Chapter 555 There Was No Good Fortune in the Emperor's Family

"Trash!"

In the Changle Palace of Jinling City, a white-haired Chen Xuanji pushed the golden fruit plate on the table to the ground. The golden artifact landed on the ground and rolled on the ground, producing ear-piercing sounds. As a result, the good fruits on the fruit plate were scattered all over the ground.

"Your Majesty! What's wrong?" Hearing this, Yan Yanyan quickly stepped forward and arrived in front of Chen Xuanji. At that time, she asked softly.

Chen Xuanji turned around and looked at Yan Yanyan. She was a gentle, considerate, beautiful, and dignified woman. He did everything for the country of Chen and for Chen Xuanji. Compared to Fang Ziyu, the two were like two extremes. Even though it was a union from the beginning, it was only out of necessity, but after this period of time, Chen Xuanji had no choice but to admit that Yan Yanyan, as his wife, was almost an impeccable existence.

Chen Xuanji tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. He asked softly, "Have you heard of it?"

Although Yan Yanyan was gentle enough, However, Chen Xuanji was not stupid enough to treat the woman in front of him as the wife of a husband and godson. Behind her, her father, Yan Yuming, was able to hide from Munch's spies in a short period of time and gather 200,000 elite troops for him. With such a strong backing, Yan Yanyan would probably have known about the news a few days earlier than he did.

After hearing this question, Yan Yanyan nodded her head in agreement.

Although he had expected this, Chen Xuanji's expression sank when he saw this scene. Although he was the noble ruler of the noble Chen Kingdom, he often looked like an outsider.

"Your Majesty, I don't like it" Yan Yanyan quickly understood Chen Xuanji's thoughts. She lowered her head and asked carefully.

Chen Xuanji shook his head, not willing to dwell on this issue.

"Great Xia has retreated." He whispered, his tone not filled with much joy, but rather with sorrow.

"I know." Yan Yanyan was very considerate and did not mention the previous topic. She nodded and looked at Chen Xuanji in confusion. "Isn't this supposed to be a good thing? The Great Xia withdrew its troops and His Majesty defended the territory of the Chen Kingdom for the ancestors. This is a sign of prosperity! The citizens of the Chen Kingdom will also be grateful to His Majesty."

Yan Yanyan's words did not make Chen Xuanji's mood any better. On the contrary, following her words, Chen Xuanji's expression gradually became gloomy. At this moment, the anger that had just been suppressed in his heart also began to scratch upwards.

His hand suddenly stretched out and smashed into the table in front of him once again.

Even though he hadn't used any of his True Essence, his strength was still tremendous. The center of the table was slightly sunken, and the loud noise caused Yan Yanyan's body to tremble. She stopped halfway through her words.

Chen Xuanji's expression was gloomy, and there seemed to be flames rising in his eyes. He said, "But Munch is not dead!"

His tone was cold, like a ghost whispering in the middle of the night.

Chen Xuanji had a wonderful plan.

Great Xia Country's pillar Qiu Fanping led two hundred thousand troops to ambush Changwu Pass. Following the death of King Fengxing Chen Ping by Cui Ting's hand, there were no more usable soldiers in Chen Country except for the hundred thousand Tiger Wolf Cavalry in Munch's hands. Naturally, the heavy responsibility of meeting Qiu Fanping would inevitably fall into Munch's hands.

Munch, who had already been conferred the title of Prime Minister to Jiuxi, could be said to be an extremely respected official. Once he rejected the Great Xia Cavalry once again, his reputation would surely flourish. Chen Xuanji no longer had anything to reward such a monk. At that time, would he be willing to submit to others again?

Although the idea of judging oneself by oneself had been made, in fact, since ancient times, there had been few times when it was wrong to use this method to measure people's hearts.

Therefore, while Munch was leading a hundred thousand troops to kill the enemy in Changwu Pass, Chen Xuanji had secretly summoned Yan Yanyan's father, Yan Yuming. He had recruited two hundred thousand elite soldiers for him and gathered them behind Changwu Pass in various ways. Once a war broke out between Munch and Qiu Fanping. If he won, two hundred thousand soldiers would be able to charge forward in one swoop. In the name of conspiring against the enemy, he would eradicate Munch and the others who had slacked off after the war. If he failed, then it would be great. Two hundred thousand soldiers could also take over from Munch and fight Qiu Fanping.

Chen Xuanji had calculated everything, but he didn't expect the aggressive Great Xia cavalry to be so anxious. After probing outside the Changwu Pass for more than a month, he quietly retreated.

