strictlysupreme Chapter 282 The Prince's Purpose
Chapter 282 The Prince's Purpose
Chu Ning's worries were correct.
The emperor returned to the palace and was now in deep thought.
Nearing noon, the incense burner in the Yingwu Temple exuded fragrance, and the flickering candles around it were reflected on the emperor's stern face.
The candlelight in the hall swayed continuously as the emperor walked, swinging back and forth just like the emperor's mood.
I really didn't expect that Taoist Yuan Tian would say such a thing. Not only did Chu Ning become the target of everyone, but even I was forced into a corner.
If this matter is not handled properly, the fight for the throne among the eighteen princes will be inevitable.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more headache he had, and the more difficult it seemed to him that this matter was to handle.
After a moment's silence, the emperor suddenly asked, "Shadow Guard, do you think what Taoist Yuan Tian said today was intentional?"
A dark shadow flashed between the pillars of the palace, and the shadow guard appeared, bowing and saluting: "Your Majesty, Yuan Tian specially told the fortune for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and he must have come here for this matter.
No matter what the final result of the divination is, he will say something unfavorable to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, a gleam of light flashed, and his cold eyes looked like a bloodthirsty beast.
Was this Yuan Tian's move his own idea or was it instructed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
All the other delegations left, why did Yuan Tian stay alone?
Are you trying to cause internal strife within my Great Chu?
For a moment, many thoughts flashed through the emperor's mind.
Finally, the emperor snorted coldly: "It seems that other dynasties are still eyeing our Great Chu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow guard's ears moved, and he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the shadow guard."
The emperor waved his hand, signaling him to go down.
The shadow guard saluted and left the hall. A moment later, he hurried back.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has kept Yuan Tian in his residence, and has also asked Yuan Tian to write a letter to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
The emperor's eyes widened when he heard this, and a look of surprise flashed across his face: "Chu Ning left Yuan Tian behind? What does he want to do?"
The shadow guard shook his head: "According to the current news, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has no intention of letting Yuan Tian return to the Tang Dynasty."
"Oh? That's interesting."
The emperor showed a playful look on his face: "It seems that this guy also realized that someone would make a move next. He deliberately left Yuan Tian in the mansion so that others would not dare to make a move on the Chu Palace rashly."
After thinking for a while, the emperor suddenly chuckled and said, "Forget it, Chu Ning is more cunning than anyone else, he will never suffer any loss.
Yuan Tian chose to attack Chu Ning, he chose the wrong person. "
The shadow guard was stunned: "Your Majesty, are you not going to deal with this matter?"
The emperor's face twitched.
If only I could manage it.
How can I take care of this kind of thing?
Whether it is to restrain the princes or to stop Chu Ning from taking action, it is difficult for me to do it.
We can only let Chu Ning do it on his own.
As for the letter that Chu Ning asked Yuan Tian to write...
Anyway, it will not be detrimental to the Great Chu. Otherwise, if something happens to the Great Chu, the Chu Palace will not be able to remain unaffected.
It would be better to let Chu Ning handle it himself. This guy can handle it much better than I can.
Thinking of this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "It is not easy for me to take action on this matter. Just ask the people below to pay close attention to this matter."
"Yes!" The shadow guard responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
The news that Chu Ning had left Yuan Tian behind spread quickly, and when the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace received the news, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Strange, why did Chu Ning want to keep Yuan Tian?"
The prince was surprised: "Isn't he afraid of being blamed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Isn't he afraid of being punished by his father?"
After a moment's silence, the prince narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face: "I want to see what Chu Ning is going to do!"
After saying this, the prince put his hands behind his back and turned to walk towards the inner hall.
The backyard of the East Palace.
Crown Princess Ling Feiyan is having lunch.
She hasn't seen the prince since she was beaten by him last time.
Although she was all alone in the East Palace, she would be content as long as the prince didn't come.
These days, the prince hasn't been here, and I feel much better, and even my appetite has increased.
The table full of food was only half eaten.
But just as Ling Feiyan was about to pick up the scarf to wipe her mouth, the prince walked in without any notice.
Without waiting for the maids and eunuchs around him to salute, the prince waved his hand and said coldly: "All of you go down!"
No one dared to say anything and they all left.
Only the prince and Ling Feiyan were left in the hall.
Ling Feiyan glanced at the prince and continued to eat with chopsticks.
Although the prince was annoyed by her cold attitude, he could do nothing about it.
After all, there are still places where Ling Feiyan is needed!
Looking at Ling Feiyan's delicate face, the prince said coldly: "I haven't seen you for a while, but your appetite has improved a lot."
Ling Feiyan glanced at him and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. If not, please go back, Prince. I am going to take a nap."
Even though we haven't finished our lunch yet, he's using the excuse of taking a lunch break to get us out.
The prince's face was gloomy, but he still suppressed his anger and frowned, saying: "This time, the Tang Dynasty's imperial master told Chu Ning that he would become the fourth emperor of our Great Chu!"
Ling Feiyan was stunned. She didn't expect the prince to bring such explosive news.
But what does this have to do with me?
Putting down his chopsticks, Ling Feiyan stood up and said calmly: "Then you should go to the King of Chu and ask him if he wants to compete with you for the throne."
This nonchalant look made the prince so angry that he clenched his hands and wanted to slap him.
However, for the sake of my own plan, I have to hold back!
The prince snorted coldly: “Chu Ning’s strength is getting stronger and stronger, and he is no exception if he has such thoughts!
As for you asking me to ask him, that's nonsense. How can I go to him at this moment?"
After a pause, the prince narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You have a good relationship with Chu Ning, why don't you go to the Chu Palace and get some information for me?"
It turns out that this is the prince’s purpose!
Ling Feiyan sneered.
The prince would only remember me when I was useful, and once I was useless, he would kick me away.
How could I marry such a hypocritical person in the first place!
"You want me to get the news? Isn't the prince afraid of being embarrassed if it gets out?"
Ling Feiyan didn't dare to refuse and could only let the prince give up the idea himself.
But since the prince dared to come, he must have been well prepared.
Seeing Ling Feiyan's refusal, he couldn't help but sneer and said, "If I was afraid of being embarrassed, I wouldn't have come to you. Being embarrassed is not scary, but I am afraid that this prince cannot become the emperor, that is embarrassing!
If I cannot become the emperor, will you and the Ling family be able to survive?"
As he spoke, the prince suddenly grabbed Ling Feiyan's shoulders with both hands and said fiercely: "You want to make it clear that you are the Crown Princess. We will prosper together and suffer together!"
Looking at the prince with anger in his eyes, Ling Feiyan shook off his hands with a look of contempt.
"You can ask me to go to the King of Chu, but I have to go at night. And no matter how good I am at finding out information, you are not allowed to ask me what I talked about with the King of Chu in the King's Mansion after I come back!"
"Okay, I promise you!"
Although Ling Feiyan's request was a bit excessive, the prince had no choice but to agree in order to find out Chu Ning's purpose.