Chu Li looked at the Queen Mother with a puzzled look in her eyes.

The Queen Mother looked away and her eyes fell on the well-written imperial edict of succession.

"Prince Zhan is plotting to abdicate the throne, and he almost angered the emperor to death. This is an act of disloyalty, unfilial piety, and injustice. From today on, the title of Prince Zhan will be abolished, the royal seal and military token will be taken back, and he will be demoted to a commoner..."

Chu Li widened her eyes and looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief.

"grandmother?"

The Queen Mother did not dare to go see him, and only ordered her subordinates to act quickly and to quickly invite an imperial physician to the Emperor.

The emperor was so angry that he could not speak, he just stared at everything.

He was angry towards Chu Li and confused about his mother.

How could the eldest son control the palace so smoothly without the help of his mother?

He wouldn't believe it even if you killed him.

But, since the queen mother decided to sideline herself and support her grandson to the throne, why would she turn against her father in the middle of a battle?

And she directly accused Chu Li, how could it be possible?

She loves Chu Li as if he were her own eyes.

Why is this?

Chu Li was also confused.

He didn't even resist.

He didn't believe that his grandmother would treat him like this. It must be a temporary measure when something unexpected happened.

He allowed them to tie him up, take off his armor, and then put him in the Dali Temple prison.

Prince Gong's family: "..."

Seeing Chu Li being locked up, the whole family was stunned.

"What's going on? How did this bastard get in?"

"Could it be that the Emperor has recovered? Has he discovered that it was all this bastard's fault?"

Prince Gong stretched out his hand and grabbed a passing yamen runner, "What's going on next door?"

Yes, Chu Li was imprisoned next to Prince Gong.

"War King committed a crime and was imprisoned."

"I know. What did he do wrong? Who gave the order?"

"He invented it. The Queen Mother ordered it."

ah?

The people were even more confused.

Prince Gong muttered, "I guessed that Chu Li was a bastard, but why did the Queen Mother order him to be locked up?"

Both looked confused.

“I don’t know.”

Chu Li next door sat on the bed without saying a word.

He didn't understand, didn't understand what was going on.

My grandmother controls a lot of things in the harem, so it's easy for her to control the palace. It's also easy for them to join forces and force my father to abdicate.

Why did my grandmother regret it?

This time the coup went so smoothly that it seemed like a trap set for him.

녦Yes...why did my grandmother set a trap for me?

…

After some treatment, the emperor regained consciousness, but this time he was much more severely insulted than last time.

If she hadn't threatened the imperial physician to perform the acupuncture, otherwise she would kill their entire family, they would not have dared to do it.

Fortunately, the scare worked and the person was rescued.

The emperor looked at the two dead bodies of the children in front of him and questioned the empress dowager with red eyes.

"Mother, why?"

There is no one else here except these two corpses, the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

The Queen Mother's eyes were redder than the Emperor's. She cried, "Your Majesty, you..."

She stroked his face gently and said, "You are not my biological son."

The emperor's eyes widened in shock, "What did the Queen Mother say?"

"You are not my biological son, your elder brother Chu Qian is."

The emperor looked at her in shock.

"No, you should be the eldest brother. He is your younger brother who is one day younger than you. He is my biological son. And you... are the son of that bitch Concubine Xian. You were switched by your father..."

She told him what had happened while wiping away her tears.

"Your brother has suffered so much, and he suffered all this for you. You owe him this, and we owe him this, and we have to pay it back, do you understand?"

The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and after the shock, he felt sad.

He stared at the two young corpses on the ground and said, "So you, the Queen Mother, killed them?"

The Queen Mother nodded. "Don't hate me. In order to give the throne to your brother legitimately, I can only resort to this last resort. Take advantage of Li'er's plot and use him to kill the old man and the fourth brother. This way, I can just get rid of him."

The emperor stared at her in disbelief. "So you killed the second brother too?"

"No, it's just that... his life is wasted."

"You destroyed him?"

The Queen Mother nodded.

"What about Li'er? You won't let Li'er go, will you? You raised him yourself."

The Queen Mother cried and said, "I can't help it, my son. He is too suitable to be the emperor. If he is not deposed, your brother will not be able to succeed to the throne."

The emperor felt as if his heart was pierced by a needle, and the pain was so severe that he couldn't breathe.

Although these children have some minor problems, their crimes do not warrant death.

Especially the two little ones.

They don't even know what death is, why do they die?

When he opened his eyes again, the emperor was already crying.

"Mother, you raised me, and I never thought that you were not my biological mother."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "I know, I know everything. Your Majesty, please accept it. Please understand me. I really have no choice."

"Okay, okay, okay, you're right, big brother... no, my second brother didn't have a mother to take care of him, and he suffered a lot since he was a child. Those were all for me. I owe him, and I should pay him back. But... why did you do it in such a cruel way? Why didn't you tell me?"

This……

Can I talk to him?

She simply didn't trust him.

The emperor asked, "You don't trust me?"

You know the answer but still ask.

"Mother, I actually don't want to be an emperor at all. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't want to be one at all. I like calligraphy and painting. For you, I gave up my hobbies and devoted myself to politics.

You want the throne, or even my life, but you don't have to go through all the trouble. Just tell me. I give you the throne and my life, but why... why do you want to do it in such a cruel way?

The children are innocent. They are your grandmother and respect you. How could you have the heart to do this to them? How could you have the heart to do this to them?"

The emperor was extremely sad and excited and said all these words in one breath.

Finally, all his strength was exhausted.

Then, he fell straight down.

His eyes were wide open with tears in the corners.

He was so angry that he died, and he died with his eyes open.

The Queen Mother fell on him and cried.

"My son, I'm sorry. I'm sorry to you. In the next life... in the next life, you will be reborn in my belly, and I will love you well again."

After crying, the Queen Mother slowly stood up, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then let someone in.

"Come here, inform everyone that the emperor has passed away."

There was a deafening cry in the palace.

The funeral bells rang in every corner inside and outside the palace.

The Queen Mother immediately spread the news about the War King's creation.

Therefore, the hot topic in the capital all day today is the matter of the War King forcing the Emperor to abdicate.

Just one day later, news came that the emperor had passed away, and everyone said that it was the War King who made him die of anger.