The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 194

Chapter 194 Can Only Wait
Compared to the cold and dry north of the capital, the Bie Yi Villa in Cloud Mist Mountain in the south of Su City was much warmer.

Cloud Mist Mountain was overlapping and remote, but there were a few good hot springs in the mountains. After the Chen Clan found out, they built a special mountain villa in the mountains and surrounded the hot springs in the mountains. Originally, after the completion of the villa, the Chen Clan would occasionally find time to stay in the villa for a period of time. However, the Chen Clan had a great career and the Bie Yi Villa was also very heavy. It was extremely inconvenient to enter and exit the villa. As a result, the villa was left empty after the completion of the villa. There were only a few servants in the villa to take care of it.

Therefore, when Chen Mubai and his group arrived at the villa, the servants were both surprised and excited.

“Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, why are you here?”

“That’s right. Why didn’t you send a message to the little one first when you came here?”

“Fu, you, quickly go to the mountains to catch some game. Qiang, quickly, call your old woman back, tell her not to dig for winter bamboo shoots, tell her that the youth is back, and ask her to quickly come back and tidy up the room for Young Master.” Bie Yi Villa’s butler Li Bo hurriedly said.

These servants who stayed in Bie Yi Villa had no support for many years. When they were young, they worked for the Chen Clan for a lifetime. When they were old, they had nowhere to stay anymore. The Chen Clan sent them to Bie Yi Villa. Since they could help look after the villa, they could also be considered to be nursing them to their deaths.

Seeing these honest faces, Chen Mubai was in a good mood. He hurriedly pulled on Libo’s thin but powerful hand and said, “Libo, don’t be so courteous. You’re all family. Why are you being so polite?”

Li Bo chuckled, “Look, young master, this is the first time you’ve come to our manor. You must stay longer. Our manor’s hot spring is good. It’s good for your health to soak in it. Young master, how about I show you around the manor?” Without waiting for Chen Mubai to speak, Li Bo shook his white beard and said to the man standing behind Chen Mubai, “What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and bring in Young Master’s luggage.”

Just as Li Bo finished speaking, the man’s expression was so gloomy that he almost dripped water.

“What are you looking at? I’m talking about you.” Unexpectedly, Li Bo was not scared by his expression at all. Instead, his finger almost pointed at the tip of the man’s nose.

Chen Mubai turned his head and looked at the furious face. Suddenly, he raised his head and laughed loudly. The laughter almost knocked over the tile above his head.

That’s right, that man was the disguised Chu Xizhi.

“Do you think it’s funny?” Chu Xizhi raised his sharp eyebrows and looked at Chen Mubai with a gloomy gaze.

Chen Mubai hurriedly withdrew his smile. Just as he was about to speak, Uncle Lie couldn’t sit still anymore.

“You, which shop are you an apprentice from? Why are you talking to the Eldest Young Master like this? There are no rules!” Li Bo said as he stared at the round eyeballs.

Chu Xizhi’s chest was blocked. If his gaze could kill, Uncle Li would have already pierced through his heart with ten thousand arrows.

In his entire life, no one dared to shout at him like this! He really suspected that Chen Mubai had asked him to pretend to be his attendant. Was he playing tricks on him?

“Libo, forget it. Stop talking.” Seeing that Chu Xizhi had reached the critical point of losing face, Chen Mubai hurriedly withdrew the smile on his face and pulled Lib over to his ear to whisper a few words. Finally, he frowned and looked at Lib sincerely, “Lib, you can understand, right?”

Li Bo nodded. Then, he turned around and patted Chu Xizhi on the shoulder. “Young man, you can’t talk when you’re old. Don’t take it to heart! Come, Lib Bo will take you to the villa. There are many new places in our villa. Come, Lib Bo will take you to see the hot spring in our villa.” As he spoke, regardless of how ugly Chu Xizhi’s expression was, he pulled his hand and pulled him into the villa.

Chen Mubai was stunned for a moment before shouting at Libo’s back, “Libo, then this luggage of mine …”

“Eldest Young Master, how did Old Master teach you when you were young? Do it yourself, and you’ll be well-fed and well-clothed!” Uncle Li took the time to look back at Chen Mubai, and then quickly pulled Chu Xizhi’s hand and left.

Chen Mubai rubbed the tip of his nose and let out a resigned sigh. Then, he removed the package from his horse and slowly entered the villa.

Perhaps it was because there hadn’t been anyone in the villa for a long time, or perhaps it was because Li Bo was really too enthusiastic. He pulled Chu Xizhi and almost walked all the places in the Bie Yi villa. If A Fu wanted to find him, he would probably drag Chu Yanzhi around the mountain again.

After getting rid of Libo, Chu Yanzhi returned to his room and saw Chen Mubai leisurely pouring himself a cup of tea with his legs. Seeing that his expression was not good, the corner of his mouth hooked and he said, “It’s still early. Why don’t you go shopping for a while longer? Libo really is, how can you neglect your distinguished guests?”

“An honored guest? Isn’t he an apprentice? Since when has an apprentice become an honored guest of the Chen Clan’s Eldest Young Master?” The corner of Chu Xizhi’s lips curled up coldly. Then, he walked to Chen Mubai’s side and snatched the tea that he had just poured from his hand. Then, he poured it into his mouth and placed the empty teacup heavily on the table.

The crisp voice made Chen Mubai’s eyebrows twitch. He immediately remembered that the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion had been blocked by a few words from him that day. He immediately withdrew the smile on his face and said seriously, “Look at what His Highness said. Isn’t this to cover up others’ ears?”

Chu Xizhi coldly glanced at Chen Mubai, “Tell me, what did you say to that old man?”

