Chapter 478 It’s too late

Chapter 478 It’s too late

Ning Yunxi spoke in a gentle voice, offering comfort and advice.

"Fourth Brother, rest assured."

"Perhaps because he has rarely been with the Emperor, Senior Brother doesn't know much about him."

"The emperor cherishes talents very much. Even if I, a mediocre person, leave him, the emperor will still think about me, persuade me to surrender, and patiently wait for my return, not to mention my elder brother."

"Big brother is so talented that he can soar to the sky like a dragon or a phoenix, or a crane can sing in the sky. Even if the situation is not good, he only needs to retreat appropriately and make some coaxing remarks to save himself. The emperor will never be willing to hurt his life."

Zhou Zixi was so anxious that he lost his patience and wanted to interrupt her, but he was too polite to open his mouth. He waited until she finished speaking before hurriedly continuing.

"You don't know that the emperor's expectations of Fengzhe are very different from yours. Once he knows that Fengzhe has changed his mind and followed someone else, the emperor will definitely not show mercy!"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Ning Yunxi was also panicked and couldn't help but ask one more question.

"What's the difference?"

The incident happened suddenly, Yan Yu was caught off guard, extremely frightened, and unable to react in time.

Zhou Zixi was extremely anxious, disregarding his manners and almost flew into a rage.

"It's useless to say more. It will only waste time and energy. I beg you to go and save him!"

Yan Yu tried his best to come back to his senses and urged him quickly.

"Little sister, let's go quickly and rush to the palace."

The memories of the past hit Ning Yunxi's heart, and suddenly, she felt heartbroken.

"it is good……"

Ning Yunxi and the other person did not stop for a moment and headed straight for the secret passage of Tongshitai.

Out of courtesy, Zhou Zixi stood up and saw him off respectfully.

After the brothers finished collecting the items, they returned to their rooms one after another, leaving only Cao Xinheng and Jiang Luo.

Jiang Luo was polite and courteous, but Cao Xinheng was still arrogant.

After watching them walk further and further away and bidding them farewell, Zhou Zixi's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Cao Xinheng and the other man hurriedly reached out to help.

The two of them, one on each side, helped him back to the room and sat him on the couch. Before they could comfort him, they saw that their brother was in tears.

Seeing him lose his composure for the first time, Jiang Luo's eyes were filled with surprise.

"Don't worry, my dear brother Zixi. Prince Dijin is the Lord of Yan, and now he has been appointed as the Prime Minister. He is in a period of great power, so there will be no problem in protecting your son."

Zhou Zixi shook his head sadly and sobbed in silence.

Cao Xinheng couldn't bear it, so he put aside his pride and tried to be approachable and gentle.

"Brother Zhou, you are not worried about whether King Di Jin is capable of protecting Lord Ning, but you suspect that King Di Jin has ulterior motives and is taking advantage of you. So, why don't you just ignore it?"

Jiang Luo looked stern and did not dare to agree.

"Nonsense, how could the prince be such a person?"

Cao Xinheng showed disdain and asked back in rebuttal.

"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts, who knows?"

Zhou Zixi's eyes were filled with tears and he was filled with endless sorrow.

"Your Highness has absolutely no intention of using Fengzhe, Brother Cao, please do not misunderstand."

Cao Xinheng's brows were solemn, not even a bit relaxed.

"Then why are you so sad? It's as if your son's life is in danger."

With his hands clenched into fists in his sleeves, Zhou Zixi tried his best to restrain himself. The silent pain made him seem even more lonely and depressed.

"I'm afraid it's too late..."

Jiang Luo's solemn expression suddenly turned cold.

"How?"

Human life is at stake, so Cao Xinheng did not dare to make any assertions and asked the question carefully.

"You have no idea when your son left, why he left, or which route he took. How can you guess?"

Zhou Zixi suppressed his grief, but tears kept flowing.

