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

In the main hall, all the concubines from various palaces had already arrived, and Zheng Xiyan arrived late.

"Your humble concubine/your humble concubine pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Excuse me."

"Thank you, Queen."

After Feng Qingyi sat down, she was the first to speak: "I saw that the queen looked very haggard. My father brought me a hundred-year-old ginseng, which I specially presented to the queen. It can be used to make soup to nourish the body."

As soon as Feng Qingyi finished speaking, Murong Yue spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Sister Feng Fei is really considerate and thoughtful."

"The Queen is pregnant, so naturally we have to share her worries." Feng Qingyi retorted with a smile.

Zheng Xiyan curled her lips slightly and said with a smile: "Feng Fei, since this ginseng was specially left for you by the General of the Cavalry, I will not take it away from you."

Feng Qingyi was a little anxious, her expression flustered, "Your Majesty, I specially..."

Zheng Xiyan interrupted her and declined with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need anything. You should take this ginseng back and keep it for your own health!"

Feng Qingyi's face flashed with embarrassment, but she immediately smiled and said, "Yes, then... Queen, what do you need? Tell me and I will ask someone to find it for you."

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning looked at each other. They looked at Feng Qingyi as if they were looking at a fool. How could this person not understand what they were saying?

"No need. I have everything I need." Zheng Xiyan looked calm. She thought to herself that Feng Qingyi was still the same as in her previous life. She was too stupid.

Feng Qingyi's expression became increasingly ugly, and she was suddenly speechless.

Zheng Xiyan picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. After sitting with them for a while, she said with a slightly tired look, "I am very tired, so I will not keep you here any longer."

Everyone had no choice but to stand up and bow, "I will take my leave."

After stepping out of Weiyang Palace one by one, Murong Yue and Feng Qingyi walked in front, and Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning walked behind them.

After leaving the Weiyang Palace, the concubines of lower status bowed to them and left.

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning deliberately slowed down their pace. After seeing Murong Yue and Feng Qingyi walk away, they chatted for a while.

"This Feng Qingyi is really stupid. She dares to say such things in front of the Queen. It's obvious that she wants to curry favor with the Queen. It's a pity that the Queen doesn't even think highly of her." Xi Muyao sneered.

"Besides, she is not afraid that the things she sent might be mixed with something. If something goes wrong with the Queen's dragon fetus, she will be the first person to be suspected."

Shen Aoning chuckled, agreeing, and then raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Sister, you see, Concubine Rong has such a proud and arrogant attitude that it seems like she doesn't even take the Queen seriously."

"She wants to be the queen, which is different from us. Although her background is not as good as the queen's, the backers behind her are definitely much stronger than ours, and she must have this ambition in her heart." Xi Muyao raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"Actually, why bother fighting for that position? Being a queen is not that good. I think it's better to be a concubine." Xi Muyao said indifferently. Anyway, she was destined not to marry the person she loved in her life. It didn't matter whether she was the main wife or the concubine.

But Shen Aoning didn't think so in her heart. She naturally wanted to be the queen and the legal wife. Why should she be a concubine? Zhaorong, after all, was just a concubine with a title.

The two of them had different thoughts and tacitly did not speak.

Shoukang Palace

After the morning court session, Xiao Xuanchen came to Shoukang Palace, where the empress dowager was playing with birds.

Xiao Xuanchen walked in, "Your son pays respects to the Queen Mother."

"Why are you here at this hour?" The Queen Mother paused, turned around and said with a smile.

The Queen Mother said as she came to sit on the couch, "Sit down!"

After Xiao Xuanchen sat down, he asked, "Where's Xuanhua?"

"She went to the Imperial Garden to play. She is still as playful as she was when she was little." The Empress Dowager looked helpless.

"Yes!"

The Queen Mother saw that he looked serious and thought that he had encountered some difficulties, so she asked, "What's wrong? What happened in the court?"

"The people under the command of Prince Ming and Prince Xiang are becoming more and more unscrupulous and causing trouble in Shangjing City. The memorials submitted in the past few days are all impeaching them." Xiao Xuanchen could no longer tolerate it and wanted to take this opportunity to punish the two of them, but he was afraid...

After hearing this, the Queen Mother looked worried and asked, "What are you worried about?"

