The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 253

Chapter 253 Forcibly Seize The Throne
It’s getting closer, it’s getting closer, it’s getting closer.

The Imperial City was pitch-black in the middle of the night, like an invisible giant beast engulfing the entire city. However, Yi Kun Palace was unexpectedly brightly lit. The star-lit light seemed particularly conspicuous in the dark night. However, in Chu Yanzhi’s eyes, it was the last remaining light of some people.

When one of the pedestrians of Chu Yan arrived at Yi Kun Palace, he saw with a single glance that Yi Kun Palace was already surrounded by a group of imperial guards.

“Your Highness, Lord Xiang.” Seeing Chu Yanzhi and Xiang Mingxuan, the leading imperial guards hurriedly greeted them and saluted.

Xiang Mingxuan took a step forward and said to that person, “How is it? Is His Majesty still in the hall?”

“Your Excellency, your Majesty hasn’t come out since you entered.” The man replied.

Xiang Mingxuan nodded, “Is there anyone else coming in and out?”

“No.” The man replied.

After hearing that person’s reply, Xiang Mingxuan turned around and looked at Chu Yanzhi, who was still riding on his horse. He raised his hand and said, “Your Highness, look …”

Chu Yanzhi’s dark eyes narrowed as he jumped down from his horse. “It seems that it’s time to have a good chat with my good father!”

If he does as he says, then he can still keep him alive, but if he doesn’t …

Does he still have the ability to disobey?

Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi smiled coldly and ordered someone to push open the palace door. Then, he lifted his foot and strode into the palace.

It was late at night, and the rain had lessened considerably. The vegetation in the courtyard was washed verdant by the rain, but the peach blossom in the corner was thrown into chaos by the rain.

Chu Yanzhi had just stepped into the courtyard door when the emperor’s hoarse and old voice suddenly sounded in the room, “Come in …”

The corner of Chu Yanzhi’s lips hooked. Sure enough, what he said to Mingxuan’s people was right. His good father, Emperor, was indeed here. However, he raised his foot and was about to push it in when the door opened by itself.

The person who opened the door was Zhang Shichang, the head eunuch beside the emperor.

“Your Highness, please.” Zhang Shichang opened the door and stood by the side. He bowed respectfully to Chu Yanzhi.

Chu Yanzhi glanced at Zhang Shichang contemptuously, then passed him and stepped inside.

In the room, the Emperor was there, Consort Yan was there, and even Consort Mother Shen, who had been closed for several months, was there. Chu Yanzhi’s slender eyes coldly glanced at the person sitting in the room.

Imperial Concubine Shen leisurely picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea. Then, she smiled and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince came so quickly!”

Chu Yanzhi chuckled softly, “Not faster than Mother Concubine’s footsteps.” At this point, he paused for a moment, then said with a hint of contempt and ridicule in his voice, “I thought that Concubine Shen Mu was the most sensible, but now, it seems that this is not the case …”

When he came to power, she didn’t immediately lock the palace gate and refuse visitors. At that time, the Duke of Zheng’s Mansion collapsed. When Zheng Lin absconded from the capital, a princess was already not enough to be afraid of. Moreover, she was also under his nose. Even if she wanted to stir up a storm, it would be very difficult. Besides, she was his mother in name and attacking her would damage his reputation. It was because of this that he allowed her to come out today. He didn’t want her to jump out at this time.

“The Crown Prince really knows how to joke. I only heard that Sister Yan still has some good tea in her palace, so I came here specifically to get a cup of tea to drink.” Imperial Concubine Shen remained calm.

“I hope Imperial Concubine Yi Kun Palace won’t regret drinking this cup of tea.” Chu Yanzhi looked at Consort Shen and smiled.

“Then this palace will accept the Crown Prince’s auspicious words.” Imperial Concubine Shen smiled sweetly and then slowly put the teacup in her hand back on the table.

Chu Yanzhi curled his lips. He no longer looked at Consort Shen. Instead, he looked at the Emperor who had not said a word since he came in. “Father Emperor, could it be that you came to Consort Yan’s palace for tea like Shen Mother?”

The Emperor pursed his lips tightly. His gloomy gaze swept Chu Yanzhi from top to bottom. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, “Then you, what are you doing here again? Forcing the palace? Killing your father?”

Chu Yanzhi raised his sword-like eyebrows and smiled again. He raised his foot and sat down in a chair beside him. Why did Father Emperor say this? Your son has only come here today to ask your father for the next decree! ”

“A decree? What decree?”

Chu Yanzhi lowered his head and smiled. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a piece of the sword in his hand. With a slight movement of the snow-white sword blade, a dazzling light appeared. It was even more dazzling than this light. What made the Emperor’s heart chill even more was what Chu Yanzhi was about to say. “Father is already old, it’s time for him to rest for the rest of his life.”

“What, do you still dare to force the palace? Don’t forget, I gave you everything today!” The Emperor tightly pinched the back of the chair with his right hand, and the veins on his forehead exploded. He stared at Chu Yanzhi with his eyes slightly protruding, as if he wanted to poke a few holes in his body.

When Chu Yanzhi, who originally had a smile on his face, heard the Emperor’s words, his expression suddenly sank. A cold light shot out from his eyes towards the Emperor. “Since Father Emperor has given me the position of Crown Prince, then why not give me the position of Emperor together? Could it be that Father Emperor is planning to re-establish the Crown Prince?”

“Bastard!” The Emperor slammed the table and stood up abruptly. Perhaps it was because he exerted too much force that his body suddenly shook. Fortunately, Zhang Shichang, who was beside him, quickly supported him. “If I don’t give the decree,” he said.

