The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 47

Chapter 047 Perhaps Your Hair Is Wan
Cold moonlight gushed in from outside the window. A mahogany table and chair, a lotus warm tent, an ancient mirror made of bronze, a seven-stringed tung xylophone, and a few hairpin flowers were placed in the jade vase. There was a faint fragrance of flowers floating in the air.

This was her boudoir.

The black-clothed man looked around. His gaze suddenly landed on the white jade lotus tassels in front of the dressing table. He walked over and reached out to pick up the hairpin. His thin lips behind the black veil suddenly curled into a gorgeous smile.

Xiao Xi walked out of the room dressed up and saw this scene. Under the moonlight, his deep pupils flowed with an indescribable light.

Hearing the noise, the black-clothed man turned around and looked at Xiao Xiwei up and down. She casually put on a light green dress. Because of the bath, a head of green silk was wrapped behind her head. Even so, she could not hide her jade-like face. She was beautiful and elegant.

“I’m done bathing.” The black-clothed man’s voice carried a hint of a smile.

Xiao Xiwei turned his eyes and looked at the white jade lotus flower tassels that he was holding in his hand on the dressing table. The space between his eyebrows unconsciously moved. She seemed to have no intention of moving forward, but her right foot deliberately stepped on the hem of her skirt, and her entire body immediately fell towards the table.

“Wei’er!” The black-clothed man was shocked and hurriedly ran towards Xiao Xi. Just as he was about to reach out and grab Xiao Xiwei, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, but at this moment, he could not allow himself to think too much.

Sure enough, the moment he grabbed Xiao Xiwei, the veil covering his face was torn off.

Under his flying sword-brows was a pair of slender and long phoenix eyes. His pitch-black pupils carried a faint smile, seemingly doting and helpless.

“You found out?” Chu Xizhi raised his sword-like eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice.

This was the first time he was so close to her. He could even smell the faint body fragrance emitted from her body after bathing, as well as her untouched lips. With a single glance, he felt his throat tighten, and his mouth immediately became somewhat dry.

“Your Highness … you, let me go first.” Xiao Xiwei felt as if her entire body had been burned by fire when she was looked at by his burning gaze. She felt very uncomfortable.

Chu Xizhi smiled and simply raised his hand to pick Xiao Xiwei up.

Xiao Xiwei cried out in alarm and subconsciously reached out to hug Chu Xizhi’s neck. The wide skirt suddenly spread out like a butterfly wing, drawing a perfect arc in the air.

“Your Highness, what are you doing?” Xiao Xiwei was both shocked and panicked.

“Didn’t you fall on purpose to let me hug you?” Chu Xizhi smiled.

Xiao Xiwei was momentarily speechless.

At this moment, Chu Xizhi had already put her down and took a clean towel from the side to naturally wipe her hair.

“Your Highness, I’ll do it myself.” Such an intimate action made Xiao Xiwei’s face turn red.

No man had ever made such an intimate gesture towards her, not even her former husband, Chu Yanzhi.

“Your Highness? I don’t like this address. Call one!” Chu Xizhi raised his sword-like eyebrows, and his slender phoenix eyes shot a faint glance at Xiao Xiwei. “What do you think of it?”

Xiao Xiwei was stunned.

“You don’t think so?” Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows again and then nodded his head, “Actually, I don’t feel good either. Actually, I want to hear you call me husband the most. Why don’t you call me husband?”

Husband …

Xiao Xiwei’s face suddenly felt as if it had been burned by fire, and her heart pounded uncontrollably.

“What? Did you forget what you said just now? Could it be that you were trying to coax me by saying that you were willing to marry me?” Chu Xizhi’s thick eyelashes trembled as he narrowed his eyes and said to Xiao Xiwei.

“No” Xiao Xi raised his eyes slightly, and his tone unconsciously carried a hint of panic.

“Not what?” Chu Xizhi’s expression was rather solemn.

I’m not trying to coax you, I really want to marry you …

However, how could she say these words?

Looking at the beauty’s conflicted and shy appearance, a trace of a smile gradually crept up on Chu Xizhi’s lips.

When Xiao Xiwei saw this, he immediately felt embarrassed and angry. He casually grabbed a pillow from the bed and smashed it on Chu Xizhi’s body. “You lied to me!”

He wasn’t really angry at all! She was so nervous just now …

Seeing the beauty’s angry expression, Chu Xizhi couldn’t help but laugh.

“Don’t laugh. Be careful to let others hear you.” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly stood up and covered Chu Xizhi’s mouth.

Chu Xizhi simply reached out and hugged Xiao Xi into his embrace, while stealing a sweet kiss from the beauty’s palm.

Xiao Xi retracted her hand in panic and looked at Chu Xizhi, who was fluttering with divine colors. She was completely speechless.

How could she not have known that he had such a temper and played his cards unreasonably.

“Don’t worry, Zi Yan is watching.” Afraid that the beauty would get angry, Chu Xizhi hurriedly coaxed her in a low voice.

“Purple smoke?” Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly.

“That’s right! I deliberately arranged for her to be by your side to protect you.” Chu Xizhi stretched out his hand and picked up Xiao Xi’s slightly wet hair as he smiled.

No wonder. No wonder he barged into her bedroom time and time again.

“Madam, are you angry now?” Chu Xizhi said while playing with Xiao Xiwei’s hair.

Xiao Xiwei’s face couldn’t help but turn red. “Your Highness, we haven’t married yet.”

