The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 215

Chapter 215 Speak Alone
In the blink of an eye, New Year’s Eve arrived.

It was still dawn and firecrackers could be heard from outside. Even if Xiao Xiwei did not go out, he could still imagine how lively it was outside the Yongchun Palace.

At this time last year, she hadn’t married Xi Zhi yet. At that time, he broke into her boudoir in the middle of the night and took her out of the manor to bring her back to their home.

Home …

New Year’s Eve, this was originally a day for family reunion!

When Bi Yun pushed the door open and entered, she saw Xiao Xiwei already awake. She was sitting on the bed, looking out the window. The dim yellow candle light was thrown onto her side face through the palace lantern painted with peony flowers, highlighting the loneliness on her face.

“Princess, why don’t you sleep a little longer?” Bi Yun walked in front of Xiao Xiwei and frowned slightly, her gaze unable to conceal her worries.

Xiao Xiwei silently withdrew her gaze and lowered her head to look at the brocade quilt covered with embroidered flowers. Her voice whispered, “Biyun, I miss home …”

The tip of Biyun’s nose turned sour, and her tears couldn’t help but fall. She hurriedly half-squatted on the ground, stretched out her hand and held Xiao Xiwei’s hand forcefully. She forcefully suppressed her tears and said, “Miss, don’t do this …”

Xiao Xiwei was stunned. Looking at the uncontrollable grief in Bi Yun’s eyes, a sense of guilt gushed out of her heart.

Regardless of whether it was Xi Zhi’s matter or Ye Er’s, she had always been hiding it from Bi Yun. Because Bi Yun was no match for Hong Yu and Zi Yan, she was naturally innocent, and she was afraid that she would reveal a flaw. Therefore, she had been standing by her side these past few days, not daring to close her eyes all night, afraid that she would do something stupid. There were many times when she wanted to tell her everything, but when she thought about how important this matter was, she could only endure it.

“Silly girl, I’m fine.” Xiao Xi slightly reached out and rubbed Biyun’s hair, apologetically pulling out a smile.

She just missed Xizhi.

And Tianye …

“Miss, why don’t we not go to Zi Chen Palace tonight?” Bi Yun looked at Xiao Xiwei with red eyes and said.

The corner of Xiao Xiwei’s mouth hooked slightly, and an icy cold voice sounded, “Why not go?”

If she didn’t go, wouldn’t she disappoint those people?

“Miss” Bi Yun raised her head and looked at Xiao Xiwei in confusion.

Xiao Xiwei lowered his head and smiled at her, “Go, take out the jade pendant that I asked you to put in the box.”

“Jade pendant?” Bi Yun’s face was filled with confusion, but when she touched Xiao Xiwei’s cold gaze, she suddenly regained her senses, “Miss, this is …”

“Biyun, do you believe me?” Xiao Xiwei’s cold gaze interrupted Bi Yun’s words.

Bi Yun nodded without thinking.

Xiao Xiwei smiled and gently wiped away the tears on Bi Yun’s cheeks. “Silly girl, everything will be fine.”

Regardless of what was waiting for her, as long as she knew that her husband and son were waiting for her, she would cross over whether it was Blade Mountain or Sea of Fire one by one.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened.

Xiao Xiwei was dressed properly and was about to go to Zi Chen Palace for a banquet, but a palace servant came to report that His Highness Prince Qin had asked to see him.

“Let him in.” Hearing Qin King Chu Muzhi’s name, Xiao Xiwei’s expression was extremely cold.

Soon, two people walked in from outside the door. The leader was Qin King Chu Muzhi, while the other person made Xiao Xiwei stand up from his chair.

“Imperial Sister-in-law.” Chu Mu opened his mouth and shouted.

However, no one answered for a long time, because Xiao Xiwei’s venomous gaze was fixated on the person standing behind him.

Gu Qingyou.

“Good! Good! Good! You actually dare to bring her in front of me, Your Highness Prince Qin, do you really think I can’t do anything to her?” Xiao Xiwei’s eyes swept towards Chu Muzhi sharply.

Chu Muzhi’s brows furrowed. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Qingyou suddenly stood up behind him. “Your Highness, I want to talk to Princess Yan alone, okay?”

“Qingyou” Chu Muzhi frowned and hesitated.

Gu Qingyou smiled shallowly at Chu Muzhi, “Your Highness, don’t you believe me?”

Chu Mu was stunned for a moment, and then he sighed as if he was compromising. Finally, he turned around and looked at Xiao Xiwei again. “Sister-in-law, I just want you to calm down and think. Even for Tianye, you should know the truth, shouldn’t you?”

Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Muzhi and snorted coldly. The corner of his lips curled into a cold smile.

Chu Muzhi frowned. In the end, he didn’t say anything and turned around and walked out.

“How dare you.” Xiao Xi sneered. He raised his foot in front of Gu Qingyou. The corner of his lips hooked and he reached out to lift Gu Qingyou’s chin. He said coldly, “You sent the Qin King away, aren’t you afraid of what I will do to you?”

“Princess, are you joking? Why did you do something to this subject?” Gu Qingyou smiled and her eyes were calm.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes narrowed, her slender eyebrows raised, and the smile at the corner of her lips became even colder. “That’s not necessarily the case.”

“Princess, even criminals who have been sentenced to death should have a chance to defend themselves, right?” Gu Qingyou smiled and looked at Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xiwei stared at Gu Qingyou and did not answer.

Gu Qingyou smiled and said, “Princess, are you not suspicious of King Ning’s death at all?”

The hand holding Gu Qingyou’s chin finally retracted.

Xiao Xi took two steps back and said, “What do you want to say?”

