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

The majestic Imperial Palace stands in the north of Kyoto.

In the scorching summer, it gives people a feeling of depression.

Suddenly, there were the sounds of uniform footsteps and armor colliding from inside the palace gate.

A team of fully armed imperial guards rushed out of the palace gate, including a huge dragon chariot.

The emperor's face was gloomy, his hands were tightly grasping the handrails, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

The death of Concubine De made him realize how powerful Chu Ning was!

In this Kyoto city, he didn't even have to worry about the emperor, and he dared to kill the favored concubine in the harem directly.

If he fails to seize the opportunity to take down Chu Ning this time, he will probably find it difficult to suppress Chu Ning in the future.

When he thought about his most beloved concubine and son dying one after another, even an emperor as cold-blooded and ruthless as him felt upset.

This time, he will definitely target Chu Ning.

He dared to kill concubines in the harem and was so lawless. Even the ministers in the court would not plead for Chu Ning.

Even if the soldiers on the front line knew about this, they would not use it as a reason to rebel.

Although Concubine De died this time, if they could take the opportunity to take back the power from Chu Ning, then Concubine De’s death would be a worthy one!

At this moment, the emperor's anger and hatred intertwined into a conspiracy.

At this moment, Chu Ning was riding a horse and was sandwiched between the imperial guards, following the team towards his mansion.

Chu Ning knew more about Concubine De's affairs than anyone else.

Because from the very beginning he was the one who designed the conflict with the third prince, and he also deliberately passed the news of the arrest of the five people to Concubine De.

The purpose, of course, is to get Concubine De to leave the palace and go to Prince Chu's Mansion, thus giving Ran Ming an opportunity to kill her!

After all, Defei was a concubine in the harem, so it was impossible to kill her in the palace. If one wanted to kill Defei, the only way was to do it outside the palace.

This move of luring the snake out of its hole hit Concubine De's soft spot, forcing her to leave the palace.

After all, those five killers were sent by Wang Yunfei. Once they confessed, not only would Wang Yunfei be killed, but the Wang family would also suffer.

For the sake of her family, Concubine De couldn't just watch those five people confess.

However, Concubine De is definitely not a fool. If he were still in the mansion, she would definitely not dare to bring anyone to the palace.

That's why he took advantage of the Third Prince's wild talk to deliberately create evidence of his alibi.

Of course, if no one makes trouble before the morning court session, he will find ways to force some people to make trouble!

Now, everything is under his control.

Next, we just have to wait for the emperor to arrive at the Prince of Chu's Mansion, hand over the five people, reveal Concubine De's crimes, and find out the truth about Mo Yushan's murder!

By then, even the emperor would be unable to do anything to him.

After all, the murderer was Concubine De, and today she broke into the Prince of Chu's mansion without permission and killed people to silence them.

Everything went smoothly and the emperor had no reason to take action.

And all these plans were planned by Jia Yu.

At this moment, Chu Ning couldn't help but sigh that it was good to have a counselor by his side so that he didn't have to worry about anything.

With a proud look on his face, Chu Ning followed the crowd and galloped on horseback, heading straight for the Prince of Chu's Palace.

Soon, the imperial guards surrounded the Prince of Chu's palace.

Upon receiving the news, Ran Ming and his men immediately rushed out. Just as he was about to start scolding, he found that Chu Ning was winking at him.

Ran Ming was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Chu!"

The emperor stared at Ran Ming and asked, "Did you kill Concubine De?"

Ran Ming said with a simple and honest face: "Yes, she brought people into the Chu Palace without permission, and said that I didn't dare to do anything, and even stretched out her neck for me to kill."

"I didn't want to kill her, but she said she wanted to kill the entire Chu family, so I couldn't help it, so I did it."

Even Chu Ning couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead after hearing such sincere words.

This guy really dares to say anything.

But it’s better this way, so that the emperor can understand the situation.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning glanced at the emperor.

The emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over, clenching his fists, and roared, "You killed Concubine De just because she said a few words?"

"of course not!"

Ran Ming said as if it was a matter of course: "She also wanted to lead people to rush into the woodshed and rescue the murderer that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu caught last night."

"murderer?"

The emperor looked puzzled: "What murderer? Are you trying to shirk responsibility, so you deliberately made it up to deceive me?"

Ran Ming had a simple and honest face and shook his head repeatedly: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. The five murderers who killed Mo Yushan were arrested last night and are now locked up in the woodshed. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself."

"Besides, the five of them have already confessed!"

These words made the emperor narrow his eyes and suddenly come to his senses.

Chu Ning caught the murderer who killed Mo Yushan, why didn't he report it immediately?

Moreover, Chu Ning's behavior in the palace today was really strange. He started fighting with the third brother just because of a word.

Even if it is to establish authority, it is impossible to be so reckless.

The only possibility is that Chu Ning did it on purpose!

This guy is just trying to create an alibi!

No wonder Chu Ning was not surprised at all when Concubine De was killed. He even took the initiative to follow her back. It turned out that he was prepared.

It seems that everything has been prepared, and we are just waiting for Concubine De to come to the Prince of Chu's Mansion.

This trap was designed for Concubine De.

Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes turned cold, he turned to look at Chu Ning, and asked in a cold voice:

"Chun Ning, is what he said true?"

Chu Ning bowed and saluted: "Father, I did capture five assassins last night, and they admitted that it was Wang Yunfei who ordered them to kill Mo Yushan.

Yesterday, I went to so much trouble to invite many painters to your house, just to lure these killers out.

Originally, I wanted to report this matter to my father in the court today, but I didn't expect to be provoked by my third brother, which led to me being punished by my father in the ancestral hall.

It was my fault that I forgot to tell Your Majesty about this matter, which led to Concubine De coming to my residence and killing me as soon as she got the news."

With just a few simple words, he not only completely shirked his own responsibility, but also convicted Concubine De.

The crime of murder to silence someone means that Concubine De was the mastermind behind the murder of Mo Yushan.

The emperor is such a great figure, how could he not understand the meaning of Chu Ning's words?

This is completely shifting the blame.

The emperor stared at Chu Ning and said, "So, this is all Concubine De's fault and has nothing to do with you. Is this an accident?"

Chu Ning pretended to be terrified and bowed, saying, "I am at fault for not informing you of the arrest of the murderer in a timely manner. I beg you to forgive me."

When these words were spoken, the emperor was so angry that his hands shook.

"good, very good, excellent!"

The emperor's aura suddenly shook, and he said coldly: "You are wrong, I will punish you!"

Pointing at Ran Ming with his right hand, he said, "But this man... committed treason, murdered Consort De, disregarded the law, and disregarded the royal family. He deserves death!"

"Come here, arrest this man and execute him by slow slicing!"

At the command, the imperial guards, armed with weapons, charged towards Ran Ming!