"I am afraid that if I punish them, I will anger King Ming and King Xiang. If they rebel, the people in the capital will surely suffer an unexpected disaster. I can't think of any good solution for the moment." Xiao Xuanchen still had some concerns and couldn't make up his mind.

"They are just a bunch of small fry under King Ming and King Xiang. Are they worth your worry?" The Queen Mother said solemnly.

Xiao Xuanchen looked embarrassed and whispered, "Mother, among them there is the son of General Huaiyuan and even the son of the Minister of War. I am also in a dilemma."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother's face changed slightly. After thinking for a moment, she realized that this matter involved many people and that King Ming and King Xiang were deliberately causing trouble.

"The palace hasn't held a family dinner for a long time. It's time to hold a good one." The Queen Mother suddenly mentioned the family dinner.

Xiao Xuanchen looked puzzled, "Mother, what do you mean..."

"There are some things you can't do, so I will do them. Concubine Yi and Concubine Shu are still in the palace. If they really dare to rebel, they should also think about their mother, right?" A cunning side flashed across the Empress Dowager's face. After more than 30 years in the palace, if she didn't even have this little bit of tricks and skills, she would have been eaten up without even a bone left.

"My son, I understand."

The Queen Mother soon ordered a family banquet to be held in Yaoguang Palace on the pretext that the Queen was pregnant, to entertain the royal family members and the concubines.

Weiyang Palace

After Zheng Xiyan learned about this, she recalled that in her previous life, the Queen Mother had also held such a family banquet in order to warn Prince Ming and Prince Xiang to be more restrained and not forget that their mother was still in this palace.

But even after warning King Ming and King Xiang, they were ultimately unable to stop their rebellion.

"Your Majesty, why is the Queen Mother holding a family banquet out of the blue?" Biluo was a little puzzled. Family banquets were usually held during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, New Year's Eve, and the birthdays of His Majesty and the Queen Mother.

Zheng Xiyan chuckled and said, "I guess something big happened in the court."

"The court?" Biluo frowned slightly, not understanding anymore.

"It has nothing to do with us. It's just a cover." Zheng Xiyan said casually.

"But it seems that the concubines cannot attend this family dinner." Biluo said.

Zheng Xiyan said: "Among the concubines in the Cining Palace, only Concubine Yi and Concubine Shu were invited."

"What the queen means is..." Biluo realized belatedly, as if he understood something.

"Okay, help me to sleep! I'm sleepy." Zheng Xiyan interrupted her, looked in the mirror, and stood up.

"Yes!"

Zheng Xiyan sat on the bed and asked, "Did your majesty summon anyone to sleep with you tonight?"

"Summon Concubine Rong."

Zheng Xiyan nodded slightly, "I understand, you all can leave now!"

"Yes!"

Among all the beautiful ladies in the previous life, Rong Fei was the first to serve the emperor in bed, and this time was no exception.

Thinking of her previous life, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep on the night when Xiao Xuanchen summoned Murong Yue.

Thinking about it now, she was really stupid. It was really stupid to be so sad for such a heartless man.

Princess Shion

Murong Yue was already waiting in the bedroom. The eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is already waiting in the bedroom. Look..."

"I'll go there right away." Xiao Xuanchen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Yes!"

After reading the last memorial, Xiao Xuanchen stood up and went to the bedroom.

Concubine Rong was wearing a pink nightgown with a thin layer of gauze, which showed off her graceful figure to the fullest.

Seeing His Majesty coming in, she stood up nervously and knelt down to salute, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up!" Xiao Xuanchen waved his hand expressionlessly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

There were only the two of them in the hall. Xiao Xuanchen sat on the bed while Murong Yue stood beside him, at a loss.

Xiao Xuanchen raised his head slightly and looked at her, smiling: "Are you afraid of me?"

"No, I'm not afraid." Murong Yue replied in a low voice.

"Then why are you lowering your head and not daring to look at me?"

When Murong Yue heard what he said, she plucked up her courage, raised her head, and met his eyes. Murong Yue's appearance did not disappoint him. Xiao Xuanchen took her hand and pulled her into his arms, "Your Majesty!"

In the red tent, under the dim candlelight, two figures were entangled...

Weiyang Palace

Zheng Xiyan fell asleep early and slept until dawn. She slept particularly soundly tonight.