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

Shou'an Palace

The moment Princess Rong Le received the imperial edict, she had already accepted her fate.

"Your Majesty, I obey your order." Princess Rong Le looked as if she had lost all hope in life and kowtowed to receive the order.

Concubine Yi looked at her in disbelief and asked in shock, "What's going on? Why are you being asked to marry for no reason?"

Princess Rong Le forced a smile at Concubine Yi, "Mother, there's nothing wrong with a marriage."

"Are you crazy? That's southern Xinjiang, how far is it from Shangjing? Once you marry there, you will never come back to Shangjing in your life." Concubine Yi stood up suddenly, her face full of emotion and anger.

Princess Rong Le suppressed her inner pain and said helplessly, "Mother, this is an imperial decree. It is difficult to disobey the emperor's order. The imperial decree has been issued and there is no choice."

Concubine Yi took Princess Rong Le's hand and asked anxiously, "Where is Xuan Qi? Does he know about this?"

Princess Rong Le looked embarrassed. She knew that her brother had no choice but to do so. "Mother, my brother knew about this a long time ago."

"What? He knew it all along, then why didn't he help you? Is he going to watch you marry far away in Southern Xinjiang?" Concubine Yi had an ugly look on her face and her body was shaking with anger.

Princess Rong Le quickly explained to her, "Mother, His Majesty said that if I don't go to marry, then my brother will have to hand over the military power in his hands. My brother is powerless and I will not let him do that."

"Without the military power, mother and brother will be at the mercy of others in the capital, mother!" At this moment, all the pain in Princess Rong Le's heart was vented out.

She hugged her mother, leaned in her arms, and cried tears streaming down her face.

Concubine Yi was struck by lightning. She closed her eyes in despair and muttered helplessly, "So that's how it is. It's actually like this?"

"Mother... this is my daughter's fate."

Concubine Yi hugged her daughter and cried bitterly, "It's all mother's fault. Mother is so useless. She can't help you at all."

"Mother, no, no."

Weiyang Palace

Shuang Ning came in hurriedly, "My Lady!"

"What's wrong?" Zheng Xiyan looked up at her.

Shuang Ning said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, His Majesty has just issued an order for Princess Rong Le to marry into Southern Xinjiang."

Zheng Xiyan put down the book in her hand, her eyes drooped slightly, and she said in a deep voice: "The imperial decree was issued so soon?"

"Yes!"

Zheng Xiyan's eyes changed slightly, "It seems that His Majesty is not going to give him a chance."

"Your Majesty, Princess Rong Le is marrying into the Southern Xinjiang region. What do you think the King of Xiang will do?" Biluo asked.

"What else can he do? Is he going to do something on the way to the marriage? He is not that stupid, and neither is Your Majesty! Your Majesty must have made sufficient preparations along the way. If the King of Xiang dares to act rashly, it will give Your Majesty the opportunity to do something to him. Do you think the King of Xiang is that stupid?"

Biluo said: "Actually, Princess Rong Le is also quite pitiful."

"She is pitiful, but who in the palace is not pitiful? The wealth and glory of more than a decade was actually a deal made the moment she was born." Zheng Xiyan's face was slightly sad, but she was also sad. Cause and effect, gain and loss in the world were actually destined from the beginning.

"My lady, if you give birth to a princess in the future..."

Zheng Xiyan would also be worried, as it was not uncommon for a legitimate princess to marry a foreign princess, but she would try her best not to allow such a thing to happen to her. "I will never let my daughter marry a foreign princess."

At this time, the eunuch in front of the emperor arrived at the Weiyang Palace and said, "Your servant greets the Empress, may the Empress be blessed with good health and longevity."

"Get up!" Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Queen."

"Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"

"His Majesty has ordered that the Queen go to the Purple Palace. His Majesty invites her to have lunch together." The eunuch in front of the emperor said respectfully.

Zheng Xiyan smiled slightly and said, "I understand."

"The slave left."

"Ah."

After King Xiang learned about this, he immediately entered the palace and came to the Zichen Hall in a threatening manner.

"I see your Majesty."

"No gift."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After King Xiang stood up, he looked up at him with a provocative look in his eyes, "Why did your majesty issue an imperial decree at this time?"

Xiao Xuanchen's eyes were cold and his expression was disdainful. He snorted coldly: "I have already given you a chance. If you can't grasp it, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Opportunity? Has Your Majesty ever given me a chance?" King Xiang asked him back with gritted teeth.

Xiao Xuanchen sneered, "Didn't I give you a chance? I gave you a choice, but your silence means you've already made your choice, right?"

"Fifth brother, since you have made the choice, why do you regret it now?" Xiao Xuanchen walked down from the dragon throne and looked down at him.

"Rong Le is your sister from the same mother, but to me, she is just a chess piece. Fortunately, she is still a chess piece with value. What if she is no longer useful?"

King Xiang's face turned pale with anger, "You..."

"It was you who chose to give up on her. If you had handed over the military power, I would not have allowed her to marry. But you didn't. Who can you blame now?" Xiao Xuanchen said sarcastically.

"You are so cruel!" King Xiang stared at him, wishing he could kill him right now.

"Compared with my fifth brother, I am still slightly inferior. You and Prince Ming are just relying on your age. When I was young in the early years, my father valued you and even handed over the military power to you. In fact, there is nothing wrong with these. But you should never, ever dream of things that do not belong to you." Xiao Xuanchen's dark eyes were cold and chilling, and his whole body exuded a chill.

King Xiang retorted, "But today, everything I have is what I have fought for. I led the troops to battle, made meritorious service, and the military power in my hands was earned with my life."

"So you have thoughts that you shouldn't have. It's obvious that I am your father's legitimate son and the crown prince." Xiao Xuanchen said angrily.

King Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! You are the legitimate son, born to be the heir to the throne. With the status of a legitimate son, you have obtained all this by right. What else are you not satisfied with?"

"If you could sit firmly on the dragon throne, you wouldn't be so anxious to take back our military power." King Xiang mocked him. From the beginning to the end, he, Xiao Xuanchen, only sat on the throne by virtue of his status as a legitimate son. Apart from that, he was inferior to himself in every way. Why was he the one sitting on the dragon throne?

Xiao Xuanchen's thoughts were exposed, and he was furious: "How dare you!"

"I am right, am I not? Now that the imperial edict has been issued, I can't change anything, but Your Majesty may not get what he wants." Xiao Xuanqi snorted coldly.

"Don't worry! I will get what I want."

"My minister retire."

After leaving the Zichen Palace, Prince Xiang wanted to go to Shou'an Palace to visit his mother and Rong Le, but he met her not long after leaving the Zichen Palace.