The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 149

Chapter 149 Come By Name
Chu Muzhi frowned and quickly went through all the disciples of Guixun in the capital. “I guess he would choose a position to succeed Lu Haiyang amongst Uncle Ping An’s Crown Prince, Zhu Rubai, and Gu Cheng, the concubine son of Yan Yun’s Commander, Gu An.”

“Actually, compared to them, the most suitable person to take over this position in the capital is you.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Muzhi and smiled.

Chu Muzhi was stunned for a moment before he laughed, “Sister-in-law Huang, you should know that it is impossible for him to hand over this position to me.”

Now that Seventh Emperor Brother is not in the capital, the person in the Chongde Palace Hall is the one who stays in the capital the most on guard. Therefore, even though he was now conferred the title of King, he did not receive any actual duties. The reason for that was because he was afraid that once he had real power, he would boost Brother Seventh Emperor’s power.

“Indeed, it’s impossible for him to give you this position. However, we still have to give it a try.” Xiao Xiwei smiled and said, “Tomorrow morning at court, you have to recommend yourself to the Emperor and fight for this position.”

“Sister-in-law, this is …”

“Not only that, Prime Minister Zhang and a few other adults will also speak out in support of you.” Xiao Xiwei continued.

“Sister-in-law, which song did you sing?” Chu Muzhi frowned as he looked at Xiao Xiwei and said.

He already knew that Sister-in-law was a smart person, but after what happened last night, he knew that Sister-in-law was not only smart, he could be said to be Zhuge among women. She must have had another idea for him to do so.

“Because I think in this situation, he will most likely appoint someone to take over the position of deputy commander of the Imperial Army.” At this point, Xiao Xi smiled and said, “And that person is very likely Xiang Mingxuan.”

Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

Neither Prince Shenyi nor Prince Swallow wanted to benefit from each other, so the most likely thing was Xiang Mingxuan, who seemed to have no relationship with the two kings and was stubborn and didn’t know how to adapt.

“Who? Sister-in-law Huang, who are you talking about?” Chu Muzhi blinked his eyes, suspecting that he had heard wrongly.

“You didn’t hear wrongly. I was indeed talking about Xiang Mingxuan. This year’s top student in the Spring Week, Xiang Mingxuan.” Xiao Xi said with a smile.

“He” Chu Mu Zhi slowly frowned.

“That’s right.” Xiao Xi smiled and nodded.

“Royal sister-in-law, I do not believe in Xiang Mingxuan’s talent and ability, the Imperial Army Commander has always been selected by Yan Yunwei. Imperial Sister-in-law, you also know that those who can enter Yan Yunwei are all noble disciples in the capital. Although Xiang Mingxuan is talented and courageous, his background is still a bit lacking … unless, unless he is willing to return to Uncle Ping An’s mansion. But Sister-in-law Huang, you should have heard that Xiang Mingxuan is a stubborn person. Since his high school, Uncle Ping An had personally advised him three times. He refused to recognize his father, which was why he, the number one scholar, had only received a small idle position in the Academy. Chu Muzhi paused for a moment before looking up at Xiao Xiwei and asking in confusion, “Why does the Imperial Sister-in-law think that the person from the Chong De Palace would choose him instead of Zhu Rubai and Gu Cheng?”

