The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 84

Chapter 084 Calf Protector Prince
“Crown Princess, I’m only thirteen years old this year. Isn’t it a little early for you to say this? Besides, hasn’t Crown Prince Lu already married?” Imperial Concubine Yan glanced at the Crown Prince Concubine and said indifferently.

Prince Lu Haichuan of the Lu Kingdom had indeed married before. Furthermore, the bride was personally bestowed by the Emperor. However, she suddenly died less than a month after passing through the door. Lu Haichuan was rumored to be hard in the capital, and ordinary women could not suppress it. Therefore, no noble family dared to marry their daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law and the lower-ranked daughter-in-law, the Duke’s Mansion of Lu, did not pay attention to them. Therefore, Lu Haichuan’s marriage had been delayed for a long time.

‘”Yan Mother must also know about Haichuan. There is nothing I can do about it. My mother came to the Crown Prince’s Mansion three days ago and cried to me. I think that the princess’s life is precious and blessed. She will definitely be able to suppress Haichuan.” The Crown Princess knitted her eyebrows and sighed.

The madams at the banquet exchanged glances. From what the Crown Princess said, it seemed that the Crown Prince of Lu was too hard. Otherwise, why would he want to use the Ninth Princess’ preciousness and fortune to suppress his fate?

Others didn’t know, but Xiao Xiwei did. This Lu Haichuan was not a wife who had just passed the door because of the eight words. Back then, Duke Lu intentionally hired the daughter of the Great General Zhang Shu for Lu Haichuan, but he didn’t want the Emperor to be the first to point at the daughter of Xiao Ji, a scholar from the Academy of Imperial Academy, to Lu Haichuan. Duke Lu was very dissatisfied with the marriage, but he could not resist the decree, so he could only welcome people into the door. However, Xiao Ji’s daughter-in-law’s appearance was ordinary and kind. Lu Haichuan originally didn’t like her, so he spent all his time with the servant girl in the manor. Later, the Xiao clan discovered that under the dispute, Lu Haichuan accidentally killed her, falsely claiming that she had died of sudden death. Because this marriage was bestowed by the emperor’s decree, Duke Lu was afraid that the emperor would be enraged, so he had people spread rumors in the capital that his son had just been forced to enter the Xiao clan. As soon as the rumors spread, the Duke’s Mansion of the Lu Kingdom also broke off its intention to use the heir’s marriage as an excuse to make a fuss. After the Emperor found out, although he knew that the Xiao Clan had died unjustly, at least Duke Lu did not act rashly because of this matter, and his goal was achieved. Therefore, this matter was gently exposed. Unexpectedly, Duke Lu had stopped for less than two years, and had actually decided on the Ninth Princess.

“Shi Lan, don’t talk about these things in private. Don’t put them here.” Imperial Concubine Shen suddenly spoke indifferently. Her gaze swept past Imperial Concubine Yan, who was standing beside her. She paused for a moment before continuing, “The Ninth Princess’s marriage will be decided by the Emperor. Although I am an Imperial Concubine, I cannot make this decision.”

These words clearly implied that Imperial Concubine Yan could not be the master of the Ninth Princess.

There were rumors in the palace that the emperor was seriously ill, and that the ninth princess’s birth mother, Lady Mei, had knelt in the main hall and prayed for the emperor’s well-being with her own life. Afterwards, the Emperor’s illness was indeed cured, but Lady Mei was unable to cope with it and soon died. At that time, the Ninth Princess was only a few months old. It was precisely because of this that the Emperor had always been very indulgent towards the Ninth Princess.

Back then, when Xiao Xiwei heard about this matter, she always regarded it as a good story. However, it was only after a long time that she found out that Mei Gui had contracted a bloody collapse after finishing her life as the Ninth Princess. Not long after she died, this scene won the Emperor’s sympathy in order to slightly protect the Ninth Princess who was still in her infancy. However, Lady Mei had only used her life to protect her for a short period of fourteen years. Fourteen years later, the Emperor ignored Chu Zuizhi’s pleas and forcefully sent her to the Northern Desert to get married. At that time, as the fourth princess, she had gone to see Chu Zuizhi off and looked at the deathly silence in Chu Zuizhi’s eyes … That was the first time she had seen the royal ruthlessness and ruthlessness. Even though the Ninth Princess, Chu Zuizhi, had been doted on for fourteen years, the Emperor had abandoned her with a single sentence.