Chen Mubai touched the tip of his nose and said innocently, “No, I didn’t say anything.” As soon as he finished speaking, an icy cold and hostile gaze swept over him. He subconsciously shivered and hurriedly whispered, “Actually, I really didn’t say anything … I just said that your father doted on the concubine’s son and expelled you, a direct son who could righteously inherit the family business.” As Chen Mubai spoke, he secretly looked at Chu Xizhi’s expression and hurriedly added, “Actually, what I said wasn’t all a lie, right?”

Of course, he didn’t dare to say those words in front of this Buddha. Otherwise, the Buddha would immediately become a devil lord and would not be covered in his skin.

Thinking of this, Chen Mubai couldn’t help but sigh. What kind of dog shit luck had their Chen Clan stepped on? Why did they get on Chu Xizhi’s boat?

Of course, Chu Xizhi knew that Chen Mubai was not telling the truth. However, he was too lazy to bother about this right now. “When will he arrive?”

“It should only be a few days.” Chen Mubai heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw that Chu Xizhi had changed the topic. At the same time, he secretly swore in his heart that he would never joke in front of him again, especially when his cousin was still trapped in the capital.

Chu Xizhi nodded, then lowered his head to look at the pair of boots on his feet in a daze.

Xiwei …

You have to wait for me. Very soon, very soon, I will be back.

Imperial concubine Yan rubbed her aching eyebrows and sat up. She discovered that it was already dark. A horn lamp was lit beside the bed curtain. The dim light was thrown into her face through the gauze curtain in front of her. There was no one in the room.

“Ruo Su” She lifted the curtain and felt her throat ache the moment she opened her mouth.

Hearing the commotion, the thick curtain inside moved. It wasn’t Ruo Su who walked in, but Dong Yue and another palace maid. “Your Highness, are you awake? Do you want to drink a mouthful of water?” As Dong Yue spoke, she signaled for the palace maid to go to the table and pour a cup of hot tea for Imperial Concubine Yan.

Imperial Concubine Yan, who took a sip of tea with Dong Yue’s hand, felt that her dry throat immediately stretched out a lot. She looked around and frowned slightly, “Ruo Su? Why didn’t you see her? Also, what time is it now?”

Dong Yue lowered her head and whispered, “Your Highness, do you want to lie down for a while now?”

“Youshi?” Imperial Concubine Yan frowned and suddenly looked out of the window. As expected, it was already pitch black outside. “Why is it so late? Someone sent by the Emperor?”

“Your Highness, you are suffering from a cold. Imperial Physician Song has seen it and said that you should be nurtured.” Dong Yue said.

A trace of doubt quietly climbed into Imperial Concubine Yan’s eyes. She stared at Dong Yue and her voice became cold. “Are you hiding something from me? Ruo Su? Quickly let her see me!”

Dong Yue bit her lower lip and didn’t snort.

Imperial Concubine Yan’s heart skipped a beat. An ominous premonition suddenly flashed through her heart. She reached out and pushed Dong Yue away. She struggled to get up and was about to leave. However, she did not have any strength under her feet. As soon as she raised her foot, her entire body fell.

“Your Highness.” Dong Yue and another palace maid hurriedly rushed forward.

“Quick, quickly take me to Xiwei’s courtyard.” Imperial Concubine Yan shouted at Dong Yue.

Dong Yue’s eyes turned red. She let go of her tightly bit lips. After a long time, she whispered, “Your Highness, Princess Yan, she … she has already gone down the mountain.”

It was as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly struck at her.

Imperial Concubine Yan felt her mind buzzing.

How is that possible? She clearly only slept for a while, but why did Xi Wei come down the mountain as soon as she woke up? No, Xi Wei left the cunning place in the capital with great difficulty. How could she let her go back? No, she won’t allow it. She must get her back.

Thinking of this, Imperial Concubine Yan exerted some strength. She held Dong Yue’s hand tightly and stood up. “Quick, get someone to prepare a carriage immediately. We’ll go down the mountain and chase them back.”

Dong Yue did not move, but tears fell from her eyes. “Your Highness, it’s too late. The princess left before dawn. She should be in the palace by now.”

Imperial Concubine Yan’s eyes suddenly darkened when she heard this and she fell into the ground.

“Your Highness.” Dong Yue and the palace maid next to her screamed in fright. One of the people pinching Imperial Concubine Yan reached out to caress her chest to help her breathe a sigh of relief.

After a long while, Consort Yan woke up and turned around. Her eyes were only numb.

Xiwei, why are you so stupid? Don’t you know how hard the road ahead will be if you go back now?

“Amitabha.” Suddenly, a pitiful voice sounded.

Dong Yue looked at the person and suddenly heaved a sigh of relief.

Before Princess Yan left, she had specifically instructed her to send someone to invite Abbess Hui over as soon as the Empress woke up.

Sure enough, when she saw Abbess Hui, Imperial Concubine Yan’s tears gushed out, “Abbess Shi …”

Liao Hui slightly closed her eyes and reached out to help Imperial Concubine Yan up. “Imperial Concubine Yan, why do you blame yourself so much? It must be known that all the paths are taken by yourself. Although fate is decided by the heavens, some people are able to win over the heavens.”

“But Xiwei and Tianye …”

“Since Consort Gui is worried, what can you do? You just need to take good care of yourself and don’t let the people in the distance worry about you. That will be the greatest help to them.” As Liao Hui spoke, she suddenly turned her head and looked out of the window. “The Gear of Destiny had already deviated from its original trajectory a long time ago. No one can predict what will happen next. All we have to do is wait …”