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

"Please sit down!" Zheng Xiyan said politely and distantly.

"I would like to thank you, Queen Mother."

After Feng Qingyi sat down, she saw the pair of hairpins with phoenix wings spread on Zheng Xiyan's head, which were inlaid with jade, seven treasures and bright gold on six sides. They were so luxurious that only the queen in the whole world was qualified to wear this pair of hairpins.

"On the day of the palace selection, I didn't dare look directly at Her Majesty. But when I see her today, your stunning beauty really makes me pale in comparison." Feng Qingyi said with shame.

Zheng Xiyan raised her lips, raised her eyebrows, and replied with a smile: "Feng Fei is really polite. Among all the concubines, you are the most beautiful. I believe that if His Majesty sees you, he will like you."

"Then let me borrow the good words from my queen."

"If there is anything missing on your first day in the palace, tell the Eunuch Bureau to buy it."

"Thank you, Queen."

"I haven't congratulated Her Majesty on your pregnancy yet. I'd like to congratulate Her Majesty here." Feng Qingyi said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Zheng Xiyan's attitude towards her was a little cold.

Feng Qingyi seemed to have noticed it as well, and there was a hint of embarrassment on her face.

Biluo ordered the palace maids to serve tea and snacks. Feng Qingyi quickly picked up a piece of cake, tasted it, and said, "The cakes in the palace of the queen are really delicious."

"If you like it, then eat a few more pieces." Zheng Xiyan replied perfunctorily with a half-smile.

"Thank you, empress."

In her previous life, Feng Qingyi was not actually very favored. After giving birth to the prince, Xiao Xuanchen summoned her to sleep with him less often.

Feng Qingyi was also very tactful. She left Weiyang Palace without staying too long.

"I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave now."

"it is good!"

After Feng Qingyi left, Zheng Xiyan felt a little tired, and her face looked a little exhausted. She said, "Biluo, help me go to sleep for a while!"

"Yes."

Princess Shion

Xiao Xuanchen soon found out what happened in Weiyang Palace, "Did Concubine Feng go to Weiyang Palace?"

"Your Majesty, that's right."

"She just entered the palace and she's already thinking about currying favor with the Queen? The Queen has actually met her?" Xiao Xuanchen's face was heavy, and he fiddled with the jade ring on his hand.

The eunuch in front of the emperor said, "The Empress has always been magnanimous. I think she didn't want to be criticized, so she met with Concubine Feng. After all, she was already outside the Weiyang Palace, and it would be bad not to meet her."

"The queen is kind, but too kind. I'm afraid she can't control these concubines." Xiao Xuanchen made Zheng Xiyan the queen because he hoped to use the power behind her to suppress the major families in the court, or even help him get rid of them.

But now, she makes him doubt, can she do it?

"Your Majesty is right." replied the eunuch.

That night, Xiao Xuanchen came to Weiyang Palace, and the two talked about this matter while they were having dinner.

"I heard that you met Concubine Feng today?" Xiao Xuanchen mentioned it casually.

"Yeah! What's wrong?" Zheng Xiyan was drinking soup and looked at him innocently.

Xiao Xuanchen said, "It's nothing, but the Queen has scheduled a meeting with the concubines for tomorrow. Why did you meet her today?"

Zheng Xiyan looked at him with innocent eyes and said, "But she's already outside the Weiyang Palace. I can't let anyone send her away! Wouldn't I be known as a mean person?"

Xiao Xuanchen was speechless, as if she had done nothing wrong.

Zheng Xiyan looked at him with some grievance, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, did I do something wrong?"

This move is a retreat in order to advance. Let's see how he responds.

"No, I'm just asking casually." Xiao Xuanchen replied with a smile, with a somewhat bad expression on his face.

Zheng Xiyan naturally noticed it, sneered in her heart, and whispered: "I thought Your Majesty was angry?"

"I won't be angry with you. I will never be angry with you." Xiao Xuanchen held her hand and looked at her tenderly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Xiyan felt sick in her heart. If it weren't for her experience in the previous life, she might have fallen for his sweet words.

Shoukang Palace

The Queen Mother and Princess Xuanhua were having dinner. When the Queen Mother heard about this, she said, "This Concubine Feng is really impatient."

