The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Father-son Confrontation
He was born in this magnificent but treacherous court, He saw all sorts of schemes and purposes wrapped in so-called love, In fact, he didn’t believe that there was the word’love ‘in this world at the beginning. It wasn’t until he saw Chu Xizhi and Xiao Xiwei with his own eyes that he suddenly realized that there was love in this world. However, those around him abandoned it for power, status, family, and various purposes. At that time, he thought that perhaps in the future, he would also meet Seventh Sister-in-law and meet love like Seventh Brother.

At this moment, Chu Muzhi suddenly realized that perhaps the reason why he did not fall in love with Xiao Xichun was not because she was not good, but because Xiao Xichun had never told him clearly that she liked him and strongly liked him. He was the only person in this world. The crying Gu Qingyou in front of her used her courage and her desperate gamble to burn herself into a ball of raging fire and hug him, telling him that she liked him and liked him regardless of everything.

This kind of definite love, unreserved love, unshaken love, was also the love he had been looking forward to. He had only seen it in the eyes of Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law.

The girl in front of her was still crying loudly. Normally speaking, she was older than his sister-in-law, but compared to her, she was more like a child.

“Alright, if you continue crying, Father Emperor’s Zi Chen Palace will be flooded. Besides, there are still many people watching. Quickly stop crying.” Chu Muzhi frowned, but there was not a trace of reproach on his face. Instead, there was a trace of heartache on his face. He pulled up his sleeve and clumsily wiped the tears off Gu Qingyou’s face.

“Eighth brother really is a true man with deep feelings.” Chu Yanzhi pursed his lips and smiled. Then, he turned around and bowed to the emperor on the throne. “Father Emperor, this is a good story for our Great Yue Dynasty. Father Emperor should fulfill it.”

The Emperor looked at Chu Yanzhi, his ink-colored eyes were deep. After a long time, his deep voice came to mind in Zi Chen Palace. “Since the Crown Prince has already spoken, then I will naturally fulfill it.”

As soon as the Emperor said those words, a series of sounds rang out in Zi Chen Hall.

“Your Majesty is wise.”

“Congratulations to His Highness Prince Qin, congratulations to Lord Gu.”

“Congratulations to Lord Gu for finding a good son-in-law.”

Among the congratulations, there were some who were calm and smiling, while others who were weak in response, and the embarrassment on their faces could not be concealed no matter how hard they tried.

Since the Emperor had personally agreed to this marriage, the Qin King was going to become Gu An’s son-in-law, so it was not good to bite his father-in-law and insist on punishing him for bullying him. Not only could he not bite, he also had to speak up for Gu An. Gu An’s actions today were originally tacitly approved by the Emperor, so how could the Emperor punish him? Therefore, this so-called crime of bullying the Monarch could only be easily exposed.

After the banquet ended, the Emperor left Chu Yanzhi behind.

Everyone retreated, leaving only the Emperor and Chu Yanzhi’s father and son in the empty Zi Chen Hall.

The Emperor stroked his empty wine glass and silently looked at his son, who had just been crowned Chu Jun. He clearly had the same eyebrows, but now, his face was no longer as warm and gentle as it was when he was the Fourth Prince. Instead, it was replaced by an oppressive dignity and sharpness.

“Yanzhi, you are already the Crown Prince.” The Emperor’s cold gaze stared at Chu Yanzhi. After a long time, he finally spoke slowly.

Chu Yanzhi raised his sharp eyebrows gently, and a smile appeared on his lips. He raised his hand and bowed to the Emperor on the throne, “Yes, thank you, Father Emperor, for your support over the years.”

“Since you are already the Crown Prince, you should know what you should and shouldn’t do.” The Emperor’s expression was cold, and his pitch-black eyes had already faintly poured out, revealing a trace of anger.

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes shone brightly as he said, “Father Emperor, if you want to say anything, just say it directly.”

The Emperor coldly curled his lips, “Yanzhi, you know what I’m talking about!” He paused for a moment, then his voice sounded in the hall coldly, “Xiao Xiwei.”

Back in Zi Chen Hall, the moment Gu Qingyou came out to perform the dance, he already knew that there was no way he could avoid this problem.

Seeing that Chu Yanzhi did not reply, the Emperor’s expression turned a little colder. “Yanzhi, don’t forget what you promised me.”

That day, Xiao Xiwei stood in the Chongde Palace with his stomach full and asked for a Holy Chariot, but Chu Yanzhi rushed to carry her all the way back to the Yongchun Palace. At that time, this matter had already spread widely in the palace, and the imperial history’s folds were almost piled up with the imperial tables of the Chongde Palace. At that time, the Emperor summoned him.

Chu Yanzhi looked at the Emperor. After a long time, he suddenly blinked his eyes. Then, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips. “Father, I’m going back on my word.”

As soon as he said this, the Emperor was instantly enraged. He slapped the table in front of him and stood up, “Chu Yanzhi! Do you know what you’re talking about?”

“I know very well.” Chu Yanzhi looked at the Emperor with a calm expression.