In the past month or so, although Munch and Qiu Fuping had fought many times, they were all small trials. The main force in Munch's hands, the 100,000 Tiger Wolf Cavalry that claimed to be able to slay Immortals, was unharmed. If he attacked at this moment, the 100,000 Tiger Wolf Cavalry that used 200,000 elite soldiers to shake Munch would have very little chance of winning. It was definitely not a good method.

What worried Chen Xuanji the most was that Munch had been too busy with the war to care about it. Once he withdrew his troops and returned to the dynasty, 200,000 people would be his greatest ability, and he probably couldn't hide it from Munch's spies. Once he investigated this matter, the consequences would be unimaginable. In fact, even though Munch was still on his way back to court, a memorial to the Yan Clan had already been placed on Chen Xuanji's desk.

Yan Yanyan was smart, so she quickly understood what was going on after hearing this.

With a gentle smile, she walked over to Chen Xuanji and placed herself in his embrace. She lay on Chen Xuanji's chest and said softly, "Your Majesty, no matter what happens, Yan Yan will accompany Your Majesty."

Sniffing the faint fragrance coming from the person in his arms, Chen Xuanji's uneasiness and anger were surprisingly calmed down a lot. He also reached out to hug the person in his arms and sighed, "To be able to marry Yan'er is truly a mysterious blessing … However …"

"If we miss this opportunity, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for an unknown amount of time before we attack Munch again."

"Your Majesty is still young. Sooner or later, you will arrive at the Immortal Dimension. How long will Your Majesty be able to afford to wait? Yan Yan will also accompany Your Majesty until the end." Yan Yanyanrou said. She squeezed into Chen Xuanji's arms again. She sniffed at the faint smell coming from the man's body and felt a burst of peace of mind. She only thought how good it would be if she could be carried down by him like this forever.

"I'm afraid Monk won't let me wait until that day." Chen Xuanji didn't seem to sense the thoughts of the person in his arms. He sighed again and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty!" When Yan Yanyan heard this, she sat up from Chen Xuanji's embrace. She said somewhat unhappily, "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense. Your Majesty is the son of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Even if Munch had the guts, he wouldn't dare to do anything to Your Majesty! Besides, a good person like Your Majesty will definitely enjoy the same heavens of happiness and benefit of good fortune."

Good man? A bitter smile appeared on Chen Xuanji's face.

Can he still be called a good person? He thought about that day, the face that he had seen in Jinling City from shock to astonishment to sorrow. He thought about the lonely back of her when she left. Chen Xuanji did not understand. Could he still be considered a good person for doing such a thing?

Therefore, he shook his head and said, "I'm not good."

"No! His Majesty is the best person in the world!" However, for some reason, Yan Yanyan, who had always been obedient to Chen Xuanji, replied at that time. There was a rare sense of determination and certainty in her tone.

Chen Xuanji was stunned. He thought that the other party was trying to comfort him with this. He shook his head and tried to end the topic that upset him. However, Yan Yanyan looked straight at Chen Xuanji at that time. Her pair of dark eyes shone like stars and bright moons. They were so bright that no one dared to look directly at them.

Fourteen years ago … Yan Yanyan said softly.

"Jin Ling City of the Chen Kingdom, Your Majesty remembers what happened at that time?"

Chen Xuanji couldn't help but be stunned. Twelve years ago, he was still the prince of the Chen Kingdom, and his mother, Empress Meng Yu, was still alive. The world at that time was so perfect for Chen Xuanji when he was young, so perfect that it was almost a dream.

Of course, Chen Xuanji had a lot of memories of that year, but he didn't know what Yan Yanyan was referring to.

"You saved me." Yan Yanyan seemed to have seen through Chen Xuanji's doubts. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she quickly suppressed this loss. She said, "That year, my father and I fled to Jinling City and were hunted down by our enemies. It was the passing Emperor who severely punished those thieves. My father and I managed to escape the calamity and live to this day."

Chen Xuanji only remembered what had happened when he heard this. Back then, his mother, Empress Meng Yu, was unable to stop him from pestering him. She took him to play in a mini-suit. Coincidentally, she encountered this incident at the corner of the street and had the accompanying guards save the father and daughter in distress. However, she did not expect it to be Yan Yanyan in front of her.

Seeing Chen Xuanji's expression, Yan Yanyan immediately laughed heartily. She ran into Chen Xuanji's embrace and hugged him, saying softly, "Your Majesty saved Yan Yan's life. Even if something really happened, Yan Yan will risk her life to protect Your Majesty."

Chen Xuanji, who was still recalling the past, was shocked when he heard this.

