The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 128 The Irregularities, the Oddities, and the Unusual

“Where is he?!” That raucous voice was shrouded in panic as well as anger, just like someone who was looking for something he was so guarded.

‘That voice ...’ Huang Miaoling immediately approached the door. However, his steps came to a halt when something gripped his arm. The woman turned her head and found Qiuyue stopping himself. “Qiuyue?”

Qiuyue looked terrified, his body trembling. “Mrs .. you—”

Yet Qiuyue continued his sentence, Xiang Momo cleared his throat, shocking the girl. Qiuyue glanced at Xiang Momo, receiving a warning look from the old woman.

Finally, the servant girl released her grip from Huang Miaoling's arm. “A-ah, it's okay,” Qiuyue said with a very forced smile.

Huang Miaoling frowned, feeling that something was very wrong. He glanced at Xiang Momo, asking for an explanation. However, the woman only replied with a smile.

“Where did you guys hide it!?”

Hearing the shout again, Huang Miaoling immediately stepped out. He opened the door and ran towards the source of the sound.

When he had just run five steps away from the terrace of the room, Huang Miaoling saw Liang Fenghong clutching the hand of a servant with an angry face. “A Feng?” call the woman in confusion.

The moment Huang Miaoling's voice landed on Liang Fenghong's ear, the man's furious expression instantly disappeared. He averted his gaze and looked at his wife with a long look.

“Ling’er!” Liang Fenghong immediately released his grip on the poor servant's arm, then he ran over to Huang Miaoling.

Huang Miaoling looked at Liang Fenghong with a questionable expression. “What's—” The question is truncated because the man hugs him tightly, leaving the Mingwei Junzhu overwhelmed. “A Feng ...”

Liang Fenghong let go of his embrace, then looked at Huang Miaoling with an unfamiliar angry expression. “Why did you just leave?! What should I do if something bad happens to you again?!” the snapping of the man made the wife's eyes grow bigger, very surprised.

It was rare for Liang Fenghong to snatch at Huang Miaoling like that!

Huang Miaoling watched the man before him intently, finding that the husband's breath was panting. As they hugged earlier, he also found Liang Fenghong's heartbeat so fierce, indicating that the man was looking for him so frantically while being shrouded in overwhelming fear.

Suddenly, Huang Miaoling felt the pain on both of his arms—the grip of Liang Fenghong became even tighter. “A Feng, you hurt me!” screech with a grimacing face.

His wife's shout made Liang Fenghong wide-eyed, he immediately released Huang Miaoling. “Ah! Sorry, I ...,” the man suddenly fell silent.

Liang Fenghong looked at both of his hands, like he felt alien to his own body. Then, he clenched both of his hands and closed his eyes.

Liang Fenghong said with a slight stuttering, “A-I go first.” Then, he turned around and stepped away, as if trying to leave Huang Miaoling as quickly as possible.

Honey, but Huang Miaoling would not let the man leave just like that after the roar that had just been created. “Wait!” she shouted out her hand to stop her husband, forcing Liang Fenghong to turn and look at her. “We have to talk.”

Huang Miaoling turned his gaze in one direction. He turned to the servant girl who was still silent on the ground with a frightened face, then to Xiang Momo and Qiuyue who were standing in front of the door of the room where he was makeup.

“Xiang Momo, I ask you a favor,” Huang Miaoling's orders are brief.

Xiang Momo saluted, “Sure, Miss.”

Forcefully, Huang Miaoling pulled Liang Fenghong back into the room they had once occupied together. Then, he closed the door in a loud voice, unintentionally escaping a speck of anger within him.

After closing the door, Huang Miaoling tried to calm himself from his emotions. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and stopped him. Then, he turned to look at Liang Fenghong who was dodging from his gaze.

“From the beginning, I have felt your attitude is really strange,” said Huang Miaoling. “That happened this morning .. promise that you want me to say.” The woman's eyebrows were linked, revealing her dislike for the conjecture that was in her mind at the moment. “Is that your way to tie me up?”

The frown on Liang Fenghong's forehead became deeper and deeper, an expression reluctant to reveal the truth vividly painted on his face. However, he suddenly turned to look straight at Huang Miaoling.

Huang Miaoling flinched. The look of the man before him was so unfamiliar, but also so familiar. No, it was not the gaze of Liang Fenghong, her husband. However, it is a gaze ….

“Ling’er,” call Liang Fenghong while sticking out his hand.

Huang Miaoling subconsciously took a step back, but his back hit the door. “Say now,” she just remembered something so important, “what is your relationship with Lan’er?”

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While Qiuyue was worrying about it, someone nearby said, “You almost stepped over your position.”

Qiuyue's round bead turned on Xiang Momo's figure, the old woman had just finished taking care of the servant girl who was injured due to Liang Fenghong's behavior. “Momo, you know for yourself what happened in the previous day ...” Doubt enveloped the girl's gaze as she gazed towards Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong's room, “There was a strange with Mr.”

