The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Feel Guilty
“Listening to you … Could it be that there is something wrong with the Crown Princess?” Xiao Xiwei looked into Chu Xizhi’s eyes and raised his eyebrows.

“Madam is indeed worthy of being called Zhuge among women.” Chu Xizhi smiled brightly at Xiao Xiwei’s gaze.

Hearing Chu Xizhi’s words, Xiao Xiwei was somewhat shocked. “How is this possible …”

“Why not?” Chu Xizhi asked with a smile.

Xiao Xiwei pursed the corners of his lips and stopped talking.

Yeah, why not?

The Zhang Clan originally did not want to marry their daughter into the royal family. Coincidentally, the Emperor did not want the Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi’s influence to grow. With the Emperor’s intentional acquiescence, it was not impossible for the Zhang Clan to send a girl to the Eastern Palace. However, that must be the Crown Prince’s Consort, the Crown Prince’s main concubine. In this case, how much did the Emperor’cherish ‘Chu Yanzhi’s son?

Looking at Xiao Xiwei’s current expression, how could Chu Xizhi not guess what she was thinking? Immediately, he sighed and reached out to embrace Xiao Xi. “Even between father and son, there is still more suspicion in the Emperor’s Family than familial love.”

Hearing the sigh between Chu Xizhi’s lips, Xiao Xi raised her head slightly and looked deeply into Chu Xizhi’s eyes. She reached out and held his face word by word and said, “Xizhi, you are different from them.”

In her previous life, she had lived a life of ignorance and didn’t know the cruelty of the struggle for imperial power. However, now that she had personally experienced all of this and had personally witnessed it, how could she not understand it?

The most ruthless Emperor Clan.

She had never understood this like she did now.

Even the Emperor’s favorite son, Chu Yanzhi, would mercilessly suppress him once his wings were plump enough to threaten his throne.

This was the Emperor’s Home.

But the only thing she rejoiced at was that the man she held, her husband, her lover, was different from them.

Chu Xizhi couldn’t help but feel his chest warm when he saw the moving water light contained in those watery eyes. However, he smiled and said, “How dare you be so sure?”

“Because you are my husband …”

Qing Rou’s words were like a feather gently scratching through his heart, and it was like a clear stream flowing through his chest. Until many years later, Chu Xizhi stood at the tallest tower of the Great Yue Imperial City and looked at the lights below. He could still clearly recall Xiao Xiwei’s expression when he said those words. His slender eyebrows raised gently, and his clear eyes like water reflected his face. The smile on the corner of her lips was like a flower blooming in the darkness of the night. Even the air was filled with an inexplicable fragrance …

He thought that time would always be fixed at this moment.

Chu Xi rested in Xiao Xisheng’s bedroom all night. Naturally, he had no time to care about Chu Muzhi. Chu Muzhi, who had waited all night without waiting for news, left the capital with doubts and resentment even though he was extremely confused in his heart.

After the Gu Clan’s Gu An had been downgraded four levels in a row, the Gu Clan’s sect was no longer as glorious as before. Gu An was unwilling to accept this. He had repeatedly asked to see the Crown Prince, but he was stopped. After a few times, he moved all his anger onto Gu Qingyou and immediately ordered someone to lock this bad daughter into the woodshed.

When Gu Cheng walked to the firewood room with the wine bottle in his hand, Gu Qingyou had already heard the commotion.

“Cheng.”

Hearing the urgency in Gu Qingyou’s words, Gu Cheng sat down on the ground and took another sip of wine through the locked door.

Zhu Rubai is dead, the Duke of Uncle Ping’an’s Manor is a mastermind, the Qing of the Dali Temple and the Cheng of the Zuo Temple are removed from office, his father is also implicated, and now, even Hai Yang is in trouble …

All of this was because of him.

Thinking of this, Gu Cheng felt that the liquid in his mouth was like sulfuric acid corroding a huge hole in his body.

“Cheng, is that you?” Inside, Gu Qingyou seemed to have sensed something and shouted in a low voice.

“Sixth sister.” Gu Cheng leaned against the doorframe, his drunken voice hoarse and dry after several days of drinking.

“Cheng, what’s wrong with you? Are … are you drinking?” Through the door, Gu Qingyou also seemed to smell the strong smell of wine on Gu Cheng’s body.

Gu Cheng did not say anything. He raised his head and heavily poured another mouthful of wine into his throat.

The fiery liquid burned from his throat to his heart and lungs. He felt that every vein in his entire body was burning with pain, but he couldn’t stop it. It was because only the pain could lessen the guilt in his heart.

“Cheng, is something wrong?” Gu Qingyou, who was behind the door, shouted worriedly.

Gu Cheng forcefully pursed the corners of his dry lips and said in a hoarse voice, “No.”

Could he tell her that everything that had happened recently had to do with him?

No.

He couldn’t say it.

After a long silence behind the door, Gu Qingyou’s voice sounded sadly, “Ah Cheng, is it because of me?”

She’s not smart, but she’s not a fool.

Ever since King Ning was poisoned, all the dramas had been directed at her, but King Qin had believed in her innocence. Because she, King Qin and Princess Yan were at odds, and she was able to escape from the vortex, she faintly felt that something was wrong.

