CHAPTER 605: CHAPTER 370: SEEKING WEALTH AMIDST DANGER!

Sheng Xinhua’s pretty face turned cold as she retorted, "What, just because the Princess is an important person, I’m not?"

This was a woman who oozed charm even when she was angry.

And on top of that, she was only pretending to be angry.

"I didn’t say that, you did."

"I was being self-deprecating, but you make it sound mocking. What right do you have to mock me?"

"I merely said that Phoenix is an important person. I didn’t say you weren’t."

"But that’s the implication of your statement."

"That’s slander."

"That’s the truth."

"Alright, alright." Phoenix intervened, trying to calm things down. "Why do you two act like children, fighting as soon as you meet?"

"You saw it, she’s the one who provoked the fight," Tang Fei said.

"Did I provoke this fight? Are you not aware of what you’ve done?"

"What did I do?"

"Killing someone in front of the Monitoring Bureau, and not just anyone, but the deputy captain of Qin Jianyi’s Personal Guard... you’re not afraid of dying, nor do you consider the feelings of others?"

"Am I supposed to care about Qin Jianyi’s feelings?"

"Who asked you to care about Qin Jianyi’s feelings?" Sheng Xinhua glanced at Phoenix disapprovingly and said, "After someone heard about this, they were restless, dragging me into discussing for a long time how to clean up your mess... As just an ordinary woman, what solutions could I possibly come up with?"

Tang Fei’s gaze moved to Phoenix’s face, and he said softly, "Sorry to have worried you again."

Why did he say ’again’?

Ever since he joined the Monitoring Bureau, wasn’t he involved in hair-raising incidents every single day?

Making enemies of the Lu Family, the Yu Family, the Qin Family...

The Yu Family was Phoenix’s maternal family. She worried that they would retaliate against Tang Fei, putting their relationship in dire straits and even went to personally plead for Tang Fei.

Such gratitude from a beautiful woman couldn’t be overstated.

Because of their ’cohabitation,’ Tang Fei always felt guilty in front of Mr. Sheng.

Although Phoenix was already aware, he and Mr. Sheng hadn’t had any actual intimate contact.

But still, they had rolled in the sheets together...

And Mei Yuyin’s mother-in-law gaze made him intensely uncomfortable.

Mei Yuyin had no clue they were putting on a show, and naturally, they couldn’t let her find out.

After all, she was the sole audience of this grand play.

Oh, and Mr. Sheng, too.

On many occasions, Mr. Sheng had spoken up for him, taking the stance of an elder father-in-law guiding his future son-in-law...

"I’m fine," Phoenix said as she pulled Tang Fei to sit on the sofa and ordered a servant to bring a pot of fine black tea. She then looked at Tang Fei and asked, "Are you really okay? Did my father scold you?"

"Is that what you call scolding?" Tang Fei immediately corrected Phoenix’s choice of words. "That’s a leader showing concern for his subordinate."

Phoenix went silent.

Sheng Xinhua showed an expression of disdain and said, "That’s some loud brown-nosing. What? Wasn’t it enough earlier on?"

"Who says I was brown-nosing in front of the leader?" Tang Fei said angrily.

"I do," Sheng Xinhua replied with a cold laugh.

"You’re right."

Phoenix, rubbing her temples with a headache, said, "I’m trying to discuss serious matters with you two. Can you both be a little more serious? This is no small matter."

Tang Fei looked at Phoenix and asked, "Are you worried about the Qin Family’s retaliation?"

Phoenix shook her head and said, "No, I’m not worried about the Qin Family. In this matter, they may not even intervene, and they have no need to. If they did, it would only complicate things, which wouldn’t be to their advantage."

As someone who had long lived in the deep palace, Phoenix was all too familiar with these kinds of scheming and conniving.

"Qin Jianyi is not only the Qin Family’s Qin Jianyi but also the Flame-Bathed Legion’s Sky Wolf General, Qin Jianyi. With such an incident befalling Qin Jianyi and his Personal Guard in Phoenix City, the Flame-Bathed Legion would naturally have to stand up and speak for them, by law and emotion."

Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and asked, "Hasn’t Tang Yansheng come looking for you?"

"He has," Tang Fei said with an impressed yet wry smile regarding Phoenix’s instinct. "Tang Yansheng spoke with your father, saying he wanted to take me back to the Flame-Bathed Legion to be made an example of."

Sheng Xinhua nodded heavily, her voice dripping with irony, "That’s for the best. Otherwise, someone will continue to act recklessly, and who knows whose head they’ll chop off next."

Tang Fei thought to himself that her guess was quite accurate.

Of course, I couldn’t tell you whose head I’m going to chop off next because if I did, my own head might end up moving house right now.

"I’m doing the King’s business; the King will protect me," Tang Fei responded with a laugh.

But Phoenix’s brow furrowed as she said, "It’s not as simple as that."

Tang Fei feigned alarm and asked, "Really? You don’t think your father will stand by me? I am his man; how could he not care about me?"

"This matter is too heinous; my father has to give an explanation to all parties." Phoenix spoke logically. "Killing someone in the street in front of the Monitoring Bureau... it’s been twenty years since the last time that happened."

"Was there one twenty years ago?" Tang Fei asked curiously.

"That was during the side-shipment of the Tang case..." Phoenix said dismissively, obviously not willing to dwell on the subject.

"You detained Qin Jian and killed the vice-captain of his guard unit. That’s like throwing filth on Tang Shengyan’s face... perhaps he has no particular fondness for Qin Jian or the Qin Family,"

"But as long as they are part of the Flame-Bathed Legion, he, as the head of the Flame-Bathed Legion, must stand up for his men to seek justice."

"He’s always treasured his reputation his entire life, and now such an incident has occurred. He cannot ignore it, as doing so would collapse his image."