The Rise of Phoenixes Episode 29 Recap, Plot

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Peng Shangshu felt that the person chosen by Emperor Tiansheng must be Prince Yan, but Prince Yan said that Emperor Tiansheng's move was to depose Duke Min. The urgent matter was that Prince Yan wanted to first find out whose name was in the Golden Coffer; if it was his, then the world would definitely be surnamed Ning, not Chang. Xin Ziyan brought up Ning Yi's marriage.

Back then, Emperor Tiansheng had bestowed Yuluo of the Qiu family, and the two had gone to great lengths to make Emperor Tiansheng retract his decree, which now seemed to be a mistake. Ning Yi, however, said that unfortunately, Yuluo was not Yuluo at that time, and Ning Yi was not Ning Yi either. In fact, Xin Ziyan had always felt that Feng Zhiwei was not worthy of Ning Yi. Deeply rooted affection was destined not to bear fruit.

Thus, Xin Ziyan, with a troubled expression, went to see Emperor Tiansheng, claiming he wished to remain by his side to serve, but was in fact asking for an official position. Emperor Tiansheng simply granted him the post of Grand Master of Ceremonies. Xin Ziyan turned to leave but then returned, stating that compiling the Tiansheng Records was busy, and he wished to ask Emperor Tiansheng to grant Feng Zhiwei to assist him in managing Qingming Academy.

After that, Emperor Tiansheng summoned Feng Zhiwei and told her to assume her post at Qingming Academy tomorrow. However, Feng Zhiwei felt it was improper, saying how could she, a humble commoner, discipline those students who were either rich or noble, not to mention that she had only recently left and now returned to Qingming Academy, which would inevitably lead to much speculation among the students. Feng Zhiwei's implication was also asking for an official position.

Emperor Tiansheng simply appointed her Director of Studies, promoting her by two ranks, and also bestowed an Imperial Seal Token. Back in her residence, Feng Zhiwei thought it over and felt increasingly uneasy. She was clearly asking for an official position, yet Emperor Tiansheng had agreed to all of it, which clearly seemed suspicious. Gu Nanyi spoke up, telling her to go find Xin Ziyan.

But Feng Zhiwei seemed to be afraid of Xin Ziyan, always feeling that he was paying attention to her. However, one does not hit a smiling person, so Feng Zhiwei, knowing his preference, gave a book to Xin Ziyan. Xin Ziyan had quite a few complaints about Feng Zhiwei, making her hit a wall and return to Wei Mansion. But Feng Zhiwei also knew that she could live peacefully at Qingming Academy from now on.

Xin Ziyan's words today were merely to make her stay away from Ning Yi, with no ulterior motives. Ning Yi learned of this and saw through Xin Ziyan's intentions; he merely wanted Ning Yi to sever his affections. Xin Ziyan seemed angry, saying if he felt he was being meddlesome, then he would request Emperor Tiansheng to let Feng Zhiwei return to that treacherous imperial court. Qingming Academy.

After Xin Ziyan left, a group of students started playing gambling freely, not caring about Feng Zhiwei at all. Seeing this, Feng Zhiwei went up to them and blended in. Yao Yangyu, who had always been unrestrained, repeatedly lost to Feng Zhiwei. Unwilling to accept defeat, Yao Yangyu came up with a new way to play. On the ball court, Feng Zhiwei, Gu Nanyi, and Yan Huaishi cooperated seamlessly, overwhelmingly defeating Yao Yangyu.

Yao Yangyu had no choice but to abide by the wager and asked Feng Zhiwei for instructions. Unexpectedly, Feng Zhiwei did not ask him to do anything, only asking Yao Yangyu to follow his heart in all matters. Yao Yangyu immediately knelt down and bowed to her, the Director of Studies, and the students behind him did the same.

Emperor Tiansheng instructed Song Jie, the guard previously bestowed upon Duke Min, to continue serving him, but Song Jie refused, claiming he had suffered great grievances in Minhai. Emperor Tiansheng ordered Zhao Yuan to take Song Jie away for detailed interrogation. Duke Min immediately knelt down and completely distanced himself from the matter. Emperor Tiansheng simply handed over the judicial governance of Minhai to the relevant departments for trial, allowing Duke Min to exclusively manage the prefectural army.

