The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 42

Chapter 042 Qixi Dinner
Three days later, A Liang drove the clothes out and delivered them to the mansion.

The materials that A Liang had sent were all precious treasures at the bottom of the embroidered box. On the surface, they looked no different from ordinary silk, but under the refraction of the light, they would reveal various kinds of fine dark patterns. They were elegant and exquisite. Adding on the skirts made by Gao Xiuniang’s skillful hands, they complemented each other even more.

“Miss, these two sets belong to Fourth Miss.” A Liang pointed at one of the sets of jade skirts and a set of smoky skirts.

Xiao Xiwei nodded, “Zi Yan, send these two sets of clothes to Fourth Miss.”

“Yes.” Zi Yan blessed herself and quickly walked out of the Sparse Shadow Pavilion with her clothes in hand.

“Young miss, fourth young miss, didn’t she say that she wouldn’t go to the palace? Why did you ask Zi Yan to send her clothes?” Bi Yun pouted in confusion.

Xiao Xiwei raised his eyes and glanced at Bi Yun without saying anything.

Whether to go or not, she just did what she had to do.

News of A Liang sending clothes into the manor quickly spread to Hua Jin Garden. At that time, Xiao Xi Le was happily trying on the clothes that the Auspicious Pavilion had just sent.

“Madam, the eldest young master and fourth young miss sent clothes over.” Nurse Zhu paused for a moment, then whispered, “I heard that the materials used for the clothes are all treasures at the bottom of the box in Silken Workshop. It’s hard to find a thousand gold coins.”

“Mother, what does she mean? Did she intentionally slap me in the face? Why did Xiao Xichun, that lowly bastard from the common people, send clothes to me and leave me alone?” When Xiao Xile heard this, the joy on his face disappeared. The more he looked at this gorgeous dress, the more dazzling it became.

“This Xiao Xiwei, she is determined to fight me!” Madam Li stretched out his hand to cover his chest, his eyes almost spitting out fire.

“No! Mother, you must make the decision for me! They all have it, so do I.” Xiao Xile unwillingly held Madam Li’s hand and said angrily.

“Let’s remember this debt first. Don’t worry, mother won’t let her be proud for too long.” Madam Li held Xiao Xile’s hand, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.

“What are you planning? Mother, you don’t care about me at all! I’ve already been slapped in the face by her! You still need me to endure! If you don’t make a decision for me, I’ll go find Old Lady Jun. She’s so unfair, I don’t believe that Old Lady Jun will protect her!” Xiao Xile shook off Madam Li’s hand and shouted loudly.

“No!” Hearing that Xiao Xile was going to look for Old Madam, Madam Li hurriedly said resolutely.

Xiao Xile was stunned for a moment, and then her tears gushed out, “Mother, you … you are fierce to me! You don’t love me at all!”

When Xiao Xile cried like this, Madam Li felt that her heart was about to be shattered. She hurriedly propped herself up to pull Xiao Xile into her arms, but Xiao Xile forcefully threw her away.

“Third young miss, how can you say so madam. You are the flesh that fell from Madam’s body. Madam doesn’t love you, who do you love! This time, it’s not that Madam doesn’t make the decision for you. It’s just that we are in the wrong first. We first withdrew money from the public to make clothes for you to attend the banquet in the palace. If we pursue this matter, Second Miss can also use this as an excuse. Besides, if it gets too big, I’m afraid that the matriarch and the matriarch will be even more dissatisfied with the matriarch. When the time comes, the gains will not be worth the losses! “Nurse Zhu hurriedly went forward to persuade Xiao Xi to be happy.

“In the end, I blame you for taking advantage of me. If you don’t draw money from the public, Xiao Xiwei won’t dare to lose my share of the clothes this time!” Xiao Xile still had a grumble on her face.

Madam Li’s chest was stuffed into a large rock and he almost fainted from anger.

The next day, Nanny Xiao, who was beside Xiao Xichun, accidentally knocked over the Li family’s soup when she went to the big kitchen to get food, and was dragged out and beaten 20 times.

Xiao Xi heard this and remembered Xiao Xichun’s determination when he said that he would not attend the banquet in the palace. She looked out of the window at the blue sky and suddenly sighed.

In the blink of an eye, it was Qixi’s day.

In the evening, before the sun could enter the mountains, carriages from the wealthy families in the capital rushed towards the palace.

When Xiao Xiwei walked out of the mansion with Hong Yu’s hand, he saw Xiao Xile in a pink dress with a peach blossom embroidered on the hem. Bee butterflies danced beside the peach blossom. As he walked, bee butterflies danced. It was extremely beautiful. She had a pair of inch-long scarlet-gold ruby-inlaid moon hairpins hanging on her head and pink tassels, which made her even more beautiful and gorgeous.

Xiao Xile naturally also saw Xiao Xiwei walk out. Her eyebrows raised and she glanced at Xiao Xiwei proudly. He thought that the clothes that Silken Embroidery Square had sent him were rare and precious, but it was nothing more than that. He didn’t even think about what kind of occasion it was today, and he actually wore a silver embroidered mulan multi-leno dress and came out. His head was even thinner, and there was only a white jade wooden magnolia hairpin inserted into it. His entire body was extremely pure. Seeing this, her gaze unconsciously became somewhat underestimated, but when her gaze touched Xiao Xiwei’s smooth and clean forehead, she was completely stunned.

Why is the scar on her head gone?

Seeing Xiao Xile’s shocked gaze, Xiao Xi smiled and walked forward. “Third sister really came early.”

Xiao Xile’s eyes flashed with jealousy, but when her gaze swept across Xiao Xiwei’s hand, a sweet smile quickly bloomed on the corner of her lips. “Big sister is so beautiful today. Everyone says that Imperial Concubine Yan is unparalleled in beauty. In my opinion, big sister is not much better than the Ninth Princess!”

