The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 49

Chapter 049 Who Ordered It
Following Xiao Xiwei’s words, cold sweat broke out on Ni Hai’s forehead.

He would never have thought that the Ni Clan would have written a letter of annulment long ago, but why hadn’t he heard the slightest bit of news beforehand?

“Young Master Ni, can you explain?” Seeing Ni Hai not saying anything, Xiao Xi smiled and said.

“This … this …” Although Ni Hai usually boasted that he was smart, he really didn’t know how to get it back.

“Do you know how to slander officials above the third rank of the Imperial Court and make a decision according to the laws of the Great Yue Empire?” Xiao Xi said coldly with a heavy face.

Ni Hai was shocked and broke out in cold sweat. He subconsciously looked at Nanny Zhu beside Mrs. Li.

“Young Master Ni, what are you looking at? Could it be that other than Concubine Zhou, you know someone else in the manor?” Xiao Xi sneered.

Xiao Yan unconsciously knitted his brows.

Ni Hai came from Ping City and had never been to the capital before. Apart from Concubine Zhou, who was from Ping City, no one else had been to Ping City. How could Ni Hai know the people in Hou Chu? Could it be …

“How dare you make trouble for the people! Tell me, who ordered you to cause trouble in Marquis Mansion!” Xiao Yan slapped the table and stood up.

“I… I…”

“Daddy, in my opinion, it’s better to drag this rascal out and beat him to death, so that others can know that not everyone in the Marquis of Loyalty can come to cause trouble and spill dirty water!” Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, and her cold eyes flashed across Ni Hai who was kneeling on the ground with some ruthlessness and coldness. Being swept by Xiao Xi Wei’s gaze, Ni Hai felt a chill run down his spine. It was as if he was in an iceberg pond, and his entire body emitted a bone-chilling coldness. Just as she was secretly panicking and afraid, her eyes turned and she looked at Madam Li sitting beside her. She smiled sweetly and said, “Mother, did you say that?”

Facing Xiao Xiwei’s smiling face, Madam Li’s right eyelid jumped twice.

Ever since this girl came back from Chao An Temple, it was as if she had changed into a different person. Her entire body emitted an evil aura, and no matter what she did, she seemed to know it like the back of her hand. And this time … she looked at Ni’s annulment letter on the table and suddenly had a thought in her mind-did she also calculate this matter early in the morning? This thought only flashed through her heart, and a chill suddenly rushed up from the bottom of her feet.

“Wei’er is right! Such a scoundrel dares to slander our Marquis Mansion! Someone, shut his mouth and drag him out. Immediately, he will be beaten to death!” Madam Li stood up and shouted.

As soon as Madam Li finished speaking, a few servants immediately stepped forward to hold Ni Hai down. Ni Hai looked at the tent and couldn’t care less. He shouted at the top of his voice, “My lord, someone ordered me to do this! Please spare me …” His mouth was shut after he finished speaking, and he could only hear the sound of his throat wuwu.

Mrs. Li was shocked when she heard this. “What are you still doing? Why aren’t you pulling him out?”

“Mother, why don’t you let him finish?” Xiao Xiwei glanced at Madam Li and said indifferently.

“Wei’er, this person looks like a local ruffian at a glance. If he were to roar and scream randomly, he might have said something unpleasant to the ears.” Mrs. Li said warmly as she looked at Xiao Xi.

“Is that so? I don’t think Mother wants anyone to hear what he said.” The corner of Xiao Xiwei’s mouth twitched slightly. Then, he walked to Ni Hai’s side and pulled off the handkerchief that was stuck in his mouth. “Did you just say that someone ordered you to cause trouble in the Marquis Manor?”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Ni Hai, who had walked around the Gate of Death, nodded in panic. “Someone took a hundred taels of silver and asked me to come. He even said that he would give me another two hundred taels when the matter is done.”

“Who is that person? Is he in this room?” Xiao Xiwei said coldly.

Ni Hai turned around and looked around. Finally, he pointed at Nanny Zhu beside Mrs. Li and said, “Yes … it’s her.”

“Totally nonsense!” Nurse Zhu’s expression changed. Then, he knelt down in front of Madam Li with tears in his eyes and said, “Madam, you must make the decision for this servant! This servant has never been to Ping City and has never seen any Young Master Ni. He clearly wanted to come to Marquis Mansion to extort money. Seeing that the matter was exposed, he poured dirty water on this servant.”

“What Nurse Zhu said is strange. There are so many people in this room, but Young Master Ni didn’t throw dirt on other people. Why did he choose you? Can you help me solve my confusion?”

“Xiwei, this person is clearly a scoundrel. How can you believe what he says!” Madam Li said with a serious face.

“I’m just curious.” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly and turned to look at Xiao Yan. “Father, do you think Nurse Zhu is like our master in Marquis Mansion?”

Xiao Yan frowned, “Wei’er, what do you mean by that?”

“Father, a wise man can tell that Nurse Zhu is not our master in Marquis Mansion, but Young Master Ni spilled this so-called’dirty water ‘on her. He even said that Nurse Zhu gave him a hundred taels of silver to make trouble in Marquis Mansion, and promised to give him another two hundred taels when the matter is done. This kind of bright-eyed person felt that it was a lie, but Young Master Ni said it like this. Father, don’t you find it strange? “Xiao Xiwei said.

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, the space between Xiao Yan’s eyebrows tightened.

