Chapter 56 Xiao Xian’s Dream
Li Mi opened his mouth wide and sighed to himself: This kid is so agile!
Also stunned were Madam Wei and Feng Dong!
What surprised Phoenix was that there were no traces of blood left on the roof, as if the sound of a fight he heard just now never happened at all.
But he, who has always had a very keen sense of sound, did not believe that he could hear it wrong. So, could it be that the assassin who came had already left?
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt a sharp sword energy coming towards him. He subconsciously took a step back. When he looked up again, he saw another person in front of him, and this person was none other than the man with a chin wearing a black robe. Man with scar wearing half mask.
Xiao Xian's bodyguard?
“Did you drive away an assassin just now?” Phoenix asked.
Ling Ye held a long sword in his hand. The sword had been unsheathed. Under the moonlight, the sword shone with a cold light, but there was faint red blood dripping from the sword.
"Yes, I killed an assassin. In order not to cause trouble to you, I have thrown the assassin's body into a nearby lake." Ling Ye looked at Phoenix and explained, "This is also what I said to that assassin. The reward for the lady’s gift of medicine!”
They are friends, not enemies!
After reaching this conclusion, Phoenix relaxed his tense spirit slightly and said, "Thank you!"
Ling Ye was not polite, but said seriously: "I will stay here this night to protect the safety of you, this girl, and the father-in-law of the Xiao family. Go back!"
"Do you know who sent the assassin?" Phoenix couldn't help but ask.
"I know." Ling Ye answered without hesitation, "Mother of the Xiao family, Princess Yunyin!"
"Aren't you afraid of her?"
Hearing this sentence, Ling Ye raised his lips and smiled, saying: "I have never been afraid of anyone, even the emperor, I can assassinate him!"
"Well, thank you again!"
After Phoenix said something, he immediately walked in through the tiles, but within a moment, he returned to Ascott.
The people in the pavilion were startled when they suddenly saw a figure falling.
Seeing that it was Phoenix, Mrs. Wei couldn't help but said: "You kid, you are quite capable of lifting roof tiles from a house. How can I do business in the future after you tore a hole in my Ascott?"
"Didn't I already cover those tiles?" Phoenix pointed at the roof and said.
When everyone looked up, they saw that the tiles that had been removed were still there, and there were no traces of holes in the entire roof.
"You're pretty awesome! You brat!" Madam Wei sighed, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Fenghuang again and said, "My young man, how about you follow me from now on? I'm willing to compete with your little lady. Ten times the price.”
Madam Wei raised her hands to seduce her, but Fenghuang didn't even look at her and snorted coldly.
"You don't deserve it. I don't care about money." He said.
"Hey, I don't deserve it anymore. What do you care about if you don't care about money? Today you are asking for a 20% commission from me, Xinghua Yanyu Tower!" Mrs. Wei was angry and refused to admit defeat.
Li Mi had already burst into laughter.
"By the way, speaking of the 20% commission, we only need one thousand dollars now, and the rest will stay here. My brother Qing wants to do a long-term business with you."
"Do business with me?" Madam Wei sneered and said in a funny voice, "My young man, do you think my Xinghua Yanyu Building is short of business?"
"But now you can only do the Jiankang City business, and you can't do anything else, right?"
Madam Wei's smile suddenly faded, and her eyes showed a little surprise.
I heard Fenghuang continue, "And even in Jiankang City, if you want to continue this business for a long time, you will have to give a lot to the government and even those aristocratic families. In fact, you won't make much money at all. I'm right. ”
Madam Wei suddenly fell silent when she heard this, and asked solemnly: "How do you know?"
"I don't know, but this is what my brother Qing speculated!"
"Your brother Qing? Do you mean that little lady?" Mrs. Wei frowned suddenly, with a hint of disbelief in her expression. She then smiled and asked, "But why did you call her brother Qing? She is not a little lady." Lady?"
"Because..." Fenghuang paused and said in a deep voice, "There are always some people who covet her beauty, just like Xiao Balangjun Xiao Yun. In order to avoid trouble, we have to pretend to be brothers.
My brother Qing's name is Jinyu, and his courtesy name is Changqing. "
"Oh." Lady Wei nodded in agreement, but she became even more curious: How on earth is this little lady so beautiful that she has caused so much trouble?
But Li Mi and Cui Heng felt even more pity for her: from Beidi to Jiankang, they had witnessed what happened to this little lady. Such a pitiful life experience did not allow her to avoid the eyes of the world. , instead, she faced the difficulties and worked hard to clear her mother’s name today. How could such a character be matched by ordinary people!
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Axiu's voice: "Ye Lengtao is here!"
Along with this sound came a burst of extremely fragrant fragrance. The smell of this fragrance can't help but make people hungry!
Li Mi couldn't help but glance at the white porcelain bowl that Axiu brought, and saw that it contained emerald-green and crystal-clear pasta. There were some red peppers on it. It looked delicious and very attractive. Feeling of appetite.
"Is this Ye Lengtao just a bowl of noodles?" Li Mi couldn't help but ask.
Axiu nodded and handed the bowl of noodles to Fenghuang, who carried it into the side room.
"This little lady eats something special. How do you make this pasta?"
Li Mi asked, and Axiu answered without hesitation: "Pound the young leaves of Sophora japonica and add flour to make thin noodles. After cooking, put them into ice water and rinse them, and then mix them with cooked oil..." "It's so troublesome, then. How did you do it so quickly?"
