Above the stars

Phoenix Villa.

Seeing Fenghuang sitting in the pavilion in a daze, Sheng Xinhuai sighed softly, walked over and put his arms around her shoulders, and said with a smile: "I haven't exercised in a long time, let's go play tennis?"

Phoenix shook his head and said, "You go ahead, I'll take a rest."

"Why are you resting? I'm almost getting moldy after staying at home these days. Let's go? Exercise and sweat. Maybe your mood will get better." Sheng Xinhuai took Phoenix's hand and wanted to pull her to rest. Play a few beats.

Tennis is also a high-confrontation sport. With their technical level, if they really catch up with the score, they will definitely have a hearty time from the inside out.

The Tang bandits did not restrict Phoenix's personal freedom, and he could move freely within the Phoenix Palace.

Just don't leave the Phoenix Palace.

It's not that he wants to hold her hostage, it's just that he's worried about her safety.

Now the Zhong royal family is worth a lot of money, especially Zhong Tianque, Zhong Tianyi and the Phoenix brothers and sisters

Any family that gets one of them can give birth to countless thoughts.

"I don't want to move." Phoenix refused again: "Let the fitness robot play with you? Otherwise, I will ask Shijin to play with you. She plays tennis well."

Shijin is Fenghuang's maid and Fenghuang's tennis coach. She is a top-notch tennis player.

"Forget it." Sheng Xinhuai curled his lips and said, "If you don't go, I won't go either."

Her original intention was to take Phoenix out for a walk to relieve her depression, not that she really wanted to play tennis.

Playing tennis is worse than drinking.

"I'm sorry." Fenghuang naturally understood what his best friend was thinking, and said apologetically: "I really don't want to move, and I'm not interested in anything."

How could Sheng Xinhuai not understand Phoenix's mood at this moment?

Looking at her pretty face that had lost weight rapidly in just a few days, she said with great distress: "If you don't want to go, don't go. It would be nice for us to sit together and chat."

Fenghuang looked at Sheng Xinhuai and said, "Everything is fine here. Isn't it time for you to go back? Don't let uncle, aunt and others worry."

The empire's regime changed and so much turmoil occurred in Phoenix City. Those who knew about it were panicked and didn't know which direction the situation would go.

As the daughter of a wealthy prime minister, Sheng Xinhuai stayed out all day and never returned home. Naturally, her parents were extremely worried.

Fenghuang understands Sheng's good intentions, and she really wants a good friend by her side.

However, she couldn't just consider her own feelings without considering Sheng Xinhuai's situation.

A true friend is one who is willing to think about each other.

It would be much safer for Sheng Xinhuai to stay at the Sheng family than to stay with her.

After this incident, the Phoenix Palace, which used to be the safest place, has become the most unsafe place.

"What? You want to drive me away? I know you still have a few bottles of Bishui Manor's Golden Sunshine in your wine cellar. Let's get rid of it together?"

Sheng Xinhuai's eyes were bright and he licked his lips seductively.

"If you want to drink, I'll accompany you." Fenghuang nodded and said. She knew that Sheng Xinhuai deliberately stayed on the pretext of drinking, and she would never be stingy with a few bottles of good wine.

"Wash the ink and ice two bottles of golden sunshine."

"Yes, miss."

Xi Mo responded and immediately rushed to the wine cellar to get the wine.

"I'm having a good time today." Sheng said happily.

"I'm really fine," Fenghuang looked at Sheng Xinhuai and advised him.

"Only those who are in trouble say they are fine." Sheng Xinhuai stretched out his hand to touch Fenghuang's face and said, "When everything is really fine, do you need to explain this to me?"

"Look, this beautiful little face has lost a lot of weight. It really makes me feel pity for him."

"I also want to lose weight, but unfortunately my face is too big and I can't even see the weight loss. I still look better with an oval face."

Fenghuang looked at Sheng Xinhuai dumbfounded and said, "I know you want to comfort me, but you don't have to be so exaggerated, right?"