He seemed to have thought of something, and the expression between his eyebrows became strange and wooden again. Then he slowly lowered his head and stretched out his hand, stopping less than an inch away from the person in his arms. Then he asked in an incomparably deep tone, "Yan Yan, are you really willing to sacrifice your life for me?"

Yan Yanyan, who was already completely immersed in her childhood sentiments, did not recognize Chen Xuanji's strange tone at all. She nodded heavily, "Yan Yan's life belongs to His Majesty, and she is also His Majesty's. For His Majesty's sake, Yan Yan can do anything."

"Is that so?" Chen Xuanji muttered. The hand hanging in the air finally landed on Yan Yan's body. At this moment, he tightly poured the girl into his embrace and said softly, "I am truly fortunate to be able to marry a woman like Yan Yan."

"To be able to marry His Majesty, Yan Yan is also very happy."

After the two of them finished speaking, they looked at each other speechlessly and hugged each other tightly in the Changle Palace in Jinling City.

That night, the candlelight was leisurely and unextinguished in Changle Palace.

…

Although Chen Xuanji knew very well that when he received the news of Great Xia withdrawing troops, Munch was already on his way back to the court.

However, he did not expect that the speed at which he received the news would be so slow, or that Munch would return so quickly.

He stood up from the bed carved with dragons and phoenixes, tidied up his clothes, and looked sideways at the dawn outside the hall. "Is he here so early?" He asked without shifting his head.

"Yes." The old eunuch who was kneeling at the entrance of the hall and his head landing on the ground replied softly. "Lord Qin wang has been waiting in Changle Palace for an hour. This old servant is afraid of disturbing His Majesty's rest, so he only came to report it now."

"Uncle just bathed in blood and killed his enemies at the border. Gui Chao will come face to face with Saint. We can learn from each other. It's my Great Chen's humble servant." Chen Xuanji sighed expressionlessly. He reached out and picked up the dragon robe scattered on the side, putting it on his body.

Hearing this, the old eunuch at the entrance of the hall still lowered her head. She did not get up, nor did she respond.

After a while, Chen Xuanji finally put on the tedious dragon robe.

As the monarch of the Chen Kingdom, no matter how desolate he was, the maids in this costume would not be inferior. However, Chen Xuanji was used to accomplishing such a thing on his own. This was a habit he had developed as a child, and it was also something his mother had requested.

He didn't like the royal robe. He was too fat and wore it too tediously.

But now he suddenly understood that once something was put on, it would be very difficult to take it off, because the price of taking it off was often your life.

Therefore, he carefully fastened every belt and closed every button. He knew that he was destined to never escape this fate, so he had to cherish this royal robe as much as he cherished his own life.

It took him fifteen minutes to put on the royal robe. Then he turned to look at the old eunuch who was still crouching on the ground and said, "Let's go. Don't make my uncle wait too long."

Hearing this, the old eunuch hurriedly stood up, but his head was still respectfully lowered. Then, he turned around to lead the way.

However, just as Chen Xuanji was about to take a step forward, the white-haired man suddenly seemed to have thought of something. His footsteps stopped in midair, then he turned around and looked behind him.

On the luxurious bed carved of dragons and phoenixes, a woman who was as delicate as water was still sleeping peacefully.

Seeing this, Chen Xuanji smiled. He leaned forward and lightly kissed the woman's forehead before turning around and leaving.

The woman's eyes on the bed were still tightly closed, but her long eyelashes seemed to move imperceptibly after the man left.

…

In Changle Palace.

Chen Xuanji stared at the armored man with a long saber at his waist. His expression was silent.

At that time, the man looked up at him with the same expression of silence and silence.

The old eunuch behind Chen Xuanji lowered his head and looked cowardly, as if he was afraid that the slight sound of his sleeves would break the silence.

After a long time.

The ice and snow between Chen Xuanji's eyebrows suddenly melted. He smiled and said with concern, "Uncle, you've worked hard."

The man respectfully cupped his hands and replied, "It is my fortune to be able to share the burden of His Majesty."

The middle-aged voice was like thunder, echoing back and forth in the empty Changle Palace. After a few breaths, it finally stopped.

"Uncle is tired of traveling. Why are you in a hurry to face Saint when you come back to cultivate? If you are tired, who should I rely on when these wolves look around the world in the future?" Chen Xuanji said this with a warm smile on his face.

"The world is His Majesty's world. This official is already old, and one day, he will die. His Majesty will have to learn to rely on himself." Munch replied softly, his expression silent, unable to see the sorrow and joy on his face.

