The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 11

Chapter 011 Invited By Madam Qi
On this day, Xiao Xiwei went to the Tranquil Garden to pay his respects to the Old Lady Jun as usual. Before he could enter, he heard a pleasant laugh from Shuanglang.

“Old Lady Jun is laughing at me for being so lively at my age!”

When she comes in, With a single glance, he saw the woman in her forties sitting on the yellow pear carving chair. She was dressed in a purple top embroidered with a hundred butterflies, with an apricot-yellow silk gauze dress under it. Her head was tied in a cloud bun, and her eyes were full of smiles. Beside her stood a girl who looked seventy to eighty percent like her. As soon as she entered, the room was filled with gazes at her. Among them was Madam Li, who had been worried about Xiao Xile’s punishment for the past two days.

“Wei’er is here!” Mrs. Li smiled and waved at Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “Xiwei greets grandmother and mother.”

“Look at us, Wei’er. It’s only been a few days since we last saw each other. The more beautiful you look, the more beautiful you are. You look like a fairy. Old Lady Jun is truly blessed!” The woman smiled as she walked over and took Xiao Xiwei’s hand and said affectionately.

“Look at what sister-in-law said …” Mrs. Li smiled and shifted her gaze to Xiao Xiwei. “Wei’er, I haven’t seen your aunt yet.”

Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and blessed the woman. “Aunt, don’t make fun of Xiwei. Mother has been worrying about Aunt following Uncle Su Yang. It’s good that you and Uncle are back now.”

As soon as Xiao Xiwei finished speaking, he saw Old Granny Jun leaning on the Arhat couch glancing faintly at Madam Li.

The Li Clan’s twin brother, Li Qingshu, had also found a small position under the care of the Marquis of Loyalty for the past few years. Last month, he was even appointed by the Emperor to patrol Su Yang to inspect the drought. Since they had been ordered to travel, it was naturally impossible for them to return so quickly. In that case, it was obvious that the Qi Clan had suddenly returned to the capital to visit the Zhongyong Marquis Manor.

Madam Li’s face flashed with embarrassment when she was glanced at by the old lady. She hurriedly turned around and picked up the teacup to pretend to drink tea, but the corner of her eyes glared fiercely at Xiao Xi.

Madam Qi did not expect that Xiao Xiwei’s words would make the old lady unhappy. A trace of surprise could not help but flash in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up. “What a good boy, how can your uncle return so easily after receiving the imperial edict! I also came back because of your cousin Bai. Su Yang’s disaster this time is not small. Your uncle is too busy to touch the ground, so I can’t help him. The noise in the manor is not good for Brother Po’s study. Seeing that the exam is coming next year, I’m afraid of delaying the child, so I brought Brother Bai and Brother Lin back first. ”

“Then aunt must always bring sister Lin to play in the future!” Xiao Xiwei raised his eyebrows and smiled happily.

“Mother, you always say that I’m a playboy. Now look at Wei-jie, don’t talk about me in the future!” The girl beside Madam Qi pulled her handkerchief and smiled at Xiao Xiwei.

“How dare you compare to Wei-jie like a splashing monkey? You’re not afraid of being laughed at by Matriarch!” Madam Qi smiled angrily at Li Lin.

Li Linsihao didn’t care and smiled as she held Xiao Xiwei’s arm. “Wei’er, my mother will hold a flower appreciation banquet in the manor in a few days. When the time comes, you must come!”

Xiao Xi smiled and turned to look at the matriarch with anticipation. “Then will grandmother go as well?”

Since Madam Qi had spoken, it was naturally not easy for the Matriarch to refute her face. Originally, she was a little unhappy, but seeing Xi Wei looking at her expectantly, her expression unconsciously eased a little. “Grandmother is old and won’t go with you to join in this fun.”

