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

After Qingzi had packed up, she brought a little palace maid to the Weiyang Palace. When she arrived, Lu Lingyuan was still taking a nap and had not woken up yet.

Yun'er went out to greet her, and politely bowed and greeted her, "This servant greets Miss Qingcai!"

"Sister Yun'er, please get up quickly. You're really putting me through so much pain." Qingzi hurried forward to help her up.

Yun'er said seriously, "I am of humble origin, and I am not worthy of being called sister by Qing Cainu. I hope you will not call me by the wrong name in the future."

Qinglan stood aside and winked at her, "I know." Qingzi was a little helpless and continued, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Ms. Qingcai." Yun'er then slowly stood up.

"I'm here to pay my respects to the Queen. Sister Yun'er, please help... I hope you can go in and pass the message." Qingzi said timidly.

Yun'er sighed slightly in her heart and replied softly: "Reporting to the concubine, the Queen is taking a nap and has not woken up yet. Please wait for a moment."

Qingzi naturally knew that the Queen usually took a nap for half an hour at noon. How could she have forgotten this?

"Yes...I forgot. I will just wait here for the Majesty to wake up." Qingzi said hurriedly.

"Yes, I'll ask someone to get you a chair." Yun'er quickly ordered the little palace maid beside her to prepare a chair.

"Sister Yun'er, don't bother me. I'll just stand here." After saying that, Qingzi felt a little annoyed. She forgot again and called the wrong name.

Qingzi stood there with her head down, like a child who had made a mistake, a little overwhelmed. For a moment, she couldn't adapt to the change in her identity.

Yun'er could understand, and spoke in a gentle voice: "Cai Nu, you are now His Majesty's Cai Nu, no longer a maid in Weiyang Palace. Your status has become more noble. You must be careful in the future and don't call me by the wrong name again."

"I understand." Qingzi lowered her head and replied weakly.

After a while, Lu Lingyuan woke up and realized that Qingzi had been standing outside for a while, so she quickly called her in.

"Your concubine pays her respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and longevity!" Qingzi knelt on the ground and performed the great ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, going back and forth three times. She was extremely respectful throughout the whole process, without the slightest bit of disrespect.

"Get up!" Lu Lingyuan said gently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qingzi slowly stood up from the ground.

"After being dressed like this, you are quite different from before. It is true that clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. This saying is true." Lu Lingyuan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for the compliment." Qingzi looked respectful. She placed her hands in front of her abdomen. She applied a little force to her hands, and her fingertips turned white.

Lu Lingyuan noticed her nervousness, waved her hand, pulled her forward, and said softly, "Qingzi, you are someone close to me. I recommended you to His Majesty because I hope you can serve His Majesty well. Don't be afraid. His Majesty will not embarrass you too much for my sake. Just relax."

"Yes, I obey your command." Qingzi replied tremblingly.

"I have two pieces of brocade here. You can use them to make some clothes. In addition, Yun'er picked out some jewelry from the warehouse. You can take them back and dress yourself up well and wait for the emperor to summon you." Lu Lingyuan patted her hands gently and smiled at her tenderly.

Qingzi was a little apprehensive, but she accepted it with gritted teeth, "Yes, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."

"Okay, An has been invited, let's go back! Go back and have a good rest." Lu Lingyuan advised.

"Yes, I'll take my leave!" Qingzi's legs were soft, and she bowed and left Weiyang Palace.

Qinglan escorted Qingzi out of Weiyang Palace and told her, "Go back! Just wait patiently. His Majesty will summon you eventually."

"I know, you should go back too!" Qingzi said gently.

"Your servant respectfully sees you off." Qinglan bowed slightly in greeting.

"Yeah." Qingzi nodded slightly at her, then slowly turned and left.

Looking at Qingzi's leaving back, Qinglan felt a little emotional and sighed deeply.

"Why are you sighing for no reason?" Yun'er just happened to walk behind her and heard her sighing. She frowned slightly, with a confused expression on her face.

"Sister Yun'er." Qinglan turned around hurriedly, lowered his head and said nothing, looking a little nervous.

"What did you say to Qingcainv?" Yun'er's eyes suddenly became sharp. The two of them had known each other since childhood and were very close. It was inevitable that there would be some small actions between them behind their backs.

"Sister Yun'er, it's nothing. Qingcai is just worried that she can't serve His Majesty well. Qingcai and I have known each other since childhood and we are as close as sisters. I am just a little worried about her." Qinglan lowered his head and said respectfully.

