Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

The emperors of the four dynasties were worried about Chu Ning's return to the court.

Some people didn't believe it, and some people didn't want Chu Ning to return to the capital of Chu.

But no matter what these four people think, Chu Ning will only act according to his own ideas.

In the next few days, Chu Ning brought Princess Changping's body back to the capital of Chu as quickly as possible.

It was a cloudless day.

It was already July and the weather was very hot. The Minister of Rites Deng Hongwen, a group of people from the Ministry of Rites, and the eunuch chief Zhao Ming were waiting at the city gate.

The hot weather made everyone sweat continuously, and Zhao Ming, who was already old, wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief in his hand from time to time.

"Master Deng, according to the speed of His Royal Highness, shouldn't he arrive the day after tomorrow? Why are you coming here to greet him today?"

Zhao Ming, who really couldn't stand the weather, couldn't help but ask.

Deng Hongwen said in a deep voice: "The weather is so hot, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried that Princess Changping's body could not stand such high temperature, so he rushed back at full speed."

"We have ordered all the places along the way to place some cool things at the post stations where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passes, so as to preserve Princess Changping's body."

These words made Zhao Ming silent.

If it were someone else, he might have some complaints.

But Princess Changping saved Chu Ning twice, and he could not hold any grudge against her after her death.

Besides, he knew the character of their Crown Prince better than anyone else. If Chu Ning knew that he dared to say bad things about Princess Changping, he would never see the sun tomorrow.

While I was lost in thought, I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Then, the soldier in charge of looking out shouted: "A team is coming!"

Everyone looked up and saw black spots rising in the distance accompanied by dust.

But in just a blink of an eye, those black spots gradually became clear, and a team of a thousand people appeared clearly in front of them.

Deng Hongwen's eyes lit up: "That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

He turned around and looked at the people behind him, shouting, "Beat the drums, play the music, and line up to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back in triumph!"

Amid the sound of drums and music, Chu Ning and his cavalry quickly arrived at the city gate.

"Welcome Your Royal Highness!"

Led by Deng Hongwen, everyone bowed and saluted.

Chu Ning nodded slightly and was about to speak, but his eyes fell on Zhao Ming beside Deng Hongwen.

His eyes narrowed, a strange color flashed across them, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, there is no need to be polite!"

His eyes lingered on Zhao Ming, and he asked, "Why did Chief Steward Zhao come to the city gate to greet me personally?"

As someone close to the emperor, Zhao Ming would not appear easily, and even if he did, he would stay beside the emperor.

But now that Zhao Ming is here alone, it must be the emperor's order.

Zhao Ming hurried forward and saluted: "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that you go to the palace to see the Emperor immediately after returning to the city."

Unexpectedly, after these words were spoken, Chu Ning's face turned a little ugly.

"Please ask Chief Steward Zhao to go back and report to my father. Tell him that Princess Changping's body has shown signs of decay after being exposed to high temperatures over the past few days. I need to bury her immediately!"

Chu Ning's words surprised Zhao Ming.

The prince is trying to disobey the order!

"Your Highness, this... this is the order of His Majesty!" Zhao Ming couldn't help but remind him.

But Chu Ning said coldly: "Now even if the king of heaven comes, I will bury Princess Changping first!"

After saying this, he did not wait for Zhao Ming to plead for mercy, but turned to Deng Hongwen and asked:

"How is the mausoleum I asked you to find?"

Deng Hongwen nodded slightly: "Your Highness, the original Third Prince was stripped of his status, so he cannot be buried in the tomb that belongs to him."

"I have already asked your majesty for permission to bury Princess Changping in the tomb of the former third prince!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "As Princess Changping is the Crown Prince's concubine, it is not excessive even if she is buried in the prince's tomb."

"Come on, lead the way. I am going to bury Princess Changping now."

Deng Hongwen glanced at Zhao Ming, who looked anxious, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but ask:

"Your Highness, shouldn't you give an explanation to His Majesty?"

Even if he didn't go to the palace, he should let Zhao Ming explain it on his behalf.

But Chu Ning said calmly: "No need, my father will understand me, lead the way."

"Your Highness, please come this way!" Deng Hongwen did not dare to delay any longer and immediately gestured with his hand.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Deng Hongwen, the Ministry of Rites' guard of honor that was supposed to welcome Chu Ning actually became the funeral procession for Princess Changping.

The original triumphal music has now become mournful music.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming was helpless and could only turn around and head towards the palace.

He wanted to report this matter to the emperor.

Chu Ning didn't care about this at all.

He now had only one thought in his mind - to bury Princess Changping as soon as possible.

Starting from the city gate, it took a full hour to reach a mountain outside the city.

This place is surrounded by mountains and close to water, making it the best place for a cemetery.

After passing through the woods, they came to a huge tomb covering an area of more than ten acres.

As soon as he arrived here, Chu Ning saw that there were quite a few people standing in front of the tomb.

When he got closer, he found that the two women leading the group were Shen Wanying and Feng Mulan.

Chu Ning was slightly stunned, then rode his horse forward and came in front of the two women.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" Shen Wanying and Feng Mulan bowed and saluted.

Chu Ning jumped off his horse, helped the two women up one by one, and frowned, "Why are you two here?"

Feng Mulan curled her lips and said nothing.

Shen Wanying sighed: "We all know about Princess Changping. She is like this because she wants to save you."

"It is our duty, both morally and personally, to see her off for the last time."

After looking at the sky, she said softly, "The time has come. Let's bury him as soon as possible to avoid wasting time."

Chu Ning nodded slightly, then turned to look at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Bury!"

Following his order, everyone unloaded the heavy coffin from the carriage and slowly placed it into the grave that had been prepared long ago.

As the shovel was swung continuously, the loess gradually covered the ground, and Chu Ning actually found that his vision was a little blurry.

I reached out and wiped it, tears streaming down my face without me noticing.

Looking at the closed grave in front of him, he said in a deep voice: "Changping, don't worry, I will definitely kill the person who killed you!"

He has always been brooding over the death of Princess Changping.

He will definitely kill the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng and the Wei Emperor Cao De!

But at the same time, in the palace, Emperor Chu was angry when he received the news.

"Outrageous, outrageous, outrageous!"

The King of Chu grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it down, with a hint of anger on his face:

"Chu Ning actually dared to disobey my order in public. This is simply outrageous!"

"I just asked him to come to the palace. It won't take up too much of his time. He didn't even give me that little bit of time!"

"Does he really think that he can disobey the emperor's orders just because he is the crown prince and has the power of the army?"

The more the emperor spoke, the angrier his face became!