Princess Xuanhua had always had a question, so she took this opportunity to ask, "Mother, my brother has taken in so many concubines at once, but why haven't I seen my sister-in-law get angry?"

"Do you have to show your anger on your face?" the Queen Mother said meaningfully.

"But it's so uncomfortable to keep it in your heart!" Princess Xuanhua frowned slightly and said in confusion.

"She is the queen. She should be tolerant and not jealous. This is what a queen and a legal wife should do." The Queen Mother said seriously.

Princess Xuanhua felt that it was unfair. "But why? It's too unfair for my sister-in-law to be the queen! It's just like my mother back then. It's so unfair."

When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression froze for a moment, then she smiled bitterly and said, "You child, you have grown up in this harem since you were a child, how come you still don't understand the situation?"

"I, your son, have naturally seen the situation clearly, but I just won't accept it. Don't you think this world is unfair, mother? Why should women depend on men and regard their husbands as heaven? If men are heaven, then women are earth, and only then can heaven and earth live in harmony. Why should women be inferior to men?" Princess Xuanhua said with disdain.

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "So what if you are not convinced? The world is unfair, and it is not something that you and I can change."

"You! Stop thinking about these things all the time. Study your embroidery well, and live your own life in the future. This is the right way."

"You are a princess. No matter who you marry in the future, you won't have to suffer any grievances. You have your mother and your brother to support you. This is something that many women can't ask for."

Princess Xuanhua said with some emotion: "But not all women in the world are princesses. I am the legitimate princess of Daliang, and I have a noble family. When I get married in the future, my husband's family will respect me. But those ordinary women are not as lucky as me."

"I am really not convinced. I want all women in the world to be like me, to hold their heads high and not have to live their lives under the influence of men." Princess Xuanhua said seriously.

The Queen Mother showed a relieved expression on her face, feeling that she had really grown up, but some things were destined to remain unchanged.

"You have this idea, and your mother supports you, but in the eyes of the world your idea is heretical. You must not mention it in front of outsiders." The Queen Mother touched her hair gently, looking at her with smiling eyes.

"The rules are set by men. Of course, they want women to be obedient and dependent on them. That's why they don't allow women to study and take the imperial examinations. They also don't want women to become smart and break free from their control and bondage. But the world is like this. How easy is it to change it?"

Princess Xuanhua looked disappointed, "Mother, is it really impossible to change?"

"You! Stop imagining that."

"Maybe things will change in the future, and we women will be able to discuss state affairs just like men. What do you think, mother?" Princess Xuanhua looked at her mother expectantly.

But the Queen Mother thought she was just talking nonsense and didn't take it seriously. "Okay, let's eat quickly!"

"understood."

The Queen Mother added: "There are more than a dozen concubines in the harem. You must be polite when you meet them."

"I know that. Mother, don't worry. There are so many more poor people in the palace."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was stunned. Yes! There are many more poor people in the palace.

The next morning, when Zheng Xiyan woke up, Xiao Xuanchen had already gone to attend the morning court.

The concubines from all palaces came to Weiyang Palace early just to see His Majesty.

The moment Xiao Xuanchen stepped out of Weiyang Palace, several concubines were already standing outside the Weiyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, your humble concubine."

Xiao Xuanchen walked right past them without even looking at them, and then got on the imperial sedan chair without even asking them to stand up. He gave the eunuch in front of the emperor a look, and the eunuch immediately understood what he meant, "Get up!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

In the bedroom, when Zheng Xiyan woke up, there was no one beside her.

Biluo walked in and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has just left, and the palaces are already waiting outside."

"They are not here to pay their respects to me, but to pay their respects to His Majesty." Zheng Xiyan said lazily, having seen through it all.

"That's what the Queen said."

"Did His Majesty say anything when he left?"

Biluo replied: "I specifically told this servant not to wake you up and let you continue sleeping."

"Okay, it's time to meet them. Let them all go to the main hall and wait!"

"Yes!"

Shuang Ning Zi Rui Zi Luo came in and helped her wash and put on makeup. Bi Luo walked out of the bedroom and went to the door.

"I pay my respects to all the masters. The Queen has woken up. Please move to the main hall and wait."