The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 136

Chapter 136 Accountability Of The Emperor
“Drunk, no one in this world can live according to their own heart, even the emperor can not. Big brother is not heartless towards you. He also wants to marry you and take you with him, but after that? Have you ever thought about the consequences? “Not only does he like your man, he’s also the direct son of Marquis Mansion. There are some things he wants to choose, but he doesn’t have the qualifications …”

Tears flowed down his cheeks again.

Chu Zuizhi stretched out his hand and covered his chest forcefully, his thick and slender eyelashes drooping down, covering the empty and uncomfortable holes in his pupils.

“Zui Zhi, do you know how I married your seventh brother?” Xiao Xiwei stretched out his hand and gently stroked the messy green silk in front of Chu Zuizhi behind his ear. He said softly,

Chu Zuizhi leaned against the wall and sat in a corner without snorting.

“Actually, Father Emperor originally intended to point me out to King Shenwang.”

Chu Zuizhi finally moved in the corner. She raised her head and stared blankly at Xiao Xiwei.

Xiao Xi smiled and extended his hand to help Chu Zuizhi up. The two of them held hands and sat down at the table together. “Do you still remember the Qixi banquet back then?”

Chu Zuizhi nodded.

“There are some things that can be planned, but before that, you have to endure.” Xiao Xiwei held Chu Zuizhi’s hand and looked at her firmly, saying word by word.

“Sister-in-law, you … what do you mean?” A slit suddenly appeared in his heart, which had long since dried up and was filled with despair.

‘”Zui Zhi, you are a smart child. There are some things I can’t tell you. But you have to believe that there is always a turning point in this world. No matter what happens, we can’t give up on ourselves. If even we give up on ourselves, then who else can help us?” Xiao Xiwei pulled out his handkerchief and gently wiped Chu Zuizhi’s face.

“Then, will sister-in-law help me?” Chu Zuizhi anxiously pulled Xiao Xiwei’s hand and said.

Xiao Xiwei held Chu Zuizhi’s hand, “Then do you believe me?”

Chu Zuizhi nodded forcefully.

“Alright, remember what you said today.” Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Zuizhi and smiled. Then, he stood up.

After returning to Prince Yan’s Mansion, it was already dark.

“Why didn’t Princess Wang Fei tell the Ninth Princess that Northern Desert had come to beg for a marriage?” Ruo Su looked at Xiao Xiwei and whispered.

Xiao Xiwei looked at the blue and white porcelain vase on the table. A bitter smile slowly crept up on his lips, “I can’t say …”

Looking at how drunk she was, how could she say these words?

Ruo Su recalled Chu Zuizhi’s appearance and couldn’t help but sigh faintly in her heart.

“Is there any news from Imperial Concubine Mother?” Xiao Xi turned to look at Ruo Su and said.

“The Empress proposes that the Emperor choose one of the daughters of the capital who hasn’t left the pavilion as a princess and go to the Northern Desert to get married.” Ruo Su replied.

“Did the Emperor agree?” Xiao Xiwei asked again.

Ruo Su nodded, but her gaze at Xiao Xiwei still carried some worry. “However, the Empress said … if it really was as you expected, it might not work.”

Xiao Xiwei slowly lowered her eyes, the patterns on the wooden carpet.

“Princess” Seeing that Xiao Xiwei had been staring at the carpet beneath her feet without moving, Ruo Su shouted worriedly.

Xiao Xi raised her head and held the corner of her mouth, “Is Mother Concubine alright?”

“Princess, don’t worry. Your Highness received the Golden Book of Concubines.” Ruo Su looked at Xiao Xiwei and whispered. After saying that, she blessed Xiao Xiwei. “Princess, can this servant say something bold?”

“What does Auntie want to say?”

Ruo Su pursed her lips, “Why must the princess interfere in this matter?”

Xiao Xiwei looked at Ruo Su, his eyes moving.

She knew that this was not what Ruo Su wanted to ask, but Consort Yan.

Chu Zuizhi was not raised under Consort Yan’s knee like Chu Muzhi. Her birth mother died young, But the emperor pity her, He personally pointed an old Nurse from the Chongde Palace to Yuli Palace to take care of her. After the death of Old Nurse, she was already eleven years old. The Emperor did not point her under the name of the concubine. It was because, regardless of whether the princes in the palace were fighting for fame or not, whether it involved a princess without a biological mother or adoptive mother, no interest, or the Emperor’s favor, she had a good relationship with the princes. She is a princess without any threat. However, this was the only way. In Imperial Concubine Yan’s eyes, she really shouldn’t have taken risks for her.

“Princess, have you ever thought about your own situation?” Seeing that Xiao Xiwei did not reply, Ruosu added.

Her current situation? Xiao Xiwei smiled bitterly. How could she not know? She was now a hostage in the Emperor’s hand. If Xizhi made any movements, the saber hanging above her head would immediately fall off.

“Your Highness, this servant knows about the Ninth Princess and Lord Xiao … but there is no need for the Princess to risk her life because of this.” Ruo Su advised in a low voice.

Xiao Xi raised her head and looked at Ruo Su, “Auntie, it’s not just because of the Ninth Princess and my brother.”

Neither Imperial Concubine Yan nor Ruo Su knew the end result of drunkenness. They did not know, but she remembered.

She had her head cut off by the Northern Desert King on her wedding night.

At that time, she was only fourteen years old.

At the age of a flower, he was buried under the saber of a brutal tyrant.

It was a path of no return, and she really couldn’t bear to watch her walk down.

She was such a bright and cheerful girl! She still had a beautiful life waiting for her, so she shouldn’t be pushed to the brink by her own father and brother.

