The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 134

Chapter 134 Northern Desert Envoy
Prince Yan’s Mansion.

Xiao Xiwei was leaning over and spitting out seven or eight drops of bile at the barrel. She almost vomited out her bile. Her originally rosy oval face had lost a circle of weight, and she could see that the brows of the big girls in the room were almost twisted into twists.

“Auntie, are other women pregnant as badly as our princess? This servant looks at what the princess has eaten and vomited in the past two months. This person has lost a lot of weight. Is there no way to think about it?” Bi Yun frowned and said worriedly.

Ruo Su patted Xiao Xiwei’s back and sighed, “They say that when the noble concubine was pregnant with her highness, she was very happy, but compared to the princess, she was really insignificant.”

“Aren’t you exaggerating?” Xiao Xi stopped vomiting and said in a low voice.

Ruo Su hurriedly brought the tea to Xiao Xiwei’s mouth. With Ruo Su’s hand, Xiao Xiwei rinsed his mouth. Only then did he feel that the bitterness in his mouth had dissipated a lot.

“Miss, this servant has stewed bird’s nest porridge. Try it.” Hong Yu held the bird’s nest porridge and handed it to Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xiwei shook his head.

She almost spat out her intestines, how could she still have an appetite?

‘”This won’t do. You should at least eat some. This servant looks after you with the noble concubine. It’s really hard for this servant to explain to you. Besides, even if you don’t eat, the child in your stomach needs to eat it!” Ruo Su took the bird’s nest porridge from Hong Yu and personally handed it to Xiao Xiwei’s lips.

Xiao Xi glanced at Ruo Su, unable to do so, he could only lower his head and take a bite.

A bowl of bird’s nest porridge had dissipated by more than half. Seeing that Xiao Ruo Su’s brows were knitting so hard that water was almost dripping out of them, Xiwei finally revealed a smile. He no longer forced Xiao Xiwei to eat it anymore. First, he saw that she had endured the hardships. Second, he was afraid that it would backfire, so he spat it out again after eating too much. She handed the bowl to the girl behind her. She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the corner of Xiao Xiwei’s mouth. “This servant also knows that the princess has a bad appetite. It’s really difficult for the princess.”

Xiao Xi smiled, “I know that aunt is doing it for my own good.” After saying that, she turned her head and looked out of the window in a daze.

I wonder how Xi Zhi is doing now.

Ye only said that everything was fine with him, and there was no other news from Su Yang. However, she always felt that something was wrong.

Seeing that Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows were slightly knitted and a faint layer of worry was gathered in his eyes, Bi Yun knew that his young miss must be missing his highness.

I don’t know what the emperor is thinking. The prince and the princess have only been married for a short time, so why did they send the prince to Su Yang to relieve the disaster? There were so many people in the court, why did they have to send the prince?

“Princess, remember to think too much during pregnancy.” Ruo Su reached out and held Xiao Xiwei’s fingertips.

“Oh right, Auntie, I heard that most of the bad people are boys. Our princess is so bad. From this servant’s point of view, most of her belly is a little prince.” Bi Yun clapped her hands and smiled.

Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but raise his hand to cover his mouth and smile when he saw Bi Yun’s light appearance. “I actually don’t know when a young lady like you will see a fetal image? Could it be … you’re thinking of marrying?”

Bi Yun’s face turned red when he said this, and the girls in the room couldn’t help but chuckle.

“This servant, this servant will not read it, but … Master Transitional Er will definitely read it. Why don’t we invite Master Du E to take a pulse for the princess?” Bi Yun said.

When Xiao Xi heard Bi Yun mention Crossing Calamity, the corners of her lips curled up. She did not answer, but her thoughts drifted into the palace. Ever since he entered the palace, the Emperor had only treated him as an ordinary person. However, over the past half a year, his body had grown stronger and stronger. Not long ago, it was reported that a palace maid in the Chongde Palace was pregnant. The Emperor was overjoyed and became even more trustworthy. Thinking of this, Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but frown. Although she had only seen a few transitional adversity, she had seen a sense of righteousness between his eyebrows. Isn’t it too cruel to send him to the palace and even let him do these things?

“You glib-tongued thing, can Master Du E leave the palace easily?” Zi Yan stretched out his hand and nodded at Bi Yun’s head. After saying that, Zi Yan turned to look at Xiao Xiwei and said, “Speaking of which, there’s another piece of news in the capital recently. Have you heard about it?”

Biyun’s eyes lit up, “Good sister, don’t make a fuss! Tell me, what’s new in the capital?”

Ever since the princess became pregnant, very few people in the mansion had left the mansion. She and Hong Yu were even keeping watch over the princess. On the other hand, Zi Yan could occasionally leave the mansion because the princess would occasionally send her out to take care of things.

Zi Yan raised her eyebrows and blinked at Bi Yun. The smile on her lips gradually blossomed, “You want to know!”

“Mm-hmm, I want to know. Aiya, good sister, don’t tease me anymore.” Bi Yun hurriedly pulled the corner of Zi Yan’s sleeve and said coquettishly while shaking it.

Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, Zi Yan, stop teasing her, quickly tell me!”

“Alright, for the sake of the princess, I’ll tell you.” Zi Yan cleared her throat and glanced at Bi Yun from the corner of her eyes before she said loudly, “I heard that the Northern Desert’s envoy will arrive in the capital in a few days.”

“Really? I heard that the Northern Desert people are tall and big. Is it true?”

