12dz Chapter 246 Acting on impulse?
Chapter 246 Acting on impulse?
Chu Ning reached out and took the imperial edict.
Zhao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I received the imperial edict, otherwise if I couldn't complete this task today, I would definitely be punished when I return.
But just when Zhao Ming was about to say goodbye, Chu Ning suddenly smiled and said, "Please tell my father that since I am not the governor of Bingzhou, I will not be in charge of Bingzhou's affairs."
"Ah...this..."
Zhao Ming looked a little ugly.
There are still tens of thousands of Zhao soldiers occupying the city in Bingzhou. If the King of Chu does not care about Bingzhou, what if the Zhao army takes the opportunity to attack...
"Your Highness, Prince Chu, please don't act on impulse!"
Zhao Ming quickly persuaded him: "Your Majesty's edict has no other meaning, it just wants you to find out the truth about Princess Gaoping's death as soon as possible. Once the truth is clear, Your Majesty will definitely return the post of Bingzhou Governor to you."
Chu Ning shrugged and said, "I don't care about a mere governor's post. Just tell my father what I said. It's getting late. I won't send Mr. Zhao off."
"This……"
Zhao Ming smiled bitterly, but Chu Ning had already ordered him to leave, so he couldn't stay there. He could only bow and leave quickly.
The development of the situation has become beyond the emperor's control, and Chu Ning's attitude must be told to the emperor as soon as possible.
As soon as Zhao Ming left, Chu Ning waved his hand to let the servants in the mansion leave, and he and Shen Wanying discussed countermeasures alone in the living room.
After resting for most of the day, Shen Wanying was finally able to walk on her own, but she looked a little funny.
Chu Ning helped her sit in the main seat in the living room and was about to speak, but Shen Wanying stared at him intently.
Chu Ning, feeling somewhat guilty, laughed awkwardly: "Why is Wanying staring at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face?"
Shen Wanying, who was always gentle, suddenly smiled, her eyes narrowed into a line, and she said slowly:
"Although the prince has a bad temper, he always does things with propriety. He was so aggressive this time. I guess you made him angry."
Chu Ning touched his nose, his eyes rolled around, and whispered, "It may be that I bumped into him when I was leaving the palace just now, and he felt embarrassed, so he went to my father to report me!"
"is it?"
Shen Wanying raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, then said calmly, "But the Crown Prince just said that you went to the Eastern Palace when he was away. Could it be that you and the Crown Princess did something shameful in the Eastern Palace, and when you learned that the Crown Prince had returned to the palace, you came out in a panic, and who knew that you would bump into the Crown Prince?"
She is worthy of being the most talented woman in the Great Chu. She was able to deduce what had just happened just from the prince's few words.
Although the tone was calm, Chu Ning could hear the gunpowder in the words.
The two had just had their wedding night last night. If they were caught cheating today, and the object of their cheating was the Crown Princess, then there would probably be no peace in this palace from now on.
Chu Ning coughed twice with a guilty conscience: "Wanying, you can't just say this without evidence. I was only with the Crown Princess..."
"Hmm?" Shen Wanying narrowed her eyes: "What happened between you and the Crown Princess?"
Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he smiled bitterly: "Forget it, I will tell you the truth."
Afterwards, he briefly recounted how he had asked Ling Haoran to detain the prince while he went alone to the East Palace to find Ling Feiyan to investigate the prince's whereabouts last night.
Of course, the little episode with Ling Feiyan was definitely omitted.
But Shen Wanying was so smart that she naturally understood that something must have happened between Chu Ning and Ling Feiyan, otherwise the prince would not have been so angry.
But, smart women won’t ask too many questions.
Now that the Emperor's decree has been issued, the first thing we need to do is to investigate the murder of Princess Gaoping, otherwise the Prince of Chu's Palace will be the first target of others!
As for the matter between Chu Ning and Ling Feiyan, it can only be put aside for the time being.
Of course, it is more based on the description of Chu Ning.
After all, the two of them had a crazy night last night, and she didn't believe that Chu Ning was capable of anything happening with Ling Feiyan today.
Taking a deep breath, Shen Wanying calmed herself down.
"You suspect that the Crown Prince sent someone to kill Princess Gaoping, and that he was with Zhao Wuji last night in order to create evidence of his alibi?"
"Not bad!"
Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "Although only I have the Crossbow, don't forget that when I was making the Crossbow, I borrowed 3,000 craftsmen from the Minister of Works He Peng!
Although the repeating crossbow was made in sections, as long as these craftsmen were gathered together, they could also make a complete repeating crossbow.
And He Peng is the prince's man!"
Shen Wanying nodded slightly. In fact, she had the same idea in her mind, but since it involved the prince, she didn't dare to say it out loud easily.
But if it was really the prince who took action, then the fact that he was with Zhao Wuji last night, does it mean that the two of them have colluded?
Zhao Wuji is the third prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty. Chu Ning just destroyed 200,000 Zhao troops on the front line. Zhao Wuji must hate Chu Ning to the core.
If this person really joined forces with the prince this time, they must want to kill Chu Ning!
Thinking of this, a look of worry appeared on Shen Wanying's face.
A crown prince is already difficult to deal with, and with the addition of the third prince of Zhao, the situation becomes even more unfavorable for Chu Ning.
Even though she was the most talented woman in the Great Chu, Shen Wanying felt a lot of pressure at this moment.
"What are you going to do next?"
Shen Wanying frowned, a trace of worry appeared on her delicate face: "Now that the emperor has listened to the prince's words and punished you, this is a signal to the outside world that he is suspicious of you!
If other ministers learn of this, they will certainly become more suspicious of you, and even the facial mask business that you have agreed with Yang Xingye will be interrupted!"
Chu Ning's face looked a little ugly.
I thought I could find the murderer within half a month, but now it seems that the prince will not give me that much time.
The prince is so anxious, could it be that he wants to stop me from investigating this case?
Or should we go to our father and file a complaint against the crown prince?
No, that would only make my father think that the two sides are fighting among factions, and it would not have any impact on the prince.
The best way to solve this matter is to find the murderer!
and many more……
I seem to have fallen into a misunderstanding.
Why do we have to find the murderer?
As long as you can find a way to prove that I am not the murderer, my father will definitely revoke the punishment just now.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Next, of course, we have to find a way to prove that I didn't have time to arrange for someone to kill Princess Gaoping last night!"
Shen Wanying was stunned for a moment, then reacted and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on her face: "This is a good idea, but who can prove it for you?"
Chu Ning chuckled, his eyes wandering over Shen Wanying's graceful figure.
Shen Wanying, who didn't understand what was going on, felt embarrassed by his gaze and said unhappily, "Why are you looking at me?"
Chu Ning had a wicked smile on his face: "I was with you last night, of course you are the only one who can prove that I didn't have time to order others to kill Princess Gaoping last night!"
Shen Wanying was puzzled.
The two of them had their wedding night last night. How can I prove it?
You can't just go and tell others: Chu Ning worked hard all night last night!
"You...what do you want to do?"
"Hehe, don't worry about this matter. I will handle it myself."