The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 43 Limits of Insanity

A crisp laugh echoed within the room with the refreshing fragrance of Jian Lan's flowers. “Huang Miaoling has really lost her mind!” huang Yan’an exclaimed with a smile on his lips, not intending to cover up his support for his nephews crazy actions.

Huang Liqiang's temples throbbed at the way his daughter spoke. “Dragon sayings, you are a Shufei,” he warned as he glanced towards the line of servants who bowed his head while closing his eyes. “It is better that there are no other spies among these people.”

Hearing the Father quip his carelessness regarding Eunuch Xia, Huang Yan’an snorted. “Come on, Dad, I've apologized. Until when are you going to keep bringing that up?” He continued, “I admit that I was negligent, but it all ended well, didn't it?”

Huang Liqiang slammed his tea cup onto the table, surprising Huang Yan’an as well as the servants. Although the position of Shufei is above the former great general, but the father-son relationship is both undeniable. Therefore, no one could blame Huang Liqiang who dared to be so presumptuous towards the Honorable Concubine.

“Losing your ability to get offspring is still not enough, Yan’an?”

Huang Liqiang wanted to say that. However, his heart could not bear, especially when remembering how devastated his daughter was because of the past problems. The man tried to calm his emotions before opening his mouth.

Seeing that Father was trying to control himself, Huang Yan’an gestured for his servants to leave. No matter how close the mouths of his servants are now, it still does not rule out the possibility of unfavorable rumors.

After the door was closed again, Huang Yan’an said, “Yang Mulia had asked me about Chen Meiren.”

The sudden change in topic had made Huang Liqiang upset. It was obvious how Huang Yan’an wanted to run away from the previous topic. However, the information that his daughter had provided made Huang Liqiang stupefied.

‘Chen Meiren?’ Huang Liqiang put on a wondering face. ‘It has been years since the woman died, and this is the first time Emperor Weixin has asked about her. Would that poor woman be happy to hear this from the sky?”

“I'm sure Chen Meiren is crying because it is so moved,” said Huang Yan’an while sipping his tea. “Have many years passed since he died, and finally arrived when the Emperor asked about him.”

Really, these two father-daughters are so similar.

Huang Liqiang cleared his throat, trying to cover up the awkwardness caused by his daughter's statement that was in tune with his thoughts. “What made Emperor Weixin ask about the late Chen Meiren?” tanyakanya.

Huang Yan’an's eyes glowed dark. “Your Majesty asked about the death of Chen Meiren.” The woman's gaze lifted as she looked at her father deeply. “He asked me if Chen Meiren's death had anything to do with Li Guifei.”

Confusion enveloped Huang Liqiang. The man was very confident that Xue Kexin—sang Xianfei— was the most appropriate person to ask about this. After all, other than the midwife and maid of honor Chen Meiren, there was only Xue Kexin and her maid of honor in the room that day.

“Why does His Majesty ask you?” Huang Liqiang felt his throat slightly dry, he grabbed the teacup that had been replenished by his daughter and immediately gulped down the contents. The man's instincts give a sign that there is something strange in this incident.

Huang Yan’an shrugged both of his shoulders casually. “I heard Yang Defei and the Empress get the same question.” The woman's forehead is wrinkled. “This just signifies one thing.”

Emperor Weixin was suspicious of Xue Kexin.

Although not spoken, Huang Liqiang immediately understood the meaning of his daughter. “Why? Like Yang Defei, Xue Xianfei was a calm person. Since the death of the Third Prince, Wang Sanxia, he has been living in seclusion in his palace.”

Huang Liqiang's words were not wrong, Xue Kexin had indeed locked himself inside his palace. Of the many inhabitants of the palace, only the Emperor, the Empress, and the Son Raise—Wang Chengliu— could visit the woman. Even when Wang Chengliu went through his maturity ceremony, Xue Kexin only sent out gifts and did not set foot outside his courtyard. This shows that in addition to feeling indebted to Chen Meilian—ibu of Wang Chengliu— who had served him for many years, the Xianfei had no intention of supporting the Sixth Prince.

Huang Yan’an circled the lips of his tea cup with a finger, something he often did when unsettled. “I heard, the Sixth Prince helped the Fourth Prince to get out of the supervision of the Li family minions and Empress Dowager He so that he could reach Wu kingdom,”.

Without the need for Huang Yan’an to talk more deeply about it, Huang Liqiang immediately understood his daughter's intentions. “Do you mean ... The Sixth Prince thought that his mother also died of Li Guifei?” The frown on the man's forehead became deeper and deeper. “Therefore, he helped the Fourth Prince who was aiming to take down the Li family?!” The way Huang Liqiang spoke began to sound like he was hissing. “Not making sense!” yells.