Xiao Xi smiled. “Uncle Ping An’s Crown Prince Zhu Rubai, it took Uncle Ping An a lot of effort to get him into the Yan Cloud Guard. Moreover, he is a cold and gloomy martial artist, so it is really difficult to convince the crowd.” As for Gu Cheng, although his martial arts skills were not bad, his thoughts were far inferior to Lu Haiyang’s. Moreover, his father, Gu An, was already the commander of the Yan Cloud Guards. If his son became the commander of the Imperial Army again, who would be able to tell if there was a chance? ” At this point, She paused. He reached out and took a sip of the tea. Only then did he continue, “You’re right about one thing, The vice commanders of the Imperial Army were all brought up by Yan Yunwei, However, the majority of the Yanyun Guards were Guixun disciples from the capital. These people were more or less related to the Zheng Clan, but the Zheng Clan could no longer be used by Chu Yanzhi now. The person from the Chongde Palace must also know this, so he would definitely not hand over the position of vice commander of the Imperial Army to Guixun disciples who were related to the Zheng Clan. However, in the capital, apart from Lu Haiyang, the rest of Chu Yanzhi’s people were all playboys who only knew how to eat and drink. “Xiao Xiwei suddenly smiled.” Back then, they didn’t kill the Zheng Clan completely. They planned to let the remaining forces of the Zheng Clan be used by Chu Yanzhi, but who would have thought that this kind of softness would create the current situation? ”

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s analysis, Chu Muzhi nodded repeatedly. He had to admit that every analysis she made was being made, but he still had some misgivings.

“Then how can Imperial Sister-in-law be certain that the Emperor will choose Xiang Mingxuan?”

“Because he has nothing to do with anyone, and his character in the court has eyes gambling, only by choosing him, the officials have nothing to say. Most importantly, Xichun’s mother was kind to Xiang Mingxuan’s mother back then. As a result, Lu Haiyang repeatedly tried to rope him in. Although he did not agree, he did not refuse. Therefore, he accepted the position of deputy commander of the Imperial Army. Even if he did not help Chu Yanzhi in the future, he would not help us. As Xiao Xiwei spoke, he raised his eyes and inadvertently glanced at Chu Muzhi, only to see that he was somewhat dazed, “Your Highness, what happened to you?”

Chu Mu was stunned and regained his senses. He hurriedly shook his head and said, “It’s fine.”

Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Muzhi’s eyes and did not move for a long time.

“Sister-in-law, you can continue.” Being looked at like this by Xiao Xiwei, Chu Muzhi unnaturally moved his eyes away and said.

“What do you want me to say?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Muzhi and said softly.

Chu Mu was stunned. He didn’t know how to receive Xiao Xiwei’s words. After stiffening for a moment, Chu Muzhi bowed to Xiao Xi and said, “If Imperial Sister-in-law doesn’t have any other instructions, then I’ll go back first.” After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the door.

“Mu Zhi, do you regret it?” Behind him, Xiao Xiwei’s cold voice slowly sounded.

Chu Muzhi’s figure was stunned. A moment later, he lifted his foot and stepped out of the door.

Regret? He doesn’t know.

However, when he occasionally saw the handkerchief embroidered with orchid grass in the room, he would always think of a pair of timid eyes.

Perhaps, he liked her, but this kind of liking was not enough to love her.

Duke Lu’s Mansion.

Xiao Xi was slightly unclear about what had happened in the court. He only knew that not long after the next court, Lord Xiang of the Imperial Academy, who was the number one scholar this spring, had rejected the Emperor’s offer to promote him as the deputy commander of the Imperial Army.

“Sir Xiang, I don’t know which of your tendons is wrong. He actually rejected such a good thing without even thinking about it.” Zi Yan said while pounding Xiao Xiwei’s feet.

Xiao Xi smiled and didn’t say anything.

This was Xiang Mingxuan!

“Princess, there’s one thing I don’t understand. Is it good or bad for us to become the deputy commander of the Imperial Army?” Zi Yan said.

Xiao Xiwei glanced at Zi Yan and casually took out a grape from the fruit plate and put it into his mouth. After a while, he sighed and said, “I don’t know, maybe it’s good.”

Originally, she also wanted to rope Xiang Mingxuan in, but Xiang Mingxuan was a tough one. She specially invited a doctor to treat his mother, but he stopped her. Later, after Xizhi found out, he told her not to bother with Ming Xuan anymore. He said that he had his own ideas. Since then, she had never come into contact with Xiang Mingxuan again. Therefore, she really didn’t know if Xiang Mingxuan would help her and Xizhi in this life like he had helped Chu Yanzhi in his previous life.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xi smiled. “However, I believe in his ability to cherish it.”

