The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 48

Chapter 048 Ni Manor Is Here to Make Trouble
Hearing about the people from the Ni Clan in Ping City, a glimmer of light flashed through Madam Li’s eyes, but she quickly disappeared under the dark and undisturbed eyes.

Xiao Xiwei faintly raised his eyebrows.

Looks like Mrs. Li can’t sit still anymore.

Suddenly, a loud scolding came from outside. Immediately after, a series of curses sounded, “Let go of Young Master! You loyal and courageous Marquis Mansion bullied others and forcefully snatched away the women of the people! Forcibly kidnapping my disciples as concubines, is there any justice left?”

The matriarch’s expression immediately changed.

Zhou Shumei’s face turned slightly pale. She subconsciously looked at Xiao Xiwei, only to see Xiao Xiwei glancing at her faintly. The corner of her lips curved into a faint smile, which made her originally tense heart unconsciously calm down.

Not long after, a few servants brought in a tall and thin man. When the man saw Zhou Shumei, he hurriedly shouted at her, “Disciple, Disciple, are you alright? Don’t worry, I will definitely save you.”

Zhou Shumei’s expression changed, “Where did the ruffians come from dare to talk nonsense here? Someone, give me a hand!”

“Disciple, how … how can you say that? Do you think that my younger brother is seriously ill and wants to destroy the marriage by climbing this high branch of the Marquis of Loyalty Manor? Don’t forget that you and my younger brother are engaged!” The man shouted.

Zhou Shumei’s face turned pale, and she didn’t know how to distinguish between them for a moment.

“Master, what, what’s going on?” Madam Li looked at Xiao Yan in panic.

As soon as Madam Li spoke, Xiao Yan’s expression became extremely ugly.

The more Xiao Yan thought about it, the uglier his expression became. The reason why he accepted Zhou Shumei back then was because he was tempted by her and was also stimulated by Madam Li. Now that he thought about it, his decision back then was too impulsive.

“Alright! So you lied to my father about your engagement! How shameless!” Xiao Xile stood up and pointed at Zhou Shumei angrily. Finally, she turned to look at the man and said, “She lied to us, Marquis Mansion. Otherwise, with our status in Marquis Mansion, how could we possibly hire a betrayed concubine! If you want to reason, just drag her away! Major General, spill this basin of dirty water on our Marquis Mansion!”

Xiao Xile’s words clearly pushed all the blame onto Zhou Shumei and cleanly plucked the entire manor.

This was also a method.

If Xiao Yan cared more about Marquis Mansion and his reputation.

Sure enough, Xiao Yan frowned when he heard Xiao Xile’s words, but did not say anything to stop him.

Seeing that Xiao Yan didn’t say anything, Zhou Shumei’s heart went cold. She hurriedly knelt in front of Xiao Yan, held his hand, and cried out with tears rolling in her eyes, “Master …”

Xiao Yan’s heart softened when he saw the charming Zhou Shumei.

At this moment, Xiao Xiwei slowly said, “You just called my concubine mother a disciple, then you are …”

Seeing this beautiful young lady ask him, the man was excited. “Back to young miss, this little Ni Hai is the eldest young master of the Ni family in Ping City. My younger brother Ni Maosong has been engaged to the young miss of the Zhou family since he was young. He was about to welcome her not long ago, but I heard that she was being held hostage by your manor as a concubine. That’s why I came looking for her.”

“So it’s like this.” Xiao Xiwei nodded. “Then, did you get the marriage certificate? Did you ever get it?”

Ni Hai was stunned. “I came in a hurry and didn’t bring my marriage certificate. However, this matter is well known in Ping City. If Miss doesn’t believe me, just send someone to inquire about it.”

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “You have said so much but you don’t have any evidence. Just by saying that, you want to take a concubine mother away from our Marquis of Loyalty? What do you think the Marquis of Loyalty is?”

“No! What I said is true! If Miss doesn’t believe me, you can investigate!” Ni Hai hurriedly said.

“That’s not necessary. Actually, the entire Marquis has already known about Concubine Zhou’s engagement.” Xiao Xi smiled faintly.

“Wei’er, what nonsense are you talking about! It concerns the reputation of your father and the Marquis Manor, how can you speak randomly!” Mrs. Li shouted harshly. She even covered her chest with her hand and coughed a few times, as if she was extremely angry with Xiao Xi.

“Good! So your Marquis already knew that she had an engagement and still accepted her into the Marquis. Do you still have any laws? Could it be that you can force her to marry her just because you are a high-ranking official?” Ni Hai said angrily.

“His wife? If I remember correctly, Zhou Concubine hasn’t been to your Ni Clan yet, has he?” Xiao Xiwei said indifferently.

“So what if she doesn’t pass? Anyway, it’s an indisputable fact that she has an engagement with my brother! If you don’t hand her over, I’ll make everyone in the city know who’s right!” Ni Hai raised his chest and shouted.

“Wei’er.” Xiao Yan turned around and looked at Xiao Xiwei with a serious expression, as if he did not want her to continue.

To Xiao Yan, compared to his reputation and that of the Marquis Manor, a concubine was nothing, even if he really liked Zhou Shumei in his heart.

“Father, are you going to hand Concubine Zhou over to him?” Xiao Xiwei stood up and looked at Xiao Yan with a cold gaze that carried a trace of sadness.

Seeing Xiao Xiwei’s gaze, Xiao Yan was stunned and didn’t know how to respond.

“Master, I am wholeheartedly devoted to you. You … you really want to hand me over.” Zhou Shumei pulled Xiao Yan’s hand and tears gushed out of her eyes.

