The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 46

Chapter 046 I’ll Give You a Chance
It was already deep into the night when he returned to the manor. Xiao Yan was so happy that he rested in his study. Xiao Xiyang also returned to his own courtyard. Xiao Xiwei, Xiao Xile, and Xiao Xichun walked through the hanging flower gate to the backyard together.

“Xiao Xiwei.”

Xiao Xiwei stopped and looked at Xiao Xiwei. He smiled faintly and said, “Sister, is there anything else?”

“Was that jade pendant … did you intentionally let me pick it up?” Xiao Xi Le stared at Xiao Xi Wei with an ugly expression.

On the way back, she thought for a long time. The fourth prince’s jade pendant would not fall beside her for no reason. Thinking carefully, she always felt that this matter had something to do with Xiao Xiwei. She remembered the moment when the Emperor bestowed her marriage, when the Fourth Prince saw her gloomy and cold gaze, he couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

“What? Isn’t this jade pendant given to my sister by His Highness the fourth prince?” Xiao Xiwei pretended to be surprised.

Xiao Xile was speechless for a moment.

Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and said, “Oh right, I almost forgot to congratulate my sister for finally getting what she wanted.” After saying that, he held Hong Yu’s hand and left without turning back.

In the Sparse Shadow Pavilion, Nanny Cui, Bi Yun, and the girl had already been waiting in the courtyard. As soon as Xiao Xiwei entered, all the girls in the courtyard bowed in unison and said congratulations.

“Young miss, this servant has already prepared hot water. Young miss has been busy all day. Quickly wash up and rest.” Bi Yun smiled and came over to support Xiao Xiwei’s hand.

“Not busy.” Xiao Xi glanced at the girl in the room and finally landed on Nanny Cui. She said indifferently, “Everyone else, go down. Nanny Cui, you and Hongyu come in with me.” After saying that, he went straight into the room.

In the middle of the room, a pair of candlesticks were lit, and dim yellow light shone on Xiao Xiwei. Her face was hidden in the darkness for a long time, as if it was faintly visible. She drank her tea as if she hadn’t seen the two people standing in the room.

There was not the slightest sound in the room.

Although Nanny Cui’s expression was calm, her heart was already like ants on a hot pot. Standing here was tormenting for her at every moment.

“Nanny, aren’t you going to say something to me?” Finally, Xiao Xiwei’s cold voice echoed along with the crisp voice of placing the teacup on the table.

Granny Cui’s heart skipped a beat. A hundred thousand thoughts flashed through her mind, but in the end, she could only lower her head and whisper, “Miss, what does Miss want this servant to say?”

Looking at the woman in front of him who was bent down and facing him, who had brought him up with one hand, scenes of the past that had been buried deep in her heart surfaced one after another.

She wanted to give her a chance!

Unfortunately, she didn’t want it!

A cold smile gradually crept up from the corner of his lips.

A handkerchief suddenly floated to the ground.

When Nurse Cui saw the handkerchief, his expression changed and his body trembled uncontrollably.

“Nanny, don’t you want to explain something to me?”

“This servant, this servant does not know what Miss is talking about.” Nurse Cui said in a trembling voice.

At this point, she still wanted to argue.

“Hong Yu, tell me.” The last bit of softness of heart was finally exhausted, and Xiao Xiwei was too lazy to talk to her anymore.

Hongyu felt a chill run down her spine when she betrayed Nanny Cui again and again.

“Mammy, this handkerchief is soaked in poinsettia juice. Although the wound on Miss’s forehead has healed, the newly grown meat is tender. If you get this poinsettia juice, your face will turn red and swollen. If you get it, then you’ll be more serious” Hong Yu stared at Nanny Cui and didn’t continue.

Hong Yu’s words made Nurse Cui’s back feel cold. She hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, “Miss, this servant is wronged. This servant doesn’t know about this!” “This servant knows that this servant once betrayed Miss, but Miss still treats this servant the same as before, regardless of past grudges. This servant has always been feeling deep in her heart, how can she do such a heartless thing!”

“Feeling it in your heart?” Xiao Xiwei looked at the candlelight beating on the table and suddenly sneered, “So that’s how Nurse feels about me! Since Nurse said you didn’t do it, then who did it?”

Granny Cui quickly passed the girl from the Alienation Pavilion and spat out two words, “Purple Smoke.”

“Zi Yan?”

“Yes, it must be Purple Smoke! Young miss’ clothes are all kept by her, she must have made them!” Nanny Cui seemed to have grabbed onto a life-saving straw.

Xiao Xiwei turned to look at Nurse Cui, as if he was looking at a clown on the stage. He couldn’t help but laugh.

With this smile, Nurse Cui’s face quickly turned pale.

‘”That’s right, Zi Yan is a second-rate girl, and she’s in charge of my clothes. She is indeed the most suspicious. But, Nurse, can you tell me why she drugged me and put it on the handkerchief since she wanted to harm me? Isn’t it better to put it on the clothes I’m wearing?”

“Perhaps … perhaps she is afraid that Miss will notice?”

“Then according to Nanny’s wishes, I won’t be able to detect it when it comes to the handkerchief?” Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, and the smile on her lips gradually subsided. She stared into Nanny Cui’s eyes, and her voice became cold. “Did that wild cat suddenly jump out to scratch my face last time because of the smell of powder on my body?”