"I understand your worries, but now she is your Majesty's concubine. Even if she is afraid, she has to please your Majesty. When you have time, you should go and comfort her more." Yun'er kindly advised. As a servant, she could understand Qingzi's uneasy mood.

"Yes, I will listen to Sister Yun'er." Qinglan quickly agreed.

"Go to the Shang Palace Bureau and bring this month's account book. The Queen wants to check it." Yun'er ordered hurriedly.

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Qinglan didn't dare to delay. After paying her respects, she hurried towards the Shanggong Bureau.

Lu Lingyuan was busy with the talent show a few days ago and had not had time to check last month's account book. Today she felt much better and thought about checking it out.

……

Night, Purple Palace

Xiao Chengji sat on the dragon throne, holding an ancient book in his hand, his eyes wandering, his attention not on the book at all.

Rong An waited cautiously at the side, glancing at His Majesty with his peripheral vision. Why was it still the same page? His Majesty didn't turn a page?

Xiao Chengji slowly closed his eyes, leaning back on the dragon throne with a gloomy look on his face. His hands unconsciously clenched tightly, and a chill emanated from his entire body.

Rong An bent lower and lower, his whole body began to tremble, and he tried hard to reduce his presence.

After a while, Xiao Chengji sat up straight, his face became scary, and he asked in a cold voice: "What time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, the hour of Xu has passed." Rong An replied quickly.

"It's already this late." Xiao Chengji said in a deep voice, raising one hand and clenching his fist, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Rong An took a look and thought that His Majesty must want to go to Weiyang Palace at this time, so he stepped forward boldly and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late and you should rest. I'll have someone call for the imperial sedan chair." After Rong An saluted, he was about to go out and order the sedan chair to be called, but before he went out, he was stopped by Xiao Chengji.

"When did I say I was going to Weiyang Palace?" Xiao Chengji said in a cold voice with an unhappy look on his face.

Rong An was a little confused. He turned around and knelt on the ground, saying in fear: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die. I shouldn't have tried to figure out your will. I deserve to die!"

But if Your Majesty doesn't go to Weiyang Palace, which palace will he go to? Could it be that he wants to go to Hanyue Palace?

Go to Qingcainv? But...but when the Queen mentioned Qingcainv during the day, Your Majesty was obviously unhappy!

The more Rong An thought about it, the more confused he became. He knelt on the ground, his shoulders trembling slightly, and he felt a little overwhelmed.

Xiao Chengji looked impatient and felt upset.

"Forget it, let's go to Weiyang Palace!" Xiao Chengji said coldly.

Rong An was even more confused, but he could only say, "Yes!"

Lu Lingyuan spent the whole afternoon looking at the account books and was so tired that she fell asleep on the couch.

Yun'er was just about to wake her up when Xiao Chengji walked in.

"Don't wake up the queen. I'm coming. You can go down now!" Xiao Chengji said softly.

Yun'er quickly responded: "Yes, I'll take my leave!"

Xiao Chengji gently picked up Lu Lingyuan and put her on the bed. He personally helped her untie her hairpins and rings, gently stroked her cheek, and looked at her with tenderness.

But when I thought about what she said today, I felt an inexplicable surge of anger in my heart.

Thinking about how she resisted entering the palace and marrying me before, I wonder if there is still no place for me in her heart until now.

Xiao Chengji lowered his eyes, and his gaze inadvertently fell on the jade pendant on his waist. He liked this jade pendant very much and couldn't let it go. It was carved from the finest mutton-fat jade, but he had seen all kinds of good things. He could have as many jade pendants as he wanted, more precious than this one, but none of them could compare to this one because it was given to him by her and was unique.

"Do you have me in your heart?" Xiao Chengji asked in a low voice. He dared to ask this question only when she was asleep. He was afraid that the answer he would hear from her mouth would not be what he wanted, and he was also afraid that she would tell lies in front of him.

If this is the result, he would rather choose to never know the answer.

……

The next day, when Lu Lingyuan woke up, Xiao Chengji had already dressed and was about to go to court.

Lu Lingyuan slowly got up from the bed, but was stopped by Xiao Chengji.

"Don't get up, it's still early, sleep a little longer." Xiao Chengji stroked her hair gently.

"Your Majesty, didn't you go to Hanyue Palace last night?" Lu Lingyuan didn't know what to ask, but she asked such a question.

Xiao Chengji's face suddenly darkened.

