Prosperous advisors

Chapter 498 Father and Son Enmity (2)
Rong Xuan raised his eyes, glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Fourth brother, don't worry. It's already at this time...why is it not what the father said?"

Rong Yan smiled embarrassingly, cursing inwardly, if he hadn't been afraid of the Nangong family's influence on the army, how could he be so cautious about Rong Xuan?

In the back hall of the Qinghe Hall, as soon as Rong Zhang stepped into the hall, he saw Emperor Xiyue, who was said to be dying, sitting on a low couch in the hall, meditating on the chessboard.Although the complexion on his face was very bad, it didn't seem like he was about to die.

Rong Zhang quickly glanced at the hall, but did not see Rong Jin's figure.

Emperor Xiyue didn't raise his head, and said flatly, "You're here? Come and sit down."

Rong Zhang walked over silently and sat down opposite Emperor Xiyue.Emperor Xiyue said: "Play a game of chess with me. Jin'er has been impatient since she was a child, and never willing to play chess with me." The other princes wished to play chess with their father, but unfortunately Emperor Xiyue never looked down on him. .

Rong Zhang silently picked up the white piece and dropped a piece on the chessboard.Emperor Xiyue shook his head, followed by dropping a sunspot, and said with a sigh: "Among so many princes, you are the only one who is good at chess and has patience."

For a moment, Rong Zhang Lianshan flashed a trance look, but quickly disappeared and disappeared.Naturally, his relationship with Emperor Xiyue was not inherently so bad.When Emperor Xiyue was still a wise and mighty emperor, although he was not close to concubines and children, he always had his own preferences. More than 20 years ago, Rong Zhang was talented, smart and wise. Compared with the eldest son Rong Huang, who was somewhat indecisive, Rong Xuan, who had both civil and military skills, was not very outstanding, and Rong Yan, who was born with a smart mother but had a poor family background, Rong Zhang was the one. The prince who satisfied Emperor Xiyue the most.It's a pity... In the past 20 years, the number of times the father and son have even met, let alone played chess.

There was silence in the hall, only the soft sound of chess pieces falling from time to time.Although the fighting on the chessboard seemed to be very intense, the two of them knew each other well, and neither of them put their minds on the chessboard.

In the end, the chess game was still occupied by Emperor Xiyue. Rong Zhang looked down at the half-played chess game and pondered for a moment, then suddenly dropped the chess piece in his hand and said calmly: "Your minister has lost, so there is no need to play again."

Emperor Xiyue looked at him indifferently and said: "I didn't expect that you have been hiding your strength for 20 years, but your murderous intent has become more serious. I told you 20 years ago that you made a mistake and were too eager for success. Second mistake, If you can't persist, you will win like a rainbow, and you will lose a thousand miles. In this regard, you are far inferior to Jin'er."

Rong Zhang lowered his eyes, as if he was listening respectfully to the instruction of Emperor Xiyue.

"Do you want the throne?" Looking at the silent son in front of him, Emperor Xiyue suddenly asked.

Rong Zhang was startled, and looked at Emperor Xiyue in surprise.He knew a long time ago that no matter who his father passed on the throne to, he would never pass it on to him.Now what does he mean by asking this question?
Emperor Xiyue smiled and said: "You are a smart man, so you have never considered the possibility of ascending the throne in the past 20 years. You are paving the way for Jin'er, right? Is it the same as your ascending to the throne?"

Apart from the initial shock, Rong Zhang seemed extremely calm, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my father. Jin'er..." Rong Zhang felt a little worried, if his father already knew about Rong Jin's background, then... …

Emperor Xiyue didn't seem to hear his words, but looked at the chessboard in front of him, but his eyes seemed to have passed through Rongzhang to an unknown place.

"The matter of Xi'er..." Emperor Xiyue said indifferently.

"Shut up!" Hearing the word Xi'er, Rong Zhang felt as if he had been poked into a sore spot.The words that rushed out of his mouth were interrupted by a violent cough, and it took him a long time to recover. I don't know whether it was because of the severe cough or anger, his originally pale face turned red, and he glared at Emperor Xiyue and said: "You are not allowed to mention Xi'er!"

Emperor Xiyue looked at him calmly, and after a while he sneered and said, "I was indeed at fault for what happened to Xi'er back then, but... don't you have selfish intentions?"

Rong Zhang's flushed face turned pale in an instant, and he stared fixedly at Emperor Xiyue with red eyes.It was as if the person sitting in front of him was not his biological father, but his sworn enemy.

Emperor Xiyue raised his eyes, fixedly stared at Rong Zhang, and said with a sneer: "I am the emperor, and the whole of Xiyue belongs to me, so what if I want Xi'er? If you really have such backbone, you would have slapped me with a sword back then." If you kill her, I might be able to praise you as my son. If you don't dare, what qualifications do you have to fight with me? Since Xi'er has already entered the palace, she has nothing to do with you. If it wasn't for you... How could she have died young? Rong Zhang... If I hadn't promised Xi'er, I wouldn't kill you in my lifetime, do you think...you can still go around in secret all these years?"

Rong Zhang was furious, and roared in a low voice: "Xi'er is my wife!"

Emperor Xiyue smiled disdainfully, "Unfortunately, you are not capable of keeping her, nor are you capable of giving her a peaceful life."

Rong Zhang's thin fingers firmly grasped the cushion under the seat. As a man, being unable to protect his wife is the greatest shame.He is the prince of the heavenly family, born to be more proud than ordinary people.But the man who hated him for taking his wife was the father he respected and admired the most...

Emperor Xiyue didn't see his anger in his eyes, and continued: "Xi'er's entry into the palace should have nothing to do with you, but you... used your previous relationship with her to instigate her to assassinate me. Really My good son, Zhang'er... Actually, I was thinking a long time ago, is it because you are angry and want to kill me because I robbed Xi'er, or... from the very beginning when you knew that I fell in love with Xi'er Er was thinking of sending her into the palace to take the opportunity to assassinate me? After all... At that time, the third prince was still the prince I valued the most. If Xi'er was willing to conspire with you after Zhen died, it would be an honor for you to ascend the throne. A very logical thing?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Rong Zhang stood up abruptly, glaring at Emperor Xiyue, his eyes almost burst into flames, "I will never do such a shameless thing! You are the one who separated me and Xi." Son, you forced Xi'er to death! You already have the world, why do you still do this? I am your son, and Xi'er is your daughter-in-law!"

"Shut up!" Emperor Xiyue said coldly, "Xi'er is my noble concubine, you should remember clearly. Xi'er was killed by you, if you didn't force her to poison me, how could she have died?"

Why did he do that, Emperor Xiyue felt a little at a loss in his heart.Perhaps when he saw the pure and innocent smile of that white jade-like snow woman in the plum grove of Xunwang Mansion, he had already forgotten all the etiquette, justice and ethics in this world.He climbed step by step from a little prince to the supreme position of Xiyue in the darkest and most treacherous palace in the world.His heart has long been sunk in darkness, everyone around him is calculating, and he is always on guard against everyone.But the moment he saw that woman, he finally discovered that there is such a clean and pure existence in this world.The desire to have such a purely beautiful woman surpassed everything from that moment on.

(End of this chapter)