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

His eyes rolled, and he had a plan in mind. "Someone, go check! Find out whether the queen is really pregnant or...pretending!"

At the same time, the atmosphere in Chu Ze's imperial study was extremely solemn.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Queen is pregnant, this is a great blessing for the country!" All the ministers knelt down to congratulate, with flattering smiles on their faces.

Chu Ze sat on the dragon throne, but his face showed no joy, instead his brows were furrowed. He knew what this sudden "good news" meant.

"Everyone get up." Chu Ze waved his hand with an indifferent tone.

After everyone stood up, Chu Ze swept his eyes over them and said in a deep voice: "The queen is pregnant. This is a serious matter. We must protect her strictly and not make any mistakes!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" everyone responded in unison.

However, beneath this seemingly calm surface, there is a turbulent undercurrent.

That night, a dark shadow sneaked into the queen's bedroom silently.

The black shadow came to the bedside, the dagger in his hand flashing coldly.

At this critical moment, a sword flashed and the black shadow fell to the ground.

"Who is it?!" Chu Ze's voice rang out in the darkness.

I saw Chu Ze wearing a dragon robe, holding a sharp sword, standing beside the bed with a sharp gaze.

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" The guards outside the bedroom heard the noise and rushed in.

Chu Ze glanced at the assassin lying on the ground and said coldly: "Take the assassin away and interrogate him strictly!"

"As you command!" The guards dragged the assassin out.

Chu Ze walked to the bedside and looked at the sleeping queen, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

He gently stroked the queen's abdomen and thought to himself: "My child, you came at the right time..."

In the following days, the atmosphere in the palace became even more tense.

The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang people fought openly and secretly, testing each other, all trying to seize the initiative first.

Chu Ze, on the other hand, kept his troops on hold, watching the situation and waiting for the best opportunity.

A month later, Tian Ergeng asked for a meeting again.

"Your Majesty, I have found conclusive evidence that Cao Zhengchun colluded with the Japanese pirates and intended to rebel!" Tian Ergeng presented a thick stack of files.

Chu Ze took the file, read it carefully, and his face became increasingly gloomy.

"What a daring Cao Zhengchun! He is so bold as to plot a rebellion! I will never tolerate him!" Chu Ze shouted angrily.

"Pass on my order to arrest Cao Zhengchun immediately. If he resists, he will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes, sir!" Tian Ergeng took the order and left.

Cao Zhengchun's face changed drastically when he got the news.

"Damn it! This Chu Ze actually dared to attack me!" Cao Zhengchun gritted his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.

"Master Governor, what should we do now?" asked a confidant.

"What else can we do? Of course we run! Get away from the capital, the farther the better!" Cao Zhengchun said viciously.

"But... where can we run to?" the confidant asked worriedly.

Cao Zhengchun's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind. "Let's go... to Jiangnan! Jiangnan is rich, and we have a lot of power there, enough for us to make a comeback!"

"Yes! The Governor is wise!"

That night, Cao Zhengchun took a few trusted men, disguised themselves, sneaked out of the capital, headed south, and fled to Jiangnan.

And on the second day after Cao Zhengchun fled the capital, the queen suddenly... gave birth prematurely!

This news once again caused an uproar in the entire palace. The imperial doctors were so busy that they were exhausted, and the palace maids and eunuchs were running around in a mess.

Chu Ze waited anxiously outside the delivery room, feeling very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Queen is blessed by heaven. Both mother and child will be safe!" the old eunuch at the side consoled.

Chu Ze turned a deaf ear to him and just stared at the door of the delivery room, praying in his heart that the mother and child would be safe.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a baby crying was finally heard in the delivery room.

"It's born! It's born!" The midwife's voice came from inside, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a prince!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ze heaved a sigh of relief and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

However, at this moment, the midwife's voice sounded again, but with a hint of fear: "Your Majesty... this prince... this prince..."

"What's wrong with the prince?!" Chu Ze's heart tightened and he asked quickly.

The midwife stammered, "This prince...he...he...didn't..."

The midwife's lips trembled, her face was pale, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time. Chu Ze was extremely anxious, so he grabbed the midwife's shoulders and shouted, "Tell me quickly! What happened to the prince?!"

The midwife was so frightened that she trembled all over and said tremblingly: "This prince...he...he doesn't...has no penis!"

"What?!" Chu Ze was struck by lightning, and froze in place. No...penis? How is this possible? !
He rushed into the delivery room and opened the swaddling clothes, only to see a white and plump baby lying there, crying loudly. Chu Ze took a closer look and found that there was nothing there.

Chu Ze felt a black screen in front of his eyes and almost fainted.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Upon seeing this, the old eunuchs and imperial doctors hurried forward to support him.

Chu Ze staggered back a few steps, fell into a chair, his face pale, and muttered to himself: "How could this happen... How could this happen..."

The queen lay weakly on the bed, and upon hearing the news, she was also shocked and desperate. She struggled to sit up, but fell down weakly.

"Empress! Empress!" The palace maids exclaimed and surrounded her.

The entire delivery room was in chaos.

Chu Ze sat there for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"Pass on my order," Chu Ze's voice was hoarse and low, "Seal the news! No one is allowed to leak this matter! Anyone who violates it... will be executed immediately!"

"Yes, sir!" everyone responded quickly.

Chu Ze glanced at the queen lying on the bed, a complicated look flashed in his eyes. This child, it was so hard to come by, but so... incomplete.

He slowly walked to the bedside, held the queen's hand, and said softly: "Queen, you have worked hard."

The queen smiled weakly, but tears kept flowing down her face.

Chu Ze felt a sharp pain in his heart. He held the Queen's hand tightly and thought to himself, "No matter what, I will protect you and the child! I... will definitely find a solution!"

In the following days, Chu Ze handled government affairs while secretly looking for a famous doctor who could cure the prince's stubborn illness.

He even mobilized the power of the Jinyiwei and the Eastern Depot to search everywhere, but still found nothing.

The prince's affairs were like a huge rock pressing on Chu Ze's heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

At the same time, Cao Zhengchun, who fled to Jiangnan, did not give up.

He secretly contacted his old subordinates, accumulated strength, and prepared to wait for an opportunity to make a comeback.

Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice, is rich and prosperous.

Cao Zhengchun hid in a luxurious mansion, where he spent his days in debauchery and drunkenness.

"Master, when can we counterattack the capital and take back everything that belongs to us?" asked a confidant. (End of this chapter)