"Where is the exaggeration? I am telling the truth. Except that my breasts are bigger than yours, I am not as good as you in other aspects."

"This one is even more exaggerated."

"What? Not convinced? Let's compare."

After Sheng Xinhuai said this, he started to move his hands and feet, and his eyes became serious.

Fenghuang tried his best to stop her from touching her breasts with her hands.

The two fought together.

Several maids nearby were very happy when they saw it. The young lady finally smiled. The young lady had been silent for several days, unwilling to eat, and couldn't sleep all night long.

They were serving outside, and you could still hear the lady sighing heavily in the middle of the night.

When the young lady is sad, these people also suffer.

How come.

Has it suddenly become like this?

They couldn't understand.

The two quarreled for a while, and Sheng Xinhuai stopped his mischievous hands, looked at Phoenix's rosy complexion, and said softly: "This is not an option. You have always been a decisive person. This At this time, it is even more important for you to stand up and take charge.”

"I'm afraid it won't work if I count on your two good-for-nothing brothers. When things develop to this point, it's mainly because they are fueling the situation and fighting for power."

"Perhaps you are the most crucial person to solve this mess. If you dwell on the sad things that have passed all day long, you will miss the really important things in front of you."

Fenghuang looked up at Sheng Xinhuai, met her eyes, and asked aloud: "I have no soldiers and no power, and only Zhong's tiger skin can be used. Now, whether you recognize it or not is a matter of fact." It’s unknown. What can I do?”

"If others don't recognize it, don't Tang Bandit recognize it?"

Phoenix remained silent.

She didn't know if Bandit Tang would recognize him, and she didn't even dare to think about it.

Ever since she was kidnapped, she has had strong doubts about their relationship.

Maybe he never really liked himself?

Everything is a conspiracy and use

Is it all revenge, just to allow him to stand upright in this Phoenix Palace?

"Try it." Sheng Xinhuai naturally understood Phoenix's concerns and advised softly: "What else do we have to lose?"

"You can win if you fight, just try. Maybe you will succeed?"

Phoenix looked hesitant.

At this moment, the maid came to report: "Miss, Mr. Chen wants to see you."

"Chen Fenglei?" Phoenix's eyes were slightly stern.

It's really ridiculous to say that the chief steward of the Phoenix Palace actually betrayed the royal family and sided with the "rebellious party".

If Chen Fenglei hadn't been stabbed in the back, no matter how powerful the Tang bandits and the Shen family were, or how sophisticated and subtle their layout was.

As long as my father defends the Phoenix Palace, there are ten thousand ways to move around and fight back.

Chen Fenglei directly took his second brother to force him into the palace, and dealt with his face, which immediately eliminated his father's escape route.

If she hadn't rushed over in time, with Chen Fenglei's instigation and promotion, her father would have been shot by Zhong Tianyi now.

A son kills his father, is there anything more cruel in the world than this?

My father will die with his eyes open, but where is his second brother?

It will also be marked on the pillar of shame of history.

Chen Fenglei betrayed his father's trust and betrayed the imperial family.

But he came to see me at this time

What do you want to do?

Phoenix's first reaction was to refuse.

She hated this man and the disgusting face of the traitor.

She has known Chen Fenglei for many years, and she used to call him "Grandpa Chen."

Although he doesn't want to admit it, deep down he still regards him as one of the people close to him.

After all, he had watched the three siblings grow up together, and he had taken care of them in the past.

However, the people you care about will hurt you the most.

But thinking of the conversation with Sheng Xinhuai just now, he said to Ximo, "Let him come in."

The so-called maturity is nothing more than saying things you don’t want to say and doing things you don’t want to do when meeting people you don’t want to see.

So simple, yet so difficult.

"Yes, miss."

Sheng Xinhuai nodded, approved of Phoenix's decision, and praised loudly: "Read more, listen more, accept all the information, and then analyze and summarize which ones are true and which ones are false. Which ones are useful, Which ones are useless.”

"Chen Fenglei is a very important figure. It is really unbelievable that he would betray the royal family. What can the Tang bandits give him?"