Benak Qiuyue soared to the events of the past day.

After Liang Fenghong arrived with his troops to Jingcheng, he brought Huang Miaoling back to the Huang residence. However, on the grounds of treating the wife, the man did not let anyone meet Huang Miaoling. This certainly caused a dispute between the man and a number of Huang family members, especially Huang Junyi and Huang Hanrong. Had it not been for Huang Qinghao breaking up the two parties, Qiuyue was sure the bloody scene like the last time in Zhongcheng would have happened again.

“Since he came back, Mr. behaved strangely, as if he did not want others to see Madam,” Qiuyue said. ‘In addition when changing clothes, cleaning the body, also delivering food, Mr. Liang never let anyone else approach his room and Mrs.’.

“Anneh ...,” murmured Xiang Momo. “Given his condition when arriving at the residence, the fact that there is nothing wrong with Miss's body is indeed a strange thing.” The woman's brows were clinging, her expression looking filled with questions. “Is Miss' recovery really due to the ability of the Physician Jianghu?”

Hearing that, Qiuyue was stunned. Aside from being Liang Siya's maid in Jingcheng, Xiang Momo also had medical abilities. Therefore, hearing the question that was thrown from the woman's lips, Qiuyue felt quite surprised.

“They are fully healed, isn't that a good thing, Momo?” qiuyue asked doubtfully.

Xiang Momo glanced at Qiuyue for a moment, then she shook her head. “There are still many things that have not been answered, but it is not our right to ask,” said Xiang Momo as he stepped away.

“M-Momo, where do you want to go?” qiuyue asked who immediately followed him.

“Nona has recovered, of course I have to tell the Big Lady about this,” replied Xiang Momo. Then, he gave the task to Qiuyue, “You should immediately notify the other family members. Don't forget to send a message to the Liang family as well.”

“Good, Momo,” reply Qiuyue politely.

After seeing Qiuyue step away, Xiang Momo continued on his way to Liang Siya's courtyard. Upon arriving there, he saw a group of servants waiting in front of the ancestral hall. Xiang Momo approached the place and found her master kneeling before the altar, probably begging for safety for the second grandson, who was still unknown, as well as for the third grandson who was not yet known to have realized.

“Mistress,” call Xiang Momo as she kneels not far from Liang Siya's side.

Liang Siya slightly flinched, perhaps not expecting anyone to dare bother him. However, once aware of her visitor's identity, the woman immediately calmed down and turned her head.

“Xiang Yin?” Liang Siya put down her prayer beads and smiled thinly, looking so fragile. “What's up?”

Xiang Momo felt her heart was squeezed to see the condition of her mistress being so bad. Before Liang Siya went to the capital, his body condition was already not the best. Now, returning to Jingcheng, his health was experiencing a decline. Coupled with the pressure from the crisis the kingdom was facing, Xiang Momo was extremely worried about his master.

“Nona has awakened,” clear Xiang Momo.

In that instant, Liang Siya's eyes widened. His body was shaky, but luckily his hands were able to support themselves from falling to the floor.

“Mrs!” Xiang Momo immediately approached her master. “You okay?”

Liang Siya waved his hand, then nodded his head. “I'm fine,” she replied. “How is he doing? What is he really—”

Xiang Momo knew Liang Siya's conjecture, after all he had conveyed his speculation. Therefore, he quickly confirmed, “Nona recovered perfectly, there is nothing wrong with him. I saw it with my own eyes.”

Hearing that, Liang Siya nodded her head, a thin smile gratefully adorning her face. “That's good, that's good.”

Smart employers are accompanied by intelligent servants. Looking at the development of the situation, Xiang Momo then said, “Now, Miss has regained consciousness, it means a big meeting will be held soon, don't you think?”

Liang Siya's sigh could be heard as he said, “With the current situation, it is clear.” The woman's eyebrows clutched, deepening the wrinkles on her forehead. “So many questions have been asked from various parties, but Qinghao as well as the soldiers were .. None of them opened their mouths without the permission of Liang Fenghong. Were it not for Miaoling's condition, Yade would have already raised her hand.”

“It seems, Miss' husband is not an ordinary man ..” Xiang Momo shook her head, feeling her statement a little stupid. “I know he is the Physician Jianghu, also the son of the prime minister of the Kingdom of Wu, but his medical ability, as well as his power to suppress the Great General ...” The woman was unable to finish her speech, worried that it would be considered impolite.

Liang Siya tried to stand up, then he stepped out of the ancestral hall. “Unusual, obviously he is not ordinary,” the woman said. “So does the sixth prince and also ... Miaoling.” The woman's gaze shot up into the sky. ‘Three ... tub bound by terrible destiny.’

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A/N: Oof ... revelation time in next chapter??? R u guys ready?