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

Late at night, East Palace.

Waves of roars and the sound of bottles and jars being smashed resounded throughout the hall.

"Damn Chu Ning, damn bastard, he made me kneel for a whole day!"

The furious prince smashed the furnishings in the hall and cursed.

He Peng knelt on the ground and trembled, letting the vase explode around him. The debris broke a little, but he didn't dare to move!

Things went wrong and the prince was punished. He was already very angry. If he spoke at this moment, the prince would only use him as an outlet for his anger.

He Peng is not stupid. He understands that silence is in his best interest at this moment.

The prince smashed all the furnishings he could see before him, then turned to look at the kneeling He Peng.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a cold voice: "Master He, how does it feel to kneel?"

He Peng smiled bitterly in his heart.

The prince is good in every way except that he is too narrow-minded.

I have been punished by His Majesty to kneel for a day today, and I probably need to find a balance in myself.

He Peng sighed and said helplessly: "It is my incompetence that I failed to complete the task assigned by the prince today. Please punish me, prince!"

Of course I couldn’t answer while I was kneeling.

If I make the prince unhappy, who knows how he will deal with me, so I might as well change the subject.

The prince snorted coldly, his cold eyes flashed with a sinister look: "I asked you to bring back the 100 war horses, but you let Chu Ning come to the palace and reported the matter to my father!

As the Minister of Industry, what on earth is in your head? "

The prince became more and more angry as he spoke, and kicked the table next to him hard.

The dark ironwood table was too heavy, and the kick made the prince feel like he had hit an iron plate.

Plus, my knees still hurt from kneeling all day.

After one kick, the prince gasped.

"Damn it! Someone, take this table out and burn it!"

The prince was so furious that the guards outside rushed in and carried the table away.

He Peng's mouth twitched, and he quickly persuaded: "Your Highness, calm down. Now that Chu Ning is about to get engaged and go to the front line, we should not fall out with him at this moment."

If there is a falling out, who will go to the front line to be the scapegoat?

These words gradually calmed the prince down.

Although he lost face today, if he really wanted to send Chu Ning to death, or made Chu Ning unhappy and refused to go to the front line in anger, then things would be troublesome.

By then, not only would his sixteen brothers not let him go, even his father would pursue the matter.

Taking a deep breath, the prince tried to calm himself down.

Face is not as important as life.

But, letting Chu Ning go like this would be too easy for this damn guy!

"got engaged?"

The prince narrowed his eyes and sneered, "In order to make up for the grace of raising me that has not been fulfilled in the past ten years, my father has sent out invitations to other dynasties to send envoys here.

This is fine, I will make him lose face at the engagement party!

Lord He, you should immediately send someone to spread the news and say that the most talented woman in Great Chu married the Prince of Penglai because she was attracted by his literary talent!"

He Peng was stunned.

I've never heard of the literary talent of Prince Penglai.

and many more……

Could it be that the prince wanted to humiliate the Prince of Penglai in this way?

Once this news gets out, there will definitely be people at the engagement party who will come out to ask Chu Ning for advice on his literary talent.

And how could Chu Ning, an illegitimate prince born in the common people, have literary talent?

Just think about it, if the most talented woman in the Great Chu marries a man who has no literary talent, Chu Ning will definitely become a joke if the news gets out!

The prince's move was so insidious.

Although Chu Ning let him go this year, he dared not disobey the prince's order.

I can only apologize to Chu Ning!

He Peng immediately bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make sure this matter is properly arranged."

The prince sneered and waved his hand.

He Peng breathed a sigh of relief, then left the hall.

After leaving the palace, He Peng felt a hint of hesitation.

Chu Ning let me go today, but now I have to help the prince deal with Chu Ning.

It doesn't make sense either emotionally or rationally.

What's more, Chu Ning has the leverage over me. If Chu Ning knew that I was the one who did it, he would most likely punish me.

Looking up at the dark night sky, there are stars all over the sky, and the twinkling stars are guarding the full moon in the middle.

The moon is so round, why can't I do this perfectly?

Wait... Perfection...

Suddenly, He Peng had an idea and came up with a plan to have the best of both worlds!

With a light laugh, He Peng turned his head and glanced at Dong Gong, and said calmly: "Prince, you can't blame me this time!"

After saying this, He Peng got into the sedan chair and soon disappeared into the night.

Soon, it was midnight. In the Prince of Penglai's mansion, Chu Ning, who had just finished inspecting the blacksmith shop, was sleeping soundly.

At this moment, Zhao Yu's voice suddenly came from outside the house: "Your Highness, there is a situation!"

Chu Ning was woken up with sleepy eyes. He opened the door reluctantly, yawning and asking:

"What happened?"

Zhao Yu said in a deep voice: "Someone just shot a sharp arrow at the mansion, and there was a letter on it addressed to you!"

As he spoke, he held the sharp arrow in both hands and handed it to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning reached out to take the sharp arrow, tore off the letter on it and opened it.

"At the engagement party, scholars gathered. Danger!"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows at the confusing sentence.

He knew every word, but when put together, he couldn't figure out what the sentence meant.

If we understand it literally, it means that there are literati coming to attend his engagement party, and there is danger!

But if the other party is a scholar, then what danger is there?

After putting away the letter, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you know who shot this sharp arrow?"

Zhao Yu shook his head: "I am worried about the safety of His Highness, so I dare not chase him. I can only come back to report first."

Chu Ning nodded slightly. It seemed that the other party didn't know his identity.

In this city of Kyoto, he doesn't have many friends, or even almost none.

The only people who have the ability to tip off are probably the emperor and Shen Wanying.

But Shen Wanying didn't need to do this. She could just say it to his face.

Not to mention the emperor, how could he, the ruler of a country, use such a method to convey messages?

Excluding these two people, the remaining answers are obvious.

Thinking of the person behind the other person, a sneer appeared on Chu Ning's face.

"It seems you are very unconvinced!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: "If it was really you who arranged this, then this time I will teach you a lesson again!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhao Yu and chuckled, "You've worked hard these past two days. Have a good rest tonight and get up later tomorrow. I will stay at home tomorrow and not go out."

Zhao Yu was stunned: "Didn't His Highness say that we have to practice horseback archery tomorrow?"

Chu Ning smiled mysteriously: "It's enough for me to know how to ride a horse, and I can put my archery skills aside. Besides, the princess will arrange an engagement banquet at home tomorrow, so I have to entertain her well and have an in-depth discussion on literature with her!"

In-depth discussion of literature?

Zhao Yu was dumbfounded.

You, an illegitimate child born in the common people, know literature?

Literature is fake, the in-depth communication mentioned above is your real purpose!