Chapter 552: House Arrest

"I have to take good care of your backyard!"

Chu Shengrui said gloomily, "If you can't even clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world? If you can't even settle the affairs of your own house, what else can I expect you to do?"

Chu Yunhe and the Queen were both shocked when they heard this.

Is it because the emperor hates this matter, and even the succession to the throne will be affected by it? "Father, I know I am wrong, I know I am wrong..." Chu Yunhe kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me." The Queen also pleaded hurriedly. Her voice trembled because she was too frightened.

Chu Shengrui looked at Chu Yunhe and the Queen who were crying bitterly at this moment, and the expression on his face not only did not ease, but became even more solemn.

The empress is his wife and the mistress of the central palace. In theory, she should be the mother of the country and a role model for all women.

However, his queen was a little short-sighted. When it came to many things, she did not show the virtuousness and magnanimity that a queen should have. Instead, she only remembered her own cleverness in everything.

The same thing happened to the son he taught.

Chu Shengrui sighed inwardly.

When he was a prince, he was neither the legitimate son nor the eldest, but the son of a concubine named Zhaorong, who held a low position. He was not taken seriously at first, but because he later had a younger brother and his talent gradually emerged, he gained honor in front of the late emperor.

Later, with the sudden death of his eldest brother and the ill-intentioned behavior of his second brother, who was demoted by the previous emperor, the throne fell on his head.

However, when he inherited the throne, he followed the wishes of the previous emperor's empress and married a woman from a humble family, who is the current empress, and later had a legitimate son.

Since he was neglected as a child, he had to be strong in everything, and the same was true for his wife, hoping that she could take on big responsibilities and set a good example.

But now, he can be said to have seen the favoritism towards his daughter-in-law Liang, the indulgence towards Chu Yunhe, and even the blow to Chu Yunzhao's marriage.

This reminded him of the many things he had no say over and the anger he felt when he was suppressed by the previous queen. He felt even more disgusted with the queen kneeling below him.

At this moment, he was also quite dissatisfied with Chu Yunhe.

As the legitimate son and the eldest son, he has a very noble status and does not have to do anything. He has all the advantages. As long as he can abide by the law and work hard, the position of crown prince will naturally be his in the future.

It was for this reason that he even personally arranged a marriage for Chu Yunhe and asked him to marry the legitimate daughter of the Wang family to pave the way for his plan. However, he never expected that Chu Yunhe would be so wasteful, favoring concubines and suppressing his wife. His act of favoring concubines and neglecting his wife attracted criticism.

The more Chu Shengrui thought about it, the angrier he became, especially when he saw the Queen and Chu Yunhe kneeling there for a long time, with the only words coming and going like "I'm wrong, please punish me, please forgive me."

He was unable to say anything to defend himself, not even a word about his future plans.

Chu Shengrui was furious at Chu Yunhe's cowardice and incompetence. He waved his hand and said, "Since you all know your mistakes, then go back and reflect on them! You are not allowed to leave the house without my permission!"

After hearing this, the Queen and Chu Yunhe were both shocked.

It doesn't say who needs to reflect and not go out, which means that both of them are in this situation.

It would have been fine for Chu Yunhe. As a prince, if he was scolded by his father, at most he would be regarded as being young and impetuous and making the emperor angry. Outsiders didn't say anything.

But she is the queen, the empress, but she is under house arrest. This shame will be lost in the whole palace, not to mention the whole capital.

More importantly, if she were under house arrest, wouldn't it be telling the whole world that she and her son are not favored? Then how could she help Chu Yunhe gain the throne he was aiming for in the future?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am wrong."

The queen's face was covered with tears. "This is just a small matter at home..."

Small things at home?

Chu Shengrui's expression became even gloomier.

At that time, ordinary wealthy families would close the front door, and the dirty things in the backyard could be completely blocked by the high walls, so that outsiders would not know anything? She didn't look like a queen at all!

"Please ask the Queen to return to the palace. You are not allowed to step out of the palace without my order!" Chu Shengrui shouted angrily again.

This roar was several degrees louder than the previous one. The queen was frightened so much that she trembled and almost collapsed on the ground. After she came to her senses, she knew that Chu Shengrui was very angry. She dared not say another word and just walked out wiping her tears.

Chu Yunhe was also trembling with fear. Without waiting for Chu Shengrui to speak, he hurriedly retreated and rushed back to his mansion. According to Chu Shengrui's instructions, he closed the door and reflected on the past.

The news that the Queen and Chu Yunhe had incurred the Emperor's wrath and were punished with house arrest spread quickly to every corner of the palace as if it had wings.

At this time, the attitudes of the concubines were different.

However, because the queen was not completely fair in handling many matters on a daily basis, many people did not respect her. When they heard about this, they found it to be expected.

Chu Jinnian was playing chess with Chu Yunzhao in Concubine Hui's palace. When he heard this, he clenched the chess piece in his hand and was reluctant to put it down.

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"Why, are you so happy that you don't know what to do next?" Chu Yunzhao smiled.

The Queen was a narrow-minded person. She was quite wary of the favored Concubine Hui, who had a good family background. Therefore, she put many obstacles in the way of Concubine Hui and him. Chu Yunzhao hated the Queen, but he was full of hatred for her.

"The Queen and the First Prince are short-sighted and believe in the theories of luck and fate. They have done many inappropriate things, so it is reasonable that they will be punished. It is only a matter of time."

Chu Jinnian put down the chess piece in his hand, raised his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, this time, you are punishing yourself in front of others, just to vent your anger."

He hesitated just now not because he was surprised by this matter, but because he was a little worried.

In the previous life, Chu Yunhe had a leg injury. This time, he was not injured, but Chu Yunhe was punished to be grounded. In this case, would the task of going to Lu to suppress the bandits really fall on Chu Yunzhao? Chu Jinnian looked at Chu Yunzhao with a look of worry.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chu Yunzhao looked at Chu Jinnian with a complicated and somewhat surprised gaze.

"Nothing..."

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Before Chu Jinnian finished speaking, there were shouts outside.

The two men hurriedly put down the chess pieces in their hands and knelt down to greet Concubine Hui who had hurried over from the bedroom.

"Get up." Chu Shengrui helped Concubine Hui up, and then sat on the soft couch next to her. "Jinnian is here too."

"Yes, I have a day off today, so I came to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. Coincidentally, the Fourth Prince was there, so we played a game of chess." Chu Jinnian answered truthfully.

Chu Shengrui raised his eyes and took a look at the situation of the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and immediately laughed.

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