The Next Of Phoenix
Chapter 40. Managing It My Way

The party was lively, there were no obstacles at all. Xiao Mingyui rushed home after the Emperor left the party area.

Xiao Xiangqing walked towards him, then extended his right hand towards Xiao Mingyui. "Jjjjjjjj ...."

Xiao Mingyui smiled, then she immediately returned Xiao Xiangqing's helping hand. "Xiao Wangye is too considerate."

Xiao Xiangqing flushed red when he heard Xiao Mingyui teasing him, the man then snorted thinly in annoyance. "Don't tease me like that, it really sounds annoying!"

Xiao Mingyui chuckled, then his eyes glanced towards Xiao Jiwang who was still busy conversing with the officials. There were two million envoy daughters who joined there.

When Xiao Mingyui was about to shift her gaze away from Xiao Jiwang, her movements came to a halt when she saw Xie Wanting, the princess of the Southeast Huan Kingdom suddenly fall down and Xiao Jiwang was the one who caught her. When he saw the shocked look on Xie Wanting's face as well as stared into Xiao Jiwang's face, Xiao Mingyui's forehead frowned slightly.

Xiao Xiangqing who noticed the unusual gaze from his brother towards the back quickly turned his head, but he did not see anything strange because Xie Wanting was back to normal.

"Jiejie, what's wrong?" xiao Xiangqing asked as he looked back at his elder sister.

Xiao Mingyui shook her head, then immediately stepped her feet towards the crowd of Xiao Jiwang. The crowd immediately opened once Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing arrived.

Xiao Mingyui as usual put a smile of formality on her lips, then looked at Xiao Jiwang and bowed. "Your highness, Mingyui has resigned."

Xiao Jiwang turned his head, then nodded briefly, his lips smiling. His smile looked annoying and a little horrible. "You're going home? Should I drop off?"

Xiao Xiangqing advanced slightly, his lips smiling. "There's no need to trouble the Crown Prince, we'll be fine. Thank you very much."

Xiao Jiwang nodded again, then replied, "Ah. Be careful on the road, Xiao Wangye." Then Xiao Jiwang's right hand moved to stroke Xiao Mingyui's head.

Xiao Mingyui slowly got used to it, the woman remained calm and added the depth of her smile.

After saying two to three farewell sentences, Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Xiangqing finally started walking out of the Imperial Palace hall. Xiao Xiangqing walked out of the room with a full smile.

Xiao Mingyui glanced at his sister, then asked, "You're happy?"

Xiao Xiangqing nodded. "Of course, but .. I also feel sad at the same time."

Xiao Mingyui frowned. "What's wrong?"

"Because I really have to replace Fu qin's position. The sign is, no more leisurely living, now I must leave those fond memories and begin to work hard." Xiao Xiangqing chuckled as he said this.

They arrived at Xiao Wangfu's horse carriage, this time Xiao Mingyui returned using the same horse carriage with his sister back.

Xiao Xiangqing helped Xiao Mingyui get on the carriage, while Xiao Mingyui, while receiving her sister's help, said, "When have we become a relaxed and flexible person?"

After Xiao Mingyui sat neatly in his chair, Xiao Xiangqing followed in while closing the carriage door.

"Hon second thought it never was, but at least I'm not the one in charge of the Empire's security and Xiao Wangfu's five hundred thousand troops directly." Xiao Xiangqing let out a thin sigh after he finished speaking, then laid his body on the sofa of his carriage and began to close his eyes.

Xiao Mingyui smiled seeing Xiao Xiangqing exhausted, his right hand slowly moved to stroke Xiao Xiangqing's head. Glancing out the window, ah ... The sky had already started to blush, a little more night had arrived.

The atmosphere back then felt very peaceful, Xiao Mingyui enjoyed it very much. Xiao Xiangqing was also seen sleeping under his caress. Until the end was not felt, they had already arrived at Xiao Wangfu.

Xiao Mingyui patted Xiao Xiangqing's cheek gently. "Xiangqing, we've arrived."

Xiao Xiangqing frowned, then opened his eyes and took a sitting position.

Xiao Mingyui shook her head slowly looking at Xiao Xiangqing's waking face, then quickly opened the carriage door and said, "I'll cook red bean porridge for you. Rest."

Xiao Xiangqing nodded, just like a child. "Hm .. thank you."

Xiao Mingyui left Xiao Xiangqing who was still between conscious and not on the carriage, the woman rushed to clean herself up like a bath and changed clothes. Bingbing as usual helped her, this time the new hanfu that Xiao Mingyui wore was white with a sweet orange color gradation.

"Your highness, while you were cleaning up earlier, Da Xuan came and gave me this letter." Bingbing gave Xiao Mingyui a letter envelope once her makeup was done.

Xiao Mingyui glanced at the envelope, then picked it up and opened it slowly. When he found out that the letter was from Fang Fu, his forehead slightly folded. If it came from Fang Fu, it was most likely that the sender was Fang Laowang.

Xiao Mingyui began to read the contents of the letter from the heart, his countenance and gaze still looking calm as usual.

"Honorably Princess Xiao Mingyui, I am Fang Laowang greeting you. Princess, earlier I was about to apologize for my sassness in touching your arm without permission on the night of the mask festival some time ago. Then, since our conversation was cut short, let me repeat the meaning and purpose of my speech."

Xiao Mingyui folded her paper, then smiled faintly.

This Fang Laowang ... stupid or what? The man had been in the Capital for over a week, but why still dare to contact and approach him?