“Are you planning to marry someone else?”

“…”

“Since there is no such thing, then what’s wrong with me calling you Madam in advance to exercise my rights as husband?”

This was the first time Xiao Xiwei, who had admitted that she had never admitted defeat after reviving her life, had been defeated in front of the Seventh Prince, who did not play according to common sense.

“Is Your Highness here for something?” Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but take two steps back.

Being hugged by him like this, she could clearly feel the boiling temperature on his body, burning her heart to calm down no matter what.

“Can’t you come if you’re fine?” Chu Xizhi asked.

Xiao Xiwei was speechless again.

Seeing that the beauty’s expression didn’t look too good, Chu Xizhi finally let go of Xiao Xiwei and said seriously, “I heard Zui Zhi say that you were originally going to marry Fourth Emperor Brother.”

Sure enough, Chu Zuizhi told Chu Xizhi about the fact that she had taken away Chu Yanzhi’s jade pendant.

“I…” She looked at Chu Xizhi and suddenly didn’t know how to explain.

“Xiwei, you really want to marry me, don’t you?” Chu Xizhi stared straight at the pair of clear eyes, his voice carrying a trembling sound that even he himself did not notice.

Even though she had already agreed to her proposal in front of so many people in the hall, he still felt uncertain. Perhaps she was under pressure, perhaps she was trying to escape from Chu Yanzhi, or perhaps it was because of some other reason?

Xiao Xiwei looked at the man in front of her. When he restrained his smile, it made her feel unexpectedly heavy and sad. Gradually, he actually coincided with someone in her memory.

Xiao Xiwei, are you sure you won’t regret your decision today?

I don’t regret it!

At that time, she stared into his eyes and spat out these four words forcefully. Afterwards, he took a deep look at her, then flicked his long sleeve and left. She looked at the red candles in the room, suppressed the sour feeling in her heart, and closed her eyes as if nothing had happened.

She didn’t want to regret it, but when she was surrounded by the blazing flames and her life slowly faded away, she suddenly remembered what he had said.

She thought that she finally regretted it.

She thought that it would be great if she could live another life.

And now, everything was really as she wished.

Everything starts again.

Seeing that she had remained silent for a long time, Chu Xizhi’s eyebrows gradually furrowed.

Xiao Xiwei walked around him and sat down in front of the dressing table. She looked at the man who was still standing on the spot through the bronze mirror and smiled sweetly. “What are you doing? Why aren’t you wanning my hair for me?”

Chu Xizhi was stunned at first. When he reacted, the joy in his heart turned into a brilliant smile on his face. He took a few steps over and reached out to receive the wooden comb that Xiao Xiwei had handed over and happily combed her hair. A faint fragrance flashed through his black hair, and the smile on his face grew even more intense.

Xiao Xiwei looked at the man in the bronze mirror who was concentrating on wanning his hair, and the corner of his lips did not feel a comfortable smile on his face.

Perhaps, she had revived her life for this moment.

“Alright.” Chu Xizhi suddenly said.

Xiao Xiwei looked at his messy hair in the mirror and couldn’t help but laugh.

“What are you laughing at? This is the first time for Your Highness to wan her hair. It’s already not bad to be able to do this.” Chu Xizhi’s face couldn’t help but be dyed red.

“I didn’t say that Your Highness is not good at coiling.” Xiao Xi smiled.

Chu Xizhi raised his hand and pulled out Xiao Xiwei’s hairpin. The strands of green silk that had just been coiled fell down like a waterfall. The corner of his mouth raised slightly and he smiled, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll just practice a few more times.”

The next day, when Xiao Xiwei went to the Tranquil Garden to pay his respects to Old Lady Jun, he discovered that Zhou Shumei was speaking warmly with Old Lady Jun. The others were quietly sitting in their seats, and even Madam Li, who had been resting in Huajin Garden for many days, had come out.

“Sister, what time has it been? Why did you come?” Seeing Xiao Xiwei, Xiao Xile hurriedly said.

“Young miss came back late last night, so it’s reasonable for her to wake up late today. Old granny, what do you think?” Zhou Shumei smiled.

What right does a concubine have to speak?

Xiao Xile glanced sideways at Zhou Shumei. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, Madam Li pulled at her sleeve.

Although she was sitting here now, she couldn’t compare to the past.

The matriarch ignored her, and even Xiao Yan treated her coldly.

“You came back late yesterday. Grandmother forgot to congratulate you.” The matriarch looked at Xiao Xiwei kindly and said.

Xiao Xiwei’s face reddened slightly. If not for Chu Xizhi pestering her last night to help her with her hair, she wouldn’t have missed the hour of greeting today. He didn’t know when Chu Xizhi left.

“Grandmother, stop teasing your granddaughter.”

“Master, look at our second young miss. She’s embarrassed.” Zhou Shumei smiled and said to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan nodded gently.

Xiao Xiwei lowered his head and sat down embarrassedly. Just as he sat down, Fu Gui, the attendant beside Xiao Yan, suddenly walked in and whispered into Xiao Yan’s ear. Before Xiao Yan could finish his words, Xiao Yan’s expression became extremely ugly.

“Yan’er, what’s wrong?” Said the matriarch.

Xiao Yan looked at Zhou Shumei with a calm face. The corners of his lips moved. In the end, he said with a calm face, “Mother, someone from the Ni Clan in Pingcheng has caused trouble.”