The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Seizure Of Marquis Mansion
“What? Nobody? How could there be no one?” Chu Yanzhi jumped up from his chair and unconsciously swept his right hand over the teacup on the table. With a’pa ‘sound, the light yellow tea splashed all over the floor and the teacup shattered into pieces.

“Your Highness …”

“Have you investigated it clearly?” Chu Yan walked in front of Wang Qing and reached out to grab his clothes, pulling him up.

How could there be no one? So many people couldn’t have disappeared overnight, could they? Could it be …

Chu Xizhi!

Being stared at by Chu Yanzhi with such a sinister and ruthless gaze, Wang Qingsheng was stared at with cold juice, but he didn’t dare to not answer. “Your Highness, this servant has thoroughly investigated inside and outside. There is indeed no one in the villa. Even those brothers sent by Your Highness … have also disappeared.”

“Nonsense! How could so many people disappear out of thin air? There must be traces!” Chu Yanzhi’s eyes were scarlet red as he stared at Wang Qing and shouted.

“Your Highness, this servant … this servant found this in the villa …” Wang Qing raised his head and carefully sized up Chu Yanzhi’s expression as he took out half a jade pendant from his sleeve.

The half of the jade pendant was tied with red threads. The quality of the jade was transparent, and even in this slightly dizzy hall, it still looked sparkling and translucent. And this half jade pendant was the one he had given Xiao Xiwei.

Chu Yanzhi slowly loosened his grip on Wang Qing’s clothes and took the half of the jade pendant. He carefully looked at it again and again.

That’s right, it was indeed the piece he gave Xiao Xiwei.

Was she telling him that he had been abandoned by her like this half jade pendant?

Xiao Xiwei!

A burst of rage suddenly burned in his chest. This rage caused his blood to boil, and every inch of his skin seemed to be torn apart by something fiercely.

In his entire life, he had never been as attentive to a woman as he was to her, but why? Why would she betray him?

Why?

Looking at Chu Yanzhi’s crimson eyes, his entire body emitted a dense hostile aura. His entire body seemed to have crawled out of the depths of hell. Wang Qing only felt a chill in his bones. However, at this moment, he did not dare to make any noise. He could only bend his head and stand on the spot, trying his best to make the master in the hall not notice him.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the person in the hall finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, he carried a bloodthirsty killing intent, “Scram!”

Hearing these words, Wang Qingru was in the middle of an amnesty. Even the cold juice on his forehead could not be wiped away. He hurriedly lowered his head and ran out as if he was fleeing for his life.

Silence returned to the hall. Only a faint sandalwood fragrance wrapped around the hall. The smell of sandalwood in ordinary days could calm people’s hearts and make them happy. However, today …

The warmth from the jade pendant in his hand was like sharp thorns, stabbing his palm in pain, but how could this pain compare to the pain in his heart?

In the past, when he looked at the jade pendant, his heart felt warm, but now …

All of this was nothing more than Xiao Xiwei acting in front of him. She was the one who was acting all those tender feelings. It was ridiculous that he actually took her seriously and held her in his palm like a pearl or a treasure. He even tried his best to give her the queen position that the women of the world dreamed of?

Irony!

What an irony!

The more Chu Yanzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. The corner of his eyes swept across the table in front of him. Without thinking about it, he lifted his foot and kicked it over.

When Zhang Duo’er heard the commotion and rushed over, the room was like a tornado. All the tables and chairs were broken, and the bottles and jade articles on the ground were broken. Her husband, the current Crown Prince Chu Yan Zhi, stood in the middle of the hall with an ashen face. Seeing her enter, his fierce eyes swept towards her.

“Hall … Your Highness …” Zhang Duo’er was shocked by the ruthless gaze and subconsciously took a step back, her pretty face pale with fear.

“Who let you in! Scram! Get out of here!” Chu Yanzhi pointed at the door, his eyes bulging, his expression extremely frightening.

Zhang Duo’er’s entire body trembled. She had never seen the Crown Prince lose his composure since she entered the manor. Originally, she wanted to ask a few more questions, but now that she saw his expression, she didn’t dare to ask anything else. However, just as she was about to turn around and leave, her gaze inadvertently swept across Chu Yanzhi’s palm, where a wisp of bright red was falling down his palm onto the ground drop by drop. At this moment, the fear in her heart suddenly disappeared. Instead, she anxiously walked a few steps closer to Chu Yanzhi. She anxiously and worriedly said, “Your Highness, what happened to your hand?”

“Didn’t you hear me telling you to scram?” Chu Yanzhi shook off Zhang Duo’er’s extended hand and roared at her angrily.

Zhang Duo’er was thrown out by his movements. If it weren’t for Lian Xia, the maid beside Zhang Duo’er, quickly reaching out to support her, she would have fallen to the ground with a bloody head.

“Hall, Your Highness, I… I just saw your hand hurt?” Zhang Duo’er gathered all the courage to level her body and suppressed all the fear in her heart. She said in a trembling voice.

Looking at Zhang Duo’er’s black eyes that couldn’t be concealed from fear, a trace of ridicule appeared in Chu Yan’s eyes. Even his voice carried a trace of disdain, “What, are you caring about this palace?”

Zhang Duo’er did not expect that her words of concern would cause Chu Yan Zhi to feel so disdainful. For a moment, her heart was filled with sadness and grievance. She could not say anything for a moment, only tears kept falling down her cheeks.

