Return of the Phoenix Lady

"You...you've gone too far! Father, listen to what he said. You must stand up for Yu'er!" Jin Xiyu didn't expect Han Xing to say such shameless words. She was so angry that she wanted to rush up and slap him twice.

"What's going on?" Jin Bintian was annoyed by Jin Xiyu's noise. He suddenly roared, and the main hall suddenly fell silent.

At this moment, the eunuch's voice came from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince requests an audience."

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Jin Yifeng walked in quickly and frowned when he saw Han Xing standing in the main hall and then saw Jin Xiyu's tears.

"Father, what's going on?"

"Yifeng, you're here. This is what's going on..." Jin Bintian repeated Jin Xiyu's words and Han Xing's explanation. After finishing, he asked, "Yifeng, what do you think should be done about this?"

Jin Yifeng glanced at Jin Xiyu coldly, with a hint of disgust in his eyes. What a woman who makes trouble out of nothing!

Then he said to Jin Bintian: "Although you two have different opinions, Qin Wuyou did see the body of the imperial sister. So for the sake of the imperial sister's reputation, I suggest that the marriage between the imperial sister and Qin Wuguo be cancelled, and Qin Wuyou should be made the son-in-law." Knowing that Jin Xiyu would definitely not agree to such a proposal, Jin Yifeng said deliberately.

As soon as these words came out, Jin Xiyu was the first to jump up and shouted at Jin Yifeng, "No!"

Jin Bintian was genuinely considering the possibility of this proposal. If Qin Wuyou truly became a consort, wouldn't he no longer have to go to such lengths to keep Qin Wuyou? Why hadn't he thought of this idea from the beginning? Jin Bintian had completely forgotten to consider Jin Xiyu's feelings and was only thinking about the future of the Jin Kingdom.

When Jin Bintian saw Jin Xiyu's refusal, he immediately said displeasedly: "Yu'er, how can you talk to your royal brother like that? Besides, Wuyou is a good boy with good character. Marrying him is no worse than marrying Qin Wuguo."

Jin Xiyu almost burst into tears when she heard this. She quickly said, "Father, Yu'er doesn't like Qin Wuyou. Yu'er has a special liking for Qin Wuguo! And didn't you personally agree to Yu'er's marriage before? How can you change it now?"

"This is a different time. Now this matter concerns the reputation of the imperial sister. How can I allow you to act recklessly?" Jin Yifeng's cold voice echoed in Jin Xiyu's ears.

"That's right, Yu'er, I think this is the way to go. Your marriage with Qin Wuguo will be cancelled, and on the day of the wedding, let Qin Wuyou come to marry you. You should spend more time with Wuyou during these days and cultivate your relationship, okay?" The more Jin Bintian thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good, so it was decided!

Jin Xiyu shook her head repeatedly, looking at the indifferent Yingchen below her. Her heart was filled with sadness again. Suddenly, she stammered, "Father, actually... actually... Qin Wuyou has never seen Yu'er's body! So I don't have to marry him!"

"What?! Yu'er, stop messing around! Are you saying this on purpose because you don't want to marry Wuyou?" Jin Bintian couldn't help but frown and looked at Jin Xiyu.

Jin Xiyu shook her head again, took a deep breath, and said, "No... no! Actually... Yu'er hates Qin Wuyou, so... so she deliberately acted like this, just to let father teach her a lesson..."

"Pa!" A loud slap interrupted Jin Xiyu's next words.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden incident. Oh my god! What did they see? Jin Bintian actually slapped his beloved youngest daughter, Jin Xiyu!

Jin Xiyu was also stunned by the beating. She stroked her beaten cheek with one hand, then stared at Jin Bintian in disbelief. Her lips trembled and she couldn't speak, but tears were already flowing from her red eyes.

Jin Bintian suddenly shouted angrily, "Asshole! Absolutely asshole! I can't believe my most beloved daughter would suddenly do something so shameless! Is it because I doted on you too much in the past that you've become so lawless! So arrogant because of my love! How could you do such a thing! I'm so disappointed! Come! Take the princess to the Palace of Repentance and have her reflect on herself!"

