Phoenix Duchess - C1

Ten years ago

The Queen of Yue gave birth to her sons, who were appointed to the throne. The three kings left the capital and went to their respective fiefdom.

Within the luxurious and luxurious Phoenix Maiden Palace, a woman dressed in a phoenix robe had a graceful appearance. She lightly stroked the fur of the cat in her arms, while a mama by her side gently coaxed a baby.

A maid came in from outside. Although she seemed weak, it was not difficult to tell from her steady steps that she was a person with martial arts skills. The beautiful servant bowed. “Reporting to the Empress, the three princes have left the capital.”

The woman raised her eyelids, and her lips that were as red as blood curved into a cold smile: “Old thing, I agreed that I would let you treat my son as the ruler of the world. You’re not tactful, so you want me to use some tricks!”

The maid frowned when she heard this, and with a solemn expression, she whispered something into the girl’s ear. The girl tightened her fingers, and her sharp nails dug into the soft fur of the cat. The girl looked at the piece of cat hair that was torn off from her fingertip and her beautiful face turned sinister. She originally thought that things had gone too smoothly, but she didn’t expect the old emperor to actually give her half of the Tiger Tally!

Now that the Yue Clan was powerful, she wanted to use this opportunity to force the old Emperor to abdicate his throne. However, the Tiger Tally was left outside, as long as there was any movement from the Yue Clan … The woman was so angry that she started laughing. “Good, good, good. You’re really an old fox. I’ve underestimated you!”

Qi Prefecture, Qi Mei Mountain

The noonday sun was a bit scorching, and it made people’s mouths dry. General Shao rode his horse to the carriage and said, “Your Highness, even if you travel for a day, the carriage will still be exhausted. Soldiers …”

“Agreed.” A cold voice came from inside the car, sounding a little tired.

General Shao gave a start, then saluted the carriage and ordered the troops to rest. The curtain of the carriage was opened and a young man came out. He wore a simple robe and had tied up his hair. His young face had a pair of peach blossom eyes, and it was obvious that he had grown up to such a young age. The youth stood with his hands behind his back, and his clear eyes gradually became confused.

“Your Highness, please use some snacks.” Wei mama brought a plate of delicate pastries in front of him. Xiao Qian collected himself and took the pastries. With his other hand, he reached out to help her up. “I already told you, you don’t need this servant to do these trivial things.”

Wei mama smiled and tried to push him away, but a commotion broke out in front of them. Wei mama had yet to understand the situation when she heard General Shao shout, “There’s an assassin! Protect His Highness!”

Wei mama’s expression changed as she quickly stepped forward and stood in front of the youth. “Your Highness, be careful!”

Xiao Qian narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. His young and tender face revealed a calmness that didn’t match his age. Seeing Xiao Qian’s reaction, General Shao couldn’t help but feel surprised. However, this wasn’t the time to be surprised; these assassins had clearly come prepared. They didn’t bring many people with them to hide His Highness’s whereabouts, so they were already at a disadvantage. General Shao noticed that something was wrong and hurriedly protected Xiao Qian behind him, but at this moment, a person was pushed into his arms. When he turned around, he could only see the youth riding on his horse as he left, “Protect Wei mama well.”

“The palace …” General Shao was shocked, how can His Highness run into the mountains, isn’t that just courting death!

When the assassins saw Xiao Qian leaving, they hurriedly chased after him into the mountains. The situation at the foot of the mountain had been alleviated. At the foot of the mountain, Xiao Qian dismounted from his horse and viciously whipped it away while he headed in the opposite direction. Halfway up the mountain, the youth was already exhausted. He looked around and suddenly saw a cave not too far away. The youth’s eyes became somewhat deep as he quickly retreated into the cave. He pulled over a tree branch to block the entrance.

“Wan Er, Daddy won’t let us go too far. Let’s just leave it at this place.”

On the mountain path, the young man was somewhat troubled as he was being pulled up the mountain by a girl beside him. Seeing that the young man was slightly unwilling, the little girl pouted and said coquettishly, “Go further. Daddy dotes on me so much, he definitely won’t be willing to scold me.”

“Little Ancestor, I, your father, am unwilling to scold you, but I am not that kind to you.”

“I got it, I got it. If Daddy scolds you, I’ll pester him. “Right here, brother’s back is turned, you’re not allowed to peek.”

The youth helplessly turned around and began to count. “One, two, three …”

The little girl mischievously made a face at the youth’s back. She lifted up her skirt and looked around. Not far from Hu Jian, there was a concealed cave. Then, she ran over. Xiao Qian’s heart tightened when she saw her running over. At this moment, the little girl had already pulled away her branch and entered the cave, covering the entrance as she slowly stepped back. At this moment, she touched a hot ‘rock’, scaring her to the point of opening her mouth wide.

