The Next Of Phoenix
Chapters 11. Brother Xiao
Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing were now inside the same Xiao Wangfu horse carriage. After persuading his sister with great difficulty, the boy finally softened up and was willing to attend the Palace party tonight.
The color of the clothes they wear is very harmonious, namely dark purple with a white pattern that adds to the impression of elegance. Xiao Mingyui shouldered half her hair, garnished a white rose and did not forget the white jade hairpin her mother had always worn.
"Your majesty, we've been late long enough. Doesn't it matter?" gu Lingchu asked Xiao Xiangqing, that man was also present at the party tonight because other than him right-hand man Xiao Xiangqing, that man was also a 1st class noble successor to the Gu family. His mother and father had been waiting there first.
"Who would dare to criticize? Xiao Wangye had never cared before either," Xiao Xiangqing replied, his eyes focused on reading the book to relieve the boredom of waiting for the carriage to actually arrive.
Xiao Mingyui smiled faintly hearing that from his sister's mouth, then he immediately lifted the window curtain and said, "Speed up the pace of the carriage, Young master Gu."
"Okay, your honor."
Xiao Wangfu's carriage drove twice as fast, when he got there the entire party invitation immediately stared at their horse carriage. This evening party was held outdoors, that night the entire Palace looked very cheerful.
Musical instruments and the bustle of nobles immediately came to a halt, they all held their breaths whenever they saw the horse carriage with the emblem of Xiao Wangfu. Xiao Muqing's figure was still very attached to their heads.
Xiao Xiangqing got off first, then he immediately extended his hand into the carriage to help his brother.
When Xiao Mingyui descended, the woman's eyes unhesitatingly stared straight at the crowd. His cold gaze made the whole person remember Xiao Muqing even more.
Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing walked together, Gu Lingchu walked right behind the two of them and Bingbing waited by the horse carriage.
Xiao Mingyui noticed one by one the faces, when his eyes saw the figure of Xiao Jiwang, his forehead was quietly folded. Lately whenever he thought of Xiao Jiwang, Xiao Mingyui felt extremely uncomfortable. His heart was suddenly agitated, yet he could not dodge too far. It was a decision he made himself.
Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing bowed towards the Emperor. "Greetings, your Majesty the Emperor and the Niangniangs. Forgive the delay of both of us for having experienced some obstacles on the road." Xiao Xiangqing incised a confident smile, a figure of despair before as if it had never existed.
Xiao Jihuang noticed the figures of Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Mingyui, then she nodded gently. "No problem, son. Enjoy this party."
"Thank you very much, your honor." Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing bowed together, then took their respective positions to blend in with the other nobles.
Xiao Xiangqing was immediately surrounded by officials, they began to discuss and discuss politics. As for Xiao Mingyui, the woman was not too happy to blend in with the noble ladies. The woman decided to stay in her seat while enjoying a snack.
"Yui!!" A soft cheerful voice greeted him, without making it clear that Xiao Mingyui knew who the owner of the voice was. There was only one person who dared to call out his name directly other than his parents and the higher-ups of the Palace, namely Princess Xiao Feluan. He was the son of Lu Fei Niangniang, one of the Emperor's concubines.
Lu Fei, Wu Guifei, and his late mother used to be close friends. Moreover, they were secretly allies.
Xiao Fenghua sat right beside Xiao Mingyui, then tightly hugged himself. "I miss you so much! Why don't you ever visit my palace every time you come here? You know that I can't go out of the Palace carelessly by the Emperor? I can't see you!"
Xiao Mingyui let out a thin sigh, the woman did not rebel from Xiao Fenghua's embrace at all. The two of them were quite close despite having very different personalities.
Lu Fenghua was one year older than her, the woman although she looked very feminine, but she was a swordsman. Before Xiao Muqing died, Xiao Fenghua and Xiao Mingyui often studied martial arts together under the supervision of Xiao Muqing. The woman had great respect for the late Xiao Muqing, even she said while still in Lu Fei's womb that the child was already admiring Xiao Muqing.
"I'm busy, Fenghua," Xiao Mingyui replied as he was.
Xiao Fenghua rolled his eyes lazily. "Dating my Da Ge?"
