The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 72

Chapter 072 Know The Truth
On the mahogany table in the Sparse Shadow Pavilion, the dishes had been prepared for a long time, but no one moved.

Xiao Xiwei sat on the couch silently.

“Eh? Why hasn’t the food moved yet?” Xiao Xiyang frowned the moment he entered the room.

Hearing Xiao Xiyang’s voice, Xiao Xiwei regained her senses. She stood up and smiled at Xiao Xiyang, “Brother, why are you here? Is grandmother asleep?”

Such a thing would be a huge blow to the Matriarch. Xiao Xiwei had to take care of the funeral and only Xiao Xiyang would be able to accompany the Matriarch.

Xiao Xiyang sighed, his eyebrows full of exhaustion and sadness. “You know, Grandmother loves Fifth Brother the most. She didn’t eat all day and finally fell asleep after crying until she was tired.” After he finished speaking, he raised his head and scanned Xiao Xiwei with his brows knitted up and down. “I heard that Mrs. Li ran out of the western courtyard at noon to get scissors to hurt you? Wei’er, are you alright?”

Xiao Xiwei shook his head.

“What kind of crazy is this Madam Li! I’ve already said that leaving Madam Li in the manor is a scourge, so we should expel her from Marquis Mansion early in the morning. However, you are always worried about this and that. In fact, there is nothing to think about! Which of the things she had done was not enough for her to rest seven or eight times! But none of you listened to me. Fortunately, I didn’t hurt you this time. What if I hurt you? Xiao Xiyang frowned and said loudly.

“Big brother” Xiao Xiwei helplessly shouted.

“No! I can’t let her stay in the manor anymore! Regardless of whether father agrees or not, I’ll let her pack her things and scram out of the manor now!” The more Xiao Xiyang thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He simply turned around and prepared to leave.

Xiao Xiwei hurriedly shouted, “Big brother.” He quickly took a few steps and grabbed Xiao Xiwei’s arm. Just as he was about to persuade him, Zi Yan suddenly walked in.

“Miss.”

Seeing Zi Yan, Xiao Xiwei’s eyebrows twitched and he hurriedly took two steps towards Zi Yan.

“Everything is as Miss expected.” Zi Yan replied calmly.

“What do you think? What are you talking about?” Xiao Xiyang was confused when he heard this, but seeing Xiao Xiwei and Zi Yan’s serious expressions, he couldn’t help but feel a’thump ‘in his heart and a bad premonition surged out. He turned and stared at Xiao Xi Wei with a heavy gaze, “Wei’er, are you hiding something from me?”

Xiao Xiwei pursed his lips, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his clear eyes were filled with a deep coldness, “Brother, how did you think Xi Ming died?”

Xiao Xiyang was stunned. He stiffened for a moment before he said, “The imperial physician examined him and said … tomorrow, he will die of a heart disease.”

“Heart disease?” Xiao Xiwei smiled coldly and raised his eyebrows. “Has Brother ever heard that Ming’er has a heart disease?”

Xiao Xiyang was stunned again.

He was brought to Wu City by his grandfather when he was seven years old. Xiao Ximing wasn’t in the capital when he was born, so he really didn’t know if Ming’er had a heart disease.

“Brother, I’ve met His Highness the seventh prince.” Xiao Xiwei looked up at Xiao Xiyang’s eyes and calmly spat out a sentence.

“Zimu?” Xiao Xiyang raised his eyebrows, “What did he say to you?”

The Night Marquis Manor was in chaos, and Chu Xi was the one who handled all the matters. Could it be that he knew something?

Xiao Xiwei’s lips curled into a cold smile. His voice was cold and hoarse. “He said that the reason why Ximing died suddenly was because the wine he drank was covered with a secret medicine from the court!”

“The secret medicine of the court!” This answer obviously shocked Xiao Xiyang, “No, it’s impossible! The doctor has already experienced the wine, there’s no problem! Besides, tomorrow is still a child, how can it be related to the harem!”

“Big brother” A wave of sour tears couldn’t help but gush out from his chest. Sparkling tears streaked down his eyes, but Xiao Xiwei forcefully held back her tears. She forced herself to look at Xiao Xiyang calmly and said word by word, “That medicine is coming for me! Tomorrow he … he is just suffering for me!”

“What!” Xiao Xiyang’s pupils suddenly widened.

Although he wasn’t in the flower hall that night, he already knew everything from the girl’s mouth. That glass of wine was held by Xiao Xile to toast Xiwei. The reason why he had never suspected Xiao Xile before was because, first, there was no problem with the wine. Second, Xi Ming was the younger brother of her mother. She really had no reason to harm him. But if that’s what Xiwei said, then …

“Who is that person!” Xiao Xiyang’s eyes sank.

Just based on Xiao Xile, even if she really wanted to harm Xiwei, how could she know that she had such a secret medicine, even if she was a young lady who didn’t leave the house? Furthermore, she could obtain this medicine in her possession. There must be someone behind her.

Xiao Xiwei smiled coldly and turned to look at Zi Yan. “Tell Eldest Young Master what you saw.”

“Yes.” Zi Yan replied. She looked up at Xiao Xiyang and said, “Young Master, this servant has been following the movements of Hua Jin Garden at Miss’s command. As a result, this servant saw someone touch the courtyard of Third Young Miss during the night.”

“Who is that person?”

“Your Highness the Fourth Prince.”

“What! It’s him!” Xiao Xiyang was both shocked and angry.

