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

Chapter 401: Fight to the death for the betrothal gift!

After the incident of Zhao Tianling riding his horse through the streets of Kyoto City, the people lost all favor towards the Crown Prince of Zhao.

Although they knew that the other party was here to form an alliance, the people were very disgusted with this matter.

Firstly, the Bingzhou troops on the front line occupied ten cities of Zhao State, and Chu State was in the upper hand. Why did it have to use marriage to maintain relations between the two countries?

Secondly, Zhao Tianling is a bully who is unpopular, and no one wants Feng Mulan to marry him.

But even so, the people could not decide the direction of the matter and could only watch the situation develop.

For the next two days, Kyoto was extremely quiet.

The wedding three days later was held in a very secretive manner, and no one knew that the marriage would be arranged so quickly.

After getting the promise from the Emperor of Great Chu, Zhao Tianling has been much more obedient in the past two days and has not gone anywhere in the inn.

Only the second prince would visit the posthouse from time to time, and he also sent imperial guards to protect the place.

No one knows Chu Ning's character better than the Second Prince. As long as Chu Ning decides to do something, he will find a way to accomplish it.

Since Chu Ning is against the marriage, he will definitely think of other ways to stop it.

The best way to stop the marriage now is to take action against the Crown Prince of Zhao. In order to prevent Chu Ning from doing anything desperate, the post station has been heavily guarded.

Even if Chu Ning's white horse cavalry left, it would be impossible to kill Zhao Tianling under the protection of so many people.

As for Feng Mulan, there's no need to worry.

Being in the palace, does Chu Ning dare to take people to the palace to kidnap people?

The second prince, who had arranged everything, was confident of victory.

The day before the marriage, the second prince came to the inn again to drink and have fun with Zhao Tianling.

In the living room of the inn, Zhao Tianling sat in the main seat, the second prince sat below him, and the geishas in the hall were dancing gracefully, which was a pleasure to watch.

After the dance, the second prince waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, and only he and Zhao Tianling were left in the hall.

The second prince raised his glass and said, "Congratulations, Brother Zhao. You will marry your beautiful lady tomorrow."

Zhao Tianling chuckled: "I heard that Feng Mulan has always been fond of martial arts. I don't know what she looks like."

If I marry her to be the prince's concubine, and she's not good-looking, how can we sleep together in the future?

How can a woman be beautiful if she doesn't like red makeup?

The Second Prince saw Zhao Tianling's worry and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Zhao is also a man of temperament. To be honest, Feng Mulan is not bad looking.

With his martial arts skills, he might be a help to you, Brother Zhao, in the future."

If a prince can praise her for her good looks, then she must be good.

The last big stone in Zhao Tianling's heart fell to the ground.

"If that's the case, I will definitely reward you handsomely when I return!"

After saying that, Zhao Tianling raised his glass and drank it all.

The second prince laughed loudly and drank the wine in his glass.

The atmosphere on the scene was very harmonious.

But at this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, and Geng Chengkang, the Minister of Rites of Zhao State, rushed in with a panicked look on his face, shouting:

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

Zhao Tianling's face darkened: "Sir Geng, as one of the six ministers, what makes you so flustered?"

Didn't you notice there are outsiders here? How can you behave so inappropriately?

But Geng Chengkang didn't care about being scolded at this moment, and said with a gasp: "Your Highness, our betrothal gifts were...robbed!"

"Bang!" The wine glass in Zhao Tianling's hand fell to the ground, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The second prince was also dumbfounded and stood there in a daze.

How could the betrothal gifts be stolen out of the blue?

The hall suddenly became quiet, with only Geng Chengkang's rapid breathing being heard from time to time.

After a moment, Zhao Tianling came back to his senses, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he stood up suddenly and shouted:

"What are our people for? Didn't I leave 700 people to guard the betrothal gifts?"

There were a thousand people in the delegation this time. Zhao Tianling led three hundred cavalrymen to arrive in Kyoto first, and the remaining seven hundred people escorted the betrothal gifts and walked slowly.

I didn't expect such a thing to happen at this critical juncture of the marriage.

The second prince was also puzzled: "According to the distance we have traveled, we have already entered the capital. Who is so bold as to rob the betrothal gifts here?"

Geng Chengkang was helpless: "Our people said that the enemy ambushed them in a forest. The enemy was aggressive and powerful. Our people were caught off guard and had to gather their forces to protect the betrothal gifts.

But the other side seemed to be well prepared. They had prepared many rolling stones and huge logs in the woods, which caused heavy losses to our people. In the end, only more than 400 people escaped.

The betrothal gift... the betrothal gift was taken away by the other party!"

Zhao Tianling was furious after hearing this: "How many people are there on the other side, and what is their banner?"

Geng Chengkang smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, the enemy was dressed in black, without any flags, and the number of people was unknown. Our people were beaten back before they could hold out for half an hour. We couldn't see how many people there were on the enemy. We only knew that there were rocks everywhere in the woods."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Tianling's face changed, and he turned his head and stared at the Second Prince: "In this capital city, who in your Great Chu has such fighting power?"

The second prince narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed across his face: "Of course it's my eighteenth brother!"

"very good!"

Zhao Tianling clenched his hands suddenly, his whole body filled with murderous intent: "You seized my city, killed my subordinates, and now you want to steal my betrothal gifts and ruin my marriage!

Chu Ning, I will fight you to the death!

Come on, gather everyone and go to the Prince of Chu's Palace!"

Zhao Tianling was completely furious. He wanted to take people to the Prince of Chu's Palace to seek justice and recover the betrothal gifts that had been robbed.

The second prince's face changed drastically, and he quickly stood up and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute, Brother Zhao, why are you taking people to the Chu Palace?"

"Of course, search the palace and find my betrothal gift!"

"Brother Zhao, think about it, would Chu Ning be so stupid as to leave the betrothal gifts he snatched back in the palace?"

"This……"

Zhao Tianling frowned, stumped by the question.

Geng Chengkang, who was standing by, was also worried that the matter would get out of hand, so he quickly advised, "Your Highness, the King of Chu is very cunning. If it was really him who did it, the betrothal gifts would never be left in the King of Chu's mansion."

Zhao Tianling was silent for a moment, then asked in a cold voice: "Is this the only way to end it?"

"of course not!"

The second prince took the initiative to suggest: "Brother Zhao can go to the palace with me to report this matter to my father, and let my father order the Ministry of Justice to investigate Chu Ning. In this way, it is reasonable to search the Chu Palace.

Moreover, Chu Ning is so caught up in this matter that he will definitely have no time to focus on other matters, so Brother Zhao can easily take Feng Mulan away!"

Chu Ning, Chu Ning, you still couldn't keep your composure after all.

This time, I will make you suffer in silence!

Tomorrow, Zhao Tianling will definitely be able to take Feng Mulan away. You, Chu Ning, cannot ruin this marriage!

Zhao Tianling pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded slightly: "Okay, let's take care of the marriage first, and we can talk about the betrothal gifts later!"

As long as the matter is settled, the State of Chu will return the ten cities.

The betrothal gift is just a small matter. It won’t be too late to investigate this matter after the ten cities are returned.

Then, the two of them immediately rushed to the palace!