Xiao Mingyui placed the letter on the table, then rushed to his feet. "Help me in the kitchen, Bingbing. I'll return the letter later."

Bingbing nodded, then rushed up to Xiao Mingyui cheerfully. Cooking with Xiao Mingyui in the kitchen was the moment she was most pleased with.

In the kitchen, Xiao Mingyui made red bean porridge with Bingbing. As long as Xiao Mingyui was in the kitchen, not a single other servant dared to step in and tease.

After two hours in the kitchen, Xiao Mingyui's red bean porridge was finally ready. The woman took him one bowl and placed it on a tray for Xiao Xiangqing. After he was ready, Xiao Mingyui took off the cloth that covered half his body for cooking and rushed towards Xiao Xiangqing's residence.

"Where is Xiao Wangye?" xiao Mingyui asked one of the servants at the Xiao Xiangqing residence, the reason the man's room seemed quiet from the outside.

The waiter bowed to answer, "Your highness is in his study with Young Master Gu, your Excellency."

Xiao Mingyui nodded in understanding, then directly moved her feet towards Xiao Xiangqing's study. After arriving there, the door was opened by the maid. Xiao Mingyui walked in, his two eyes instantly looking at the man with a face as well as legs covered in blood. Xiao Mingyui's eyes turned extremely cold, his countenance remained calm despite being treated to such a bad sight.

Xiao Mingyui turned his head towards Xiao Xiangqing, his sister's face looking very bad. Calmly, Xiao Mingyui walked towards her sister's work desk to put down a tray of red bean porridge while asking, "What's the matter?" Then his eyes glanced at Gu Lingchi as if demanding an explanation.

Gu Lingchi bowed first towards Xiao Mingyui, then again stood up straight and said, "This man is Xiao Wangfu's servant who has only been working for one week, after all, he was arrested for being a spy for Minister Fang Jichang."

"Then?" xiao Mingyui asked, he wanted his core problem. Because it was impossible for his somber-faced sister just because of a trivial matter.

Xiao Xiangqing's face really looked gloomy and cold, as if the attitude of the little boy waking up some time ago had never existed.

"He balked at notifying Fang Jichang's plan of sending him as a spy, then started biting his own tongue to commit suicide. Now he's dead." Xiao Xiangqing's extremely cold flat voice rang out, his eyes still staring at the bloodstained corpse of the man.

Xiao Xiangqing shortly then turned his head to look at Xiao Mingyui, then smiled coldly. "The young master of Fang's clan just sent you a letter, didn't he? Looks like your relationship is good enough?"

Xiao Mingyui who understood the meaning of Xiao Xiangqing's words chuckled, then his head nodded. "I'll try it."

Xiao Xiangqing let out a thin sigh, then took out his brother's bowl of red bean porridge while saying, "Thank you very much."

Xiao Mingyui nodded, then gently patted his sister's shoulder. "Rest well. For the Fang family, I'll try to take care of them in my own way." Then Xiao Mingyui's eyes glanced at Gu Lingchi. "Dispose this body cleanly." Then Xiao Mingyui stepped out of Xiao Xiangqing's study.

"Your highness, do you also want me to prepare red porridge?" bingbing asked as soon as she saw Xiao Mingyui walk out of Xiao Xiangqing's study and started to follow her steps back as usual.

Xiao Mingyui shook his head slowly. "I don't want to. You can go back to your room, Bingbing."

Bingbing nodded in understanding. After she finished escorting Xiao Mingyui back to her residence, the woman rushed towards her room which was still one residence with Xiao Mingyui but was located behind the residence. There was where the servants serving the Xiao Mingyui residence lived.

Xiao Mingyui was now alone in her room, the woman was sitting in front of a lyre musical instrument, her right hand was busy writing a reply to Fang Laowang.

"A good news for me when I hear there is someone who has the same high enthusiasm about things that are liked together. It is both a pleasure and an honor to see Young Master Fang's paintings, me and Xiao Wangye are looking forward to your arrival here. - Xiao Mingyui."

After he finished writing the letter, Xiao Mingyui put back his ink brush and began to put the paper in a brown envelope. The letter is ready to be sent tomorrow morning.

Xiao Mingyui let out a thin sigh, then the fingers of her right hand gently touched the lute strings. This lute is the legacy of his mother, they like to play the lute together.

Xiao Mingyui began to pluck the strings of the lute slowly to form a gentle melody, the woman occasionally closed her eyes in memory of the pleasant and peaceful moment when she had just studied the lute with her late mother.

While being engrossed in plucking the lute strings, suddenly one of the lute strings broke off violently, leaving Xiao Mingyui's index and middle fingers injured.

"Mah ...!" Xiao Mingyui quickly opened her eyes, then pulled her hand to look at her bloody index and middle fingers. Aish ... This harp is too old.

"Mingyui, are you hurt?"

The voice of the man who sounded anxious from the direction of the window made Xiao Mingyui turn his head quickly in alarm. Both eyes widened when they saw the figure of the Great Envoy standing in front of the window of his room with a worried look.

Great Envoy, out of nowhere and since when did that man appear here! Xiao Mingyui was completely shocked!

The Grand Envoy quickly entered into Xiao Mingyui's room without any excuse, the man gazed anxiously at the two injured fingers of Xiao Mingyui.

"I'll help you." The Great Envoy gently pulled Xiao Mingyui's arm, then sucked the blood of Xiao Mingyui's index and middle fingers.