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

Before he finished speaking, Changle suddenly spoke, her voice slow but clear: "Uncle Emperor, I would like to remind you that if a monster like this breaks into the palace without permission, the palace guards may be derelict in their duty. Why don't you investigate it thoroughly to see if it is related to the secret passage in the north?" Her voice was soft and gentle, but the provocation in her words was conveyed without a single word missing.

Chu Ze's eyes turned and he looked Changle up and down for a moment, then he curled his lips and smiled, with a chilling look: "Changle, my kingdom has long been so big that no one can control it. Even if there is a weird and vicious snake hiding beside me, it will not affect the stability of the throne. But you--" He changed the subject slightly, with deep meaning, "You are clever and cunning, like a thorny rose, but you always like to give some trivial opinions that are not painful or itchy. What are you planning?"

Changle was slightly startled, took a deep breath, and then bowed: "Uncle, you are wise, but my niece has never violated the etiquette. Your speculation is against your imperial way."

"The way of the emperor?" Chu Ze laughed suddenly, and with a wave of his sword, the shadow was instantly annihilated into ash. "My way is to make all of you think you can challenge me, but in the end you will kneel at my feet! The truth comes from the tip of the sword, let me see, who dares to disobey?"

The dragon throne looked even more terrifying in the light behind him. Chu Ze's clothes fluttered, as if everything in the world was in his hands. He raised his hand to signal the Jinyiwei: "Send all those who participated in the meeting in the hall today to me for a secret talk within ten days. Even if they are ghosts from the underworld, they should see... the courage of the Ming Emperor."

No one in the entire hall, friend or foe, dared to ask why. In silence, Chu Ze strode forward, passed through the towering golden gate, and, wearing a dragon robe, disappeared into the sky outside the hall with flickering lights like an eagle sweeping across the mountains and rivers.

As he left, Princess Changle gently lifted the embroidery edge of her left sleeve, and a small piece of scarlet blood seeped through the silk handkerchief. She sneered and whispered to herself: "Uncle Emperor, if you really have no descendants, even if you have mountains and rivers as your children... I'm afraid you may not be able to keep them..."

The night wind outside the palace was as cold as a knife, cutting the lonely moon in the sky. Chu Ze stepped out of the golden gate, and the silence behind him was broken by the distant drum. The eunuch chief stepped forward tremblingly and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the imperial study to rest?"

"Why take a break?" Chu Ze sneered, "I can't manage my kingdom by taking a break."

The general manager bowed his head and said yes, not daring to say more. Chu Ze raised his steps and headed southeast to Tiance Terrace. That was where he often went when he was alone thinking, overlooking the city and the mountains, but he also did not allow others to spy on him.

However, halfway through the journey, a silhouette appeared in his sight. Without lights or fire, the plain clothes seemed so dazzling.

"Changle?" Chu Ze narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone, "You are getting bolder and bolder. You actually dare to block my way alone?"

Changle stepped forward without showing any fear. She bowed with her eyes lowered, her posture dignified and proper: "I dare not, but I heard that the uncle emperor was angry just now, and I was worried and uneasy, so I came to explain something to you."

Chu Ze sneered, "Explain? When that monster sneaked into the palace late at night, you spoke very sharply. I want to hear what else you can explain about the way of heaven."

Changle raised her eyes. Under the light and shadow, her pupils were as delicate as lake water. No one could see their depth. She said slowly, "Uncle Emperor, I am just a woman. My words may have been rash, but I was only thinking about Your Majesty. Although the monster is stupid, the North is indeed undercurrent. If we really ignore it, it may be..."

"Shut up!" Chu Ze raised his hand and Changle immediately fell silent. As he got closer, Chu Ze carefully studied the woman. She was his niece, but she always used her clever mouth like a sharp arrow, as if ready to pierce his absolute majesty at any time. He smiled faintly and said, "Changle, you are full of rules and regulations, and you are proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but you know that sometimes being too smart can be annoying?"

Changle was startled. The coldness in these words could not be ignored. But she did not show any emotion at all. She just took a step forward and asked softly, "Does the minister disgust the uncle emperor?"

Seeing that she didn't avoid him at all, Chu Ze was curious for a moment and asked casually, "I'm going to tell you the truth. When the shadow was about to disappear today, it said, 'I am destined to have no descendants'... What do you think?"

Changle's eyes turned, and she guessed his intentions the moment she lowered her eyelashes. She smiled softly and said, "Uncle Emperor thinks that this is just the nonsense of the monster before it dies, so there is no need to worry about it. And if I may say something, I would like to remind Uncle Emperor that the rumors of the monsters are not to be trusted, but those villains who covet the throne need to be guarded against at all times."

After hearing this, Chu Ze raised his lips, and with a bit of arrogance, he sneered: "Villains who want to covet the throne? Well, let them try and see who dares to covet my throne!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly took a step forward, approached Changle, and looked down at her still calm face. His voice was as low as a bell, mixed with a hint of danger: "But Changle, you speak so passionately, I am a little puzzled - do you have any suggestions for my future?"

Changle pursed her lips and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, but she did not show any cowardice. She said loudly: "I dare not overstep my bounds. I only hope that the uncle will always be the supreme emperor and not be deceived by anyone."

Chu Ze laughed loudly, but his eyes gradually became sharper. "You are so good, Changle. You can say sarcastic words and act touchingly. But..." He suddenly leaned closer, his voice as low and cold as a thread, "I never believe that there is loyalty without reason in the world, especially the 'loyalty' that comes from your mouth."

These probing words on the left and teasing words on the right did not shake Changle at all. She just smiled lightly, took a step back slightly, and said in a gentle but firm voice: "Uncle is the true dragon emperor, who in this world dares to be unfaithful to you? As for this feeling of yours, if Uncle is willing to believe it, it is a part of it; if not, it is just a few wisps of wind, which is insignificant in the end."

Chu Ze raised his eyebrows, and he was intrigued. This woman was born in the royal family, but she was clearly too outstanding. He stepped aside as if unintentionally, and stopped entangled with her, saying, "Changle, if one day I find out that you are not innocent, what should I do?"

Changle lowered her eyebrows and eyes, her voice as calm as usual: "If this minister has really done something wrong, I will accept your order completely without any complaints."

Chu Ze was too lazy to listen to the deeper meaning of her words and left. The night wind was even colder, and he walked into the dark palace alley alone. He felt that deep in the harem of the Ming Dynasty, there were some increasingly complex and difficult mysteries hidden.

In the silence, Changle still stood there, staring at the direction where Chuze left. When his figure disappeared in the distance, she slowly turned around, raised her sleeves, and wiped the slightly bleeding corners of her mouth. Then, she snorted coldly and whispered - (End of this chapter)