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

"Concubine Shen should come to pay her respects soon. Please prepare some tea and snacks, and then go to the warehouse to pick out some good things for her." Zheng Xiyan said calmly.

"Yes!"

Not long after, Concubine Shen arrived at the Weiyang Palace and became a concubine. Her dress and appearance became more beautiful than before.

She wore a light red tube top dress with delicate jasmine flowers embroidered on it and jade bells dangling from the hem of her skirt, which moved with her steps. A red silk ribbon tied around her waist showed off her perfect figure, with curves in all the right places. She wore a pink Su silk robe on the outside and a seven-treasure exquisite hairpin in her hair, which made her look like a lotus.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health." Concubine Shen knelt down and paid her respects.

"No need to be so polite, Concubine Shen." Zheng Xiyan looked at her. As expected, people are in high spirits when they are happy. Her state is very different from before.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Shen was still as respectful as before, and did not make any mistakes in the rules.

Biluo brought a chair over, and Zheng Xiyan said, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, empress."

After Concubine Shen sat down, Zheng Xiyan smiled and said, "Congratulations, His Majesty has taken our old friendship into consideration and you are now a Concubine."

"I am grateful for the kindness of Your Majesty and the Queen. I will serve Your Majesty and the Queen well in the future." Concubine Shen replied hastily, with an expression of fear and trepidation on her face.

"It is enough for you to serve His Majesty well, Biluo!" Zheng Xiyan said in a light tone.

As soon as Zheng Xiyan finished speaking, Biluo presented the reward, "This is a reward from me to you."

Concubine Shen looked at those pieces of jewelry. They were exquisite and valuable, and they were things she would not use on a daily basis.

"I thank the Queen for the reward." Concubine Shen quickly stood up to express her gratitude.

"Okay, stop thanking me. Just serve His Majesty well from now on. I'm tired, so I won't keep you here any longer." Zheng Xiyan got up and left after saying that.

Concubine Shen was also very tactful and immediately stood up and bowed, "I will take my leave."

After lunch, Xiao Xuanchen came to Weiyang Palace and sat in front of the cradle to tease Xiao Chengji.

Xiao Chengji kept smiling at him, and Xiao Xuanchen immediately burst into laughter, "Yan'er, look, Ji'er is smiling at me."

"I saw it. Ji'er is happy because he knows that Your Majesty has come to see him." Zheng Xiyan replied with a smile.

Xiao Xuanchen looked happy, but the next second, his expression turned a little worried, "Why do you look a little unwell today?"

"I have been staying in this bed for almost a month. How can I look good? I always feel bored." Zheng Xiyan said with a bit of the naivety of a little woman acting coquettishly.

This was the first time Xiao Xuanchen had seen her like this. He smiled and took her hand, comforting her: "Hold on for a few more days, you'll be out of confinement soon, right?"

"Ah."

"I heard that Your Majesty appointed Shen Baolin as a concubine? Why did Your Majesty promote her for no reason? He didn't even discuss it with me. I don't have any objection, but it's not in accordance with etiquette to appoint a person of higher rank." Zheng Xiyan said calmly.

Xiao Xuanchen explained: "Lian Yi has served me for many years, I don't want to owe her anything, Yan'er, please let me be willful this time!"

Zheng Xiyan didn't say anything more. He had already issued the imperial edict, and it would be useless even if she objected.

But she just thought it was ridiculous and didn't want to owe her anything. He was a person who owed many people, so why didn't he necessarily compensate them all?

"If Your Majesty really doesn't want to owe her anything, then let her have someone to rely on in this palace. With that support, no one will say a word even if Your Majesty confers her the title of one of the four concubines." When Zheng Xiyan said this, she carefully watched his reaction.

"Depend on? Do you mean let her give birth to a child?" Xiao Xuanchen asked.

"Yes! After all, in this palace, only having children means having support." Zheng Xiyan said meaningfully.

Xiao Xuanchen's face was solemn. Among the people in the harem who could give birth to children for him, Concubine Shen was indeed a suitable person, but she had drunk a lot of contraceptive soup before, so it was not easy for her to get pregnant.

"It all depends on fate. If there is no fate, forcing it is useless."

Zheng Xiyan smiled and replied: "Your Majesty is right. Chengji came to us because of the fate between me and Your Majesty."

"Yeah!" Xiao Xuanchen smiled a little unnaturally.

Royal Garden

Die Yun was supporting Murong Yue as they took a walk in the Imperial Garden, and they happened to meet Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning. The three of them simply went to the pavilion and sat down.

Now that spring has arrived and the weather has become much warmer, it's nice to go out and bask in the sun.

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning were very envious when they saw Murong Yue's bulging belly.

"In a few months, Sister Rong Fei will give birth." Xi Muyao said with a smile.

"Yes!" Murong Yue smiled slightly and stroked her belly gently.

"Did the imperial physician say it was the prince or the princess?" Shen Aoning asked tentatively.

Murong Yue curled her lips and chuckled, and said in a deep voice: "It's hard to say. Before the fruit is ripe, no one can guarantee something is not right."

"That's true." When Shen Aoning heard her say that, she knew she couldn't get anything out of her.

At this time, Xi Muyao changed the subject, "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened? This morning, you actually canonized Shen Baolin as a concubine, jumping three levels. This is against the rules."

After hearing about this, Murong Yue didn't take it too seriously. She was just a small concubine and nothing special.

"Concubine Shen has served Your Majesty the longest. Your Majesty, considering their old friendship, it is not a big deal to confer the title of Concubine Shen on her."

Shen Aoning didn't think so. "That being said, if Your Majesty still cares about the old relationship, why didn't you confer the title of Concubine from the beginning?"

"How can you and I guess what His Majesty is thinking?" Murong Yue sneered.

"Your Majesty's thoughts are indeed difficult to guess. It would be great if we could understand your Majesty's thoughts." Shen Aoning said naively.

"Sister Shen, stop joking. Your heart is hard to predict!" Murong Yue said with disdain.

"It's just a joke, why should Concubine Rong take it seriously?" Xi Muyao replied with a smile.

Murong Yue had been out for a long time and felt a little tired. She said, "I am tired and will return to the palace first. Please do as you please, my two sisters."

"Farewell, Sister Rong Fei." The two stood up and saluted.

After she left, the two sat down, and Shen Aoning sneered, "Why are you pretending? If Concubine Shen was pregnant, she would definitely be more anxious than anyone else."

"Okay! We have to think carefully about how to compete for favor, otherwise there will be no place for the two of us in this harem." Xi Muyao said in a deep voice. For several months in a row, the two of them had only slept with the emperor once or twice.

"Sister, why did His Majesty appoint her as a concubine for no reason?" Shen Aoning couldn't understand.

"She is just a little concubine. She can't threaten us. What is there to worry about?" Xi Muyao didn't take Concubine Shen seriously at all. She was of humble origin and had no one to rely on. How could she cause any trouble?

"But she has served His Majesty the longest after all, so His Majesty must have some affection for her."

Xi Muyao sneered, "Affection? In this palace, who do you think His Majesty would have affection for? The emperor is ruthless, and we are nothing more than pawns in his hands."

"But sister, Concubine Shen has no family to rely on. What can she do for Your Majesty to use?"