"I stayed with the lady for some time and learned some cooking skills. Although the skills are not perfect, I can do it with difficulty. Since the amount is not much, it is fast!"
"Really? It looks delicious. I'll try it some other time!"
While they were chatting, they saw the door of the wing opened again, and it was Fenghuang who walked out quickly holding Xiao Jinyu in his arms, shouting:
"Ms. Wei, I also need a clean bedroom. The room must be tidy and free of any incense smell. It is best if no man has slept with it!"
Madam Wei laughed again.
"You're a young man, you have a lot of demands, okay, okay, you don't want to sleep with a man, how about sleeping in my bedroom?"
"It can't be too far, it's right around here!"
"Okay, okay, there happens to be a room in Ascott that no one has slept in. It's just right for this little lady to use... Huh..." At this point, Madam Wei's steps suddenly stopped, and her eyes fell on the woman lying on the bed. Upon seeing Xiao Jinyu's face in Phoenix's arms, his eyes couldn't help but shine brightly, full of shock and disbelief.
"Oh my God! There really are such stunning beauties in this world. I, Wei Qi, have seen quite a few beauties, but this little lady... It's no wonder. No wonder Xiao Yun would use such despicable means to get her. With such a look, I’m afraid all the men in the world would want to get her hands on her!”
The more Wei Qi continued talking, she saw that Fenghuang's face was getting more and more ugly, and she even hugged Xiao Jinyu a little tighter, so that she was facing inward, with her black hair covering half of her face. She couldn't help but smile again, "Little husband" , you don’t have to be on guard against me, I’m not a man, what are you afraid of?”
"Shut up! Do you know what you are talking about?" Phoenix shouted displeased.
"What happened to her?"
At this time, Cui Heng and Li Mi also walked over worriedly and asked.
Xiao Shiniang and Feng Dong also came over anxiously to take a look.
"Yes! What happened to my little lady? Where is my husband?" Feng Dong asked.
Phoenix then replied: "Your husband is still inside. My brother Qing said that he has been cured. When he wakes up, he should be fine!"
"That little lady..."
"She is tired. It has been almost six or seven hours from noon today to midnight, and she has not rested. Aren't you going to let her rest now?"
"Little husband, that's not what I meant. Then... let me have a good rest, I will take care of my husband." Feng Dong said a little embarrassed, turned around and ran into the wing where Xiao Xian was.
Fenghuang ignored her and turned his attention to Mrs. Wei, gesturing for her to lead the way.
"Okay, I'll take you there right now!"
Wei Qi smiled delicately, swayed her waist and took a step forward.
At this time, Xiao Shiniang rushed forward: "Wait a minute, Xiaolangjun, you are a boy after all, why not let me take care of her!"
Phoenix looked at her displeased.
Xiao Shiniang saw that he looked happy and seemed to be sullen, and quickly explained, "I mean, although you are young, after all, men and women do not sit at the same table at the age of seven. She...she is still a sister-in-law...and you are also busy." It’s been a long day, why not take a break and let me take care of her!”
It turns out that he was afraid of damaging his brother Qing's good reputation. Phoenix had never thought about this. Since he had been displaced in the Northland, his life had been in danger many times. It was common for the two of them to sleep in the same room. He Zeng had cared about these details, but he had also heard that southerners valued chastity, especially those from aristocratic families who valued good reputation as particularly important. Otherwise, his aunt would not have ended up in such a miserable state.
After understanding this, Phoenix had to think carefully even if he was not happy.
"Can you take care of people?" he asked suddenly.
Can a little lady who has been cared for by others since she was a child take care of others?
“I——”
Before Xiao Shiniang could say anything, he suddenly called out: "Axiu, come in with Xiao Shiniang and take care of my brother Qing!"
"yes!"
Axiu responded, quickly followed up, and followed Fenghuang into another room not far away from the corridor.
Cui Heng and Li Mi were left alone in the Ascott lobby, feeling inexplicably a little disappointed, but Li Mi had a free and easy mind and quickly found a place to sleep with his eyes closed.
…
Xiao Xian didn't know how long he had slept. In his groggy consciousness, he seemed to feel someone calling his name. A strange medicinal fragrance entered his nose, making his soul turbulent. There seemed to be a door in his mind that had been closed for a long time. The door is slowly opening.
"Father, Aluan is not wrong. Aluan was unintentional and was framed..."
His vision gradually became clearer, and he seemed to see his sister kneeling in front of the Xiao family's sitting hall. The Xiao family's patriarch was sitting at the top. His father was looking at her sadly, and on the other side of the waiting hall, Princess Yunyin was holding her breath. Watching all this with an unknown smile.
"It's no longer a question of who is right or wrong, Aluan, father believes in your character and that you are a good boy who is self-restrained and observant of etiquette. But what's the point of believing if we are the only ones who have seen it with our own eyes?" Even if you believe it, Your Majesty won’t believe it!”
"Aluan, I know you have been wronged, but what can I do? Our Xiao family is the descendant of the former royal family, and our every word and deed is under His Majesty's surveillance. If we dare not admit our mistakes, then that is It is not easy for our direct descendants of the Xiao family to survive the provocation of the Chen family’s imperial power and enjoy the emperor’s favor!”
"Father, I beg you, hand over the power of the Xiao family to me, and you go, the further away the better!"
(End of chapter)