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

Zheng Xiyan looked at him with an imperceptible tenderness in her eyes and a faint smile on her lips, "Forget it, mother won't ask anymore. It's just that your wedding really can't be delayed any longer. Do you understand what mother means?" As she spoke, she gently raised her hand and rubbed one hand on the armrest.

The corners of Xiao Chengji's eyes drooped slightly, and his gaze was deep, as if hiding thousands of words, but in the end it only turned into a low response: "Yes, I know." There was an imperceptible helplessness and heaviness in his voice.

"I will send you the list and portraits later, please take a good look at them. If you have not made a decision yet, then your mother and several old princesses will have to choose them personally." Zheng Xiyan's words were gentle and firm, with unquestionable majesty, but also hiding her deep concern for her son.

Xiao Chengji said nothing more. He stood up and saluted with a complicated expression, his voice low and hoarse: "Then I will return to the Purple Palace first."

"Go!" Zheng Xiyan had a gentle smile on her face, nodded slightly, and watched him leave.

After Xiao Chengji's figure disappeared behind the door, Biluo said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, His Majesty does not look well." There was a hint of worry in her voice.

Zheng Xiyan sighed softly and stood up slowly. Biluo hurried forward to support her. She said softly, "I can see that this child is getting more and more worried. Even I can't understand him." A complex emotion flashed in her eyes, with both heartache and helplessness.

Biluo replied cautiously: "Perhaps something happened in the past that has left a grudge in His Majesty's heart."

Zheng Xiyan's eyes changed slightly, with a flash of heartache and self-blame in them. She said with a sad voice, "After all, I owe him a lot. He was so young at the time, and I made him bear what he shouldn't have."

Biluo realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly made amends, "Your Majesty has done well enough. Your Majesty did that back then for the sake of His Majesty and the others." There was a hint of urgency in her voice, as if she was defending Zheng Xiyan.

Zheng Xiyan shook her head slightly, then asked, "Who was on the list that Zong Zheng submitted yesterday?" Her voice returned to its usual calm and dignity.

Biluo quickly replied: "There is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, the younger sister of General Fuyuan, and the granddaughter of Prince Huai, Princess Lingyang!" Her voice was clear and orderly.

"General Fuyuan?" Zheng Xiyan frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. Thinking of the glorious record of General Fuyuan who suppressed the unrest in the western border in just two months two years ago, she couldn't help but admire, "General Fuyuan is a rare and good general!"

However, a trace of worry flashed across her brows, "It's just... now Ji'er needs the support of the civil officials in the court. Because of my father and grandfather, the court is dominated by military generals. If a woman from a military general family is made queen, I'm afraid the conflicts in the court will be even deeper."

Upon hearing this, Biluo added, "Your Majesty, this morning, the Princess of Huai sent someone to pass a sign saying that she wanted to bring Princess Lingyang to pay her respects to you!"

Zheng Xiyan sighed lightly and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, Zong Zheng also said the same thing. He wanted to make Princess Lingyang the queen." There was a hint of contemplation and consideration in her voice.

She continued to analyze, "The ancestors of Prince Huai were meritorious ministers who followed Emperor Taizu to fight on the battlefield, and their titles were inherited from generation to generation. But now the Prince Huai's Mansion is getting worse and worse, and Prince Huai is a loser. On the contrary, the prince is quite talented, and the princess is also sensible. The daughter they raised seems to be well-educated, gentle and virtuous." There was a hint of admiration and expectation in her voice.

Biluo asked again, "What about Miss Yang, the daughter of the Minister of Rites?" There was a hint of curiosity and exploration in her voice.

Zheng Xiyan shook her head gently, "Miss Yang is a little too shrewd, she doesn't know how to restrain herself, she is too sharp, and she is not suitable to be the queen!" There was a hint of determination and decisiveness in her voice, and she had already excluded Miss Yang from the list of candidates.

Biluo understood Zheng Xiyan's intentions when she heard this. She said softly, "But I know that the queen still thinks that Princess Anping is the most suitable candidate for the queen."

Zheng Xiyan lowered her eyes and smiled, saying softly: "She is a good girl, and I hope she can marry Ji'er. But I feel that keeping her in this palace may not be a good choice."

"Because of selfishness, more women will enter this palace in the future and be trapped in this palace for the rest of their lives. I can't bear to see this, but there are some things I can't decide on my own." Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Life in this palace is so hard. If you guys hadn't been by my side all these years, I don't know how I would have managed to make it through." Zheng Xiyan reached out and slowly held her hand, with tears flashing in her eyes.

Biluo felt sad when she heard this, "It is a blessing for us servants to be able to accompany the queen."