“Princess” Ruosu wanted to say something else, but Xiao Xiwei interrupted her.

“Auntie, I’m a little tired.”

Ruo Su looked at Xiao Xiwei for a long time and finally sighed, “Then this servant will help you to bed for a while.”

Xiao Xiwei nodded and slowly supported Ruo Su’s hand into the inner room.

Mother Imperial Concubine was right. Although she proposed to choose one of the girls who hadn’t left the capital to go to the Northern Desert to replace Zui Zhi and marry her, if the Emperor and Chu Yanzhi were focused on marrying Zui Zhi to the Northern Desert, then their actions would not change the final result. However, she did not understand why they insisted on marrying Zui Zhi to the Northern Desert.

Zongde Palace.

The sandalwood fragrance in the beast-headed cauldron curled up, and a faint fragrance permeated the hall.

The Emperor sat on the throne, holding the tea that the palace maid had just served him. His expression was calm, but the words he said made Imperial Concubine Yan’s expression suddenly pale.

“Consort, do you know your crime?”

“Your Majesty.” Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly knelt on the ground. “I don’t know what I did wrong to provoke Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor took a sip of tea and curved his lips into an extremely cold smile. Suddenly, a frightening sharpness burst out from his originally undulating eyes. “What do you mean by interrupting the Northern Desert envoy several times today? Do you still have me in your eyes?”

“I don’t dare.” Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly bowed and bowed, “Your Majesty, I didn’t mean to lose my manners in front of the hall, “But I heard that the Northern Desert envoy actually wants to marry my Great Yue’s princess. However, Your Majesty, the Northern Desert King is already over 50 years old, and the only princess in the palace is the Ninth Princess. The Ninth Princess has yet to get married, and the Emperor has always been kind to the Ninth Princess. This concubine thought that the Emperor did not want this marriage, so she said …”

A mocking smile suddenly flashed across the Emperor’s lips, and his gaze became even colder. “It seems that the Imperial Consort is very good at guessing my thoughts, and even made a decision for me.”

On his back, a wisp of coldness quietly climbed up.

She had been in the harem for so many years, and had experienced countless troubles and schemes. However, her heart had always been calm, but only in front of this man …

In his heart, a trace of bitterness gradually spread.

Tears accompanied by a hoarse voice slowly rang out, “This concubine … does not dare.”

Looking at the woman crawling in front of him, the Emperor was stunned for a moment.

Back then, Bao Zhu had also crawled in front of him like this. She said in a hoarse voice that this servant did not dare to do so. Even though he was an emperor, he couldn’t even protect his beloved woman.

Thinking of this, a trace of cold killing intent flashed across the Emperor’s eyes.

“Imperial concubine, do you know your sin?”

“This concubine … knows her sin.” Imperial Concubine Yan, who was leaning on the ground, slowly closed her eyes.

“Send me a decree. Your Imperial Concubine is unwell and needs to rest for a period of time.” The Emperor turned around and returned to his throne. His cold voice sounded again in the empty hall.

“Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty.” Imperial Concubine Yan gave another big bow before she got up and left the Revered Virtue Palace one step at a time.

After Imperial Concubine Yan left, Zhang Shichang carefully walked to the Emperor’s side and bowed. He smiled and said, “Your Majesty is tired, do you want this old servant to press down on you?”

The Emperor opened his eyes and glanced at Zhang Shichang. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. “That’s good too.”

Zhang Shichang hurriedly walked to the Emperor and extended his hands to massage his head.

Zhang Shichang had served the Emperor for decades, so he naturally knew how to serve the Emperor most comfortably. He only pressed it for a while, and the Emperor’s expression gradually relaxed. He closed his eyes as if he was enjoying himself.

“Your Majesty, does this old servant have a sentence that I don’t know if to say?” Zhang Shichang said carefully while pinching his head for the Emperor.

The Emperor slowly opened his eyes, his pitch-black eyes sweeping towards Zhang Shichang.

Zhang Shichang was shocked, but he quickly calmed down. He took two steps back and knelt down to the Emperor. “Your Majesty, forgive me. This old servant is too talkative.”

“Little Chang Zi, you are never a talkative person.” The Emperor looked at Zhang Shichang with pitch-black eyes, unable to discern any emotions.

“This old servant doesn’t dare. It’s just that this old servant was very sad when he saw the princess go out … Besides, His Majesty issued a decree that the young ladies of the aristocratic families in Xuanjing City who hadn’t left the pavilion would come to the palace to attend the banquet two days later. At that time, I still need the princess to take charge of the overall situation, right?” Zhang Shichang looked at the Emperor carefully and said.

“Then let Concubine Xiang go.” The Emperor said indifferently.

Zhang Shichang was shocked and subconsciously looked at the Emperor.

There was no Xiang Concubine in the palace. Concubine Xiang was originally the palace maid of the Chongde Palace, but she was sealed because she was pregnant a while ago. Did the Emperor want to make Concubine Xiang his concubine?

“Yes, this old servant will do as the Emperor instructs.” Zhang Shichang bowed to the Emperor and prepared to leave.

“Little Chang Zi, you still understand my thoughts the best.” The Emperor’s lips curled into a faint smile as he looked at Zhang Shichang.

The Emperor’s words caused Zhang Shichang’s back to turn cold, but there wasn’t a single change on his face. “This old servant only followed the Emperor’s instructions.”

The Emperor curled his lips and looked at Zhang Shichang meaningfully, “That’s right. As long as you follow my instructions, you can’t be wrong.”

“Yes, this old servant knows.” Zhang Shichang lowered his head and respectfully replied.