Hearing Chu Xizhi, Zi Yan’s originally somewhat uneasy heart must have calmed down.

She was really afraid that Master Xiang wouldn’t help them if he didn’t help them. If he did, wouldn’t it be in vain for the princess to spend so much effort to plan for him?

‘”Ah, it’s useless to say anything now. How many people are jealous of the position of deputy commander of the Imperial Army? He pushed him away like this! Why did he say that he had to serve his mother wholeheartedly? He can’t shoulder this heavy responsibility. Tell me, did this Lord Xiang get kicked in the head by a donkey? This deputy commander of the Imperial Army and his mother didn’t rush all of a sudden. I really don’t know what he was thinking!” The more Zi Yan thought about it, the more she couldn’t understand.

Xiao Xiwei looked at Zi Yan and smiled, “You, what are you thinking about doing? This matter has nothing to do with you.”

“I just can’t figure it out!”

“If you have the time to think about it, why don’t you embroider the duck that you stayed up late last night and didn’t finish embroidering it?” As Xiao Xiwei spoke, he reached out and pinched another grape into his mouth.

Zi Yan knitted her brows and stomped her feet, “What duck? I embroidered a mandarin duck.”

‘Cough cough’ As soon as Zi Yan finished speaking, Xiao Xiwei began to cough as he stroked his chest.

Zi Yan hurriedly went over to support Xiao Xiwei and patted her back to help her breathe. “Princess, are you laughing at me?”

“No, absolutely not.” Xiao Xi shook her head.

Seeing that Xiao Xisheng had recovered his breath, Zi Yan’s face immediately collapsed. “Princess, is that mandarin duck I embroidered really like a duck?”

Xiao Xiwei covered her mouth and cleared her throat. “It’s not like … it’s not like that either. Whether it’s a duck or a mandarin duck, aren’t they all birds?”

“Princess!”

“I mean, no matter what you embroider, Ye likes it.” Xiao Xiwei straightened his body and said to Zi Yan seriously.

Zi Yan blushed, “Who said, who said I was giving it to him?”

Xiao Xi smiled and was about to say something when Hong Yu suddenly led A Liang in.

“Princess, there’s a guest from the Silken Workshop. She’s a girl. She wants to see you by name.” A Liang said as soon as he entered.

Xiao Xiwei looked at A Liang and frowned slightly.

Xiao Xiwei was thinking on the way to the embroidery shop. Who was the girl who had found the embroidery shop and who ordered her to meet her? Furthermore, she had to avoid people’s eyes and ears through the embroidery shop.

“Princess, it’s this girl.” A Liang took Xiao Xiwei to a room in the backyard of Silken Embroidery Square and pointed at the girl.

Xiao Xiwei hadn’t seen the girl’s appearance clearly, but the girl called out as soon as she saw Xiao Xiwei, “Sister Xiao, why is it you?” Xiao Xi was slightly stunned. Before she could react, the girl jumped in front of her in a few steps. “Sister, don’t you remember me? I’m Min’er. You bought all the lanterns for me during the Lantern Festival. Have you forgotten?”

After hearing Min’er’s words, a face appeared in Xiao Xi’s mind. She smiled and said, “So it’s you! Is there something you want me to buy your lanterns for? Could it be that you want me to buy your lanterns again?”

Looking at Min’er’s bright and innocent face, Xiao Xiwei made a rare joke.

“No, of course not. I don’t sell lanterns anymore. Big Brother Xuan has already been admitted to the top spot. Auntie’s illness has mostly healed. I don’t need to sell lanterns anymore.” Min’er shook her head forcefully.

Hearing Min’er’s words, Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows gradually frowned. “The Brother Xuan you just mentioned is …”

“Oh, my brother Xuan is the top scholar this year. His surname is Xiang and his name is Mingxuan.” Min’er laughed heartily.

His surname was Xiang and his name was Mingxuan.

Xiang Mingxuan.