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

Under the prince's horrified gaze, the emperor came in from outside with a cold face.

The prince, who had still held on to a last glimmer of hope, suddenly trembled all over, as if he had been electrocuted, and took several steps back.

"Rebel!"

The emperor came in, furious, and kicked the prince.

With an angry kick, the unprepared prince fell to the ground.

"Father, please listen to my explanation..."

"Explain it!"

The emperor, who was always known for his calmness, glared and roared, "Do you think I am blind?"

"While Chu Ning was at the front, you came to Prince Chu's mansion to harm your brother and sister-in-law. You really pissed me off!"

The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke, and he could no longer suppress his rage. He stepped forward and kicked the prince hard twice.

The prince didn't dare to hide and could only endure the emperor's wrath.

But he didn't understand why his father appeared here at this moment?

It is understandable that Yuan Tian appeared here. After all, this person was detained in the Prince Chu's Mansion by Chu Ning. The commotion here was a bit loud, so it was reasonable that this person would be alarmed.

But father, why did you come?

And the timing of his arrival is so coincidental. Why did he come here when I was taking action against Shen Wanying? Why did he come here when I was taking action against Shen Wanying?

No, this is not right. It’s such a coincidence that father came!

The prince's eyes flickered and he felt extremely aggrieved. He hadn't done anything yet and was discovered, and now he was beaten by the emperor.

This is not the end yet. Given the emperor's character, there will probably be other punishments.

Sure enough, the emperor saw that the prince did not speak, thinking that he knew he was in the wrong, so he snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, stared at the prince and asked:

"You rebellious son, I will deal with you later!"

After saying that, the emperor turned to look at Shen Wanying and asked in a deep voice, "Are you not hurt?"

Shen Wanying bowed and saluted: "Father, fortunately you and Master Yuan Tian arrived in time, otherwise the consequences tonight would be disastrous.

The prince broke into the Prince of Chu's mansion at night and tried to do something bad to the child. Even though the servants of the mansion tried their best to protect him, they were stopped by the prince's guards in the Eastern Palace.

Father, the King of Chu has gone to the front to serve the country, but the Crown Prince is plotting against his family. Please help me, Father!"

After saying that, Shen Wanying knelt on the ground, looking as if asking the emperor to severely punish the prince.

The prince was too rude tonight and must be severely punished!

Although Shen Wanying usually looks weak and gentle, she will never give up if her bottom line is really touched.

As a married woman, she only has Chu Ning in her heart. It is absolutely impossible for the prince to take possession of her body!

As soon as these words came out, the prince's face changed drastically. He quickly turned his head and stared at Shen Wanying, roaring in a low voice:

"I didn't do anything to you at all!"

But at this time, Yuan Tian, who had been standing by and watching, suddenly added: "Prince, what you said is a bit self-deceiving. You have taken off your clothes. Do you need us to tell you what you want to do?"

The prince was stunned and looked down, only to find that he only had one piece of clothing left on his body.

This damn old Taoist actually said bad things about me at this time!

The exasperated prince looked up at Yuan Tian and angrily said, "How dare you, an outsider, interfere in the affairs of our Great Chu Dynasty?"

Yuan Tian shook his head: "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is threatening me. If so, I will keep silent."

After saying that, he turned to look at the emperor and chuckled, "Your Great Chu Crown Prince is really powerful. He even dares to threaten an envoy like me. I wonder if there is anything else he dare not do."

This was obviously a reminder to the emperor.

The Crown Prince now dares to take possession of the Princess of Chu while the King of Chu is away. What will happen if he becomes the emperor in the future?

Don't forget, you, the Emperor of Great Chu, have eighteen sons.

These words made the emperor and the prince's faces change drastically.

Without waiting for the prince to explain, the emperor's eyes immediately turned cold, staring at him intently and said in a cold voice: "Rebellious son, I really should let you go to the front line, so that you won't harm others in Kyoto City!"

"Father, son and minister..."

"Shut up!"

The emperor glared at him and interrupted him forcefully, "The facts are laid out here, and you still want to quibble?"

The prince felt bitter, but he didn't know how to explain it.

He knew that he was in trouble today and would definitely be severely punished next.

At this time, the emperor said in a cold voice: "As a prince, you disregard the laws of the Chu State and ignore the feelings of brothers. If you are allowed to do whatever you want, this capital city will surely be in chaos because of you!

Come, take the crown prince down and give him twenty severe punishments, and forbid him from participating in the affairs of the court for the next two months. In addition, compensate the Princess of Chu with another 10,000 taels of silver."

After saying this, the emperor turned to look at Shen Wanying and asked, "Do you have any objection to my punishment?"

Shen Wanying shook her head: "Everything will be arranged by my father."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction and waved his right hand: "In that case, drag the prince down now and execute him in the courtyard!"

In order to calm the matter, the emperor could only sacrifice the prince's face and execute him directly in the Prince of Chu's Mansion just to give Shen Wanying an explanation.

Although the prince intended to do something bad, he did not succeed after all. Being executed in public was the greatest punishment for the prince.

As soon as these words were spoken, the prince's face changed drastically. He was about to plead for mercy, but the imperial guards rushed up and did not give him a chance to speak, and directly dragged him out.

As the sticks continued to fall, the prince's screams were heard in the yard.

No one dared to lie in front of the emperor. The prince was beaten hard by the twenty sticks. His skin was torn and his clothes and pants were stained with blood.

The prince, who was only wearing one layer of clothing, was shivering with cold wind and looked much weaker.

"Your Majesty, the execution is completed!" The imperial guards bowed and reported to the emperor at the door.

The emperor snorted coldly and waved his hand, saying, "Let the East Palace guards take him back!"

The guards of the Eastern Palace felt relieved and immediately carried the prince away in disgrace.

At this time, Yuan Tianchao bowed to the emperor and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I could see such a thing before I left."

The emperor glanced at him indifferently and asked: "Master Yuan will not spread this matter, right?"

Yuan Tian laughed, stroking his beard and said, "I will go back tomorrow, otherwise I would not have bid farewell to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Chu tonight."

The emperor then nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: "Remember what you just said!"

After saying this, the emperor turned around and glanced at Shen Wanying: "This is the end of tonight's matter."

Then the emperor left with his men.

But what the emperor didn't know was that as soon as he left, Yuan Tian bowed to Shen Wanying and said with a smile:

"I have already completed this matter according to the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. I believe that the Princess of Chu will also abide by the agreement and let me go, right?"

It turns out that all this was Chu Ning's plan!

He expected that the prince would not give up, so he and Yuan Tian arranged this drama in advance.

Shen Wanying was of course also one of the participants, and was not surprised that Yuan Tian wanted to leave. After all, this was the condition for Yuan Tian to agree to take action.

"Master Yuan, have a safe journey. I won't see you off." Shen Wanying bowed to him and said with a smile.

Yuan Tian laughed loudly, returned the greeting, and turned away.

Finally he was able to leave the Princess of Chu and return to the Tang Dynasty. He didn't want to stay for a moment.

After Yuan Tian left, Shen Wanying immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it to Chu Ning at an express speed of 800 miles.

All of this was seen clearly by the shadow guards outside the palace.