Then, two guards came in, one on the left and one on the right, holding up Jin Xiyu, who was still a little unresponsive, and were about to leave.

At this moment, Jin Xiyu finally woke up completely. She didn't care about the pain on her face and tried to break free from the restraints. However, she was just a delicate princess in the deep palace. How could she be a match for the battle-hardened guards? She had to shout: "Let me go! Let me go! Brother Qin! Save me! Save me!" She didn't want to go to the Palace of Repentance. It was said that the Palace of Repentance had become the residence of wronged souls in the palace because it had been deserted for many years. The old maid in the palace said that if people went in, those wronged souls would haunt them and suck their yang energy. If they didn't die, they would lose half their life!

She had once witnessed her fourth brother being imprisoned in the Palace of Repentance for his misdeeds. When he emerged, he was emaciated and pale, his face lifeless, clearly drained of his yang energy by the wronged spirits! From then on, whenever she passed by the Palace of Repentance, she would consciously avoid it, fearing she might be haunted by the wronged spirits. Now that her father was actually going to imprison her in the Palace of Repentance, wasn't she doomed?!

Seeing that Yingchen was indifferent to her cries for help, Jin Xiyu was heartbroken and had no choice but to admit her mistake to Jin Bintian: "Father! Father! Yu'er knows I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Father, Yu'er doesn't want to go to the Palace of Repentance! Father, please forgive Yu'er! Father..."

Jin Bintian snorted coldly and said, "Humph~ This time I will definitely teach you a lesson and make you reflect on your actions! Otherwise, won't you cause chaos in the future?!"

"No! No! Let me go!..." Just like that, amidst a burst of crying, Jin Xiyu was carried out of Xiyu Palace.

Jin Bintian sighed deeply and said, "Wuyou, I..."

Before Jin Bintian could speak, Han Xing smiled understandingly and said, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. I think it was Wuyou's fault. He displeased the princess and caused this to happen."

"Oh... Wuyou, you are such a good child! It is because of my poor discipline that Yu'er did such a thing." Jin Bintian sighed and looked at Han Xing with relief.

"Your Majesty, it is Wuyou's honor to be favored by Your Majesty, but Wuyou has caused Your Majesty trouble, and I am really ashamed of Your Majesty's love for Wuyou. In order to prevent Your Majesty and the princess from having conflicts over Wuyou, please allow Wuyou to leave." Han Xing said righteously.

"Wuyou, this is an exaggeration. This is Yu'er's fault. It has nothing to do with you. You don't have to blame yourself." When Jin Bintian heard Han Xing say this, his favorability towards Xinghan immediately increased.

"No, Your Majesty, it's actually more than just this. Wuyou is indeed not suited to life in the palace. Compared to being restricted in the palace, it's better to be free and easy outside! Wuyou is a spontaneous person, please grant me your favor, Your Majesty!"

"This..." To be honest, Jin Bintian was really reluctant to let Han Xing go, but he had refused at the beginning, and there was no reason for him to keep him. He was the king of a country and he had to keep his word.

He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Jin Yifeng, trying to get Jin Yifeng to keep Han Xing. Unexpectedly, Jin Yifeng and Han Xing coincided with each other, so Jin Bintian had no choice but to let him go.

After Han Xing and others left, Jin Yifeng left the Jin Kingdom again on the pretext of being urgently summoned by his master.

A few days later, there was a sudden fire in the Princess Hall of the Golden Palace. Despite full rescue efforts, the prince consort unfortunately died in the fire.

A few days later, Jin Bintian was reviewing memorials in the imperial study when he suddenly received the bad news: Princess Xiyu was missing.

At the same time, news came from the Tianlao: the jailer was killed, and Jin Haoyu and Shangguan Hongyuan were both kidnapped.

Jin Bintian was so busy with these things that he didn't notice that Shangguan Lan'er, who was seriously injured, also disappeared at the same time.