“Imperial concubine mother is right, this concubine knows.” As the Crown Princess spoke, she stood up and blessed Consort Shen Rou Rou. Only then did she regain her seat.

“Men are all drinking outside. It’s boring for us to sit here. Why don’t we have some fun?” Imperial Concubine Shen said with a smile.

“This concubine has long heard that Second Miss Xiao of Zhongyong Manor plays the zither well. I wonder if you are fortunate enough to hear Second Miss Xiao play the zither today.” As the Crown Princess spoke, she turned to look at Xiao Xiwei and said.

Playing a good zither …

Xiao Xiwei couldn’t help but laugh coldly in her heart.

She had heard this sentence in her previous life, and the person who said it was none other than her sister Xiao Xile.

At that time, it was Grandfather who was summoned back to the capital, and the Emperor specially hosted a banquet in the palace to welcome Grandfather. At the banquet, Xiao Xile also looked at her with a smile and said these words. At that time, she was filled with panic and helplessness. Others did not know that she was not proficient in the four arts, but Xiao Xile was very clear about it. At that time, the banquet was filled with royal relatives, and she had just married Chu Yanzhi. That time, she had lost all face, but Xiao Xile was shocked by a song called “Qingping Diao”.

“I’ve seen a lot of zither, chess, calligraphy, and paintings. We’ve all come out with great difficulty. Why don’t we think of something new?” Seeing that Xiao Xiwei hadn’t spoken for a long time, Imperial Concubine Yan said softly.

“Looks like I still don’t have enough face. I can’t ask Second Miss Xiao to play a tune.” The Crown Princess restrained her smile and said indifferently.

Imperial Concubine Yan frowned. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Xiao Xiwei standing up. “I’m afraid that I’m not good at playing the zither and humiliating the ears of the two Imperial Concubines and the Crown Princess. However, since the Crown Princess wants to hear it, even if I lose face, I have to have fun with the Crown Princess.”

The Crown Princess’s expression changed. She did not expect this seemingly gentle and quiet Xiao Xiwei to speak so aggressively.

Soon, someone took out a phoenix-tailed sycamore zither.

Xiao Xiwei goes to the table and sits down. He tries a few notes, and then with a move of his fingertips, Zhengzheng’s zither pours out from her fingertips.

As soon as the first note came out, Imperial Concubine Yan’s originally slightly furrowed eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and her eyes even carried a hint of admiration and admiration. The reason for that was because Xiao Xiwei did not play the melodious and beautiful tunes of “Tranquility” and “Lotus Harvesting Token”, but instead chose an excited “Breaking Formation”.

Looking at the sword with a drunken lamp, Meng Hui blew the horn and barracks. Eight hundred miles under the grill, fifty strings flipped outside the sound. Autumn on the battlefield. The horse was so fast that the bow was like a bolt of thunder. However, he ruled over the world and won a reputation back in his life. Poor Bai happened!

It was hard for her to imagine that such a weak girl would be able to play such an exciting tune. Although she was a little less bloody than a man, she was a little more exquisite. It was truly amazing.

Only at this moment did Imperial Concubine Yan feel for the first time that the woman in front of her was worthy of her care.

The last note flashed across her fingertips. Before the madams could regain their senses, a few crisp applause rang out at the door.

“Good! Good! As expected of the granddaughter who waited loyally! This song” Break the Formation “really has the demeanor of your grandfather back then!” The Emperor strode in. Behind him were the princes and ministers.

“This concubine greets the Emperor.” Imperial Concubine Shen and Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly stood up and bowed to the women.

