C211

It was already dusk, within King's Manor.

King Ding paced back and forth in the hall, looking extremely anxious.

A maidservant, holding a tray in his hand, hurriedly walked in and prepared to place the dishes on the table.

"Bastard!" Even the guests had not come yet, yet they had come to serve the dishes so quickly? "Take the dishes in first." King Xuan hollered in anger, scaring the maidservant to the point of putting the dishes away on the tray in a flurry.

It was at this moment Hou suddenly heard the servant report loudly, "Your Highness, Prince Yu, Prince Xuan has arrived …"

King Ding was stunned for a moment before his expression returned to normal. He raised his voice. "Quickly invite him in."

As they spoke, the steward led Prince Yu and King Xuan down the long corridor towards the main hall. King Ding hastily went up to greet them. "Your son greets his father."

"Ol 'Two, we've never met before. You seem to have lost a lot of weight." Prince Yu said with concern.

"With Father's blessing, your son has always been well. Perhaps it's because he was too tired in Pingdingzhou a while ago, so he became a bit skinnier. However, your son's health is still very healthy." King Ding's face was full of smiles.

Prince Yu nodded slightly. "You are still young. Take care of yourself."

"Son understands." After saying that, King Ding turned to King Xuan, who was following behind Prince Yu, and laughed, "Third brother, what wind brought you here?"

Prince Yu patted Prince Ning on the shoulder. "Second brother, I called him here." Prince Yu paused here. "Because in the past few days, you and King Xuan have invited father to a banquet. Since father is unable to leave now, I've called everyone here together." Prince Yu smiled as he spoke, "I hope second brother won't mind, right?"

King Dingzi rolled his eyes, and politely replied: "Why would I mind? When I came back from Ping An Prefecture, my son had only met with his two younger brothers in the palace and didn't have the chance to reunite with them. King Ning continued with a smile, "Actually, my son's feast was arranged for Father to wash away his dust. When Father went out for fun last time, his son just happened to be away from the capital. It has been a long time since father and son met, so the more people there are, the more lively it will be."

Prince Yu nodded slightly.

"Men, prepare the food and wine." "Father and Third Brother, please take a seat in the side hall."

Prince Yu and King Xuan sat down in succession.

After Prince Yu sat down, he looked at King Xuan, then King Ding, and said slowly, "Children, before we drink, father has a few words to say."

"Your son will listen respectfully to your father's teachings." King Ding and King Xuan spoke in unison as they stared at Prince Yu.

"Father wants to tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a king who had ten sons, but these ten sons fought for power and were not united at all. The old king was afraid that when he died, they would kill each other for the throne, and the country would be torn apart. One day, he called the ten sons to him and gave each of them an arrow to break them. The ten sons broke the arrow in their hands with a light blow. The king gave ten arrows to each of his ten sons, and these ten arrows were tied together. This time, no matter how hard the ten sons tried, none of them could break the ten arrows that were tied together. " After saying that, Prince Yu sighed. "Actually, I really hope that you two can unite. No matter who continues to reign over the throne, you two will always be blood brothers. Do you understand my heart? "

King Ding looked at King Xuan and did not speak. At the same time, King Xuan also looked at Dingdong. He also didn't say anything.

"Children, I'm sure you all understand this story." Prince Yu looked at his two sons and said, "Although your father is old and doesn't care about politics, your father is still clear about the matters that have happened in the court." Prince Yu stood up and paced around the hall for a bit before he said in a deep voice, "Your father also knows that of all the brothers here, the two of you are the most keen on the position of Crown Prince. Your father also knows that you all invited Father to a banquet tonight for the sole purpose of probing what the Emperor said to your father that day. I don't mind telling you all honestly that the testamentary edict has been established, so there's no need for you all to fight over it anymore."

King Ding and King Xuan's expressions changed drastically at the same time. King Ding sighed inwardly. King Xuan, on the other hand, had a sneer on his face.

Prince Yu turned around, and was about to say something more when he heard another servant report, "Prince Rong has arrived."

King Ding and King Xuan stood up at the same time. Prince Yu smiled faintly and said, "I am the one who called you here."

As the host, King Xuan had no choice but to welcome the guests.

"Your son greets you, father." When Fang Zinan saw his father, he wanted to kneel down and pay his respects.

"It's not like we're in the middle of the court, so there's no need to make such a big bow. Hurry up and get up." Prince Yu used his hand to stop Fang Zinan from kneeling down.

"Greetings second brother, third brother." Fang Zinan appeared very polite.

"We're all on the same side, no need to be polite." King Ding said.

Prince Yu looked at Fang Zinan and smiled, "Number four, we've never seen you before. Your body looks much stronger and you look much better than before."

"It's all my royal father's fault, and my son is only slightly stronger than before."

"That's good, that's good …"

"Father, fellow brothers, the food is getting cold. Let's start drinking." As King Ding spoke, he led everyone to the main hall.

"Number four, long time no see, have your chess skills improved?" Prince Yu chuckled and asked Fang Zinan.

Fang Zinan's face that was as calm as water also revealed a smile, "Royal father loves me. Actually, your son's chess skills have never improved."

"Father heard from the Emperor that your chess skills have improved greatly. How can you be humble in front of Father?" Prince Yu looked dotingly at Fang Zinan, "Later, after you finish drinking the wine, you'll have to play a few rounds with your father."

"If royal father likes it, your son will definitely accompany you to the end."

King Ding glanced at him and smiled coldly, but didn't say anything.

All of this was reflected in King Xuan's eyes. He rubbed his nose and pretended to be calm.

"Father, fellow brothers, let's drink first. Your son will first toast to your royal father. " As he spoke, King Ding raised his wine cup.

"Alright, alright." Prince Yu happily drank the wine. Truthfully speaking, his heart felt like a huge rock had dropped when the Emperor issued the testamentary edict. For the position of crown prince, his sons had been secretly fighting. Although he had never heard of any court affairs, Ning Xiaoyao's had still made him sad. If the emperor were to grant them the testamentary edict, it could be considered as the end of the world.

Who would the emperor pass the throne to? King Xuan or King Rong? He thought to himself, could it be me? The Emperor was most concerned about Ning Wang. Now that Ning Wang was a cripple, just who would he pass the throne to?