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

"I guessed right, didn't I? You and him..." Xiao Xuanqi held her wrist tightly, his face furious, the veins on the back of his hand bulged, and he was extremely angry.

Zheng Xiyan frowned, a flash of pain flashed across her face, and she replied forcefully: "Xiao Xuanqi, I'm not as dirty as you think. Xiao Xuanchen is dead, but do I have to be with you? Why? Who are you? Do you think that the little military power you have left can threaten me?"

"I am the Queen of Daliang, with two sons and one daughter. My grandfather is the direct descendant of Crown Prince Hongren and is highly respected in the royal family. My father is a general with military power. And what do you have? Is there anything you can do for me to use now?" Zheng Xiyan said with disdain and sneer.

Xiao Xuanqi's face was very ugly, and he was furious. "What else? Zheng Xiyan, I was able to enter the Purple Palace without any hindrance. Don't you understand? Just now, if I wanted to, I could kill the prince and send people to the Weiyang Palace to kill the third prince and the fifth princess..."

"You dare!" Zheng Xiyan rushed forward madly, grabbed his collar, and glared at him fiercely.

Xiao Xuanqi grabbed her wrists with both hands, holding her in his arms, took a deep breath, and said with gritted teeth: "Yan'er, the throne is mine, and you should be mine too..."

Zheng Xiyan slapped him directly on the face, "Don't even think about it! If you want to do something, just do it. I want to see what you are capable of now. Someone come here..." Zheng Xiyan turned around neatly, sat on the dragon throne domineeringly, and looked down at him.

Then a group of imperial guards rushed in, and the King of Chu and the Duke of Zheng also appeared.

A flash of shock flashed across Xiao Xuanqi's face, and he stared at her with wide eyes, "Lu Ran is not..."

"Do you think that, for all these years, I have only trusted Lu Ran in the palace? Do you think that just because he saved me and married my cousin, I can completely trust him?" With the experience of her previous life, Zheng Xiyan did not trust any man. In this world, the only person she could trust and rely on was herself. Apart from her, no one else was worthy of her wholehearted trust.

"Xiao Xuanqi, you underestimate me. Take you away and lock you up in the Ministry of Justice prison, and wait for the decision of His Majesty and me!" Zheng Xiyan said domineeringly.

"Yes."

Xiao Xuanqi was taken away with a reluctant look on his face, unable to believe that he would end up like this.

Didn't she believe in herself at the beginning? She obviously changed her mind about herself! Why? Why did it end up like this?

"Zheng Xiyan! You are a cold-blooded and heartless woman...ah..." Xiao Xuanqi collapsed. This was the woman he had loved for so many years. For him, he was even willing to give up everything. But in the end, she schemed and used him. It was ridiculous, too ridiculous. He, Xiao Xuanqi, was the most ridiculous person in the world.

When Zheng Xiyan heard these words, there was no ripple on her face. Xiao Xuanqi was right, she was indeed cold-blooded and heartless. From the moment she was reborn, she had lost her heart.

"Grandfather, father, it's almost dawn. I think all the ministers in the court know the news of His Majesty's death. You two go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony first to maintain the order of the court. I will take His Majesty there soon!" Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice, exuding the domineering aura of a king in every move.

The expressions of the King of Chu and the Duke of Zheng changed slightly, and they felt that a strong pressure was coming towards them.

"Yes, I resign!"

Zheng Xiyan clenched her palms, looking at the imperial seal beside her, and ordered Biluo to start grinding ink. Shuangning took a blank imperial edict and slowly unfolded it.

Zheng Xiyan took the pen and began to imitate Xiao Xuanchen's handwriting and started to write the will. She had been prepared, so she had been secretly practicing over the years, imitating Xiao Xuanchen's handwriting, all for today.

After writing, when the writing was dry, Zheng Xiyan slowly got up and went into the inner room, found Xiao Chengji, looked at him tenderly, walked forward, squatted down, and said softly: "Ji'er, are you afraid?"

Xiao Chengji shook his head firmly, and said in a slightly childish tone: "Don't be afraid, your mother is by your side, I am not afraid of anything."

