Chapter 404 Visiting the Deposed Crown Prince

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the back of the right prime minister, sneering!

"Hurry up and find your master to discuss countermeasures."

Ning Chen whispered.

His purpose is to alert the enemy!

The person behind the right prime minister is too hidden. It is difficult to make this person jump out without alerting the enemy.

......

After Emperor Xuan left the court, he did not go to the imperial study, but came to a room.

The old man in the room saw Emperor Xuan and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Okay! You don't have convenient legs and feet, so you don't need to salute!"

Emperor Xuan said, walked over and sat down, "I have just restored Ning Chen's official position."

The old man looked happy, "Then can this old minister go home?"

"Not yet!" Emperor Xuan shook his head and said, "When Ning Chen comes back from Wu State, I still have something for him to do."

The old man looked unhappy.

"Your Majesty, it will take two months to go to Wu State and back. Do I have to hide here for two months?"

Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "The real murderer who assassinated you has not been found. You will be in danger if you go out. Just stay here honestly."

The old man had a bitter face.

......

After Ning Chen left the palace, he rode his horse to the Supervisory Department.

"Mr. Ning!"

The red-clothed man at the door of the Supervisory Department saw Ning Chen and was surprised. He hadn't seen Ning Chen for a while.

Ning Chen turned over and got off the horse, smiling, "Call me Marquis, I have been reinstated!"

Several people looked happy.

"See you, Marquis Ning!"

Ning Chen smiled and threw a few taels of silver, "It's time to get off work. Please go drink with me, brothers."

"Thank you, Marquis!"

Ning Chen smiled and walked into the Supervisory Department and came to the first floor.

"Ning Chen?"

Seeing Ning Chen, the people in the first floor all rushed over.

They hadn't seen Ning Chen for several months.

Knowing that Ning Chen had been reinstated, everyone was happy for him and shouted to celebrate at the Music Bureau in the evening.

"Bah... I'm a decent person, who would go to the Jiaofangsi?"

Ning Chen laughed and scolded with them for a while, then left after leaving a hundred-liang silver note.

He came to the Supervisory Department for business.

After meeting Geng Jing and Pan Yucheng, Ning Chen took a jar of wine from Geng Jing and carried it to the deepest part of the Supervisory Department's prison.

"Open the door!"

The jailer opened the door and retreated.

Ning Chen walked in with the wine.

"Your Highness, long time no see!"

Ning Chen looked at the deposed prince and said.

The deposed prince was in good spirits. After all, he was a royal heir. Although he was no longer the crown prince, his crime had not been determined yet, so the Supervisory Department still took good care of him.

The deposed prince looked at Ning Chen and smiled, "Long time no see!"

"It's been a long time! How are you doing recently?"

The deposed prince smiled and said, "It's good! No need to scheme and plot every day... This kind of life suits me."

"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"

The deposed prince shook his head, "You don't understand! Born in the royal family, you have to fight."

"The crown prince is not as difficult to shake as the throne. Since I took the crown prince position, I have to defend it with my life. There are too many people who want to pull me down."

"Because once you fall, there is no way back, just like me now, trapped in a cell, and my life will not last long!"

"Ning Chen, you are so smart, you should know that the emperor's family is the most ruthless."

Ning Chen smiled, sat on the ground, and poured two bowls of wine.

"Drink something?"

The deposed prince came over and sat down, picked up the bowl and clinked it with Ning Chen, took a sip and asked, "You came here suddenly, do you have something to ask me?"

Ning Chen nodded slightly. "A few months ago, I was demoted to a commoner. Did you know about this?"

The deposed prince was shocked, then shook his head, "I am a dying man, and I have long stopped caring about the affairs of the court."

Ning Chen said, "I was attacked and caught off guard... Your Majesty was forced to demote me to a commoner."

The deposed prince was surprised, "Who has this ability?"

"You have made great military achievements, and now you are of noble status and favored by your father. Who can touch you?"

Ning Chen shook his head, "I don't know! This person is hiding very deeply. I don't have any clues for the time being. Please help me analyze it."

The deposed prince nodded, "Tell me what happened."

Ning Chen told the story again!

The deposed prince was shocked.

"Ning Chen, this person is not simple!"

"Right Prime Minister, Imperial Censor, Shang Shu Ling are all his people... Ning Chen, you really met your match this time."

Ning Chen looked at him, "What do you mean?"

The deposed prince looked solemn, "Do you know that I have also tried to win over these three people? At that time, I was still the crown prince, but they did not give me, the crown prince, any face at all."

"It seems that they relied on someone at that time... They did not rely on me, the crown prince, but relied on others, which means that this person's ability and means are much stronger than mine."

"To be precise, they think that this person has a greater chance of ascending the throne than me, the crown prince."

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Can you guess who it is?"

The deposed prince thought for a while and shook his head slightly.

Ning Chen asked tentatively: "Could it be the fourth prince?"

"No!"

The deposed prince said with great certainty.

"Why?"

The deposed prince said, "The fourth prince's mother was born in a humble family, and was made a concubine because of her son's status... In order to win over court officials, in addition to a prominent status, you also need a lot of money."

"And they don't have these two... The most important point is that the prince is leading the army outside, and basically has no chance of becoming the emperor."

Ning Chen nodded slightly.

"Who do you think it is?"

The deposed prince thought for a long time, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Except for Prince Fu, the other uncles are far away from the capital, and their hands can't reach so far."

"Fifth brother has been stupid since childhood. Sixth brother is withdrawn, and he keeps books all day long. Even father doesn't like him. Seventh brother was burned on the cheek by fire when he was a child, and his face was damaged. He is destined to have no chance of the throne... The other princes are still young and it is difficult for them to become successful."

Ning Chen's eyes flickered.

In this case, only the sixth prince is possible.

The deposed prince said that the sixth prince is withdrawn and keeps books all day long.

With withdrawn personality, it is easy to hide. With books as company, you will have your own schemes.

Ning Chen stood up, "Let's go!"

"Leaving now?"

The deposed prince was a little reluctant.

Ning Chen joked, "You are useless, isn't it a waste of time for me to stay here?"

The corner of the deposed prince's mouth twitched.

"Ning Chen, I often wonder, if I had confessed to you earlier and not been so smart to plot against you... would I not have ended up like this?"

Ning Chen was stunned and sighed, "There is no regret medicine in this world."

The deposed prince smiled bitterly.

"But His Majesty is kind and has no intention of killing you, so you should not die!"

The deposed prince was stunned, "Have you heard something?"

"Do I need to hear this? The grass on the graves of Prince Fu and the Queen is two meters high, and you are still locked up here, which means His Majesty does not want to kill you."

"Your Majesty is a rare benevolent monarch... If I am not mistaken, His Majesty is anxious to urge me and the Ninth Princess to get married as soon as possible, just to take the opportunity to pardon the world. The most important reason is to pardon your death penalty."

The deposed prince was stunned!

His eyes were a little red, "I am ashamed of my father and failed his expectations."

Ning Chen didn't say anything more? Turned and left.

Born in the royal family, there are always too many helpless things.

......

Ning Chen came out of the Supervisory Office, riding his beloved Diao Chan, and returned to the Ning Mansion.

Seeing Ning Chen coming back, Yu Die was anxious, "Ning Lang, you are finally back?"

"What happened?"

"Sister Zi Su received a letter and cried after reading it... Then she locked herself in the room, and she wouldn't open the door no matter how I called her."