The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 225

Chapter 225 Production In Xichun
It was night.

Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi was ordered to ascend the city gates. Behind him, fireworks lit up the pitch-black sky. The bright and dim shadows intertwined on Ying Shuo’s face, giving him an inexplicable strange feeling when reflected in his pitch-black eyes.

However, Xiao Xiwei did not know about this, or even if she knew, she would not care.

As soon as the Lantern Festival came out, time flew by.

The Emperor’s illness gradually healed. After the assassination of Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi on New Year’s Eve, his actions had been restrained. Everything was done with caution, making it impossible for others to grasp the slightest bit of information. After hearing that the Emperor had failed to find Du E, He went to great lengths to invite a wandering Taoist priest into the palace. Originally, the Emperor was skeptical, But the Crown Prince personally tested the medicine in front of the Emperor, Over and over again, The Emperor was unconscious. After a few golden cores, As expected, the Emperor felt that both his body and mind were much better than before. As time passed, the Emperor became more and more intimate with the Crown Prince. As a result, King Qin’s position was in danger. He didn’t expect that news would suddenly come from the northwest that General Lin, who was in charge of the northwest, had suddenly died. The long-lost Crown Prince of Zheng, Zheng Lin, suddenly appeared and quickly occupied the northwest. Most of the Great Yue’s warhorses came from the northwest. One could imagine the impact they had on Great Yue. Moreover, there were reports that they had seen Prince Tuli of the Northern Desert in the northwest. As soon as this news reached the capital, the Imperial Court shook. The Emperor summoned the Crown Prince, King Qin, and other important ministers to discuss countermeasures overnight.

When Chu Yanzhi arrived at Yongchun Palace, Xiao Xiwei was leaning against the pillar at the corner of the corridor, staring blankly at the plum tree in the courtyard.

Although spring is coming, the weather in the north is still cold.

Chu Yanzhi stretched out his hand to remove his cloak and tied it up for Xiao Xiwei as he said, “What did you think?”

Xiao Xiwei was stunned, and then he smiled faintly, “I didn’t think of anything.”

It seemed that after the night on New Year’s Eve, she didn’t like to talk anymore.

“Have you been to Yikun Palace?” Chu Yanzhi said.

Xiao Xiwei pursed his lips and didn’t say anything.

“Did Consort Yan make things difficult for you?” Chu Yanzhi said.

Xiao Xiwei remained silent.

Chu Yanzhi sighed, “If you really can’t, then move out of the palace. This way, she won’t make things difficult for you anymore.”

Xiao Xiwei slowly raised his eyes. His watery eyes looked at Chu Yanzhi calmly. His voice was calm as he said, “Where does Your Highness plan to let me move to? Prince Yan’s Mansion? Or the Crown Prince’s Mansion?” She suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, “Your Highness, where do you think I can go?”

Chu Yanzhi frowned, “Xiwei, give me some more time …”

At this moment, he really couldn’t ask the Emperor to marry him.

Xiao Xi lightly smiled. Her slender eyelashes trembled and covered her clear eyes. “Your Highness, I don’t want anything now. The only hope is that the murderer who killed Ye’er will be punished.”

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes suddenly moved, but he quickly suppressed them. “Xiwei, have you heard about the northwest?”

Xiao Xiwei still lowered her eyes, but a faint smile appeared on her lips. “Does that have anything to do with me?”

“Father Emperor intends to send people to the northwest to exterminate the rebellion. The officials of the court have been stalemate over the candidates sent to the northwest. However, I can see that Father Emperor intends to send people to the northwest. It seems that there are already people of interest?” Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei and said slowly.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes finally moved, and he raised his eyes to look at Chu Yanzhi.

“King Qin.” Chu Yanzhi coldly spat out two words from his lips, “Xiwei, do you think he will collude with Zheng Lin and Northern Desert?”

“Then according to the Crown Prince’s wishes?”

“Of course, the best candidate is General Xiao.” Chu Yanzhi looked into Xiao Xiwei’s eyes and said word by word.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes widened.

