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

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up from their seats, their sleeves fluttering, and their voices were filled with awe and anticipation: "Your servants pay their respects to the Queen Mother. May Her Majesty live a thousand years!"

Zheng Xiyan slowly raised her hand and opened her red lips, her voice soft but firm: "No need to be polite, please stand up quickly."

Xiao Chengji walked forward slowly, full of respect and love, bowed, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Your son pays respects to the Queen Mother." After that, he naturally walked to the Queen Mother's side and gently supported her arm with his hand, his movements were full of care and consideration. The two of them sat down together, and their behavior revealed the tacit understanding and warmth between mother and son that did not need to be said. The others dared to sit down slowly, adjusting their postures, not daring to be rude!

Zheng Xiyan's gaze inadvertently swept across the female seats below. Her smile was warm and deep, and her eyes seemed to contain countless stars, like a bottomless pool of water, making it difficult to guess her true thoughts.

Most of the women attending the banquet today had their own agendas. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by pearls and jade, and all of them were dressed up carefully, secretly thinking about how to leave a deep impression on the Queen Mother and His Majesty in order to seek the supreme position of Queen. The air was filled with the faint scent of powder and the atmosphere of tension, and everyone joined in this seemingly silent, but turbulent struggle.

As the palace servants filed in, the exquisite tea sets and various pastries on the trays in their hands exuded an alluring luster and aroma.

Zheng Xiyan raised her jade hand and took a cup of tea. The fragrance of tea was lingering, which complemented the luxurious scenery around her. She took a sip and then smiled gently, "Don't be restrained, I will use tea instead of wine to toast you."

"Thank you, Queen Dowager, for your grace!" Upon hearing this, everyone raised their glasses and drank together to show their respect.

At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly sounded from the women's seat: "This tea is really good tea. It tastes sweet and has a long aftertaste. It seems to be mixed with a faint fragrance of plum blossoms. It is really unique in flavor." The person who spoke was Yang Yurong, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. She had a pretty face and dignified manners, which attracted everyone's attention.

"I have heard that the Empress Dowager once asked the palace maids to pick the fallen snow on the plum blossoms in winter to make tea. I dare to guess that the water for making tea today may be..." Yang Yurong smiled gently and said respectfully.

Zheng Xiyan raised her eyebrows, nodded with a smile and said, "Miss Yang is right."

Yang Yurong nodded slightly, and Xiao Chengji also looked in her direction. Although the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his expression was completely incomprehensible.

Yang Yurong bravely met His Majesty's gaze, but her face turned red in an instant and she lowered her head slightly.

Many of the female relatives were jealous of her, some even had their handkerchiefs torn to pieces.

Lu Lingyuan didn't think so. Although the tea had the delicate fragrance of plum blossoms, it concealed the original flavor of the tea. People who drank the tea didn't know whether they were tasting the fragrance of plum blossoms or the taste of the tea itself.

Lu Lingyuan took a small sip and didn't touch the tea again.

During the meal, Zheng Xiyan lowered her voice and asked, "Ji'er, do you think there is anyone you like?" After all, she is the wife he will spend the rest of his life with, so it depends on his feelings.

Being in a high position, at the top of no one, she sincerely hopes that there will be someone who will always be by her side.

Xiao Chengji lowered his eyes and said softly: "After looking at it, I think they are all the same!"

Zheng Xiyan understood that there was no one she wanted. "Don't worry, let's take a look. There will always be a suitable one!"

"I will listen to you, mother." Xiao Chengji smiled slightly, but his mind was full of thoughts and he was very depressed. These days, he had been thinking about what his future queen would be like.

Will they be like the Emperor and the Empress?

He was actually a little scared in his heart. His father had let down his mother, and his mother had also taken revenge on his father. As their son, he was caught in the middle. Sometimes when he thought about it, he felt very painful.

Sometimes he would think of his father. Even though his father was not very kind to him, he would still think of him from time to time. Whenever he thought of him, he would feel guilty towards his mother...

Therefore, he made up his mind very early that he would treat his queen well in the future and would never use or plot against his mother like his father did.

The queen is not only the mother of a country, but also his wife and the only person who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him in this life.