The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 153

Chapter 153 Lead a Monarch into an Urn
Deep into the night, the Marquis Manor, which had been busy all day, finally quieted down.

Zhou Shumei coaxed Xiao Xirui to sleep and returned to her room exhausted. Just as she was about to blow the light and go to bed, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from behind her. She was shocked. Just as she was about to shout, a pair of warm lips covered her mouth.

“What are you doing!” Zhou Shumei pushed the man holding her away angrily.

Qian Xiao touched his lips and raised his slender eyes. He looked at Zhou Shumei with a meaningful smile and said, “As the saying goes, seeing each other every day is like seeing each other three autumn. I haven’t seen you for a long time, so I naturally miss you.”

“What are you doing here? Don’t you know what’s going on right now? Not to mention, Princess Yan is still in Marquis Mansion.” Zhou Shumei said angrily.

Xiao Xiwei’s words this afternoon had already frightened her. She desperately restrained herself from revealing her footing. How could Qian Xiao dare to sneak into the Marquis Mansion at this time?

“With me here, what are you afraid of?” Qian Xiao smiled and reached out to touch her face.

“Tell me if you have anything. Don’t do anything to me.” Zhou Shumei turned her face away, a trace of disgust flashing through her eyes.

If she hadn’t gone to Chao An Temple that day to ask for the Peace Talisman for Rui’er, would she have been frightened by him now that she was being restrained step by step?

Qian Xiao curled his lips, “Oh, why are you pretending to be a pure and fierce woman in front of me! Back in Chao An Temple, when you called out under me, my voice was so crisp …”

“Shut up!” Zhou Shumei shyly and angrily cut off Qian Xiao’s words. She took a deep breath and the coldness in her eyes gradually turned into frost. “If there’s anything you need to say, hurry up and get out of here!”

Seeing that Zhou Shumei was really angry, Qian Xiao was also afraid of forcing her to be anxious, so he immediately stopped teasing her. He turned around and found a chair to sit down. He calmly poured himself a cup of tea. “When are you going to do it?”

Zhou Shumei looked into Qian Xiao’s eyes and didn’t say anything.

Qian Xiao smiled and reached out to touch his face. He looked at Zhou Shumei mockingly and said, “Is there anything dirty on my face? Why are you looking at me like this?”

“Qian Xiao, what exactly do you want to do!” Zhou Shumei said coldly as she looked at Qian Xiao.

Qian Xiao smiled and lowered his head to take a sip of tea. He stared straight at Zhou Shumei with his slender eyes and said, “Beauty, isn’t this so that I can stay with you for a long time? Besides, if they don’t die, how can loyal Marquis Mansion fall into your hands? Beauty, the reason I’m planning this is all for you!”

“Qian Xiao, do you think I’m an idiot!” Zhou Shumei stared coldly at Qian Xiao, her sharp gaze wanting to poke a few holes in Qian Xiao’s body.

She admitted that Qian Xiao’s words were very tempting, but similarly, there were many loopholes in his words. As long as she took this step, she would never turn back. More importantly, what was Qian Xiao’s purpose in forcing her like this?

Qian Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Shumei. After a long time, he suddenly smiled and raised his hand to hold Zhou Shumei in his arms. “Look at you, why are you still in such a hurry? Good, good, good, good. I’ll tell you everything. If this plan succeeds, then we will be great contributors to His Highness Prince Shenwang. When His Highness Prince Ruoshen ascends the throne, he will be rich and honorable to fame and fortune.”

“Are you so sure that His Highness Prince Shenwang will ascend to the throne? What if …”

What if it’s King Yan.

“Swallow King, hehe” Qian Xiao looked at Zhou Shumei with a smile as if he had heard something funny. After a while, he continued, “Swallow King is just a pawn for His Majesty to pave the way for Prince Shen to ascend the throne. “Otherwise, because the Swallow King has the richest merchant in the south of the Yangtze River behind him, why hasn’t the disaster of Su Yang been resolved for half a year? That’s because the Emperor secretly instructed us. I’m afraid that His Highness the Swallow King won’t be able to leave Su Yang City alive.”

