My Years in the Jianghu with the Prince: A Time of Unethical Conduct

Chapter 195 Recollection Part 2.18 - Revenge

Following the gaze of Emperor Xuande, the guards who rushed in quickly surrounded the Fifth Prince and his few personal guards.

Upon seeing this, the Fifth Prince immediately trembled.

He instinctively took a few steps back, raised his sword, and held it in front of him.

Seeing the opportunity, Fu Tingyu, who had been released, immediately and quietly moved to the side.

Emperor Xuande's eyes were deep and unfathomable. After scanning the Fifth Prince from head to toe, he let out a mocking sneer.

"What, you want to rebel too?"

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince's face turned deathly pale.

Seeing Emperor Xuande walking towards him expressionlessly, he was so frightened that he took several steps back, his sword still trembling in his hand.

"Father, please let me explain, things aren't as you think!"

"I...I just wanted to..."

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't come up with any explanation.

As the guards drew ever closer, the cold glint of their weapons reflecting on his face, the Fifth Prince was filled with despair.

He knew that, given Emperor Xuande's temperament, even if he knelt down and begged for mercy, it would be of no use.

He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, as if he could no longer suppress his anger and grievances, and roared in a fit of despair, "It's all your fault, Father!!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande paused slightly, coldly staring at his son who dared to roar and accuse him.

"If you hadn't shown such favoritism towards others, neglected the Empress Dowager, and suppressed us openly and secretly at every turn, how could we have ended up like this?!"

The Fifth Prince's face was flushed, and his eyes, which were bloodshot, were staring at Emperor Xuande.

"Don't think I don't know, you really did consider making that brat Fu Tingyu the crown prince!"

"I am clearly the legitimate son of the first wife! The one who should inherit the throne! Why should I hand over what rightfully belongs to me?!"

"I refuse to accept this! You forced us into this situation!"

Hearing the Fifth Prince's hysterical words, everyone present couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

It turns out that the Emperor dotes on Consort Chen and her son so much, and even had such thoughts!

So, given that the Prime Minister's faction and the Fifth Prince are currently out of options, wouldn't the Seventh Prince... be the next target?

The thought of a certain possibility caused everyone to involuntarily shift their gaze, wanting to see the reaction of Consort Chen and her son.

However, under their watchful eyes, Consort Chen showed no joy whatsoever. Instead, she frowned in alarm, her eyes filled with fear as she looked at Emperor Xuande.

And the other party involved—

Fu Tingyu, who was almost able to sneak out of the Fifth Prince's encirclement but was forced to expose himself to everyone's gaze: "..."

Without further hesitation, before anyone could react, he immediately took off running!

This successfully snapped the Fifth Prince out of his frenzy, and he immediately drew his sword and gave chase, ordering his guards, "Grab him!"

He looked as if he would rather die than let Fu Tingyu die with him.

At the same time, the Xuande Emperor, his face grim, also remembered the Fifth Prince's words about making Fu Tingyu the Crown Prince—

It was merely a jest with Consort Chen during a drunken moment.

Not long after that, Emperor Xuande's originally healthy and strong body suddenly began to fall ill inexplicably.

It seems that those words were the trigger for all of this.

But there was no one else present except Consort Chen and myself at the time, so how could it have been leaked?

As if lost in thought, Emperor Xuande's gaze gradually turned icy.

He first glanced suspiciously at Consort Chen, then slowly fixed his gaze on the Fifth Prince, and finally gave a cold laugh, saying, "Good, very good, I see!"

"So many rats were hiding in the palace without my knowledge. It seems I'll have to thoroughly clean up the entire harem later!"

Having said that, without paying any attention to Fu Tingyu who was being chased by the Fifth Prince, Emperor Xuande raised his hand and swung it hard.

The guards immediately swarmed around and began to slaughter the Fifth Prince's personal guards.

However, even though people had already surrounded him, the Fifth Prince had gone mad and was chasing after Fu Tingyu relentlessly, single-mindedly wanting to kill him!

Even if the Fifth Prince wanted to rebel, he was still a descendant of the royal family.

Therefore, although Emperor Xuande's guards quickly wiped out all of his personal guards, no one dared to attack him because of his status as the fifth prince.

Given the Fifth Prince's current behavior, it would be virtually impossible to capture him unharmed.

Without further instructions from Emperor Xuande, the guards were at a loss as to what to do.

Thus, due to these concerns and Emperor Xuande's silence, a large empty space unexpectedly appeared around the two princes who were fleeing and chasing each other.

Amidst this eerie silence, only Consort Chen, held back by palace servants, looked panicked and screamed incoherently.

Realizing the situation around him, Fu Tingyu cursed Emperor Xuande in his heart while taking a step and rushing towards Emperor Xuande with the Fifth Prince.

Unfortunately, although he did not stop for a moment, he was still a step slower than the fifth prince, who was several years older than him.

"Die!"

Footsteps drew closer from behind, followed by a furious roar that seemed to come right up to them!

The longsword sliced ​​through the air, creating a whooshing sound.

A cold glint flashed through his clothes, but Fu Tingyu didn't turn his head. He lunged forward decisively, narrowly dodging the sword that was aimed straight at his back!

Although he avoided the fatal sword strike, Fu Tingyu fell to the ground and could not escape the next attack.

Only then, seeing Fu Tingyu's life hanging by a thread, did Emperor Xuande calmly say, "Execute Fu Zhijie on the spot."

But the Fifth Prince had already seized the opportunity and raised his sword high!

Fu Tingyu instinctively closed his eyes, but the expected pain did not come.

Instead, a painful groan rang out.

Warm blood sprayed onto his face. Fu Tingyu cautiously opened his eyes and saw a sword tip piercing straight out from the Fifth Prince's chest.

The Fifth Prince's sword fell to the ground, and he stared at the tip of the sword in front of his chest with an expression of disbelief.

The sword was pulled out violently, and the body pierced by it slowly fell down, revealing the Sixth Prince behind him with a look of satisfaction on his face.

No one knows when the Sixth Prince appeared, but one thing is very clear.

Before Emperor Xuande could even speak, the Sixth Prince had already taken his sword and arrived behind the Fifth Prince.