Zhao Yongxu, who was in the rear hall, heard the commotion and returned to the front hall with Feng Dabao.
Straight ahead, outside the hall, Empress Tu Lihua, dressed in training clothes and brimming with killing intent, charged into Qianqing Palace.
"Making a clamor in the great hall—what kind of decorum is this?" Zhao Yongxu said coldly.
"Li'er is dead!!! Your Crown Prince is dead!!!" Tu Lihua's tone was exceedingly calm when she said this, as though she were suppressing some emotion.
Jian'an Emperor Zhao Yongxu swept his sleeve and sat upon the Dragon Throne. "I have just learned of this matter and was preparing to summon the ministers to discuss it."
Seeing Zhao Yongxu's composed appearance, Tu Lihua narrowed her phoenix eyes. She stared fixedly at him and stepped forward one pace at a time as she questioned, "Did you have a hand in Li'er's death?"
Jian'an Emperor Zhao Yongxu's already icy expression grew several degrees colder. "Empress, some food may be eaten carelessly, but some words cannot be spoken carelessly. The Crown Prince's death was Chu Country's doing. Surely you know something of it as well, so why are you questioning me in the great hall?"
"Zhao Yongxu, I know this is something you are capable of doing." Tu Lihua continued, "Back then, you killed your elder brother in just this way before taking this position."
A flicker of emotion appeared on Zhao Yongxu's face as he shouted, "Empress, do you know what you are saying?"
"It must have been you." Tu Lihua became ever more certain.
Killing intent surged in her eyes. Without any warning, she lunged straight at Jian'an Emperor.
Just as she was about to touch Zhao Yongxu, an overwhelming force beyond resistance locked onto her.
Boom!!
Amid the thunderous blast, it was as though