Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2177

Anxia flicked her sleeves, and the pile of storybooks on the table scatter to the floor. On the open page of one of the books, a fairy with three heads and six arms was drawn.

"'Records of the Netherworld' says I understand yin and yang. 'Chronicles of the Thunder Ancestor' says I can summon thunderstorms with a wave of my hand. 'The First Phoenix Girl' describes me being reborn in the winter of my fourteenth year, and from then on, I set things right and slaughtered the land. 'The Legend of Narcissus' describes me flooding Baoguo Temple just to fall in love with a general... Master Du, you're really picky, and you chose the one that's most advantageous to you."

Her eyes, like the moon reflected in a cold pond, cast a cold, clear glare upon Du Hui. "Mr. Du, I owe you nothing. Now that we've met today, I'd like to explain everything clearly." Her fingertips traced the condensed water droplets on the edge of the lamp. "Since you believed the storybook 'The First Phoenix Girl,' you should know that even if the woman in the storybook were reborn, she wouldn't be able to save your wife. Besides, a storybook is just a storybook; it can't be taken seriously. So, let me tell you the reality."

Du Hui sat on the ground with his head lowered.

Princess Haiyan said, "When I was investigating my brother's background, I followed the clues and found out what happened to your wife."

Du Hui shuddered, his knuckles clenched until they turned white. The pain that had been buried for so many years was now revealed in a few words, bloody and exposed before his eyes.

The pain spreads throughout the body.

He heard an almost inaudible sigh of pity from the distinguished woman across from him. "Your wife was very pitiful, but she is gone now. I can do nothing for her. All I could do was to send those four scoundrels who participated in the evil deeds to prison under other pretexts many years ago. Either they were beheaded or exiled. I'm sure you've heard all about it over the years."

Du Hui suddenly looked up, his Adam's apple rolling violently, but he couldn't make a sound. For many years, he had always believed that it was retribution for the law of karma, but he didn't know...

"I don't need your gratitude, so I never thought of telling you." Shi Anxia's gaze passed through the rain outside the window and fell on a distant place. "In my actions, I only hope that this world will have more righteousness and less corruption. That's all."

The sound of raindrops hitting the window frame was very similar to the sound of blood dripping on the bluestone slabs in the prison cell.

Du Hui's face turned pale, and his body swayed. He suddenly realized that his calculations on Shi Anrou had become a new filth in this world.

He kowtowed heavily, his forehead touching the ground, and a tear fell, as if putting an end to the sad past.

He stood up and said goodbye, stumbling into the rain.

Nan Yan prepared an umbrella and called him.

He turned a deaf ear. His gaunt figure was gradually swallowed up by the rain and fog, like an ink painting blurred by water.

Shi Anxia shouted to the inner room, "Come out."

Shi Anrou came out with red eyes from crying and sat on the chair next to Shi Anxia.

Shi Anxia asked calmly, "Why is it that not being able to marry him makes you so miserable?"

Shi Anrou waved her hands and sniffed, "No, I was crying for his wife's pity, and also for my own stupidity. Counting the days, I will be able to save his wife when I am reborn."

"Don't blame yourself. Do as much as you can. You've messed up yourself, so how can you care about other people's affairs?"

Shi Anrou thought, yes, I am living such a miserable life myself, who else can I care about?

She was soon comforted.

Shi Anxia raised her eyes amidst the aroma of tea. "There's a saying, 'A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall.' Do you think I avenged him without telling him, that I'm really doing good deeds without leaving a name?"

"Ah? Isn't that right?" Shi Anrou was just praising his noble character in her heart. If she had accomplished this, it would have been spread all over the street.

"Nan Yan," Shi Anxia suddenly called out, "You go ahead and tell me."