Xiao Mingyui who heard this immediately stared intently at Xiao Fenghua, but then he took a slow breath and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Fenghua chuckled, then replied, "Gosh, so the rumor is real?!"
Xiao Mingyui deliberately did not reply to him, the look on his face looked extremely uncomfortable. This was not because Xiao Fenghua was bothering him, but because of the gazes from the bench near the Emperor there who kept looking at him. Xiao Jiwang, the man kept looking at him like a wolf who managed to find a fat rabbit to eat!
Xiao Fenghua suddenly brought his lips closer to Xiao Mingyui's ear, then whispered, "If Da Ge is looking for trouble with you, invite him to fight and hit his left shoulder, it was Da Ge's most fatal weakness point."
Xiao Mingyui raised his left eyebrow at a glance, then smiled faintly and nodded. "Thank you."
Xiao Fenghua smiled widely. "of course! You are my best friend!"
The party was very lively, until finally the excitement was over because a man dressed as a shopkeeper came. Behind the man were three executioners guarding his steps.
"Greetings, your Highness the Great Emperor. Forgive the arrival of the servant if it defiles the festive glory of the title, but ... I am here to meet one of your invited guests, is your majesty willing to give permission?" ask the unknown man.
Xiao Mingyui did not recognize the figure of the man at all, but when he accidentally looked at Xiao Jiwang, he saw the man's lips smiling faintly. Xiao Mingyui's forehead instantly folded, his eyes looking back at the unfamiliar man curiously. Something will happen after this.
"Please! You spoke without politely introducing yourself before the Emperor!" Xiao Fenghua snapped, his eyes staring at the servant fiercely. This speech was approved by the other nobles, all of them staring unhappily at the man.
The man regained his senses, he was suddenly nervous and immediately knelt down to face the Emperor. "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Servant does not mean to offend your majesty! Servants are ignorant commoners, servants do not really understand the ethics of manners!"
Xiao Jihuang stared coldly at the man, actually from the beginning of his arrival Xiao Jihuang was already not so happy.
"Include yourself," Xiao Jihuang replied briefly.
The entire eye was immediately wide-eyed, including Xiao Sunday herself. Xiao Mingyui remained calm, the woman looked at Jubei increasingly.
"The brothel?!" said Xiao Jihuang in a half-stomping tone, then quickly looked at Xiao Mingyui sharply.
Xiao Mingyui stood up quietly, then walked out of his desk and knelt towards Xiao Jihuang. Before actually kneeling, his eyes glanced at Xiao Jiwang. Again he found the man smiling, and now his smile deepened.
"Your Majesty, there must be a mistake. Mingyui had never set foot in such a place at all, it could be that the servants there were mistaken-"
"It can't be wrong, your majesty! I-i-!"
When Jubei tried to cut off Xiao Mingyui's remark, it suddenly came to a halt as he felt a cold sword clinging to his neck.
Xiao Mingyui turned his head, he saw Xiao Xiangqing was laying his sword right beside Jubei's neck with a sharp gaze.
"Your status is too low to cut off Princess Mingyui's words" Xiao Xiangqing said.
"Xiangqing, lower your sword," Xiao Mingyui said, making Xiao Xiangqing cluck in annoyance and unwillingly draw his sword back. Before long, the man knelt down next to his brother.
"Your Majesty, my sister is slandered! Please take this case out wisely!" xiao Xiangqing said, then his eyes filled with flames looked at Xiao Jihuang.
Xiao Jihuang was stunned for a moment, because Xiao Xiangqing's fiery spirit gaze reminded him of someone in the past. Huang Mingxiang's ....
Xiao Jihuang looked at Xiao Mingyui first, then said, "Mingyui, please talk."
"Thank you very much, your honor." Xiao Mingyui forced a thin smile, then she paused for a moment to pause and continued, "Your highness, I am actually slandered, I beg for justice. I have never visited such a place, I could not possibly destroy the reputation I have built almost with my whole life to come to such a place. I am certainly aware of who I am, wherever I go, I always carry the name of the Empire and Xiao Wangfu. I dare not do such disgusting things."
"You, talk." Xiao Jihuang's eyes shifted quickly to Jubei.
