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

As night falls, the streets of Kyoto become increasingly deserted.

Oil lamps were lit in the residents' houses, and thousands of lights were on, like shining pearls.

As usual, servants in the Prince Qin's mansion lit lanterns and hung them at the gate.

The only difference is that tonight the old Prince Qin is in the living room asking the housekeeper because his son, Prince Fufeng, has not returned.

"It's already dark, why hasn't he come back yet?"

The old King Qin was leaning on a cane, his cloudy eyes revealing a look of confusion.

The housekeeper smiled awkwardly and said, "My Lord, the prince said he was going out of town to do some business. I don't know what it is."

The old Qin King narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't you say when you would be back?"

The butler shook his head: "I didn't say that."

The hall suddenly fell silent.

Although the old King Qin usually did not care about the affairs of the mansion, his son did not return home at night and did not inform him in advance, which made him realize that the other party seemed to be hiding something from him.

Just then, a servant came to report: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's concubine are here."

For some reason, the old King Qin's heart suddenly jumped, and he quickly stood up: "Quick, help me go to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need!"

A loud laugh came from outside the hall: "How dare I trouble the old King Qin to come and greet you in person."

As soon as the words fell, two figures came into the hall one after another.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Concubine." The old Prince Qin and others bowed and saluted.

Chu Ning laughed and waved his hand, saying, "I came here uninvited, old King Qin won't mind, right?"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?"

The old King Qin smiled and said, "I am so happy that you can come to my place. Come, serve tea to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Concubine."

As he spoke, the old King Qin gestured for the two to sit in the main seat.

Then, three maids brought three cups of fragrant tea.

The steaming tea exuded a refreshing fragrance, but Chu Ning was in no hurry to speak. He held the teacup in his left hand and used the tea lid in his right hand to constantly stir the tea leaves inside.

Although the old King Qin didn't know Chu Ning's purpose, since Chu Ning was not in a hurry to speak, he was certainly not in a hurry either.

Both of them are steady people who can sit still.

But Feng Mulan is not someone who can sit still.

After a moment, she blew on the tea that had cooled down and drank it in one gulp.

"Boom~"

The teacup was placed on the table, breaking the silence like a thriller.

Feng Mulan was the first to ask, "Old King Qin, do you know where the Prince of Fufeng is now?"

The old King Qin raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of surprise: "Just now, I was asking the butler about this matter. A lot of things happened in Kyoto City today. The butler said that he went out of the city to check on his own property."

After a pause, the old King Qin seemed to realize something, looked up at Feng Mulan, and asked:

"From what the Concubine said, it seems that you know where he is now?"

This statement is flawless and there is no loophole.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and kept staring at the old King Qin's face, as if he wanted to see something from his face.

But, he was disappointed.

The old King Qin's expression didn't seem like he was lying.

It seemed that he really didn't know what Chu Yang did today.

While thinking, Feng Mulan raised her eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "I will tell you the whereabouts of Prince Fufeng later!"

"Before that, I would like to ask the old King Qin if he knows how many people and horses are in your transport team?"

The sudden question gave the old King Qin a bad feeling.

Why are you suddenly asking about the transport team and horses?

He couldn't help but ask tentatively: "The Concubine asked about this matter, is there any other meaning?"

Feng Mulan was straightforward and just as she was about to speak, Chu Ning spoke first: "Actually, there is no other meaning."

"Mulan is in charge of the Youzhou troops. She wants to make up 30,000 men and also give them some horses."

"Although we can recruit manpower and transfer horses from Liangzhou, it is too time-consuming and laborious. It is better to see if there is any ready-made one nearby."

If this were said to someone else, the old King Qin might not believe it.

But when it comes to Feng Mulan, he believes it.

Everyone knows that Feng Mulan is impatient. It is understandable that she wants to make up the number of troops and equip them with some war horses as soon as she takes over the Youzhou army.

The old King Qin nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Chu Yang is in charge of all the properties in the mansion. I really don't know about these things."

"How about this, wait until Chu Yang comes back, and I will ask him before replying to the Concubine."

After repeated attempts without any clues, Feng Mulan could no longer hold back.

She curled her lips and turned to look at Chu Ning: "I told you, the old King Qin definitely doesn't know about this."

She was talking about Chu Yang colluding with Chu Zan to instigate King Anding to mutiny, while secretly building up forces to prepare for a rebellion.

But what the old King Qin heard was that he didn't know how many people were in his own transport team.

The old King Qin showed a trace of shame on his face: "My Lady Concubine, I have been getting thinner and thinner over the years. Many things in the mansion have been handed over to Chu Yang. I really know very little about my own property."

"But don't worry, when he comes back, he will give you a satisfactory explanation."

After saying that, Old Qin Wang shouted outside the hall: "Butler, quickly send someone to bring Chu Yang back to me!"

"No need!"

Chu Ning suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "I came here today just to confirm one thing. Now it seems that the matter is beyond my expectation. It seems that the old King Qin was indeed not involved in that matter."

In his heart, he always felt that the old King of Qin was involved in this matter.

But now seeing the old and frail appearance of the old King Qin, and the fact that he didn't know much about the affairs of the mansion, he dispelled his doubts.

But the old King Qin was confused and asked in surprise, "I wonder what you are talking about, Your Highness?"

Chu Ning took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "In fact, this king knows where Chu Yang is, and he has brought him back."

The old King Qin was stunned, and just as he was about to ask, Chu Ning continued, "But after seeing the Prince of Fufeng, the old King Qin hopes that you can face it calmly."

Face it calmly?

The old King Qin was confused by Chu Ning and couldn't help asking, "From what the prince said, could it be that something happened to Chu Yang?"

Chu Ning nodded slightly and shouted loudly to the outside of the hall: "Zhao Yu, bring him in!"

When he heard that someone was being carried in, the old King Qin was startled and quickly turned to look outside the hall.

Four knights in silver armor came in carrying a stretcher, on which a person was lying quietly.

The old King Qin's face changed drastically. He didn't care about his old age and quickly stepped forward with his crutches to check.

But after seeing that dark purple face, the old King Qin was stunned.

He couldn't help wondering who the person in front of him was.

"Your Highness, who... who is this?" The old King Qin turned to look at Chu Ning with his last hope.

Chu Ning looked calm and said slowly: "Fufeng County Prince Chu Yang!"

His guess was confirmed. Although he had expected it, the news of his only son's death still made the old King Qin breathless.

Everything went dark before my eyes and I fell straight down!