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

When the third prince's laughter was heard, the faces of the princes in the room changed drastically and they all stood up.

Under everyone's surprised gaze, the third prince walked in with a group of guards.

The impatient Ninth Prince was furious when he saw this: "Third brother, we didn't invite you, you came uninvited!"

"is it?"

The Third Prince sneered and glanced at the Ninth Prince, then said with contempt: "This prince is in charge of the city defense camp. I heard that there are suspects here tonight, so I came here to take a look.

I didn't expect that all of you brothers would gather here. This really surprised me.

We are all brothers, why am I the only one missing when you get together?

Could it be that you are discussing how to deal with this king?"

As soon as he finished speaking, murderous intent surged in his body, and his eyes were like torches, staring at the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince, who was already feeling guilty, looked slightly changed and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at the Third Prince.

Grass bag!

The Third Prince cursed inwardly, turned to look at the Fifth Prince, and asked, "Fifth brother, you are the oldest here, could it be that you are the one who initiated this party tonight?"

The fifth prince was shocked.

If the Third Prince were to believe that he was colluding with other princes, he would definitely take action against him.

The third prince now holds military power and has the support of the emperor. How could he be his opponent?

His expression changed slightly, and the Fifth Prince quickly shook his head: "Don't misunderstand, Third Brother. I am only here because I was invited tonight."

"is it?"

The third prince's eyes turned cold and he glanced at all the princes one by one.

All the princes did not dare to look at him. They lowered their heads with embarrassed looks.

Such a tough attitude made Chu Ning's heart beat fast.

This person was so bold and presumptuous that not only did he know about their meeting tonight, he even dared to come forward and utter provocative words!

If they cannot put down the other party's arrogance at this moment, how can these princes unite?

What's more, the Third Prince's current appearance clearly shows that he is suppressing everyone and declaring his power.

After all, he had just killed the Sixth Prince and was very powerful. No one dared to provoke him at this moment.

If he could calm down the other princes at this moment, the position of crown prince would definitely belong to him.

Looking at the high-spirited Third Prince, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes, and he raised his eyes to look at the other party.

Just at this moment, the third prince's eyes fell on him.

"Eighteenth brother, you are here too!"

The Third Prince walked towards Chu Ning with a fake smile and asked, "I don't know who invited all the brothers tonight. Even you, my Eighteenth Brother, came, but I was the only one not invited. Do you look down on me?"

Chu Ning looked at the Third Prince who was looking for trouble, and said calmly: "Tonight's banquet was arranged by me!"

"I was the one who invited them. As for why I didn't invite my third brother, it was because he was so busy that he didn't have time."

"The assassination case is of great importance. I dare not disturb you at this critical moment. I'm sure you won't be bothered by such a small matter, right?"

Still feeling resentful?

How can I not feel resentful?

You invited everyone except me. Aren’t you trying to embarrass me on purpose?

The third prince was filled with murderous intent.

But his face was gentle, and he laughed and said, "Eighteenth brother, you are joking. How could I blame you for such a small matter?

But speaking of the assassination case, I wonder what happened to the residences of the four princes that you searched, Eighteenth Brother. It seems that you have not mentioned this to me, Eighteenth Brother?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a hint of cruelty flashed across them.

He said he didn't blame me, but then he started to accuse me.

After the search yesterday, he was sent by the emperor to deal with the funeral due to the death of the Sixth Prince. Naturally, he did not see the results of the search of the four princes and told the Third Prince.

Now that everyone is present, the Third Prince deliberately uses this matter to make trouble.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning said calmly: "Since I didn't inform my third brother, and I didn't take any action, it's natural that the four brothers didn't find anything in their mansions."

The four princes who were originally nervous suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were afraid that Chu Ning would sell them out in favor of the Third Prince at this time.

Fortunately, Chu Ning was not afraid of the third prince, which completely solved their only worry.

With Chu Ning's words, the Third Prince had no reason to use the assassination case against them.

But at this time, the third prince sneered: "Just because they didn't find anything during the search doesn't mean the assassination case has nothing to do with them!

Now my father has asked me to investigate this matter. If I don’t get to the bottom of it, how can I give my father an explanation and how can I avenge my lost queen?

Now it has been found that Lao Liu was involved in this matter, but I feel that it is impossible that he did it alone.

Perhaps everyone present here also participated in this matter. This prince will definitely investigate this matter, give justice to the queen, and give an explanation to my father!"

The decisive words shocked all the princes.

Threat!

This is a naked threat!

This is clearly a warning to them that if they dare to cooperate with Chu Ning, the assassination case will be used against them next!

At this moment, they realized how ambitious the Third Prince was.

But they were powerless and could do nothing about it.

After all, the Third Prince was investigating the matter under the orders of the Emperor. If they did not cooperate, they would be disobeying the Emperor's orders.

This is a capital crime!

At this moment, the power of the Third Prince has completely surpassed theirs.

With the emperor's protection, they could not compete with the third prince alone.

Perhaps, the only way out is for them to unite.

Otherwise, given the Third Prince's character, he would never let them go once he came to power.

At that moment, everyone's mind suddenly became clear.

Such a powerful Third Prince was not the ideal candidate for Crown Prince in their minds.

Even if they themselves cannot become the crown prince, they must not let the third prince become the crown prince, otherwise they will be the only ones who will be in trouble.

This idea was deeply imprinted in their minds.

Just as everyone was on guard, Chu Ning suddenly said in a deep voice: "Third brother is responsible for investigating the assassination case, and we will naturally cooperate. But if you arrest people at will without evidence, as princes, in order to protect the reputation of the royal family, we have to stand up and oppose it!"

If we don't give everyone confidence at this time, everyone will be intimidated by the third prince.

This is very unfavorable for their alliance!

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the Fifth Prince's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "Eighteenth brother is right!"

"Third brother, you can't rely on the protection of the emperor and the power in your hands to act recklessly. Everything must be based on evidence."

With someone taking the lead, the other princes immediately became more motivated.

The Eleventh Prince stared coldly at the Third Prince and frowned, saying, "If Third Brother needs your cooperation, I will naturally not refuse. But if it is an unreasonable request, I will definitely not agree to it."

The Thirteenth Prince also sneered at this moment: "Third brother, you heard it too. We will cooperate, but now it is our banquet. You came uninvited. You should leave now, right?"

They don't welcome the third prince!