Perhaps it was because he had experienced Chu Yanzhi’s methods, or perhaps it was because the Emperor had seen his sons die in front of him, or perhaps he still needed Chu Muzhi to restrain the Crown Prince, so he was tempted to send Chu Muzhi away from the capital, and even wanted to use this matter to increase his reputation. However, to the Crown Prince, this was no different from letting a tiger return to the mountains. Of course, he was unwilling. Therefore, he thought of her brother, who was stationed near the northwest and had 100,000 elite soldiers stationed in Wu City. In this way, he could not only restrain Chu Muzhi, but also take the opportunity to see if she and Zhongyong Marquis Mansion were really submitting to him. It was simply killing two birds with one stone. Why not?

“Your Highness is willing to trust my brother?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Yanzhi. Although his voice was soft, it could not conceal the suspicion in his words.

“No.” Chu Yanzhi smiled lightly and reached out to hold Xiao Xiwei’s cold fingertips. He said again, “I only believe in you.”

Xiao Xiwei’s lips curled into a faint smile. “As long as His Highness is willing, I will naturally give the book to my brother. But … the Emperor?”

“Well, I’ll find a way to convince Father Emperor.” Chu Yanzhi said.

Xiao Xi lightly smiled and lowered his head to lean against Chu Yanzhi’s chest.

Before Chu Yanzhi could convince the Emperor to order Xiao Xiyang to send troops to the northwest, news of Xiao Xichun’s difficult labor suddenly came from the Duke of Lu.

Because Xiao Xiwei had difficulty giving birth in Chao An Temple that day, she had already ordered Du E to remake a few Heart Protection Pills for her early in the morning. Therefore, as soon as she heard this news, she immediately sent someone to invite Chu Yanzhi to take her to the Duke’s Mansion of the Lu Kingdom.

In the flower hall, Lu Haiyang was sitting on a red sandalwood chair with a sullen face. On the table beside him was a cup of tea that had long since cooled down. The attendant maids who dared not speak were afraid of offending this moody Second Young Master.

“Young Master, His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived.” At this time, a servant quickly walked over and said to Lu Haiyang.

Lu Haiyang stood up. He had just taken a few steps when he saw Chu Yanzhi walk in wearing a dark purple brocade robe. His gaze shifted to the side and he saw a face that made him frown-Xiao Xiwei.

“Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Lu Haiyang lowered his eyes and bowed.

“Quickly stop being so courteous. I’ve called Imperial Physician Song over. Later, let him take your wife’s pulse.” Chu Yanzhi said as he reached out and helped Lu Haiyang up.

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Lu Haiyang said.

“Imperial Physician Song, let’s go.” Xiao Xiwei turned around and said to Imperial Physician Song.

“Yes.” Imperial Physician Song hurriedly replied.

Seeing Xiao Xiwei, although Lu Haiyang’s expression was not good, he still instructed the attendant beside him, “Go, take Princess Yan and Song Imperial doctor to the delivery room.”

“Yes.” The maidservant blessed her and walked to Xiao Xiwei’s side. “Princess Yan, this way, please.”

Xiao Xi nodded slightly, then hurriedly led Hong Yu and Bi Yun towards the delivery room.

The last time he saw Xiao Xichun die, months had passed in the blink of an eye. Therefore, when Xiao Xiwei saw Xiao Xichun lying on the bed, who was inhumanly thin, he did not dare to recognize him for a moment.

On the other hand, when Fang’er saw Xiao Xiwei, she cried out happily, “Second Miss, you’re here.”

Xiao Xi nodded slightly. She swept across the room and found that there was someone missing from the room. “Nanny Xiao?” She said with a frown.

Fang’er’s eyes reddened, and she looked at Xiao Xi with a depressed mouth, choking up speechlessly. “Second Miss …”

Fang’er was originally only a rough messenger girl. Back then, Madam Li had looked down on Xiao Xiwei, so she pointed out a rough messenger girl to her from the servant room. There was also Hui’er, the daughter of a mammy who was in charge of cleaning in the Li Clan courtyard. Later, she followed Xiao Xichun into the Duke’s Mansion of Lu Country. For more than a year, Hui’er had suffered a lot. Her appearance was good and her heart was arrogant. How could she accept it for a moment? She climbed onto the bed of the Second Young Master for some reason. She didn’t want to. The Second Young Master woke up and found that she was very angry. He immediately ordered her to be beaten to death. As for Nurse Xiao, because she had been ill since she entered the manor, she had gone not long ago, so she was the only girl beside Xiao Xichun.

Fang’er couldn’t say anything. Instead, Xiao Xichun, who had his eyes closed, heard Nurse Xiao’s name and suddenly opened his eyes to mutter, “No … Nurse Xiao is gone.”

