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

Biluo helped Zheng Xiyan to sit in front of the dressing table and put on makeup for her.

Zheng Xiyan said gloomily, "Just dress simply and elegantly, and don't wear those heavy jewelry."

"Yes!"

When the palaces came to pay their respects today, Zheng Xiyan said, "My health is getting worse and worse, and I am also feeling very lazy. The weather will get colder in the future, so you don't have to pay your respects every day. Just come once on the first and fifteenth day of each month."

"Yes!"

"Concubine Rong has been serving me in the emperor's bed for two days in a row. You must have worked really hard. I was busy with the family banquet yesterday and didn't give you anything as a reward. I will make it up to you today." Zheng Xiyan sat upright, her eyes fixed on her.

As soon as Zheng Xiyan finished speaking, Shuang Ning presented her with a long red gold pine and crane hairpin, a pair of flying swallow heavy pearl earrings, a pair of jasper Tenghua jade pendants, and several pieces of brocade, all of which were of new styles.

"This is a reward from me."

Murong Yue looked calm when she saw this. She stood up and thanked the queen, "Thank you very much, Queen."

"Get up!"

Murong Yue ordered the palace maids behind her to accept the rewards.

"I hope you can serve His Majesty wholeheartedly in the future, give birth to a child for His Majesty as soon as possible, and expand the royal family." Zheng Xiyan said in a light tone.

"I will follow the Queen's instructions." Murong Yue had a very indifferent expression from beginning to end, and she did not show it. She was indeed a smart and steady person.

Murong Yue had been sleeping with the emperor for two days in a row, and the others had become more or less anxious, with some even showing expressions of envy and jealousy.

Zheng Xiyan turned to look at everyone and continued, "The rest of you don't have to worry. You have just entered the palace, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Feng Qingyi seemed to have long forgotten the unpleasantness of yesterday, and echoed: "The Queen is right, I will definitely keep it in mind."

"Ok!"

"Okay, let's all go today! I won't keep you here any longer." Zheng Xiyan slowly stood up and left the main hall.

"Yes, I will take my leave."

After they left, Zheng Xiyan had breakfast alone.

Princess Shion

After the morning court session, Xiao Xuanchen returned to the Zichen Palace and had been thinking about one thing: how to make Zheng Xiyan have a miscarriage without anyone knowing and without suspecting him.

"It's time to find a scapegoat." Xiao Xuanchen said coldly.

Xiao Xuanchen already had a plan in mind, and even thought about who would be the scapegoat.

"Somebody come!"

The eunuch in front of the emperor hurried in and asked, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Today, the concubines went to Weiyang Palace to pay respects to the Queen. Did anything happen?" Xiao Xuanchen asked in a cold voice.

"Nothing happened, but the Empress suddenly announced that from now on, the concubines only need to go to Weiyang Palace to pay respects on the first and fifteenth day of every month. The Empress is getting heavier and heavier, and it is inconvenient for her to move. In addition, the weather will be getting colder in the future, so she cancelled the daily visits."

When Xiao Xuanchen heard that she had canceled the daily greetings, he felt that something was strange, as if she was deliberately avoiding something.

"I understand. Send someone to inform Weiyang Palace that I will go to have lunch with the Queen." Xiao Xuanchen thought for a moment.

"I obey your command." The eunuch in front of the emperor said in a low voice.

"Go back!"

"Yes, the slave will leave."

Shoukang Palace

At lunch, Princess Xuanhua ate with gusto, but the Queen Mother had no appetite.

After talking with Xiao Xuanchen yesterday, she always vaguely felt that he was going to do something, but she couldn't think of anything for a while.

Seeing her mother in deep thought, Princess Xuanhua asked, "Mother, mother, mother..."

Princess Xuanhua called out three times in a row, and the Queen Mother finally came to her senses, "What's wrong?"

"Your son also wants to ask you what's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Princess Xuanhua looked curious.

"Nothing, let's eat!" The Queen Mother picked up the chopsticks and reached for the steamed duck with fresh bamboo shoots.

Princess Xuanhua saw her mother acting so abnormally and guessed that something must be wrong. "No, mother, are you hiding something from me?"

The Queen Mother said perfunctorily: "No, don't ask any more questions, just eat quickly!"

"Really?" Princess Xuanhua questioned. She guessed that her mother must be hiding something from her.

"No, let's eat!" The Queen Mother became a little serious.

But Princess Xuanhua still felt strange, but she didn't ask any more questions, just kept it in her heart.

After lunch, the Queen Mother asked Nanny Yu, "Who did Your Majesty summon to sleep with you yesterday?"

"Replying to the Empress Dowager, it's still Concubine Rong." Nanny Yu reported.

The Queen Mother had a complicated expression on her face, and she was thinking about something, "So where did you go for lunch today?"

Nanny Yu said, "Your Majesty should be in Weiyang Palace right now."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager had a very subtle expression on her face. She was really finding it increasingly difficult to understand her son.

"I always feel that it may not be easy for the Queen to give birth smoothly this time!" The Queen Mother had a solemn expression and didn't know how to persuade her son.

Yu Ma Ma asked, "Why did the Empress Dowager say that? The concubines in each palace have been placed by people from Shoukang Palace, and no one dares to attack the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother's face changed slightly, her expression turned cold, and she sneered: "Do you think that if the concubines don't do it, everything will be peaceful?"

"What the Empress Dowager means is..." Nanny Yu felt a chill on her back. She naturally guessed who would do the trick, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

"The human heart! It's the most terrifying thing in this world, and the emperor's heart is even more terrifying." The Empress Dowager's eyes suddenly became deep, revealing helplessness.

Nanny Yu was silent. Having stayed in this palace for so many years, she naturally understood what the Queen Mother meant.

"Then Your Majesty, would you like to..." Nanny Yu spoke carefully.

"The Queen is the one I chose, and she is pregnant with my grandson. If I can't protect them, who else can?" The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became firm. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. She couldn't possibly watch her son do such a thing.

"My slave understands."

"Chen'er is worthy of being the late emperor's son. He even inherited his cruelty." When the Empress Dowager mentioned him, her eyes were full of disappointment.

"Your Majesty's fault. Your Majesty's current situation is there. King Ming and King Xiang hold the military power and are eyeing you covetously. The military power has not been taken back yet. The major forces in the court have also repeatedly threatened the imperial power. The path your Majesty is taking is actually not an easy one." Nanny Yu explained.

The Queen Mother said, "This is the path he has chosen. He has to walk on it even if he has to kneel. If he uses women to gain power and consolidate the imperial power, how can he be called a wise ruler? Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. If he can kill his own flesh and blood, he is not worthy of being the emperor."