The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 259

Chapter 259 She’s Leaving
On the 9th day of the 5th month of the 38th year of Yuanwu, the Emperor officially abdicated the throne. On the same day, the Crown Prince Chu Xizhi ascended the throne and changed his year to Jianyuan. He conferred the title of Crown Prince Concubine Xiao as the Empress, and his son Chu Tianye as the Crown Prince.

Xiao Xiwei stood side by side with Chu Xizhi in her new queen’s auspicious robes and accepted the kowtowing of the officials. She turned to look at the man dressed in a dragon robe beside her, only to see him smiling at her. Then, she extended her hand towards her. She smiled and put her hand into his warm palm.

In this life, I only wish to be able to hold my son’s hand and bring him along with me.

He’s getting old. I laugh at your stooped back and your bad teeth. You laugh at my hair and hair.

When the new emperor ascended to the throne, the capital was filled with joy. Only the depths of the prison in the Martial Temple remained silent.

“The new emperor has ascended to the throne today. I heard that His Majesty will personally come to the city gates to enjoy himself with the people tonight. It seems that the Northern Desert side has also paid a lot of rare fireworks to congratulate His Majesty.”

“Is that so? I really want to go take a look, but we are arranged to guard this broken prison. What bad luck.”

“That’s right. You said that he has been imprisoned here for so long. Why hasn’t there been a decree from the higher-ups yet? Our emperor won’t forget him, will he?”

“How is that possible? It’s just that His Majesty is too busy with his ascension to the throne to take care of him! Look at all the dynasties, who has conspired against the will of creation to come to a good end. You see, not long after, the decapitation will come down.”

“That’s also true …”

The jailer’s discussion gradually subsided.

Chu Yanzhi leaned against the wall, the bone-piercing coldness on his back spreading into his internal organs.

What was happening outside?

Right now, she should be wearing a phoenix robe. The things he wanted to give her, but couldn’t, she finally got them from another man.

Xiwei, if there was an afterlife, would you forgive me?

Chu Yanzhi slowly closed his eyes and allowed the cold tears to pass through his face. Xiao Xiwei’s appearance appeared in his mind once again. In the crowd of people, she was wearing a white fox fur cloak, holding a rabbit lamp in her hand, her phoenix eyes slightly drooping, and the tassels on her temples lightly swayed in her ears. The smile on the corner of her lips was even brighter than the lamps in the light market …

Xiwei, I only hope that there will be an afterlife …

In the next life, I will definitely make up for you …

Chu Yanzhi died.

Died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne.

I heard that when he died, he had a plain silver hairpin stuck in his chest. When the jailer found him, his blood was red and he was lying on the ground.

When the news entered the palace, it was already the morning of the second day. Xiao Xiwei was sitting in front of the bronze mirror. Hongyu stood behind her and pulled up her hair. Chu Xizhi sat in front of the couch while drinking tea while looking at her affectionately. Hearing this news, Hong Yu, who was holding Xiao Xiwei’s hair, shook her hand. The pain from the tip of her hair made Xiao Xiwei frown.

“Does Emperor Taishang know about this news?” Chu Xizhi stared at the tea cup in his hand, without even frowning.

“Your Majesty, Emperor Taishang still doesn’t know about this news.” The person replied.

“Since I don’t know, then there’s no need to know,” Chu Xizhi said lightly. After saying that, he waved his hand at the palace servant who had come to report the news, and then stood up and walked towards Xiao Xiwei.

At this moment, Hong Yu had regained her senses. Seeing Chu Xizhi walk over, she hurriedly moved aside.

Chu Xizhi walked forward and picked up a scarlet golden phoenix step from among the pearls on the table. Finally, he chose a scarlet golden phoenix step and slanted it into her temples. Finally, he reached out and turned Xiao Xiwei’s face. Yan Xiaoyan said, “Come, let this husband have a good look.”