Princess Yan was smart. Even though she was in her best friend, she still heard about it. With her methods, if she really believed that King Ning had died at her hands, she believed that even if King Qin protected her, she would definitely not be able to escape death. However, not only was she alive, she was also alive and well. Although Prince Qin seemed to be extremely angry with Princess Yan in front of her, he still inadvertently showed an indescribable respect. There was definitely something hidden in this. Therefore, on New Year’s Eve, she intentionally injured herself, first to prove her innocence, and secondly, to see Princess Yan’s reaction. Afterwards, things turned out as she had guessed. Although Princess Yan’s expression did not change, a trace of astonishment and admiration flashed in her eyes. Later, she guessed that Princess Yan had already guessed what she was thinking. After returning home, she carefully thought about the cause of the incident several times, and finally vaguely guessed the reason behind it. That night, in Zichen Hall, she revealed her feelings to the King of Qin and begged the Emperor to marry her, The members of King Qin’s party took the opportunity to plead guilty to the charge of bullying her father, Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi took the opportunity to sell her father a favor, She guessed that after this incident, The Crown Prince would surely make a request to her father to poison King Ning to show his loyalty to him, And the person chosen by the Crown Prince must be her who had just been accused of marrying Prince Qin, Her father apparently agreed to the Crown Prince’s request in the end. That was why the things she gave to King Ning were tampered with, but she was able to escape unscathed in the end. Princess Yan and Prince Qin seemed to have anticipated all of this in advance. She thought that someone must have notified Princess Yan and Prince Qin during this period, and only … her younger brother, Gu Cheng, seemed to know that there was a reason to do so.

Gu Cheng, who was leaning against the door, held the wine bottle and stared blankly at the lonely sky above his head. He did not reply.

“Sorry, Ah Cheng” Before Gu Cheng could respond, Gu Qingyou lowered her eyes and choked.

Gu Cheng shook his head, “Sixth sister, it’s none of your business.”

The person who leaked the news to Lu Haichuan was him, so those people were implicated because of him …

“Ah Cheng, you are always honest. The Crown Prince …”

Crown Prince, he’s not on the same side as you.

Gu Qingyou thought about this sentence for a long time, but she still didn’t say it.

She knew her little brother too well, He had no shrewd temperament and was upright, As soon as he entered the Yan Cloud Guard, he had a good relationship with Lu Haiyang. Then, Lu Haiyang met Chu Yanzhi, who was still the Fourth Prince at that time. These past few years, he had been inseparable from them. He had already treated the Crown Prince and Lu Haiyang as his brothers and trusted them deeply. Did he ever think about what kind of people those brothers he trusted without reservation? But no matter what, his feelings for Chu Yanzhi and Lu Haiyang’s brothers were true. In order to save her, he had no choice but to betray them. It was already sad and guilty. Later, the Crown Prince was reprimanded because of this, and his father, Uncle Ping An’s Manor, and the Qing of the Dali Temple were all implicated. How uncomfortable was his heart?

Therefore, there were some things she wanted to say, but in the end, she still couldn’t say it.

“Sixth sister, something happened to Hai Yang.” Unexpectedly, Gu Qingyou did not say anything, but Gu Cheng suddenly spoke.

“Him? What happened to him?” Gu Qingyou frowned.

In her impression, Lu Haiyang was an extremely meticulous person. If it weren’t for the fact that Princess Yan had deceived him in the past, he would have taken over her father’s position and become the commander of the Imperial Guards by now.

“They said that the Crown Prince had drunk too much on the night of his wedding and accidentally fell off his horse and bruised his head.” After Gu Cheng finished speaking, he picked up the wine jug and was about to refill it when he suddenly discovered that the wine bottle was empty. He felt a burst of suffocation on his chest and raised his hand to smash the empty wine jug heavily onto the ground.

‘”Pa!”

The sound of the porcelain shattering caused Gu Qingyou’s eyebrows to jump. She anxiously patted the door and shouted worriedly, “Ah Cheng, what’s wrong with you?”

“Sixth Sister” Gu Cheng suddenly buried his face in his arms and cried, “I’m not good to Hai Yang, I’m sorry to the Crown Prince … I’m not worthy to be their brother …”

Gu Qingyou was stunned, “Cheng, Young Master Lu’s incident was just an accident. You … don’t blame yourself too much.”

“No, it wasn’t an accident.” Gu Cheng shook his head forcefully. “It’s me … That night, he told me to tell the Crown Prince that he would let Princess Yan admit everything, but … but I was knocked unconscious … Later, news of his drunken fall … It was Princess Yan, it must have been Princess Yan.”

Thinking of this, Gu Cheng gritted his teeth tightly, and a terrifying hatred burst out from his eyes.

This woman was too vicious!

Even though Gu Cheng’s expression could not be seen through the door, Gu Qingyou could still hear the resentment on his face from his voice, “A-Cheng, Princess Yan is not what you think …”

“Sixth sister, you’re still speaking up for her at this time.” Gu Cheng stood up.

Sensing that his tone seemed to be wrong, Gu Qingyou hurriedly stood up and clung to the tightly shut door. “Cheng, calm down first. Don’t act nonsense.”

How could Gu Cheng still listen to Gu Qingyou’s words at this moment? He wiped away his tears and stared coldly at Gu Qingyou inside the tightly closed door. “Sixth sister, don’t even think about that King Qin. He was sent to the northwest to calm down this morning. I wonder if he will be able to come back alive. Take care of yourself!” After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back, no matter how Gu Qingyou shouted.