Fear and worry immediately appeared on Chen Xuanji's face. He anxiously said, "Uncle, what are you talking about? This Great Chen is my Great Chen, and also my Uncle's. If it weren't for my Uncle, how could there be such a mystery today?"

When Chen Xuanji said this, both his tone and expression were filled with fear and sincerity, but it was difficult to pick out the slightest flaw.

However, Munch only gave Chen Xuanji a faint glance before withdrawing his gaze. At the same time, he also withdrew his posture of being false to Chen Xuanji.

He stepped forward and walked to the stairs of the dragon chair. He cupped his hands and said, "I have something to ask you this time."

The smile on Chen Xuanji's face, which he had expected earlier, did not diminish at all. He smiled and said, "What's the matter? It doesn't matter if Uncle speaks bluntly."

The seemingly unprepared, almost heartfelt smile landed in Monk's eyes. The man's expression was as silent as an ancient well. There was a slight fluctuation in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"When I met the foreign enemies at Changwu Pass, I found traces of a large number of soldiers patrolling the valley's cage road. After Qiu Fuping withdrew, I sent soldiers to investigate and found traces of 200,000 troops of our Great Chen Army. Does Your Majesty know about this? As far as I know, Great Chen does not have so many other troops." Munch asked. At that moment, he raised his head again. His gaze landed on Chen Xuanji's face like a sharp arrow, as if he wanted to see something from this young emperor.

But to his disappointment, Chen Xuanji, who had heard this, only revealed an expression of astonishment that did not last for a moment. Then, he suddenly smiled and said, "This is what Uncle is talking about."

'"Great Xia is unwilling to die. Uncle is alone in resisting the enemy. My heart is worried about Uncle's safety. Just now, I ordered someone to recruit troops. It is enough to gather 200,000 troops. I was just about to send Uncle to reinforce him, but I didn't want his divine might to cause the enemy to retreat."

"Your Majesty is so capable. In less than a month, you can gather 200,000 troops …" Monk sighed.

"It's just some untrained recruits. It's useless to use them hastily, let alone compare to the Tiger Wolf Cavalry in Uncle's hands." Chen Xuanji replied with a guilty expression.

Monk said, "Then His Majesty will have to train this army well. There will be more troubles for us in the future."

However, before Chen Xuanji could agree, Munch's voice sounded again, "I wonder if His Majesty has seen the memorial I sent."

This time, a strange expression finally appeared on Chen Xuanji's face. However, he quickly smiled and said, "Uncle is talking about the Yan Clan using their power to accumulate wealth and ruin our royal family's reputation?"

When Munch heard this, he did not respond. Instead, he stared at Chen Xuanji with a calm gaze.

The smile on Chen Xuanji's face gradually became somewhat unnatural under this gaze. However, after a few breaths of time, he said in a deep voice, "This matter is of great importance."

However, Munch did not give Chen Xuanji the chance to finish his sentence. His tone suddenly increased by a few points. At that time, he said loudly, "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs. Since you want to investigate this matter, I don't think you have time to supervise the training of the army. I have fought all year round, so I have some insights into this matter." "In addition, the enemies around the Chen Kingdom are looking around. It is urgent to train the army. If not, I will hand this matter over to this lowly official."

These words were of course filled with passion, as if they were loyal to the emperor and the country. However, when the old eunuch behind Chen Xuanji heard this, his body couldn't help but tremble. He could understand that this was clearly robbing the military power. The so-called great rebellion was nothing more than that.

However, strangely enough, after hearing this, the smile on Chen Xuanji's face that was clearly about to freeze suddenly brightened again. He lowered his head and said, "Uncle misunderstood. What I said is that I have already investigated this matter clearly. As for the result."

At this point, Chen Xuanji turned to look at the old eunuch beside him.

The old man named Slave nodded knowingly at that time. He went to the inner room and took out a one-foot-square wooden box. He walked in front of Monk.

The smile on Chen Xuanji's face became even more intense. He stared at Munch and said meaningfully, "It's all in this wooden box. Uncle, please take a look."

…

Yan Yanyan anxiously paced back and forth through the doors of the Eastern Palace's Phoenix Luan Palace.

Chen Xuanji went to meet with Munch. Although she was constantly comforting Chen Xuanji, she knew very well that Munch was not an easy person. This trip was extremely dangerous.

Of course, she wished to help Chen Xuanji, but as a woman, how could she control such an important matter in the court? She could only send her trusted aides out of the palace early in the morning to inform her father, hoping to solve this matter through her father's strength in the Chen Kingdom. However, Chen Xuanji had not returned for a long time, nor had that trusted aide.

