strictlysupreme Chapter 616 What a coincidence
Chapter 616 What a coincidence
"Your Highness, our people have discovered many soldiers and horses in the woods. They seem to be from other princes."
Outside the woods, on the official road.
Chu Ning, who was tracking the whereabouts of the silver, received a report from a spy.
Ling Haoran, the Minister of Justice, frowned upon hearing this: "Why are the troops of the other princes here? How many of them are there?"
"About three thousand people."
"so many people?"
Ling Haoran was startled: "Which prince brought so many people here?"
Chu Ning shrugged: "There is no point in talking more. Now that we have met, I have to go and meet them, lest they say that I don't know etiquette."
"Pass the order, everyone rest where they are!"
After saying this, Chu Ning dismounted and walked towards the woods.
Ling Haoran thought about it and realized that since the King of Chu had gone to pay his respects, there was no reason for him to wait here.
Although he didn't know whose soldiers were among them, he followed them anyway.
Soon, the group met the ten princes in the woods.
"Hello, brothers."
When Chu Ning saw so many princes were there, although he was a little surprised, he still bowed and saluted. Ling Haoran behind him also hurriedly saluted.
The Sixth Prince laughed: "Eighteenth brother, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Chu Ning glanced at them and asked with a puzzled look, "I wonder why you brothers brought so many people here?"
The Sixth Prince said with a righteous look on his face: "My father gave an order during the morning court session, asking us to go to Zhao State as soon as possible to complete the fiefdom."
"After traveling for a whole morning, everyone is tired, so we are resting here."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed across them.
The emperor secretly sent these people to Zhao State's fiefdom without his knowledge!
However, why were these more than 3,000 people running into the woods instead of resting on the official road?
"I never thought that my father would be so decisive!"
Chu Ning pretended to sigh: "It's hard for my brothers to travel thousands of miles to Zhao State. It must be tiring all the way."
The Sixth Prince was relieved to see that Chu Ning did not ask more about the fiefdom, but on the surface he still pretended to be calm and said with a smile:
"What are you talking about, Eighteenth Brother? As a prince, you should serve the country!"
The eleventh prince agreed with a smile: "Yes, this has been decided long ago and cannot be delayed."
Although the two spoke as usual, one could clearly see some nervousness in their expressions.
Chu Ning is so perceptive, how could he not notice it?
Even Ling Haoran, who had been silent, discovered that something was wrong with the ten princes.
Nervous, so nervous!
Moreover, the position in which these ten people stood was very strange, completely blocking their sight and making it impossible for them to see what was happening inside the woods.
But he is a prince after all, and Ling Haoran is only the Minister of Justice, so there are some things he dare not speak up.
But Chu Ning had no such concerns. Noticing that the ten princes were very nervous, Chu Ning couldn't help but look into the woods.
This action made the ten princes' hearts rise to their throats. They pretended to be indifferent, but their bodies unconsciously wanted to block Chu Ning's sight.
But Chu Ning suddenly said, "Since you brothers are going to Zhao State, I will not disturb you. Goodbye!"
After saying this, he bowed and turned to leave.
The Sixth Prince and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Chu Ning leaving, the ten people looked at each other and immediately turned around and left.
In their hearts, nothing is more important than those ten million taels of silver!
But at this moment, Chu Ning suddenly turned around and shouted: "Brothers, I have something else to ask..."
Before he could finish his words, the ten princes' faces changed drastically. They quickly turned around and used their bodies to block Chu Ning's sight again.
But with such a violent reaction, not only Ling Haoran noticed something was wrong, even Ran Ming's eyes widened and he said in a muffled voice:
"What's the matter with you, Your Highnesses? It seems like you don't want us to see what's going on in the woods?"
Although the sound was not loud, it was like a bolt from the blue to the ears of the ten princes!
Just as they were racking their brains to think of a way to explain, Chu Ning suddenly scolded them: "What nonsense! How could you brothers hide something from me?"
The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, we are all brothers, how could we possibly hide this from Eighteenth Brother."
The twelfth prince pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "One family cannot do two different things. General Ran Ming, please do not mislead my eighteenth brother."
Ran Ming curled his lips and stopped talking.
The Eleventh Prince frowned and asked, "Eighteenth Brother, what else do you want?"
Chu Ning sighed, his face full of worry: "I came out this morning, but Master Ling and I haven't prepared any food. Now everyone below is hungry. I wonder if you brothers can give us something to eat?"
When they heard that it was for food, the ten princes immediately felt relieved.
"Thank you for your hard work, Eighteenth Brother. I will send someone to bring you food right away!"
The Sixth Prince said proudly: "Come here, deliver our food to the brothers on the official road!"
But Chu Ning interrupted immediately: “How can we let Sixth Brother’s people deliver the food in person? I’ll send some people to get it.
Ran Ming, take a team of brothers up to get food!"
"Yes!" Although Ran Ming didn't know Chu Ning's purpose, he had strong execution ability.
At a command, a team followed Ran Ming up the mountain.
All the princes were stunned.
Should they stop Ran Ming now?
Don't stop him. If Ran Ming goes there now, he will definitely find the 10 million taels of silver.
If we stop them, it will make them look guilty.
Just as everyone was hesitating, Ran Ming had already arrived in front of them, and it was too late if they didn't stop him.
The Sixth Prince's eyes turned cold and he was ready to speak up to stop it.
But Chu Ning took a step forward and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, I wonder if you have found any traces of a large group of people along the way?
I am currently tracking down the whereabouts of the silver. There are about 500 people on the other side. It is impossible for so many people to carry away the silver without leaving any traces."
After these words were spoken, the Sixth Prince swallowed guiltily.
But because of this delay, Ran Ming and his men had already jumped over the princes and headed towards the woods.
The eleventh prince's face changed drastically when he saw this, and he suddenly shouted, "You can't go over there!"
The twelfth prince reacted and made a prompt decision: "Stop them!"
Ran Ming was immediately furious: "You guys think you can stop me?"
The anger from being scolded just now suddenly erupted, and he swept the spear in his hand, and the guards of the palace in front of him retreated one after another.
Then, he slammed the spear into the ground, and using the force to leap, Ran Ming actually rushed into the depths of the woods.
"Oh no, stop him quickly!" the Sixth Prince shouted after he came to his senses.
The surrounding guards immediately rushed forward, but they were not as fast as Ran Ming. They were rushed over by Ran Ming in the blink of an eye.
Then, Ran Ming's roar came from the woods: "Well, it turns out that you are the ones who robbed His Highness's silver!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the ten princes changed drastically.
Ling Haoran was stunned with a look of astonishment on his face, and he stood there in a daze.
Chu Ning's face was gloomy, staring at the Sixth Prince and others: "My brothers don't want me to go there, it turns out that it's because my money is inside!
Today, you must give me an explanation!"