The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 87

Chapter 087 Design Crown Prince
With a’ding dong ‘sound, the golden naked man landed on the colorful plate.

Everyone hurriedly stretched out their heads to look, only to see Xiao Xiwei steadily landing on the Crown Prince’s colorful plate.

The crown princess frowned, “Second Miss Xiao, what do you mean?”

Xiao Xi smiled and said, “Whether it is the princes or the princes of the various prefectures, they are all dragons and phoenixes amongst humans. I really can’t guess who will win, so I can only close my eyes and throw them randomly to listen to the will of the heavens.”

After saying this, it was reasonable. Although the Crown Princess held back her anger, there was no way to refute it. She couldn’t say that the Heaven’s Will chose the Crown Prince was wrong, right?

Seeing the uncontrollable anger on the Crown Princess’ face and Xiao Xiwei’s calm expression, Consort Shen frowned slightly. This woman is so intelligent, if only she were by the Crown Prince’s side, it would be a pity …

Xiao Xi smiled and returned to his seat.

Not long after, a guard hurried back and knelt down as soon as he arrived. “Your Highness, something happened to the Fourth Prince.”

“What!” A trace of panic and nervousness suddenly flashed through the Emperor’s deep eyes, but he was instantly drowned in rage, “Good, how could something happen!”

“Your Highness, when a white wolf barged out during the hunt, the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince went to hunt the white wolf. They never thought that the Crown Prince’s arrow would miss the Fourth Prince.”

“Bastard!” The Emperor slammed the table and stood up.

“Your Highness, now is not the time to pursue this matter. Quickly order Imperial doctor to prepare.” Imperial Concubine Shen anxiously said to the Emperor.

The Emperor glanced at Consort Shen gloomily, and then his gaze swept behind him sharply. “What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and invite Imperial doctor.” After saying that, he waved his long sleeve and took the lead to walk down the viewing platform.

Xiao Xiwei looked at the Emperor’s back and thought about the panic and nervousness that flashed through his eyes the moment he heard about Chu Yanzhi’s accident, causing the thread that had just sunk into her heart to float up again.

When the fourth prince had an accident, naturally, no one cared about the hunting. The women who were just in high spirits returned to their tents one after another.

Impossible.

Perhaps she was mistaken. Regardless of whether it was in her previous life or today, the current Emperor only had one of his most beloved sons, Chu Xi.

She must have seen wrong!

“Miss, what’s wrong with you?” Zi Yan waved her hand in front of Xiao Xiwei.

Ever since the young miss returned, she sat on the couch and stared at the front without blinking. Even the tea in her hand was cold and she did not drink a single mouthful.

Xiao Xiwei threw out the thoughts in his mind and turned to Zi Yan, “Any news?”

“The arrow has been pulled out. I heard that the most serious injury is not the arrow injury, but that the Fourth Prince was stepped on by the horse and two ribs were broken when he fell off the horse.” Zi Yan whispered.

Xiao Xiwei put down the cold tea in his hand and a cold smile flashed across his lips.

At the same time, everyone gathered in the Emperor’s tent.

“Tell me, what exactly is going on!” The Emperor’s cold gaze swept across the uneasy Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince panicked, “Father, I didn’t mean to. I only wanted to shoot that snow wolf at that time, but I didn’t expect that I would accidentally injure fourth brother …”

“Second brother, did you really get hurt by accident?” Chu Xizhi’s gaze was cold as he swept towards the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince’s expression suddenly changed. Before he could speak, the Crown Princess beside him could no longer restrain herself. She stared coldly at Chu Xizhi and said, “What does seventh brother mean? Do you think the Crown Prince intentionally shot fourth brother? Don’t forget, the Crown Prince and fourth brother grew up together and have deep feelings for each other. He definitely won’t hurt fourth brother!”

“If it was Fourth Brother, he naturally wouldn’t, but if it was someone else …” Chu Xizhi’s eyes sank. He walked up to the Emperor and bowed, She stared at him coldly and said, “Royal Father, Fourth Brother and I were chasing after the Snow Wolf at the same time, Second Brother rode his horse from the opposite side and surrounded him from both sides. At that time, the trees were dense, “In addition, there are a few Crown Princes chasing after the Snow Wolf. There are too many people to use an arrow, but Second Brother doesn’t want to raise his hand. If I hadn’t suddenly seen the sharp arrow sprinting towards me, I would have been lying on my horse, but the arrow still grazed my son’s cheek. Fourth Brother didn’t see the arrow behind me, so …”

“No! No! It was just an accident! Father, it was really just an accident! I swear to the heavens that if I really live up to seventh brother’s words, I will definitely die a terrible death!” The Crown Prince hurriedly knelt down and raised his hand to swear an oath to the heavens.

“Originally, I thought it was an accident! However, not long ago, the Crown Prince embarrassed me in front of all the princes and young masters. He even looked like he was going to kill me! I really can’t believe that this incident was just an accident!” After saying that, Chu Xizhi hurriedly knelt down and raised his hand to bow to the Emperor. “Father Emperor, please make the decision for me and Fourth Brother.”

The Emperor stared at the Crown Prince with a cold gaze.

“Your Majesty, perhaps this is really a misunderstanding. That arrow didn’t have eyes, and there were also some casual injuries.” Imperial Concubine Shen saw that the situation was not right and hurriedly ran to the ground to plead for the Crown Prince.

