The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 184

Chapter 184 Intend to Return to the Capital
For half a month, Chao An Temple did not move at all. Even Qin King Chu Muzhi’s side had quieted down, as if he was waiting for something.

There was no movement in the Chao An Temple, but there was already much discussion in the court.

“Your highness, there have been many ministers in the court have been complaining about you have been staying in Chao An Temple, a few days ago, Uncle Ping An mentioned in the court to rediscuss the matter of the Crown Prince, just opened a mouth and was blocked by Xu Sheng and Prime Minister Zhang back. “This has happened several times …” Chang Lu said as he carefully sized up Chu Muzhi’s expression. “Moreover, His Highness Prince Qin has been in and out of Xu Sheng and Prime Minister Zhang Prefecture frequently recently. This subordinate feels that His Highness should let go of Chao An Temple and return to the capital to preside over the overall situation.”

There were rumors in the capital that Prince Shenwang had taken a fancy to Princess Yan, and even more outrageous was the rumor that the father of the child in Princess Yan’s belly was Prince Shenwang. Although these rumors were nothing more than a shadow hunter, they were taboo for a person who was about to be placed in the position of the Monarch. Not to mention that King Yan’s bones were still cold, Princess Yan’s identity was both a married woman and Prince Shen’s sister-in-law. Such an identity was an indelible stain on Prince Shen. He thought that a smart person like Prince Shen would not make such a mistake, but now …

Chu Yanzhi’s slender eyes slowly swept towards Chang Lu. Chang Lu shivered and subconsciously lowered his head.

“What does this king want to do? It’s not your turn to judge.”

“Yes, yes, Xiaguan said too much.” Chang Lu said repeatedly.

King Shenwang’s thoughts became more and more elusive. He was truly different from the warm-looking fourth prince behind the Crown Prince. He knew that he was so difficult to get along with, so he shouldn’t have gotten involved in this muddy water back then.

Chu Yanzhi glanced at Chang Lu indifferently. Then, he stood up. Without looking at him, he turned around and walked out.

After Chu Yanzhi’s figure disappeared, Chang Lu slowly stood up and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Chu Yanzhi left his room and directly walked towards the courtyard where Xiao Xiwei lived.

Before they could enter, the girl’s’creak ‘laughter could be heard from afar.

“Princess, look at how handsome and sturdy our little prince is. He can’t tell that he was born prematurely.” Bi Yun smiled as he surrounded Chu Tianye, who was in the nurse’s arms.

Not long after Xiao Xiwei gave birth to the child, Zhongyong Marquis Mansion picked two nurses from the manor, one to take care of the child and the other to take care of Xiao Xiwei. At the same time, he brought Lian Biyun up the mountain.

Now that the matriarch was gone, the matriarch’s body was getting weaker and weaker. Zhou Shumei had gone crazy. Although Xiao Yan was Xiao Xiwei’s biological father, it was still inconvenient for her to visit him personally. Therefore, she could only send her nurse along with the gold collar and the long life lock that she had prepared.

“Thanks to Aunt Ruosu’s good care.” Xiao Xi smiled and looked at Ruo Su.

“Lord Xiao is still interested. If he hadn’t sent Mammy Wang over, I’m afraid this servant would still be in a hurry now.” Ruo Su smiled.

Ever since Xiao Xiwei’s accident, Imperial Concubine Yan no longer dared to use the nanny she had chosen earlier. She was afraid that someone would tamper with the nanny again. Just as she was in a hurry, Xiao Yan sent Nanny Wang and Nanny Qin over. In addition to Bi Yun, this way, there would be plenty of manpower.

Xiao Xi smiled and extended his hand to Nanny Wang, “Let me hug you for a while.”

“Yes.” Wang Nurse smiled and answered. He stood up and carefully placed Chu Tianye, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, into Xiao Xiwei’s arms.

Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the curtain in the inner room moving. Immediately after, a tall figure walked in.

“Greetings, Your Highness Prince Shen.” The maidservant in the room hurriedly leaned to the side and bowed to the people who came.

“All of you, go down. This prince has something to say to the princess.” Chu Yanzhi walked over to Xiao Xiwei and stood still. He indifferently waved his hand and said.

Ruo Su and Hong Yu looked up at Xiao Xiwei at the same time.

Especially Hongyu. She still remembered how her master had provoked Prince Shenwang’s killing intent last time. She was really afraid that her master would lose his composure this time and provoke Prince Shenwang to anger.

“All of you, go down.” Xiao Xiwei lowered her head and looked at the little baby in her arms. Her voice was so faint that she could not tell whether she was happy or angry.

“Yes.” Everyone agreed in unison, then bent down and retreated.

Chu Yanzhi lowered his head and followed Xiao Xiwei’s gaze. He saw that the baby in her arms was sleeping soundly. Her small face was pink and tender. In less than half a month, it had already faded away from the shriveled appearance when she was just born. There was a faint hint of Xiao Xiaoxiao between her brows.

Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

At that time, everyone thought that this child would not survive, but they didn’t expect …

It was true that he had never thought of attacking this child, but when the midwife said that she could only protect one child, there was still a trace of uncontrollable joy in his heart. At that time, he was wondering if there would be no gap between him and Xiao Xiwei if this child was gone.

However, the child still survived.

Suddenly, his line of sight was blocked. He raised his head and saw Xiao Xiwei move Chu Tianye in without a trace.

“Is there anything wrong, Your Highness?”

