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

"and many more!"

When Shen Wanying was about to leave the hall, the prince suddenly shouted, "How long will it take you to gather all the food?"

Actually compromised?

Shen Wanying turned around in surprise and said, "Your Highness, you have to think carefully. The price of this batch of grain has increased by 30%. Once it is decided, you can't regret it."

The prince snorted coldly: "You just need to tell me how much food you can collect in two days?"

"Eight hundred thousand dan!" Shen Wanying slowly uttered four words.

Even though it's not enough, as long as I buy some from other places, plus some I keep for myself, I should be able to raise a million dan of grain!

The prince narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "The goods will be delivered tomorrow, and I will bring all the silver!"

After saying this, the prince turned around and left angrily.

At this point, it is impossible not to buy food from the Shen family. Although he lost money, as long as he can keep his position as crown prince, he will have a chance to earn the money back in the future.

However, the Shen family raised the price at a critical moment this time. I will remember you!

Wait until Chu Ning goes to the front line and see how I will deal with your Shen family.

At this moment, the prince made up his mind that he must make Shen Wanying pay the price for her actions today.

However, the most urgent task is to allocate silver first. After all, it takes a lot of silver to purchase 800,000 dan of grain.

After returning to the East Palace, the prince immediately mobilized all his men to raise money.

Such a big commotion naturally could not be hidden from the emperor.

Hall of Valor.

After listening to the shadow guard's report, the emperor's face turned cold.

"The prince is so anxious to raise the money, it must be related to the agreement he reached with Chu Ning. So, he is the one who colluded with Zhao Feiyan this time?"

The shadow guard lowered his head and dared not speak.

This matter concerns the crown prince, and no one dares to make a judgment without evidence.

The emperor glanced at the shadow guard, shook his head, turned to Zhao Ming and asked, "Does Chu Ning agree to leave immediately?"

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai did say so."

"But this guy is now asking the prince to provide food. He promised me to set out immediately, but in fact he is still stalling for time!"

The emperor was so angry that he laughed: "This sly guy actually dared to deceive me."

Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly and dared not answer.

"Forget it, he must want to get more food from the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince is already collecting food, I will give him this face!"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. It will only take two more days. It won't delay anything."

Being able to bring an extra million dan of food to the front line will be beneficial to the war situation on the front line.

As for the matter of the Crown Prince colluding with Zhao Feiyan, even if we investigate it further, there will be no results.

The prince is not stupid. The people in the villa could not have been directly instructed by the prince. There must be other links involved.

Not to mention that it is time-consuming and laborious to investigate section by section, even the prince would not allow people to continue investigating, and he would most likely find a scapegoat along the way.

Instead of getting entangled in this matter, it is better to give Chu Ning some face and raise one million dan of food for the front line!

With the emperor's tacit approval, the prince was able to raise money to buy grain smoothly. He came to the Shen family with all the money the next afternoon.

After both parties had counted the money and confirmed that it was correct, they each handed over the silver and grain to the other party.

The prince was very excited when he got the food, and immediately went out of the city with his men to escort the food.

Nearing midnight, the prince finally arrived with his men.

"My dear prince, you are too polite. Why did you come here in person? You can just send someone to deliver it."

Chu Ning welcomed the prince into his tent with a smile on his face.

Don’t refuse the food that is delivered to your door!

Although the prince was angry inside, he still looked amiable on the surface and said with a smile: "It is my duty to serve the country!"

"Eighteenth brother, one million dan of grain is outside, you can go and count it."

Chu Ning waved his hands repeatedly: "I trust my brother, the Crown Prince, so there is no need to count."

That was the food that Shen Wanying gave to the prince, how could there be any mistake!

The prince breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Chu Ning didn't make things difficult for me anymore, otherwise I really couldn't bear it.

"In that case, let's hand over the food in one hand and the people in the other!" The prince immediately got to the point.

Chu Ning laughed loudly: "Come here, hand over the people captured in the villa to the East Palace guards!"

At an order, a group of people were escorted out.

The prince took a look at the group of people, then ordered his guards: "Deliver the grain!"

The transaction went smoothly between the two parties, but due to the large quantity, it took a full half hour to complete.

When the prince saw that everyone had been handed over, he finally put his mind at ease.

"It's getting late, and I still have to interrogate these people, so I won't bother you, Eighteenth Brother!"

"I will also leave tonight, so I won't see you off, Prince."

The two men exchanged polite words, and the prince immediately took his men back to the city.

Chu Ning looked at the prince's departing back, a hint of amusement appearing on his face.

"Aren't you afraid of his revenge?"

A gentle and pleasant voice came from behind, and a stunning beauty in a purple dress came slowly towards her.

Chu Ning turned around and saw that it was Shen Wanying.

"Why are you here?" Chu Ning asked with a smile.

Seeing this, the people around them tactfully retreated, leaving the two to talk alone.

Shen Wanying had a gentle smile on her face: "You have brought such a big business to my Shen family, I can't just not show my appreciation.

I brought you all the 30% of the silver that increased in price. Although it is only a few tens of thousands of taels, it is also a token of my Shen family’s love.”

Under the light of the torches at night, Shen Wanying at this moment was like the stars in the sky, making people yearn for her, and Chu Ning was slightly dazed.

Although Shen Wanying's face was slightly red, her eyes were fixed on Chu Ning.

The two people's eyes met, and each side could see each other's thoughts in each other's eyes.

Chu Ning smiled slightly, suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Shen Wanying's boneless hands, and asked softly:

"Does this intention represent the Shen family, or yourself?"

Shen Wanying's body trembled, and she felt the heat coming from his hand, and her face turned red instantly.

But she still pretended to be calm and asked, "Is there any difference?"

"Of course there is a difference!"

Chu Ning approached, and the distance between them was less than a foot, almost face to face.

"The Shen family is the Shen family, and you are you!"

"I...I represent the Shen family, and I can also represent myself!"

Shen Wanying didn't dare to look directly at him, she lowered her head and replied softly.

The ambiguous answer made Chu Ning laugh out loud: "Then I will take this as your intention!"

After he finished speaking, Chu Ning suddenly reached out and lifted Shen Wanying's chin, and kissed her hard in Shen Wanying's puzzled eyes.

Shen Wanying, who had not yet reacted, only felt her lips getting hot and a hot breath rushing towards her.

Then, the whole person trembled, and a tingling feeling spread from the lips to the whole body.

Shen Wanying, who experienced this feeling for the first time, was stunned where she stood.

Fortunately, Chu Ning did not do anything excessive. After the kiss, he chuckled in her ear and said, "Wait for me to come back and spend the wedding night with you!"

After saying this, Chu Ning shouted to the crowd in the distance: "Pass the order, set off to the front line immediately!"

After planning for so long, everything is ready. All I have to do is go to the front line and take control of the military power.

As long as I have the military power in my hands, who will dare to make trouble in the future?