The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 24

Chapter 024 Wildcat Injury
Xiao Xiwei returned from the embroidery shop and went directly to the old lady’s quiet garden.

The matriarch was having lunch. Seeing her come in, a rare smile appeared on her face. “You’re back. Have you eaten lunch?”

Xiao Xi smiled sweetly, with a playful look on her face. “Not yet. I thought grandmother had something delicious to eat, so I came back at the right time.”

“You child!” The matriarch couldn’t help but smile and hurriedly instructed Nurse Liu, “Do you hear me? Why don’t you give this girl a pair of bowls and chopsticks?”

“Yes.” Nurse Liu replied with a smile.

After eating, Xiao Xiwei helped Old Lady Jun sit in front of the Arhat bed and personally waited on Old Lady Jun. Only then did he explain to Old Lady Jun the amount of brocade and the amount of silver that he had spent in Silken Flower Square.

The matriarch nodded repeatedly as she listened, and a smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xiao Xiwei quietly raised her eyes to look at the matriarch, a hesitant imitation technique.

The matriarch raised her eyelids and slightly knitted her eyebrows. “If you have anything to say, just say it!”

“Grandmother, today I bumped into aunt in the embroidery shop.” Xiao Xiwei carefully looked at the old lady and said.

The old lady raised her eyebrows and said, “What, is she going to buy brocade too?”

“Aunt, she … she said that she wanted to buy fifty pieces of Cloud Silk.”

As soon as Xiao Xiwei finished speaking, the old granny’s eyebrows knitted together. She looked at Xiao Xiwei in disbelief and said, “What, fifty? Silk in the Cloud?”

Madam Qi is Old Lady Jun’s cousin-in-law. She knows more or less how many family background Old Lady Jun has. However, she wants fifty Cloud Brocades with just one mouth today. With so much silver, how can she have such confidence? Where did all this silver come from?

Xiao Xi nodded slightly. “Aunt said she bought it for the other ladies, but …”

“Just what?”

“It’s just that aunt insisted that I sell it to her for ten taels of silver. She even said that I bought it at this price last year.” Xiao Xiwei frowned as he spoke. “Grandmother, the clerk in the shop said that in the past, aunt had never come to the brocade shop to buy brocade, much less sell it to anyone at this price.” You also know that Yun Zhongjin came from Yangcheng from afar. Not to mention how valuable it is, ten taels of silver is really enough to buy a horn, so … “Xiao Xi lowered her head and stopped talking.

The matriarch’s face sank. “She really dares to speak!”

“Grandmother, will aunt blame me for this?”

“Blame? What’s there to blame? Do you think that the money from other people’s houses was blown by the strong wind?” The matriarch furrowed her brows and said angrily.

Xiao Xiwei’s face turned ugly. “Auntie, she … she seems to have taken the money from those madams …”

“What!”

“Grandmother, in the end, I asked the waiter to sell each one to aunt for only 40 taels, but aunt still seems to be very angry … Grandmother, did I do something wrong? Do you want to accompany aunt?”

“What’s wrong with accompanying her? You are a dignified first lady of Marquis Mansion. What kind of status does she have to ask Miss Marquis Mansion to accompany her? Besides, you didn’t do anything wrong!” The matriarch knitted her eyebrows and suppressed her anger.

“Yes, granddaughter knows.” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly lowered his head and said.

The matriarch felt a burst of irritation in her heart. This Madam Li and Madam Qi sister-in-law really didn’t have any fuel-efficient lamps, and they were actually competing to add to her blockage!

“If there’s nothing else, you can go back first.” The matriarch waved at Xiao Xiwei with an unhappy expression.

Xiao Xi slightly lowered her eyes and blessed her body, “Yes.”

She knew that her words had already planted a seed in Old Granny Jun’s heart. She believed that Old Granny Jun would soon find out about Madam Li. At that time, the matter of Madam Li embezzling the silver coins would be exposed very quickly.

“Matriarch, have a drink of tea.” Nurse Liu smiled as he poured a cup of tea and handed it to the matriarch.

The matriarch furrowed her brows and looked at Nurse Liu. In the end, she took a sip of the tea. The warm tea fragrance in her mouth made the sullen breath in her chest dissipate a lot. She sighed and said, “These people are really more troublesome than the others.”

“Old Madame, don’t be angry. You know Madam Li’s temperament. She is the most cautious and careful. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding between them.” Nurse Liu said with a smile.

The matriarch’s eyebrows furrowed.

Nanny Liu is right. Although Madam Qi likes to take advantage of others, she is smart and cautious. If she is not confident that she can buy Cloud Brocade for ten taels, it is impossible for her to collect the money from those madams first and leave her no way out! Could it be …

Madam Li.

Two words suddenly popped out of the old lady’s mind.

Although the brocade shop was under Xi Wei’s name, she did not care about anything when she was young. Every year, the brocade purchased by the Marquis was handled by the Li family. Speaking of which, compared to Xi Wei, the Li family had more contact with the brocade shop.

“Go, bring me the account book that you buy brocade at the Silk Square every year.” The matriarch said with a serious face.

“Yes.” Nurse Liu replied.

Because she wanted to buy Xia Chang these past few days, she had already found the account books for previous years and put them aside. Therefore, Mammy Liu soon brought the account books up.

