strictlysupreme Chapter 241 Not used to it
Chapter 241 Not used to it
Princess Gaoping's death was beyond everyone's expectations.
Especially Chu Ning, he was still waiting for Princess Gaoping to bring her facial mask business to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Now that the other party is dead, I'm afraid the facial mask business in Da Zhou won't be able to develop in the short term.
Without the dynasty’s market, the pressure on the salaries of soldiers on the front line has increased greatly!
With a gloomy face, Chu Ning led a group of people to the street where the crime occurred.
The place was already crowded with people, and many civilians were watching from the surrounding area. If it weren't for the runners from the Ministry of Justice stopping them, curious people would have definitely stepped forward to find out what was going on.
Zhao Yu led his men to clear the way and let Chu Ning enter the scene smoothly. The guards from the Ministry of Justice knew Chu Ning and naturally did not dare to stop him.
Upon entering the scene, the pungent smell of blood hit me in the face, and blood that had not yet dried was flowing along the cracks between the stone slabs in the street.
The corpses stretched for hundreds of meters, which showed how fierce the battle was last night!
Although he had been to the battlefield and seen corpses, Chu Ning still couldn't help but feel overwhelmed when he saw the corpses again.
Fortunately, I didn’t have breakfast, otherwise I would have vomited it all out!
While Chu Ning was rejoicing, he squatted down and carefully examined the bodies of the Great Zhou soldiers and found that these people were indeed shot to death by crossbows.
He was the one who developed the repeating crossbow and knew it better than anyone else. Just by taking a look at the wound, he knew that the other party was holding a repeating crossbow.
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a strange color flashed across them.
It would be understandable if someone got one or two of the repeating crossbows.
But now so many people have died at the hands of the crossbows, it is not as simple as just one or two swords.
It seems that the other party is coming for me this time!
While I was deep in thought, the sound of footsteps interrupted my thoughts.
Looking up, the person coming was the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran.
"Your Highness the King of Chu!" Ling Haoran stepped forward and saluted.
Chu Ning stood up, nodded slightly, and asked, "Lord Ling must have seen the scene and the body a long time ago. What do you think about this matter?"
Ling Haoran's eyes changed and he fell silent.
Chu Ning laughed at himself: "It seems that Lord Ling has already noticed that these people died under the crossbows, and thinks that it was me who ordered others to kill Princess Gaoping, right?"
After these words were spoken, Ling Haoran looked at Chu Ning with a different look.
I thought Chu Ning would avoid this matter, but I didn't expect Chu Ning to go straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.
Answering yes, in front of Chu Ning, seems a bit presumptuous.
The answer is no, but it seems a bit against my will.
Just when Ling Haoran was in a dilemma, a sneer came from behind: "Since the man died under the crossbow, you, Eighteenth Brother, are of course the most suspicious!"
Chu Ning frowned and turned around to see that the visitors were actually the Crown Prince and the third prince of the Great Zhao, Zhao Wuji.
When did these two get together?
Chu Ning was secretly surprised, but on the surface he looked calm: "The Crossbow has been around for almost a year, there is no guarantee that someone will not make a Crossbow and put the blame on me!
"Brother Crown Prince, do you seem to be trying to deliberately shift the blame to me?"
Since the prince came with bad intentions, there was no need for Chu Ning to indulge him.
"Hahahaha, Eighteenth Brother's eloquence is still as powerful as ever!"
Chu Ning put his hands behind his back and said with high spirits: "What you said is certainly a possibility, but it is only a possibility.
But the reality is that only you, my eighteenth brother, have mastered a large number of crossbows. Currently, you are the only one in Kyoto City who can use this method to destroy the elite soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty and kill Princess Gaoping!"
Zhao Wuji, who had been silent, stared at Chu Ning with a playful look on his face and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that such an interesting thing would happen during my visit to Chu.
I wanted to return home today, but now it seems that I can wait a little longer!
I am very curious, how can His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu clear himself of the charges? Hahahaha!"
