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

He Peng looked at Chu Ning's departing sedan and a ruthless look appeared on his face.

Should we take advantage of Chu Ning's absence and directly snatch these hundred war horses?

Guan Yun seemed to have noticed He Peng's hesitation. He immediately looked cold, raised the long sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"Protect the warhorse!"

The guards of the Prince's Mansion immediately surrounded the war horses.

On the roof, Feng Mulan smiled brightly: "Chu Ning, this big fool, actually left at this time. Isn't he afraid that He Peng will take these horses away?"

Shen Wanying shook her head lightly and said calmly: "He Peng dare not take these war horses away."

"why?"

Feng Mulan's clear eyes revealed a hint of doubt: "He Peng brought so many people with him, is he afraid of the guards of the Prince's Mansion?"

He Peng had the advantage in numbers and Chu Ning also agreed to return the warhorse. Why didn't He Peng dare to take action?

He is the prince's confidant, and he brought guards from the Eastern Palace with him. Both in quantity and quality, they surpass the guards from the Prince's Mansion!

But Shen Wanying just smiled calmly: "If He Peng takes action, let's not talk about whether he can really defeat the guards of the Prince's Mansion. Even if he defeats him, the matter will definitely reach the ears of His Majesty.

If the matter gets out of hand, not to mention He Peng, even the prince can't bear the wrath of His Majesty."

Feng Mulan was stunned, but she didn't think so much about it.

But then she rolled her eyes and suddenly realized, "Isn't Chu Ning going to the palace to complain to His Majesty?"

This guy is so despicable!

"Complain?"

Shen Wanying sighed: "I thought so at first, but judging from what Chu Ning said, he probably won't go to see His Majesty."

Feng Mulan was shocked: "Is he really going to find the prince?"

"I'm afraid that's the case."

Shen Wanying showed curiosity on her face: "I also want to know where his confidence in going to the prince comes from!"

While the two were talking, He Peng below made a decision.

Looking at Guan Yun and others with murderous intent on their faces, and then glancing at the people at the scene, he realized that he could not take action.

Once the action starts, there will be a river of blood!

What's more, there are so many people at the scene. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for the prince.

After all, taking back the gift is a bit embarrassing.

"Humph, surround them all and wait for the prince's orders!"

He Peng immediately summoned a guard from the East Palace and said in a deep voice, "Go to the East Palace as soon as possible and tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince what happened here."

"Yes!" the guard responded and galloped towards the palace.

At the same time, the shadow guard also passed the news to the emperor.

Outside the Yingwu Palace.

The emperor was rarely interested in practicing swordsmanship with his sword.

Although he had not used force for a long time, the sword in his hand was still powerful. The sword energy was whistling, and there was even a sound of breaking through the air. The general manager Zhao Ming had been standing far away, fearing that he would be affected.

At this time, the shadow guard came quietly.

The emperor kept waving his sword in his hand, and while dancing with it, he asked, "Why are you disturbing me at this moment?"

The shadow guard did not dare to delay and immediately recounted what had happened in front of the Prince's Mansion.

When the emperor heard that the prince wanted to take back the gift, the sword in his hand stopped dancing.

After the shadow guard finished speaking, the emperor was so angry that the sword in his hand shook and suddenly chopped it towards the weapon rack beside him.

"Wow~"

The weapon rack was shattered in an instant, and the weapons on it fell to the ground with clanging sounds.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The shadow guard and Zhao Ming knelt on the ground one after another.

"Calm down?"

The emperor's beard and eyebrows trembled with anger, and he roared: "You are the crown prince, but you even want to take back the gift you gave me!"

"What a rebellious son! How could such a person appear in the royal family?"

"Shame, shame!"

The emperor became angrier and angrier as he spoke.

It was just a mere hundred war horses, but the prince actually wanted to take them back!

If this gets out, not only will it bring shame upon the Crown Prince, but it will also bring shame upon me as the emperor.

No, we must not let the prince take back the war horse.

The emperor stared at the shadow guard with a ferocious face and asked, "You just said that Chu Ning was going to come to the East Palace to ask the prince for forgiveness?"

The shadow guard nodded.

A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes. He walked out with a sharp sword in hand, and said coldly: "Go to the East Palace. I want to see how the prince will punish Chu Ning!"

This time, the emperor was really angry.

At the command, the imperial guards cleared the way and headed straight for the East Palace.

At this time, the East Palace guards sent back by He Peng were also reporting to the prince.

Chu Ning was riding in a sedan chair, which was of course not as fast as a war horse, so the guards returned to the East Palace first!

After listening to the report, the prince had a sneer on his face.

"Ask me for forgiveness? Great, I want to see how he apologizes!"

The prince put down the brush in his hand and chuckled, "How dare a mere illegitimate child disobey my order!

Come on, go get some thorns and put them at the door. As the eldest brother, I will teach my eighteenth brother a lesson today!"

Chu Ning killed the traitor I arranged, and caused the father and son of the He family to be punished. If I didn't punish him, he would think that I really didn't dare to touch him.

This time, Chu Ning must know that Kyoto City is not a place for him to run wild!

Soon, the people from the East Palace found a lot of thorns and placed them at the door.

At this time, Chu Ning just arrived outside the East Palace.

He bowed and saluted, saying seriously: "Chu Ning wants to see my brother, the Crown Prince!"

The prince's calm voice came from the palace: "It's my eighteenth brother. I have been strictly ordered by my father to copy scriptures for my mother and am not allowed to leave the palace. If you have anything to say, please talk outside the palace."

Chu Ning was not even allowed to enter the palace!

Chu Ning pretended to be terrified and said, "I am sorry for coming here so abruptly and disturbing you while you were copying the scriptures. Please forgive me, brother."

"Okay, just say what you want to say!" The prince obviously didn't want to waste time with Chu Ning.

He wanted to get to the point as soon as possible and wait for Chu Ning to plead guilty before punishing him.

Chu Ning laughed secretly in his heart.

How could he not understand the prince's intention? He deliberately took the sedan chair to the East Palace just now in order to give He Peng time to send someone back to deliver the message.

I guess the prince is now ready to punish himself!

Chu Ning said sternly, "Brother Crown Prince, you suddenly took back the gift. I am terrified. I don't know how I have offended you. Please forgive me!"

Here comes, finally here!

The prince's face showed ecstasy.

Chu Ning, ah Chu Ning, you have finally fallen into my hands.

But what the prince didn't know was that the emperor had already arrived outside the East Palace with a sword in hand.

The prince was filled with excitement, but he suppressed his inner joy and snorted coldly: "You are about to go to the front line, and you are engaged to Princess Shen, but instead of preparing for the engagement ceremony, you made such a big fuss in Kyoto!

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works are in turmoil because of you. If this continues, what will happen?

As the crown prince, I will not allow you to do whatever you want!

However, since you have come here in person to apologize, and you come from the common people and don't know many rules, I will punish you by making you kneel for half a day, considering that this is your first offense!

Someone, come and give the things to Chu Ning."

At an order, four eunuchs dragged a pile of thorns and placed them in front of Chu Ning.

"Since you are about to go to the battlefield, I will only let you kneel for half a day!"

The prince said coldly: "What are you still hesitating about? Kneel down!"