“Matriarch, this is the book of the past year.”

The matriarch took it and casually turned the page.

“This servant has also read the ledger. Everything is clear. According to this servant, there shouldn’t be any problem.” Nurse Liu whispered.

The matriarch snorted coldly and casually tossed the ledger onto the table. She glanced sideways at Nurse Liu and said, “This is all just superficial kung fu. Ask someone to find out which madams Madam Qi bought Cloud Silk for.”

“Yes.” Nurse Liu lowered his eyes and respectfully replied.

It was already noon when Xiao Xi walked out of the quiet garden. The sun outside was poisonous, so she picked up the shaded corridor and walked towards the Sparse Shadow Pavilion.

Not far away, he suddenly heard a cat’s cry.

Her face turned pale and a fragment suddenly flashed through her mind. She quickly took two or two steps back. Even so, it was still too late. The gray shadow suddenly pounced towards her.

Ah–

Suddenly, a burst of burning pain came from his forehead. Xiao Xiwei took a deep breath and reached out to press his forehead. His entire body was thrown backwards by the shadow.

“Miss!” Bi Yun screamed and quickly reached out to hug Xiao Xiwei.

Bright red blood gushed out from between his fingers and dripped onto Xiao Xiwei’s snow-white face.

Bi Yun and Zi Yan’s faces turned pale from fear. Bi Yun’s face turned pale from fear. He stared at the gushing blood and said in a trembling voice, “Miss, what’s wrong with you?”

Xiao Xi was so painful that she emptied her body. The thick blood in her hand made her heart sink!

She had miscalculated Madam Li! Who would have thought that in this life, the Li clan would actually take action early to destroy her appearance!

Zi Yan suppressed her fear and said, “Sister Biyun, you, quickly help Miss back. I, I will go get a doctor now …”

Only then did Bi Yun regain her senses, “Alright, alright, you go quickly.”

Zi Yan answered and hurriedly turned around and ran away.

“Young miss, it’s all my fault … Young miss, what should we do …” As soon as Zi Yan left, Bi Yun started crying.

Xiao Xi’s face turned slightly cold. Her bright red blood contrasted with her, and her eyes were exceptionally seductive and ruthless.

She knew that the cat would never pounce on her face for no reason! Madam Li must have done something!

Shuying Pavilion.

The Matriarch was the first to arrive in Shuying Pavilion. As soon as she entered the inner room, she saw that the white handkerchief on Xiao Xiwei’s forehead was dyed bright red with blood. She took a deep breath and her expression became extremely ugly. “Xiwei, this … what exactly is going on!”

“Grandmother … hurts … I hurt …” Seeing the old granny, Xiao Xiwei’s tears immediately gushed out.

The matriarch looked at Xiao Xiwei’s injured pupils and felt sad. She hurriedly walked to the bed and reached out to hold Xiao Xiwei’s hand. “Good child, don’t be afraid. Grandmother is here. The doctor will be here soon.”

Xiao Xi gritted her teeth, her clear eyes staring at Old Madam Jun and nodding her head forcefully.

“How did you take care of the young miss? How long has it been since you left? Why did such a big thing happen?” The old grand madam turned her head and cursed at the girl.

All the girls in the room knelt down.

“Old granny, forgive me. This servant, this servant doesn’t know why a wild cat suddenly rushed out and even scratched Miss!” Bi Yun knelt on the ground and cried.

The situation at that time was too sudden. She had never expected such a thing to happen!

“Where did the wild cat come from? Where did the evil beast go?” The matriarch said angrily.

Bi Yun cried and shook her head.

“Go! Send someone to find that evil beast right now! I’d like to see who raised this evil beast!”

As soon as the matriarch spoke, a few women immediately split up to look for the cat in the mansion.

“Why hasn’t the doctor come yet? La Yue, quickly go to the door and see when it is!” Seeing the little man on the bed endure the pain of his pale face, the matriarch felt as if her heart had been ruthlessly scratched by a wild cat.

Seeing that Xiwei was about to die in time, if there were any scars left behind at this time, then Xiwei’s life would be ruined! If that was the case, she wouldn’t have the face to see her mother if she closed her eyes!

“Xiwei, don’t cry. Grandmother will definitely ask the doctor to treat your injuries. Don’t be afraid. Grandmother is here for everything!” The matriarch stretched out her hand to stroke Xiao Xiwei’s snow-white face. Although her heart was filled with heartache and worry, she did not dare to let her see anything on her face.

“Grandmother, it’s fine. I don’t feel any pain anymore.” Xiao Xiwei gently held the old lady’s hand, and the corner of his mouth formed a smile.

“Silly girl, how can you not feel pain after losing so much blood!” Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, not only did the matriarch not feel relieved, tears immediately gushed out of her eyes.

“Grandmother, don’t cry …” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly reached out to wipe the old lady’s tears.

It was true that she had the intention of pretending to be obedient in front of the Matriarch to please her. However, when the Matriarch was truly worried about her and shed tears for her, her cold and hard heart seemed to have been pricked open, and an inexplicable wave of warmth and guilt gushed out.

Although this world is cold, there are still a few people who really care about you.

Outside the door, Violet Smoke’s anxious voice echoed along with the sound of hurried footsteps, “Miss, the First Madame is here, the doctor is here …”