Unfortunately, that person did not have the slightest bit of pity, only a cold and heartless sentence that did not have any temperature smashed towards her.

“Are you worthy?”

Zhang Duo’er looked at Chu Yan in disbelief. Although she was often bullied in the manor, she had never felt so sad as now, because the person in front of her was her husband! On the wedding night, he once held her in his arms and said that he would protect her forever … But now, he was so heartless and ruthless, and his eyes were filled with relentless disgust towards her. He even despised her even more than the people in the manor … Suddenly, she seemed to have returned to the grey room without a trace of light …

It turned out that she was still that dirt-faced bitch from before …

Everything has never changed …

Looking blankly at Zhang Duo’er running out of the room with her face covered, Chu Yan Zhi’s face remained expressionless. After a long time, he slowly spread out his palm. The jade pendant in his palm had been crushed into two by him at some unknown time. The sharp fragments were deeply inserted into his palm. The bright red blood reflected the jade and made it look even more alluring.

Xiao Xiwei, how dare you deceive and use me like this? I, Chu Yanzhi, swear that I will definitely make you pay the price at all costs!

“Someone!”

“Your Highness.” Immediately, a guard walked into the hall with a knife in his hand.

“Immediately bring someone to seal up the Marquis of Loyalty!”

“Yes!”

In a moment, the people in the room retreated cleanly. He slowly let go of his hand and the blood-stained jade pendant smashed onto the ground. In an instant, it shattered into pieces, just like his heart.

While Wang Qing was leading his men to surround the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, Xiao Yan was admiring the painting “Qing He Painting after Rain” given to him by the Minister of Officials a few days ago. This Minister of the Ministry of Officials had just been transferred to the capital, and in terms of grade, he was a bit higher than him. Unexpectedly, he went to the manor to give him such a generous gift a few days after taking office. Xiao Yan looked at the picture hanging on the wall and couldn’t help but feel a little proud.

In the past, he always felt that although his second daughter was smart, she was too stubborn in the matter of King Yan. After Crown Prince Chu Yan took the throne, he had always been worried that Zhongyong Marquis Mansion would be implicated. He did not expect that the new Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi would have a deep affection for Xiwei and even look up to him. No, even the newly appointed Minister of Officials rushed over to curry favor with him. It seemed that his choice back then was indeed correct!

However, not long after Xiao Yan was pleased with himself, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside. He frowned and turned his head to ask a few questions, but the door of the study was kicked open with a’pa ‘sound. Following that, more than a dozen guards carrying knives rushed in.

“Who are you? How dare you intrude into my Marquis of Loyalty!” Xiao Yan’s expression changed as he shouted.

Just as he finished speaking, another person walked in from the door.

Seeing this person, Xiao Yan’s expression changed again.

“Lord Xiao.” Wang Qing walked in and bowed to Xiao Yan.

“Lord Wang, what’s going on?” Xiao Yan pursed his lips and said to Wang Qing with a calm breath.

How could he not know that Wang Qing was a confidant of the Crown Prince, Chu Yanzhi? What happened today was probably the Crown Prince’s intention? However, he didn’t know when he had angered the Crown Prince. After Chu Yan ascended to the throne, he was cautious and careful in everything. Shouldn’t he be angered? Could it be because of what Xiwei did?

“Sir Xiao, I have offended you.” Wang Qing bowed towards Xiao Yan, “Please follow Xiaoguan to the flower hall.”

Xiao Yan frowned. He took a step towards Wang Qing and was about to ask him about the situation when Wang Qing’s voice sounded again.

“Lord Xiao, Lord Marquis is already waiting in the flower hall. Look …”

Even his father was forced into the flower hall?

Xiao Yan’s expression changed drastically.

Xiwei, what the hell did she do?

Along the way, Xiao Yan trembled with fear. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. The more he thought about it, the more afraid he felt. However, Piansheng could not think of any way to save himself.

Unknowingly, he arrived at the flower hall in this state of anxiety. Outside the flower hall, there were many guards with knives, causing Xiao Yan’s entire body to gush with cold air.

Seeing Xiao Yan standing stiffly at the door, Wang Qing’s lips curled into a smile. He extended his hand and made a’please ‘gesture, saying, “Lord Xiao, please.”

“Lord Wang, what exactly is going on?” Xiao Yan was still a little unwilling. He wanted to get some information from Wang Qing, so he could find a way to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Qing’s expression turned cold. “Sir Xiao, Xiaoguan is also following orders. Please don’t make things difficult for Xiaoguan.”

The reason why he was scolded by the Crown Prince was because of Xiao Xiwei. At this moment, he didn’t attack because he was afraid that the Crown Prince would encounter any changes. However, he already hated Xiao Xiwei and the people from the Xiao Clan.

If it weren’t for Xiao Xiwei and Young Master Lu, how could his brothers, who had risked their lives to die, be angered by the Crown Prince? Therefore, he truly hated people who were loyal and courageous to Marquis Mansion!

Seeing that Wang Qing’s face had changed, Xiao Yan thought to himself that something was wrong. He didn’t dare to say anything else, so he could only lift his foot and enter the flower hall. Just as he stepped in, the door behind him suddenly closed with a’pa ‘sound, and the light was cut off from the outside.

“Lord Wang?” Xiao Yan cried out in alarm. He hurriedly turned around and slapped the door tightly. The color of blood on his face disappeared. He looked both shocked and fearful.

Was the Crown Prince trying to imprison him?