"Thank you very much, your majesty. Your Majesty, my eyes and ears are still very healthy. I heard and saw for myself the arrival of Princess Mingyui into our brothel. Our brothel is often considered a lowly place of sin by nobles, but that does not mean we also use lowly services and ways to deceive others!" Jubei did not want to lose, he dared to argue with Xiao Mingyui before the Emperor without knowing what the condition and influence of Xiao Mingyui was like.
Jubei, he was the butler at the brothel that Xiao Mingyui had come to meet with the Crown Prince a week ago. In fact, the man had no idea of Xiao Mingyui's arrival at all, he came here and dared to throw such accusations at receiving payment and orders from Fang Jichang, the Fang family's head.
Xiao Mingyui still looked very calm even though in his heart he was wondering. Because, he never once let others know his arrival other than the Crown Prince.
"Are you sure of what you said? All your words must be held accountable, remember who you are talking to. You're making an accusation to the Imperial family, the daughter of the great hero of the Empire." Xiao Mingyui deliberately bullied Jubei with his status, the reason this kind of person could not be countered by theory. Their small brains were only afraid of a more powerful status.
The instant Jubei froze, his eyes silently glanced at Fang Jichang, the gaze captured by Xiao Mingyui. Xiao Mingyui smiled faintly, then looked back at the Emperor and said, "Your majesty, I wouldn't mind if you had to send someone to the brothel and check the customer data."
Jubei clenched his hands together, Xiao Mingyui's name would definitely never be in the customer's notebook. He had absolutely no idea whether Xiao Mingyui had actually come to the brothel or not. He dared to do this because of the amount of money and safe guarantees given by the Fang family's side!
"Yes, there's a lot of it here." A voice that had been unheard for years appeared, making everyone turn their heads and look at the figure.
The figure of a man in blue clothes and his hair that looks very striking because of the white color appears. The man walked very calmly into the party area, before bowing towards the Emperor, he briefly threw a sweet smile towards Xiao Mingyui.
"I say hello to your majesty, forgive me for having just been present at the party this time. How are you, your majesty?"
"Rong Wangxia?" xiao Jihuang asked, the man immediately smiled widely when he saw the figure of Rong Wangxia.
Rong Wangxia nodded, the man's smile never changed or disappeared even after a dozen years had passed. Now his face has begun to appear with wrinkles, but in no way closes the beauty of his.
Rong Wangxia glanced towards Jubei and Xiao Mingyui. "Yeah, what's going on here?" Not too long ago for people to react, Rong Wangxia immediately put on a shocked expression towards Jubei and directly gave a bag of silver coins to Jubei.
"Yeah, how can you be here? It's take, leave now immediately" whispered Rong Wangxia, yet it can still be heard by the other nobles.
Everyone looked extremely confused, including Xiao Mingyui, Fang Jichang who was watching silently, Xiao Jiwang, and also Jubei.
Jubei frowned confusedly, as he was about to speak, Rong Wangxia had already first turned away from him and kneeled towards the Emperor. "Your Majesty, forgive me. Looks like this officer mistook it to make a mess. I had briefly returned to the Capital one week ago, then took the time to rest in the brothel. It was an emergency, so I couldn't find a hotel first. Therefore, I was forced to use the brothel for the night. The next morning I got an urgent report, so I went and forgot to pay the bill. Looks like this officer mistook people."
Again, not everyone had time to react, including Xiao Jihuang, Rong Wangxia had already gotten up and turned his head towards Jubei. Rong Wangxia's smile and gaze contained a million meanings, his smile made Jubei creep!
"Why are you still here? Go quickly and bring the money. Then ... For the future please be more careful, huh?" rong Wangxia said, The end of his sentence has a hidden meaning.
Jubei looked doubtful, but Rong Wangxia understood his frightened and doubtful gaze. Rong Wangxia immediately gave a short nod, then this time was a whisper that only the two of them could hear. "I'll protect you. Quick go."
Hearing that, Jubei rushed to his knees and left the party area. The man ran away, away from the party area.
Rong Wangxia stared at Jubei's departure with a smile, then turned back and looked at Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing in turn. "Are you not the Xiao brothers? Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing?" rong Wangxia asked without using the title of princess or prince.