The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 142

Chapter 142 Dumpling’s Qi
“What!” Lu Haichuan was greatly shocked. He turned around and looked at Xiao Xiwei’s eyes full of surprise. He pursed the corners of his dry lips. After a long while, he said with some difficulty, “Princess, were you joking just now? His Majesty, he has already given the decree to marry him.”

“It’s just a marriage.”

“Don’t tell me you have a way?” Although Lu Haichuan said this, he already knew in his heart that Xiao Xiwei already had a complete plan in her heart. Otherwise, she would not have circled him in such a big circle and asked him to beg for a marriage. She then arranged for him to have a secret talk in this embroidery in the middle of the night.

Xiao Xi smiled and got up to take two steps. “What kind of person in this palace can leave the palace smoothly and unhindered?”

“Who is it?” Lu Haichuan subconsciously said.

Xiao Xiwei turned around and looked at Lu Haichuan. The corner of his mouth hooked and he coldly spat out two words, “Dead man.”

“You …” Lu Haichuan stood up excitedly and almost knocked down the teacup on the table. “Are you planning to let the Ninth Princess … swindle death?” Originally, there was still a trace of suspicion, but when he touched that pair of clear but exceptionally firm eyes, Lu Haichuan only felt a chill surround his body. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, “You’re crazy.”

When Zi Yan found out about her plan, she also said the same thing to Lu Haichuan.

They all said she was crazy.

In their eyes, she didn’t need to put herself, or even the entire King Yan, in danger for a single Chu Zuizhi, but if she knew that the person waiting for Chu Zuizhi was a purgatory, how could she remain indifferent? If she really was such a person, then what was the difference between her and Xiao Xi Le Chu Yanzhi back then?

She still remembered that when Chu Zuizhi crawled out from under the bed, he bent his sparkling eyes and told her to let the craftsmen make the bed taller next time.

In the palace of the Imperial City, there was no one who hadn’t put in all sorts of effort and schemes. Only she had clear and clean eyes, bright and pure from the beginning to the end.

She really couldn’t bear to watch her walk into a dead end like this.

‘”Are you really going to do this? Don’t you know that the slightest mistake could implicate you and even the Swallow King? Besides, you should know that the chances of success in this matter are slim. Are you sure you want to take this risk?” Lu Haichuan looked at Xiao Xi and frowned slightly.

Since ancient times, it was not that no palace people had ever thought of leaving the palace by fraudulent death, but how many more had succeeded? Most of them were found and then whipped to death. Moreover, the person who was going to swindle death was the current Ninth Princess, the Ninth Princess who was about to leave for the Northern Desert. In this situation, the chances of escaping from the palace were close to one in ten thousand. He thought that Xiao Xiwei shouldn’t be so impulsive. Even if it was for Chu Xizhi’s sake, it shouldn’t be!

“Even though the chances are slim, they are still chances, aren’t they?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Lu Haichuan and a faint smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his lips.

To them, this was only a slim chance, but to Chu Zuizhi, it was the only sliver of hope in her desperate situation.

Lu Haichuan looked at Xiao Xiwei, as if the water in the pond had just melted in early spring. It was clear and translucent, reflecting the beauty of everything in this world.

“What do you want me to do?” Before he could react, he had already spoken.

“I heard that the Crown Prince has a good relationship with the Black Warrior Sect’s city guard commander.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Lu Haichuan and smiled.

Very quickly, Chu Zuizhi’s marriage was settled.

The Ministry of Rites had already begun to prepare the dowry. The entire palace was filled with peace and happiness. The Ninth Princess, who was the bride, had not eaten or drank for three days and nights after hearing the news.

When Zi Yan said this, Xiao Xiwei was watching Bi Yun tease the ball through the iron railing.

More than half a year had passed. The ball had long since transformed from a small piece of meat into a huge monster. When it raised its claws, it was almost as tall as Xiao Xi. Although Tuanzi’s temper was docile, in case Shangxin didn’t touch Xiao Xiwei, Ruosu still ordered someone to build a place in the garden and let someone install an iron railing to lock it up.

Hearing Zi Yan’s words, Xiao Xi smiled. A trace of mockery appeared in his lowered eyes, but there was a faint sense of powerlessness.

“Princess, do you want someone to tell the Ninth Princess something?” Zi Yan looked at Xiao Xiwei and whispered.

Xiao Xiwei turned to look at Zi Yan and didn’t say anything.

Zi Yan pursed the corners of her lips and carefully considered her words. “This servant is afraid that Duke Jiu will have a chance …”

“Don’t worry, even if she wants something to happen, they won’t let anything happen to her.” Xiao Xiwei sneered.

The Emperor and Chu Yanzhi would definitely not let anything happen to her until Chu Zuizhi arrived safely at the Northern Desert Earth Realm.

“But if the princess told the Ninth Princess some information, the Ninth Princess wouldn’t have tortured herself like this.” Zi Yan sighed.

“Then?” Xiao Xi looked at the corner of Zi Yan’s mouth and asked.

Zi Yan was stunned.

Then? What then?

“Don’t you know what kind of temperament the Ninth Princess has?”

Everyone in the capital knew that the Ninth Princess had stayed in Yu Li Palace for half a year because of her brother. She loved her brother so much, so how could she willingly marry Bei Mo? If she were to reveal the information to her, the slightest mistake in her expression would also raise suspicions. This would definitely not be conducive to her plan.

“But Princess, aren’t you afraid that if the Ninth Princess can’t think it through …”

“They won’t let her have that chance.”

