After killing four concubines, the queen was sentenced to death and reborn

"Empress, I beg you, I don't want anything, I just want your daughter to stay with me, I beg you..." Shen Aoning kowtowed continuously, and blood was coming out of her forehead.

Zheng Xiyan looked down at her with a cold expression, "This matter has nothing to do with me, everything has to wait for your majesty's decision.

"Shen Zhaorong, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

"Empress..." Shen Aoning really regretted it. She regretted believing Xi Muyao. Why did she believe her?

"Empress! Empress..." Shen Aoning pushed her frail body, lying on the ground, and cried heartbreakingly.

Xu Chongyuan and Zhao Cairen followed Zheng Xiyan and left Yong'an Palace together.

Zheng Xiyan sat on the phoenix carriage, with Xu Chongyuan and Zhao Cairen following on her left and right.

"Your Majesty, how do you think His Majesty will deal with them?" Xu Chongyuan now urgently wanted to know what would happen to the two of them.

"I don't know either." The two of them were completely finished, there was no doubt about that.

"Your Majesty, will His Majesty show leniency to these two people for the sake of the Xi family and the Shen family?" Xu Chongyuan asked.

"Talented Lady Zhao, I heard that Prime Minister Murong often goes to the Purple Palace these days, and you have often accompanied the emperor in the Purple Palace recently. Has His Majesty summoned him?" Zheng Xiyan suddenly said.

Zhao Cairen was still in shock and didn't hear what Zheng Xiyan said. He lost his balance and fell to the ground. "Cairen, be careful."

Zheng Xiyan quickly called for a stop, and turned around to see that she had fallen to the ground. Looking at her expression, she knew that she was frightened, "What's wrong? You fall down even when you walk?"

"Empress, I was careless just now." Concubine Zhao's voice trembled and her face looked very bad.

The maid helped her up. Zheng Xiyan looked down at her and asked coldly, "What? Are you scared?"

"My concubine..." Concubine Zhao was trembling all over. She was really scared. His Majesty was so angry, how could they...how dare they?

"Concubine..."

Zheng Xiyan curled her lips and sneered, "Are you scared now? If you survive in this palace, there will be times when you will be scared." After saying that, Zheng Xiyan continued to move forward.

Xu Chongyuan glanced at Concubine Zhao. Her timid and fearful look reminded her of the days when she first entered the palace. She actually felt a little pity for her, and there was a hint of heartache in her eyes as she looked at her.

But he didn't say anything to comfort her. What's the point of being afraid in this palace? Who would really feel sorry for you?

Xu Chongyuan quickly followed, and the maid next to Zhao Cairen whispered, "Cairen, are you okay?"

Zhao Cairen broke out in cold sweat and had difficulty breathing, but he forced himself to calm down and keep up.

"I just lost my temper, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Zhao Cairen said in a deep voice.

"It's okay. You've just entered the palace, so it's inevitable that you'll be scared," Zheng Xiyan said as she sat on the phoenix carriage, looking calm.

"Just now, Your Majesty asked me whether His Majesty had summoned Prime Minister Murong. I'm reporting to Your Majesty that His Majesty did not summon him." Concubine Zhao said in a low voice.

"You heard that Concubine Rong has been under house arrest for such a long time, and His Majesty has not yet lifted her house arrest. Now, Concubine Chen and Concubine Shen have done such a thing. Tell me, how could His Majesty let them off easily?" Zheng Xiyan smiled faintly, her eyes sweeping across her face.

"Yes, your Majesty is right." Xu Chongyuan was completely relieved now. The two of them had no chance of turning things around.

Zheng Xiyan looked at her frightened expression and said, "It's the first time I've seen such an occasion, so it's inevitable that I'm afraid."

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why they are so bold. If the truth comes out, this will be..."

Zheng Xiyan chuckled and said, "Talented Lady Zhao! They all come from famous families. With the careful training of their families, they were sent to the palace to become His Majesty's concubines. Do you think they came to the palace just to enjoy wealth and glory?"

"Concubine..."