Xiwei’s right. If he really wanted to drag a person into the water, he wouldn’t have chosen Nurse Zhu! A slave can’t afford to take out so much money, unless …

“If it was me, if I wanted to drag someone into the water, I would have to drag my mother along no matter what. Only in this way would I be convinced.” Xiao Xi slightly raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Li and added with a smile that was neither a smile nor a smile.

“Wei’er, what are you talking about?” Li shi’s face darkened.

“Mother, there’s no need to be angry. I’m just using an analogy.” Xiao Xiwei replied calmly.

“Alright!” Xiao Yan slammed the table and swept his gloomy face towards Madam Li.

If Ni Hai’s words were true, then eight out of ten of them were done by Madam Li!

Although there was a blazing flame burning in her chest, at this moment, Madam Li could only forcefully endure it.

At this time, she must not be in a state of chaos.

“Alright, you said that Nanny Zhu ordered you to do this! Do you have any evidence? Are you sure that Nanny Zhu gave you your money? It’s too much of a joke to convict Nanny Zhu with just your one-sided words!” Mrs. Li stared coldly at Ni Hai.

“I… Although Nurse Zhu didn’t give me the money, I saw her hiding not far away when I was checking in.” Ni Hai lowered his head and whispered.

When Madam Li saw this, he sneered a few times and turned to look at Xiao Yan. “Master, look, the one who gave him the money is not Nurse Cui.” Pingcheng is so far away from the capital, and Nurse Zhu has always been by my side. How could she go to Pingcheng to buy people to cause trouble? Moreover, he even used a few hundred taels of silver to buy off a dignified young master of the Ni Clan? Wasn’t this suspicious? In my opinion, someone purposely colluded with him to put on this play in front of Master, with the aim of driving me out! ” As Madam Li spoke, Dou Da’s tears fell down like broken beads. “Master, I know you have a grudge against me, but I’m already like this. Those people still look down on me, and they even came up with such a method to frame me … What did I do wrong?” “As a wife, I just don’t want to share my husband with other women. I admit … I’m jealous, I’m angry, but … I’m just an ordinary woman. I don’t like to pretend to be magnanimous, and I can’t pretend to be …”

Recently, Xiao Yan had lost all face because of Madam Li’s actions. He had already been filled with rage against her in his heart. However, now that he heard Madam Li’s words and recalled what Madam Li had done in the past, he suddenly felt that it was not so unforgivable.

Xiao Xiwei had no choice but to admire this woman as she watched Madam Li pretend to be pitiful and act so openly, and her father Xiao Yan’s eyes were clearly shaken. No wonder she had been able to gain favor by herself these past few years. Even she had to admire her singing and reciting skills.

“Who is Mother talking about? Is it Grandmother? Or Auntie Zhou? Or … is it me?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Mrs. Li and smiled faintly. “Grandmother’s health is not good recently, but she only greets the matters in the manor. Concubine Zhou naturally won’t reveal her weakness, so … the only person in the manor who can frame her mother is me.”

‘”I didn’t say” Madam Li tugged at his handkerchief and wiped away his tears.

Xiao Xi smiled. “Mother didn’t say anything, but Mother made everyone feel that way.”

“I believe that this matter has nothing to do with Wei-jie.” At this moment, the matriarch’s dignified voice sounded.

She knew that Wei Jie’er was a thoughtful person, but she believed that she would not be able to do such a despicable trick.

Xiao Xi looked at the matriarch with slightly moist eyes.

She knew that the old lady had never liked her, because she felt that she had a heavy heart. However, today, at this time, she did stand up and firmly said that she believed her.

“Young Master Ni, you said that you saw Nurse Zhu hiding at the side when you were at the cashier’s office? Are you sure?” Xiao Xiwei lowered his head and looked at Ni Hai.

Ni Hai hurriedly nodded. “I’m sure that although she was far away at that time, I could clearly see that she was wearing a small white jade pendant. There was a horn missing from the pendant. If you don’t believe me, miss, you can take a look.”

At that time, when the people came to give him the money, he kept his eyes open and deliberately looked around to see if there were any suspicious people around him. Therefore, he saw Nurse Zhu hiding in the dark and secretly sneaking around.

As soon as Ni Hai said those words, Nurse Zhu’s face couldn’t help but turn pale.

She was indeed wearing a small white jade pendant. The pendant originally belonged to the Li Clan. She had been rewarded with a horn because it had been broken. Although the white jade was small, the quality of the jade was indeed high. Therefore, even though it had been broken, she still carried it with her frequently. However, she never expected that it would be Ni Hai’s identification drama today.

“It’s just a pendant. Perhaps it was you who saw it when you came in, so you were just spouting nonsense.” Madam Li said with a serious face.

“Mother’s words are really strange. There are so many people with jade pendants and jewelry in this room, but Young Master Ni didn’t see them. He saw the little pendant tied to Nurse Zhu’s body! Could it be that the pendant on Nurse Zhu’s body is the strangest? Can it make people fall in love with it at a glance?” Xiao Xi smiled.

The corners of Mrs. Li’s lips twitched, “If someone intentionally framed her, then it wouldn’t be surprising.”

“That’s right.” Xiao Xiwei nodded in agreement, then raised his voice and said, “Let him in!”

Following her words, a man about twenty years old was half-pushed in by a few sturdy servants.

Nanny Zhu’s expression changed when she saw this person. She lost control and shouted, “Daniu, what’s wrong with you?”