“Your Majesty is the king of a country. Why are you joking with me like this? Don’t you need to go to court today?” Xiao Xiwei frowned. Although his words carried exhaustion, the smile on his face could not be concealed.

“Haven’t the Empress heard of it before? Spring Festival is a bitter time to rise. From now on, the Sovereign King will not come to court early …” Chu Xizhi held Xiao Xiwei’s hand and said with a smile on his face.

He didn’t know how many sweet words he had spoken to her. Logically speaking, he should have gotten used to it long ago. However, every time she heard it, she couldn’t help but blush. Her heart was in a mess, and she felt as if she was soaked in a honeypot.

Before Xiao Xiwei could utter a word of reproach in this room, Bi Yun had covered her mouth and giggled, causing Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows to tighten as she forcefully pulled back the hand that Chu Xizhi was holding.

Chu Xizhi couldn’t help but frown and said to Xiao Xiwei, “This girl is not young anymore. I thought that I should find her a home now, right?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bi Qu’s laughter stopped abruptly. She looked at Xiao Xiwei with a bitter face and said, “Your Highness, look at the Emperor!”

“Your Majesty, you’d better go to court. Don’t keep the ministers waiting.” Xiao Xiwei stood up and pushed Chu Xizhi out of the door as he spoke.

“Madam, I still have a few words to say …”

“Your Majesty, it’s better to wait until you come back.”

Chu Xizhi was still unwilling to accept Gandhi’s doctrine. He was just about to turn around and go back. Without thinking, a mocking voice interrupted him. “Oh, seventh brother, are you being chased out?”

Chu Xizhi touched the tip of his nose and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows as he looked at Chu Mu Zhi, who was laughing maliciously. “Why are you here?”

“If I don’t come, I’m afraid that Prime Minister Zhang will personally bring the civil and military officials to invite His Majesty to the court soon.” Chu Muzhi laughed.

Chu Xizhi frowned, “This Pavilion Elder Zhang is really …”

“You don’t understand?” Chu Muzhi raised his eyebrows and smiled as he continued with Chu Xizhi’s words.

Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows and glared at him, “You understand!” After saying that, without even looking at Chu Mu, he raised his foot and walked past him.

However, after Xiao Xiwei sent Chu Xi away, he sat back on the couch. Seeing that Hong Yu was still standing there with his eyes lowered, he couldn’t help but sigh softly in his heart.

“Biyun, are you going to see if Tianye is awake? If he is awake, ask the wet nurse to carry him over.” Xiao Xiwei said to Bi Yun.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Bi Yun smiled and blessed himself, then turned around and walked out.

After Bi Yun left, Xiao Xiwei sent the others out, leaving only Hong Yu alone.

The palace fell silent.

Xiao Xiwei sat upright on the couch and looked at Hong Yu quietly. After a long silence, she said softly, “Is that hairpin yours?”

Chu Yanzhi was a felon of the court, and the murder weapon on his body had long been searched for fear that he would commit suicide, so how could he have an extra hairpin for no apparent reason? Apart from her, only Hong Yu had seen him recently. Naturally, she was not the one who gave Chu Yanzhi the hairpin, so it could only be Red Rain.

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, Hong Yu lowered her eyes. A moment later, she nodded.

“Why?” Xiao Xiwei was slightly puzzled.

Hong Yu was no match for Bi Yun. Her temperament was calm and her mind was exquisite. It was impossible for her not to know what Chu Yanzhi wanted to do when he asked for her hairpin at that time.

Hong Yu raised her head and calmly looked at Xiao Xiwei. “If it were Miss, what would Miss do?”

Xiao Xiwei was stunned.

Hong Yu smiled, her smile filled with bitterness. “How could a proud person like him allow himself to live in such humiliation …”

She didn’t want to see him live like that, so she still gave him the hairpin even though she knew what he wanted from her.

Hearing Hong Yu’s words, Xiao Xiwei remained silent for a long time.

