Return of the Phoenix Lady

Two months later

Everyone in the Liu family came to see Liu Hanyang off.

"Yang'er, this time when you go to the Five Nations Academy, everything depends on you. Dad believes that with your talent, you will be able to successfully enter the Five Nations Academy. You will have to take care of yourself at that time. Dad believes you can do it!" Liu Hexian looked at Liu Hanyang with some reluctance. Although he did not have much feelings for his mother, he was his son after all, and he was also the best among his three sons.

Liu Hanyang nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

Liu Hexian's face turned a little ugly. He Shuhui saw it and sneered in her heart. Looking at her dearest son, her eyes reddened as she said, "Yang'er, you must be careful on your way there, okay? Mother believes that you will be able to successfully enter the Five Nations Academy. When the time comes, you must listen carefully to the teachers in the academy, okay? Mother will always wait for you to come back. Yang'er, you must come back soon. Remember to send a letter back every month. Don't let Mother worry, okay?"

"Mom, I understand!" Liu Hanyang said to his mother.

"Yang'er! Sanniang wishes you a safe journey!" Meiruo said softly.

"Brother! Yue'er also wishes you success in your studies! I will come to accompany you when Yue'er turns 10!" After saying this, Liu Hanyue looked at Han Xing proudly.

Liu Hanyang still ignored Meiruo and her daughter, and came to Han Xing and said, "Xing'er, I'm leaving. You must take good care of yourself from now on!"

"Well! Brother Yang, don't worry! I will, and you should take good care of yourself too, and be careful on the road!" After saying that, Han Xing secretly stuffed a small medicine bottle into Liu Hanyang's hand and winked at Liu Hanyang playfully.

Although Liu Hanyang was curious, he believed that Han Xing would never harm him.

"Yang'er, don't worry! Xing'er is my baby, I will take good care of him. Don't worry, just study hard!" Chu Xiang'er said gently.

"Second Mother, please take care of yourself!" Liu Hanyang said politely.

When Liu Hexian saw how Liu Hanyang treated Mei Ruo and the others, his face turned pale, but he couldn't get angry, so he just stood there with a cold face.

Watching Liu Hanyang get on the carriage, I felt a little sad.

A few days later

"Master! Master! Something bad has happened! Something bad has happened! Something terrible has happened!" Xiao Qing started yelling again.

"Xiao Qing! What's wrong again? Calm down!" Han Xing said lazily.

"I can't stay calm! Young Master, things are really bad this time! Fourth Madam... Fourth Madam..." Xiao Qing's eyes were red.

"What happened to the Fourth Madam?" Han Xing had a bad feeling.

"The Fourth Madam...she passed away..."

"What?" Han Xing disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Han Xing hurried to Sihe's room and saw Liu Hanyun kneeling alone beside the bed. Sihe on the bed could no longer feel any signs of life. Han Xing frowned when he approached and saw that Sihe's forehead was black and her face was blue. Han Xing probed his magic power into Sihe's body and found that she had poison in her body. It was a pity that it was too late, otherwise the Fire Lotus would have been able to save her. But who on earth would actually attack a person who had no power in the Liu family?

Han Xing walked to the bedside and knelt down. Looking at Liu Hanyun kneeling there blankly with an expressionless face, Han Xing's heart ached slightly.

"Brother Yun! If you are sad, just cry! Xing'er won't laugh at you!" Han Xing looked at Liu Hanyun seriously.

Liu Hanyun turned around when he heard Han Xing's voice, looked at Han Xing for a while, and suddenly "Wow..." and burst into tears sadly.

Han Xing gently embraced Liu Hanyun with her small hands and let him lean on her small shoulder. Sigh... no matter how sensible he was, he was only an 8-year-old child. He would also be vulnerable at times. No wonder he didn't show up when Brother Yang left. I guess Si He must have been terminally ill by then! Why didn't I notice his abnormality? If I had discovered it earlier, maybe I wouldn't have... Han Xing secretly blamed herself in her heart.

After a while, Liu Hanyun's crying subsided, and he sobbed in Han Xing's arms. Han Xing gently stroked Liu Hanyun's back and said softly, "Brother Yun, are you feeling better?"

