The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 200
Chapter 200 Confront An Emperor
The clear and cold voice was like a demonic curse, continuously ringing in his ears with moving bewitchment.
At this moment, Chu Yanzhi had no choice but to admit that he was moved.
“Is that so?” Chu Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xiwei with an unclear expression in his pitch-black pupils.
Xiao Xiwei looked into Chu Yanzhi’s eyes. A moment later, she curled her lips in self-mockery. “Perhaps, it’s because I overestimated myself.” After saying that, she lowered her eyes and restrained the smile on her lips, saying, “Your Highness, you’ve made me laugh. Your Highness only pretended that I didn’t say anything just now.”
Chu Yanzhi’s pupils were still staring at Xiao Xiwei. He did not say anything.
“It’s getting late. I still need to take Tianye to greet my father. Then I won’t disturb His Highness the Crown Prince.” After Xiao Xiwei finished speaking, he took two steps back and walked towards Chu Yanzhi’s blessing. Then, he passed Chu Yanzhi and walked towards the door.
Chu Yanzhi’s voice suddenly rang out from behind him as soon as his tender fingertips touched the door bolt. “Since he has already said it, how can he pretend that he hasn’t said it?”
A cold smile crept onto the corner of his lips, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
Xiao Xiwei turned around and looked at Chu Yanzhi.
Chu Yanzhi raised his leg and walked closer to Xiao Xiwei step by step. Finally, he stood in front of her and bent down. His thin lips were pressed against Xiao Xiwei’s slightly snow-white cheeks. A faint hot aura accompanied his hoarse voice as he said, “Xiwei, this palace is as you wish.”
The sticky and greasy breath sprayed into her ears, causing her stomach to churn. However, there was no expression on her delicate snow-white face. However, the delicately trimmed tip of her eyebrows gently raised, “Your Highness has agreed.”
Chu Yanzhi curved his lips and smiled. Then, he raised his head. He extended his hand to support the purple jade plum blossom hairpin stuck in Xiao Xiwei’s head. “Since you said so, I naturally expected that I would not refuse … Xiwei, I’ll gamble with you this time.”
He still couldn’t resist her temptation …
No matter what the process was, he still got her in the end.
“Tian Ye …”
Chu Yanzhi took two steps back and looked at Xiao Xiwei with a smile. “It depends on what you plan to do.”
Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Chu Yanzhi with disgust and suspicion.
The smile on Chu Yanzhi’s face deepened. “Xiwei, since I’m willing to gamble with you, then what I want is not just you … Your heart, I want it as well. Therefore, in order to let you rest assured, I won’t participate in Chu Tianye’s affairs. But if you need my help, just tell me, I will cooperate with you to the fullest. How good do you think?”
Xiao Xiwei looked at Chu Yanzhi. After a while, she suddenly smiled and blessed Chu Yanzhi. “Thank you, Your Highness.”
After sending Chu Yanzhi away, Xiao Xiwei led Ruo Su, Zi Yan, Hong Yu, and Bi Yun to the Chongde Palace to pay their respects to the Emperor.
The little eunuch of the Chongde Palace had already received the news. He had been waiting in front of the door early in the morning. As soon as he saw Xiao Xiwei get off the sedan chair, he bent over and bowed to her while saying, “Princess Yan, His Majesty has been waiting for you for a while. Please.”
“Excuse me, Eunuch.” Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly at him, and then he steadily walked into Chong De Palace with Chu Tianye in his arms.
Behind the book table in Chongde Hall, the Emperor was writing with a brush in his hand.
Xiao Xiwei walked to the desk and bowed to Chu Tianye, “Your son greets Father Emperor.”
The Emperor behind the book did not raise his head. The pen in his hand was like flowing clouds and flowing water. Soon, on the snow-white rice paper, there appeared the big word “dragon flying phoenix dancing”-Ye Ye Daylight.
