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

The prince was stunned.

Father, the emperor is not only punishing me, but also He Peng?

As the Minister of Industry, He Peng is my confidant. If Chu Ning wants to dismiss He Peng, my power will be greatly damaged!

Thinking of this, the prince's face changed drastically, and he quickly looked at Chu Ning with a pleading look on his face.

The position of Minister of Works must not be lost!

The emperor noticed the prince's gaze, but a cold look appeared on his face.

Do you know how to ask for help now?

You were so aggressive just now, why didn’t you take it out?

Humph, this time I will let you taste the feeling of being blackmailed.

I just don’t know what choice Chu Ning will make!

Turning to look at Chu Ning, the emperor said calmly: "He Peng is just a subordinate, but he is so rude to you. You can't show mercy to him."

Chu Ning thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Father, Minister He did not commit a serious fault after all, so a slight punishment will suffice. Please leave this matter to me, your son, to handle."

It would be useful for the Minister of Works to keep it!

Although the emperor didn't know what Chu Ning was planning, he also understood that Chu Ning didn't want to escalate the matter, which was exactly what he wanted.

If this matter gets out into the open, people will think that the prince is narrow-minded, which will be detrimental to the reputation of the royal family.

Since Chu Ning wants to calm the situation, let Chu Ning do it.

"Well, since you want to solve this matter yourself, I will give you a handwritten order!"

The emperor took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Chu Ning: "Take my jade pendant with you. If I come in person, it's up to you to decide how to deal with He Peng!"

Chu Ning took the jade pendant respectfully: "Your son obeys your order!"

After saying this, Chu Ning turned and left.

The prince who was kneeling at the back opened his mouth and wanted to speak.

But the emperor snorted coldly: "Why, do you still want to threaten Chu Ning?"

"I don't dare."

"Humph, is there anything else you dare not do? Go to the ancestral temple and kneel down now!"

The emperor flicked his sleeves, and the imperial guards immediately stepped forward, pulled up the prince, and ran straight to the ancestral temple.

The prince's face was pale. He didn't expect that his father would surrender to him for Chu Ning.

This time, he was defeated, and he was defeated by the scapegoat whom he despised the most!

This damn Chu Ning has never made things easy for him since he appeared.

At this moment, the prince's inner anger rushed to his head, and his murderous intent towards Chu Ning reached its peak.

In the past, he just treated Chu Ning as a scapegoat and endured everything.

But now, he felt that he couldn't bear it anymore.

If Chu Ning dismisses He Peng this time, I will destroy everything Chu Ning has at all costs!

Chu Ning, just wait!

At this moment, Chu Ning was sitting in the sedan chair, playing with the emperor's jade pendant in his hand, with a playful look on his face.

Zhao Yu, who was leading the way, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Highness, how did you determine that His Majesty would definitely come to the East Palace?"

If the Emperor had not arrived today, Your Highness would have been in danger.

Your Highness is truly a man of foresight, having predicted that His Majesty would come at this very moment, and he has chosen the timing just right.

Chu Ning in the sedan chuckled: "In this capital city, nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the emperor. Of course, if the emperor had not come just now, I would not have knelt down."

He had already prepared two plans. If the emperor did not come, he would bring up the engagement issue.

If you kneel down, your knees will definitely be injured, and then the engagement will be difficult to go ahead.

So, no matter whether the emperor comes today or not, he will not kneel down.

Although Zhao Yu didn't understand what Chu Ning's other plan was, he admired Chu Ning very much in his heart.

Not only was he able to make the Crown Prince suffer, but he also had His Majesty issue a handwritten order to deal with He Peng at will. This time he can be said to have won a great victory.

The inner admiration finally turned into one sentence: "Your Highness is wise!"

As the two were talking, the sedan quickly returned to the palace, and the people who were waiting were suddenly shocked.

Feng Mulan on the roof chuckled even more evilly: "That guy is back. He must have been severely punished by the prince. He must have returned the warhorse!"

Shen Wanying didn't say anything.

She didn't dare to make a decision easily before everything was settled.

Even she herself didn't know why she suddenly had so much confidence in Chu Ning.

Logically speaking, Chu Ning should have no advantage in front of the prince.

While deep in thought, He Peng, who had been waiting at the gate of the mansion for a long time, sneered.

Finally here!

I want to see how you, the prince, come out in such a disgrace.

The people watching around were also looking forward to it at this moment. They also wanted to know whether the Prince of Penglai was punished by the prince.

Under the gaze of everyone, the sedan chair stopped at the gate of the mansion. Zhao Yu opened the curtain, and a handsome Chu Ning came out of the sedan chair.

Unscathed!

how can that be!

He Peng's eyes widened, a look of disbelief on his face.

Didn’t His Royal Highness the Crown Prince punish Chu Ning?

Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

Guan Yun and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chu Ning return safely, and took the initiative to greet him and said, "Your Highness!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, the matter has been resolved, you can lead the war horses back to the mansion."

Guan Yun was about to agree when He Peng's face changed drastically. He said in a cold voice, "Your Highness the Prince, have you asked me before you want to bring back the warhorse?"

Chu Ning seemed to have just remembered He Peng, patted his forehead, and chuckled, "Look at my memory, I forgot about you, Lord He.

This time when I went to the palace, not only was I not punished, but my brother the Crown Prince even gave me a thousand war horses!

As for the one hundred horses, of course you don’t have to return them to Brother Crown Prince.”

The whole audience was shocked by this remark.

No one expected this result.

In the moment of complete silence, a discordant voice came from the roof.

"Impossible! Even if the prince doesn't want these 100 war horses back, he can't give you another 1,000 war horses!"

Feng Mulan snorted: "You must be lying!"

He Peng, who was still in shock, reacted immediately.

Yes, even if the prince did not take back the one hundred horses for the sake of his face, he would definitely not reward Chu Ning with war horses.

Chu Ning must be lying to himself!

It was a close call, I almost got fooled!

He Peng reacted and burst into laughter, he was so happy that he fell forward and backward with laughter.

To allow Chu Ning to deceive me in this way, I must have suffered a loss at the hands of the prince!

Chu Ning stared at He Peng as if he was a fool: "Why is Mr. He laughing?"

He Peng stroked his beard and laughed, "Your Highness Xiao Junwang actually lied in public. Who would believe what you just said if you tell others?"

"is it?"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and chuckled, "If I said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was punished for what happened today, would you not believe it?"

The prince was punished?

how can that be!

He Peng sneered: "Your Highness, please don't delay. I will take these 100 war horses away today!"

"Someone, bring the warhorse back!"

At the command, the guards of the East Palace were ready to take action.

Guan Yun and the others' faces darkened, and they immediately waved their weapons and prepared to give it a try.

Just as the two sides were about to fight, Chu Ning smiled and took out the emperor's jade pendant:

"Master He, do you recognize this jade pendant?"