“Miss, did you feel sorry for him for a moment?” Hong Yu looked at Xiao Xiwei with her black eyes and suddenly said this.

Xiao Xi frowned slightly and looked at Hongyu without saying anything.

Seemingly expecting Xiao Xiwei’s answer, Hong Yu’s eyes turned red, and a bitter smile flashed across the corner of his lips. “This servant is talking too much.”

“Hong Yu, you don’t understand …”

She did not know what kind of betrayal she had gone through in her previous life, but in this life, she had only tempered such a heart that was invulnerable to all poisons.

Even though Chu Yanzhi loved her deeply in this life, all of this was based on the premise that he hadn’t obtained her yet. To him, what he couldn’t obtain was the most precious. Otherwise, how could Xiao Xile, whom he cherished in his previous life, be abandoned by him in this life?

However, she could not explain all of this to Hongyu.

Hong Yu lowered her head, her slender eyelashes covering her black and bright pupils. Xiao Xiwei could not see her eyes, so she could not guess what she was thinking at this moment. Xiao Xiwei was silent when she did not speak.

After a long time, Hong Yu finally spoke again, “Miss, I want to leave this place …”

“You, what did you say?” Xiao Xiwei’s pupils contracted abruptly, and her gaze at Hong Yu suddenly sharpened a little.

Hong Yu slowly raised her head. Her eyes were already wet. Although she was extremely sad and didn’t even dare to meet Xiao Xiwei’s sharp gaze, she still repeated what she had just said, “Miss, I want to leave …”

She knew what this child in her belly meant to the young miss, to the current emperor, and even to the current Great Yue Kingdom. Even if young miss is willing to leave this child alive for her, as long as she stays here, sooner or later, the identity of this child will be exposed. At that time, she simply will not be able to protect this child …

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes gradually softened, and a hint of humidity appeared in her eyes. “Are you afraid that I’ll go back on my word …”

Now, was she no longer willing to believe her?

“No.” Knowing that Xiao Xiwei had misunderstood her meaning, Hong Yu quickly denied it. She stretched out her hand to hold the hem of her skirt and bent down to kneel in front of Xiao Xiwei. “Miss, your kindness to this servant is hard to repay in this lifetime. This servant does not want to lose this child, much less embarrass her because of this child!”

Once the child’s background was revealed, even if His Majesty and Young Miss did not do anything difficult, would those humerus ministers in the court allow him to exist? When the time comes, she won’t be afraid of dying. I’m afraid that when the time comes, she’ll be implicated in Miss … She knows how difficult it will be for her along the way …

The corners of Xiao Xiwei’s lips moved. It was not that she did not know what kind of disturbance would arise if she left this child behind in the future. However, she had no way to refuse Hong Yu’s request. However, was she really going to leave her for this child? Was that child really more important than her? However, Xiao Xiwei was unable to say these words because she was afraid that Hong Yu would feel sad after hearing them. She had accompanied her since childhood and protected her for two lifetimes. How could she bear to …

After a long time, she lowered her eyes and sighed softly, “Have you really decided?”

In her previous life, she had accompanied her for a lifetime, and even lost her life in the end. Now in this life, she wanted to choose her own path, how could she refuse …

Perhaps, this wasn’t necessarily bad for her.

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s voice, the tears that Hong Yu had endured for a long time finally flowed out. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Xiao Xiwei solemnly, “This servant thanks Miss for her help.”

“Where are you going?” Xiao Xi said with slightly red eyes.

Hong Yu raised his head and forced a smile at Xiao Xiwei with tears in his eyes. “This servant doesn’t know either. Wherever I go, I’ll be considered …”

As long as no one knows her in that place, and no one cares about this child’s arrival or departure, she will be able to bring up this child peacefully, and then watch this child take a wife, have children, and lead an ordinary life like an ordinary citizen …

As long as this was the case, she would have nothing else to ask for in her life.