Since the words were complete, the Emperor placed the pen in his hand on the brush stand and raised his head to wave at Xiao Xi. “Come and take a look at the words’ Zhen ‘, how about it?”
Xiao Xiwei smiled and stepped forward to look at the words on the rice paper. Then, he blessed the emperor and said, “Father’s cursive brush is full of ink. If a dragon and snake fly, it can be said to be one of the best in the world.”
Hearing Xiao Xiwei’s words, the Emperor smiled and said, “You can both admire and appraise characters. I believe you can also write. Come, write a few words for me to see.”
Xiao Xi blessed himself slightly. Then, he carefully placed Chu Tianye in Ruo Su’s arms. Only then did he walk to the desk and spread out a piece of rice paper. Then, he picked up a brush from the brush holder and dipped it in ink. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. Finally, he wrote four words on the snow-white rice paper-Xi Xi Mo Wang.
Looking at the four delicate hairpins on the rice paper, the Emperor’s eyes narrowed as he slowly read, “Ye Ye Ri Guang, Xi Xi Mo …” After reading, the Emperor raised his head and looked at Xiao Xi’s eyes, which flashed with a dark light. “You, you have a long-lasting affection.”
Xiao Xi lowered her head slightly and blessed the Emperor. She lowered her head and did not say anything.
“Since you can’t forget, then go guard him.” The emperor’s slightly aged voice slowly sounded in the hall.
A trace of coldness flashed in Xiao Xi’s slightly lowered eyes.
As expected, he was waiting for her here.
He had written the four words that contained Tian Ye’s name, and if he let her write them, she would naturally have to choose Xizhi’s name. For the sake of this woman, the most respected Emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom had put in a lot of effort.
Seeing that Xiao Xiwei lowered his head and didn’t say anything, the Emperor frowned and his voice suddenly sank, “What, are you unwilling?”
“Yes.” A clear and cold voice sounded clearly in the Chongde Palace.
This’yes’ caused the Emperor’s expression to change abruptly. He slammed the table abruptly, and his dull voice echoed along with his furious voice, “How dare you!”
Seeing that the Emperor was angry, Zhang Shichang, who was standing at the side, hurriedly took a step forward and gently advised the Emperor, “Your Majesty, don’t be angry. The dragon body is important.”
He had clearly sent the news to Princess Yan early in the morning, but why did Princess Yan still want to provoke the Holy Chariot?
Xiao Xiwei raised his head, his snow-white face without the slightest bit of panic. Her face was as calm as the water of a lake, without the slightest fluctuation. “Royal Father, I can leave, but Tian Ye also wants to come with me.”
The Emperor imitated his eyes, which were so dark that it was hard to distinguish what was inside.
“Royal Father, Xizhi is dead … Please let go of his son.” Xiao Xiwei looked at the Emperor. A layer of mist gradually condensed in her eyes, and traces of sorrow slowly overflowed from her eyes.
“Princess Yan, do you know what you’re talking about?” The Emperor’s gaze darkened even more. “Zhen Liutian Ye personally taught him to be king in the palace. This is for his own good! Are you trying to ruin his future by obstructing him?” After saying that, the Emperor’s voice carried a hint of threat.
“Is Father Emperor only doing this for Tian Ye’s sake? Or … does Father Emperor want to use Tian Ye to restrain the Crown Prince?”
“Bastard! Do you know what you’re talking about!” The Emperor shouted loudly, the veins on his forehead jumping. He looked at Xiao Xiwei’s eyes like sharp swords, carrying a bloody killing intent.
No one dared to refute his words like this!
Especially when it came to his thoughts!
“Your Majesty, please forgive me.” Zhang Shichang looked at the Emperor’s gaze and hurriedly knelt down, feeling a chill on his back.
As soon as he knelt, the other palace servants of the Chongde Palace also knelt down.
Ruo Su hugged Chu Tianye and knelt down as well.
Zi Yan, Hong Yu, and Bi Yun naturally followed behind Ruo Su and knelt down.
