Nalan Yanfeng, who was originally calm, was now sweating profusely.
And yet Ning Qiankun’s lips were turning blue, his whole body shaking, his teeth chattering.
“That’s not right, seeing how you’re sweating, the temperature shouldn’t be low, why do I still feel so cold?”
Nalan Yanfeng just smiled slightly and poured him another cup of wine, persuading, “Father, there’s a saying that wine can warm the body, perhaps the medicinal volume of this tonic wine is still insufficient, drink another cup, it might work wonders.”
At this moment, Ning Qiankun felt the chill seeping from within, rising from his very bones. Perhaps, as Nalan Yanfeng said, the wine could warm him, so he picked up another cup and drank it all in one go.
Just as he put down the cup, he heard a burst of hearty laughter.
“Hahahahaha…”
This was clearly a woman’s laugh, with a sharp edge to it.
“Hmm?”
Ning Qiankun frowned and looked up, but he saw Nalan Yanfeng standing up, coldly staring at him.
Judging by her expression, it was as if she was looking at a dead man.
Ning Qiankun was suddenly shocked, thinking about everything that had happened, and immediately realized, shaking his head with resentment, “Nalan Yanfeng, truly, it’s hard to change one’s true nature, you wicked woman can’t seem to change your ways, your malicious intent has seeped deep into your bones, I never expected you would harm even your father-in-law. Have you no moral boundaries?”
“Hehe…” Nalan Yanfeng sneered incessantly, pointing at Ning Qiankun with disdain, playfully saying, “Old man, you’ve been poisoned by my Cold Ice Powder, in less than half a day, you’ll be frozen to death.”
With a bang.
Ning Qiankun slammed the table, his face turning pale, realizing that his palm was numb, as if it had been frozen stiff.
“You treacherous woman, truly deserve a cruel fate.”