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

Imperial palace, ancestral temple.

In the center, rows of spirit tablets are neatly arranged, with sacrificial animals placed on the table in the front, and incense burning brightly all around.

Directly below, there was a cushion, and two people were kneeling there.

It was Chu Ning and the third prince.

The emperor was pacing back and forth in the hall, and he kept saying:

"Rebellious sons, rebellious sons, you two rebellious sons!"

"To be so presumptuous in front of so many civil and military officials is simply treasonous!"

"You know that today's fight is not a loss of face for you, nor for me, but for our ancestors!"

"Since the founding of the Great Chu State, there has never been such a situation. You are simply..."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor, who had been chattering incessantly, suddenly saw Zhao Ming outside, pacing back and forth with an anxious look on his face.

Something big must have happened to make Zhao Ming look like this.

The emperor snorted coldly and glared at Chu Ning and the third prince fiercely: "You two rebellious sons, wait for me, I will deal with you later!"

After saying this, the emperor waved his sleeves and left the ancestral hall.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and flashed a weird smile that no one could detect.

At this time, the emperor came to the outside of the ancestral hall, looked at the anxious Zhao Ming, and asked in a cold voice: "Tell me, what happened?"

Zhao Ming quickly replied, "Your Majesty, Concubine De has left the palace with her palace guards. Because you are in the ancestral temple, the people sent by the Concubine to convey the message did not dare to come in and disturb you."

"Leaving the palace?"

The emperor was stunned: "Why did she leave the palace?"

"I don't know."

"Nothing serious will happen in this Kyoto city. The death of the fourth brother has made her uneasy recently. It would be good for her to go out of the palace for a walk."

The emperor waved his hand with an unhappy look on his face: "Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future. Now I want to teach those two rebellious sons a lesson!"

"Yes!" After being scolded, Zhao Ming quickly retreated.

Originally, he wanted to send a shadow guard to follow Concubine De, but since the emperor said that nothing would happen and Concubine De already had guards around her, it would be redundant to send a shadow guard.

What's more, Concubine De is so favored. If she knew that she was being monitored by the shadow guards and whispered in the emperor's ear, he would be the only one who would suffer.

Now that the emperor has issued an order, we don’t have to worry about anything.

At the same time, Concubine De, riding in a sedan chair and accompanied by her guards, headed towards the Prince of Chu's Palace in a menacing manner.

Prince Chu's Mansion.

Four guards were standing guard at the door. Even though it was a hot summer day, they did not dare to relax at all.

At this time, Defei's sedan chair arrived, and the guards immediately rushed up and formed a battle formation.

Upon seeing this, the palace guards looked at each other, and then the leader stepped forward and saluted: "Which customer is coming?"

The sedan chair came down, the curtain was opened, and Concubine De, wearing palace clothes and a golden hairpin on her head, stepped out slowly.

The maid at the side said arrogantly, "The Empress Defei has arrived. Why don't you ask your master to come out to greet her?"

When they heard it was Consort De, the captain and the other three palace guards immediately saluted: "Greetings to Her Majesty Consort De!"

Concubine De snorted coldly: "Let Princess Chu come out!"

The captain replied cautiously: "Her Majesty, the princess went to the Shen residence to visit the old lady early this morning and was unable to come out to greet you. Please forgive me, Her Majesty."

"Not at home?"

Defei narrowed her eyes, and a hint of excitement flashed across them.

The purpose of her coming here today was to kill those five killers and silence them!

If Shen Wanying was at home, facing the most talented woman in Chu, she would have to use some tricks.

But now that Shen Wanying is not here, Chu Ning has been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, and there is no one in charge in the entire Chu Palace!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Since Princess Chu is not at the mansion, I will go there and wait for you, and lead the way!"

"Please come in, Madam Defei."

The captain did not dare to delay and immediately stretched out his hand to signal that he would lead the way personally.

Soon, the captain welcomed Concubine De into the living room.

The maid in the palace immediately brought fragrant tea, which immediately filled the air with a refreshing aroma that was refreshing and refreshing.

But Concubine De didn't even look at Xiang Ming. Instead, she glanced at the maid and asked, "When will your princess come back?"

"In reply to Madam Defei, I am not very clear about the princess's affairs."

"Hmph, useless trash, get out!"

The maid in the palace did not dare to say anything more and quickly retreated outside to wait for instructions.

Concubine De waited in the living room for a while, her eyes rolling around, and after a moment, she suddenly shouted outside:

"Somebody come!"

The maid of the palace hurried in and saluted: "What do you want, Madam Defei?"

"I need to go to the toilet!"

"Please come this way, Madam Defei and this servant."

Toilet means going to the toilet.

The palace toilet could not be in the front yard, nor could it be next to the living room, but rather at the junction of the atrium and the backyard.

When they arrived at the toilet, Concubine De sent the maid away, and the guards around her immediately surrounded the area.

De Fei glanced around, then narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice: "Go to the backyard and the courtyard immediately to check. If you find anything suspicious, come and report it immediately.

If you are stopped by someone from the palace, you can say that I was using the restroom and someone spied on me, and you are trying to catch them, understand?"

"Yes!" the guards responded and immediately dispersed to search.

Their actions were very covert, and they tried their best to avoid the palace guards.

After all, when they came in just now, they had already seen the position of the guards in the palace clearly, so it was easy for them to avoid them.

Just a quarter of an hour later, a guard came hurriedly to report: "Your Majesty, I saw five people tied up in the woodshed in the side yard of the courtyard."

"Five people?"

De Fei's eyes lit up: "Are you sure you saw five people?"

"I checked carefully and found that there were indeed five people, and there were two palace guards guarding outside the door."

Concubine De sneered, "Very good, I'll give you credit for this. Tell our people to come over immediately and go with me to get the person!"

At a command, her guards quickly gathered together and headed straight for the woodshed in the courtyard.

In just a moment, they arrived in the yard and surrounded the place.

The two palace guards at the door of the woodshed suddenly changed their minds upon seeing this and quickly stretched out their hands to stop them.

The maidservant beside Concubine De snorted coldly: "You scared your dog eyes, how dare you stop Concubine De from searching for criminals!"

The palace guards frowned: "There are no criminals here!"

"presumptuous!"

Concubine De's eyes turned cold: "Are you questioning me?"

"small……"

"enough!"

Concubine De was filled with murderous intent: "I don't want to waste time talking to you. Come on, rush in and get him!"

At the order, the guards behind her immediately rushed to the woodshed.

But at this moment, a roar was heard: "Let's see who dares!"

Immediately afterwards, a burly figure, accompanied by a team of palace guards, surrounded Concubine De and the others!

Ran Ming came with a group of people in a menacing manner, staring at Concubine De: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said that no one can enter without his order!"

"is it?"

Concubine De sneered: "I must go in today. Do you dare to attack me?"

"Come here, go in and arrest him immediately. Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy!"