Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 800

As soon as the curtain was lifted, the appearance of the person standing outside the door clearly reflected in the eyes of Lady Zhao. Lady Zhao seemed to be stunned. Her eyes fell on the scar that was almost through the whole face of Xia Huanyu, and she suddenly took two steps back.

Yun Shang saw that Xia Huanyu's eyes were full of astonishment, and he was also staring unblinkingly at the face of Lady Zhao. Although Yun Shang had always called her Old Lady Zhao, it was just because Zhao Yingjie was Hua Jing's husband before. As Hua Jing's sister, she should be respectful to her.

However, although Old Lady Zhao was more than 40 years old, age hadn't left too many traces on her face, only some slight wrinkles at the corner of her eyes. Though she was not as beautiful as Ning Qian, and her skin was not as fair as the empress who was well-preserved in in the Palace, she still looked much younger than women at her ages.

There were so many emotions flashed through Xia Huanyu's eyes that Yun Shang couldn't figure out what he was thinking. She didn't know how he was feeling when his beloved one who had always been missing stood in front of her after more than twenty years.

When Lady Zhao came to her senses, she frowned and looked at Xia Huanyu. "Who are you?"

Yun Shang almost couldn't help laughing. Lady Zhao clearly knew the identity of Xia Huanyu, but she still asked in this way, which was like stabbing a knife into Xia Huanyu's body. Indeed, everyone in the world was good at acting.

As expected, Yun Shang saw overwhelming sadness in Xia Huanyu's eyes.

Yun Shang hurriedly said, "Lady Zhao, this is the Emperor of the State of Xia."

Lady Zhao was stunned. It seemed that she just came to her senses. She quickly took two steps back before she steadied herself. She quickly bowed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty."

Xia Huanyu didn't respond for a long time. He just stared at Lady Zhao, mixed emotions in his eyes. Seeing this, Yun Shang couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

After a long time, Xia Huanyu slowly walked into the room. He looked around and then fixed his eyes on Lady Zhao. He was still in a daze and asked, "Are you living here?"

Lady Zhao meditated for a moment and replied softly, "yes.

Yun Shang didn't expect this would be the first sentence Xia Huanyu said to Lady Zhao. She lowered her eyes and stood quietly aside.

Xia Huanyu seemed to have returned to calm, but Yun Shang saw his hand in his sleeve trembling slightly. After a short silence, Xia Huanyu walked to a chair and sat down. He stared at Lady Zhao for a while, opened his mouth but didn't say anything. After a long while, he asked, "Have they told you?"

Both Yun Shang and Lady Zhao understood what he meant. After a short silence, Lady Zhao replied in a low voice, "yes."

Xia Huanyu opened his mouth again, with a touch of sadness in his eyes. "You don't have to reply me so respectfully. I feel bad." He said in a tender voice Yun Shang had never heard from him before.

Both Yun Shang and Lady Zhao were stunned for a moment. Before they came to their senses, they saw Xia Huanyu suddenly stand up and quickly walk out of the room. He staggered as if he couldn't wait to escape.

With a thoughtful look on her face, Lady Zhao fell silent.

Looking at the expression on her face, Yun Shang hesitated for a while and said softly, "Your Ladyship."

Lady Zhao nodded slightly. After a while, she looked up at Yun Shang and said softly, "The scar on his face..."

Yun Shang didn't expect her to ask about it, but she quickly answered, "I heard that it was left when Empress Hua fell off the cliff."