“You, what you said is true.”

Seeing that Zhou Shumei seemed to have wavered, Qian Xiao smiled and raised his eyebrows, “Otherwise, what do you think?” Although you are in the rear residence, you should have heard some news. In the past six months, the Emperor has openly and secretly suppressed a lot of people from King Yan’s party. Even Xiao Yan probably suffered a lot from the Emperor’s troubles, right? “Therefore, even if there is something fishy about the sudden’sudden death ‘of the father and son, the Emperor will not investigate, so … naturally, he will not do anything to you.”

Zhou Shumei pursed her lips.

In the past six months, Xiao Yan had indeed complained to her about the Emperor’s unpredictable thoughts, suppressed him a few times, and even brought up a new doctor to go against him everywhere. If it was really as Qian Xiao said, then this was really an opportunity for her.

“The Marquis of Loyalty has already been regarded as the Swallow King’s party. It is already a thorn in the Emperor’s eye. If you refuse to choose, you can only be buried with the Marquis of Loyalty.” Seeing that Zhou Shumei was slightly shaken, Qian Xiao said sinisterly, “Besides, don’t you want to earn a good future for your son?”

Zhou Shumei looked up at Qian Xiao and said hesitantly, “It’s not that I don’t dare, but … Xiao Xiwei came to listen to the Rain Pavilion today. She, I think she knows about us.”

“Impossible. If she really knows about us, you can still stand here and talk to me. Besides, Xiao Xiwei has rarely left Prince Yan’s Mansion in the past six months since Prince Yan left the capital. How could she know about us?” Qian Xiao laughed.

Zhou Shumei frowned. Thinking about Xiao Xiwei’s expression during the day, she always felt very flustered. “No, I always felt that her expression was wrong.”

Looking at Zhou Shumei’s unsettled expression, Qian Xiao couldn’t help but smile, “It’s just a Xiao Xiwei. Are you scared to this extent? I admit that Xiao Xiwei has some schemes, but so what? No matter how smart she is, she is not a god. She can even figure things out. Can she not predict everything?”

“Then what if …”

“If she really knows, then we’ll have to make an early move. We can’t even get rid of her at the same time.” Qian Xiao looked at Zhou Shumei and smiled coldly. Looking at the resentment in Qian Xiao’s eyes, Zhou Shumei subconsciously gave a chill. Before she could react, Qian Xiao suddenly laughed, “Beauty, long time no see. Quick, let me taste your taste.” With that, he tore off Zhou Shumei’s clothes, lowered his head and bit down on her snow-white neck …

The next day, when Xiao Xiwei went to the mourning hall to guard the old lady, she discovered that Zhou Shumei was wearing a top with a vertical collar and a plain white skirt. Seeing her looking at her, Zhou Shumei unnaturally reached out and touched her collar.

“Is Mother not feeling well?” Xiao Xiwei smiled at Zhou Shumei and said.

“No, it’s nothing. I was busy too late last night and caught a cold.” Zhou Shumei raised her hand to cover her mouth and pretended to cough a few times.

“Mother, you need to pay more attention to your health. Now, the Marquis is pointing at you.” Xiao Xi said with concern.

Zhou Shumei raised her head to look at Xiao Xiwei. Seeing that the concern in her eyes did not seem to be fake at all, she was unable to explain what it was like for a moment. She could only reply, “Thank you for your concern, Princess.”

Xiao Xiwei forced a smile and looked at the old lady’s coffin. “Grandfather and father didn’t show anything on their faces when grandmother left, but in fact, they didn’t know how sad they should be. The food they had delivered these past few days didn’t move much. I saw that they were really worried.”

Seeing Xiao Xiwei suddenly mention this, Zhou Shumei was first delighted. After calming down, she was worried that Xiao Xiwei would have other intentions behind her words. “Who said no? In the past few days, Lord Marquis and Lord Marquis have lost a lot of weight.”