In this case, Huang Yan’an agreed with his father's last statement. The woman nodded her head. “True, unreasonable.” He continued, “Wang Chengliu is a smart person. At the very least, that was what I saw from all the actions he had taken since he had started to be able to control his own behavior. There's no way he didn't realize a Li Guifei would never touch his biological mother who just ...” He did not continue his words.

Huang Liqiang felt dizzy. The man closed his eyes for a moment. “So, you suspect that Xue Xianfei has instilled the idea in the mind of the Sixth Prince?” Sang Shufei nodded making the man growl in frustration. “However, why?!”

Huang Liqiang's eyes grew bigger, unable to believe what he had just heard. Xue Kexin, the Xianfei, was someone who had never once had a bad predicate in the eyes of everyone, including himself. Now, the woman is said to be using her adopted son to avenge her personal life?

Horrifically.

However, the longer Huang Liqiang tried to think about it, he felt that his daughter's words were also quite reasonable. Outside as well as inside the palace, everyone had the possibility to change as time went on, whether it was in terms of nature or behavior. With the fact that life within the palace had much more intense pressure, it was no wonder that such a good person could be so cruel.

“I know that Dad came here to ask me to be more alert to the movements on Li Guifei's page. However, with the current circumstances, is there still a need for me to do such a thing?” Huang Yan’an said, “The woman has first dug her death hole, shouldn't we just shut up and wait for the final result?” tusky.

Huang Liqiang was silent. The man was fondling his daughter's words, and really, he felt that Huang Yan’an's words were very reasonable.

Why would Huang Yan’an bother to involve himself with Li Shijing if in the end there were so many others who wanted to take down the woman? Wouldn't it be safer for Huang Yan’an to be silent and not dirty his hands with the matter involving the snake woman again?

After some time passed, Huang Liqiang finally spoke up, “No.” The man's eyes flashed a conclusion. “Didn't you feel weird, Yan’an?” his tanyanya made the Princess to knit an eyebrow. “Wang Chengliu is a smart young man. If so, shouldn't he be aware that Xue Xianfei was playing a trick on him?”

Huang Yan’an intended to cut off his father, “Dad, but—Hang Liqiang's raised hand stopped his speech.

“I know you would say that Wang Chengliu only had Xue Xianfei by his side, and therefore, the young man trusted the woman more than he thought himself.” Huang Liqiang could read his daughter's mind. “However, it does not rule out the possibility that the young man could have played us all and made Xianfei his scapegoat,”.

‘Isn't that overkill?’ inner Huang Yan’an. ‘He's just a snot youth.’

“I know what's on your mind, you feel I'm exaggerating and underestimating the way the young man thinks,” guess Huang Liqiang made the Princess stare an awkward smile. “But Yan’an,”—Huang Liqiang threw a forewarning look at his daughter—"no one ever knew the limit of a man's madness.”

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“Lu Si ...,” the weak sigh from the girl's mouth sounds so heartbreaking. “Lu Si ..!” The girl's hand with her eyes closed looked like she was trying to reach something.

It didn't take long before the footsteps of someone running could be heard. The door of the room slammed open, revealing Lu Si's figure with his fiery red eyes. That blood-red bead exuded worry, something that rarely happened.

“Lan!” Lu Si hurried over to the side of the bed Lan’er and clasped the girl's hand tightly. “I'm here, I'm here,” he said repeatedly, hoping it would calm the girl's rapport.

But, in fact, not. Lan’er's hand returned Lu Si's grasp tightly, as if trying to transmit the pain she felt to the man. Tears flowed out from the corner of her closed eyes, voicing the agony she felt.

Seeing this, Lu Si's heart skipped a beat. The man's eyes emitted a deep worry, his jaw hardened as he gritted his teeth holding back the frustration.

‘I'm sorry to have supported you, Lan,’ Inner Lu Si. ‘Shouldn't I allow you to support the man.’ The man's eyes exuded deep emotions. ‘She's done a big mistake, and she should've taken her punishment! However, you are instead ...’

Lu Si stuck Lan’er's hand on his cheek, feeling like a lump of ice stuck to the skin. Then, the man closed his eyes and a stream of heat was seen flowing from the meeting of his hands and Lan’er. This made the girl's concoction subside, her expression also slowly improving.

Despite seeing this, Lu Si's expression did not loosen, there was still anger within him. ‘As long as they fight, whoever gets hurt will be an attack for you.’ Darkness covered the man's face. ‘Should I just kill that girl?’

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A/N: Pity the same author who is waiting for the presentation. Udeh gini, I love clue. Who is waiting for nih ye, mending tube 10 episodes first.