[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world":3,"chapter-the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Phoenix Returns to Rule the World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353151,4602,"Chapter 27: Whatever You Want, I Will Give It To You","the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>When Jun Zijin and Quan Aoyu left the Prime Minister's residence one after the other, the city was already under curfew, but who would dare stop the Crown Prince's carriage? The journey to the Jun residence was smooth and unimpeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin sat opposite Quan Aoyu; she still could not build immunity to this face that resembled a block of wood. Quan Aoyu could feel that she seemed to be looking at someone else through him—was it the person she had softly called \"Lei\" that day? He did not make a sound, letting her look. She stared at him blankly for a long while before coming back to her senses:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, I have made progress on the formula for stainless steel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is what you say true?\" Quan Aoyu asked with pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already recorded the steel-making formula and method in detail at the residence. It is late today; Your Highness may come another day to collect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quan Aoyu was overjoyed. After thinking for a moment, he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you want, I can give it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am short on silver,\" Jun Zijin said, acting like a money-grubber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quan Aoyu chuckled: \"That is easy to handle. Ask for something else as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin thought for a moment and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, keep it as an IOU for now.\" She hadn't thought of what she wanted most yet, but she couldn't let this opportunity slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Quan Aoyu and Jun Zijin had already arrived at the gates of the Jun residence. At this time, the Jun residence was brightly lit, and Jun Zhengming had already been waiting there for a long time with a dense crowd of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd did not see Quan Aoyu step out of the carriage; they only saw Jun Zijin descend from the Crown Prince's carriage alone, bringing Mama Zhou and Xiao He back into the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Jun Zijin entered the gate, Jun Zhengming stepped forward and asked in a low voice: \"The Crown Prince did not come in with you?\" Jun Zijin shook her head. Jun Zhengming quietly breathed a sigh of relief, yet also seemed somewhat disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun Zijin and her group passed by the First Lady, Xiao He let out a \"pfft\" of laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Lady, what happened to your mouth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out the First Lady's upper lip was bruised a large patch and swollen high. It was because when Wang Mama saw her faint, she had volunteered to pinch her philtrum. Wang Mama had said that one could not neglect the Crown Prince, so the First Lady had to be wronged and endure the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep hatred flashed through the First Lady's eyes, and she felt quite humiliated. Her originally dignified face instantly became somewhat distorted. She lowered her head slightly and hurriedly covered her mouth to hide the injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin paid no heed and walked straight to the Old Lady. The Old Lady stretched out her hands to grasp Jun Zijin's, her face full of worry as she asked urgently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the Prime Minister's residence give you a hard time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmother, rest assured, no one gave me a hard time.\" Jun Zijin felt a warmth in her heart; only Grandmother worried about her safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Lady looked Jun Zijin up and down, not feeling at ease, before smiling and nodding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, rest assured, rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmother, the night is cold and the dew is heavy. Let your granddaughter take you back to Jingzhu Courtyard to rest.\" Jun Zijin took the wheelchair from Wang Mama's hands and said with heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Lady patted Jun Zijin's hand and said kindly: \"My second girl is truly filial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmother and granddaughter just left the crowd of people standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin pushed the Old Lady forward slowly, whispering interesting stories about what happened at the Prime Minister's residence along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking and laughing, they arrived at the Old Lady's sleeping quarters. Jun Zijin helped the Old Lady into the room and, after settling her in, was just about to leave. The Old Lady, however, pulled her hand and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmother saw that you returned to the residence in the Crown Prince's carriage? The Crown Prince treats you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin chuckled: \"Grandmother, what are you thinking? When your granddaughter left the Prime Minister's residence, the city was already under curfew, so the Crown Prince just gave me a ride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second girl, this residence looks calm, but it is actually full of undercurrents. If you have the Crown Prince protecting you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zijin felt a chill in her heart and nodded solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmother, rest assured, your granddaughter will be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grandmother and granddaughter chatted for a few more moments before Jun Zijin returned to Luoshan Courtyard. After a simple wash, she went to rest. In her previous life, she did not have the habit of staying up late; she almost always went to sleep with her daughter at the appointed time. Having stayed up half the night today, she was truly quite exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quan Aoyu watched her cross the threshold of the Jun residence before he felt at ease and turned back to the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Imperial Palace, the Emperor was once again staring blankly at the portrait of Empress Wang. He murmured: \"Susu, where are you? Our son has already grown up. He has searched for you for five years, and I have also searched for you for five years... Rest assured, I will definitely look after Yu'er and wait for your return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quan Aoyu stood quietly outside the hall, looking at the Emperor's incomparably lonely figure. The back that was originally straight now seemed slightly hunched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of bitterness rose in Quan Aoyu's heart. He had never seen the Emperor look so lonely. The man who was once high above, controlling the fate of all living things under heaven, was now nothing more than a husband missing his wife; this man seemed as lonely and helpless as if he had been abandoned by the whole world. As the Emperor's favorite son, he had always held a grudge against his father for leaving his mother behind five years ago; it was indeed somewhat cruel... Quan Aoyu immediately felt a sense of self-reproach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quan Aoyu quietly left the Emperor's sleeping quarters. Once outside, he looked up at the night sky; the twinkling stars could not illuminate his current state of mind. He knew well his father's longing for his mother, and he was no different, yet five years had passed, and his mother seemed to have vanished from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years ago, the Emperor and Empress were avoiding the summer heat at Mount Huaqing when, suddenly, a guard rushed in to report that Consort Shu, who was heavily pregnant, was having a difficult labor and requested the Emperor to return to the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Shu had gone into premature labor, catching the Emperor and Empress off guard. The Emperor left a team of men to guard the Empress and hurried back to the palace with his guards. However, the Empress, who had been left behind, was attacked. The Crown Prince went to rescue her but was ambushed and hunted down. The Empress went missing, and the Crown Prince escaped while injured, having his life saved by Jun Zijin. If that girl hadn't stopped his bleeding and treated his wounds, he likely would have bled to death before the guards could find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl who, while in her own predicament, could still extend a helping hand to a stranger—how could she possibly be the vicious person others described, who beat her stepmother and harmed her elder sister? Quan Aoyu's thoughts drifted far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night passed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1293,"2026-06-21T03:35:39.629Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1ee50acf4f00119aa41a3665404a64ce43d4df77464251b89ebf7ba3c47197fb","the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-chapter-28","the-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-chapter-26",224,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-phoenix-returns-to-rule-the-world-cover.jpg"]