The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 51

Chapter 051 Tear Off One’s Face
Looking at the white cat crazily grabbing the porcelain box in the room, Zhou Shumei’s face turned pale with fear. “Second young miss … this cat was quite docile just now. Why did it turn out like this after smelling your powder? Could it be that someone did something to your finger powder?”

“Mother, do you think so?” Xiao Xiwei said coldly as he looked at Madam Li.

“What do you mean? Do you think my mother did something to your powder? Don’t forget, when you were scratched by a cat, my mother was still recovering in Hua Jin Garden, and you were also taking care of the entire Marquis Manor. If there’s anything wrong with your powder, you can only look for yourself. How can you blame my mother?” Before Mrs. Li could speak, Xiao Xile jumped out and said.

“Originally, I was thinking the same as my sister. I only went to the Qixi dinner last night.” Xiao Xiwei stared at Xiao Xi Le with a mocking smile on her lips. She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Xi Le. “Little sister, does this handkerchief look familiar to you?”

Xiao Xile’s pupils dilated as she looked at the handkerchief. A trace of fear couldn’t help but appear on her face.

Xiao Xi smiled and turned to look at Xiao Yan. “Father, do you still remember Hong Xiu accidentally spilling wine on me last night?”

Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Xile with his gloomy eyes and nodded.

“At that time, wine splashed onto my face. Originally, I wanted to wipe my face with this handkerchief, but suddenly, I smelled a faint fragrance.” At this point, Xiao Xiwei turned to look at Nurse Liu, who was standing beside the Matriarch. “At that time, I suddenly remembered what Nurse said when he dug out that puppet in my courtyard. You said that you smelled the pomegranate flower juice on the puppet, so I kept my eyes open and didn’t use this handkerchief to wipe my face. I didn’t expect …”

“Second young miss, is there something wrong with this handkerchief?” Zhou Shumei hurriedly said.

Xiao Xiwei handed the handkerchief to Nanny Liu. “Nanny knows all kinds of spices, so you should smell it.”

Nanny Liu turned to look at the old lady.

Today, one thing after another, everything was directed at the Li Clan’s mother and daughter. The matriarch’s expression was already extremely ugly. She said with a serious face, “12th Yue, look, you better show me! I want to know how many dirty things there are in the Marquis Mansion!”

“Yes.” Granny Liu answered and hurriedly took the handkerchief Xiao Xiwei handed over respectfully.

She lowered her head and sniffed the handkerchief, and her expression immediately became extremely ugly.

“What? There really is something wrong with this handkerchief!” The matriarch said with a serious face.

Nurse Liu blessed himself. “This handkerchief seems to have been soaked in poinsettia juice. Ordinary people would be fine if they wiped it. It’s just that the wound on Second Miss’s forehead has just healed. If they wiped it, I’m afraid … the skin would be allergic and swollen, and if they wiped it … the wound would fester and leave permanent scars.”

“What!” The matriarch stood up in shock, her face full of anger.

Nurse Liu’s words and Matriarch’s fury made Xiao Xile’s face as transparent as paper, and there was an unconcealable panic and terror on her face.

Madam Li originally thought that Xiao Xiwei had deliberately pulled this handkerchief to frame their mother and daughter, but now that she saw Xiao Xile’s appearance, she couldn’t help but be shocked. Could it be that this handkerchief was actually done by this girl Le’er? However, why didn’t she say anything to her?

“Nurse, aren’t your words too exaggerated?” Madam Li brushed his hair and pretended to be fine.

Nurse Liu slowly lowered his eyes. “What Madam said is that this is only one side of this servant’s words. If Madam suspects it, she can ask the doctor to come to the manor to confirm it.”

“Alright! Do you still think that our Marquis Mansion is not embarrassed enough? I know what 12th Yue is capable of.” The matriarch glared at Madam Li with a serious face. Finally, she turned to look at Xiao Xiwei and said, “Wei’er, good child, you know what to say. Don’t worry, grandmother will make the decision for you this time.”

They were coming at Xiwei one by one, and their methods were getting more and more vicious, and they didn’t hesitate to destroy Xiwei’s appearance! Don’t they know what looks mean to a girl? Moreover, Xiwei was not a cat or a dog. She was the dignified daughter of the first wife of Marquis Mansion! Fortunately, Yang’er was not in the manor today. If he heard this, how would he feel?

The more the matriarch thought about it, the more angry and uncomfortable she felt!

In the past, she had felt that Xi Wei was too deep to get close to her, but now that she thought about it, if she was a little stupid, she would have been ruined by the mother and daughter! The reason why Xi Wei had become like this was probably because she had suffered a lot!

“Xi Le … Is there anything else you want to say now?” Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Xiwei and said slowly.

Xiao Xile’s face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and said, “I … Sister, what do you want me to say! This … What does this have to do with me!”

Xiao Xi smiled and looked up at Hong Xiu, who was beside Xiao Xile. “Hong Xiu, you are always steady. That’s why mother asked you to take care of your sister. How could you suddenly fall on such an important occasion and spill wine on me so coincidentally?”

“Second young miss, forgive me, this servant … this servant was really careless.” Hong Xiu hurriedly knelt on the ground.