Hearing this, Madam Li knew that the matriarch was letting go. Since Xiwei was going, then Madam Qi’s niece, Sheila, would naturally follow. Thinking of this, she heaved a sigh of relief. One had to know that the Matriarch had always been bold. Not to mention Xiao Yan, even the Old Marquis would not refute her decision easily. She said that if she wanted to close Xi Le for a month, then she would be locked up for a full month. Xi Le had already secretly cried in front of her countless times, denying that she would not think of this method. She hurriedly wrote a letter urging her sister-in-law to come back.

“Grandmother, go. If you don’t go, it won’t be lively anymore!” Xiao Xiwei shook the old lady’s arm affectionately.

Seeing this granddaughter, who had never been close to him, smiling so coquettishly that her eyebrows curved and her appearance even looked a little like her when she was young, she couldn’t help but reveal a smile on her face. “Alright, she’s about to get married. Why is she still like a child? How could she have the appearance of a daughter of Marquis Mansion? She doesn’t make anyone laugh at her.”

“With grandmother here, who would dare to laugh at me!” Xiao Xiwei simply held onto the old lady’s arm and buried her face.

The matriarch couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at her young daughter’s appearance. She reached out and nodded her forehead, “You …” After laughing, she turned to Nurse Liu and said, “Go and shake my pair of Golden Rice Ruby Double Phoenix Diancui Steps over.”

“Yes.” Nurse Liu answered and smiled as he entered the inner room.

The matriarch patted Xiao Xiwei’s hand and said with a smile, “The latter must be dressed well. If you lose face with our Marquis Mansion, grandmother will not spare you!”

Seeing the matriarch speak and speak of Xi Le losing face in the Marquis Mansion and giving Xiao Xiwei such a precious Bu Yao in front of her sister-in-law, Madam Li’s face was a little uncomfortable.

“How can he? With his mother watching from the side, Xiwei doesn’t dare to be naughty.” As Xiao Xiwei spoke, he turned around and smiled sweetly at Madam Li.

Seeing the Matriarch look at him, Madam Li naturally didn’t want to be stern anymore. He hurriedly pulled out a smile and looked at her fawningly, “Mother, don’t worry. My wife will look after Xiwei and Xile.”

The matriarch raised her hand and stroked her forehead, not answering.

When Nurse Liu saw the old lady’s movements, he hurriedly went over to support the old lady and whispered, “It rained heavily last night. Did the old lady not sleep well?”

When Madam Qi heard this, she immediately pulled Li Lin forward and blessed Old Madam Jun. “Old Madam Jun, I just came back and have a lot of things to attend to in the manor. I won’t disturb Old Madam Jun anymore.”

The matriarch smiled and agreed.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li also stood up hurriedly. “Then, the wife will send sister-in-law off.”

The matriarch pursed her lips, but in the end, she still gave Madam Li face and nodded faintly.

As soon as the Qi clan returned to the manor, they ordered people to send out a post about the flower appreciation banquet, and Xiao Xile finally released it from the ancestral hall.

This morning, Mrs. Li ordered someone to prepare a carriage.

Xiao Xile intimately held Madam Li’s arm and laughed at the side. She saw that Xiao Xiwei came out and hurriedly let go of Madam Li’s hand and got into the same carriage with Xiao Xile.

“Sister.” Xiao Xile smiled and shouted as soon as he got into the carriage.

Xiao Xi smiled and nodded slightly.

After a few days of absence, Xiao Xile seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Xiao Xi also smiled and subconsciously looked at Xiao Xiwei’s head.

I heard that in the past few days when she was sent to the ancestral hall, Xiao Xiwei went to the Tranquil Bamboo Garden every morning to curry favor with the Matriarch, and even tricked a pair of Golden Res and Ruby Double Phoenixes out of the Matriarch’s way.

Sure enough, the Golden Race Ruby-inlaid Double Phoenix Dian Cui Steps that she had been asking for from the Old Granny for a long time shook Xiao Xiwei’s head. She was wearing a pomegranate-red Scattered Flower Smoke Luo dress that made her look bright and beautiful.

Xiao Xi Le smiled and held Xiao Xi Wei’s hand. Her gaze went straight to her head. “Sister, this pair of Bu Yao looks really good.”

