Yunxiao Palace.

"Exactly!"

Looking at the shocked empress, Leng Yue nodded affirmatively.

"Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?!"

The empress composed herself and said in a deep voice, her gloomy face full of burning anger.

As the Royal Guards, Yan Yuwei will never do anything rebellious under normal circumstances, even if they have withdrawn from the ranks.

"According to the confession, the person who instigated their assassination was none other than the former Yan Yuwei Commander-in-Chief, Cheng Zifeng!"

Leng Yue hesitated for a moment and said decisively.

Hearing Leng Yue's answer, a look of surprise flashed across the empress's face again, and her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

"Are you sure there are no mistakes in your confession?!"

The empress was silent for a long time and then asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, as a precaution, I humbly interrogated all the survivors. Their confessions were unanimous and confirmed to be correct."

Leng Yue replied affirmatively.

"I heard that Marquis Li'an was also staying at Juxian last night. Is their target the Marquis of Li'an or Taiqing?"

The empress looked solemn and continued to ask while thinking deeply.

"The only order they have received is to eradicate the root cause. No one, including the shopkeepers, clerks, etc. of Juxianju, is allowed to be left alive!"

Leng Yue paused and said slowly.

After hearing Leng Yue's answer, the empress frowned and fell into deep thought.

She originally thought that the killer was going for Li'an Hou, and that Taiqing just happened to appear there and was accidentally injured. But if what Leng Yue said was true, she really couldn't figure out why Cheng Zifeng would do this.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the killer's target is most likely Marquis Li'an. Something must have happened between him and Cheng Zifeng, and there must have been some enmity between him and Cheng Zifeng."

"Although Cheng Zifeng is no longer in the Yanyu Guards, there is no way he could assassinate His Highness Taiqing so blatantly."

"Maybe, His Highness Taiqing was unintentionally tricked into going to Juxianju by Li Wuji, and he wanted to divert his attention! What to cover up!"

Leng Yue hesitated for a moment, and finally expressed her suspicions.

But after listening to Leng Yue's words, the empress glanced at Leng Yue, and her original doubts about Marquis Li An were no longer so sure.

She knew about the grudges between Leng Yue and Li'an Hou, and felt that Leng Yue was taking the opportunity to deliberately frame Li'an Hou for personal revenge.

"I understand."

"Whether it is yes or no, we will find out after we capture Cheng Zifeng and ask him!"

"Get out of the palace quickly and bring Cheng Zifeng to see me!"

After hesitating for a moment, the empress nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Cheng Zifeng can't come."

Leng Yue shook her head and answered slowly.

"Why?"

The empress was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.

"After the incident at Juxianju last night, Marquis Li'an led the Duying Guards to raid Cheng's residence. Cheng Zifeng was killed, and everyone in Cheng's house was detained by the Duying Guards!"

Leng Yue cupped her hands and said calmly.

"What?!"

After hearing this, the empress was stunned again, and the doubts in her heart deepened.

Seeing the angry expression on the empress's face, Leng Yue hesitated for a moment and swallowed back the speculation in her heart.

Judging from the empress's reaction just now, she knew that the empress didn't believe her words at all, and the more she said, the more counterproductive it would be.

"Pass my decree and let Luo Ping enter the palace immediately!"

The empress calmly said something loudly.

Ye Han, who was standing outside the hall, appeared at the door in a flash. After respectfully agreeing, he immediately led people to the Capital Guard Yamen.

Soon after, Luo Ping hurried into the palace according to the order, and entered the Yunxiao Palace in a panic.

"I am humbled by Luo Ping, please see Your Majesty!"

Luo Ping glanced at Leng Yue who was standing aside, bowed hurriedly and respectfully, and said loudly.

"Cheng Zifeng is dead?!"

The empress looked coldly at Luo Ping, who was already flustered before he could ask any questions, and asked in a deep voice.

"...yes."

Luo Ping nodded nervously, not yet able to figure out why the empress was so angry.

"How did you die?! Who asked you to act without permission?!"

The empress narrowed her eyes and continued to ask.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, he...he died at the hands of Marquis Li'an..."

Luo Ping swallowed and replied tremblingly.

Looking at Leng Yue who was standing motionless by the side, he had already guessed that Leng Yue had said something bad about him in front of the empress.

In order to claim credit, he did not communicate with the Five Elements Division about what happened in Cheng's house.

"What's going on?!"

"Why did Marquis Li'an kill him?!"

The empress asked loudly with a sullen face.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, His Highness Taiqing was seriously injured at that time. He was escorted back to the palace by the Five Elements Division. He stayed at the scene for inspection and accidentally discovered that the identity of the killer was an old member of Yan Yuwei!"

"So I told Marquis Li'an, and after analyzing it together with Marquis Li'an, I guessed that the person in charge was most likely the former Yanyu Guard Commander, Cheng Zifeng!"

"Due to the urgency of the situation, I didn't have time to report to the palace, so I went to Cheng Zifeng's home with Marquis Li'an. I originally planned to take him into custody and hand him over to His Majesty for personal trial..."

"But who would have thought that Cheng Zifeng actually resisted! He took action directly! Fortunately, Marquis Li'an was also there, and he fought until he was seriously injured before killing Cheng Zifeng who was trying to escape!"

Luo Ping raised his hands and recounted what happened in Cheng's house last night in a frightened manner, true and false.

He did not say that Marquis Li'an prevented him from entering the study, let alone that Marquis Li'an and Cheng Zifeng stayed in the study for a long time before they exchanged hands.

Because he knows that it is best not to mention anything uncertain, otherwise he will be the only one unlucky in the end.

"Is Marquis Li'an injured?"

The empress was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly.

"That's right!"

"Your Majesty should be aware of Cheng Zifeng's skills. If Marquis Li'an hadn't been there at that time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to stop him even with his humble position!"

"After the battle, although Cheng Zifeng did not escape, Marquis Li'an was seriously injured. The humble minister was also frightened at that time. The knife was inserted directly into Marquis Li'an's heart! Blood flowed everywhere!"

"I have been busy interrogating and have not yet gone to the Marquis Mansion to check. It is not yet known whether Marquis Li'an is alive or dead."

Luo Ping nodded heavily and said extremely seriously.

After hearing Luo Ping's explanation, a strange look flashed across the faces of the Empress and Leng Yue at the same time, but they had their own thoughts.

"You just said that you have been busy interrogating? What was the result?"

The empress pondered for a moment and asked slowly, the expression on her face had relaxed a lot.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after a sudden overnight interrogation by humble officials, no one in the Cheng residence knew the true purpose of Cheng Zifeng in assassinating the Marquis of Li'an and His Highness Taiqing."

"No one even knew this was happening."

Luo Ping raised his hands and said decisively.

"knew."

"After leaving the palace in a while, go to Li'anhou's Mansion on my behalf to see if Li'an is dead or alive, and then tell me the result."

"In addition, Cheng Zifeng is so bold that he intends to assassinate Taiqing. He cannot escape the blame and has all the Cheng family in custody!"

The empress frowned and thought for a while, then ordered in a deep voice.

"According to the order!"

Luo Ping and Leng Yue agreed in unison, bowed and slowly left the hall.

As the two left, the empress frowned, her face solemn, and she fell into deep thought again.

The sound of footsteps sounded, and the man in black robe slowly walked out of the corner, glanced at the door of the hall, and silently came to the empress.

"What do you think?"

The empress glanced at the man in black robe and asked thoughtfully.
To be continued...