“She has already married a woman, and that person is also your younger brother!” The Emperor glared at Chu Yanzhi with a livid face, and his voice seemed to jump out from between his teeth.

Hearing the Emperor’s words, Chu Yanzhi suddenly smiled. His smile carried an undisguised mockery, “Father, if I remember correctly, Imperial Concubine Yan was still my grandfather’s concubine back then, right? You can even take the woman of your father, why can’t you come to me now?”

“You! How can you compare this matter to me? I did it to protect your Mother!” The Emperor glared angrily at Chu Yanzhi.

“Protect my Mother?” Chu Yanzhi suddenly laughed, “Did you protect her? Then where is she now? Do you know how sad I, Mother, was when you took Yan Xinrui back to the palace? She always thought that you loved her, but what did you do?”

“If I don’t do this, then your Mother will become the target of public criticism! I am doing this for her own good!” The Emperor retorted.

“So you? What are you doing? Your so-called protection is pushing another woman to the top of the storm, and then day after day, year after year, neglecting the person you really like? Is this what you call protection?” Chu Yanzhi sarcastically looked at the Emperor and said.

Looking at the undisguised ridicule at the corner of Chu Yanzhi’s mouth and his questioning again and again, the Emperor felt as if his chest was stuffed with cotton wool, blocked and astringent, “Do you think I am willing to do this? Zhen, am I not helpless? I think you should understand me …”

Everyone in the Imperial Clan couldn’t help but feel helpless.

“Understood …” Chu Yanzhi sneered a few times. “Forgive me for being rude, I really can’t understand you. If you really love your mother and insist on keeping her by your side, then you should have foreseen the difficulties ahead but you have the ability to protect my mother. If you can’t, then you should let go and not provoke her. But you? You keep her by your side, but you can’t give her safety. Instead, you drag another woman in and make her think that you’ve changed your mind. Even to the end, she thinks that her beloved husband is a heartless and unfaithful person. ”

Chu Yanzhi had been hiding these words in his heart for an unknown amount of time.

He still couldn’t forget the desperate look in his mother’s eyes on that rainy night when she was begging him bitterly. Even though many years later, his father explained to him why he had done so back then, he still could not forgive him.

So what if the person he loved in his heart was his mother? However, all of his tenderness was given to another woman, while the only thing he gave to his mother was endless indifference and coldness.

This kind of love is better than not.

Looking at the son in front of him who he had planned for more than ten years, and even personally sent his other two sons to the Yellow Springs Road, and now he had finally been pushed to the position of Great Yue’s Monarch, the Emperor felt desolate and exhausted.

He had worked so hard to do so much for him, but he hated him …

He hated him …

The emperor supported the table in front of him and tried his best to restrain his trembling body. “Then how much better do you think you are than me? If Xiao Xiwei did not have a loyal and courageous manor or Chen Clan today and was just an ordinary palace person, how much could you do for her?”

Chu Yan was stunned, and a trace of darkness flashed through his eyes.

Before he could reply, the emperor’s laughter suddenly rang out in the hall. It carried a hint of desolation as well as a hint of mockery. After a long while, he stopped laughing and turned his deep eyes to the son who was being held by him as the Reserve Lord. “Although you have been made the Reserve Lord now, you must remember that the position of Reserve Lord was given to you by me!”

At this moment, the Emperor’s body emitted an invisible pressure, and his deep eyes were filled with cold light.

The implication was that if he could give him the position of the Monarch, he would be able to take it back.

The corners of Chu Yanzhi’s lips moved, and he slowly lowered his head. “This son knows his mistake.”

Seeing Chu Yanzhi admit defeat, the anger around the Emperor gradually dissipated. “Yanzhi, you are my beloved son. I don’t want the historian to draw a dirty pen on you because of a Xiao Xiwei. You may understand what I mean to you.”

“I understand, son.”

No one noticed that Chu Yanzhi’s lowered eyes were filled with hidden currents, like boiling water, rolling with countless grievances.

Upon hearing his expected answer, the Emperor’s expression finally relaxed. His thin lips curled into a smile, “It’s just a Gu Qingyou. Since you don’t like him, I’ll give you another choice. There are so many young ladies in the capital. I believe that one of them will be able to enter your eyes.”

“Thank you, father, for your kindness.” Chu Yanzhi raised his hand and bowed.

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction. “Then, you can leave.”

“Yes.” Chu Yanzhi raised his hand and bowed again. Then, he took two steps back. Then, he turned around and walked out of the door. Just as he took two steps, the Emperor’s voice sounded from behind him.

‘”I have already sent people to Chao An Temple. After the prince has been drunk in the palace, I will order someone to send Princess Yan to the Imperial Mausoleum to guard the mausoleum of the Swallow King. I think you won’t object to my decision, Crown Prince, right?”

Chu Yanzhi looked at the scarlet door in front of him. A trace of ruthlessness flashed through his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, his momentum vanished without a trace. It was as if the ruthlessness in his eyes just now was just an illusion. He turned around with a smile on the corner of his lips. He raised his hand and bowed to the Emperor again. “Since it was Father Emperor who made the decision, I naturally dare not object.”