"Okay." Zheng Xiyan touched his forehead with a look of satisfaction and smiled slightly, "Okay then, accompany mother to the Hall of Supreme Harmony later. Remember what mother said. From today on, you are the emperor of Daliang. Since you are the emperor, you must show the momentum of an emperor when facing the court officials. You must not retreat!" Zheng Xiyan instructed word by word.

"Yes, I understand. Don't worry, mother. I will never let you down." Xiao Chengji replied steadily.

"Yeah." Zheng Xiyan was very pleased. She held his hand, and the two of them changed into plain clothes and went towards the direction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

……

Outside Princess Xuanhua's mansion, Zheng Cheng saw that it was dawn, so he took his men away and released all the people around the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother rushed back to the palace without stopping, but she saw a sign hanging at the palace gate...

Yu Mama's face was filled with shock, her pupils shrank slightly, she couldn't believe what she saw, and said in a trembling voice: "Empress Dowager, this... this, has someone died in the palace?"

The Queen Mother's fingers trembled slightly, her expression became dazed, and she murmured in a low voice: "No... No, I won't..."

"His Majesty has passed away..." Suddenly, someone shouted loudly, and then everyone knelt down.

Nanny Yu was shocked, but she had already knelt down.

The Empress Dowager held her hands in mid-air, her expression dull, and she walked tremblingly. Every step she took was very difficult. Nanny Yu followed carefully behind her, "The Empress Dowager..."

After entering the palace gate, the Queen Mother took more than ten steps and finally fell down.

Zheng Xiyan led Xiao Chengji into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the court officials immediately bowed, "Your Highness, we pay our respects to Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to be polite, just stand up!" Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Queen."

Zheng Xiyan held Xiao Chengji's hand and sat on the dragon throne. Several ministers were whispering and muttering something in a low voice.

Xiao Chengji sat with a serious expression and dignity on his face. A hint of uneasiness flashed in his eyes, and then he looked at his mother.

Zheng Xiyan gave him a comforting look and nodded slightly.

"His Majesty suddenly fell ill last night and passed away..." When Zheng Xiyan said this, she took out the handkerchief in her hand, symbolically wiped her tears, and then she really shed a few tears.

Gu Cheng immediately stood up and asked righteously, "Your Majesty has always been in good health and has the care of the imperial physician. How could he suddenly fall ill? Queen, what happened in the Purple Palace last night? Please tell me the truth!"

As soon as Gu Cheng said this, it immediately aroused speculation among everyone.

Zheng Xiyan did not panic at all, and continued to speak, but her tone became more aggrieved, "Mr. Gu has been trusted by His Majesty recently. His Majesty has mentioned you in front of me more than once. His Majesty's sudden death made it difficult for Mr. Gu to accept it for a while, and I can understand that."

"But what did you mean by what you said just now? Could it be that you mean that His Majesty's death was caused by someone, and the person you suspect is me?" Zheng Xiyan frowned, feeling very emotional.

"Master Gu, you can't say such things! Slandering the Empress is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your clan!" The Minister of Justice, Master Li, reminded him.

Xiao Xuanchen had shown Gu Cheng his kindness and repeatedly promoted him. He was loyal to him. A few days ago, His Majesty said that he just caught a cold, but today His Majesty...

Gu Cheng's eyes were red and his heart was filled with anger. His Majesty must have been murdered.

"Slander? Yesterday in the Purple Palace, only the Empress was by His Majesty's side. Now that His Majesty has suddenly passed away, the Empress said it was a serious illness? How can we believe this?" Gu Cheng asked loudly.

"Also, I heard last night that Prince Zheng led his troops into the city..." Before Gu Cheng could finish his words, Zheng Xiyan gave him a look, and two imperial guards in the palace stepped forward and captured him, "Ah..."

Gu Cheng was pinned to the ground, unable to move!

"Sir Gu, I will not pursue your impoliteness because you are too sad for His Majesty and are talking nonsense. Come, take the man away." Zheng Xiyan said coldly.

"Yes."

Just as Zheng Xiyan was about to continue speaking, the eunuch outside shouted, "Empress, it's bad. The Empress Dowager fainted at the palace gate after hearing the news of His Majesty's death..."

As soon as the young eunuch said this, Zheng Xiyan anxiously walked down from above and asked nervously, "Where is our mother now?

"Reporting to the Queen, the Empress Dowager has been sent to Shoukang Palace, and the imperial physician has also arrived." The young eunuch reported.