This kind of waiting was undoubtedly the hardest to endure.

"Not good!" An hour had passed, but a cry of alarm suddenly came from outside the hall.

Yan Yanyan was shocked. She recognized that this voice was the voice of the trusted aide she sent out. She hurriedly walked out of the hall door and saw the trusted aide rushing into the hall with an anxious expression.

"What's the matter?" Yan Yanyan hurriedly asked.

"Master, Yan" The trusted aide was about to say something, but a sharp male duck voice came from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With that sound, Chen Xuanji, who wore a royal robe and had white hair and an incomparably handsome face, appeared at the entrance of the palace.

Seeing her sweetheart, Yan Yanyan quickly stepped forward and said with a happy expression, "Your Majesty is back? Then Munch didn't make things difficult for Your Majesty, right?"

Yan Yanyan's heart was full of thoughts about the safety of her sweetheart, but she did not discover it. At that time, the trusted aide who had passed by her mistakenly immediately turned pale when she heard of Chen Xuanji's arrival, and her face turned ashen.

Returning Chen Xuanji did not immediately respond to Yan Yanyan's concern. His gaze swept across the surroundings and he said softly, "You guys leave first."

When the servants around heard this, they naturally didn't dare to disobey. After agreeing, they all retreated. Although that trusted aide had the intention to winked at Yan Yanyan, Yan Yanyan only had the person in front of her in her eyes. How could she estimate him?

After everyone left, Yan Yanyan asked again, "Your Majesty, what exactly happened?"

"No problem. The matter has been settled. Yan'er doesn't need to worry." Chen Xuanji said with a smile.

Hearing this, Yan Yanyan's heart finally relaxed. She heaved a long sigh of relief and patted her chest with lingering fear. She said, "But I'm worried about the bad concubines. It's good that I'm fine. I told you that His Majesty Hong Fu Qitian will definitely be able to save the day."

After saying those words, she did not see Chen Xuanji's gloomy gaze. She seemed to have thought of something and said, "Your Majesty went to deal with this matter early this morning. I presume that there is no time to eat at this moment. Your concubine has already prepared breakfast for Your Majesty. It is all His Majesty's favorite food."

As she spoke, the woman unconsciously turned around and walked to the desk at the side. She wanted to take out something from the food box, but she still said to herself, "Yan Yan doesn't have much ability. She can't help His Majesty. She can only do what she can."

"No."

"Yan'er has already helped me a lot, but there's still one more thing I need to trouble you with." Chen Xuanji's voice sounded behind her.

"What?" Unconsciously, a woman brought out the previously hot wonton from the food box. She turned around and wanted to ask.

However, just as she spoke, her body trembled as if she had been heavily injured.

The golden bowl in her hand instantly fell off, and the soup wonton scattered all over the ground. However, she only stared at the face in front of her with her eyes wide open in disbelief. It was the face that she had dreamed of countless times in her dreams.

She looked at her chest. At this moment, there was a long sword stabbed into it. She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the person in front of her. She wanted to know if all of this was a nightmare, or…

However, before her hand could reach that point in the future, she lost all of her strength. Her head sank and she fell down with unbelievable fear.

At that time, Chen Xuanji took another step forward and hugged the girl's falling body.

He stroked her caring back as if he was comforting his sleeping lover. Then, he gently moved closer to her ear, opened his lips, and spat out two words in a soft voice.

"Die," he said.

…

When Munch walked out of Changle Palace, the sky was still clear and thunderous.

The rain poured down without warning.

His Highness Prince Qin did not prop up his True Essence Barrier. Instead, he allowed the rain to hit his armor.

They were washing away the dust on the armor that had not left their bodies for a month, and they were also washing away something in Monk's heart.

He suddenly stopped ten feet away from the lofty palace gate. He placed the wooden box in his embrace in front of him, and then stretched out his hand to gently open the wooden box.

There was a head that was still warm as it stared at him with its eyes wide open, filled with anger and unwillingness.

It's called Yan Yuming.

It was the head of the Yan Clan and Yan Yanyan's father.

That was naturally an extremely terrifying scene, but this pair of Munch, who had long been accustomed to life and death, clearly did not have the slightest bit of impact.

However, he still stopped and looked for a long time. The corner of his mouth gradually hooked into a smile, and a look of gratification appeared in his eyes.

After a few breaths, he closed the wooden box and walked into the boundless rainstorm.

In a trance, a murmur came.

"You're learning fast…"

"But not fast enough."

"Faster …"

"I don't have much time left to teach you…"

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