The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 155

Chapter 155 Secluded Palace
The news of the Ninth Princess being robbed and killed in the Northern Desert finally reached the capital. At the same time, the news of the civil strife in the Northern Desert also came back. Hearing that the emperor was enraged, the dynasty scolded all the civil and military officials.

However, all of this had nothing to do with Xiao Xiwei.

The matriarch’s funeral was not over, but the young master of the Marquis Manor had spread the news of smallpox. Under the pincer attack of the two sides, the newly appointed matriarch mother of the Marquis Manor, Zhou shi, could not hold on any longer and fell ill. As the daughter of the Marquis, Xiao Xiwei wanted to take care of the funeral of the Matriarch as well as order people to light moxa grass around the Marquis to prevent others from contracting smallpox.

In the mourning hall.

Xiao Xiwei silently stood in front of the coffin, while Bi Yun knelt on the ground, incessantly burning paper money into the brazier.

Suddenly, there was a sound of tiny footsteps behind him.

“Wei’er. Oh, no, I should call her Princess now.” Xiao Min smiled and blessed Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xiwei turned to look at Xiao Min and said with a faint expression, “Auntie is here.”

“That’s right! But I still haven’t had time to see my mother for the last time.” Xiao Min looked at the old lady’s coffin and sighed softly.

“Grandmother knows how filial Auntie is. She won’t blame Auntie.” Xiao Xiwei said.

Xiao Min nodded. She secretly sized up Xiao Xiwei’s expression and sighed, “What do you think happened to our Marquis Mansion recently? First, our mother disappeared, then tomorrow we got smallpox for some reason, and now Shu Mei is also sick …”

Xiao Xiwei looked up at Xiao Min and said, “What does Auntie want to say?”

Although Xiao Xiwei’s expression was still calm as usual when he said this, he still felt a little guilty in Xiao Min’s eyes.

Now, this niece of hers was no longer the daughter of the first wife of the Marquis. She was the princess of the Swallow King, and now she had the royal bloodline. Although she and her husband, Zhou Cheng’an, felt that Xiao Xi Rui and Zhou Shu Mei had contracted the disease one after another, she did not dare to doubt her in front of Xiao Xi Wei. In the end, she was only a daughter of the Marquis. Whether or not she lived well in the Zhou Manor depended on the Marquis Manor. There was no need to offend the Marquis Manor because of such a little doubt.

“No, I just don’t think that our Marquis Mansion has suffered any misfortune. Should we invite an eminent monk to do a magical task to expel evil spirits?” Xiao Min said with a smile as she tugged at the corners of her stiff lips.

“Auntie, grandmother hasn’t gone out of mourning yet.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Min and said coldly,

Xiao Min was stunned. Seeing the coldness between Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows, she immediately reached out and slapped herself. “Look at my mouth. I really remember what to say. I don’t even have a doorkeeper.”

Xiao Xi glanced at Xiao Min and did not say anything.

“I wonder what happened to Rui’er.” Xiao Min looked at Xiao Xi and said carefully.

Xiao Xirui had the Zhou Clan’s bloodline. If he grew up in the future, he would still be the Zhou Clan’s support. Therefore, even if Xiao Min was a little afraid of Zhou Shumei, she couldn’t help but want to inquire about his whereabouts.

“Auntie, don’t worry. Father sent Rui’er to the villa in the countryside and sent a doctor with him. I’m sure it won’t be a big deal.” Xiao Xiwei said. After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Min. “Is there anything else Auntie wants to ask?”

Xiao Min was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand repeatedly, “No, no.”

Xiao Xi glanced at Xiao Min, then turned around and stopped talking.

Xiao Xiwei did not answer. The atmosphere in the mourning hall immediately became somewhat awkward. Just as Xiao Min was about to say something to break the awkwardness, a girl hurriedly walked in.

“Princess, someone from the palace has arrived.”

It seemed that the person from the Song De Palace had already started to suspect that she had been robbed and killed with her own team in the Northern Desert. Otherwise, in the event that Marquis Mansion might be infected with smallpox, she would still have to decree for her to enter the palace.

When they arrived at the Chongde Palace, the Emperor was sitting on an imperial chair. A thick stack of memorials was piled up on the table in front of him. Zhang Shichang, who was beside him, was carefully studying the ink. “Greetings, son.” Xiao Xiwei leaned sideways and bowed to the emperor on the throne.

After a long time, there was not a single sound in the huge Zongde Palace.

Zhang Shichang looked at Xiao Xiwei as he studied ink.

“Bastard!” Along with the Emperor’s shout, a pile of memorials smashed towards Xiao Xiwei.

Pieces of paper flew everywhere. Xiao Xiwei still maintained his half-squatting posture. There was no trace of impatience on his face. However, a thin layer of sweat oozed out from his forehead.

“Get up.” The Emperor’s deep eyes swept over Xiao Xiwei and finally spoke.

Xiao Xi stood up slightly and lowered his eyes respectfully as he stood below.

“You know about drunkenness, right?” The Emperor said slowly.

Xiao Xiwei pursed the corners of his lips and his eyes darkened. Although his voice was soft, he could faintly hear a trace of sadness. “Yes, I heard it.”

“Half of these compromises are for me to send troops to the Northern Desert to show the might of our Great Yue Empire, and the other half is to persuade me to calm down and turn my anger into peace. In your opinion, what should I do?” The Emperor stared at Xiao Xiwei and said.