‘”Auntie Zhou, it’s you who didn’t know how to behave. You dared to deceive the Marquis Manor even if you had an engagement! This kind of thing can’t be wrapped up in paper. If it were to be exposed, not to mention damaging the reputation of the Marquis Manor and the Master, it might even affect the Master’s official career! If you really have a Master in your heart, why would you do this?” Mrs. Li said with a serious face.

What Xiao Yan cared about the most in his life was Guan Tu. When Madam Li’s words struck his heart, he subconsciously frowned and stretched out his hand to push Zhou Shumei away.

“Mother is right. The paper is wrapped around the fire!” Xiao Xi stared at Mrs. Li, and the corner of her lips curled up slightly. “There are some things that you think you’re doing without anyone noticing. In fact, it’s just self-deception.”

This remark made Madam Li’s eyes sink.

Xiao Xiwei, however, was too lazy to look at Madam Li. Instead, she quickly turned her gaze to Ni Hai and said, “You said you are the eldest young master of the Ni Clan?”

“Yes.”

“As far as I know, the eldest young master of the Ni Clan’s birth mother is a fireworks woman. She was not brought into the Ni Clan until she was seven years old and was never accepted by the eldest young master. Is this true, eldest young master?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Ni Hai and said.

Ni Hai’s face was a little ugly after being pierced through in front of so many people. “So what!”

“How about it? Since the Eldest Young Master is rejected by the Mistress, how could she let you come to the Marquis Manor to take her son’s place?” Xiao Xi stared at Ni Hai with a faint smile.

Ni Hai was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly regained his senses. “They only pushed me out because they were afraid of offending Marquis Mansion. If they wanted to get back, it would be me who offended Marquis Mansion! If they didn’t come back, I would probably be humiliated if I went back!”

“So, Young Master knew that he would definitely offend Marquis Mansion, but he still came alone to take the risk?”

“I, I have no choice. I was also forced.”

Xiao Xiwei nodded. “Since the Ni Manor asked Young Master to come to Marquis Mansion, how could you not let Young Master bring the marriage certificate? Oh, yes, Young Master said that the marriage certificate was left in the Ni Manor just now, but strangely, I do have a marriage certificate here.” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and took out a marriage certificate from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan took a few lines of the marriage certificate and saw that it was indeed Zhou Shumei and Ni Maosong’s marriage certificate.

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “If Father has finished reading this marriage certificate, he might as well show it to Young Master Ni and let him see if it is a marriage certificate from the Ni Clan.”

Although Xiao Yan was puzzled, he still casually threw the marriage certificate in his hand in front of Ni Hai.

“Young Master, let’s see if this marriage certificate belongs to the Ni Clan?”

Ni Hai lowered his head and saw that there was indeed a marriage certificate from the Ni Clan lying on the ground.

What, what was going on?

“Xiwei, what exactly is going on?” Not only was Ni Hai puzzled, even the old lady, who had been silent all this while, had a trace of doubt in her heart.

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “Grandmother, it’s not just a marriage certificate. There’s even a cancellation certificate. Xiwei also has one.” As she spoke, she took out another piece of paper and handed it to the matriarch.

The matriarch hurriedly took it over and took a look. Indeed, it was the Ni Clan’s annulment letter.

“Xiwei, this …”

“Grandmother, Second Young Master Ni knows that she is seriously ill and doesn’t want to drag Concubine Zhou down, so she had her family write a marriage cancellation letter and send it to the Zhou Manor. Concubine Zhou felt sorry for Second Young Master Ni and was afraid of hurting the scenery, so she left the marriage and cancellation letters to Wei’er to take care of.” Xiao Xi said indifferently.

“Is that so?” Xiao Yan lowered his head and looked at Zhou Shumei.

Zhou Shumei was originally scared half to death, Now that he heard Xiao Yan’s question, He immediately reacted, He hurriedly hugged Xiao Yan’s leg and said, Tears poured down her cheeks, “I just feel sorry for second young master Ni, Second Young Master Ni knew that his illness was too incurable to hold me back, so he came to cancel the engagement. Sister-in-law was afraid that I would be thinking nonsense at home, so she brought me to the capital to celebrate the old lady’s birthday. She didn’t want me to actually … actually … unconsciously admire the old master … The more I thought about it, the more I felt sorry for Second Young Master Ni, so … “Zhou Shumei said, sobbing.

The bean-sized tears instantly soaked Xiao Yan’s clothes. Xiao Yan felt that his heart was also soaked in the tears. He couldn’t help but feel a little guilty when he thought that he had almost pushed her out. He hurriedly reached out to help Zhou Shumei up and softened her expression. “I see. Why didn’t you say it earlier?”

What kind of person was Zhou Shumei? Seeing that Xiao Yan’s tone had changed, she hurriedly nudged Xiao Yan and said, “I really wanted to explain, but Master, did you … let me explain?” As he spoke, he tugged on his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes.

“Yes, I blamed you wrongly this time. I’m here to apologize to you.” Hearing Zhou Shumei’s soft voice, Xiao Yan felt his heart tremble. It was rare for him to coax her with warm words.

Mrs. Li looked at all of this and felt as if her chest had been scratched by a cat.

He actually whispered softly to this bitch! In front of so many people, did he still have her in his heart?

Seeing the fury in Mrs. Li’s eyes that could not be suppressed, the corner of Xiao Xiwei’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a cold smile.

“Young Noble Ni, the Ni Clan has already sent someone to send a marriage cancellation letter. Both the Ni Clan and the Zhou Clan know of this matter. Why did Young Noble Ni come to our Marquis Mansion to make a fuss? He wants to put Marquis Mansion in an unkind and unjust place?”