Bi Yun’s cheerful voice rang out beside her ears, but Xiao Xiwei felt her heart skip a beat. After a moment of shaking, she grabbed Zi Yan’s hand and said, “What did you just say, the Northern Desert envoy is about to enter the capital?”

Seeing Xiao Xiwei’s astonishment and uneasiness in her pupils, Zi Yan felt strange, but she still nodded her head and said, “Yes!”

“Then do you know who they are? What is their purpose here?” Xiao Xiwei said anxiously.

She was really too careless. After all this, how could she forget about getting drunk?

Zi Yan frowned as she looked at Xiao Xiwei, a trace of worry flashing through her eyes. “I heard that the Northern Desert King sent an envoy to make peace with Da Yue …”

She could feel how hard Xiao Xiwei was holding her hand.

Ruo Su also noticed that Xiao Xiwei’s expression was not right. She asked tentatively, “Princess, is there something wrong with sending envoys from the Northern Desert this time?”

Xiao Xiwei loosened his grip on Zi Yan and slowly lay back on Arhat’s bed. He slowly closed his eyes and said, “I’m just worried about getting drunk …”

“Ninth Princess?” Ruo Su frowned, “Does the princess suspect that … the Northern Desert sent an envoy here this time to … kiss her?”

The Northern Desert King is over fifty years old and has no children under his knees. If he comes to beg for a marriage, he can only …

“Princess, can it be … don’t you think too much about it?” Zi Yan thought of this as well. She looked at Xiao Xiwei and whispered.

The Northern Desert King was so old, how could he have the face to come and beg for marriage! Besides, even if he really came to beg for a marriage, how could the Emperor agree to it if the Emperor loved the Ninth Princess so much?

“If it’s true?” Xiao Xiwei raised his eyes and silently stared into Zi Yan’s eyes.

Zi Yan was stunned. She pursed her lips and swallowed her saliva. “Even if it was true, the Emperor would probably choose a young lady from the clan or from the nobles to kiss.”

Xiao Xiwei closed his eyes.

Even Zi Yan thought so. In fact, everyone probably thought so. But who would have thought that the person from the Chongde Palace would send his beloved daughter to the Northern Desert to get married, even if the target was a bad old man who was over fifty years old?

In her previous life, when she saw Chu Zuizhi get married, she did not understand why she asked Chu Yanzhi, but Chu Yanzhi only said that this was the fate of the princess.

Is it fate? In the past, she might have believed it, but in this life, she was more willing to believe that there must be some kind of shameful secret between her and Chu Yanzhi, and would this secret have anything to do with Chu Yanzhi?

“Alright, Princess. We don’t know why Bei Mo is here this time, or don’t worry about yourself. You’re a man with a body now.” Ruo Su gently patted Xiao Xiwei’s hand and said.

Xiao Xi glanced at Ruo Su, but in the end, she turned her eyes away and didn’t say anything.

Regardless of whether it was Ruo Su or Honored Consort Shen, Chu Zuizhi was just a obedient princess without any threat, but it was different for Xiao Xiwei. Regardless of whether it was in his previous life or his current life, Chu Zuizhi treated her with a pure heart. In fact, she and her brother … no! No matter what, she could not let Zui Zhi marry to the Northern Desert, nor could she repeat the mistakes of her previous life.

If only he were here at this moment.

“Zi Yan, immediately send someone to Su Yang to deliver a letter to His Highness and tell him about the Northern Desert’s envoy, Da Yue.” Xiao Xiwei opened his eyes and looked at Zi Yan.

“Princess …” Zi Yan looked at Xiao Xiwei with some hesitation. “Ye Zichen has just returned from Su Yang. Besides, as aunt said, we don’t know what the real purpose of Bei Mo’s visit is right now. It wouldn’t be appropriate to rashly send a letter to His Highness … What if Bei Mo didn’t come here to kiss her?” Afraid that his words would not completely convince Xiao Xiwei, Zi Yan hurriedly added, “Besides, it will take a long time to go to Su Yang once. Even if His Highness has any ideas for Ye to bring it back, I’m afraid it will be too late.”

Originally, Xiao Xiwei had only said those words subconsciously. After saying those words, she felt that it was inappropriate. However, hearing Zi Yan’s series of rebuttals, the space between her eyebrows knitted, and a trace of doubt couldn’t help but arise in her heart.

Why did Zi Yan’s tone seem to be unwilling for her to send a letter to Su Yang? Could it be …

“Zi Yan, are you hiding something from me?”

“No. No, Princess, you think too much.” Zi Yan was shocked and hurriedly denied it.

“No! You must be hiding something from me? You don’t want me to send a letter to Su Yang, do you cherish him … do you cherish that something happened to him?” Xiao Xiwei abruptly got out of the arhat bed, grabbed Zi Yan’s hand, and stared at Zi Yan.

“No, no, no. His Highness is fine.” Zi Yan hurriedly shook her head. Seeing the terror in Xiao Xiwei’s eyes, she hurriedly raised her hand. “This servant swore that His Highness is really fine.”

“Then why are you so afraid of me sending a letter to Su Yang?” She stared at Zi Yan’s eyes for a long time, but although she was anxious, there was not a trace of panic in her eyes. Her heart gradually calmed down.

Zi Yan opened her mouth and remembered Ye’s instructions, telling her not to reveal any flaws in front of the princess, but she … Thinking of this, Zi Yan lowered her head dejectedly, “I said the princess should not be anxious … Actually, His Highness is … he is no longer in Su Yang.”