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

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu has returned and is heading towards the palace."

The Imperial Palace of Great Chu, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The King of Chu stood at the entrance of the hall with his hands behind his back, looking towards the outside of the palace.

At this time, the eunuch chief Zhao Ming came hurriedly to report.

"Finally back."

The emperor smiled and said, "My son first caused such a scene in Qin State, killed Bai Zong and Meng Tian, and then destroyed Yan State. He is truly a great contributor to our dynasty."

"Order the King of Chu to come see me immediately."

But Zhao Ming hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, the King of Chu learned that the Queen of Chu was ill and is now rushing to the East Palace."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "You have forgotten about this matter. Then let him see the Princess of Chu before coming to see me."

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to pass on the message.

At this time, Chu Ning, after entering the palace, went straight to the East Palace without saying a word.

Shen Wanying's condition made him very worried. He didn't know why Shen Wanying concealed it, nor did he know that Shen Wanying's condition had improved a lot now.

In his anxious mood, Chu Ning didn't even care about the eunuchs, maids and imperial guards who saluted him along the way.

He had only one goal: to see Shen Wanying as soon as possible.

Feng Mulan, who was following behind him, felt both happy and a little sad.

For some reason, she felt uncomfortable seeing Chu Ning so concerned about Shen Wanying's condition.

But she was born stubborn and would not show this emotion in front of outsiders.

He suppressed his emotions and quickly followed Chu Ning to the East Palace.

East Palace, backyard.

The huge room was filled with the smell of medicine and occasional coughs.

Shen Wanying lay on the bed, struggling to get up.

The maid Xiaoqing's face changed slightly when she saw this, and she quickly stepped forward to hold her down: "Miss, you are so sick, why do you still want to get up?"

Shen Wanying shook her head weakly: "His Highness is returning to Beijing today, I...I want to go and greet him."

"Miss, the imperial physician has said that you cannot catch a cold again."

Xiaoqing was so anxious that she almost cried: "How can your body bear this?"

Shen Wanying wanted to say something, but the door was opened and a figure swept in with the cold wind.

The two looked up and saw who else it was but Chu Ning!

"Greetings, Your Highness." Xiaoqing bowed quickly.

Shen Wanying also wanted to stand up, but Chu Ning stepped forward and held her down: "Why are you so sick?"

At this moment, Shen Wanying looked exhausted, her face was pale, and she had lost a lot of weight.

Shen Wanying smiled slightly: "It's not a big deal, the imperial physician said that I will be well soon."

Chu Ning had a gloomy face. He helped her lie down, covered her with a blanket, and said coldly:

"You are already like this, how can you recover soon? Tell me the truth, what is wrong with you?"

It's just a cold, it's impossible for him to look like this.

"It's nothing, just a common cold." Shen Wanying smiled and tried to brush the matter off.

But Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and frowned, "Do you think that if you don't tell me, I won't be able to find out?"

"Looking at your current condition, it's clearly the sequelae of being poisoned. Don't forget, I was also poisoned!"

"You tried so hard to cover up this matter, but you were just worried that the king would punish Xiaoqing, right?"

Xiao Qing's face turned pale and she knelt down on the ground immediately: "Your Highness, the young lady was indeed poisoned, but in order to prevent the matter from getting out of hand, she announced that it was a cold."

"It is my fault that I did not take good care of the young lady. Please punish me, Your Highness."

After these words were spoken, Feng Mulan, who had been kept in the dark, was stunned.

Then, she reacted, rushed forward, grabbed Xiaoqing's shoulders and asked fiercely:

"What happened? Wanying lives in the East Palace, how could she be poisoned?"

Xiaoqing told the whole story while sobbing.

It turned out that after Xiao Chen killed Meng Tian in Qin State, the people in Chu State were in an uproar when they received the news.

After all, killing a famous general of the Qin Dynasty is a big deal.

But Shen Wanying felt that Chu Ning's situation was not very good, and was worried that Qin would find an excuse to send troops to Chu.

For this reason, Shen Wanying left the palace and went to the temple to burn incense and pray for Chu Ning.

But after returning from this incense-burning trip, he fell ill and never recovered.

After consulting an imperial physician, it was discovered that Shen Wanying had contracted a chronic poison.

This poison is not fatal, but it is not easy to cure and will continue to drain your energy.

If this continues for a long time, one will surely be exhausted and die.

Even the imperial physician could only temporarily stabilize the toxicity and prevent it from further attacking, but could not completely eradicate it.

After hearing this, Chu Ning's expression eased a lot.

If there was poison in the palace, he would definitely cause great chaos.

The poison was carried out in the temple, so the person who poisoned was no longer limited to the royal family.

Moreover, this matter had nothing to do with Xiaoqing. It was obvious that the other party came prepared, and Xiaoqing, a maid, could not have noticed it.

"Although I don't know how the other party poisoned you, it must have been done when you were out at the temple!"

Chu Ning held Shen Wanying's hand and said in a deep voice: "This matter will be investigated thoroughly by the king, and the poison in your body will also be cured by the king."

But Shen Wanying shook her head, with a helpless look on her face: "You don't have to worry about me. Now that you are in the canonization ceremony, you should give priority to dealing with this matter."

"Besides, His Majesty has already agreed to let you marry Princess Changping. If you can marry Princess Changping, our dynasty and the Qin Kingdom can coexist peacefully, and your position can be consolidated."

"It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your wedding this time, but don't worry, I will definitely go to the coronation ceremony."

This is equivalent to handing Chu Ning over to Princess Changping.

Feng Mulan was furious: "No, you are like this now. If Chu Ning marries Princess Changping, the position of Crown Princess will definitely be hers!"

As she spoke, she stared at Chu Ning fiercely and asked, "Wanying has been with you for so long, do you want to give the position of Crown Princess to Princess Changping?"

Chu Ning frowned: "When did I say that I would make Princess Changping the Crown Princess?"

"That's OK!"

Feng Mulan said coldly: "Come with me now to find His Majesty and cancel this marriage."

In her opinion, the culprit of all this was Princess Changping.

If there hadn't been this marriage, Shen Wanying wouldn't have had such a mental illness, let alone become so sick.

The toxicity has stabilized, and it must be the heart disease that has not been able to get better.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wanying quickly persuaded her, "No, you can't go to see His Majesty. I agree to this marriage."

After these words were spoken, not only Feng Mulan was stunned, but even Chu Ning was a little stunned.

"Why, why on earth is this happening!" Feng Mulan couldn't help but ask loudly.

Shen Wanying coughed twice and smiled bitterly, "Your Highness just offended the Qin State, and now he is going to be canonized as the crown prince. The Qin State will definitely not let it go."

"If we marry Princess Changping, it will definitely resolve the grievances between the two sides. This marriage cannot be rejected!"

Such profound words made Feng Mulan angry and annoyed.

Chu Ning also fell silent at this moment.

At this time, Zhao Ming's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, His Majesty asked you to visit the Queen of Chu and then go to the Yangxin Palace to see the King."