“Your son is stupid.” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly knelt down.

“Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Yan is clever. Where did the word’foolish ‘come from?” The Emperor stood up and stared at Xiao Xiwei condescendingly.

“I don’t dare.” Xiao Xi bent down slightly, his body trembling slightly.

Looking at Xiao Xiwei lying on the ground, a trace of cold killing intent flashed through the Emperor’s eyes.

He knew that the woman in front of him was definitely not as pitiful as he had seen on the surface. Regardless of whether it was related to the robbery of his own team or the civil strife in the Northern Desert, he had an intuition that this matter had something to do with the woman in front of him, but under her eyes, how could she extend her hand to the Northern Desert? Could it be Chu Xizhi …

Thinking of this, an inexplicable chill suddenly flashed through the Emperor’s heart.

It seemed that neither Xiao Xiwei in front of him nor Chu Xizhi in Su Yang had ever been in his hands.

“I heard that someone from the Marquis of Loyalty has smallpox.” The Emperor coldly looked at Xiao Xiwei and said.

‘”If I return to father, it was Rui’er who had smallpox. Fortunately, I discovered it early. Father ordered someone to send him to the country villa and invited a doctor to go with him. I’m sure he will recover after a period of rest.” Xiao Xiwei leaned over and replied.

“You have a big belly. Just in case, it’s better not to live in Marquis Mansion. Xizhi is not here and no one is taking care of you. Why don’t you move to the palace?” The Emperor looked at Xiao Xiwei and slowly spoke.

A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Was he going to imprison her in the palace and keep her under surveillance?

It seemed that he already suspected that the matter of the Northern Desert had something to do with cherishing it.

Xiao Xi’s eyes reddened slightly when he mentioned the matriarch, “Mother Imperial Concubine also recently mentioned letting my son into the palace to take care of him. But now that grandmother has gone, the manor is in a mess. Although my son is married, she is the daughter of the manor. Grandmother has nurtured my son, so she really can’t bear to let go of the manor.”

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, the Emperor’s lips suddenly hooked, and a trace of cold killing intent flashed across his eyes.

Zhang Shichang saw that something was wrong and hurriedly smiled at Xiao Xiwei. “Forgive this old servant for saying that although you are filial, your current status is extraordinary and you have the royal bloodline in your belly. I heard that the princess has already sent someone to Marquis Mansion to help take care of it. The princess should be able to relax.”

“But …”

“Princess, Old Lady Jun is intelligent in the heavens. I will also understand how hard it is for you.” Zhang Shichang interrupted Xiao Xiwei with a smile.

Xiao Xi slightly raised his eyes to look at Zhang Shichang, and then leaned down again.

“Princess, the ground is cold. You should get up and talk.” As Zhang Shichang spoke, he stepped forward and helped Xiao Xiwei up.

“Little Chang Zi, send someone to clean up Yong Fu Palace.” The Emperor looked at Zhang Shichang and said.

These words meant that Xiao Xiwei would live in the Yongchun Palace.

Yongchun Palace was the most remote palace in the West Six Palaces. It was the farthest from Yikun Palace in the East Six Palaces of Imperial Concubine Yan. Was it because Imperial Concubine Yan could not touch her?

“This servant obeys the decree.” Zhang Shichang hurriedly retreated.

“That minister has also left.” Xiao Xiwei followed and blessed the Emperor, then left the Chongde Palace.

Outside the hall, Zi Yan and Bi Yun had already been waiting there. Seeing Xiao Xiwei come out, the two of them hurriedly welcomed him.

“Princess, how’s it going?”

Xiao Xiwei looked at the scorching sun above her head with her eyes, and a faint smile curled up on her lips. “Nothing much. The Emperor asked me to move into the palace.”

“What!” Zi Yan was shocked. She glanced around and was sure that no one was eavesdropping. Then she said to Xiao Xiwei, “Princess, this is nothing! The Emperor is clearly going to put you under his nose to monitor!”

In the past, although the Emperor had also sent people to secretly monitor the princess, those hidden guards were unable to reach the Yan Palace no matter what, but the palace was completely different.

“Miss, what should we do then?” Bi Yun became anxious.

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “Since you’ve come, you can rest assured that he won’t do anything to me.”

At the very least, he wouldn’t do anything to her in the current unclear situation, because she was still a good chess piece that could be used to restrain Xizhi when necessary!

Zi Yan suddenly remembered something else. “Princess, over at the Marquis’s Mansion …”

Xiao Xi frowned slightly. “Qian Xiao is not a person who can sit down. The Qin King has already arranged everything.”

Zi Yan nodded, “Princess, don’t worry.”

Qian Xiao couldn’t stay anymore. Although he couldn’t do anything evil, he couldn’t live in this world just because he wanted to murder her grandfather and father.

“Also, there’s news from His Highness that Prince Shenwang has secretly left the northwest.” Zi Yan suddenly whispered into Xiao Xiwei’s ear.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes suddenly sank.

Chu Yanzhi actually avoided Xizhi’s spies.

Xiao Xiwei lowered his eyes and raised his hand to slowly caress his protruding lower abdomen. The corner of his lips slowly curved into a faint arc.

Child, don’t be afraid. I will definitely protect you in this life.

No matter what awaits us, we are not worried because your father has been waiting for us to return home.