Seeing the faint suspicion in his eyes, Chu Yanzhi hurriedly shifted his gaze away from Chu Tianye and said, “Nothing. I just came to see you.” As he spoke, he went to a chair beside him and sat down. “Are you feeling better? Do you feel well with the medicine Du E picked? If it’s not good, I’ll go and find some more snow ginseng for you.”

Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Yan suspiciously and said with some alertness, “What exactly does Your Highness want to say?”

Looking at Xiao Xiwei’s expression, Chu Yanzhi’s chest suddenly froze, and the hint Chang Lu had just given resounded in his mind.

He left everything behind for her, and she was still suspicious of him.

He suddenly wondered if this was worth it to her.

However, these thoughts only flashed in his mind. No matter what, she was still the woman he believed she was. Now that she had already paid so much, there was no need to pay more. He believed that one day, she would be willing to become his woman.

“I’m going down the mountain later. Something happened in the capital.” Chu Yanzhi raised his eyes to look at Xiao Xiwei, his eyes so calm that there was not a single ripple in them.

He knew that when he told Xiao Xiwei this, she would not respond to him, but he always felt that he should tell her.

Sure enough, Xiao Xiwei’s clear eyes did not fluctuate at all, and there was even a hint of impatience between his eyebrows.

“Aren’t you going to ask me anything?” After a long time, before she could speak, Chu Yanzhi finally couldn’t help but ask.

He suddenly thought that if it was Chu Xizhi who asked, then she would definitely not be so indifferent. She would definitely ask Chu Xizhi why.

Sometimes, he really couldn’t understand why she insisted on liking Chu Xizhi so much. Was he the first person to meet her? He was a step ahead of Chu Xi, but why did she fall in love with him?

Xiao Xiwei lowered his eyes and looked at Chu Tianye in his arms. The corner of his mouth curved into a faint smile. “Right now, I only want to bring up Tian Ye properly. Other things … I don’t want to care about it, and I don’t have the ability to care about it.”

“It has been a long time since the Crown Prince passed away. Now, there should be a new situation in the court.” Chu Yanzhi stared at Xiao Xiwei’s eyes and said indifferently.

Xiao Xiwei patted his infant hand and paused, then continued to act as if nothing had happened.

Now that Xizhi was dead, Qin King Chu Mu’s foundation was thinner. There was no prince in the court who could contend against him. Presumably, he had waited for this day for a long time.

“Xi Wei, I’ll give you time. I’ll keep that position for you.” Chu Yanzhi’s gaze landed on Xiao Xiwei and his voice rang out in a low voice.

He had given her patience that even he himself was shocked by.

Xiao Xiwei did not move. Her slender eyelashes covered her clear eyes. Thus, Chu Yanzhi could not see what she was thinking at this moment. However, he vaguely noticed that when he finished speaking, the tip of her slender eyebrows slightly moved.

He was about to say something when a servant hurried in and whispered into his ear.

Although Xiao Xiwei lowered her eyes to look at Tian Ye in her arms, the corner of her eyes had been paying attention to Chu Yanzhi. Before the attendant could finish his words, his expression suddenly changed.

“Xiwei, I want you to think about it.” Chu Yanzhi threw away this sentence and turned around to leave in a hurry.

Behind him, Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Why did Chu Yanzhi leave in such a hurry? In the court, although there were still voices that questioned him, no one was able to contend against him now that his family was the strongest. In addition, the emperor was originally interested in him, so those voices could be ignored for him. Then, why did he leave in such a hurry?

“Red Rain.” Xiao Xi shouted outside the room.

“Princess.” Hong Yu walked in and blessed Xiao Xi. Ruo Su and Bi Yun also entered together.

“Go find Zi Yan and think of a way for the people from the dark night to see me.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Hong Yu and whispered.

Last time, Zi Yan’s wrist was broken by Chu Yanzhi. Even though her bones had been connected, her movements did not change. Therefore, she had been resting in the house for half a month.

“Yes.” Hong Yu lowered her head and replied, then turned around and walked out.

Ruo Su looked at Xiao Xiwei worriedly, “Princess, this is …”

King Shenwang was still in Chao An Temple, and there were spies everywhere. It was inappropriate to use the dark night at this time.

“No defense.” Xiao Xiwei pursed his lips and smiled at Ruo Su. Then, he lowered his head and gently kissed Chu Tianye’s forehead.

Chu Yanzhi had waited for so long without waiting for any movement from Xizhi. Presumably, the doubts in his heart had dissipated a lot by now. Even if he discovered that she had secretly received people from Dark Night, she could say that there had been no news of Wu City from the Qin King. Therefore, she could not help but find Dark Night to send them to Wu City to investigate the news. After comparing the two rooms, Chu Yanzhi would probably believe that Xizhi was already dead.

After spending so much time together, Ruo Su naturally knew that this princess of her family was truly a pure-hearted and intelligent woman. Looking at her current calm appearance, she naturally felt relieved.

“It’s good that the princess knows. It’s getting late. It’s time for the princess to be anxious. This servant won’t get the princess to rest. Thus, wang Nurse will carry the little prince back with me.” Ruo Su smiled and said to Xiao Xiwei.

Although Xiao Xiwei was reluctant to part with him, she knew that her current body really did not have the means to take good care of Tian Ye. She could only lower her head and kiss his little face again and again before handing the child over to Ruo Su.

Little Tian Ye, mother really hopes that you can grow up quickly!