The Emperor walked to the main seat and sat down. He raised his hand with a smile and signaled for everyone to stand up.

“Your Majesty praises me absurdly.” Xiao Xiwei thanked him.

“Second Miss Xiao is too modest. No one in the capital can match your zither skills. But you still say that you don’t dare to make a fool of yourself. How can other girls in the capital live if you do this?” The Crown Princess raised her hand to cover the corners of her mouth and smiled teasingly.

Many of the young ladies at the banquet were famous for their outstanding zither skills among the noble ladies in the capital. The Crown Princess clearly said that Xiao Xi had hit everyone in the face. At this moment, many young ladies looked at Xiao Xiwei with displeasure and disgust.

Xiao Xi smiled and said calmly, “The Crown Princess is joking.” This official daughter is indeed not good at zither. The teacher often says that this official daughter is rotten wood that cannot be carved. She even makes trouble for her father to refuse to accept me as a disciple. Father is helpless. He has invited three masters for me, but none of them are willing to teach me any more. The Crown Princess was in a good mood. She said that this subject girl’s skill was outstanding. Even though this subject girl was afraid of losing face, she did not dare to ruin the Crown Princess’ interest. She could only hide her clumsiness by playing this song “Break the Formation” to hide this trembling and disobedient finger of this subject girl with this excited tune … ”

He had hired three masters, but none of them were willing to teach Xiao Xiwei. This meant that Xiao Xiwei’s zither skills were indeed not good. Moreover, if he had the heart to do such a thing, he would know immediately after inquiring about it. However, the Crown Princess still insisted on letting Xiao Xiwei play the zither even though Xiao Xiwei was slightly pushed back. Even the people who weren’t at the banquet just now could hear Xiao Xiwei’s words.

“Imperial Sister-in-law doesn’t always like to chant poetry and paint. Since when did she change her mood and want to listen to music?” The corner of Chu Xizhi’s mouth slightly raised as he looked at the Crown Princess with a faint smile.

The Crown Princess’ face stiffened.

“Also, even my fianc é has never heard of my fianc é e’s outstanding zither skills. I wonder where the emperor’s sister-in-law heard of her?” However, Chu Xizhi ignored the embarrassment on the Crown Princess’ face and continued to speak calmly, “Oh, could it be that the few instructors who taught Wei’er were afraid of losing face, so they deliberately said that Wei’er’s zither skills were good in front of the Imperial Sister-in-law?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Seeing Chu Xizhi pass a staircase over, the Crown Princess hurriedly stepped on it and wanted to get down.

“Looks like all the teachers are full of lies right now.” Chu Xizhi suddenly sighed. Then, he raised his head and looked at the Crown Princess doubtfully, “Is it a lie for Headmaster Zhu to say that Sister-in-law is dignified and dignified?”

Some of the young ladies at the banquet could not help but chuckle.

Xiao Xiwei glanced at Chu Xi and lowered his head to suppress his smile.

She already knew that Chu Xizhi’s belly was black, but she never thought that he would actually be so black. The Crown Princess struggled to find a staircase to get down, but halfway down the staircase, he suddenly pulled it back.

“Alright! Xi Zhi, you must be careful with your nonsense! She must be your royal sister-in-law.” The Crown Prince furrowed his eyebrows and said angrily.

Although he was talking about the Crown Princess, this slap firmly slapped him in the face.

“Look at what Royal Brother said. Isn’t she my Royal Sister-in-law? Isn’t it up to you, Royal Brother?” Chu Xizhi blinked his eyes. Then, regardless of the embarrassment on the Crown Prince’s face, he walked up to Xiao Xiwei and reached out to pull her hand. He said with a heartache, “Does your finger still hurt? Let’s go, I’ll go back and apply medicine to you.”

Xiao Xiwei lowered her head awkwardly and covered her mouth as she coughed softly.

“Imperial Father, this son will leave first.” Chu Xizhi turned around and smiled as he looked at the Emperor. After saying that, he pulled Xiao Xiwei and bowed together, and then walked out in a dignified manner.