Gu Qingyou raised her eyes to look around, “There are some things I just want to say to the princess alone?”

“No!” Biyun glared at Gu Qingyou and rejected her without thinking.

However, Gu Qingyou didn’t seem to hear Zi Yan’s words. She still smiled at Xiao Xiwei, but her eyebrows slightly raised.

“Get out.” Xiao Xiwei’s cold voice rang out.

Bi Yun was stunned, “Princess.”

“Everyone, get out.” Xiao Xiwei’s voice sounded again.

Even though he was worried, Bi Yun was still pulled out by Zi Yan. Naturally, the other palace servants in the room also followed suit. The vermillion red door slowly closed, leaving only Xiao Xiwei and Gu Qingyou in the room.

Time passed bit by bit.

However, there was no movement in the room for a long time.

Not only did the people of the Yongchun Palace wait anxiously, even Chu Mu Zhi frowned slightly and occasionally glanced at the tightly closed door.

“Your Highness,” At this moment, a palace servant cried out in alarm.

Chu Muzhi turned around and saw that Chu Yanzhi was wearing a dark purple lapel brocade robe with narrow sleeves, a white jade belt tied around his waist, and half a Hetian jade pendant tied to it.

“Crown Prince.” Chu Muzhi raised his hand and bowed slightly.

Chu Yanzhi curled his lips and was about to speak when a loud noise came from inside the room.

Chu Muzhi’s expression changed drastically. He couldn’t care less about Chu Yanzhi anymore. He turned around and pushed open the door before walking in. Chu Yanzhi followed closely behind him.

Inside the room, Gu Qingyou was half lying on the ground, her right hand tightly covering her forehead. Bright red blood continuously gushed out, and a broken teacup was scattered beside her.

“Qingyou.” Chu Muzhi cried out in pain and hurriedly stepped forward to help Gu Qingyou up.

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Xiwei. She was wearing a dark purple palace dress embroidered with dark roses. There was a wrap around her forehead and a pair of inch-long amethyst moon hairpins on her head. The slender pendant hanging from the hairpin gently swayed by her ears, causing her beautiful face to emit an indescribable coldness.

Could it be that she was the one who did it?

Chu Yanzhi frowned and thought.

“Great Doctor! Great Doctor! Quickly get a Great Doctor!” Chu Muzhi shouted anxiously as he pulled on his handkerchief to help Gu Qingyou hold down the wound.

A few palace maids in the room moved and were about to leave when a cold voice suddenly sounded.

“Who dares to go!”

Chu Muzhi’s expression changed. He raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Xiwei gloomily. He gritted his teeth and said, “Sister-in-law Huang, are you really not feeling the slightest bit affection?”

Xiao Xiwei looked up and sneered as if he had heard a joke. “Love? You actually mentioned love to me. Did you read love when you killed my Tianye?”

“I already said it wasn’t me!” Chu Muzhi glared at Xiao Xiwei and shouted loudly.

However, Xiao Xiwei looked down at Chu Muzhi from above, her raised eyebrows and mocking eyes as if she was looking at a clown.

“Your Highness, stop … she won’t listen to your explanation.” Suddenly, Gu Qingyou, who was lying in Chu Yanzhi’s embrace, spoke in a low voice.

“Qingyou” Chu Muzhi hurriedly lowered his head and looked at Gu Qingyou’s pale face, his eyes turning red.

Gu Qingyou raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Xiwei. Her pale lips curled into a mocking smile. “Whether it’s His Highness Prince Qin or His Highness Prince King Yan, they’ve misjudged you. Especially King Yan. For a woman like you, it’s really not worth it …”

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes suddenly turned cold. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Gu Qingyou’s voice again.

“Your Highness, let’s go” Gu Qingyou turned around and looked at Chu Muzhi softly.

Chu Mu was stunned. He continued to look at Xiao Xi Wei with unyielding determination. “Imperial Sister-in-law, I respect you as much as I respect Seventh Brother. But today, you actually made such a move against Qing You!” At this point, Chu Muzhi gritted his teeth. His pitch-black eyes couldn’t conceal his anger, “Are you really still my seventh sister-in-law?” After saying that, he no longer looked at Xiao Xiwei. He reached out to pick Gu Qingyou up and walked out without looking back.

Behind him, Xiao Xiwei’s body shook and he leaned against the chair behind him and sat down on the ground dejectedly.

“Wei’er, are you alright?” Yanzhi frowned and hurriedly walked to Xiao Xiwei’s side, reaching out to help her up.

“Are you satisfied now?” Xiao Xiwei’s slightly hoarse voice slowly sounded.

“What do you mean? Are you doubting me?” Chu Yanzhi frowned and looked at Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xiwei slowly raised her head. Her once watery eyes were bloodshot. She stretched out her chest and had a skirt. Her eyes were filled with suspicion and confusion. “I don’t know … I don’t know who I should trust … You all have reasons to harm my Tianye.” I really don’t know who to trust? “Why is there not even a single person I believe in by my side overnight?” She said, tears falling down her cheeks.

The hot tears were like sulfuric acid, instantly corroding a huge hole in Chu Yanzhi’s chest. He suddenly felt both uncomfortable and heartache in his chest. Before he could think about why, he had already reached out his hand to embrace the person in front of him.

“Believe me, Xiwei, I will give you everything you want … Princess, Empress, as long as you are willing, we will have children in the future. He will be the future Crown Prince, the future Sovereign of the Great Vietnam … So, Xiwei, believe me! Everything will be fine! It will be fine …”

It was as if Chu Yanzhi had fallen into a dream of a better future. He did not notice the trace of coldness in the eyes of the woman he was holding in his arms.