"If you figure out the logic here, you might be able to find the thread to solve the problem. The most important thing is that he took the initiative to send it to your door."

"Um."

Fenghuang nodded expressionlessly, because she had already seen Chen Fenglei being led by Xi Mo to the small courtyard.

"I have met His Highness."

"I've met Miss Sheng."

Chen Fenglei took the initiative to bow and say hello to Fenghuang and Sheng Xinhuai, as respectful as ever.

"What are you doing here?" Fenghuang stared at Chen Fenglei with a frosty face, completely different from the gentle and easy-going person in the past.

Chen Fenglei glanced at Sheng Xinnai and asked: "Miss Sheng, can you let me and Your Highness have a few words alone?"

With a sarcastic smile on her lips, Sheng Xinhuai stood up and said, "Does Mr. Chen have any other shady things?"

Just as he was about to leave, Phoenix grabbed his wrist.

"You don't have to leave."

Phoenix looked at Chen Fenglei firmly and said, "She is me, and I am her. We are one."

"If you want to say it, then say it in front of us. If you don't want to say it, you know where to go."

Fenghuang felt that if there was one person in this world who deserved his full trust, it would be Sheng Xinhuai in front of him.

Her business is her own business, and her own business is also her business.

In front of her, I had no privacy.

Chen Fenglei glanced at Sheng Xinnai, then shifted his gaze to Fenghuang's face, and said aloud: "I want to tell His Highness a story."

"Telling a story?" Fenghuang was stunned for a moment and said sarcastically, "I thought you were here to be a lobbyist for the new master."

"I don't have a new master." Chen Fenglei looked at Phoenix with burning eyes, and said with a serious look on his face: "From the beginning to the end, I have only one master, and that is His Highness's mother, Queen Sining."

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Fenghuang's expression froze and he looked at Chen Fenglei thoughtfully.

In her heart, she believed that Chen Fenglei was a person who could not be trusted, but...

She could see the sincerity and unquestionable determination in Chen Fenglei's eyes.

"Your Highness, can you listen to the story I'm going to tell you now?"

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Tai Chi Hall.

This was originally the place where the king of the country, Zhong Daolong, used to handle military affairs. Zhong Daolong now temporarily lives in Beehive No. 1, so the Tai Chi Hall was used by the Tang bandits to handle some personal matters.

Look, no matter who is sitting in this position.

Tang Fei walked around in the Taiji Hall, waiting anxiously.

The old man went to Shen Wuxiang alone to negotiate, which made him extremely uneasy.

Shen Wuxiang was born in the army and was the god of the empire who fought his way out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses.

The Bloody Night of the Empire was created by him.

He was tyrannical, overbearing, cruel, and powerful.

If you negotiate with such an opponent, you will end up with your head and body separated if you are not careful.

Tang Fei wanted to go with the old man, or send more people to follow, but all of them were sternly rejected by the old man.

In the words of the old man, if the negotiation goes well, one person is enough.

If the negotiation does not go well, it is useless to go with a hundred people.

In terms of strength, who can compare with the god of the empire, Shen Wuxiang?

Before the old man came back, Tang Fei could only be in a state of panic.

The newly built Taiji Hall door was gently pushed open. Lin Hai walked quickly to Tang Fei and whispered, "Director, the second prince wants to see you."

Tang Fei's current identity is more complicated. You can say he is a general, a dean, or even a "crown prince".

As long as he wants, he can arrange any identity for himself.

Lin Hai is a ghost member who follows Tang Fei to lurk in the Supervisory Council. He can't call Tang Fei "Palace Master". After all, this identity is still relatively secret and not suitable for shouting out in official occasions.

Other identities have not been truly confirmed, so he can only be called Director as usual.

This title is both friendly and can make Tang Fei feel that they are the first ghost members to follow him.

Just kidding, according to the current development trend, if everything goes well, Tang Fei has the opportunity to become the emperor.

Although their ghost organization exists for revenge, but when the great revenge is avenged

Who doesn't want to follow the dragon?

