The queen of the end times is reborn and goes crazy, her whole family is burned to death

The affair between the Second Prince and Lu Yangbu could not be concealed after all. Not only did the Emperor summon the Second Prince to question him personally, but even the Empress was confined to Kunning Palace due to her poor upbringing.

The harem was suddenly filled with a layer of gloom. Even the queen's mortal enemy did not dare to gloat at this time. The matter of the second prince involved the reputation of the royal family. If the emperor knew about it, it would be a contempt for the royal majesty. All the anger caused by the second prince would be vented on this person.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace were all in danger and kept silent.

Inside Kunning Palace, the Queen stared at the Second Prince with a gloomy face, and the luxurious blanket was covered in debris.

"Foolish! How can you be so lazy outside the palace?"

The Second Prince explained, "Mother, I thought Minister Lu's family didn't need to be so reserved, but who knew they would take advantage of us."

"You thought!?"

The Queen glared and sighed, "Do you realize how many people are watching you, waiting to find you wrong? Now that things are like this, if the Crown Prince colluded with the censors to criticize you in court, do you have any way to deal with it?"

Not only was she angry, but she also felt a hint of disgust when she looked at her son. Seeing him be like that with a man... Even if he was her own son, she couldn't accept it.

The second prince was speechless. He had panicked that day and was later scolded by his father. Now he was completely at his wit's end, so he came to seek help from his mother.

The nanny brought some calming tea and placed it beside the two of them. "Your Majesty, please don't get too angry. The Second Prince is kind-hearted, and the Lu family is his in-laws. How could he possibly think so much? If anyone should blame someone, they should blame the Lu family for being treacherous and cunning. They used their daughter to seduce the Second Prince, and then took advantage of him. They completely disregarded the royal dignity."

The Queen's brows knitted together. "The Lu family, how dare they fool me and my son?"

There was a cold glint in her eyes, which had already determined the future of the Lu family.

Of course, it's not just the Lu family, there's also the legitimate daughter who was just found. How could she have the courage to fight back against the prince?

Looking up at the Second Prince, the Queen solemnly asked, "Yuan Cheng, do you still want to marry a woman from the Lu family at this point?"

The Second Prince couldn't suppress his disgust when he thought of Lu Wanru. They said that Yan Wanwan was the one who did it, but he was not a fool. Their methods were despicable, but they were inferior to others and they shot themselves in the foot.

And he has always been the one being used. An ordinary man cannot accept being used by his beloved woman, let alone he is a prince.

When the queen saw his expression, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that her son would be stubborn and insist on having Lu Wanru.

Only Yan Wanwan couldn't read their thoughts, otherwise she would definitely laugh out loud.

Lu Wanru's dog turns from love to hate, and the two are also married, so there will be no shortage of drama in the future.

The Queen looked at the palace gate in the distance and said meaningfully, "Yuan Cheng, since you are no longer interested in her, I will definitely ask the Emperor to revoke the imperial decree granting the marriage and find you another dignified prince consort."

The Second Prince said gratefully, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your help. However, Lu Wanru still has to enter the Second Prince's residence."

The Queen frowned in displeasure, "Why is that?"

"Doesn't she want to be the prince's consort? I want her to watch her miss the chance to become the prince's consort. After that, she will be confined to the Second Prince's mansion and not allowed to leave."

The queen nodded with satisfaction. Such a straightforward and decisive person was what her good son should be.

"Okay, once your father takes back the imperial decree granting you marriage, I will give Lu Wanru to you as a concubine."

The mother and son looked at each other and smiled.

At the morning court session that day, Lu Zhengping felt a different kind of attention. Several ministers who were at odds with him secretly pointed fingers at him, and even his colleagues who were usually close to him avoided him.

His fists were clenched tightly under his court robe, and his face was calm, hiding all his gloom and resentment.

Your Majesty did not utter a word, but the ministers in the court seemed to be crazy, fabricating a series of absurd and unfounded charges out of nothing and pinning them on him.

The voices of criticism were like surging waves, several times more violent than the last question-selling controversy.

Their faces were flushed red, veins bulging, and their words were full of harsh and hurtful remarks. In the court, more than half of the officials raised their arms and shouted, begging Your Majesty to punish him severely as soon as possible, as if they wanted to put him in an irretrievable situation. Their attitude was so furious that it was shocking.

He knelt down at the foot of the imperial throne, raised his head and cried out in grief over his grievances. His voice was so sorrowful that it echoed throughout the court.

However, the emperor was furious and his majesty was so great that he would not give him a chance to defend himself. So he waved his pen and issued an imperial decree, demoting him from his high position of third rank to that of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

Once his rank dropped, he would be demoted from the third rank to the fifth rank, a drop of several levels.

If the wrath of thunder does not subside and he is demoted again, he will probably be reduced to a lowly seventh-rank official in a moment, just like a pearl lost in the ocean, and will be excluded from the court and live in poverty on the shores of the world. His past glory will all become a dream and he will have no place to stand.

Lu Zhengping's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his heart was full of resentment and despair, but he did not dare to disobey in the slightest and could only thank the Lord for his grace.

Why was the emperor so angry? The reason was because of the second prince. Otherwise, why would he give him some face considering that Lu Wanru was about to become the second prince's consort? All the hatred in his heart was directed at Lu Wanru, Lu Yangbu and Yan Wanwan.

He walked out of the palace in a daze. His former colleagues who had flattered him now kept their distance from him, their eyes filled with indifference and alienation.

Yan Wanwan shouldn't have brought her back for Lu Wanru. Thinking that the recent turmoil in the Shangshu Mansion was caused by her, and even his own end was directly related to her, he secretly hated that he had taken a wrong step.

"Master! What's going on? They're trying to drive us away."

As soon as he returned home, Chen Mei'e threw herself on him crying. Outside the mansion, a group of guards were lurking like vicious wolves. They were wearing armor, holding weapons, and their eyes were full of vigilance and intimidation, as if they were about to break through the mansion gate at the next moment and put everyone in jail.

The commander of the Imperial Guards walked up to Lu Zhengping and said coldly, "Sir Lu, you are no longer the Minister of Rites. Please move out of the Shangshu Mansion as soon as possible."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could my master not be the Minister of Rites? You..."

Chen Mei'e yelled in horror, but before she could finish her words, Lu Zhengping slapped her hard in the face.

"Shut up! If it weren't for the evil creature you taught me, would I have ended up like this?"

Chen Mei'e fell to the ground, "Master, what are you doing now...?"

She didn't dare ask any more questions, and she didn't want to accept her husband's demotion. All her glory was in his official position. If he lost his position, how could she still move among the noble ladies of Jingzhao? Would those people look down on her? The thought of this made her heart ache.

"Minister of Rites, are you satisfied?"

Chen Mei'e was so horrified that her body went limp and she fainted.

"Master Lu, please come in!"