The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 15

Chapter 015 Change One’s Mind
In Hua Jin Garden, Madam Li was anxiously waiting in the main hall.

“Madam, Master is here.” Nurse Zhu hurriedly pushed the door open to the people inside.

When Madam Li heard this, she took three steps forward and hurriedly welcomed Xiao Yan. She saw that Xiao Yan was wearing a brown brocade robe and walked over angrily. Without waiting for Madam Li to speak, she said with a serious face, “How did you teach Le’er? You dared to hit your elder sister in front of the Old Granny! There is not the slightest bit of restraint or virtue in your daughter’s family. What’s the difference between you and a street bitch!” When he remembered that if this matter were to spread out, he didn’t know what to say about his loyal and courageous marquis, and his anger soared by two feet.

“Is Master blaming me for this?” Mrs. Li’s face turned pale when she heard this. Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Xiao Yan. Her sparkling tears flowed down her cheeks one drop at a time. She was on the verge of collapse, making her slender figure look even more pitiful.

Xiao Yan could not vent his anger at the moment when Li shi brought Rika to cry in such a rain.

“Master, although Le’er’s temper is a little indulgent, she doesn’t dare to hit people without asking questions. If it weren’t for the grievances she suffered in her heart, how could it be like this?” Madam Li cried.

“What do you mean by that!” Xiao Yan frowned.

Madam Li hurriedly tripped over Xiao Xiwei’s design and Xiao Xile deliberately made Xiao Xile think that she had added fuel to the fire in front of Old Granny Jun and told Xiao Yan about it.

“Then let me ask you, why did Brother Perry appear in the garden?” Xiao Yan stared at Madam Li with a cold expression.

Since there were so many ladies and young ladies who hadn’t left the pavilion during the flower appreciation banquet, the man naturally avoided them, but Li Po was now in the garden, which made people suspicious.

“Brother Po just left school early and happened to pass through the garden.” Madam Li replied while wiping her tears. Finally, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Xiao Yan as if she remembered something. “Could it be that Master suspected that I had arranged all of this behind her back?”

Xiao Yan coldly snorted and did not reply, but the coldness in his eyes showed everything.

Mrs. Li’s eyes turned red. The tears that had just stopped flowed out again. “Cousin, the matriarch has always suspected me for what happened back then and blamed me, I’ve been observing the manor diligently all these years, She was even more attentive to her sister’s Wei’er than Le’er, Regardless of whether it’s clothes or jewelry, I have to pick them up and send them to Wei’er first. I only dare to give them to Le’er after Wei’er has finished choosing them. I’m afraid that others will say that my stepmother treats my stepdaughter harshly … But that’s the case. There are still some rumors in the Marquis Manor, but I don’t care about them. But cousin, you are my husband and I rely on you! If even you suspect me, then what’s the point of me living … ”

Granny Zhu was listening from the side and thought to herself, “Stepwife is really clever!”

That’s right. Regardless of whether it was clothes or jewelry, the stepwife did pick them up and send them to the second young miss first. Because those exquisite jewelry and silks were specially sent from Jiangnan by the former madam’s twin brothers. Every single one of them had a gift list and had to be counted in front of the second young miss. How could she dare to swallow them? However, as long as the people from Jiangnan left, the stepwife and the third young miss would always try their best to deceive the jewelry silk from the second young miss.

“Alright! Whether you arranged it or not, this matter will end here! Don’t even think about pleading for Le’er’s sake. If her domineering and impulsive temperament is not properly disciplined, she will sooner or later cause a great calamity!” Xiao Yan coldly glared at Madam Li with a stern tone.

Xiao Yan wasn’t stupid either. He wasn’t completely unaware of what Madam Li had done these past few years. He just opened one eye and closed the other.

Seeing that Xiao Yan’s ability to let go of Le’er was already different, Li shi could only sob and change the topic, “Then Wei’er? Is she going to watch helplessly as she framed Le’er’s master like this?”

Xiao Yan glanced sideways at Mrs. Li, and the corner of his lips slightly lifted. He smiled mockingly, “You have the nerve to say these words.” After saying that, he paused for a moment and added, “I will not pursue this matter anymore. However, I do not want to hear any news that is harmful to Wei’er in the future.”

“What?” Madam Li couldn’t react.

Xiao Yan said, “Right now, I feel that Lai Wei’er is more suitable to be the seventh prince’s princess than Le’er.”

He didn’t know when his daughter-in-law had become so hidden. The Li Manor’s flower appreciation banquet had obviously been a trap, but not only did she break it lightly and skillfully, she even defeated the Li Clan’s army. She even sang an empty city plan in front of the Old Granny and attracted the Li Clan’s attention. This really made him look at this eldest daughter-in-law who had always been neglected.

If he had placed high hopes on Xiao Xile in the past, he would have been utterly disappointed in her after this incident. An impulsive and unintelligent woman, even if he lifted her up, would one day be torn off, because the harem’s struggle was even more cruel than this harem’s.

Xiao Yan’s words were like a thunderbolt from the blue. Madam Li’s body trembled and she almost fell. She looked up at Xiao Yan in disbelief and asked, “Master, what do you mean by this? Didn’t you say that you wanted to give Le’er to the Seventh Prince?”

Xiao Yan asked coldly, “With her temperament, do you think she can sit firmly in the position of Seventh Emperor Concubine?”