He also has to think about his descendants.

Tang Fei frowned slightly and said, "Please ask him to come in."

"Yes, Director."

Soon, Zhong Tianyi strode in and looked at Tang Fei and asked, "General Tang, how is the progress?"

Tang Fei looked at Zhong Tianyi with a smile and asked in a puzzled manner, "What's the matter?"

Zhong Tianyi wanted to get angry, but thinking of the change of identity at this time, a bright smile appeared on his face again, and he said, "General Tang, we have agreed that when my father abdicates, you will push me up."

"That's true, but. Has the king abdicated?"

"Isn't it a matter of your words whether he abdicates or not?"

"Indeed." Tang Fei nodded, looking at the second prince who was eager to overthrow his father and let himself take the throne, he smiled and said, "We can force him to abdicate with one word, or we can help you take the throne with one word, and then what?"

"Then?"

"How will the Shen family respond? How will your eldest brother Zhong Tianque respond?"

Zhong Tianyi's face turned pale, and the thing he was most worried about happened.

The reason why he came to urge was to quickly make the rice cooked, so that he could smoothly take the throne and get the fruits he deserved.

If they were concerned about Shen's family and the reaction from the eldest brother

There can only be one position of the head of the country. What should he do if the eldest brother takes the throne?

Sacrifice!

This is the only word he can think of.

This is also the reason why he still came to find a result even though he knew that the situation was unclear, the situation was not good, and the identity was reversed.

He was afraid that he would become a victim of the compromise between Tang Fei and Shen's family.

"General Tang, you promised me that as long as I am willing to cooperate with you to take down the Phoenix Palace, you will help me ascend to the throne. You also know what I sacrificed for this."

"What did you sacrifice?" Tang Fei asked back.

"You"

Zhong Tianyi was furious.

He deceived the heavy security, forced his father to abdicate, and even shot his father in public.

Moreover, he will become their most loyal puppet.

Is this not enough?

But can these words be said?

He also has face!

At least, he wants it.

Tang Fei knew that too much is as bad as too little, so he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "I understand your feelings, and please understand mine too."

"I know you are anxious, but am I not anxious? However, you also know the current situation. The Shen family is powerful, and the Phoenix Palace is still surrounded by them."

"If it weren't for the king who took the risk and led the troops. He used his dignity as a king to block the powerful soldiers and cannons of the Shen family, I'm afraid the Phoenix Palace would have been broken by them now."

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Zhong Tianyi took a breath when he heard it.

What does it mean that the king took the risk?

What does it mean that the king led the troops and blocked the powerful soldiers and cannons with his dignity as a king?

Is this what he wants?

You set him up and blocked him in front of you

It's simply crazy!

"If the Phoenix Palace is breached? What will happen to us? What will happen to you? It's not hard to guess, right?"

"Your Highness, we are grasshoppers in the same boat. It may not sound nice to say this, but you should understand that there is no stronger fighting friendship than ours."

"We are in the same group. If I get better, you will get better too. If I can't get better, you can't get better either."

"I will definitely do what I promised you. But we still have to wait for the right opportunity. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhong Tianyi was silent for a moment, then grinned and said, "General Tang and I hit it off right away. I believe you are a man of your words."

"I am too anxious. I will go back and wait."

"General Tang, you must believe that I am the most suitable person for you. Although I am sitting in that position, you are still the one who makes the decisions on matters big and small."

"Hahaha, let's discuss it. I am a practitioner. How can I focus on those complicated and trivial matters?"

"If I do this, my master will be unhappy. Don't you think so?"

"Yes, yes, General Tang is the same as the Grand Master. He wants to be a god."

"Each one seeks his own way."

"Yes, each one seeks his own way. The general has his own way, and I have my own way. I know that the general is busy with official duties, so I won't bother you."

"I will see you off, Your Highness."

"Don't dare."

Zhong Tianyi walked out of the Taiji Hall, with a bright smile on his face, as if it was embedded on it, but a hint of sinisterness flashed in his eyes.