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

"Hmm? The King of Chu asked me to go to the King's Palace tonight?"

Inside the Daqin Inn, Princess Changping looked at the invitation in her hand with a look of surprise on her face.

She had been staying in the inn for the past few years and had long been impatient.

However, Chu Ning's invitation at this time is too sensitive.

The news about the Queen of the Great Zhou had just arrived when Chu Ning’s invitation came.

She absolutely didn't believe that there was no connection between the two.

Thinking of this, Princess Changping showed a sneer on her face: "Anxious, Chu Ning must be anxious!"

"Tell the people in Prince Chu's Palace that I will keep my appointment tonight!"

Although he had no good feelings towards Chu Ning, this guy was responsible for investigating the murder of Princess Gaoping after all. He had to go since he was invited.

Besides, it would be interesting for me to go over and see Chu Ning’s anxious face.

That night, night fell.

Lanterns were lit at the entrance of the palace, and faint candlelight illuminated the entrance.

Princess Changping came on horseback with several guards, but when she arrived at the gate of the palace, she found that there were already two sedan chairs and several war horses, as well as soldiers from other dynasties' delegations nearby.

Surprised, Zhao Yu stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, Princess Changping. My prince has been waiting in the living room for a long time. Please come in."

Princess Changping dismounted and walked towards the palace, asking, "Did His Royal Highness the King of Chu invite anyone else tonight?"

Zhao Yu, who was leading the way, nodded slightly: "All the envoys have been invited. In addition, the crown prince and other princes will also come."

After these words were spoken, Princess Changping's expression changed slightly.

What does Chu Ning want to do with so many people?

Did he find the murderer?

But this is not right. If the murderer was really found, he should be reported directly to the emperor, not to the Prince of Chu's Palace.

Besides, if the murderer is really found, Chu Ning will definitely send troops to arrest him.

When everyone was surprised, Princess Changping came to the living room.

As soon as she entered, she found Chu Ning talking to several envoys, with the Prince of Great Chu sitting upright beside them.

"Princess Changping is here!" Zhao Yu's voice quieted down the people talking on the scene.

Chu Ning stepped forward and said with a smile: "Princess Changping, please sit down."

As he spoke, he pointed to the first position below.

The power of the Qin Dynasty was the strongest among all dynasties, so the seating arrangement was naturally based on the strength of the country.

Princess Changping was not surprised, nor did she intend to ask Chu Ning's purpose for tonight. She nodded slightly and sat down directly.

Now that you are here, just wait for Chu Ning to speak.

Afterwards, a group of princes of the Great Chu came one after another.

About three quarters of an hour later, a voice came from outside the hall: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

The prince glanced at everyone and nodded slightly: "No need to be polite!"

He walked straight to the main seat and without waiting for Chu Ning to speak, the prince took the initiative to ask, "Why did Eighteenth Brother summon us here?"

Chu Ning laughed: "The reason I summoned you all is to find the murderer who killed Princess Gaoping!"

"Oh?"

The prince narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed across them: "Could it be that Eighteenth Brother already knows who the murderer is?"

The second prince's eyes lit up: "Who is it, eighteenth brother, tell me!"

"Yes, Eighteenth Brother, don't keep us in suspense!"

"How dare he attack my Kyoto City? We will never let him go."

The princes were filled with righteous indignation and wished they could immediately find out who the murderer was so they could cut him into pieces.

During this period of time, they fought among themselves for this matter and lost a lot of money. They hated the murderer to the core!

The envoys looked at each other with a hint of surprise.

Did Chu Ning really find the murderer in just half a month?

But isn't this too much of a coincidence?

The letter from the Empress of the Great Zhou just arrived today, and Chu Ning is about to announce that the murderer has been found?

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the murderer was deliberately found in order to give an explanation to the Empress of the Great Zhou.

Baili Xing, the oldest person at the scene, covered his mouth and coughed while asking, "Ahem... I wonder who the murderer was that His Royal Highness Prince Chu found?"

The crowd, which was originally noisy, suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chu Ning.

Under the gaze of everyone, Chu Ning glanced at everyone at the scene and finally stopped his gaze on one of them.

At this moment, everyone's eyes followed Chu Ning and were on that person.

And that person was none other than Princess Changping!

Princess Changping's face darkened: "What does the King of Chu mean? Do you think I killed Princess Gaoping?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and sneered, "What do you think?"

Princess Changping's face instantly turned cold: "You said that I am the murderer, where is your evidence?"

The Crown Prince also frowned and said, "Eighteenth brother, I want to remind you that Princess Gaoping is the daughter of the Emperor of Qin. If you accuse her of being the murderer without any evidence, the Qin Dynasty will not let it go."

Having already provoked the Zhou Dynasty, if the Qin Dynasty is discovered, how can the Chu State resist?

"evidence?"

Chu Ning sneered and said, "I will give you evidence right now!"

"First of all, Princess Changping and Princess Gaoping don't get along. I believe everyone knows this. The two sides even fought a big battle and lost a lot of people."

Princess Changping sneered at this: "It's ridiculous to conclude that I killed her based on this alone!"

"Of course it's more than that!"

Chu Ning stared at Princess Changping, looking confident of victory: "That was just your motive. You are always arrogant and can't stand provocation, so you wanted to kill Princess Gaoping at that time, right?"

These words left Princess Changping silent.

Baili Xing, Wei Donglai, Yuan Tian, Huo Quji, Yang Xingye, Zhao Wuji and others looked at each other with a hint of surprise.

Everyone understands, silence means consent!

"If you don't say anything, I will take it as your admission!"

Chu Ning sneered, "You have a motive for murder, and Princess Gaoping brought back so many facial masks that night, which made you completely determined to eradicate her!

I remember that night, when the banquet was halfway through, Princess Changping left the table for a quarter of an hour, right?"

These words reminded everyone that Princess Changping had indeed left the table on the night of Chu Ning's wedding.

But Princess Changping snorted coldly: "This princess is not good at drinking. I drank a few more cups that night. I left the table just to go to the toilet."

Toilet, that is, going to the toilet.

This is human nature, but Chu Ning sneered: "You said it was to go to the toilet, how do we know that what you said is true?

A quarter of an hour is enough time for you to set up an ambush in advance as notified!

That night, everyone stayed at the table, why were you the only one who left?

And it just so happens that you have the intention and motive to kill Princess Gaoping. The two facts corroborate each other and it cannot be inferred that you are the murderer!"

As soon as this was said, the entire audience fell silent.

If Princess Changping is really the murderer, do they really want to arrest her?