The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 25

Chapter 025 Delivery of Medicine Late at Night
When Xiao Yan heard the news and rushed to the Sparse Shadow Pavilion, it was completely silent.

Xiao Xichun trembled as he knelt on the ground. His face was as pale as paper, and Nurse Xiao’s face beside her was no better.

“Mother, how is Xiwei?” As soon as he stepped into the room, Xiao Yan said impatiently.

“Doctor Zhang has just changed her medicine and is already asleep.” The matriarch said with a solemn expression.

“Then, will that leave a scar?” Xiao Yan said anxiously.

“Doctor Zhang said. Fortunately, Xiwei dodged. The wound wasn’t very deep. As long as he changed the dressing on time every day and took good care of it, there shouldn’t be any scars left behind.”

“Should I?” Xiao Yan’s expression suddenly changed.

Those doctors were used to saying that if those scars couldn’t be removed, wouldn’t it be … His Majesty had already intentionally given Xiwei and the Seventh Prince a marriage? If the scars on Xiwei’s forehead couldn’t be removed, then this marriage would probably …

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan was instantly enraged, “What do you people do for food? Why did a cat run into the manor? Who exactly owns that cat?”

As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, Xiao Xichun’s face turned pale as he looked at Nurse Xiao in horror.

Mother Xiao fell to the ground and stammered, “Master, back then, that cat was injured. This servant … this servant felt that it was pitiful … so I took it in. I don’t … I don’t want to … I don’t want to …”

“Nurse” Xiao Xichun’s tears gushed out.

“Scoundrel!” When Xiao Yan thought of the possibility that this marriage might not be guaranteed, he was instantly enraged. He raised his foot and fiercely kicked towards Nanny Xiao.

Nurse Xiao snorted and fell to the ground.

“Nanny” Xiao Xichun cried and hurriedly moved over to help Nanny Xiao up.

“Someone, immediately pull Slave Diao out and stick him to death!” The veins on Xiao Yan’s forehead burst out, and it was obvious that his anger had not dissipated.

“No! No! Father, it’s me. That cat is mine. It doesn’t matter about Mammy. If you want to hit me, hit me!” Xiao Xichun hugged Nanny Xiao forcefully while crying.

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and swept his cold and hostile eyes towards Xiao Xichun, who was kneeling down. A trace of confusion and strangeness flashed through his eyes.

“No! Master, it has nothing to do with Fourth Miss! It’s this servant, everything was done by this servant!” Nurse Xiao forcefully endured the sullen pain in his chest and pushed Xiao Xichun’s hand away. He knelt down again and kowtowed heavily to Xiao Yan.

Hearing Nurse Xiao’s words, Xiao Yan finally remembered that the Matriarch had indeed mentioned to him a few days ago that she had already brought the fourth girl into the manor.

Looking at the tender and frightened face in front of him, there was a hint of resentment in his eyes. A snow-white face suddenly flashed across his sea of anger, and a burst of anger rose up in his chest. “Drag them both out!”

“Master, you can’t! Fourth young miss, fourth young miss is still so young” Nurse Xiao raised her head in horror. Seeing Xiao Yan’s cold expression, she hurriedly turned her gaze to Old Lady Jun. “Old Lady Jun, Fourth young miss is innocent! If you want to punish me, punish this servant!”

The matriarch knitted her eyebrows and was about to speak when Xiao Xiwei walked out of the curtain.

“Xiwei, why did you come out?” The matriarch hurriedly said.

Bi Yun and Zi Yan hurriedly stepped forward to support Xiao Xiwei.

“Grandmother, father.” Xiao Xi loosened her grip and bowed to Old Lady Jun and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked at the bloodstained gauze on Xiao Xiwei’s forehead and his expression became even uglier. “Since you’re injured, you should lie down properly and recover. What are you doing out here?”

“Father, what happened today was just an accident. No one expected it. Don’t blame fourth sister.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Yan and said.

Xiao Yan’s expression darkened as he stared at Xiao Xiwei without saying a word.

Xiao Xi smiled faintly, “Doctor Zhang said that as long as I rest properly, the injury on my forehead will be healed.” Seeing that Xiao Yan didn’t say anything, Xiao Xiwei took a few more steps towards Xiao Yan. He reached out and tugged at Xiao Yan’s sleeve corner, bringing a little girl’s intimacy. “Father, don’t be angry, I’ll be fine.”

Seeing Xiao Xiwei’s clear and bright eyes and being shouted by her soft voice, Xiao Yan’s cold face became a little unnatural. A trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in his heart, and his voice carried a pampering that even he himself did not notice, “You girl …”

Seeing that Xiao Yan’s expression softened, Xiao Xi smiled and gently shook Xiao Yan’s arm, “Father, why don’t you leave this matter to me?”

“Forget it, it’s you who got hurt. Do what you want!” Xiao Yan frowned and unnaturally pulled out his arm.

Although he had been a father for a long time, his children had always been afraid and afraid of him. Even Shearer was behaving properly in front of him. There had never been a child who acted so intimately in front of him, and Xiwei was the first one. This caused him to suddenly feel an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

“Thank you, father.” Xiao Xi smiled.

An unnatural look flashed across Xiao Yan’s cold face. He turned to look at Old Lady Jun and said, “Mother, I have someone bring a sticker to the palace to invite Huang Imperial doctor to treat Xiwei.”

The matriarch nodded, “Then hurry up and go!”

Xiao Yan bowed to the matriarch and turned around to leave.

Seeing Xiao Yan’s hurried departure, Xiao Xiwei’s heart was filled with mixed emotions. In her heart, her father, Xiao Yan, had always been a person who did not compromise his means for power. Regardless of whether it was her or Xiao Xile, they were only pawns that he had planned for a better future. He had never cared about them, or even cared about them at all. But today, was this man who deliberately acted coquettishly and gave way to her really her father?