Only Xiao Xiwei’s tearful eyes were filled with recklessness and stubbornness. She looked at the emperor without fear in the eyes of the murderer.
‘”Royal Father, don’t you feel the slightest bit guilty about Xizhi? After all these years, he has lived under the illusion that you doted on him and thought he was so happy, but … all of this is fake. Have you ever thought about how sad and desperate he was when he found out the truth? Have you ever thought about it?”
This mournful question accompanied by rolling tears made the Emperor’s deep eyes dim.
“Get out of here!” The Emperor shouted.
Zhang Shichang’s face turned pale. He really didn’t expect Princess Yan to pierce through the window paper in this room. He immediately raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Xiwei worriedly. Then, he quickly led the palace servants inside the hall and hurriedly retreated.
In the Chongde Hall, only the Emperor and Xiao Xiwei were left.
The Emperor walked step by step towards Xiao Xiwei from behind the desk. His dark eyes rolled with countless darkness and many indiscernible surges, “What did you just say?”
He was the ruler of the Great Yue Kingdom, and all the unknown darkness could only be buried forever in the darkness and never see the sun. As for her, Xiao Xiwei, she actually knew his secret and even said it in front of so many palace people. It was as if someone had peeled off the outer layer of skin to reveal the dirty inner layer. Countless killing intent gathered in the Emperor’s heart. He stared at Xiao Xi’s slightly snow-white and slippery neck, and his hand that was hidden in his sleeve moved slightly …
“Does Father Emperor want to kill me to silence me? If I die, then what Father Emperor has done to Xi will soon spread in every corner of Great Yue.”
Although there were still tears in her eyes, her eyes were filled with determination.
The killing intent in the Emperor’s eyes was even more intense, but the hand that was supposed to pinch Xiao Xiwei’s neck tightly clenched into a fist.
He was trying his best to endure his killing intent.
He knew that what this woman said was absolutely true. Behind her, the Chen Clan’s properties were all over Da Yue. She was indeed qualified to put down such heroic words in front of him! Moreover, since she dared to reveal all of this in front of him, with her schemes, she must have already planned everything out.
She bet he wouldn’t dare to do anything to her.
It was because once she died, wouldn’t that mean that she would be honest with the rumors?
Thinking of this, the Emperor’s gaze at Xiao Xiwei became even more frightening, as if he was going to devour her whole body alive.
This was the first time he had been threatened since he had ascended the throne. He was still a woman!
“Are you threatening me?” The Emperor’s long and narrow eyes narrowed into a thin crack, and countless killing intent burst out from within.
“I don’t dare. I just want to make a deal with Father Emperor.” Xiao Xiwei looked at the Emperor with a faint smile on his cherry-red lips.
“Deal?” The Emperor raised his eyebrows.
“Your son knows what Father Emperor wants to do with Tian Ye, but doesn’t Father Emperor feel that your son can be used more by Father Emperor than Tian Ye?” Xiao Xiwei looked at the Emperor and said word by word.
The Emperor stared at Xiao Xiwei for a long time. Suddenly, the corner of his lips hooked, “Oh, really? But I don’t think so?”
Since she knew that secret, how could it still be used by him? What was she planning for today?
‘”Father wants me apart because His Highness the Crown Prince has some undeserved thoughts about me. In addition, if I don’t exist, then Tian Ye can only rely on His Highness the Crown Prince. Perhaps, you can also use this opportunity to tell His Highness who is the true monarch of the Great Yue Kingdom.” As soon as Xiao Xiwei finished speaking, The Emperor’s expression darkened. However, Xiao Xiwei did not seem to notice it. He only smiled softly. “The Crown Prince is like the sun in the sky, and he does not respect you as much as you think. You feel that your dignity as an emperor is threatened. You want to help Tian Ye to restrain the Crown Prince, but Father, have you ever thought that compared to Tian Ye, I am the one who can restrain the Crown Prince the most?”