Zi Yan sighed and was about to say something when Bi Yun walked over angrily.

‘”I’m so angry. I don’t know what’s wrong with this ball. How could it be like a fish on the shore, lying motionless on the ground? No matter how much you tease me, you won’t even give me a look. Even this piece of pork is useless! I’m so angry!” Bi Yun said angrily with her hands on her waist.

Zi Yan turned her head to look at the ball on the other side of the railing and slightly knitted her brows. “Could it be that she’s sick?”

“What’s wrong? When I was looking at it a few days ago, it was still alive. The butler said that it ate a bowl of meat this morning! How does it look like it’s sick?” Bi Yun said with wide eyes.

Zi Yan smiled and said, “Then I can only say that some people have faces that are disgusting to others, oh, no, they are disgusting to tigers.”

“What did you say!”

“Apart from this, I really can’t think of any other reason?”

“You! You!” Bi Yun pointed at Zi Yan and was so angry that smoke came out of her head. However, her throat was blocked by something and she could not say a single word of rebuttal for a long time.

“I, what am I?” Seeing Bi Yun’s furious appearance, Zi Yan leaned over happily and smiled proudly.

“Young miss! Look at Zi Yan! You said that when she first came to serve you, she was obviously stuffy, but she couldn’t even fart a single time. How did she end up like this now?” Bi Yun, who could not say anything about the purple smoke, hurriedly cast her gaze towards Xiao Xiwei.

“Tsk! You can’t fart with a single pole. Back then, I didn’t say anything to hide my identity. What do you know?” Zi Yan rolled her eyes and said.

“Stop arguing. Help me take a look. I think there’s something wrong with Dumpling?” Xiao Xi looked at the motionless ball and said.

“Is that so, Miss? I told you something was wrong with Dumpling today.” Bi Yun hurriedly shouted. As she spoke, she helped Xiao Xiwei walk towards the ball.

“Dumpling.” Walking to the railing, Bi Yun knocked on it.

The ball sent by the railing did not move at all. As expected, there was not a single redundant look in his eyes.

Xiao Xi frowned slightly. She bent down and passed her hand through the railing to touch the round, fluffy head. She softly called out, “Dumpling.”

Tuanzi, who had been lying on his stomach without any movement, turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiwei with his big dark eyes. Then, he got up and trembled his fur. He proudly turned around and walked a few steps down again.

Bi Yun and Zi Yan looked at each other.

“Why does it look like this ball is playing with temper to me?” Zi Yan said.

“Zi Yan, are you crazy! Tuanzi’s temper? You’re really fantastic. Tuanzi is a tiger, not a human. What kind of temper does he have!” Hearing Zi Yan’s words, Bi Yun covered her stomach and smiled.

‘”What’s wrong with a tiger? A tiger can’t lose its temper! Didn’t you say that a few days ago, the dumpling was alive and kicking? How did it end up like this when the princess came today? It didn’t even eat meat. What was it if it didn’t lose its temper? Tell me, what was it if it didn’t lose its temper?”

The corners of Bi Yun’s mouth twitched after hearing Zi Yan’s words. She glanced at Bagi’s dumpling and said, “Even if Dumpling has a temper, why does he have a temper?”

‘”What else? Since the princess got pregnant, Aunt Ruo Su has not only locked Duan Zi up here, but also refused to let the princess come over to see it. She said it was bad for the child in her stomach. I think Duan Zi must be angry because of this, right?” Zi Yan guessed.

Hearing Zi Yan’s words, Xiao Xiwei smiled helplessly, “Zi Yan, let someone open this railing.”

“Miss, are you going to release the dumplings?” Bi Yun’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Princess, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?” Unlike Bi Yun’s excitement, Zi Yan still had some hesitation.

No matter how human Dumpling was, it was still a tiger.

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter. Now that the fetus seems to have stabilized, there’s no need to avoid it like before. Besides, aren’t you angry even if you don’t look at Dumpling?”

The dumplings were given to her by Xizhi. She had raised it from such a small ball to the fat tiger that weighed a hundred kilograms. In her heart, the ball was like her child. Ever since it accidentally scratched her arm for three months, every time it saw her, it would carefully put away its sharp claws for fear of hurting her again. She believed that even if Duan Zi was released, Duan Zi would not hurt her.

Seeing Xiao Xiwei’s persistence and the fact that Dumpling was also taken care of by Zi Yan and the others, they really couldn’t bear to keep it here. Thus, they followed Xiao Xiwei’s words and ordered people to withdraw the iron railing.

Hearing the noise, Dumpling, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, turned his face. Seeing that someone had pulled down the railing that was blocking it, he stood up and quickly jumped out of a crack. He jumped in front of Xiao Xiwei a few times.

“Tuanzi, stop messing around.” Bi Yun was shocked and hurriedly shouted.

Unexpectedly, Dumpling did not pounce on Xiao Xiwei. Instead, he stopped beside Xiao Xiwei and obediently laid down beside her feet, rubbing his head against her legs.

Zi Yan laughed when she saw Duan Zi’s actions. She squatted down and poked Duan Zi with her hands. She smiled and said, “Looks like Duan Zi really lost his temper just now!”

“Speaking of losing your temper, how can our dumpling’s temper compare to Uncle Ping An’s 11th young miss, Zhu Rubi!” Bi Yun chuckled.

“Zhu Rubi?” Xiao Xi frowned slightly, “Why did you suddenly mention her?”