“Wei’er, just because Hong Xiu accidentally spilled wine on you, you can’t assume that this handkerchief was Le’er’s doing, right?” Mrs. Li said indifferently from the side.

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes darkened, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her lips. “Le’er, although we weren’t born from the same mother, we grew up together. Everything I have, as long as you like it, I will give it to you. But … in your eyes, have you ever treated me like an elder sister?”

“I told you before! The handkerchief has nothing to do with me! You, you can’t slander me!” Xiao Xile roared angrily at Xiao Xi.

Xiao Xiwei slowly closed her eyes. A trace of sorrow flashed across her face. After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes and said, “Nurse Cui, it’s better for you to tell me!”

Mrs. Li and Xiao Xiwei watched in horror as Nanny Cui, who had been standing quietly behind Xiao Xiwei, slowly walked out.

“Madam, Third Miss, you should admit it! Second Miss, she … she knows everything.” Granny Cui raised her eyes and looked at Madam Li’s calm words.

Madam Li staggered back two steps. Then, she pointed at the tip of Nurse Cui’s nose and said angrily, “Bold servant, what nonsense are you talking about!”

Granny Cui no longer looked at Mrs. Li. Instead, he turned around and knelt down in front of the matriarch. “Matriarch, master, this servant secretly took the powder of Second Miss and gave it to Nanny Zhu. This servant also secretly dipped the handkerchief of Second Miss into a pink juice … But all of this did not come from this servant’s heart. This servant also had no choice but to. This servant’s life is in Madam’s hands. This servant dares not disobey …”

“Nonsense! Tell me, have you been instructed by someone to slander me?” Madam Li said angrily.

“Enough!” Xiao Yan suddenly slapped the table and suddenly stood up. He raised his hand and slapped Madam Li fiercely.

At this moment, he looked at the ferocious Madam Li in front of him like a demon with its skin and mask stripped off. It was ferocious, disgusting, ugly, and indescribably disgusting and disdainful. He really couldn’t believe that this woman was his wife who had slept together for so many years!

A trace of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of Madam Li’s mouth. She covered half of her numb face and looked at the furious Xiao Yan, unable to react for a long time.

What did he just do?

“Mother …” Xiao Xile cried as she pounced towards Mrs. Li, who was beaten to the ground by Xiao Yan.

Xiao Xile’s crying gradually brought Madam Li back to her senses. At this moment, the intense pain on her face reminded her that she had just been beaten, and the person who had beaten her was her husband, her beloved husband.

“Master … you, you hit me? You actually hit me for a servant’s words?” She touched her swollen cheeks, tears falling down her cheeks.

All these years, she loved him wholeheartedly, controlled Marquis Mansion for him, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. But now, she actually hit her in front of so many people!

“Don’t tell me what you did shouldn’t be beaten up?” Xiao Yan endured the jumping veins on his head and said angrily.

“I was wronged! She is from the Sparse Shadow Pavilion, how can I believe her words! Perhaps someone deliberately colluded with her to slander me!” Mrs. Li covered her face and screamed.

“Are you saying that Xiwei used her to slander you?” Xiao Yan looked at Madam Li with disappointment in his eyes. “You’re still arguing. Do you think I’m an idiot? If it was you, would you intentionally let a cat scratch your face to frame someone else? And this servant! She admitted these crimes, which one of them isn’t enough to drag her out and kill her? Could it be that she can use her own life to frame you?”

Xiao Yan’s words left Madam Li speechless for a long time.

“Now, what else do you have to say!” Xiao Yan looked at Madam Li as if he was looking at a monster.

Being watched by Xiao Yan like this, Madam Li’s originally frightened and uneasy heart gradually calmed down. She raised her eyes to meet Xiao Yan’s gaze and slowly climbed up from the ground, “Yes!” I did everything! But so what! She’s the woman’s daughter. Have you forgotten? Didn’t you hate her and hate her? But why have you changed? You still want to give Le’er’s marriage to her! Why? Why? Have you forgotten how that woman betrayed you? Perhaps she is not your woman at all … ”

A crisp slap sounded again.

This time, Xiao Yan used all of his strength. Madam Li flew out and smashed heavily onto the table. Bright red blood gushed out from her forehead, dyeing half of her face crimson and blood red.

“Mother! Father, how can you treat mother like this!” Xiao Xile cried out in horror, tears streaming down her cheeks.

“Shut up! And you! You’re so vicious at such a young age. Xiwei is your elder sister. How dare you try to ruin her face at the palace banquet! Neither of you is a good thing!” Every word that Madam Li said pierced Xiao Yan’s sore spot, so at this moment, he didn’t have a good word to say to anyone who dared to refute his words.

In the past, Xiao Yan did not say how much he doted on her, but at least he had never put on any expression towards her, much less said such vicious words. Xiao Xile felt as if her face was being scratched by someone with a knife. It was painful and desperate, and tears couldn’t help but gush out.

Looking at Xiao Xile’s expression, Madam Li felt like his heart was broken.

She did not expect that after so many years, that woman was still a reverse scale that he could not touch.

“It’s none of Xile’s business! Cats, handkerchiefs, I asked Nanny Cui to do it! If you want to beat me up, scold me! Don’t get angry at Le’er!” Mrs. Li took a deep breath and stared at Xiao Yan’s eyes word by word.