"Hmm...Hmm...I feel better..."

"Brother Yun, you've cried enough. Now you have to be strong, okay? If Si Niang knew that you were so sad because of her leaving, she would definitely be very sad too!" Han Xing comforted him.

"I...I...but I'm so sad! Mother said she wouldn't abandon me! She said it! She wouldn't abandon me! But she broke her promise! How could she? Father didn't want me, and now even she has left me. I...I'm just an unwanted child!"

"No, no! Brother Yun is so cute and so sensible, no one else wants such a sensible child! Besides, who said you are an unwanted child? Xing'er wants you! Xing'er wants Brother Yun! And my mother, Xiaoqing, Brother Yang and Auntie, they all care about you very much!"

"Really...really? Xing'er, will you really want me? You won't abandon me like my mother did? Xing'er! Is it true?" Liu Hanyun said anxiously.

"Really, really! Xing'er wants you! She will never abandon you!" Han Xing promised.

"Xing'er! Xing'er! You are so nice! So nice!" Liu Hanyun hugged Han Xing tightly in his arms.

"Uh... Yun... Brother Yun, be gentle... be gentle, I can't breathe..."

"Ah... yes... I'm sorry, Xing'er, how are you? I didn't hurt you, did I?" Liu Hanyun hurriedly let go of Han Xing and asked anxiously.

"Huh...it's okay, it's okay! Xing'er isn't that fragile!"

"By the way, Brother Yun, Xing'er has something to tell you." Han Xing felt it necessary to tell Liu Hanyun.

"What? Xing'er, tell me!"

"That's...that...I told you not to be impulsive!" Han Xing said a little worriedly.

"Go ahead!" Liu Hanyun had a bad feeling.

"Yes, that's right. I found toxins in Si Niang's body. She died of poisoning!"

"What! How is this possible! The doctor came to check and said that he died of illness! How is this possible!..." Liu Hanyun said in panic.

"Brother Yun! Don't get excited! I'm telling the truth! Believe me!"

"How could it be? How could it be? Why? Who is so cruel! How did my mother offend him? Why did he insist on killing her? Who is it! Who is it!"

"Brother Yun, calm down. We can't make this known to anyone, as it will only alert the enemy. We should pretend that we know nothing and then investigate slowly. We must not arouse the enemy's vigilance and prevent them from making preparations early. Believe me, I will definitely find the real culprit!" Han Xing said seriously to Liu Hanyun.

"Well...Okay! Xing'er, I'll listen to you!" Liu Hanyun nodded.

At this time, Chu Xiang'er and He Shuhui came and saw Sihe lying dead on the bed. They couldn't help crying.

"Sister Sihe, wuwu...why did you leave like this? What will happen to Yun'er if you leave?" He Shuhui cried.

"Wuwu...sister! What happened to you? Why didn't you tell us? Wuwu...what will happen to Yun'er if you leave like this? Have you ever thought about how sad he will be? Wuwu...how can you bear it!" Chu Xiang'er said sadly.

Han Xing couldn't bear it any longer and said, "Mother, Auntie, don't be too sad. Si Niang is watching you from heaven! If she saw you so sad for her, she would be very sad too!"

"Xing'er is right. Alas... We have lived for so many years, but there are some things that Xing'er doesn't understand as well as she does!" He Shuhui wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"Yes! My sister would not have the heart to see us so sad. She had suffered all her life, and now that she is gone, she is relieved." Chu Xiang'er comforted herself.

The funeral was extremely simple, with only a few people attending. It was impossible for Liu Hexian, Meiruo, and Liu Hanyue to come. Liu Hexian might not even know that his fourth wife had passed away, and the same could not be said for Meiruo. As for Liu Hanyue, he had no business and kept aloof.

After everyone left, Han Xing stayed with Liu Hanyun.

Liu Hanyun stood in front of Sihe's tomb, clenched his fists, stared at the tombstone, and said softly: "Mother, don't worry! When the real murderer is found, I will avenge you!" Although the words were soft, the determination and pain in his tone could not be ignored.

Han Xing also spoke up: "Si Niang, I will accompany Brother Yun and help him find the real murderer, please rest assured!"