The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 156

Chapter 156 Staff to Kill Little Thief
The sky gradually darkened. The dense night covered the sky. Above his head, there were only a few stars hanging. The night was quiet and deep.

Suddenly, the sound of “Cuckoo Cuckoo” came from the backyard of the Marquis of Zhongyong Manor.

At this time, a girl lowered her head and walked to the courtyard door. She stretched out her hand and slowly pulled the door open.

Qian Xiao dodged and walked in. As he closed the door, he said, “Why are you so slow today? Your master, where is she?”

He had been inquiring about Xiao Qi and Xiao Yan’s whereabouts these past few days. Who knew that Xiao Qi and Xiao Yan weren’t dead? On the contrary, it was the young master of the Marquis Manor who had fallen into smallpox

“Is Lord Qian looking for Mrs. Xiao?” Suddenly, a teasing voice sounded.

With this sound, a string of lanterns lit up in the originally black courtyard, and a man dressed in dark purple walked out.

Qian Xiao was so shocked that he subconsciously looked at Yanhong. Under the dim light, Yan Hong’s face was exceptionally pale. His heart skipped a beat as he turned around and was about to run when a cold sword appeared in front of him.

Finished.

“Where is Lord Qian going?” Chu Muzhi smiled and took a few steps towards Qian Xiao. “It was not easy to come to the Marquis Mansion. Why didn’t you drink a mouthful of tea before leaving?”

“I… Your Highness, this, this is actually a misunderstanding.”

Below, someone brought a mahogany chair over. Chu Muzhi leisurely walked to the chair and sat down. Then, he curled his lips and smiled, “Misunderstanding? Since it was a misunderstanding, then this king will listen carefully to Lord Qian explain this’misunderstanding ‘.”

Looking at Chu Muzhi’s relaxed expression, Qian Xiao was like an ant on a hot pot, sweating profusely. Suddenly, the corner of his eyes glanced at Yan Hong, “Your Highness Rong Rong, Xiaoguan, Xiaoguan was confused for a moment and took a fancy to Yan Hong, so he did something unnatural” As he said that, he hurriedly knelt in front of Chu Muzhi, “Your Highness, please show mercy.”

‘”Pa pa pa” A few crisp applause rang out.

‘”As expected of the pen sticker of the Ministry of Rites, the ability to distort facts is truly first-class! Compared to the maids who had an affair with the Constabulary Mistress and wanted to murder a rank one Marquis and a rank three Marquis, compared to the maids’ guild, the charges are obviously much lighter!” Chu Muzhi said with a smile.

“Your Highness, this … this is really wrongly accusing this lowly official.” Qian Xiao hurriedly fell to the ground, his head dripping with cold sweat.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re wronged. To a dead person, who cares about how he died? Lord Qian, did you say that?” After Chu Muzhi finished speaking, he didn’t forget to blink at Qian Xiao.

“Your Highness, you … what … what are you doing?”

Chu Mu smiled and swept his slender eyes towards the guard beside him. “What are you still waiting for? Do it.”

“Your Highness, I … I am an official. Even if I am guilty, I should still be handed over to the Dali Temple for trial. You … you cannot use lynching.” Qian Xiao got up in horror and wanted to marry back, but there were guards holding knives blocking his path.

“Who said this king wants to use lynching?” The corner of Chu Mu Zhi’s lips curved upside down. His slender eyes were filled with smiles. “It was just a little thief who ran to the Marquis Manor to steal something, but he was discovered by the guards. He accidentally injured the little thief. It was unexpected that the little thief was Lord Qian.”

Following Chu Muzhi’s words, a gloomy coldness crawled up from the bottom of Qian Xiao’s feet.

They were going to kill him!

“No, Your Highness, I will confess everything you want to know. Please spare my life!” Qian Xiao knelt down and continued to kowtow to Chu Muzhi.

Chu Mu smiled. He bent down and looked at Qian Xiao. His voice sounded teasingly, “Unfortunately, what you said is useless to this king. So … Lord Qian, I’m sorry.” With that, he flicked his long sleeve and turned around to leave.

Behind him, a miserable scream mixed with the sound of a club sounded.

That night, when Qing Chang Lu was sleeping soundly in the Dali Temple, someone dug him out from under the quilt and said that Zhong Yong Marquis Mansion had caught a thief. He didn’t want that thief to be Qian Xiao from the Ministry of Rites. When he sent him over, he had already been beaten half to death and could only breathe a sigh of relief.

How could the pen sticker style of the grand auditorium turn into a thief and be beaten to such a half-dead state? Chang Lu naturally did not believe these words, but so what if he did not believe them? He knew more or less about Qian Xiao. If this matter was to be investigated carefully, the person involved was not someone that a Martial Monastery Qing like him could afford. Therefore, this matter could only be gently avoided.

All of this was within Xiao Xiwei’s expectations. To them, Qian Xiao was just an insignificant pawn. It was not worth their effort. If they died, they would die.

When Zhang Shichang came to the Yongchun Palace, Xiao Xiwei was lying on the couch in a crescent-colored high-waist robe. She stared blankly at the Golden Race Ruby-inlaid Double Phoenix in her hand and shook her green steps. Zi Yan called her twice before she regained her senses.

“Eunuch, why are you here?” Xiao Xiwei put down the step shake in his hand and stood up with Zi Yan’s hand.

“This servant has received an order to send some ginseng bird’s nest to the princess.” As Zhang Shichang spoke, he signaled for the eunuch behind him to bring up the supplements that the emperor had bestowed on him.

