The First Phoenix

After making sure her father had memorized everything without realizing it and could repeat it accurately, Shi Anxia concluded, "Father, I came here today with gifts to express my gratitude to Miss Wei, and happened to run into Lord Jiang here. Remembering that you keep talking about Lord Jiang, I sent someone to fetch you to talk."

Her voice is clearer and her articulation is clearer.

Except for Jiang Youshen and Shi Chengxuan, the others looked at each other in shock, but they soon got a taste of it.

I bet these people were all arranged by Shi Anxia...

Wei Cailing's tears kept rolling in her eyes. It was only now that she was really sure that reality was really the opposite of the dream.

She walked quietly to Shi Anxia, ​​touched her sister's hair with one hand, and held Shi Anxia's hand with the other.

Shi Anxia's eyes were light, but gave Wei Cailing the most stable and brilliant color.

Over there, Shi Chengxuan used the topic of Shi Anxia to praise his daughter for being sensible and grateful, which was the tradition of their Shi family.

Jiang Youshen finally laughed heartily, "Master Shi has raised a good daughter! What a blessing! What a blessing! Master Shi has been in this position for many years, right? It's time to move up."

Shi Chengxuan was overjoyed and quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang for your appreciation!"

Jiang Youshen smiled incomprehensibly, "Where is it! Master Shi can raise such a knowledgeable and intelligent daughter, he must have a good balance between family, home and officialdom. The imperial court needs such intelligent talents."

"A prize, a prize, a prize!" Shi Chengxuan was very proud, and the eyes he looked at his daughter were filled with love.

Just when everyone was enjoying themselves, the concierge came to report in a panic, "It's not good, it's not good! The master is not good!"

Mr. Wei's eyelids twitched.

Wei Cailing's eyelids also twitched, and regardless of her identity, she spoke before her father, "What happened?"

The porter wiped his sweat, looked at the two distinguished guests from the Hou Mansion sitting in the room, and stammered in reply, "It's Marquis Jian'an, a man from the Hou Mansion, leading someone to shout and make a fuss at the door, wanting to attack our Wei Mansion." Ask for justice..."

Shi Anxia could clearly feel Wei Cailing's panic. She patted the other person's hand and whispered comfort, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Wei Cailing was like a man about to drown in the sea, holding on to the driftwood tightly and not letting go. She trembled, but nodded anyway.

Shi Anxia took her hand and walked forward, and said calmly to Shi Chengxuan, "Since people from our Marquis' Mansion are here, don't you go and have a look, dad?"

Shi Chengxuan was still immersed in the joy of being promoted. When he heard that someone from the Marquis Mansion was coming to make trouble, he immediately stood up and patted his robe, "I'll go and see who is causing trouble!"

Shi Anxia turned sideways and said, "Father, please come first!"

Shi Chengxuan walked in front with his two followers, head held high and chest puffed out, while Shi Anxia followed closely behind with the two Wei sisters.

Mother Zheng and Mother Zeng, along with Nanyan and Hongque, surrounded the girls. At the back were Wei Zhongshi, Jiang Youshen, Madam Wei, and Wei Yuzhi.

The group of people headed towards the gate of Wei Mansion in a mighty manner.

At this time, dusk is rising, which is when people come and go. There were already many people watching the excitement gathered at the gate of Wei Mansion.

Aunt Wen got the letter from Sister Gui and found out that An Xia had come to Wei's house with someone.

Originally, she would not come in person, but Shi Anxia had made her very angry in recent days and she really needed to vent her anger.

Then they led the Hou family's wife, maids, and servants, headed by Mother Liu, to block the door of Wei's house.

Mother Liu stood on the stone steps, tearing up as she told the onlookers about the earth-shattering love between the eldest grandson of the Jian'an Marquisate and Wei Cailing, the eldest daughter of the Wei family. She told the story in a way that sounded like a dirty joke from a brothel, with all the secrets and uncontrollable emotions.

Everyone blushed after hearing this, but they still wanted to continue listening.

When Shi Chengxuan strode out, he saw his servant holding a long white silk and a ladder he brought with him, preparing to climb up and hang it on the lintel of someone's door.

The two white lanterns were still scattered on the ground, and I didn't have time to hang them up.

Mother Liu continued to wipe away her tears and sobbed, "My Master Xing jumped into the water and tried his best to save Miss Wei who had fallen into the water. In the end, after finally carrying her to shore, he was completely exhausted! He's gone just like that... He's gone just like that... My Master Xing has been gone for several days, and Miss Wei hasn't even visited him! I just want to ask, do you, the Wei family, still have any conscience? Do you have any conscience? To treat our Master Xing like this!"

This time it was Shi Chengxuan's turn to have his eyelids twitch.

He rushed up, kicked the white lantern away, and shouted angrily, "What are you talking about? Who asked you to come! Who asked you to come!"

Aunt Wen, who was standing aside, suddenly turned pale and blurted out in disbelief, "Master, Master..."

It's a good thing he didn't shout. As soon as he said this, Shi Chengxuan found the culprit, "Wen Huiyi, what are you doing!"

Aunt Wen stammered, "I, I..." No matter what, the play had to go on. Her eyes turned red and her tears burst, "Master, Master Xing is gone, and the Wei family has no one." To explain, I, I just...come, ask, ask..."

Jiang Youshen snorted at the right moment, his disdain and disappointment palpable.

Shi Chengxuan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that his good situation was ruined by this ignorant woman. He immediately became angry and slapped Aunt Wen in the face, "Bitch! Look at what you have done!"

Aunt Wen has always been praised in the Hou Mansion for being the head of the family these years, but she has never been beaten in front of the servants.

Especially since there were so many onlookers here, I suddenly felt red in the face.

She roared, "What did I say wrong? Your son has been dead for several days. Has Miss Wei come to pay her respects once?"

Shi Anxia frowned and asked in confusion, "Why did Miss Wei come to pay tribute to my brother? She is just my close friend. What does she have to do with my brother?"

Shi Chengxuan was afraid his daughter would ruin his chance to show off, so he rushed to say, "Yes, when Xia Jie fell into the water, Miss Wei, as her close friend, sent the maids into the water to rescue her. That was already very kind and righteous. Miss Wei and Xing'er weren't close, so why did she come to pay her respects?"

Aunt Wen was furious and shook her head vigorously, "No, it's not like that! Master, it's not like that! It was Miss Wei who fell into the water..."

"Nonsense!" Shi Chengxuan stood with his hands behind his back, his aura fully radiating. "Miss Wei has been staying in the carriage because she caught a cold. Sister Xia can testify to this."

All the muttering was not in vain, Shi Anxia now felt a little more favorable towards his father.

She nodded seriously, "Yes. When I was rescued, I went to Miss Wei's carriage and she dried my hair. Not only can I prove it, but the people present can also prove it. Hey... Fushun, why are you here too?"

She waved to a few people hiding behind the crowd, "Come here!"

Three young men came over and knelt down together, "Greetings, Second Master, and Miss An Xia."

Shi Anxia condescendingly said, "You are all my brother's personal attendants. So tell me, how did my brother die?"

The one called Fushun immediately raised his head, his eyes full of determination, and answered in a clear voice, "When you fell into the water, Master Xing was eager to save his sister and jumped in to save you without hesitation. In the end, you were rescued, but Master Xing had a leg cramp and died from exhaustion... Wuwuwu..."

Shi Anxia seemed to be moved by her brother's righteous act, her eyes were red and tears welled up.

The two people beside Fushun also started crying and nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, that's it!"

Aunt Wen's eyes were full of surprise and anger...