Her mouth was covered, but the little girl was struggling even harder. At this moment, a cool voice sounded from behind her, sounding a little immature. “Don’t make a sound.”

Hearing this voice, the little girl nodded her head and tried to release Xiao Qian’s hand. The little girl looked at the person in front of her with wide eyes while Xiao Qian looked at her. When she saw the tears on her cheeks, a trace of disgust flashed across her eyes.

At this time, the young man’s voice came from outside, “Wan’er?”

“If there’s nothing wrong, don’t peek. Hurry up and count!”

The young boy’s voice came from outside again. The little girl gave a dissatisfied snort and turned around to see Xiao Qian pouting. Although she was unwilling, she still reached out her sleeve to wipe away her tears. The little girl squatted on the ground and asked curiously, “Is big brother hiding from people?”

Xiao Qian frowned as he ignored her. The little girl blinked and reached for the pouch on his waist. Xiao Qian’s eyes flashed as he dodged to the side. He looked at her with an unfriendly expression and his sharp gaze made the little girl shrink back her neck. The little girl said as she untied her purse. “Hey, it’s the same thing.”

Xiao Qian originally wanted to ignore her, but after hearing the latter half of the sentence, he suddenly turned his head, looking at the little girl with an unfathomable gaze. Suddenly, he laughed, reached out his hand to stroke the little girl’s head, took off the bag on his waist, and asked: “Did you take a fancy to it? How about I give it to you? ”

The little girl shook her head. Xiao Qian was a little confused, “Isn’t it better to be together?”

He was still shaking his head.

“But I like you. What should I do?”

The little girl widened her eyes and quickly hid the lotus bag behind her back. Xiao Qian couldn’t help but want to laugh. He reached into the lotus bag and took out a golden lock. It was beautifully crafted. Xiao Qian held the golden lock in front of her eyes, and said with a hint of a luring tone, “Do you like it?”

The little girl looked at the beautiful golden lock in his hand, then thought of the useless jade hairbrush in her bag, and felt somewhat conflicted … The golden lock was beautiful, but what if his father said that the things in his pocket were important? He looked at the golden lock in the youth’s hand reluctantly. “I don’t like it.”

“Obviously I like it. Let’s change it.” The young man did not say anything further and tied his bag to her, “So it’s like that, isn’t it?”

“But …”

“Yi Chuan, you brought Wan’er to mess around again. Where’s your sister?”

“Father, I …”

“It’s father.” The little girl let out a scream and waved at Xiao Qian. “Big brother, I have to go, or big brother will be scolded.” You better hide, don’t let anyone see you. ”

The little girl got up from the ground before he could say anything. She patted the dust off her body and walked out. Then she turned around and waved at the people inside, “Big brother, Wan-Er is leaving!”

Carefully covering the entrance with a branch, the little girl ran towards her father, “Daddy, Wan’er is here.”

“You’re so naughty again, how can you be so dirty!?” “Yi Chuan is an elder brother, how could he not know …”

“Father.” Her soft voice seemed to be covered in honey, making it sound as if it was sweet to the heart. “It’s my daughter’s fault. I don’t blame my brother. Daddy is not allowed to be angry.”

“Alright, alright, alright. Whatever my lady says is the truth. “Let’s go down the mountain with daddy!”

The man brought his two children down the mountain. When Xiao Qian came out of the cave, his eyes were deep. It was obvious that he was hiding here to be discovered. What should he do now?

Xiao Qian looked at the note in his hand that had the words’ birth date ‘written on it. This was what he had taken out after opening the lock. Xiao Qian opened the bag that the little girl had untied earlier, placed the slip of paper inside, and then placed the original slip of paper under a rock. He lay on the ground and tried to adjust his breathing, he was very nervous, this was too risky, he could only gamble, Yue Empress only wanted that thing, and did not dare to make a move on the princes for a short period of time.

Not long after, a few black-clothed men arrived and saw Xiao Qian lying on the ground. One of them went up to his neck and said, “He’s still breathing.”

“It’s fine if you’re angry. Whatever, let’s just look for something!” “The two men in black went forward and searched through their entire bodies, but could not find anything,” It seemed that this was not the body of the Qi King.

The two of them glanced at each other before leaving the area.

Xiao Qian sat up and took a deep breath. He took out the slip of paper from under the stone and unfolded it. He then looked in the direction the little girl had left and smiled, “Eastern Ling Wan.”

Not long after, General Shao brought his men up the mountain to search. Seeing that Xiao Qian was uninjured, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to kneel and beg for forgiveness, Xiao Qian raised his hand to stop him.

“Daddy, is cold beautiful?”

“Wait until we, Wan-Er, find out.”

On this day, two groups of people passed by the Eyebrow Mountain, one coming and one going. They had different paths, but both of them had uncertain futures …