The unbridled laughter of the two made Zhao Yu's face darken, and he was about to go up to them to argue.
But Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him and said calmly: "They have already determined that this was done by the king. There is no point in explaining to them."
"But Your Highness..."
"Alright, General Zhao, take your men to collect Princess Gaoping's body and hand it over to the Da Zhou Posthouse. Ask them to send someone to transport the body back to Da Zhou."
"Yes!" Zhao Yu responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
When the prince saw that Chu Ning looked like he didn't want to pay attention to him, he suddenly felt ashamed.
I am the crown prince after all. How dare you, a mere King of Chu, ignore me?
The prince narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed across them, and he said in a cold voice: "Eighteenth brother, if you return the body to the Great Zhou, aren't you afraid that the Queen of the Great Zhou will declare war on our dynasty?"
Chu Ning glanced at the prince and said calmly: "Now that things have come to this, it is reasonable for the Queen of Great Zhou to go to war, but it will definitely not be you, my brother, who will lead the army to the front line!"
It would be fine if I ignored you, but you actually took advantage of me?
Who gave you face!
If you don't want the face I give you, then I will make you lose face completely!
The prince's face changed drastically when he heard this.
This bastard Chu Ning actually mocked me for not daring to go to the front line!
"You... arrogant!"
The prince angrily swung his sleeves and pointed at Chu Ning, angrily saying: "What we need to do is to prevent the Great Zhou from sending troops, not to provoke the Great Zhou. If the Great Zhou does not send troops, our dynasty naturally does not need to respond, so why would we go to the front line?"
Chu Ning smiled contemptuously: "What kind of person is the Queen of Great Zhou? Do you think that she will be deceived like others and send troops easily?"
The two refused to give in to each other and the exchange of words became more intense.
Zhao Wuji, who was standing by, saw this scene and a look of amusement appeared on his face.
The fighting among the princes of the Chu Dynasty will only consume the strength of the Chu Dynasty, which is a good thing for the Zhao Dynasty.
However, judging from the situation, the prince seems to be unable to defeat Chu Ning in words.
Just when Zhao Wuji wanted to take the initiative to help the prince, Chu Ning flicked his sleeves and turned to look at Ling Haoran:
"Master Ling, this is the crime scene. All irrelevant people should be cleared out to prevent them from destroying the scene!"
After saying that, Chu Ning put his hands behind his back and went to check the other bodies.
Ling Haoran's expression changed slightly.
The prince is his son-in-law, but Chu Ning actually asked him to drive the prince away?
If you agree to it, the prince won’t be able to explain it.
If I refuse, this is a mission assigned by the emperor. If the scene is really sabotaged by the prince, Chu Ning will report me to the emperor, and I won't be able to bear it.
Just as Ling Haoran was hesitating, the prince snorted coldly: "Chu Ning, I'm waiting to see how you'll end up dead in half a month!"
After saying this, the prince turned and left.
Zhao Wuji chuckled and then followed the prince away.
After all, Ling Haoran is the prince's father-in-law, and Chu Ning uses him to check and balance the prince. In front of everyone, the prince will certainly not make things difficult for Ling Haoran, so he can only leave on his own initiative.
Looking at the prince's departing back, Ling Haoran sighed.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chu Ning's chuckle came to my ears: "Lord Ling, I want to go to the East Palace to meet your daughter, the Crown Princess!"
Ling Haoran was stunned.
Why did Chu Ning go looking for his daughter?
Could it be that the prince had just offended him and he wanted to go to the East Palace to avenge his daughter?
Ling Haoran's face darkened: "Why did your Highness go to see the Crown Princess?"
Chu Ning grinned: "Of course, I want to find out the whereabouts of the prince last night."
These words startled Ling Haoran: "Your Highness... do you suspect that the Crown Prince framed you for this?"
A cold light flashed in Chu Ning's eyes: "Before the truth is revealed, anyone could be the one, but the Crown Prince has the greatest chance!
Lord Ling, you won't choose to protect him just because you are the prince's father-in-law, right?"