If these words were spoken from someone else’s mouth, it would be fine, but that person was Xiao Xile …

Although Xiao Xiwei was suspicious, she said to Xiao Xile with a gentle smile on her face, “Thank you for your praise. However, Consort Yan is a noble concubine in the palace, so it’s better for you not to argue about her. If anything happens, it won’t be good.” As she spoke, she decided on Xiao Xile’s expression.

Sure enough, a trace of anger flashed through Xiao Xile’s eyes. She thought that Xiao Xile was going to explode. Unexpectedly, the corner of her mouth forcefully pulled up a smile. Her voice was a little stiff as she said, “Sister is right.”

Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows, and a trace of an undercurrent flashed through her deep eyes.

This really did not resemble Xiao Xile’s temperament.

At this time, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiyang also left the manor.

“Father.” Seeing Xiao Yan, Xiao Xile sweetly shouted.

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xile and frowned. Then, he turned to look at Xiao Xi Wei and said in a rare gentle tone, “It’s getting late. Get in the carriage quickly.”

She was the one who shouted first, but her father didn’t look at her.

A layer of mist quickly appeared in Xiao Xile’s eyes.

“Yes, father.” Xiao Xi smiled and blessed Xiao Yanfu.

Xiao Yan nodded and jumped on the horse.

Xiao Xiyang blinked at Xiao Xiwei and jumped on the horse.

Xiao Xi smiled. Just as he was about to board the carriage with Hongyu’s hand, a few hurried footsteps suddenly sounded behind him. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Xichun leading Fang’er out in a hurry.

“Second sister” Xiao Xichun wore a hazy-colored waist-length dress. Although there was only a simple pearl flower on her head, as she walked, her long skirt shone brightly, making it hard for people to look away and forcefully added a third of her beauty.

Seeing Xiao Xichun rushing over, especially the skirt on her body, Xiao Xile’s eyes almost spat out fire.

Such a good skirt was worn by this bitch! If it was worn on her …

Xiao Xiwei, on the other hand, smiled sweetly, “Big brother’s eyesight is indeed good. It’s getting late, quickly get in the carriage.”

“Yes.” Xiao Xichun nodded a little and suppressed the fear in his heart as he followed Xiao Xi Wei into the carriage.

She had been hiding behind Nanny Xiao for twelve years, timid and cowardly. Now, not only could she not protect Nanny Xiao, but Nanny Xiao was worried about what she should do in the future. At that moment, she looked at Nanny Xiao’s white hair. She knew that she could no longer be weak. Nanny Xiao was already old, and she also needed someone to protect her. Therefore, she could not be any more cowardly.

Seeing Xiao Xiwei and Xiao Xichun get into the carriage one after another, Xiao Xile almost gritted her jade teeth.

The carriage quickly stopped in front of Zhengde Gate.

Xiao Xiwei helped Hong Yu’s men out of the carriage. Looking at the lofty palace gate in front of him, an indiscernible feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

Who would have thought that she would step into this place again?

“Lord Marquis, please follow this servant.” A sharp voice pulled Xiao Xiwei back.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the golden glazed tile, refracting a dazzling light. Xiao Xiwei subconsciously closed his eyes, but one of his hands suddenly grabbed onto the corner of her clothes. She turned around, only to see Xiao Xichun’s nervous expression, and even his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

“Second sister …”

When she first returned to Marquis Mansion, she already felt that Marquis Mansion was extremely luxurious. Now that she stepped into the palace, she felt that there seemed to be a chilling majesty and aura everywhere.

“Look at your appearance. If you were afraid that you shouldn’t have come back then, you would have lost our Marquis Manor’s face.” Xiao Xile glanced at Xiao Xichun with contempt.

Xiao Xichun’s face turned pale and he bit his lips, not daring to snort.

Xiao Xi held Xiao Xichun’s hand and smiled, “Don’t be afraid. Think of Nanny Xiao.”

Xiao Xichun was stunned. Looking into Xiao Xiwei’s eyes, a great amount of courage suddenly surged out of his heart. “Second sister, I know.”

Xiao Xiwei nodded and reached out to help her hold the bead hairpin on her head. Then, he smiled and said, “Let’s go.”

Seeing their intimate movements, Xiao Xile angrily stomped her foot, then turned around and quickly walked in front.

The flowers in the Imperial Garden were clusters, branches, or flowers that were about to bloom, or flowers that competed for beauty. In the middle of the imperial garden was a carpet embroidered with a lotus totem and auspicious cloud patterns. On both sides of the carpet, there were two rows of delicate dessert fruits on each side. On the high platform in the middle were golden dragon chairs, each with a mahogany length on its left and right. There were already many ladies and young misses sitting on the two rows on the right, and there were also many young masters sitting on the two rows on the left. Although it was not yet late, the Imperial Garden was already bustling with activity.

“Sister, you’re here too.” Suddenly, a clear voice sounded. During the banquet, a red-clothed girl quickly walked towards Xiao Xiwei and kindly grabbed her arm.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes moved as she looked at the girl and did not say anything.

“Sister, you don’t remember me. We met that day at Rongxing Pavilion.” Lin Yushi blinked her eyes.

“So it’s … Miss Lin.” Xiao Xiwei’s lips curled into a faint smile.

Lin Yushi smiled embarrassedly, “That day, I pestered my cousin to bring me out, because it was inconvenient, so …”

“So His Highness the Fourth Prince is Miss Lin’s cousin!” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping across Xiao Xile’s face.

Sure enough, Xiao Xile’s eyes flashed as she looked at Lin Yushi with inquiry and jealousy.