The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 20
Chapter 020 Madam Li’s Mind
In Hua Jin Garden, the lights were dim.
After being grounded, Madam Li’s anger gradually calmed down.
“Xiuxin, I really regret it! I shouldn’t have saved this little bitch’s life back then!” Madam Li furrowed his eyebrows, forcefully suppressing the anger in his chest.
“I can’t blame madam for that. In the past, the second young miss had a stupid and headstrong appearance. Who could have known that she had such deep thoughts?” If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Nurse Zhu wouldn’t believe that what happened in the daytime was actually designed by the Second Miss who had always been stupid and at the mercy of others.
Mentioning Xiao Xiwei, Li shi almost gritted her jade teeth in hatred.
She had never imagined that she would be defeated twice in a row by this little girl that she had never put in her eyes!
Madam Li bit her lips tightly, her slender eyes glittering with venomous light. “I was too careless in the past, but this little bitch actually dared to go against me three times and four times, so I’ll leave her alone …”
“Madam, what do you want to do?”
Madam Li glanced at Nurse Zhu with a sinister smile on the corner of his lips. He raised his hand and took a sip of tea elegantly before saying lightly, “What do you think is the most important thing about women?”
Nanny Zhu thought for a while, then suddenly looked up at Madam Li and said, “It’s her appearance!”
“Not bad!” Madam Li smiled sweetly. “If her face is ruined, I’ll see how she can compete with Shearer!”
“But now, the Matriarch and the Master are both on the side of the Second Miss. If Madam were to make a move now, I’m afraid …”
Madam Li pursed the corner of his lips and raised his eyebrows. “Xiuxin, there are some things that you don’t have to do personally. Shouldn’t our fourth young miss be back in a few days?”
Nanny Zhu suddenly nodded her head in realization, “Madame is still smart.”
Hearing that, Madam Li smiled again, and the anger in his chest seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Seeing that Madam Li seemed to be in a much better mood, Nurse Zhu whispered, “Madam, Nurse Cui has been waiting outside for a long time. Look …”
Madam Li sneered, “Let her in!”
After hearing Madam Li’s words, Nurse Zhu hurriedly went to bring him in.
As soon as Nurse Cui entered the room, he immediately knelt in front of Madam Li and said, “Madam …”
Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows, her cold eyes moving back and forth like knives on Nanny Cui’s body.
Granny Cui was so frightened that she didn’t dare to make a sound. She lowered her head desperately, and a thick layer of cold sweat seeped out from her forehead.
“Granny Cui, you gave birth to a child that was beaten half to death by your husband. I saw that you were pitiful enough to let you enter the manor and become the nurse of the second young miss. I didn’t expect you to repay me, but I couldn’t allow you to betray me!” Mrs. Li said coldly.
Granny Cui hurriedly kowtowed to Madam Li. “This servant has always remembered Madam’s great kindness to this servant. I dare not forget it for a moment.”
“Is that so?” Mrs. Li’s lips curled up. Before she could finish laughing, her face suddenly sank. The teacup in her hand suddenly smashed towards Nanny Cui. “Then tell me what happened to her today? If I remember correctly, you said that Xiao Xiwei made a puppet and cursed me, and let Hong Yu bury the puppet under the plum tree?”
“Yes … yes …” Nurse Cui’s frightened voice also trembled with fear.
“Then why do you think the birthday on that puppet belongs to Master? And what about the wound on that bitch’s hand? Could it be that you and that bitch worked together to set me up?” Madam Li shouted harshly.
“No! No! No! This servant doesn’t dare to betray Madam even if she has a hundred guts!” Nurse Cui hurriedly raised his head and hurriedly distinguished himself. “Not to mention Madam’s great kindness to this servant, even if this servant’s life is in Madam’s hands, how dare this servant …” At the end of his sentence, Nurse Cui’s tears fell.
“Madam, Nanny Cui has been loyal to Madam for all these years. Madam can’t help but believe her again.” Nanny Zhu advised from the side.
Madam Li snorted coldly and didn’t answer.
Nurse Cui hurriedly kowtowed to Madam Li a few times, “Please give this servant another chance.”