At this time, a report from the Minhai army arrived, hoping Duke Min would quickly return to Minhai, so Emperor Tiansheng allowed him to return to Minhai to defend against bandits. Emperor Tiansheng summoned Ning Yi to the palace. Father and son played chess, each with different thoughts. Emperor Tiansheng spoke first, saying he had already sent Duke Min back to Minhai.

Ning Yi, however, had a questioning tone: "Do you truly believe that all the evidence provided by Lin Renqi in his impeachment of Duke Min is false?" Emperor Tiansheng immediately became angry. Zhao Yuan pleaded for Ning Yi and was also punished. Fortunately, Ning Yi spoke up, which spared Zhao Yuan's punishment. Afterwards, Zhao Yuan read out the memorials recommending Prince Yan to inherit the throne.

Emperor Tiansheng told Ning Yi to see how powerful the Chang Clan was, and that a mere Chen Shao would not be enough to eliminate the Chang Clan. Ning Yi stood up and said that Duke Min did not believe there was an heir apparent's name in the Golden Coffer. Once this name appeared, this person would not only become a target for all but also become Emperor Tiansheng's sharpest blade.

Hearing this, Emperor Tiansheng raised his hand and summoned Ning Yi. Emperor Tiansheng told Ning Yi, "In the Golden Coffer, it is you." Ning Yi immediately understood and withdrew. Prince Chu's Residence. Xin Ziyan wanted to make a wager with Ning Yi using Lanxiang Courtyard, and Ning Yi readily agreed, seemingly in a good mood. But Ning Yi said, "It's just a swift blade, where is the heart?"

After hearing Emperor Tiansheng's words, Xin Ziyan wanted to use his master's words to advise Ning Yi. " Even a blade has a heart." But Ning Yi dismissed it, "What if it has a heart? The wielder of the blade has none." Ning Yi had once sworn to sever his thoughts of Emperor Tiansheng, but upon seeing this so-called imperial father, Ning Yi ultimately lost.

He could not be as resolute as Emperor Tiansheng, so resolute as to use his own biological son to eliminate dissidents, regardless of his safety. Xin Ziyan was silent for a long time, pondering deeply: "Emperors are inherently unrelated to affection; why should Ning Yi torment himself?" But Ning Yi was ultimately heartbroken. He questioned Xin Ziyan, "If one day he also treated you as a swift blade, would you still think it was worth it?"

Xin Ziyan replied, "Just do good deeds, don't ask about the future." Ning Yi shed tears, letting out a soft laugh. Chancellor Yao came to Qingming Academy and was extremely displeased to see that Yao Yangyu had changed the names of his attendants to Ding San and Er Si, sighing that his son was becoming increasingly neglectful of proper work. Walking further in, Yao Yangyu was gambling with Feng Zhiwei.

Chancellor Yao roared, questioning Feng Zhiwei why she was leading the students in gambling. Feng Zhiwei replied that she was teaching the students the method of intercalary months. Shaoning developed crimson flame blood marks on her arm. She felt it was related to Ning Yi because Emperor Tiansheng had allowed Ning Yi to reopen the old case of Consort Yan's Ya Le, so he was plotting against her. Feng Zhiwei had once reminded Shaoning to deal with those around her.

Only then did Shaoning remember, raising her voice and deliberately saying it for the servants nearby to hear. Afterwards, Shaoning ordered a carriage to be prepared; she wanted to leave the palace to find Feng Zhiwei. At this moment, the eunuch serving nearby looked flustered. Ning Cheng had previously arranged for him to tamper with Shaoning's food. And Ning Yi, learning that Shaoning had gone to Qingming Academy, immediately set off as well.

At Qingming Academy, after Chancellor Yao dismissed the students, he asked Feng Zhiwei if she had read Dacheng Yaolue. Feng Zhiwei had indeed seen this forbidden book at Master Zong's place, but only half of it. However, Feng Zhiwei denied it in front of Chancellor Yao. After hearing this, Chancellor Yao did not delve deeper, merely stating that he did not wish to see a literary inquisition arise in Tiansheng.

Shaoning, at this moment, hurriedly wanted to pull Feng Zhiwei away to discuss something, but Chancellor Yao said he also had important imperial matters and told her to wait aside. Ning Yi also arrived at Qingming Academy shortly after, and Chancellor Yao discreetly withdrew. Ning Yi then, under the pretense of inviting Feng Zhiwei for a drink, pulled her away from the main hall and brought her to Feng Zhiwei's temporary residence.

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