The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 160

Chapter 160 A Litter of Wild Cats
It was clearly noon and the sun was dazzling, but Xiao Xiwei felt a chill run down her spine. Chu Yanzhi’s words were like sharp ice needles that fiercely stabbed into her chest. She held Zi Yan’s hand forcefully, her finger joints turning faintly white.

She knew that Xizhi’s disappearance was just a swagger, but if the Emperor wanted to sit on the swagger, what would Xizhi do?

“Princess.” Zi Yan held Xiao Xiwei’s hand and shouted worriedly.

Zi Yan’s voice caused Xiao Xiwei’s rationality to gradually recover.

Since Xizhi had taken this step, he must have predicted how the Emperor and Chu Yanzhi would react. Based on his personality, how could he not have a solution? She shouldn’t suspect him because of Chu Yanzhi’s few words.

It was night.

Yongchun Palace.

The room was pitch black, only the faint moonlight leaking out of the window.

In the dark night, Xiao Xiwei lay on the bed and opened her eyes to look at the dizzy roof above her head. Her palm tightly held the white jade lotus flower tassels that Chu Xizhi had given her.

Xizhi …

Even though she knew that her husband, Xizhi, must have thought of a way to deal with it, she couldn’t help but worry.

He has been away from her for a long time …

His eyes couldn’t help but feel a little sour.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from outside the room, followed by a series of footsteps gradually fading away.

Xiao Xiwei, who was lying in the darkness, remained motionless as if she hadn’t noticed anything until she heard a’squeak ‘from the window of her room.

She hurriedly sat up.

Before she could utter the word’who ‘, she smelled a familiar smell of ambergris at the tip of her nose. Then, she put her powerful hands into her arms.

“I’m back.”

His hoarse voice sounded with enduring excitement.

Two rows of tears silently streaked down his face.

Xiao Xiwei slowly reached out her hand and wrapped it around the person in front of her. She opened her mouth a few times, the one that she had once held in her heart. She had silently practiced hundreds of thousands of words of names, but at this moment, she was unable to utter a single word or even utter a single sound.

“Wei’er, I miss you” Chu Xizhi said hoarsely beside Xiao Xiwei’s ear.

Ever since he left the capital, he had said this to her countless times in his dreams, but this time, he could finally tell her clearly.

“I miss you too.” Xiao Xi closed his eyes slightly and his voice sounded in Chu Xizhi’s chest.

Chu Xizhi smiled and lowered his head to kiss Xiao Xiwei’s forehead. He heaved a long sigh of relief in his heart.

It wasn’t until he held her in his arms and heard her voice that he felt that his heart finally had a place to rest.

“Aiyo” Suddenly, Xiao Xiwei frowned and called out softly.

“What’s the matter?” Chu Xizhi anxiously helped Xiao Xiwei up.

Even in this darkness, Xiao Xiwei could still see the undisguised worry in Chu Xizhi’s pupils.

Xiao Xiwei raised his hand to cover his mouth and unconsciously chuckled, “It’s nothing. The little fellow just kicked me.”

“Little fellow?” Chu Xizhi frowned and immediately realized who Xiao Xiwei was talking about. He hurriedly lowered his head to look at Xiao Xiwei’s lower abdomen. He saw a small bump under his white robe. It was his and Wei’er’s child … Thinking of this, his eyes inexplicably became wet. He pursed the corners of his dry lips and said, “Can I, can I touch him?”

Seeing Chu Xizhi’s helpless appearance, Xiao Xi smiled sweetly and reached out to pull Chu Xizhi’s hand and slowly placed it on his lower abdomen.

The little fellow in his stomach seemed to feel something and suddenly moved again.

“It’s moving. Wei’er, he’s moving. He’s moving.” Chu Xizhi excitedly withdrew his hand and looked at Xiao Xiwei incoherently.

Xiao Xi smiled and looked at Chu Xizhi, “I know, he’s in my stomach.”

“That’s right” Chu Xizhi rubbed his hands and smiled unnaturally, but he couldn’t hide the excitement in his eyes.

How miraculous! That little fellow in his stomach is the bloodline of him and Xiwei, the continuation of their lives together.

“Oh right, Xizhi, why did you suddenly come back?” After a short period of excitement, Xiao Xiwei finally regained some rationality.

“I’m worried about you.” Chu Xizhi sat on the bed, reached out and hugged Xiao Xiwei in his arms, and then held Xiao Xiwei’s hand in his palm.

During the past few days when he had left the capital, he could not sleep peacefully all night, fearing that there would be even the slightest bit of news coming from the capital. Therefore, as soon as the matters outside were settled, he rushed back without stopping.

“I, I don’t have anything to worry about.” Xiao Xi smiled and found a comfortable place in Chu Xizhi’s arms. “Xizhi, you know that I am no longer the Xiao Xiwei from before. I can protect myself.”

She was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to help him, but she could at least let him take care of Wuyou in the future.

Unexpectedly, when Chu Xizhi heard Xiao Xiwei’s words, he tightened his grip on her hand and said, “Wei’er, I’m sorry.”

He wanted to build a strong wall for her, to block all schemes, weather and snow, to give her a secure life, but he did not do so.