Madam Li stared at Nurse Cui. After a long while, she finally withdrew her cold gaze. “Since Xiuxin pleaded for you, then I will believe you again. But if she fails again this time, then …”
Granny Cui kowtowed to Madam Li as if she was granted an amnesty. “Madam, don’t worry, this servant will definitely be careful this time. I will definitely not disappoint Madam again.”
Mrs. Li nodded and said, “Come over with your ears.”
After Nanny Cui heard Mrs. Li’s words, her expression was filled with shock. “Madam … this … can this work?”
“Just do as I say!” Mrs. Li’s eyes were slightly misty, revealing a fierce killing intent.
Although Nurse Cui was panicking in his heart, he still nodded in agreement. After she left, Nurse Zhu walked in front of Madam Li and pinched her shoulder. He carefully said to Madam Li, “Madam, can Nurse Cui really trick Second Miss by doing this?”
“You think it’s for?” Madam Li raised his eyebrows and looked at Nurse Cui with a faint smile.
“This servant feels that Second Miss is so shrewd. I’m afraid that even if Nurse Cui did as Madam said, Second Miss might not believe it.” Said Nurse Zhu.
Mrs. Li smiled, “Since that girl had already suspected Mother Cui, she naturally wouldn’t believe her easily.”
“Then madam will do this …” Nanny Zhu became even more puzzled.
“Since that girl knows that Nanny Cui is my person, she will naturally find out that she said those words to her when she left my courtyard. In this way, she will only be more suspicious and wary of Nanny Cui …” Mrs. Li’s smile grew brighter as she spoke. “But she never thought that the person who was going to attack her would not be Nanny Cui.”
When Nurse Zhu heard this, he suddenly realized, “This servant is really stupid. Is Madam smart? It’s just like what people say … what Zhuge.”
“Zhuge!” Madam Li answered with a smile.
“Yes, yes, yes.” Nurse Zhu nodded repeatedly.
The master and servant immediately burst into laughter.
At this moment, in a side room in the backyard of the Sparse Shadow Pavilion, Bi Yun had just taken out Hong Yu’s bloody clothes.
“Does the wound still hurt?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Hong Yu, who was lying on the bed with a pale face. His chest seemed to be blocked by something. He felt depressed and guilty. At the same time, he felt heartache and tears could not help but fall down.
Hong Yu forcefully pulled out a smile and said without hatred, “Miss, what is going on? It is very common for this servant to be punished for her wrongdoing.”
“Why did you come out and say that you spilled the tea?” Xiao Xiwei said.
Hong Yu looked at Xiao Xiwei and smiled faintly. “I said that I knocked her over, but it’s more believable than Miss saying that I accidentally burned the incense, isn’t it? Besides, this servant is your servant. Isn’t this servant’s duty to protect Miss from any harm? This is originally what this servant should do.”
The tip of Xiao Xiwei’s nose turned sour, and tears suddenly fell down her cheeks.
She remembered that in her previous life, Hong Yu was just like now. Although she didn’t say much, she always protected her silently. But in the end, she was …
“Hongyu, thank you” Xiao Xiwei’s voice choked.
Thank you for the warmth you gave me in this cold and thin world. I believe that there are still people in this world who treat me sincerely.
Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, Hong Yu’s face was a little panicked. “Miss, this servant … this servant is just a girl, I can’t afford to hear you say that.”
Xiao Xiwei looked at her with a faint smile. His smile carried a hint of sadness and disappointment, “If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to believe the hearts of people …”
Hong Yu looked at Xiao Xiwei’s expression and knew that she was disappointed because of Nurse Cui’s betrayal. He couldn’t help but feel a little sad in his heart.
As soon as she came out of Hongyu’s room and closed the door, she saw Nanny Cui standing nervously in the courtyard. She said hesitantly, “Miss, this servant … this servant has something to say to Miss.”
Xiao Xi raised her eyes slightly to look at Nanny Cui, as if she had expected her to say something. She lightly said, “Follow me.” Then, he walked past Nanny Cui.
Granny Cui took a deep breath and remembered Mrs. Li’s words, so she hurriedly followed.
The room was lit with sandalwood, and a faint fragrance wafted around it.
As soon as he entered the room, Nurse Cui directly knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Xiwei three times before he could speak.
“What is Nurse doing?”