Xiao Xiwei hurriedly blessed his body, “Your son thanks father for the reward.” After saluting, he helped Zi Yan stand up and said, “Father Emperor has countless reasons to worry about such trivial matters. Your son truly deserves it.”

“What did the princess say? You are pregnant with the royal bloodline now, and your body is very precious.” Zhang Shichang said with a smile.

Xiao Xiwei also smiled. “Actually, Imperial Concubine Mother and the imperial concubines of the various palaces sent people to deliver all kinds of supplements. Yesterday, Imperial Concubine Xiang even came to Yongchun Palace to sit down for a while.”

Zhang Shichang pursed the corners of his lips, and his gaze landed on the Golden Race Ruby-inlaid Double Phoenix Dian Cui Step in Xiao Xiwei’s hand. “This step in the princess’ hand is so unique.”

Xiao Xiwei was stunned, and a trace of sadness gradually appeared in his eyes. “This Bu Yao was given to me by my grandmother.”

“This servant is talking too much.” Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head.

Xiao Xiwei shook his head, “Don’t blame Eunuch Zhang.” After saying that, she paused, “Eunuch Zhang, can I ask you something?”

“The princess’s words are truly a slave. If you have any orders, just say it.” Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head.

“Eunuch, grandmother will be in mourning in two days. I want to see grandmother off for the last time. I wonder if you can mention it in front of Father Emperor?”

“Why didn’t the princess personally speak to the Emperor?”

“Father Emperor left me in the palace to recuperate for my own good. I … ask Eunuch for help.” Xiao Xiwei said as he glanced sideways at Zi Yan.

Zi Yan hurriedly took out a purse from her sleeve and stuffed it into Zhang Shichang’s hand. “Eunuch, please.”

Zhang Shichang glanced at Xiao Xiwei and finally took the purse that Zi Yan handed over. “Since the princess instructed, then this servant will try his best to give it a try.” After saying that, he bid farewell and left.

Zongde Palace.

After hearing Zhang Shichang’s words, the Emperor rolled his eyes and said, “You said that Princess Yan took the silver and asked you to plead for her.”

“Yes.” As Zhang Shichang spoke, he took out the purse given by Zi Yan from his sleeve and held it in front of the Emperor with both of his hands.

The Emperor smiled and picked up the purse in Zhang Shichang’s hand to weigh, “It’s not light.” After saying that, he casually threw the purse back into Zhang Shichang’s hand. “Since she gave it to him, then you can keep it.”

“Yes.” Zhang Shichang smiled and accepted the purse, “Your Majesty, Princess Yan is going to send a funeral to Matriarch Zhonghou …”

“As you wish?” The Emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Shichang.

Zhang Shichang smiled bitterly, “Your Majesty, you are making things difficult for this servant. This servant only knows how to follow your instructions. This …”

Looking at Zhang Shichang’s funny appearance, the Emperor laughed twice, “Alright, tell her that I approve.”

“Your Majesty, are you … really accurate?”

“Do you mean that I won’t allow you to say that?”

“This servant does not dare.” Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head. “This servant is just a little worried. It must be that Princess Yan is not an ordinary woman.”

The Emperor looked at Zhang Shichang with his deep eyes. After a while, a smile finally appeared on the corner of his lips. “I will send someone to escort her back to the Marquis Mansion.”

As her granddaughter Xiao Xiwei, there was no reason for her not to go to the funeral for the matriarch of the Marquis of Zhongyong Manor.

“Your Majesty is holy.” Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head.

The Emperor smiled and flipped through the memorial in his hand. “Oh right, there’s something going on in Yikun Palace.”

Xiao Xiwei stayed in Yongchun Palace. It was impossible for her not to hear about such a big matter.

“I heard that the Consort sent a palace maid to deliver many supplements to Princess Yan.” Zhang Shichang said.

“Oh.” The Emperor raised his eyebrows, “Didn’t she go to Yongchun Palace to take a look?”

“I heard that your Highness has been feeling a little unwell lately.” Zhang Shichang calmly narrated.

“Not feeling well?” The Emperor put down the memorial in his hand and laughed a few times.

According to his understanding of her, even if she was too sick to get out of bed, it was impossible for her to ignore Xiao Xiwei. She could not ignore the child in Xiao Xiwei’s stomach without paying attention to anything else.

“Your Majesty, do you … want to go see the Consort?” Zhang Shichang looked at the Emperor probingly and said.

The Emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Shichang.

Zhang Shichang hurriedly lowered his head and said, “Your Majesty, please forgive me. This old servant has spoken too much.”

“Little Chang Zi, do you seem to be very concerned about the matter with the Imperial Concubine?” The Emperor looked at Zhang Shichang angrily and said.

Zhang Shichang’s face turned pale and he hurriedly knelt down. “Your Majesty, this servant is completely loyal to you! This servant only spoke a few words after seeing how sincere Consort Niang Niang has been to you all these years … This servant deserves to die, this servant will slap you in the face.” After saying that, he raised his head, raised his hand, and gave himself a slap in the face.

The crisp voice was exceptionally clear in the empty hall.

Seeing that half of Zhang Shichang’s face was swollen, the Emperor finally said, “Alright.” After saying that, he stood up from behind the table and said, “Since you said so, then let’s go to Yi Kun Palace.”

How many people in the Imperial City Palace have such a thing as’sincerity ‘?