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes narrowed, and a murderous aura instantly shot towards the Emperor. “Is Father Emperor forcing me to do this?”

“So what if I force you?” The Emperor said sternly.

As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, a cold light suddenly flashed past. Immediately afterwards, the table beside the Emperor cracked and was actually cut off by someone using a sword to block his waist.

“You … you …” The Emperor’s face turned ashen. He pointed at the tip of Chu Yanzhi’s nose, his entire body trembling uncontrollably. He was unable to spit out a single word for a long time.

“Your Majesty, you must take care!” Zhang Shichang hurriedly stepped forward to support the tottering emperor.

Looking at Chu Yanzhi’s face, the Emperor felt as if his chest was being stabbed with daggers. Before this, he still had some hope in his heart. He told himself that the death of Concubine Xiang was caused by Chu Xizhi. Everything was planned by him. The Crown Prince had no choice but to force the palace to rebel. Before this, he had always persuaded himself like this, but now …

If he didn’t give this decree today, he really would have killed his father and ruler!

“Good! Good! Good!” After a long time, the Emperor withdrew his hand and said three words in a row, “As expected of a good son raised by me! I have worked hard for so many years, but I didn’t expect to have such a poisonous snake by my side!”

After he was forced to hand over the jade seal, he pleaded for him in front of Xizhi, hoping that he could be lenient to him. However, he did not expect that …

“Looks like Father Emperor feels that the jade seal is more important than his own life?” Chu Yanzhi looked at the Emperor and smiled coldly.

Unexpectedly, the Emperor smiled when he heard Chu Yanzhi’s words. As he smiled, he supported Zhang Shichang’s hand and sat back on the chair. “You want the jade seal? Too late, too late …”

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, “What do you mean by that?”

The corner of the Emperor’s mouth twitched as he looked at Chu Yanzhi with ridicule in his eyes, “The jade seal is not with me.”

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes narrowed as his thin lips curled into a line. His icy cold eyes were firmly fixed on the Emperor’s body. A moment later, the corner of his mouth tilted and he sneered, “Father, are you forcing me to take action?” As soon as he finished speaking, the sharp blade in his hand moved slightly. The cold light on the sword blade reflected the old and decadent face of the Emperor, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

Before coming to Yi Kun Palace, he had already sent people to search through the inside and outside of Chong De Palace. There was no jade seal there, so the only possibility was that the Emperor would bring the jade seal along with him when he came to Yi Kun Palace!

“Force you? Aren’t you forcing me now?” The Emperor turned his face away from the dazzling cold light and said coldly.

The murderous intent in Chu Yanzhi’s eyes suddenly surged, and the hand holding the sword also moved.

“Your Highness,” At this moment, Zhang Shi Chong, who was standing beside the Emperor, shouted, “Your Majesty, he is not lying. The jade seal is indeed not on Your Majesty.”

Chu Yanzhi’s cold gaze shifted towards Zhang Shichang. “Isn’t it still on Eunuch Zhang? Or …” He raised the sword in his hand, and the sword slowly moved towards Imperial Consort Yan, who had been sitting on the side without saying a word, “On her?”

“Your Highness is wrong. None of you are here.” Zhang Shichang said.

“Could it be that the jade seal has grown wings and flown away? Tell me, where exactly is the jade seal!” Chu Yanzhi shouted harshly, and the sword in his hand directly stopped on Zhang Shichang’s neck.

He really didn’t have the patience to waste any more time with these people. Zhang Shichang was the closest person to the old emperor, so he must know where the jade seal was hidden! If he didn’t open his mouth again, then he could only use him to sacrifice his sword.

“Of course the jade seal won’t grow wings to fly. It’s with me.” Behind him, a clear voice suddenly sounded.

This voice …

Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then he abruptly turned around.

At the door, Chu Xizhi stood leisurely at the door in a purple robe. The night wind blew his hair, and his face was clearly reflected in his pupils.

It was him! It was really him!

A bolt of lightning suddenly exploded in Chu Yanzhi’s brain, causing his entire head to buzz with pain.

It can’t be!

It can’t be!

He had already ordered people to control all the city gates in the capital. Even the Imperial Palace was under his control, so it was impossible for him to appear here!

“Fourth brother, you’re a little late.” Seeing Chu Yanzhi’s shocked appearance, Chu Xizhi smiled faintly.

Chu Yanzhi’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

No matter how he infiltrated the imperial palace, as long as he slashed him under the sword today, everything would still be as he had originally planned.

Thinking of this, Chu Yanzhi’s hand holding the sword tightened.

‘”It seems that Fourth Brother is trying to kill me, but …” Chu Xizhi smiled again. As he smiled, he walked in through the door and said to Chu Yanzhi in an extremely gentle voice, “Fourth Brother, are you sure you can kill me by yourself?”

The space between Chu Yanzhi’s eyebrows suddenly jumped, and he immediately looked outside the door.

He alone could not kill Chu Xizhi, but he still had Xiang Mingxuan and dozens of experts from the Imperial Guards! He didn’t believe that Chu Xizhi would be able to escape unscathed in the midst of so many people’s encirclement and suppression!

Seemingly knowing what Chu Yanzhi was thinking, Chu Xizhi sighed quietly. “Fourth Brother, don’t you understand? How did I appear here? Why is there such a big commotion, but there isn’t a single reaction from outside? Fourth Brother, you’re a smart person, can’t you guess the reason for this?”