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

Chapter 247: Smart 1

Half an hour later.

There were many clothes drying on the clothesline in the backyard of the palace.

This area is where Chu Ning and Princess Shen Wanying dry their clothes.

But today, many servants gathered here to look at a long white silk scarf.

Silk scarves are very common, but this scarf has a long bloodstain on it. The bright red blood is scattered, and the middle position is like a plum blossom, which is very conspicuous.

The servants working in the palace were attracted by the scarf and they stamped their feet and talked about it.

"This is what the princess left last night!"

"That's right. I heard that the prince was busy all night last night."

"Shh~ Keep your voice down. Don't let the prince hear this."

"What are you afraid of? The prince is young and strong, and this might be his first time. Otherwise, how could he have tossed around all night? I didn't dare to get close to him last night and could only stay away from him."

Gossip is always human nature.

The servants in the palace quickly spread the news.

In less than an hour, most of Kyoto city knew that Chu Ning had spent the entire night in the wedding chamber.

Many people were discussing this matter before and after meals.

Especially those literati and scholars, Shen Wanying, as the most talented woman in the Great Chu, is the goddess of countless people.

Upon learning that Chu Ning had tormented them all night, some talented men were so angry that they wrote poems to curse Chu Ning.

For a time, the entire Kyoto city was talking about Chu Ning's wedding night, and this matter even overshadowed the murder of Princess Gaoping!

East Palace.

When the prince, who was drinking to relieve his sorrow, learned about this, he was already furious and instantly threw the bronze cup filled with wine in his hand away!

The wine spilled all over the floor, the wine glass shattered, and the residue flew everywhere, almost stabbing He Peng, the Minister of Works who came to drink with the guests.

He Peng's mouth twitched.

This is truly a battle between gods and the mortals suffer.

However, since the prince likes Shen Wanying, it is understandable that he would be angry when he heard this.

"Master He!"

The prince suddenly looked up at He Peng and said viciously, "Go contact other ministers immediately and tell them that I am planning to jointly impeach Chu Ning!"

Damn Chu Ning, not only did he have an affair with my Crown Princess, but he also tormented Shen Wanying all night!

The prince became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He suddenly stood up, pointed in the direction of the Prince of Chu's Palace and roared, "This time, I will make my father banish him to the frontier, and he will never be allowed to return to the court again!"

He Peng smiled bitterly and bowed quickly, "Your Highness, this matter may be difficult to handle. Your Highness the Prince of Chu is still in charge of investigating the murder of Princess Gaoping. Your Majesty cannot send him to the frontier at this moment."

"I don't care!"

The prince swept away all the food and wine on the table in front of him with a sweep of his sleeves, and scattered them all over the floor, creating a very messy scene.

"This damn bastard killed Princess Gaoping and came to the East Palace again..."

At this point, the prince realized that he had almost let the cat out of the bag, and quickly changed his words: "He came to the East Palace again to spy on my whereabouts. He clearly wanted to put the blame on me for the murder of Princess Gaoping!

Now he is in charge of investigating this matter. If he really wants to frame me, I won’t even have a chance to explain myself.”

He Peng was helpless and sighed: "Your Highness, calm down. I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Speak!" The prince sat down angrily.

After all, he is his confidant. Although he really wants to deal with Chu Ning now, he cannot ignore his confidant's words.

He Peng frowned and said, "From the current actions of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, he does suspect that you, the Crown Prince, sent someone to kill Princess Gaoping.

But in your opinion, Prince, this is Chu Ning crying thief!"

The prince sneered: "Isn't it?"

He Peng's face gradually became solemn: "If it was before, my thoughts would be the same as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's, but the news just came out that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was in the bridal chamber last night, and he also spent the whole night with the Princess of Chu. In terms of time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not have the time to commit the crime."

The prince, who originally had a sneer on his face, suddenly changed his expression and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Although I don't want to admit it, what He Peng said does make some sense.

However, the prince changed his mind and came up with another possibility.

"Perhaps Chu Ning knew that we were suspicious of him, so he released the news on purpose!"

The prince snorted coldly: "Maybe he had already set up a trap to kill Princess Gaoping, and the wedding night was just a trick to deceive people!"

"This……"

He Peng smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, it is of no benefit to His Highness the Prince of Chu to kill Princess Gaoping.

Besides, last night was the wedding night, how could the King of Chu do such a thing on such a special day?"

The prince was silent.

He was not a fool, so he naturally understood what He Peng meant.

Although Chu Ning had some conflicts with Princess Gaoping before, it would not be good for Chu Ning if Princess Gaoping was killed.

Who would be willing to do something that is thankless?

While thinking, He Peng continued to analyze: "Your Highness, think about it again, why was the scene cleaned so cleanly, but only the wound of the crossbow was left?

The other party did this simply to point the finger at His Royal Highness the King of Chu!

The murderer had time to clean up the scene and set the fire. He only needed to burn the body and no clues would be left behind. "

After these words were spoken, the prince's face became even uglier.

Could it be that Chu Ning really wasn't the one who did this?

No, even if Chu Ning didn’t do this, we must find a way to prove it!

I finally have the opportunity to move to Chuning, how can I give up so easily?

With a cold look in his eyes, the prince glared at He Peng fiercely: "Sir He, whose side are you on? Why do you keep speaking for Chu Ning?"

He Peng was stunned. He didn't expect the prince to say that about him.

Coming back to his senses, He Peng smiled helplessly: "Your Highness, I just want to say that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The murderer's real purpose is not just to kill Princess Gaoping."

"Oh?" The prince said with disdain: "Then tell me, what is the murderer's purpose?"

"The murderer wanted to provoke a fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Chu!"

He Peng's face straightened and he said in a deep voice, "Isn't the situation developing like this now? Prince, you and His Royal Highness the King of Chu have already started fighting."

The prince was shocked.

"Master He, are you saying that the other party wants me and Chu Ning to fight each other to the point of both being defeated, so that he can reap the benefits?"

He Peng nodded and said in a cold voice: "This man's methods are so clever that he even deceived Your Majesty. Such methods are hard to guard against."

The prince's eyes turned cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face: "Who is it, the second prince, or the third prince?"

He Peng shook his head, a helpless look on his face: "Except for you and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the other sixteen princes have motives, because after you both lose, they can all profit!"

The prince's mouth twitched.

Although I have some power, it is impossible for me to go against the other sixteen princes.

If we want to find out who is behind this, we can't investigate all sixteen princes, right?

The prince rubbed his temples with both hands and suddenly felt a headache.

I thought it was a fight between myself and Chu Ning, but I didn't expect that all this was a trap set by others.

"Who set this trap?!"

The prince became angrier and slammed his fist on the table. "Investigate! Investigate this for me immediately!"

But He Peng smiled strangely: "Why do we need to investigate this matter? We just need to inform His Royal Highness the King of Chu about this matter."

The prince's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Great, great! Let Chu Ning investigate and let him do the offending things!

How about this, I will go find my father, and Lord He, you go find Chu Ning!"

The bad guy, Chu Ning will do it.

If you want credit and reward, of course it should be mine!