Lu Lingyuan continued, "I thought Your Majesty would summon Qing Cainu last night?" The next second, Lu Lingyuan hugged Xiao Chengji's strong waist and pressed her soft body against him. The anger that had just risen up in Xiao Chengji was instantly extinguished.

Xiao Chengji raised the corners of his mouth, curled his lips and chuckled, then put his arm around her waist, and his mood instantly turned from gloomy to bright.

After all, she still cares about herself.

"I just want to be with you now." Xiao Chengji said affectionately.

"I know that Your Majesty treats me sincerely, but Your Majesty should also think about my reputation. I am pregnant now. If I continue to monopolize Your Majesty, I don't know what the court officials will say about me behind my back." Lu Lingyuan hugged him and said coquettishly.

She had to let him know her helplessness and learn to show weakness in front of men. This was the experience she had gained during this period.

"Who would dare to do that when I am here? The Emperor and Empress are in harmony, isn't that what they want to see?"

"Yuan'er, as long as I'm here, you don't have to be afraid of anything." Xiao Chengji said with a firm look.

Lu Lingyuan did not take this seriously, she slowly pushed him away and said softly, "I understand."

"It's getting late, Your Majesty, please go to court first!" Lu Lingyuan said with a smile.

"Okay. I'll have breakfast with you after I leave the court." Xiao Chengji had a smile on his face and kissed her gently on the forehead.

"Yeah." Lu Lingyuan replied gently.

After Xiao Chengji left, Lu Lingyuan leaned on the bed, and Yun'er came in and pulled open the curtain.

"Your Majesty, it's really early. Do you want to sleep a little longer?" Yun'er said.

"No need. I can't sleep. Please help me wash up!" Lu Lingyuan stretched out her hand, and Yun'er immediately stepped forward to serve. "Yes."

Lu Lingyuan sat at the dressing table and suddenly ordered, "When your Majesty comes for breakfast later, send someone to Hanyue Palace to invite Qingcai Nu."

"Your Majesty, if you push His Majesty to another woman like this, what should we do if His Majesty gets really angry?" Yun'er said worriedly. It was obvious that His Majesty did not want to take Qingzi as his concubine.

Lu Lingyuan took the handkerchief soaked in warm water, slowly closed her eyes, and put the warm handkerchief on her face, which was very comfortable.

"I have fulfilled my duty, how could His Majesty be angry?" Lu Lingyuan said nonchalantly, "Besides, Qingzi is now a concubine, and as a concubine, it is her duty to serve His Majesty and me at meals!"

"Yes." Seeing this, Yun'er didn't say anything else.

……

While the two were having breakfast, Qinglan came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Madam, Miss Qingcai is here to pay her respects."

Lu Lingyuan put down her chopsticks and said gently, "Let her in!"

Xiao Chengji's face was not good, and he said coldly: "The Queen and I are having breakfast, let her go back!"

Qinglan subconsciously looked at the Queen, not knowing who to listen to.

"Your Majesty, since Qing Cainu is here, you should meet her!" Lu Lingyuan advised.

Xiao Chengji slightly exerted force on the hand holding the chopsticks, and his fingertips turned white. He said in a deep voice: "Rong'an, tell Qing Cainu that I will visit her when I am free. Now let her go back to Hanyue Palace."

"Yes." Rong An glanced at the Queen, bowed and left.

Seeing this, Lu Lingyuan said nothing more and ate quietly.

Xiao Chengji pretended nothing had happened and handed her a steamed bun.

Lu Lingyuan said softly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Chengji had his breakfast and left.

One afternoon a few days later, Lu Lingyuan learned that Xiao Chengji went to Hanyue Palace for lunch and left Hanyue Palace after taking a nap.

Afterwards, Lu Lingyuan asked Qinglan to go to Hanyue Palace with the reward.

Qingzi was still in a daze. She didn't dare to say a word during the whole process. When His Majesty was eating, she stood by and served him. His Majesty also took a nap in the main hall of Hanyue Palace. During the whole process, His Majesty didn't even look at her.

She knew that His Majesty didn't like her and only came for the Queen's sake.

But this is already very good for her.

She was born in a humble family, and now she can become your majesty's concubine, which is already a blessing from her ancestors. Her family now lives in the house bought by the lady, she has servants to serve her, and her younger brother has also entered the school.

And she has palace servants serving her. Even if she does not have the favor of His Majesty, with the protection of the Queen, no one in the palace dares to bully her. She is willing to live like this for the rest of her life.