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

Chapter 765 The Crown Princess' Purpose

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess is here to see you about something."

Late at night, in the backyard of Prince Chu's Mansion.

Chu Ning had just taken a shower and changed his clothes, preparing to continue his plan to have a baby with Shen Wanying, when the voice of the maid Xiaoqing was heard outside the house.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and looked displeased when his good time was interrupted.

"What is she doing here at this hour of night?"

Shen Wanying, who was standing by, knew what he was thinking and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, we have plenty of time for our own affairs, so let's go deal with the Crown Princess first."

Chu Ning curled his lips and said, "She must have been sent by the prince to get information."

"Looking at your Highness's expression, do you not want to meet the Crown Princess?"

Shen Wanying said with a teasing look on her face: "If I remember correctly, you seem to have a very good relationship."

"What good!"

Chu Ning reached out his hand and slapped her butt hard, "The relationship between me and her is only based on interests and exploitation, nothing else!

You wait in the room, I will send the Crown Princess back to find you."

After saying that, Chu Ning turned around and left quickly.

Shen Wanying blushed and spat lightly, then took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.

When Chu Ning arrived at the living room, Ling Feiyan was already waiting there.

"Greetings, Crown Princess!" Chu Ning walked up to Ling Feiyan with a smile.

But the strange thing is that Ling Feiyan did not retreat, but looked at him calmly:

"Your Highness, Prince of Chu, how are you? You have become more and more courageous since you came back from the Han Dynasty as the world's most talented scholar."

Seeing that Ling Feiyan refused to back down, Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

After looking Ling Feiyan up and down, he realized that Ling Feiyan seemed different tonight than before.

Not only did he have a cold face, he even looked like he had no desires or ambitions.

Although Ling Feiyan was cold before, she was not as serious as she is now.

This was completely different from the Crown Princess he had teased in the past.

"The Crown Princess has made a great advance as soon as she arrived. It seems she came prepared!"

Chu Ning chuckled and gestured, "Crown Princess, please take a seat."

"no need!"

Ling Feiyan said indifferently: "I have a purpose for coming here tonight. If you can promise to help me with one thing, I can tell you the purpose of my coming here tonight."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a strange color flashed across them.

As the Crown Princess, it is not reasonable for Ling Feiyan to come to him instead of going to the Crown Prince for help.

Chu Ning became alert and said in a deep voice, "I wonder what the Crown Princess needs my help with?"

Ling Feiyan looked directly at Chu Ning, her smart eyes flashing with wisdom, and said calmly:

“It’s not a big deal, actually. I just hope that when the King of Chu ascends the throne, he can spare my Ling family.

Of course, you can rest assured that my Ling family will no longer assist the Crown Prince in targeting the Chu Palace."

Such straightforward words made Chu Ning stunned.

He thought that Ling Feiyan would ask him to tell her the reason why he didn't go to the front line, and he thought that Ling Feiyan would plead for the prince, but he never thought that Ling Feiyan would say these words.

At this moment, he began to re-examine this Crown Princess who usually kept a low profile.

She suddenly said this, could it be that she knew something?

Thinking of this, Chu Ning suddenly chuckled: "Crown Princess, you are joking. I am only a prince, and I am still far from the throne."

"is it?"

Ling Feiyan said calmly: "You manage Bingzhou and Liangzhou, and now you have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and control such a large territory of Zhao State. Do you dare to say that you don't have the ambition to ascend to the throne?"

"Well..."

Chu Ning really didn't know how to answer for a moment.

But Ling Feiyan didn't seem to want to hear his answer, and continued, "And Yunzhou, don't think that I don't know, in fact, the Minister of War Feng Anguo is your man!

The relationship between Shen Wanying and Feng Mulan is clear. It was you who pacified the Yan army in Yunzhou before. You let Feng Anguo go there just to give the credit to him.

But you didn't expect that the Yan army also had Le Yi, who suppressed Feng Anguo, making it difficult for Yunzhou to defeat the Yan army.

But you then dispatched the surrendered troops from Sizhou, as well as Mr. Su Tingmei, to provide support. If Feng Anguo was not your man, you would not have helped him like this!

Of the thirteen states of the Chu State, you alone are in charge of three states. Among the six officials of the Ministry, there are Liu Shouren of the Ministry of Revenue, Deng Hongwen of the Ministry of Rites, and Feng Anguo of the Ministry of War. You alone occupy three ministries!

With such strength, even if you want to be a free and easy prince, the crown prince and other princes will not let you go, so the only way left for you is to seize the throne!"

The more Chu Ning listened, the more shocked he became. He didn't expect Ling Feiyan to be so knowledgeable.

It is said that his princess Shen Wanying is the most talented woman in the State of Chu, but now it seems that the Crown Princess is not much inferior.

He did have the ambition to seize the throne, but only he and a few of his close confidants knew about this.

But Ling Feiyan could infer it based only on the current situation and official positions in the court!

Once this matter gets out, the Crown Prince and other princes will definitely concentrate all their strength to capture him first!

Thinking of this, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed across his eyes, and he stared at Ling Feiyan and said in a deep voice:

"This is entirely your own conjecture, Princess!"

Ling Feiyan ignored Chu Ning's murderous eyes and said calmly, "King Chu, don't be nervous. Since I'm here tonight, I won't tell anyone about this.

My Ling family has been loyal to the court for generations, and we don't want to be involved in the dispute over the succession. I am here tonight to express the position on behalf of the Ling family!

If His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu agrees, the Ling family will remain completely neutral from now on."

Chu Ning realized that Ling Feiyan was worried that the prince would fail, the Eastern Palace would be purged, and the forces loyal to the prince would also be eliminated.

It is not impossible to use neutrality to exchange for a glimmer of hope for the Ling family.

If the Ling family could remain neutral at this time, the Fourth Prince would probably take the opportunity to suppress the Crown Prince.

Only by letting those two fight each other can he reap the benefits.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning's eyes turned and he suddenly smiled: "If the Ling family remains neutral, they will definitely have a seat in the court in the future!"

Some things cannot be said explicitly, but he believes Ling Feiyan can understand.

As expected, this answer satisfied Ling Feiyan, and she nodded slightly and said, "I knew that the King of Chu was a smart man!

In this case, I will not hide the truth from you. I came here on the orders of the Crown Prince. He wants to know why you have not set out to quell the rebellion in Zhao State yet."

Chu Ning laughed and said, “If you want me to go to Zhao State to quell the rebellion, it depends on the sincerity of the crown prince and others!

How can I let this go when they humiliated me in the court today?"

Ling Feiyan reacted: "You want to wait for the price to rise and raise the price?"

Chu Ning shrugged: "Now they need my help, so of course they have to pay a price."

Sure enough, this guy still wants to take advantage.

Ling Feiyan shook her head: "Although I have guessed this answer, I am still shocked to hear you admit it yourself. You have everything you need now, why do you want to do this on purpose?"

Chu Ning was about to open his mouth to explain, but Ling Feiyan turned and left, leaving behind a sentence:

"I don't want to know your purpose, and you don't have to tell me. I have already obtained what the prince wanted, and I just need to go back and destroy it."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person's departing back with an amused look on his face.

I believe that once this news gets out, he will be able to make another fortune!

However, making a fortune was not his real purpose.

He's just stalling for time!