Even though Chu Xizhi did not say those words in his heart, Xiao Xiwei understood them. She sat up and turned to look at Chu Xizhi’s eyes quietly. “Xizhi, you didn’t let me down. I love you, so no matter what awaits us in front of me, as long as I hold your hand, I can walk down fearlessly, even in hell …”

Chu Xizhi looked up at Xiao Xiwei’s eyes. At this moment, he felt that the stars in the world were not as bright as her eyes. “Even if there really was hell, I would not let you go down.”

Xiao Xiwei’s lips curved into a faint smile, but then she remembered what Chu Yanzhi had said during the day. Her expression turned cold and she hurriedly grabbed Chu Xizhi’s hand and said, “Xizhi, did you spread the news about Su Yang by yourself?”

“If you know me, don’t forget Madam.” Chu Xizhi smiled and nodded.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows did not stretch out and instead tightened. “Then didn’t you expect them to make a fuss about this?”

“Madam, are you afraid that they will take this opportunity to declare me dead and cut off my path of retreat?” Chu Xizhi’s slender eyes blinked, and the corners of his lips curved into a beautiful arc. “I’m still afraid that they won’t do this anymore?”

Xiao Xi meets her eyes and says, “What do you mean by that …”

“Madam, did you guess?” Chu Xizhi blinked his eyes as he spoke, and the smile at the corner of his lips became even more seductive.

Xiao Xiwei frowned. Just as he was about to speak, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Xiao Xiwei was shocked. He subconsciously looked at Chu Xizhi. However, he saw Chu Xizhi smiling. He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips. Then, he leapt onto the beam of the room. Almost instantly, the door opened and two palace maids walked in with lanterns in their hands. One of them was Zi Yan.

Xiao Xiwei pretended to be woken up by someone and unhappily lifted the curtain. “What’s the noise in the middle of the night?”

“Princess, forgive me.” The two of them hurriedly blessed Xiao Xiwei.

Zi Yan stepped forward to help Xiao Xiwei up and pulled a pillow to lean against Xiao Xiwei’s back. The other palace maid raised her eyes and swept around the room.

“What are you watching?” Xiao Xiwei coldly looked at the palace maid and said.

Before the palace maid could reply, Zi Yan spoke first, “Sister Suyu, the princess is old now, and she sleeps shallowly day and night. Since you have caught the wild cat that alarmed the Yongchun Palace, why would you barge into the princess’ bedroom to disturb her rest?”

The palace maid named Suyu lowered her head and explained, “Princess, forgive me. This servant is afraid that another wild cat will come in and frighten the princess …”

Zi Yan smiled coldly, “Oh, could it be that the Yongchun Palace has become a wildcat nest? One or two of them have all run here?”

“Alright.” Xiao Xi turned her eyes to look at Zi Yan with displeasure.

“This servant is talking too much.” Zi Yan hurriedly apologized to Xiao Xiwei.

“Since you’re fine, you can leave. In order to prevent any more wild cats from barging in, Zi Yan, you can stay outside the door.” Xiao Xiwei said.

“Yes.” Zi Yan hurriedly replied.

“Then this servant will not rope in the princess to rest.” Su Yu also blessed herself.

The two of them walked out one after another.

As soon as the door closed, a figure descended from the beam of the room.

“How many more people like this have been planted beside you?” Chu Xizhi whispered to Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xiwei blinked his eyes and looked at Chu Xizhi with a smile.

Chu Xizhi reached out and touched his face. “Madam, is there anything on my husband’s face? Why are you looking at me like this?”

Xiao Xiwei laughed out loud and said slowly, “Wildcat, don’t you leave quickly? Aren’t you afraid of being caught?”

After listening to Xiao Xiwei’s words, Chu Xizhi smiled instead of being angry. “Yes, I am a wild cat. Then may I ask Madam, what are you? A female cat? And a kitten in her stomach? It seems that Zi Yan’s words are not wrong. This Yongchun Palace has really become a wild cat’s nest.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Xiao Xiwei glared at Chu Xi angrily.

Chu Xi smiled and said, “Alright, this isn’t a place to stay for long. I should go now. Otherwise, if someone catches my wild cat, it might be stewed into a pot of wild cat soup.”

“Then what you said just now …”

“Wei’er, all you need to do is trust me.” After Chu Xizhi finished speaking, he lowered his head and forcefully blocked Xiao Xiwei’s lips

After a few entanglements, he finally reluctantly let go of Xiao Xiwei and jumped out of the window, leaving Xiao Xiwei blushed as she looked at the tightly closed window.

The next day, when Zi Yan waited on Xiao Xiwei to get up, she discovered that her eyes were somewhat red and swollen. She couldn’t help but tease in a low voice, “Look at the princess, can it be that she really was shocked by the wild cat and didn’t sleep well?”

Xiao Xiwei turned around and gouged out Zi Yan. After saying that, she turned her head to look at her glittering lips in the mirror and couldn’t help but curl up into an intoxicating smile.

“This servant knows her sin. This servant will slap her lips now.” As Zi Yan spoke, she raised her hand and pretended to slap her lips.

“Alright, stop messing around. Hurry up and freshen up.” Xiao Xiwei glared at Zi Yan angrily.

“Yes, this servant obeys.” Zi Yan smiled and bowed to Xiao Xiwei.

As long as he knew that Xizhi had returned to the capital safely, it was more important than anything else.