"Because of his filial piety, Fengzhe must be impatient. After the reward, he will go straight to the palace. Whether he takes a carriage or walks, no matter which way he takes, at this moment, he has already..."

The sorrow in Cao Xinheng's heart turned into waves of urgency.

"That child is extremely intelligent, how could he not know how to buy time and wait for the prince to come and rescue him?"

Zhou Zixi's shoulders trembled slightly, his mind was wandering, and his heart was filled with sorrow and sadness.

"He knows how to delay, and the emperor knows better than to delay."

His eyes were empty and he sighed to the sky.

"Alas, why bother to uphold propriety and flatly refuse the honor of King Diyue?"

"If he had entered the palace as an emperor, and the emperor had harmed him due to the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, he would not be able to explain to the world; he would not have ended up in this situation. If he had casually accused him of a crime, the emperor would have been able to get rid of the thorn in his side."

Cao Xinheng was so anxious that he jumped up and down, speaking without thinking and blaming loudly.

"My son is a man of propriety and righteousness, just like you. Every time I advise you to stick to the rules and not be flexible, it's really wrong, but you just won't change."

Jiang Luo was furious when he heard this and shouted angrily.

"It's already this hour, and you're still adding insult to injury?"

He quickly put away his angry expression and continued to comfort his brother.

"Brother Zixi, don't be so anxious to cry. Princess Yuexi will always find a way to solve the problem. After all, she is the daughter of your teacher, Lord Fang."

"I heard that the Fang Clan is best at turning defeat into victory and surviving desperate situations."

Suddenly an idea came to him and he was delighted.

"By the way, you had previously predicted that Princess Yuexi was being lazy, and rumors were spreading all over the world. When Lord Ning heard about this, he would definitely take action to clean up the mess and protect his sister's chastity."

"Since rumors were spreading, he would have heard about it before entering the palace. He always puts his sister first, so he probably dealt with this matter first and then went to the palace to ask for an audience."

"If that's the case, the timing should be enough, right?"

Zhou Zixi shed a few lines of tears, like drizzling rain.

"He can create false rumors or quell them in an instant if he wants to."

"When I heard it just now, I calculated in my mind that before Junior Sister entered the palace, Fengzhe's life would be hanging by a thread and could not be saved."

Cao Xinheng's brows were furrowed, and he gradually became depressed.

"Then why did you persuade them to save him? I thought there was still a chance of survival from your sincere words."

The raindrops on Zhou Zixi's eaves were like beads, sad and continuous.

"Only by riding as fast as possible can we catch up with him and send him off for the last time. I think at this moment, the person he most wants to see is Xi'er."

Feeling the heart-wrenching pain, he lost all hope and laughed bitterly.

"He and I will never meet each other. I only hope that even though my body will die, my heart will still be warm."

Jiang Luo's nose felt sore and misty, and the scene in front of her eyes suddenly became blurred.

"Brother Zixi..."

After a moment's silence, he suddenly pointed his spear at Cao Xinheng, filled with indignation.

"It's all your fault!"

Cao Xinheng didn't understand why and felt deeply wronged.

"What did I do wrong? Why blame me?"

Jiang Luo was furious. Without giving much thought, he just yelled and condemned, his anger was unbearable.

"If you hadn't woken up the brothers in the house, pestered the prince and princess, and insisted on looking for their relatives, how could they have been too late to rescue them?"

"Is it so important for you to find those relatives you've never met?"

"Can't you wait a moment?"

"Brother Zixi, you saved our lives. If you don't want to repay your kindness, then forget it. But how can you abandon your beloved son to make our family happy?"

"How can you feel at peace even if the whole family is reunited while you are stepping on the pain of your brother's separation from his loved ones?"

Cao Xinheng burst into tears and blamed himself bitterly, but he still tried to save face and kept complaining.

"Yes, it's all my fault. Only Brother Zhou's son is a beloved son. Our children are not. We should not be anxious and should be ruthless and let them fend for themselves..."