“Anyway, there’s always something to eat. I’ve just ordered some bird’s nest porridge to be cooked. I’ll deliver it to grandfather and father myself later. Mother has had a hard time these days. Would you like to have a bowl too?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Zhou Shumei and said softly.

Zhou Shumei raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Xiwei quickly. She smiled and said, “Alright, then I will thank the princess.”

Xiao Xi nodded slightly, then reached out to support Zi Yan’s hand and walked towards the door.

“Aiyo.” Not even two steps away, Xiao Xiwei suddenly stretched out her hand to cover her protruding lower abdomen and shouted in a low voice.

“Princess, what’s wrong with you?” Zi Yan, who was beside him, became anxious.

Zhou Shumei hurriedly walked two steps to Xiao Xiwei and said, “Someone, hurry up and get a doctor.” As he spoke, he and Zi Yan helped Xiao Xiwei to the chair beside him and sat down.

Xiao Xiwei supported her stomach and bit her lower lip with her teeth, as if she was in pain. “I’m fine, there’s no need to call a doctor. I have to go deliver porridge to grandfather and father. Otherwise, it won’t be good if the porridge gets cold later.”

‘”Princess, you said that you’re fine now. You haven’t rested well in the past few days since Matriarch left. Your body is already unable to take it anymore. No matter what, you have to invite a doctor to take a look. I’ll have Bi Yun send you back to Shuying Pavilion now. As for the bird’s nest porridge, this servant will deliver it for you.” Zi Yan said anxiously.

“No.” Xiao Xiwei frowned and shook his head. “If I don’t personally persuade them, I’m afraid grandfather and father will still refuse to eat.”

“But how can you go with your current body! Princess, don’t forget that you still have the Little Prince in your stomach.” Zi Yan stamped her feet anxiously.

The master and servant were stuck in a stalemate.

Beside her, Zhou Shumei carefully sized up Xiao Xiwei’s expression. She only saw that the space between her eyebrows was tightly knitted, and a layer of fine sweat oozed out from her snow-white forehead. She bit the corners of her lips with her teeth forcefully. Obviously, her stomach was in endless pain.

Could this be a heavenly opportunity?

Zhou Shumei pursed the corners of her lips. She heard her voice sounding slightly hoarse. “Otherwise, how about I go on behalf of the princess?”

Xiao Xi raised her eyes slightly to look at Zhou Shumei, her eyebrows still slightly furrowed, carrying a trace of suspicion and distrust as she said, “You’re going?”

“That’s right. The most important thing for the princess right now is the child in her stomach. Why don’t you let me deliver the porridge? If I say anything, Lord Marquis and Lord Marquis will still listen to me.”

“Can you … do it?” Xiao Xiwei still didn’t trust him.

Looking at the distrust in Xiao Xiwei’s eyes, Zhou Shumei’s original uneasiness and suspicion disappeared. .

If Xiao Xi had taken advantage of her, she would not have looked at her like this.

“Princess, madam is the matriarch of the Marquis Manor. She persuaded the Marquis and Master that it would be useful. Don’t worry.” Zi Yan hurriedly said. Xiao Xi opened her lips slightly and wanted to say something else, but Zi Yan quickly blessed Zhou Shu and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble Madam.” With that, she hurriedly beckoned the girl to help Xiao Xiwei to the Shadow Pavilion.

Zhou Shumei looked at Xiao Xiwei’s back and a cold smile slowly climbed up from the corner of her lips.

This was truly a great opportunity bestowed by the heavens!

Even though they discovered that Xiao Qi and Xiao Yan were poisoned, the person who made the porridge was Xiao Xiwei!

Inside Shuying Pavilion, Xiao Xiwei was leaning against the warm couch. Zi Yan was peeling an orange. The light yellow juice splashed onto her hand. She casually pulled out her handkerchief and wiped it. “Princess, do you really think Mrs. Zhou would make a move?”