After recovering from her shock, the Crown Princess quickly knelt down as well. “Father, your Crown Prince is innocent. You can’t listen to the slander of others!”

“Calumny?” Chu Xizhi turned to look at the Crown Princess and sneered, “Sister-in-law, Fourth Brother is still lying in bed! Imperial doctor said that if Fourth Brother hadn’t reacted in time, he would have been buried on horseback today. You actually said it was a slander!”

As soon as Chu Xizhi finished speaking, a trace of ruthlessness flashed across the emperor’s originally cold face. “You, immediately pack up your things and scram back!” After saying that, he walked out of the tent without looking back.

“Your Majesty … Your Majesty …” Imperial Concubine Shen hurriedly called out a few times. Seeing that the Emperor had stopped believing, she hurriedly turned around and glared at the Crown Prince angrily. Then, she turned around and said to the Crown Prince, “Crown Prince, don’t panic. Your Majesty is currently enraged. When his anger dissipates, I will plead for you.” With that, she patted his shoulder and blinked at him, then quickly chased him out of the tent.

“Your Highness, Your Highness, what should we do now?” The moment Consort Shen left, the Crown Princess finally collapsed and couldn’t help but cry at the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince looked at the Crown Princess’ mournful face. His anger was burning everywhere. He raised his hand and slapped her. “Cry, cry, cry. I’m not dead yet. Who did you cry to?”

The Crown Princess was stunned by the Crown Prince’s slap. Seeing the Crown Prince’s ferocious expression, she shrank in fright and covered half of her face, not daring to snort.

“Scram! Scram!”

The Crown Princess held back her tears, covered her face and cried as she opened the tent and rushed out.

“Imperial Brother, why do you have to vent all your anger on Imperial Sister-in-law?” Chu Xizhi looked at the Crown Prince calmly and smiled.

The Crown Prince’s expression darkened as he stared fixedly at Chu Xizhi.

If his gaze could kill, Chu Xizhi would definitely have been pierced through by the Crown Prince’s gaze.

“Later, I won’t send Royal Brother back to the capital.” Chu Xizhi ignored the Crown Prince’s murderous rage and smiled faintly. Then, he calmly walked out of the tent.

As soon as the tent fell, a crashing sound came from behind him.

The corners of Chu Xizhi’s lips curled up, as if he hadn’t heard anything.

Not long after, the guards escorted the Crown Prince and Crown Princess back to the capital.

When the news reached Xiao Xiwei’s tent, she was leaning against the couch, holding a poem in her hand, while Xiao Xiyang described the dangerous scene to Xiao Xiwei word for word.

“You said it was really close at that time! It was only a tiny bit away, otherwise, it would have been Zimu lying on the bed.” Xiao Xiyang didn’t feel like he took a deep breath when he recalled the dangerous situation at that time. However, when he saw his sister’s calm expression and didn’t even blink an eye, he unconsciously frowned. “Sister, aren’t you worried at all?”

Xiao Xiwei’s eyes moved. She closed the book in her hand and looked at Xiao Xiyang. “Brother, it’s getting late. Shouldn’t you go back to your tent?”

Xiao Xiyang wanted to say something else, but the curtain suddenly moved and Chu Xizhi walked in with a smile.

“Zimu, you came at the right time. I was just describing how you managed to survive today. I wanted my sister to worry about you, but she didn’t react at all.” Xiao Xiyang laughed teasingly.

Chu Xizhi smiled, “Because she knows that I’m not you!”

Xiao Xiyang’s teasing smile froze. “Damn fox, can’t you live without sarcasm a day?”

“Do you really think the Crown Prince’s arrow can hurt me?” Chu Xizhi calmly sat down and casually snatched the teacup that Xiao Xiwei had just brought to his lips and delivered a mouthful of hot tea to his mouth.

“What do you mean?” Xiao Xiyang frowned.

Chu Xizhi smiled, “I thought you should know.” After saying that, he sighed faintly and put down the teacup in his hand, “Weren’t you at the side when the Crown Prince and I were arguing?”

Xiao Xiyang still frowned and looked at Chu Xizhi with a puzzled expression.

Chu Xizhi sighed once again, “Actually, I was sure that his interest was intentionally provoking him.”

“So?”

“So?” Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows. Seeing that Xiao Xiyang still didn’t understand, he raised the corner of his lips and winked at him. “It’s already been said so clearly. Why don’t you understand?”

Xiao Xiyang knitted his eyebrows. He hated people like Chu Xizhi the most. He could not say a single word in four or five sentences. He was not straightforward at all. In a sense, his sister is very similar to him.

“What he means is that he intentionally angered the Crown Prince, so much so that the Crown Prince lost his mind and set that arrow at him.” Xiao Xiwei looked up at Xiao Xiyang and explained.

Chu Xizhi turned around and looked at Xiao Xiwei. The corner of his lips curved into a beautiful arc, “Those who know me, madam, too.”

Xiao Xiwei blushed slightly and unnaturally turned away, but he did not refute.

“I still don’t understand! That arrow is threatening, aren’t you afraid of what if …” Xiao Xiyang didn’t say anything else because the corner of Chu Xi’s eyebrows raised above him clearly said it, how could there be a chance? “You’re crazy!”

Chu Xizhi smiled, “Do you regret following a lunatic like me now?”

Xiao Xiyang shouted, “What regret do you have to talk to me about now? You want me to regret staying away from my sister?”

The corner of Chu Xizhi’s lips hooked, “Anyone else can do it. This is the only thing that can’t be done!”