As his son, no matter how much resentment she held, she should not have joined outsiders to trouble him!
He was her father!
There was no doubt about that!
Listening to the Emperor's furious questioning, Yun Shu curled her lips.
Zhan Tianye's face was like frost, without the slightest change in expression. He merely looked coldly at the Emperor, "Who is Jin'er?"
"By now, everyone in the world knows your true identity, and you still want to argue with me? It is true that some things I did were not quite right, but your true lineage cannot change. You cannot go back to being King Ye. You should know this." The Emperor, suppressing his anger, said coldly.
At this moment, there were still two or three officials in the palace.
When rumors were rampant, they were still in doubt.
But now, hearing the Emperor's words with their own ears, they truly realized that the rumors were true! Furthermore, seeing the King Ye of Dongning Kingdom with their own eyes, his face was identical to that of Prince Jin, all of which indicated the true identity of the King Ye of Dongning Kingdom!
This was truly a shocking and unexpected situation!
Yun Shu glanced at the corpse of Yun Yueyin lying on the ground. The Emperor, upon meeting them, directly wanted to resolve the issue of Zhan Tianye's identity, completely ignoring the corpse lying on the ground, focusing on his precise target.
She lowered her head and remained silent.
"I have always been the King Ye of Dongning Kingdom, and never the Prince Jin of Xixia Kingdom," Zhan Tianye said coldly.
Want to be his father, Zhan Tianye?
Was he worthy?
"You!" The Emperor was truly enraged, pointing at Zhan Tianye, who, in his eyes, was still stubborn, "Sooner or later, you will understand my good intentions! Whether you want to admit it or not, you are the Prince Jin of Xixia Kingdom."
Soon, the young Emperor of Dongning Kingdom would announce the news to the world.
At that time, it would be Zhan Tianye begging him, his father!
"Emperor of Xixia Kingdom, these trivial matters are not important now. I request the Emperor to grant me justice. My niece was killed by General Li, which my King Ye and I witnessed with our own eyes. Lives are at stake, and I implore the Emperor to uphold justice," Yun Changfeng suddenly spoke.
Although he referred to himself as a commoner in every sentence, the aura of a general who had fought on countless battlefields was fully displayed, making people involuntarily submit to his powerful presence.
Even the Emperor, in his high position, could not ignore Yun Changfeng's kingly aura.
The Emperor recalled that when he was traveling the world in Dongning Kingdom years ago, he had met Yun Changfeng a few times. At that time, he had the thought that if he could not make Yun Changfeng loyal to him, then he must eliminate Yun Changfeng, because Yun Changfeng was a potential threat to Xixia Kingdom and to him.
However, he had sent people to assassinate him several times then, and had calculated against Yun Changfeng several times, but Yun Changfeng had evaded them all.
Moreover, it had cost him dearly.
Even though Yun Changfeng was no longer the Great General of Dongning Kingdom, he was still not to be underestimated.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at the pressing Yun Changfeng, and said in a deep voice, "Your niece?"
Then, he looked at Li De, whose face was ashen, "Li De, what is going on? Give me an explanation."
In the past, Li De was very cautious and rarely disappointed him. However, recently, his actions had disappointed him time and again. And Li De's daughter, how had Li De educated her? She had thrown his harem into chaos! And she was still infatuated with Zhan Tianye?
Others might not see the Emperor's displeasure, but Li De could feel it.
Discovering the Emperor's dissatisfaction with him, Li De's heart was filled with even more anger and disappointment. He had worked tirelessly for the Emperor for so many years, and now the Emperor was disappointed in him for a minor mistake?
And even questioned him in front of others!
He suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and calmly said, "I was unaware of her true identity. I always thought she was the wife of Prince Pingyang's youngest son. Today, she suddenly came to the General's mansion seeking an audience and then attempted to assassinate me. I acted too forcefully in self-defense and accidentally took her life. To me, she was an assassin."
At this moment, Li De was filled with immense regret. If he had known this would happen, he should have dealt with Yun Yueyin directly during their last encounter.
As a useless pawn, she had only brought him trouble, which truly infuriated him!
A multitude of various emotions surged within Li De's heart.
His dissatisfaction with the Emperor reached an all-time high.
On the way to the palace, he had already formulated his defense. In Xixia Kingdom, for Yun Changfeng and his group to put him in danger was simply wishful thinking! How could he let them succeed?
Li De's thoughts had long been guessed by Yun Shu and the others.
Therefore, Yun Shu had never intended to deal with Li De using Yun Yueyin alone.
It was merely to disgust Li De and the Emperor.
If it could sow some discord between the two, that would be even better.
She chuckled inwardly. Through her secret observations just now, and what she had thought before, both the Emperor and Li De were suspicious and selfish individuals. Once their own interests were involved, they became extremely selfish.
Therefore, it was easy for them to develop dissatisfaction with those they had once trusted and been loyal to.
"An assassin?" The Emperor slightly raised his voice, then looked at Yun Changfeng, "If she was an assassin, then it means someone was behind Yun Yueyin's actions. Are you aware of this matter?"
After asking Yun Changfeng, he then looked at Zhan Tianye, "Jin'er, even if you are my son, you must give Li De an explanation for this matter. He is the Great General of Xixia Kingdom, and countless eyes are on his every move. If he were to be assassinated, then this matter would be truly complicated. I absolutely cannot let loyal ministers become disheartened."
Another "Jin'er."
The Emperor was truly persistent.
Zhan Tianye acted as if he hadn't heard, paying no attention.
Seeing that Zhan Tianye paid no heed to him, his father, the Emperor's anger flared up again, making him furious.
"Yun Yueyin was a weak woman who knew no martial arts? How could she be an assassin? General Li, you are speaking nonsense. Furthermore, in Dongning Kingdom, everyone believed she had perished in a fire. How then did she appear in Xixia Kingdom? And now she has been inexplicably killed by General Li. Was someone responsible for her coming to Xixia Kingdom from Dongning Kingdom? These matters cannot be simply explained away by General Li calling her an assassin," Yun Shu said sternly.
Li De suddenly looked at Yun Shu, unconcealed killing intent in his eyes, "Night Consort's question is indeed worth considering, but this is not an explanation I can provide! How she arrived in Xixia Kingdom, and how she became an assassin, is something for you to investigate, and a response you must give me."
The two sides argued their cases logically.
To outsiders, both arguments seemed plausible and like the truth.
However...
No one had concrete evidence.
Finally, one of the officials proposed inviting Prince Pingyang and his party to the palace. After all, she was the wife they had taken into their mansion, and they should know her identity and origin very well.