Xiao Xiwei smiled sweetly and pulled out one from his head. “Grandmother gave it to me. I heard that Grandfather invited Master Zhang to make this pair of gemstones for Grandmother. The gemstones on them were carefully selected.” Xiao Xi paused slightly and glanced at Xiao Xile. “Does little sister like this pair of gemstones?”

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, Xiao Xile’s eyes lit up. She subconsciously reached out to grab the pair of shakes, but Xiao Xiwei’s voice rang out again.

“It’s a pity that grandmother gave it to me. If I were to give one to my sister, I’m afraid grandmother would be unhappy.” After saying that, he raised his hand and shook the step into his temples.

“Sister” Xiao Xile knitted her brows, her face flushed red. She held her breath in her chest, unable to breathe or swallow, feeling unspeakably aggrieved and uncomfortable.

In the past, as long as she saw anything, as long as she was a little spoiled, no matter how precious Xiao Xiwei was, she would always smile and hold it in front of her. She would never lose face, but today …

Xiao Xiwei pursed the corners of his lips at her, then turned around and lifted a corner of the curtain to look outside.

Her mother, Chen shi, came from a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan. Back then, she married into Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. Her uncle, Chen Jinrong, personally sent her off from Jiangnan. The dowry was unloaded from the ship and was loaded with twelve carriages, silk, jewelry, jade, porcelain and calligraphy. Xiao Xile’s birth mother, Madam Li’s parents, had died prematurely, He had joined the Xiao Clan when he was young, Although she was helped to become the successor after Chen shi’s death, However, Chen shi’s generous dowry had always been kept by the Matriarch, and Zhongyong Marquis Mansion had no deeper family background than the other nobles in the capital. Moreover, she did not have the support of her mother. On the surface, she was in charge of the family, but Marquis Mansion had a lot of daily expenses. In addition, she had to pay money to pave the way for her brother privately, so she did not have much money to spend. But Xiao Xiwei was different. She had an uncle of a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan. Every year on her birthday, she would order people to give her all kinds of exquisite jewelry and clothes. She also bought quite a few shops in the capital for her.

Her elder brother Xiao Xiyang was personally taught by her grandfather when he was five years old. He rarely came back a few times a year. She grew up with Xiao Xi Le since childhood. Xiao Xi Le’s mouth was sweet and she pretended to be smart. Every time she saw her, she would always ask for something from her. In the past, she truly loved this little sister. If there was anything good, she always wanted to give her a share. She never thought that in the end, she would …

“Hmph! Who cares!” Xiao Xile, who had never been humiliated before, hatefully turned her head away.

Xiao Xi pursed her lips slightly and pretended not to hear anything.

The carriage stopped and soon arrived at the Qi Mansion.

Xiao Xiwei got up and was about to get out of the car when he suddenly extended a hand and pushed her fiercely. Immediately after, he saw Xiao XiLe help the woman’s subordinates out of the car.

“Young miss, Third young miss, why is she like this!” Bi Yun glared at Xiao Xile’s back and said indignantly.

“Forget it.” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and got out of the car.

Madam Qi had already received a message from the woman and ordered Li Lin to come out to welcome her.

“Sister Lin, long time no see. I miss you.” Seeing Li Lin come out, Xiao Xile hurriedly stepped forward and held her arm affectionately, her delicate face full of smiles.

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, then she said, “It’s been a long time. Le’er, the longer you grow, the more beautiful you are.”

“Sister Lin, it’s sunny outside. Let’s go in quickly.” Xiao Xile said as she pulled Li Lin into the mansion.

Li Lin originally wanted to say hello to Xiao Xiwei, but after Xiao Xile dragged her down, she could only turn around and smile apologetically at Xiao Xiwei.

Although she and Xiao Xile were cousins, Xiao Xile had always looked down on her because she was the young miss of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Today, she was suddenly so close to her. Could it be that she was in a bad mood with her own elder sister?

Xiao Xiwei curled his lips. Compared to Xiao Xile’s methods in the future, this was truly unsightly.