Bab 98: Chapter 98: The North Prince's Family Letter_1

The atmosphere within Xuanzheng Hall was unbearably somber, with the ministers hardly daring to breathe.

With such an incident occurring under the heavens, they did not know how angry the Sum Emperor was by now, and they certainly didn't dare to draw his ire at this moment.

After a long while, the Sum Emperor finally spoke, "Since my ascension to the throne, such a vile incident has occurred for the second time in the Capital city. It is a contempt for imperial authority, a provocation against me!"

As he said this, the Sum Emperor's gaze fell upon the head of the Imperial Guards, "Li Ming, have all the assassins from last night been captured?"

Hearing this, the head of the Imperial Guards, Li Ming, suddenly knelt down with a thud and quickly said, "Your... Your Majesty, when your subordinate arrived at Prince Lu Shuyun's residence last night, those assassins had already fled."