“Master, Le’er is still young. As long as we teach her well, I’m not afraid that she will be obedient.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s cold expression, his tone softened a little, “Master, Le’er was raised in your hands since you were young …”

Xiao Yan’s eyebrows suddenly twitched. “Didn’t the Fourth Prince have any intentions towards her earlier?”

The situation in the dynasty was changing rapidly. No one knew who would laugh until the end. Since that was the case, it was best to leave a path for him.

It was as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on his head, and Madam Li felt a chill all over his body. She knew that once Xiao Yan made his decision, he would not be changed, but she still felt very unwilling. “Master, Brother Po’er has long been interested in Xiwei. Brother Po’er’s sudden appearance at this flower appreciation banquet was also to see Xiwei. Furthermore, I watched Xiwei versus Brother Po’er …”

Before Madam Li could finish speaking, Xiao Yan stood up and looked at Madam Li like a knife. “Don’t think that I don’t know what you and Madam Qi are thinking, but your Li Clan should also consider yourself. Can you think of my daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Loyalty?” “Don’t blame me for not reminding you. If you continue to plot against Wei’er, don’t blame me for not recognizing anyone!”

Mrs. Li was so angry that she almost fainted when Xiao Yan knocked her with a gun and a stick.

Her birth had always been her sore spot, but she did not expect that one day her husband would ruthlessly reveal this sore spot!

After Xiao Yan left, Nanny Zhu hurriedly helped Madam Li sit on the couch.

“Xiuxin, what kind of curse did that stinky girl put on Old Lady Jun and Old Master? Why are all of them talking to her! Old Master’s words just now were truly heartbreaking!”

Ever since Chen shi died, Old Lady Jun had moved to Jing Yuan to rest. She had already mastered the mansion, but she didn’t expect that today, she would lose so much in front of a little girl. The most hateful thing was that Master had actually given her the marriage that was originally assigned to Le’er!

The more Madam Li thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and threw the teacup on the table to the ground.

When Guizhi brought Nanny Cui in, she happened to see this scene. Nanny Cui’s face turned pale, and she stood at the door for a moment, neither retreating nor retreating.

“Madam, Nurse Cui is here.” Cinnamon Branch walked in front of Madam Li without changing her expression.

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows and coldly swept her slender eyes towards Nanny Cui. “Did Nanny Cui go to the wrong place? This isn’t the Sparse Shadow Pavilion!”

Nurse Cui knelt down with a thud, “Madam … This servant is loyal to Madam, please take a good look!”

It was obvious that Madam Li had already blamed her for what had happened in the Tranquil Garden. When she thought of this stepwife’s sinister methods, Nanny Cui’s entire body broke out in cold sweat.

“Loyal and devoted?” A sneer flashed across Madam Li’s lips. “I’m afraid you’re loyal to someone else!”

“Madam …” Nanny Cui hurriedly knelt down in front of Madam Li and kowtowed three times. “The matters of the Tranquil Garden really have nothing to do with this servant. Madam must believe this servant!”

“Madam, this servant seems to have nothing to do with Nurse Cui. Since returning from Chao An Temple, Second Miss seems to have changed a lot?” Nurse Zhu carefully interrupted as he sized up Madam Li’s expression.

Granny Cui hurriedly raised her head and looked at Granny Zhu gratefully.

Mrs. Li glanced coldly at Nanny Cui and finally stopped talking. Actually, she also knew that Nanny Cui could not betray her. She was holding Nanny Cui’s death acupoint in her hand.

“I really didn’t see these years, this girl actually have some means! In the past, it was fine if she was obedient, but now … “Madam Li’s lips curled up, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Xiwei, since you dare to go against me, then don’t blame me for being ruthless!

It was already late at night when he came out of Madam Li’s Hua Jin Garden, and the Shuying Pavilion was completely quiet. Nurse Cui listened to the corner of the door for a long time. After confirming that there was no sound inside, she carefully pushed the door open and walked in. Just as she was about to close the door, a crisp sound came from behind her.

“It’s so late, where’s Mammy?”

Nurse Cui was so scared that the soles of her feet went soft. She turned around and saw Xiao Xiwei wearing a white dressing gown. Her waterfall-like black hair was draped behind her head, making her face snow white. Her pair of quiet eyes were staring at her motionlessly.

“Little … Miss, it’s so late, why haven’t you slept yet!” Mama Cui forced herself to calm down, but thousands of thoughts flashed through her mind.

“I was just dreaming, and I had a nightmare, so I came out for a walk.” Xiao Xiwei stared at Nurse Cui, his eyes shining strangely. “Nurse, what are you doing out so late?”

“I… I seemed to have lost a pendant when I came back this afternoon, so I wanted to go out and look for it.” In his panic, Nurse Cui casually lied.

“Then did you find Nurse?”

“No … no, maybe some girl picked it up. Anyway, it’s not a valuable thing. Just throw it away …” Nanny Cui looked at Xiao Xiwei’s pair of clear and transparent pupils and felt a chill run up from the soles of her feet.

Miss, did she know something?

“It’s just a pendant. If Nanny likes it, I have plenty. Nanny Ming, pick one you like. It’s getting late. Nanny should rest early.”

Granny Cui was stunned for a long time, and when she regained her senses, Xiao Xiwei turned around and entered the room early.