Wu Zetian inside was waiting anxiously, and finally her beloved general arrived, and she couldn't wait to come out to greet him.

"His Majesty!"

Wang Xiaojie stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and saluted with his fists clasped.

"I am late, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

"You are innocent. A signal flare suddenly sounded in the city. I think something serious must have happened. Xiaojie, you are the only one I can rely on!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will send troops to patrol every household!" Wang Xiaojie said earnestly.

"Okay, there is one more thing. Invite Wu Chengsi, Di Huaiying, Li Cunxi and the others. Without them, this case will be difficult to solve..."

Before Wu Zetian could finish her words, another messenger came in.

"Report to His Majesty!"

"The head of the Inner Guard Palace, Xiao Qingfang, and the Junior Yin of Jingzhao Palace, Li Cunxi, request to see you!"

The messenger knelt on one knee and brought two of the people Wu Zetian most wanted to see tonight.

"Quick, quick, quick, quick, bring Xiao Qingfang and Li Cunxi to me!"

Wu Zetian was a little out of control. With such a big thing happening in the capital, she couldn't sleep peacefully.

Now the arrival of Xiao Qingfang and Li Cunxi, two of her three most trusted ministers, can also help her solve her urgent problems.

Soon, Xiao Qingfang, wearing silver armor, walked in front, and Li Cunxi, wearing a long robe, walked behind. The two entered Ganlu Palace and, ignoring the people around them, bowed to Wu Zetian.

"Your Majesty, we are late. I hope you will forgive us!" Xiao Qingfang clenched his fists, bowed his body, and put on a humble attitude.

"Qingfang, you are finally here. Why are you here with Cunxi? Did something happen?"

Wu Zetian calmed down and waited for the response from the two ministers in front of her.

His expression changed again and again. Li Cunxi glanced at Wang Xiaojie and Huang Shengyan on the other side and whispered:

"This news is extremely important. Your Majesty, please ask everyone to leave."

Wu Zetian waved her hand, and many eunuchs, maids, female officials and eunuchs left.

Wang Xiaojie hesitated for the time it took to sip two sips of tea, bowed, and walked out of Ganlu Palace. He stood outside the gate with Fenghuang and did not go far away.

"Your Majesty, I will be out right away."

After Huang Shengyan finished speaking, he walked out and told a few guards to close the door of the hall.

"What on earth happened that made you two so secretive?"

"Besides, where is the King of Wei, where is Huaiying? Where are the others?"

"Jinghui didn't come either, and Li Yuanfang isn't here either, so you two are the only ones here. Is there something you don't want to talk about?"

Wu Zetian sat on the dragon throne and asked Xiao Qingfang and Li Cunxi.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Cunxi knelt on his knees, lowered his body, and whispered, "Your Majesty, I dare not say it."

"I forgive you and you are not guilty. Just tell me." Wu Zetian said.

"I dare not speak frankly, for fear that Your Majesty's aunt and nephew will kill each other, and the harem will be in turmoil!"

"Do you still dare to say you didn't say it?"

"I dare not say anything. After all, I am your Majesty's subject. If one day your Majesty thinks that I am a nuisance, disrupting the friendship of your Majesty's family and destroying the peace of your Majesty's harem, you may be dissatisfied and execute me."

As Wu Zetian listened, she felt something was wrong.

She squinted her eyes and looked at Li Cunxi who was kneeling on the ground, and several figures flashed through her mind.

The huge Ganlu Palace suddenly became much quieter. Even the sound of a needle falling on the ground seemed much clearer, not to mention Wu Zetian's sudden heavy breathing.

The aunt and nephew are fighting each other, and the harem is in turmoil.

It seems that the people who are going to kill Xue Aocao have been concentrated in a special group of people, and there is no chance for anyone else to get involved.

There is no doubt that the person who will join forces to kill Xue Aocao has been chosen.

"Is it Liu Lang or Qi Lang, or is it Huai Yi in the White Horse Temple outside Chang'an City?"

Wu Zetian stood up, walked to Li Cunxi, bent down, looked at Li Cunxi's bun, and asked.

"I cannot say it, and I dare not say it!" said Li Cunxi.

"I told you to say it!" Wu Zetian said without blinking.

"I want to live!" Li Cunxi shouted.

"I don't want to pursue anything, I just want an answer!" Wu Zetian grabbed Li Cunxi's robe, forcing Li Cunxi to face her.

As they stared at each other, Li Cunxi said helplessly: "I dare not make slanderous remarks!"

"I want your answer, Li Cunxi. No matter whose name you say, I will not vent my anger on you, nor will I settle scores later!"

"I, your Majesty, dare not alienate the relationship between Zhang Yizhi and Your Majesty!" Li Cunxi said gritting his teeth.

"Alright, get up here, Li Zezhou!" Wu Zetian growled, "Tell me everything you found out. I don't want to hear that you have concealed even the slightest bit of the truth. I want to know the most complete...process!"

In the last half hour, Li Cunxi and Xiao Qingfang, who was watching the show on the side, told Wu Zetian what they had done in the past few days.

The more she listened, the more gloomy Wu Zetian's face became.

Especially when he heard that Wu Sansi and Zhang Yizhi had colluded and brought in a group of Iron Hand assassins to secretly kill the entire Xue family, and caused the brothers Xue Aocao and Xue Nanze to disappear.

At that moment, Li Cunxi, who was standing less than three meters away from Wu Zetian, clearly felt Wu Zetian's overwhelming murderous intent. It was like an active volcano that was about to go wild, and all it needed was a fuse from its subordinates to directly detonate the active volcano.

However, Li Cunxi and Xiao Qingfang already knew what to do, so they stood aside and kept silent after they finished speaking.

"Where are the King of Wei and Di Qing?"

"Your Majesty, my mentor, Uncle Yu, as well as General Hu, General Li, Chang'an County Magistrate Chen Ya, and hundreds of Qianniu Guards are still in the Chang'an County Office. The two of us are here because the arrest of the assassin tonight has caused a stir in the city, so we came to explain to Your Majesty. We will also check the whereabouts of the Xue brothers later."

"In other words, those Iron Hand killers are all dead, and now you have no witnesses or evidence, only the false statement signed by Zhang Yizhi, right?" Wu Zetian raised her eyebrows.

"That's true." Xiao Qingfang said under pressure.

Wu Zetian nodded and said in a loud voice: "Huang Shengyan!"

Huang Shengyan and everyone else outside opened the door of the hall, walked in, clasped their fists and waited for orders.

"Pass on my order, the inner guards are dispatched to search Zhang Yizhi's entire residence!"

"Order the Right Guard General Wang Xiaojie to return to the city tower and hold the position. The Left and Right Gate Guards, the Left and Right Yulin Guards, and the Left and Right Jinwu Guards, except for those on duty, all go back to rest. No one should be late!"

"Go to the Chang'an County Office and summon the Left Prime Minister of Wenchang, Prince of Wei, Wu Chengsi, the Internal History, Di Renjie, the Thousand Cattle Guard, Hu Jinghui, the Inspector of the Eagle Guard, Li Yuanfang, and the Magistrate of Chang'an, Chen Ya, to the palace."

"Huan Bin, lead the Qianniu Guards to the residences of Zhang Yizhi, Wu Sansi, Zhang Changzong, and Zhang Jianzhi, and invite all four of them to come to me!"

"Also, Fenghuang, take a few people to the Crown Prince's Mansion and invite Li Xian to come here. Also, invite Li Lingyue and Li Dan to come here."

"Tell them not to hesitate. I am very angry!"

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