"The concubines in the harem who are of noble birth all represent a family. For the sake of the family's glory, they will definitely compete for favor. No one lives for themselves. The family has given you a life of luxury for more than ten years. Bringing glory to the family is their destiny. Do you understand?"

Concubine Zhao was ignorant before. She only thought that they were of noble birth and could live a good life in the palace regardless of whether they were favored or not.

But now it seems that everyone in this palace, even someone as noble as the Queen, is just a pitiful person.

"I understand."

"I'm glad you understand, but you are different from them. You just don't know your fate. What will happen?"

Xu Chongyuan smiled and said, "I am different from them. I am not from a prominent family. I was able to enter the palace purely because of the favor of the Empress."

"I like talking to smart people."

"I am going to Shoukang Palace, you should all go back to your palaces first!" Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Farewell, Queen."

After Zheng Xiyan left, Xu Chongyuan was about to leave, but Zhao Cairen grabbed her sleeve and said, "Empress Chongyuan."

"What's wrong?" Xu Chongyuan looked at her coldly.

"How will Your Majesty deal with Empress Chen and Concubine Shen?" Concubine Zhao looked at her with horror.

"Confusing the royal bloodline is a capital crime." Xu Chongyuan said coldly and ruthlessly.

Zhao Cairen's eyes widened. "Will His Majesty really kill them?"

Xu Chongyuan smiled and said, "Perhaps His Majesty will show mercy and not sentence them to death for the sake of the Xi and Shen families. But even if he doesn't, their future will not be easy. The worst-case scenario is that the two will be sentenced to death, and the Xi and Shen families will be implicated by them, and their entire clans may be exiled."

Zhao Cai's heart trembled, and he asked again: "Where are the two princesses?"

"After all, the two princesses are your Majesty's children. Your Majesty will not implicate them. They should be sent to Shou'an Palace to be raised by the concubines." Xu Chongyuan said coldly.

"The princesses are so pitiful, separated from their biological mother." Zhao Cairen suddenly seemed deflated. The two little princesses were so pitiful.

Xu Chongyuan found it ridiculous when she saw her sympathetic look. "Pity? All living things are suffering, so who wouldn't be pitiful? You should just pity yourself!"

Zhao Cairen lowered her head, thinking about her future, and whispered, "Thank you, Empress Chongyuan."

Yong'an Palace

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning looked at each other, and Xi Muyao asked coldly: "Why? Why did you betray me?"

Shen Aoning had just given birth and was now only wearing pajamas with a cloak on the outside. She looked very weak.

"Is this the reason why you are in this situation because of me?" Shen Aoning's eyes were already swollen from crying, and she said heartbrokenly.

"Why did you admit it just now? As long as we refuse to admit it, they won't be able to produce any evidence." Xi Muyao suddenly seemed to go crazy, grabbing her arm tightly and staring at her viciously.

"Can't you produce evidence? The midwife admitted it long ago when she was caught by them, but you blame me for betraying you. You have always been smart, can't you see that the Queen has known all our plans from the beginning." Shen Aoning used all her strength to push her away.

How could Xi Muyao not guess it? It was obvious that she had arranged all this and was waiting for them to jump here. "I really underestimated her."

"At this point, it would be Your Majesty's mercy if you don't implicate the family." Shen Aoning just hoped that they would not be implicated.

"Why have we come to this point today? Why..." Xi Muyao couldn't figure it out, "Why isn't even God on our side?"

Shen Aoning was in so much pain that she wished she was dying. If she could do it again, she would never do it this way.

"You choose your own path, so who can you blame? I've said it before that this won't work, but you didn't listen to me and dragged me into it. It's you who caused the current situation." Shen Aoning's expression was fierce. She really regretted it. Why did she believe her?

"You are now pushing all of this onto me. What were you doing before?" Xi Muyao said angrily.

"You just said that we choose our own path, but our journey hasn't ended yet?" She would never admit defeat, she would not lose.

"What do you mean?" Shen Aoning looked at her puzzledly.

Xi Muyao smiled and said, "I haven't lost yet. No one can make me admit defeat except myself."

"What do you want to do? At this point, is there any room for maneuver?" Shen Aoning looked at her as if she were a madman.

"How not?"