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

East Palace, backyard.

Shen Wanying and Feng Mulan, who had not yet had breakfast, were talking in the yard.

It's already the end of July and the weather is getting hotter.

In the pavilion, two cups of herbal tea exuded a refreshing fragrance, but Shen Wanying's face was full of worry.

Feng Mulan, on the other hand, looked nonchalant: "Wanying, don't worry, the prince is very cunning and will definitely convince father to agree to this."

She had heard from Shen Wanying about the descendants of the previous dynasty's royal family a long time ago, but she felt that as long as Chu Ning came back, she would be able to make this happen.

She was simple-minded and thought that since the Chu Dynasty was so big, it would be harmless to take in more people.

But Shen Wanying said with a worried look on her face: "Under normal circumstances, the prince's words would have some effect on father, but now that Prince Anding is in the court, I'm afraid he won't easily let your majesty agree to this matter."

Feng Mulan didn't know this person named King Anding, but she had heard of him.

King Anding has been guarding Youzhou of the Great Chu, and is a powerful relative of the royal family who controls a region.

How can we allow the prince to have the final say when a man like this comes with troops to defend Kyoto?

If he wants to control the court, he must weaken the prince's power in the court and make people in the court listen to him.

If you want to achieve this, you must constantly undermine the prince's prestige!

So at the morning court today, she was certain that Prince Anding would not give in easily.

Just as the two women were talking, a steady sound of footsteps was heard from outside the yard.

The two girls turned around and saw Chu Ning coming in with a sullen face.

"Greetings, Your Highness." The two women bowed at the same time.

Chu Ning nodded slightly and stretched out his hand to signal the two of them not to be polite. He didn't say anything, but walked straight into the pavilion, picked up a cup of herbal tea and drank it in one gulp.

This appearance made the two women realize what had happened. They looked at each other, and Feng Mulan couldn't help but ask:

"What happened to make Your Highness look like this?"

Chu Ning shook his head and looked at Shen Wanying apologetically: "Father has not yet made up his mind about the descendants of the previous royal family, but he has ordered people to take these people to Kyoto City first."

After these words were spoken, Shen Wanying's face turned a little ugly.

"Could it be that King Anding disagrees?"

"Yes, it was this person who was causing trouble and making it difficult for Father to make up his mind."

Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "It seems that if we want to make this happen, we have to deal with this person first."

When Feng Mulan heard that she was going to deal with others, her eyes lit up: "Your Highness, where are you going to start?"

She was almost getting sick from being stuck in this palace, and she wanted to go out of the palace and have some fun.

Chu Ning happened to have something to do, so she wanted to help and take the opportunity to leave the palace for some fresh air.

Seeing her impatient look, Chu Ning couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Why, you can't stay in the palace anymore?"

Feng Mulan curled her lips and said, "Your Highness knows me well. I would rather go to the front line to kill the enemy than be a vase in this deep palace."

Chu Ning laughed: "Okay, if there is a suitable opportunity, I will send someone to notify you."

After a pause, his face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "But Prince Anding has 30,000 troops outside the city, and my father trusts him very much. It is not easy to capture him."

"Besides, I don't have any evidence of this person's crime. I'm afraid I won't be able to arrest him in a short time. I have to wait for a while."

Looking at Shen Wanying, he comforted her, "Don't worry about the descendants of the previous royal family. These people have come to Kyoto City, at least their lives are safe."

"By the way, do you know how many of them there are?"

Since he promised Shen Wanying to protect these people, he naturally wanted to have a comprehensive understanding of them.

Shen Wanying said a little embarrassedly: "All together there are about two thousand people."

Chu Ning's mouth twitched.

There are so many descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

"That's fine. I have several large manors in the city. I'll pick the largest one for them to stay in."

Chu Ning stood up and said with a smile: "When they arrive, let those who can make the decision come to see me."

But Shen Wanying was a little worried, and a trace of sadness appeared on her delicate face.

"Your Highness, King Anding..."

"You don't have to worry. Even if King Anding is arrogant and domineering, does he dare to kill people in Kyoto?"

Chu Ning sneered and said, "My father will not let me and Prince Anding fight, so he will naturally not allow Prince Anding to do whatever he wants."

"Besides, the court officials don't want to see me and Prince Anding go to war, so they will definitely send someone to mediate."

"Take advantage of this period of time to let the descendants of the previous dynasty come to Kyoto City first."

He concluded that it was impossible for the two sides to have a conflict over this matter in the short term.

After saying that, he stood up and said with a smile: "I am back, but I haven't paid a visit to my two mothers-in-law yet. While I am free today, I will take you out of the palace."

After he finished speaking, he took the two women, one in each hand, and walked out of the palace.

Although he was the crown prince, as a son-in-law, he had to visit the mother of the two girls after returning to Beijing.

Taking this opportunity, you can also take the two girls out of the palace for a trip.

This play lasted for a whole day, and they did not return to the palace until nightfall.

But at this time, the whereabouts of Chu Ning and others had been reported to King Anding.

Anding Palace, living room.

The candlelight flickered, illuminating the faces of the four people in the hall.

King Anding Chu Ning sat in the main seat, with his two sons standing on his left and right. A man in tight clothes was reporting Chu Ning's whereabouts today.

After hearing the news, the eldest son Chu Xiao couldn't help but laugh. He opened the feather fan in his hand, fanning himself with air while laughing:

"It is said that the Crown Prince has a good relationship with his two concubines. Now it seems that the rumors are true."

The second son Chu Zan sneered: "That was just done on purpose for people to see!"

"He must have felt that my father stole his limelight in the court today, so he deliberately took the two concubines out of the palace and paraded them around the city, deliberately showing off their deep love for each other!"

Although Chu Zan looks burly, he is not a simple-minded person!

He speaks in a very different way.

Even Prince Anding couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this, and said with a smile: "My son is right, the prince just wants to show that he has returned to the capital to visit his mother-in-law and show his filial piety."

"However, if he cannot handle the matter of the descendants of the previous dynasty well this time, I'm sure that Old Madam Shen will be very disappointed in him, hahahaha!"

Amidst the laughter, King Anding stood up and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, since Your Majesty wants to take those people to Kyoto City first, let's wait until they arrive!"

"In the next few days, keep a close eye on Chu Ning. Any disturbance must be reported to me as soon as possible!"

After saying this, King Anding turned and left.

"Farewell, father!" The two sons bowed and then returned to their own courtyards.

The Prince of Anding's Palace is so large that it takes a full quarter of an hour to walk from the front hall to the backyard.

Yong'an Marquis Chu Xiao, holding a feather fan, walked arbitrarily through the corridor towards the backyard, escorted by two guards.

Who would have thought that at this moment, under the pitch-black night, a dark shadow appeared on the opposite roof!

Immediately afterwards, the sound of a bowstring was heard, and a sharp arrow pierced through the clouds and fell like a meteor!

Chu Xiao's face changed drastically when he noticed the sound of breaking air. He turned around and was about to dodge, but he felt a pain in his left shoulder and his body suddenly flew backwards like a cloud.

Then, the vision blurred.

Before he fell, he only heard two shouts.

"Master Hou!"

"No, there are assassins!"