Phoenix Reigns Over The Nine Heavens - Chapter 7

Zi Shu returned to her own princess mansion.

The existence of this princess mansion was something she had to thank her father’s “thoughtfulness” for. Under the pretense of doting on her, he had once bestowed upon her the title of Guardian Princess and gifted her a mansion.

However, Yun Zishu later learned that the reason her father had given her the princess’s mansion was simply to keep her away from him so that he would not think of her mother and the sins he had committed every time he saw her.

Of course, it also carried a hint of leaving her to fend for herself.

The irony was that in her previous life, Yun Zishu thought that the emperor’s love for her was genuine until the day she died.

The carriage arrived outside the gate of the princess’s mansion. Yun Zishu leaned quietly against the carriage, as if only now truly feeling the reality of having left the Xiao family.

“Si Cang.”

“Your Highness,” Si Cang said, standing in front of the carriage and bowing his head slightly, “We’ve arrived at the Princess’s residence.”

“I know,” Yun Zishu said in a faint voice. “I’m serious about divorcing Xiao Yunheng today.”

Si Cang said calmly, “I know.”

“The road ahead is long, and many troubles may come our way.” Yun Zishu’s voice grew even more and more detached. “Too many people in the imperial city want me dead.”

Si Cang’s eyebrows and eyes were noble and stern. “Your Highness, don’t be afraid. With me here, no one can hurt you in the slightest.”

“I have nothing to fear,” Yun Zishu said lightly, “It’s just you…”

“I have already made my choice.”

Yun Zishu said, “Don’t you regret it?”

“No regrets.”

Yun Zishu was silent for a moment, then got up and stepped down from the carriage. She saw two rows of servants standing outside the gate of the princess’s mansion to welcome her.

There were butlers and nannies, maids, guards, and a few dark shadow guards hidden out of sight.

“We pay our respects to Her Highness, the Princess.” Seeing Yun Zishu step out of the carriage, everyone knelt down and saluted, “We welcome Your Highness back to the mansion.”

Yun Zishu said, “Rise, all of you.”

She had married into the Xiao family in the first month of the year. She didn’t bring a single maidservant with her at the request of Madam Xiao. The only one, Leng Shuang, was secretly arranged for her by Si Cang to protect her safety.

After entering the Xiao family, all the maidservants by her side were assigned by Madam Xiao. These maidservants reported her every move to Madam Xiao.

Even the incident where Li Xue falsely accused her of pushing her into the lake while pregnant involved the complicity of those maidservants.

After entering the Xiao family, Yun Zishu was like a sheep entering a wolf’s den, and her situation was not very good. However, no one knew that she was never a sheep. She just hid the nature of the wolf, suppressed her own arrogance and unruliness, and forced herself to endure it.

It was only because of the repeated admonitions of the Emperor.

It was not forceful commands but a series of “well-meaning” advice, so she made herself compromise.

She had endured until death, and not one of her relatives had felt sorry for her fate, but instead it was this person in front of her…

Yun Zishu’s gaze fell on Si Cang’s face. The young man in front of her had a handsome and exquisite face, with distinct contours and noble eyebrows and eyes, which looked particularly pleasing to the eye.

In the end, it was Si Cang who collected her body and buried her in a quiet place so that she could rest in peace.

But he, in seeking revenge for her, had ultimately not met a peaceful end himself.

Yun Zishu came back to her senses from the past and stepped into the princess’s mansion.

Everyone knew that the Dark Shadow Guards of the Great Yong Dynasty were under the command of the Emperor. Although the Dark Shadow Pavilion Commander had no rank, he had the power of being second only to the Emperor and above all others.

Every one in the court, whether it was the prime minister or the general, feared the existence of the Dark Shadow Pavilion.

Because the Shadow Guards moved like ghosts, monitoring officials and gathering intelligence, any minister who dared to offend them was almost handing over his life and property to them. Once they targeted someone, within three days, they could uncover every detail about the person’s family, tracing back eighteen generations.

But no one knew that the legitimate princess Yun Zishu and the leader of the Dark Shadow Pavilion had grown up together since they were young. They shared a bond unknown to anyone else and guarded a secret that no one else was aware of.

As long as Si Cang is willing to listen to Yun Zishu, it is equivalent to the entire Dark Shadow Pavilion listening to Yun Zishu.

This is a terrifying truth.

If the emperor knew, he would probably be unable to sleep at night.

Walking into the main courtyard that she had been away from for more than a month, Yun Zishu looked at the various colors of the best orchids on both sides of the courtyard and the wisteria vines hanging down from the corridor. She opened her mouth calmly and said tiredly, “Si Cang, I had a long nightmare.”

“Your Highness, don’t worry, the nightmare will not come true.” Si’s thin lips were slightly pursed, and he followed her like a shadow. “There will be no nightmares in the days to come, only sunshine.”

Yun Zishu was silent for a moment, then turned to look at him: “Sunshine?”

Si Cang nodded: “Yes.”

“That’s a fresh way of putting it.” Yun Zishu’s lips curved into a smile, her exquisite features glowing with charm. “Okay, let’s have sunshine for everyone.”

“Your Highness, the hot water is ready. Why don’t you go and take a bath and change your clothes first?” Two maids came out of the bedroom and bowed respectfully. “We have also picked some petals for you to put in the bath.”

Yun Zishu nodded. “I’ll go take a bath first, Si Cang, you can go to my study and wait. You can write the letter of divorce for me; our handwriting is similar anyway.”

Si Cang lowered his eyes, a hint of warmth flashing through his eyes. “Yes.”

Yun Zishu followed the maidservants to bathe and wash away the filth and gloom of the past month, cleansing herself of the repulsive aura that had clung to her.

From now on, she will be clean, refreshed and starting anew.

Si Cang was about to turn around and go to the study when he suddenly heard a clear sound of footsteps. He turned his head and saw a guard hurrying along the winding corridor.

“Commander Si!” a guard reported, “His Majesty is furious and has ordered Commander Si to immediately bring the princess into the palace.”

When Si Cang heard this, his cold and noble features seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and his voice was even colder: “The princess was frightened and is still unconscious.”

The guard was stunned.

Wasn’t the princess fine just now?

“Go and report to the person who delivered the imperial edict, and say that the princess was stimulated in the Xiao family, and her emotions are unstable at the moment, she has been having nightmares.”

“…Yes.” This shouldn’t be considered deceiving the emperor, right?

It shouldn’t be.

After all, these words came from the mouth of the commander of the Dark Shadow Pavilion, so the Emperor would definitely not blame him.

The guard found a reason to reassure himself and quickly turned and left.

Si Cang turned and went to the study. Before long, a letter of divorce was written. After the ink dried, he placed it in an envelope and walked out of the study with it.

“Yunying.”

A black shadow flew over and knelt on one knee. “Commander.”

“Send this letter of divorce to Xiao Yunheng,” Si Cang ordered indifferently. “Take a few more people with you, and make sure that all the dignitaries in the imperial city know about this.”

“Yes!”