“One more thing.” Zi Yan looked at Xiao Xiwei again. “After the Fourth Prince left, this servant saw Xia’er sneaking out of the house. Not long after, she returned with a package in her hand.”

“A package?” Xiao Xiwei sneered, “I presume that the package was the wine glass that was smashed that night! After so long, she finally remembered that it was going to be destroyed!”

It must be Chu Yanzhi who reminded her.

Hearing this, Xiao Xiyang frowned and turned around to walk out.

“Brother, where are you going?” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly stopped him.

“Needless to say! Naturally, I want to retrieve the evidence and settle the score with her!” Xiao Xiyang said angrily.

Zi Yan smiled softly, “Young Master, His Highness the Seventh Prince has already delivered that wine cup to Miss.”

“Delivered? Then in that package …”

“Naturally, the glass inside the package was also broken. However, it was not the glass that poisoned Fifth Young Master.” Zi Yan said.

Xiao Xiyang hurriedly looked at his sister.

Xiao Xiwei had already sat back on the couch. She raised her hand and picked up the teacup. Her right hand gently pinched the lid and gently scratched the floating foam. The corner of her mouth curled into an icy smile.

“Since you already have evidence, then what are you waiting for!” Xiao Xiyang frowned and said.

Xiao Xi paused slightly and gently covered the lid of the cup in her hand. A trace of bitterness slowly crawled up from her lips. “We have to wait until we send Ming’er out!”

She really didn’t want Tomorrow to see such a farce before she left.

No matter how vicious Xiao Xile and Madam Li were, they were still Ming’er’s relatives. She didn’t want him to feel uneasy about leaving.

Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, Xiao Xiyang, who was originally angry, gradually calmed down. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The most innocent person in this mishap was Xi Ming.

If he knew that it was his own sister who had killed him, he didn’t know what it would feel like in his heart!

Xiao Xiwei suddenly lowered her eyes and a few tears fell silently. “Big brother … I originally, I originally guessed that something had been dropped from that wine … At that time, if I had reached out and knocked off that glass of wine, perhaps he would not have died tomorrow …”

She clearly knew that there was something wrong with the wine. At that time, why didn’t she knock the wine over? At most, it was just a fight with Xiao Xile! Originally, she and Xiao Xile had long been at odds!

“Silly girl, how can I blame you? How did you know that you would accidentally drink that glass of wine tomorrow? The culprit is Xiao Xile!” Xiao Xi Yang raised his hand and held Xiao Xi Le in his arms. A trace of ruthlessness suddenly flashed across his deep eyes.

This Li Clan’s mother and daughter attacked Wei’er three times and four times. He definitely couldn’t leave them behind.

Xiao Xiyang suddenly pushed Xiao Xiwei away and looked at the door with large strides.

“Big brother!” Xiao Xiwei hurriedly chased after Xiao Xiyang, but her speed was not as fast as Xiao Xiyang’s. She could only raise her voice and say to Zi Yan, “Zi Yan, quickly, stop Big Brother.”

This time, Big Brother completely hated the Li Clan’s mother and daughter, so he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to accommodate them for a moment. However, with so many eyes staring at the Marquis Manor, she really couldn’t let her brother take any risks. Moreover, exposing such a thing would only cause the Marquis Manor to be criticized. If the entire city was in turmoil, it would be a great blow to the reputation of the Marquis Manor. Only Grandmother didn’t know how sad it would be.

Zi Yan was the hidden guard sent by Chu Xizhi to protect Xiao Xiwei. Her martial arts were naturally not good. She lightly jumped and quickly blocked Xiao Xiyang’s path.

“Move aside.” Xiao Xiyang raised his eyebrows and glared at Zi Yan in displeasure.

Xiao Xiwei quickly chased after Zi Yan.

She stretched out her hand and grabbed Xiao Xiyang’s arm. “Big brother, can you not be so impulsive? Don’t everyone know how Xi Ming died when you made such a fuss?”

“If you know, you’ll know. Could it be that you still want to be happy for Xiao Xi?” Xiao Xiyang said angrily.

“Big brother, have you ever thought about the consequences of not telling me about this? How would others pass on this to the Constabulary? Just Grandmother, do you think Grandmother can withstand this blow?” Xiao Xi said.

Xiao Xiyang pursed the corners of his lips when he mentioned the Matriarch, unable to continue.

The moment she found out that Xiao Ximing had suddenly died, the old granny’s originally bad body collapsed, and her illness was threatening. If Xiao Ximing’s true cause of death were to be told to the matriarch, she would probably …

“Then what do you think we should do? Let her off just like that?”

He was really unwilling to let go of the Li Clan’s mother and daughter just like that. Moreover, since the Li Clan’s mother and daughter were so vicious, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn’t hurt Xi Wei again.

“Of course not. Brother, do you think that I asked Zi Yan to retrieve the evidence from the Seventh Prince just to get Xiao Xile off the hook?” Xiao Xiwei said coldly.

In her previous life, she had poisoned the child in her belly and set a big fire to burn her to death. Before she could settle this debt with her, she actually wanted to poison her to death again.

A person who wanted to kill her so badly, how could she let her go so easily!

“Then what do you plan to do, sister?” Xiao Xiyang frowned.

“Let’s talk about everything tomorrow after we send her away!” Xiao Xiwei said coldly.

If she still had a trace of pity for Madam Li and Xiao Xile because of tomorrow, then at this moment, they had successfully used up the last bit of her pity. She would let them taste the pain and despair they had once inflicted on her!

I will not tolerate it!