Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chu Ze laughed in anger. He slowly sat back on the dragon throne and tapped the armrests lightly with his fingers, making crisp sounds that struck Li Desheng and the queen's hearts again and again.

"Queen, I'll ask you one last time, were you the one who spread those rumors?" His voice showed no emotion, but it was chilling.

The queen prostrated herself on the ground, her body shaking like a sieve. She knew that if she didn't explain the reason today, she would have a hard time getting away. She bit her lip and cried, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I am loyal to you, as the sun and the moon can attest. How could I do something that would ruin your reputation!"

"Loyal?" Chu Ze sneered, "If you were loyal, why would I hear those unbearable rumors? They said I was dissolute, indulging in pleasure, ignoring state affairs, and even...even saying I was... impotent!"

When Chu Ze said the last few words, his voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth. As the emperor, he was actually slandered like this. How could he swallow this!

When the queen heard this, her face turned pale instantly. She never expected that these rumors would reach Chu Ze's ears, and that they were exaggerated and distorted into this.

She opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but found herself speechless.

"Your Majesty, your concubine...your concubine..."

"What do you mean by 'you'?" Chu Ze slammed the table, frightening the queen so much that she trembled all over. "You are the queen, the mother of the country, but you spread rumors behind my back and slander my reputation. What crime should you be punished for?"

"Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!" The queen kowtowed desperately, her forehead was broken, and blood flowed down her cheeks. She looked very miserable.

Li Desheng stood aside, watching this scene, with mixed feelings in his heart. He had followed Chu Ze for many years and knew Chu Ze's temper well. Today, the queen was probably doomed.

"Someone come!" Chu Ze shouted angrily, "Drag the queen away and interrogate her strictly! I want to see who is behind her!"

Two guards came in and dragged the queen away.

The queen cried and struggled, but to no avail.

Only Chu Ze and Li Desheng were left in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty," Li Desheng said cautiously, "The Queen must have a reason for doing this. Maybe... maybe she was used by someone."

Chu Ze sneered: "Use? Who dares to use the queen? Unless..." His eyes flashed a gleam, "Unless someone wants to take this opportunity to sow discord between me and the queen, so as to achieve an ulterior motive!"

Li Desheng was shocked when he heard this. He quickly said, "Your Majesty is wise! I will go and investigate this matter thoroughly and find out who is behind this!"

Chu Ze waved his hand and said, "No need, I already know who it is."

Li Desheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, who is it?"

Chu Ze raised a cold smile and slowly uttered two words: "Prince!"

Li Desheng was shocked when he heard this: "Your Highness? How...how is this possible?"

Chu Ze snorted coldly: "How is it impossible? The prince has always coveted the throne, and I have known his ambition for a long time! This incident must have been planned by him!"

"But...but why would His Royal Highness do this?" Li Desheng asked in confusion, "The Queen is his mother!"

"Hmph, mother?" Chu Ze sneered, "In the face of power, what does family affection mean? For the throne, the prince can even use his own biological mother. Is there anything he can't do?"

Li Desheng was silent. He didn't know what to say.

Chu Ze stood up, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

"Li Desheng," he said slowly, "Do you think I am too merciful?"

Li Desheng said quickly: "The emperor is kind-hearted and is a blessing to the world!"

"Mercy?" Chu Ze sneered, "My mercy was exchanged for betrayal and calculation! I was so tolerant of them and their son, but they treated me like this! I am really blind!"

Li Desheng didn't dare to speak, he lowered his head and didn't dare to breathe. Chu Ze took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"Li Desheng," he turned around and looked at Li Desheng, with a trace of determination in his eyes, "Pass on my decree, the Crown Prince is confined to the East Palace. Without my permission, you are not allowed to step out of the East Palace!"

"Yes, sir!" Li Desheng responded quickly.

He knew in his heart that a storm was coming...

At this time, in the cold palace, the queen had disheveled hair and looked crazy. She couldn't understand how she had ended up in such a situation.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I am innocent..." She cried out over and over again, but no one paid any attention to her.

Suddenly, as if she thought of something, she raised her head abruptly, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes.

"Prince...Prince...it's you...it's you who harmed me..."

She spoke through gritted teeth, her voice full of resentment.

She swore that she would take revenge!

She wants the prince to pay the price!
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At the same time, in the East Palace, the prince became furious when he learned that he was under house arrest.

"Father...Father actually confined me to this palace! How dare he!"

He threw the teacup in his hand hard to the ground, and the pieces flew everywhere.

"Your Highness, calm down!" The eunuch beside him hurriedly advised, "The Emperor is only temporarily confining Your Highness. I believe everything will be fine after a while."

"Nothing?" The prince sneered, "My father is going to depose me! He has long wanted to make the third son the crown prince!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the anger in his heart burned fiercely.

"No! I can't just sit there and wait for death!" A fierce light flashed in his eyes, "I want to rebel! I want to take back everything that belongs to me!"

He stood up suddenly and strode out.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" the eunuch asked hurriedly.

"Go to the cold palace!" The prince said without turning his head, "I want to see my mother!"

He wants to go to the Queen to discuss countermeasures. He wants to join forces with the Queen to fight against Chu Ze!
He believed that as long as they, mother and son, joined forces, they would be able to overthrow Chu Ze and seize the throne!

What he didn't know was that he had fallen into Chu Ze's trap...

The prince was furious and left in anger, heading straight for the cold palace. He had only one thought in his mind: his mother was wronged! He had to save her! He hurried, almost trotting through the imperial garden, and the palace maids and eunuchs all avoided him, not daring to breathe.

Chu Ze saw all of this. He stood by the window of the imperial study, with a sneer on his face.

"My prince, you are still too young..." He whispered to himself, "How can you easily escape from the trap I set?"

He turned around and said to Li Desheng behind him: "Li Desheng, send someone to follow the prince and see what tricks he plays."

"As you wish!" Li Desheng bowed and replied. (End of this chapter)