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

Late at night, Yang Mansion.

The candlelight shone through the window, flickering and blinking.

Lying on the bed, Yang Yuntao had a gloomy face and a hint of worry in his eyes.

Given Chu Ning's character, he can't let anyone go until he can find any clues.

But today, Chu Ning not only let him go back home, but also released his servants.

If it was someone else, it would be fine, but He Qing was his confidant and knew a lot about him. If this person betrayed him, Chu Ning would have a lot of evidence of his crimes.

Now, he just wants to know whether He Qing has betrayed him.

Wu Da went to investigate and even checked on He Qing's family, just to see if He Qing had made any preparations in advance.

If He Qing betrayed him, he would definitely settle his family down to prevent him from taking revenge.

Therefore, at this moment, as long as we know the situation of He Qing's family, we will know whether this person has betrayed us.

Wu Da had been out investigating for several hours, but no news had come back. Yang Yuntao's heart was sinking.

As time went on, his suspicion grew.

Why didn't Chu Ning meet anyone else but summoned He Qing alone? Does he know something?

Just when Yang Yuntao was becoming suspicious, hurried footsteps were finally heard outside the house.

Then, Wu Da's voice came: "Sir, there is news!"

"Come in and talk!"

"Creaky~" The door was pushed open, Wu Da hurried into the room and closed the door with his backhand.

"Tell me quickly, what did you find out?" Yang Yuntao asked impatiently.

Wu Da was panicked: "Sir, I heard that He Qing's family has disappeared, and they were taken away by people from the Chu Palace."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Yuntao's face showed anger.

"He Qing, you are so good! I treated you well, but you dared to betray me!"

Yang Yuntao gnashed his teeth and said, "Since you are so unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Wu Da, go kill him now!"

Wu Da's face changed drastically: "This... Sir, killing someone means paying with your life."

Yang Yuntao said gloomily: "Why, even you don't obey my orders?"

"My Lord, that's not what I meant. Butler He has been with you for so long, you should give him a chance to explain himself."

Of course Wu Da didn't dare to disobey orders, but he didn't dare to kill anyone either.

Now the capital city is filled with the troops of King Chu, and King Chu is also targeting the Yang Mansion. If this matter were to get out, Chu Ning would definitely intervene.

By then, he, a powerless servant, would only become a scapegoat.

So, he could only persuade Yang Yuntao as much as possible.

"That does make some sense!"

Yang Yuntao snorted coldly: "How about this, you go call He Qing over, you guard the door, and when you hear me cough, rush in and kill him immediately!"

"Yes!" Wu Da responded and immediately went down to invite He Qing to come.

A moment later, He Qing came into the house with a puzzled look on his face.

"I've met my lord."

At the moment when he bowed his head and saluted, He Qing saw the medicine on the table that had not been taken yet, and he couldn't help but sighed: "Sir, why don't you take this medicine yet?"

As he said that, he stood up and picked up the bowl: "I'll heat it up for you right away."

"and many more!"

Yang Yuntao stopped him and asked indifferently, "I heard that you have settled your family?"

He Qing was stunned: "What do you mean, sir? My family has been in the city all the time."

"is it?"

Yang Yuntao sneered: "It's already this time, and you still want to lie to me, humph, I have sent people to investigate, your family has been taken away by people from the Chu Palace!"

"He Qing, you are such a good guy. I never thought you would say one thing on the surface and do another behind the scenes. I trusted you so much."

"I never thought that you couldn't wait to find a new master when I was in trouble. Are you so impatient that you wish I would die sooner?"

He Qing was completely confused and looked in disbelief.

"Sir, if you want to accuse me of something, you can always find a pretext. I have just returned from the Ministry of Justice and have not left this place."

"Humph, this is where you excel!"

Yang Yuntao stared at He Qing with eagle-like eyes: "You deliberately acted loyal in front of me, only in this way, I will not doubt you!"

"Cough cough..."

Accompanied by two coughs, Wu Da, who was waiting outside the door, rushed in with a sharp knife!

"Kill him!" Yang Yuntao ordered the killing without hesitation.

Wu Da hesitated for a moment and reminded carefully: "This is the master's room, don't let this person's blood defile this place."

After that, General Wu put the sharp blade on He Qing's neck and said coldly: "For the sake of your service to the master, I will give you a quick death outside."

He Qing's face turned pale, he knelt on the ground, begging bitterly: "Sir, I really didn't betray you!"

Yang Yuntao sneered and waved his hand, signaling General Wu to pull the other person out.

"Let's go!" Wu Day's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he dragged He Qing out of the house.

He Qing, who was nearly fifty years old, was no match for Wu Da and could only let Wu Da drag him out.

When they arrived at the yard, Wu Da pushed He Qing to the ground.

"Dare to betray my lord, go to hell!"

With a roar, he raised the sharp blade and chopped it down hard on He Qing's neck.

He Qing was so frightened that his face was filled with horror and his eyes were filled with fear.

At the critical moment, a sound of breaking through the air was heard!

"Qiang!"

"Bang!"

A spear flew over, and the falling sharp blade was knocked to the ground by the spear.

Wu Da was even knocked back several steps by the powerful force and fell heavily to the ground.

Just as he stood up and was about to open his mouth to scold, he felt a pain in his chest and fainted immediately.

In his last glance, he saw a huge bald head and a hideous face.

The person who came was Ran Ming!

"Your Highness, I have knocked this man unconscious."

Ran Ming put away his spear and bowed respectfully towards the gate of the courtyard.

He Qing came back to his senses and was overjoyed. He quickly turned around and saw Chu Ning, dressed in royal robes, slowly walking in, escorted by several guards.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the King of Chu, for saving my life!"

He Qing is not a fool. He knows that if Ran Ming had not appeared in time, he would have become a dead soul under Wu Da's knife.

Chu Ning looked down at He Qing who was kneeling in front of him and said calmly: "You have done so many things for Yang Yuntao, but he has no trust in you at all!"

"Now that things have come to this, are you still going to keep a secret for him?"

"You know so much about him. He feels that you have betrayed him. Even if I save you this time, he will kill you in the future."

"There are only two options before you now. Either you tell me what you know, and I will take care of Yang Yuntao, and you and your family will be safe."

"Either you choose to fight to the end, but I will leave immediately, and you will have to face Yang Yuntao's suspicion and murderous intentions towards you alone!"

After these words were spoken, He Qing smiled bitterly.

He knew that the King of Chu had plotted against him.

But now that things have come to this, does he have any choice?

With a long sigh, He Qing took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, Prince Chu, I will tell you everything!"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of amusement.

Everything is under control!

Tonight, Yang Yuntao must die!