Nurse Cui’s entire body trembled as if he had been struck by lightning, and his expression quickly darkened.

Finished.

Finished.

This time, it was over.

‘”She taught you how to admit betrayal, didn’t she? You used your serious injuries to distract me, and then secretly sent my powder out to let that wild cat smell my powder every day, so that that animal could ruin my face, right?”

Nurse Cui looked at Xiao Xiwei’s extremely beautiful and cold face and felt terrified. His entire body trembled uncontrollably.

How, how could she know so clearly?

‘”Just because I don’t say it doesn’t mean that I don’t know” Nurse, I wanted to give you a chance. I even ordered someone to send your son to the embroidery shop to accompany A Liang as an apprentice, but … “Xiao Xiwei slowly walked over to Nurse Cui and looked at her, his clear eyes gradually becoming misty.” Nurse, why are you betraying me again and again! ”

Mother Cui hurriedly grabbed Xiao Xiwei’s skirt and tears gushed out of her eyes. “Miss … This servant is wrong. This servant really knows her mistake! Please give this servant another chance …”

Xiao Xiwei squatted down and stretched out his hand to break open Nurse Cui’s hand bit by bit. “Nurse, there are some things that can’t be changed.”

“No … Miss, this servant really knows her mistake! Miss, please give this servant another chance …” Nurse Cui lay on the ground and refused to give up.

Xiao Xiwei smiled coldly. “Do you think I’m just a fool?” After saying that, she no longer looked at Nanny Cui and turned around to walk into the inner room.

“Miss, this servant is willing to testify against Madam.” Behind him, Nurse Cui’s resolute voice rang out.

Xiao Xiwei’s lips curved into a cold smile. She turned to look at Nurse Cui and said, “Nurse, do you know what you’re talking about?”

Nurse Cui looked at Xiao Xiwei and finally gritted his teeth. “This servant knows.”

Even now, she could not escape death. Moreover, the sea was already in Miss’s hands. Whether she was alive or dead, it was Miss’s words. Besides, compared to the madam, the young miss still has some old feelings for her …

“This servant only hopes that Miss can take good care of the sea for this servant.” Nurse Cui straightened up and kowtowed to Xiao Xiwei three times.

Xiao Xi’s eyes twitched as he looked at the absolute beauty in Nanny Cui’s eyes. In the end, he nodded, “He is not at fault. I will protect him completely.”

After receiving Xiao Xiwei’s promise, Nurse Cui finally heaved a sigh of relief. She looked at Xiao Xiwei and a layer of mist appeared in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said in a slightly trembling voice, “This servant is sorry, Miss. In the future, Miss must take good care of herself. Be careful of Madam and Second Miss … Forget it, this servant won’t disturb Miss’s rest.” As she spoke, she bent over and kowtowed to Xiao Xiwei, then got up and staggered out.

Xiao Xiwei indifferently watched as Nanny Cui walked out of the room and gradually disappeared into the night.

“Miss.” Hong Yu whispered.

Xiao Xiwei turned to look at Hong Yu, the corner of his lips curled up. “Do you think I’m sad?”

Hong Yu looked at Xiao Xiwei and did not snort.

“You’re wrong. Not only am I not sad, I’m also very happy! All of this is her fault! I don’t need to feel sad for such a person.” Xiao Xiwei coldly glanced at Hong Yu and then turned around to enter the inner room.

Hong Yu looked at Xiao Xiwei’s back and sighed softly in her heart.

Miss, if you’re not sad, why are you saying so much to me?

He slowly sank into the water, and the steam was filled with steam. Everything in the room seemed to be covered with a layer of veil, and it was blurry.

His hand unconsciously gently descended and finally touched his flat lower abdomen.

There once lived a small life. She looked forward to his arrival in the world every day, imagining what he looked like, imagining him growing up day by day, smiling at her, crying at her, stretching out her tender little hands, sweetly calling her mother …

But …

“Are you unhappy?” A deep voice suddenly sounded above his head.

Xiao Xiwei recovered from her sadness. She raised her head and looked up in panic.

A figure slowly floated down from the beam.

“You … you, when did you come in!” Seeing this person, Xiao Xiwei was panicked, but her clothes were hanging on the screen. She could only put her hands around her chest, and her face, which had been steamed red by the hot air, turned even redder.

The man was dressed in black, and his face was still covered with a black veil. His eyes, which were exposed outside, looked dark and deep through the steaming mist. With a slight movement of his hand, the clothes on the screen automatically floated towards Xiao Xiwei and covered her body.

“I heard that the Emperor has given Second Miss Xiao and the Seventh Prince a marriage today, so I came here to congratulate them. However, from what I saw, Second Miss Xiao didn’t seem happy?”

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes moved and she wrapped her clothes randomly. “Does that have anything to do with you?”

“Does it have anything to do with me? Of course it has something to do with me! Don’t you know that I like you!”

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned, and her cheeks became even hotter. “You, you go out first and talk about it.”

The black-clothed man pursed his lips and looked at Xiao Xiwei’s flushed cheeks. There was an unconscious smile in his eyes, “Alright, I’ll wait for you outside.” After saying that, he raised his leg and walked out.