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

"You may suspect it, but without any real evidence, do you dare to conclude that I am the mastermind behind this?"

Facing Bai Zong's accusation, Chu Ning said calmly: "How many people have died because of suspicion and doubt? Does Songyuan Hou want to do it again?"

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that the siege of the posthouse seemed to be caused by the troops under your command, right?"

"Come to think of it, you, Marquis Songyuan, are also a suspect!"

"This is the capital of Qin State. Who knows how many assassins and experts your Bai family has secretly kept?"

As soon as these words came out, Bai Zong's face changed drastically, and he angrily said, "Stop talking nonsense. In front of His Majesty, you are making provocative remarks like this. Do you think His Majesty can't see it?"

If the emperor really believed what Chu Ning said, then things would be troublesome.

The emperor already had some grievances against the Bai family because of the loss of cavalry and the siege of the post station. If more trouble happened, who knows whether the emperor would take action against the Bai family.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and he doesn't want to be easily suspected by the emperor.

Chu Ning chuckled when he heard this: "Why, you are the only one allowed to doubt me, but I am not allowed to doubt you?"

Bai Zong was still talking, but Ying Zheng on the dragon throne frowned and raised his eyebrows: "Okay, King Chu, there is no need to delay."

"Tell me, how are you going to handle this?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Delaying time?

What does this mean?

Surprised, Chu Ning suddenly laughed out loud: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin is worthy of being the emperor of the most powerful country in the world. He can see my intention at a glance."

Amid the astonishment of everyone, Chu Ning said calmly: "Yes, I am just stalling for time!"

Suddenly, the scene fell into silence.

At this moment, a sudden voice sounded from the side hall: "Why?"

When everyone came to their senses and looked, they found that it was Princess Changping hiding there and eavesdropping.

Realizing that she was exposed, Princess Changping did not hide but walked out openly.

Ying Zheng's face darkened immediately: "How dare a woman come here in the court?"

Princess Changping pouted and said, "Father, this matter has caused such a big stir that the marriage proposal has been postponed. I just came here to hear if there are any clues."

As she said that, she turned to look at Chu Ning and asked curiously, "You said you were stalling for time, what exactly do you want to do?"

The corner of Ying Zheng's mouth twitched. He had no idea what to do with his precious daughter.

It's not easy to scold in front of everyone.

While thinking, Chu Ning said calmly: "Delaying time is, of course, to find evidence."

"Now that all the envoys are here, there are not many people in their posthouses. If my people go there, no one will be able to stop them."

As soon as these words came out, the hot-tempered Cao Zhang was immediately furious: "How dare you send people to search my inn!"

But the 13th Prince Chu Kuang, who was filled with anger, stood in front of Cao Zhang and sneered:

"Why, you are the only one allowed to doubt my Eighteenth Brother, but my Eighteenth Brother is not allowed to doubt you?"

Why do these words sound so familiar?

Chu Ning touched his nose and looked at Chu Kuang in surprise.

I didn’t expect this guy to have such a strong learning ability. He is using what he just said now.

While thinking, Cao Zhang pointed at Chu Ning with anger on his face: "I just suspected him, but I didn't take any action!"

"But now he has sent people to search my inn. This is a disrespect to me!"

Chu Kuang glared, slapped away Cao Zhang's hand that was pointing at Chu Ning, and said coldly: "We are all investigating the murderer, so what if we go to your posthouse to search it?"

"If you don't agree, I can fight you now!"

Everything speaks for itself with strength!

"I am not afraid of you!"

Cao Zhang was furious: "You and I are at the same level, I don't believe you are that powerful."

Faced with provocation, Cao Zhang was not afraid at all.

Both of them have hot tempers and will fight if they disagree.

Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, could not help but frown when he saw this: "You two are my guests, and we are discussing important matters now. Please do not let a few words hurt the harmony."

Even Princess Changping, who always liked to wield swords and guns, couldn't help but complain at this moment: "Are you here to fight or to find the murderer?"

"you!"

She pointed at Cao Zhang and said, "If you have nothing to hide, then let Chu Ning's people search. This will help clear your suspicion."

Cao Zhang was dissatisfied, but he did not dare to be angry with Princess Changping. He could only suppress his anger and said in a cold voice:

"Why can't we search his posthouse?"

Princess Changping's face darkened: "The King of Chu is already injured, and the Thirteenth Prince has been killed. Do you think Chu Ning would be stupid enough to kill his own brother here?"

This sounds like an explanation, but it also sounds like an insult.

Chu Ning's mouth twitched and he was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, Yan Wuji sneered and said, "It's hard to say. I heard that he has been designated as the crown prince by the Emperor of Chu, and he is waiting to be canonized at the end of the year."

"However, several princes of Chu State are dissatisfied with this. Perhaps Chu Ning wants to take advantage of this opportunity to come to Qin State to eliminate his brothers one by one."

"Think about it, everyone. First, the eleventh and twelfth princes were assassinated, and then Chu Ning himself and the thirteenth prince were ambushed."

"From all these signs, it seems that the other party's purpose is to kill the prince of Chu."

"And if these princes die, the biggest beneficiary will be Chu Ning!"

"It's just that he underestimated the strength of the Great Qin City Defense Camp and failed to kill the Eleventh Prince!"

"At the same time, he also underestimated the strength of the Thirteenth Prince, which led to the failure of the ambush. He had no choice but to pretend to be injured in order to avoid being tracked down."

"Think about it, everyone. Didn't we suspect him from the beginning of our investigation?"

"If he hadn't revealed today that his injuries were fake, we would never have suspected him in our lifetime."

"After all, he is a victim. How can a victim be the murderer?"

These remarks caused a lot of discussion among the crowd, and many people echoed them.

Only Princess Changping was displeased and reprimanded, "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Chu Ning is indeed injured. This princess has personally examined his injuries!"

"Although the injury is not as serious as he said, since he was injured, it means that those assassins were not his people, otherwise he would not have been really injured."

"Although your reasoning sounds reasonable, it does not stand up to scrutiny."

She was actually helping Chu Ning speak!

The marriage proposal has not yet stopped, but she is actually siding with Chu Ning!

Bai Zong watched all this coldly, the jealousy in his eyes almost burning him to death.

Seeing his beloved woman defending the man he hated the most, he was so angry that he wanted to kill Chu Ning immediately!

But just when Bai Zong was about to speak, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the hall.

A guard came to report: "Your Majesty, General Zhao Yu of the Great Chu wants to see you, saying that he has found a clue!"

Chu Ning laughed loudly upon hearing this: "General Zhao really lived up to my trust. It looks like we have to reveal the true identity of the murderer today!"