She had always blamed him for being ruthless and cold. She had never done her duty as a father to her, but had she ever done her duty as a daughter? When she blamed him for not caring about her, had she ever taken the initiative to care about him?

“Xiwei, since your father has entrusted this matter to you, you can handle it yourself.” The matriarch glanced at Xiao Xichun and then helped Nurse Liu out of the Shadow Pavilion.

As soon as the matriarch left, Xiao Xiwei walked in front of Xiao Xichun and reached out to help her up. While wiping away her tears, she comforted her in a low voice and said, “Alright, it’s fine.”

“Second, second sister, right, I’m sorry …”

“Silly girl, look at you crying so hard that your face is dyed.” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and glanced sideways at Zi Yan. “Take fourth young miss down to freshen up.”

“Yes.” Zi Yan blessed herself and went forward to help Xiao Xichun out.

Xiao Xiwei walked to the chair and sat down again. His gaze swept past Nurse Xiao, who was still kneeling on the ground. “Now, you should understand what’s going on! For no reason, why did an injured wildcat run into Marquis Mansion? It just so happened to be bumped into by Fourth Sister!”

Nurse Xiao was stunned.

This happened too suddenly, and just now, she had not had time to think about it with all her heart, but now that Second Miss said this, her heart suddenly trembled.

She was also surprised that a wounded wild cat had suddenly barged into the Nuanchun Pavilion. However, Piansheng Fang’er and Hui’er said that the wild cat was pitiful and advised the young miss to raise it for a few days to treat its injuries. At that time, she did not care. However, only a few days later, the second young miss was scratched on her forehead by the wild cat. The old master was furious and almost dragged the young miss and her to death. This incident made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

The methods of this person behind the scenes were too poisonous!

“Second Miss.” Nanny Xiao’s face turned pale as she kowtowed three times to Xiao Xi.

“You should know better than me what kind of place Marquis Mansion is. If you couldn’t protect her, you shouldn’t have brought her back.” Xiao Xiwei coldly looked at Nurse Xiao, then left Nurse Xiao and went into the inner room alone.

This time, she was too careless!

Xiao Xiwei gently stroked his forehead wrapped in gauze, and his eyes gradually turned into ice.

Could it be that she could not escape the fate of being schemed in the end after reviving her entire life?

No! She would never let the fate of her previous life repeat itself! Even if her body was shattered in the end, she would still drag those people to their deaths!

It was night.

Xiao Xiwei lay quietly on the bed. Through the gauze curtain, she watched as the mottled tree shadow on the gauze window moved with the wind, twisting in the darkness like a drifting ghost.

Suddenly, the screen moved and a figure quickly jumped in.

“Who is it!” Xiao Xiwei was shocked and suddenly opened the gauze tent and sat up.

Under the dim yellow light, the man was dressed in a black robe. His face was covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of long and narrow eyes. He was as cold and deep as black glass.

“I thought that only Second Miss Xiao had been scheming against others in the Marquis of Loyalty Manor. I didn’t expect that one of them would fall today.” The man sneered.

Xiao Xiwei raised his eyebrows and stared at the masked man without saying anything.

The man also raised his eyebrows and laughed, “I thought that you were seriously injured by that wild cat today, but seeing you staring at me so energetically, I think I misunderstood.”

Xiao Xiwei’s lips twitched and he said coldly, “If you don’t scram, I think that the people who come in later won’t misunderstand that you’re just a gentleman!”

Before the man could finish his sentence, a pillow smashed towards him. The man dodged lightly and the pillow fell into the air. “Oh, according to Second Miss Xiao’s meaning, what did they misunderstand me about? Flower Picking Bandit? Or Second Miss Xiao …”

‘Hiss’

Perhaps when she smashed the pillow too hard just now, a sharp pain came from the wound on her forehead. She hurriedly raised her hand to press down on the wound and glared angrily at the person who came.

Seeing Xiao Xiwei’s actions, the man put away the cynicism on his face and took a few steps to the bed. He reached out to press down on her wound and said in a low voice above her head, “What, does it hurt?”

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned when a warm aura swept across her forehead. “You …”

“The wound is bleeding. Let me bandage it for you.” After the man finished speaking, he swiftly removed the gauze wrapped around Xiao Xiwei’s forehead. When he saw the ferocious wound on his forehead, his eyes darkened, and his entire body emitted a suppressed hostility and anger.

“What are you doing!” Xiao Xiwei came back to his senses and pushed the man angrily.

The man raised his eyebrows, and his tone couldn’t conceal his anger. “I thought you should learn how to be smart, but I didn’t want you to be so stupid!”

“You! Who are you! It’s none of your business whether I’m stupid or injured!” Xiao Xiwei was furious.

The man’s deep eyes suddenly sank. He stared at Xiao Xiwei for a long time before his deep voice slowly rang out, “You’re right, what does it have to do with me? It seems that I’m meddling in other people’s affairs.” With that, he turned around.

With that familiar gaze and tone, Xiao Xiwei could only feel her heart pounding a few times.

“You … who are you?” She hurriedly stood up, her voice carrying fear and hope that even she herself had not noticed …

The man stopped and raised his hand. A small blue and white porcelain vase landed on the bed. “This is Xue Fu Ointment. After the wound heals, you only need to apply it once a day in the morning and once in the evening. There won’t be any scars left behind.” With that, his figure flickered and he jumped out of the window.

“Seven” Xiao Xiwei had just shouted a word when she saw that there was no one in the room.

Could it be you?

Looking at the empty room, Xiao Xiwei felt as if her heart was also like this room. It was so empty that it made people feel a little uncomfortable.