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

As the sun sets, the remaining sunlight is slowly swallowed up by the darkness.

When the last ray of light disappeared, the city of Kyoto fell into darkness.

Lanterns were hung in the Prince of Chu's palace, lighting up the entrance to the mansion.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves broke through the night sky, disturbing the peace.

The four soldiers guarding the door saw this as a powerful enemy, walked into the room with rifles in hand, and stared at the person who came.

A moment later, the sound of horse hooves approached on the street, and under the light of torches, a group of people appeared in front of everyone.

The man in the lead, wearing a purple robe, a purple-gold crown on his head, with a noble look on his face, could it be none other than the Fourth Prince Chu Ying.

Behind him, Liu Yunqing dismounted and said calmly, "The Fourth Prince is here to meet the King of Chu. Go and inform him immediately!"

Upon hearing that it was the Fourth Prince, the guard at the door immediately bowed and saluted: "Greetings, His Highness the Fourth Prince!"

"Please come in, Your Highness. I will go to your Highness right away."

The palace guards did not dare to delay and while welcoming Chu Ying into the palace, they sent someone to inform Chu Ning.

In the backyard of the palace, inside the house.

Chu Ning was practicing calligraphy with Shen Wanying when there was a knock on the door. Then, the maid Xiaoqing's voice came:

"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince has arrived and is waiting in the living room."

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows: "You came so quickly!"

Shen Wanying looked curious: "You don't seem surprised that the Fourth Prince came here?"

Chu Ning laughed: "I had a fight with the Crown Prince today, and the Crown Prince lost hundreds of people. As the Regent, how can you remain indifferent?"

"I will go and see what he is here for first. You can practice this calligraphy when I come back."

After saying this, his face straightened and he turned and left.

The living room of the palace.

The aroma of tea filled the air. Chu Ying sat in the main seat, sipping tea with a calm expression.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and Chu Ning walked into the hall with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

"Hahahaha, Fourth Brother is a rare guest!" Chu Ning came in laughing.

Liu Yunqing quickly bowed and saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty the King of Chu."

Chu Ning nodded slightly towards this person as a greeting.

After all, this person was the second place in the imperial examination, and could be considered his disciple, but he just defected to the Fourth Prince. Of course, he did not have a good face towards this person.

Liu Yunqing was not surprised by this and stood aside with a wry smile.

When Chu Ying saw this scene, he didn't say anything, but just smiled and said: "Eighteenth brother has won the title of the world's most talented scholar in the Han Dynasty this time, how can I not come to congratulate you?"

"Oh? Congratulations?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and said with a playful look: "I wonder what gift Fourth Brother brought for me?"

Chu Ying's mouth twitched.

This guy really wants to take advantage of everything.

It was just an excuse, but he still kept holding on to it.

But the words have been spoken, and it is difficult to regret.

Besides, they are just some material things, it’s not like he can’t afford them.

Chu Ying's face twitched, and he smiled with a fake smile: "For such a major event, it should be my father who should give the reward. I dare not interfere in other people's affairs."

Although he could afford a gift, he didn't want to let Chu Ning take advantage of him for no reason.

Chu Ning seemed a little disappointed when he heard this and sat directly on another main seat.

"Fourth brother said he came to congratulate, but he didn't bring any gifts. He's not sincere."

As he spoke, he pretended to sigh: "If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will be laughed at, and others will think that Fourth Brother is stingy!

It would be fine if it was normal, but now that Fourth Brother is the regent, we can’t give others the opportunity to gossip~"

No matter why Chu Ying came here tonight, he would first get some benefits.

He was feeling unhappy because she came to the palace so late at night and disturbed his time with Shen Wanying.

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ying's face changed slightly.

This damn guy, all he says is that he wants something, and he even threatens him with his reputation.

But what he cares about most is reputation!

Now that the prince has returned to the capital, he must not give anyone a chance to criticize him at this critical juncture.

Thinking of this, Chu Ying winked at Liu Yunqing.

"Your Highness the King of Chu!"

Liu Yunqing received Chu Ying's instructions and took the initiative to step forward and said with a smile: "Your Highness the Fourth Prince came here this time, of course, he brought some gifts."

As he spoke, he pulled out a box from his sleeve.

"This is a pill that strengthens the body and replenishes the essence. After taking it, it can help His Royal Highness the King of Chu stabilize his current state."

"Oh? Is this thing so magical?"

Chu Ning's eyes lit up, and without saying a word, he rushed forward, snatched the box, opened it, and saw a emerald green pill lying quietly inside.

A faint fragrance emanated, causing Chu Ning's internal energy to boil.

It really works!

Chu Ning closed the box and laughed, "I knew that Fourth Brother would not come empty-handed. It would be disrespectful for me to refuse such a treasure."

As he spoke, he stuffed the box into his sleeve.

This miser-like expression made Chu Ying grin.

That was the best thing among his treasures, but he didn't expect that Chu Ning would cheat him away just because of a single sentence.

At this moment, Chu Ying couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have used this reason.

While thinking, Liu Yunqing smiled and said, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince came here tonight for two other reasons besides congratulations."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes.

Two things?

Turning to look at Chu Ying, he asked with a smile, "I wonder what two things Fourth Brother came here for?"

Chu Ying's face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "The first thing is the dispute between my eighteenth brother and the crown prince today!

You actually fought over He Qingyun's body, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of soldiers. If this gets out, it will only make people laugh!

This prince came here to warn his eighteenth brother that some things should not be taken too far, otherwise the emperor will punish him severely when he returns.

Now that I am the regent, I do not wish to see you two fighting, so I hope this matter ends here."

At this moment, Chu Ying was like an emperor standing high above everyone else, standing on the moral high ground and suppressing Chu Ning harshly.

But Chu Ning looked very aggrieved after hearing this: "Fourth brother, you wronged me!"

"This matter was initiated by the Crown Prince. If he hadn't led his troops to snatch He Qingyun's body, I wouldn't have fought with him."

"However, since Fourth Brother took the initiative to come here to mention this matter, I can't help but give you face."

"From now on, as long as the prince doesn't take action, I will definitely not take action!"

Chu Ying was very satisfied with Chu Ning's attitude.

He felt that it was his domineering aura that intimidated Chu Ning!

"Very good, with Brother Eighteen's words, I feel relieved!"

Chu Ying nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "This second thing is somewhat related to the first thing, that is He Qingyun's body!"

"Kyoto is the capital of our Chu State. We can't just leave a corpse hanging on the city wall forever. If this gets out, it will be too embarrassing!"

"If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely punish my eighteenth brother!"

"Listen to me, Eighteenth Brother, just hand this corpse over to me to deal with. I will definitely speak well of you in front of the Emperor and will not pursue this matter any further!"

He spoke with great righteousness, as if he could dominate everything.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of displeasure: "Fourth brother, He Qingyun killed Ni Heng and five hundred migrant workers without authorization. How can such a serious crime be forgiven lightly?"

Do you want to take He Qingyun's body away easily?

impossible!