Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1167: Bitterly Disheartened

Yun Changqing came outside, his face looked like it was smeared with ash, barely recognizable.

Li Tianyang hurriedly knelt down; in fact, he already knew what had happened inside. His heart was suspended in his throat, the Emperor at this time was like a powder keg, one wrong move and he could be blown to smithereens.

"Your subordinate greets the Emperor."

Yun Changqing's eyes were clouded, "Speak quickly if you have something to report."

Li Tianyang hastily said, "The Emperor ordered this subordinate to investigate the assassination of Lady Qiu and I have made some findings."

"What findings?"

Li Tianyang said, "I had the Anran Palace's collapsed rooftop debris cleared, and found this among them. The situation is urgent, so I dare not delay, thus I came to trouble you at such a late hour."

Li Tianyang spoke, and took out a Black Armor Order from his bosom.

The Emperor saw the Black Armor Order in Li Tianyang's hand, and his eyes twitched, his whole body was filled with terrifying hostility.

Emperor Qin gripped the Black Armor Order tightly, his finger bones creaking, indicating his fury had reached an extreme.

The Black Armor Warrior he trusted the most had dallied with his consort and was now allegedly hired to assassinate Qiu Tang. Were these still his Black Armor Warriors? How could he still trust such Black Armor Warriors?

The Emperor suddenly felt a chill over him; he had never doubted the reliability of the Black Armor Warriors before. He had always regarded them as his greatest advantage. Yet, now, these events made him feel as if the Black Armor Warriors were slipping out of his control.

If someone were to instruct the Black Armor Warriors to assassinate him, what then? The more the Emperor thought, the colder he felt.

"Emperor, are you alright?" Li Tianyang asked cautiously.

The Emperor came back to his senses; after all, as the ruler of a nation, he had to maintain his composure. He said indifferently, "Alright, I'll investigate this matter myself, you may withdraw."

"Yes." Li Tianyang responded quickly, eager to leave this place of trouble.

The Emperor clasped his hands behind his back and returned to the main hall, holding the Black Armor Order.

Yun Zheng saw this and hurried forward, "Emperor, should we deal with all these people now?"

The Emperor looked at Yun Zheng, remaining silent for a long time.

Yun Zheng was a bit muddled, not knowing what to do.

"Yun Zheng, can I still trust you?"

Yun Zheng trembled, although he didn't know why the Emperor asked this, he knew clearly that once the Emperor didn't trust someone, that person's life was basically over.

Frightened, Yun Zheng knelt on the ground, "Your subordinate is loyal to the Emperor, without a second thought. I beg the Emperor to trust your subordinate."

Yun Changqing fell silent again, his gaze flickered slightly, then he stepped forward and helped Yun Zheng up.

"Yun Zheng, do you know why I alone bestowed you a surname among so many Black Armor Warriors?"

Yun Zheng originally wasn't surnamed Yun; his surname was bestowed by the Emperor.

"Because the Emperor trusts Yun Zheng, ever since that day, Yun Zheng swore an oath to serve you faithfully until death."

Yun Changqing nodded slightly, "That's correct, it's because the Emperor trusts you that I've bestowed upon you the Royal Family surname. Yun Zheng, you are the person the Emperor trusts the most."

"Thank you, Emperor, your subordinate will not betray your trust."

Yun Changqing extended his left hand which had been behind him all along.

"Black Armor Order." Yun Zheng was taken aback, not understanding.

Yun Changqing said, "This Black Armor Order was just handed to me by Li Tianyang; it was found at the scene of the assassination of Lady Qiu. It proves that the person who assassinated Lady Qiu that night was indeed a Black Armor Warrior. The Emperor now understands how they approached the Anran Palace so closely despite its tight guard; only Black Armor Warriors can move freely within the Royal Family unimpeded."

Yun Zheng remained silent for a long time, seemingly shocked. Only the Emperor can command Black Armor Warriors, yet now there's someone able to mobilize them—it's terrifying. No wonder the Emperor asked if he could be trusted.

Yun Changqing handed the Black Armor Order to Yun Zheng, "Investigate secretly, you must find out the truth clearly."

"Yes." Yun Zheng knew that this matter was grave; the Black Armor Warriors used to protect the Emperor are being manipulated by others, what security does the Emperor have then? However, when his gaze accidentally swept over the black armor near the bedside, he suddenly froze.

"Emperor, please look."

Yun Changqing followed Yun Zheng's pointing direction and his face instantly turned ugly. Because the Black Armor Order is embedded in the black armor, but the Black Armor Order on this armor was missing.

This means, the one who assassinated Qiu Tang was the one who dallied with the Empress.

"Pang Di, is this your Black Armor Order?" Yun Changqing angrily shouted at the kneeling Black Armor Warrior.

It turns out, the person who dallied with the Empress was named Pang Di.

Pang Di raised his hand, glanced at his black armor, then at the Black Armor Order in Yun Zheng's hand, nearly fainting, tremblingly saying, "Yes."

"Slash!"

A flash of cold light, Yun Changqing suddenly drew the sword at Yun Zheng's waist, the tip pressed against Pang Di's brow, sternly demanding, "Speak, why did your Black Armor Order appear at the scene of Lady Qiu's assassination?"

Pang Di's mouth was agape, a face full of dullness. His Black Armor Order appearing at the scene where Qiu Tang was assassinated—how could this be?

"Emperor, your subordinate is innocent! Your subordinate inspected the armor at evening, the Black Armor Order was still there. Surely someone knocked your subordinate unconscious, then stole the Black Armor Order, please the Emperor discern clearly."

Yun Changqing was enraged, suddenly bursting into laughter.

"Are you suggesting that the person framing you is Lady Qiu? That he bypassed the watchful eyes of numerous experts, and with Late Stage Unification cultivation knocked you, a Great Perfection expert, unconscious, then stole your Black Armor Order and pretended to be assassinated to frame you?"

Pang Di appeared as mournful as if mourning a parent, his face a deathly gray.

Yun Changqing's wrist moved forward, the sharp sword tip pierced Pang Di's brow, blood flowed profusely, dripping down his nose.

"Do you know how badly the Emperor wishes to slay you wicked pair with a single sword stroke? Since you claim innocence, the Emperor will give you a chance." Yun Changqing suddenly withdrew the sword, sternly saying, "Yun Zheng, take these two adulterers away and interrogate them thoroughly. Before dawn, I want the truth."

"Yes."

As Yun Zheng was about to act, he heard Li Tianyang's voice again outside, "This subordinate, Li Tianyang, has an important matter to see the Emperor."

Yun Zheng: "..."

Not only Yun Zheng, even the Emperor wanted to strangle Li Tianyang.

Yun Changqing came outside once more, suppressing his anger, he coldly said, "Did I not tell you to withdraw? Why have you returned?"

Li Tianyang shrunk his neck, hastily said, "This subordinate has reasons that compel me to seek an audience with the Emperor."

"Oh, reasons so compelling you must seek an audience with the Emperor, truly interesting. Speak, what is it?"

Li Tianyang looked around, said, "Please, Emperor, dismiss those around you."

"Li Tianyang, you are bold indeed." a Black Armor Warrior shouted angrily.

Yun Changqing waved his hand, looking at Li Tianyang, "What are you up to? Don't abuse the Emperor's favor."

"Your subordinate dares not. But for this matter, your subordinate risks losing his head to come."

Yun Changqing was stunned for a moment. Then he waved his hand, "You all withdraw."