Xiao Xiwei was shocked. Why did she not know anything about such a big matter?

Seeing the large drops of tears gushing out of Xiao Xichun’s eyes, Xiao Xiwei felt a sudden pain in her heart. She hurriedly stepped forward to hold Xiao Xichun’s hand and said softly, “Chun’er, don’t be afraid, elder sister is here.”

Xiao Xichun turned around with difficulty. When she saw the person speaking in front of her, her tears flowed even more ferociously. “Sister … Sister … Nurse Xiao … Nurse Xiao is gone … Nurse Xiao is gone …”

Xiao Xichun’s heart ached and he almost cried, “Chun’er, don’t cry. If Nurse Xiao knew that you were so sad, she would also be sad.”

If she cared more about her, perhaps none of this would have happened.

“Imperial Physician Song, hurry up and take my sister’s pulse.” Xiao Xi endured her tears and hurriedly said to Imperial Physician Song.

Imperial Physician Song repeatedly said yes. He cut Xiao Xichun’s pulse through the handkerchief and then said, “If you reply to the princess, the young madam’s pulse is frivolous. This fetus is probably … difficult.”

“What do you mean difficult!” Xiao Xiwei stood up with a heavy face.

Song Imperial doctor’s expression changed. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Xichun’s deathly silent expression. He immediately understood in his heart, “Princess, it’s not that Xiaoguan is not diligent. It’s just that Young Madam doesn’t even have the desire to survive. Even Immortal Daluo is probably helpless!”

There is no desire to survive …

Chun’er, what kind of life did she have in the Duke’s Mansion of Lu Country? How could she not have the desire to survive? What exactly did Lu Haiyang do to her? So much so that she didn’t even care about herself or the child in her stomach!

Xiao Xiwei turned around and looked at Xiao Xichun’s sunken cheeks. Even though she was about to give birth, she still didn’t see any stomach. Her chest seemed to be forcefully pulled by someone, and she felt pain.

If she cared more about her, would she be like this?

“Chun’er, do you believe in elder sister?” Xiao Xi forcefully suppressed the tears in her eyes and sat down on the bed again. She forcefully held Xiao Xichun’s hand and looked at her firmly.

Xiao Xichun looked at Xiao Xiwei with a blank gaze.

“Chun’er, live on, live on well. Big sister will give you whatever you want.” Xiao Xiwei bent down and stared into Xiao Xichun’s eyes, saying word by word.

“Sister” Xiao Xichun’s deathly silent eyes flashed with a trace of emotion, but he still couldn’t see the desire and fire in her eyes to survive.

“Back then, big sister was wrong. It was big sister who didn’t stop you from marrying into Duke Lu’s mansion. But you believe big sister, as long as you survive, big sister will take you out of here. Big sister promises.” Xiao Xiwei held Xiao Xichun’s hand forcefully, wanting to transmit all the power in his body to her.

“Really … is that okay?” Xiao Xichun’s eyes finally flashed with a faint flame.

Before Nurse Xiao left, her only hope was that she could leave this place, even if it was to return to the little manor where she had been bullied when she was a child …

“Sure.”

Xiao Xichun heard Xiao Xiwei’s firm and cold voice echoing in her ears.

In an instant, countless courage surged into her body. She gritted her teeth and gathered all the strength in her body.

“Head, head … I saw the head.” Suddenly, a nearby midwife cried out in surprise.

Xiao Xiwei was delighted in her heart. She hurriedly took out the Heart Protection Pill left behind by Du Er and handed it to Hong Yu. “Quickly, melt this pill.”

“Yes.” Hong Yu took the pill and quickly took a bowl of it. He personally melted the pill before handing it to Xiao Xiwei. Then, he walked to the bed and helped Xiao Xiwei get Xiao Xichun up.

“Chun’er, come, drink this bowl of medicine.” Xiao Xi sent the bowl to Xiao Xichun’s lips.

Xiao Xichun glanced at Xiao Xiwei, then obediently lowered his head and drank the bowl of medicine.

In the room, the midwife’s urging voice was mixed with Xiao Xichun’s miserable cries. Xiao Xiwei watched anxiously from the side. Suddenly, someone walked to her side and blessed her. “Princess Yan, my Young Master has invited you.”