"Do you think the noble clans are all slaves of your Chu family, to be searched at a moment's notice? Not even I would dare order a search of every noble clan across the entire Main City. Where on earth does the Chu family get such wild ambition? Do you feel I am sitting too comfortably on the throne as Emperor? Or perhaps you would prefer I hand the throne over to the Chu family instead?"
Patriarch Chu kowtowed in sheer terror, slamming his head against the floor repeatedly. "Your Majesty, the Chu family would never dare harbor such intentions! Your subject merely wishes to find the murderer of my poor son, I truly mean no disrespect."
"I don't care whether you harbor such intentions or not. You had best behave yourself and toe the line, or I might just decide I wouldn't mind driving your Chu family out of the Main City altogether. Get out."
Chapter 127