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

But the next second, Xiao Xuanchen stared at her closely, trying to find any signs of her lying from her face. "You are quite open-minded and don't ask for anything for him."

Zheng Xiyan chuckled and said, "Even if I beg, Your Majesty may not give it to me. After all, Chengji's future is in Your Majesty's hands. I believe in Your Majesty's arrangements, and I will not ask anything. Everything is left to Your Majesty."

Xiao Xuanchen had been staring at her eyes but had never noticed anything from them. He was very surprised at her answer, even delighted. Perhaps he had always misunderstood her?

When Zheng Xiyan saw the expression on Xiao Xuanchen's face, he seemed to gradually dispel his suspicion of her. She lowered her head and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yan'er, don't worry. I will arrange everything for Chengji's future." Xiao Xuanchen held her hand and promised her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Xiyan pretended to be grateful, which made him let down his guard temporarily.

At this time, Xiao Chengji in Xiao Xuanchen's arms suddenly cried out, and Zheng Xiyan came over to comfort him, "Don't cry, don't cry, mother is here."

Zheng Xiyan patted him gently, and he stopped crying after a while.

Xiao Xuanchen smiled and said, "It seems that he already knows who his mother is, but he is still a little unfamiliar with me, his father."

Zheng Xiyan smiled and said to him, "Your Majesty, come and spend more time with him, and he will definitely know that you are his father."

"Okay! I will definitely come and spend more time with him in the future." Xiao Xuanchen was in a very good mood at the moment, and the expression on his face was no longer tense like just now.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Princess Chengyang was standing outside the palace. When she saw this scene, she also felt that it was good for them to be like this. It seemed that they were no different from ordinary people. But she also knew very well how much was true and how much was false.

"This is in the palace. Born in an imperial family, where does true love come from?" Princess Chengyang said softly, her eyes full of loneliness.

Xiao Xuanchen did not stay here overnight. After staying here for a while, he returned to the Zichen Palace.

After he left, Princess Chengyang came in, put Xiao Chengji in the cradle, then came to the bed and said with a serious expression: "Yan'er, tell your mother, do you have feelings for His Majesty?"

Zheng Xiyan didn't expect her mother to ask this and was slightly stunned. Maybe there was love in the previous life, but there would never be love in this life again.

"No." Zheng Xiyan said without hesitation.

Hearing these two words, Princess Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! In this palace, don't talk about true love with His Majesty, because it's not worth it."

"Mother, I understand. Your daughter is not that stupid." Zheng Xiyan smiled bitterly. In her last life, she had such a miserable end because she was too stupid. In this life, how could she fall into Xiao Xuanchen's trap again?

She had been worried before that her daughter was innocent by nature, what if she was deceived by a man's words? Now, she was relieved.

At first, considering that she had just gotten married, was at the age of falling in love, and was pregnant, it was not easy to give her any advice.

But now it’s different. She has given birth to a prince and has someone to rely on in this palace. The emperor’s favor is not that important anymore.

"You must remember that the most important thing in a woman's life is never love. In this short life, there are too many things that are more important than love." Princess Chengyang warned earnestly. She hoped that her daughter would have a smooth life and be wealthy and worry-free. That would be enough.

In her previous life, Zheng Xiyan took the word "love" too seriously, which led to her being taken advantage of and ending up with a complete loss.

In this life, what is love? It is nothing but a scam. Some people may prefer to lie to you for a lifetime, but some people will only lie to you for a while. People who are deeply trapped in this scam are really pitiful and sad.

"Don't worry, mother. Your daughter will never make a mistake." Zheng Xiyan said firmly.

"That's good. Now that you have given birth to the eldest son, your position as queen is secure. No one in the harem will be able to threaten you anymore. You just need to walk steadily on your future path. Those people will never be able to catch up with you." Princess Chengyang patted her hands gently.

"Mother, my daughter knows."

That night, many people still couldn't sleep.

Yong'an Palace

Shen Aoning came this afternoon and hasn't left yet. She would be alone if she went back anyway, so she might as well come to Yong'an Palace to keep Sister Xi company and just sleep here tonight.

After washing up, Shen Aoning sat on the bed in her pajamas and lamented, "Sister, what do you think we are fighting for? The Queen has given birth to the eldest son. What will we have to do with her from now on?"

Xi Muyao was sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her hair. When she heard her words, her hands froze and she chuckled, "That doesn't mean we have nothing to do with it. Your Majesty is nominally the eldest son, but didn't he also go through a lot of hardships when he succeeded to the throne?"

"That's because Your Majesty is the Queen Mother's youngest son. The eldest and second sons both died early. Otherwise, how could it be Your Majesty's turn to ascend the throne?" Shen Aoning said this casually, but suddenly realized something after a moment.

"Sister, you..." Shen Aoning's face changed in shock and her heart tightened.

"The child has just been born, not grown up. Who can predict what will happen in the future? Just like you said, the Queen Mother gave birth to three sons in a row, but the eldest and second sons died early. If the Queen Mother did not have your Majesty's youngest son, would she still be the Queen Mother today?" Xi Muyao asked back.

Xi Muyao slowly stood up, came to the bed and sat down, holding her hand and said: "Sister, no one can predict what will happen next. What we need to do now is to get pregnant with a dragon heir as soon as possible."

Shen Aoning said depressedly: "But His Majesty will definitely be with the Queen these days, so how can we have the opportunity to sleep with him?"

"There will definitely be opportunities. It depends on whether we can seize them. Also, I see that His Majesty may not be that happy when the Queen gave birth to the eldest son." Xi Muyao's eyes were dark and unclear. She always felt that His Majesty did not treat the Queen with such sincerity as the rumors said.

"Sister, don't say that casually." Shen Aoning quickly lowered her voice, fearing that her words would be heard by others.

Xi Muyao smiled lightly and said, "Okay, don't think too much, go to bed early!"

"Ok!"

Jinhua Palace

Murong Yue lay alone on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep at all. She recalled the expression on His Majesty's face when he learned that the Queen had given birth to a prince. She was sure that she was not mistaken, but why did His Majesty have such an expression?

"Could it be that His Majesty doesn't want the Queen to give birth to a prince at all?" Murong Yue slowly sat up and guessed in a low voice.

"But why is this? Could it be..." Murong Yue suddenly thought of the King of Chu and the Duke of Zheng? Oh, right, her father had mentioned to her that Zheng Xiyan was able to become the queen because of her good family background. But this family background also made His Majesty feel apprehensive.