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

Shuang Ning was worried when she saw this, but she remained calm and whispered to comfort her: "Yes, Madam, you are drunk. No matter how I called you, you would not wake up. Finally, the Queen sent the imperial physician to check. Fortunately, you are just very drunk and there is nothing serious."

Inside, the flickering candlelight illuminates the tranquility and warmth of the room, but it cannot conceal the faint aroma of wine in the air.

At this time, Lu Lingyuan walked into the room in a hurry with a hint of anxiety that was difficult to conceal. Her figure was elongated by the candlelight. She walked forward slowly, with a hint of urgency and concern in her voice: "The queen mother has woken up. I pay my respects to her."

Zheng Xiyan raised her hand slightly, with a calm and graceful gesture, and a gentle smile on her lips, "Get up."

"Thank you, mother." Lu Lingyuan slowly stood up, walked lightly towards Zheng Xiyan, stretched out her arm naturally, and supported her gently and carefully. Her eyes were full of concern and respect.

"Queen, have you been guarding here the whole afternoon?" Zheng Xiyan asked as she walked, her voice soft and gentle.

Shuang Ning saw this and answered first: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Queen is concerned about your safety and has not left your side since you took a nap."

Hearing this, Zheng Xiyan slowly turned around, her eyes full of tenderness. She gently held Lu Lingyuan's hand, her tone carrying a bit of reproach and more tenderness: "Child, you are too honest. I just drank a few more glasses and am a little tipsy. It's nothing serious."

Lu Lingyuan shook her head gently, lowering her eyes. She whispered softly, "I am really worried. Aunt Zisu specially made a hangover soup for you. Mother, please drink a bowl. It will help you sober up and relieve your headache."

"Okay, good boy, I'll listen to you." Zheng Xiyan nodded slowly, her eyes full of relief and satisfaction.

The two sat side by side in the courtyard, the evening breeze blowing gently, the fragrance of flowers in the air, Zheng Xiyan suddenly felt a lot of emotion: "Time flies so fast, it seems like just yesterday, you were still in Shoukang Palace, firmly rejecting the emperor's marriage proposal. At that time, you looked determined and said that you didn't want to enter the palace and become the queen."

"Now, six years have passed in the blink of an eye. I was full of worries at that time, fearing that you two would have difficulty getting along. But now it seems that your relationship has not only not become distant, but has become even deeper." Zheng Xiyan's words were a bit humorous and sincere.

Lu Lingyuan's eyes drooped slightly, and an indescribable shyness and happiness flashed across her face. She said softly: "I myself never expected that there would be such a scene today."

"Queen, you are luckier than me. You have met someone like Ji'er who truly treats you." Zheng Xiyan said earnestly, with envy in her eyes. "Mother sincerely hopes that you can stay like this in the future. The most important thing between husband and wife is not to deceive or lie to each other. Only by being honest with each other can the relationship last long."

"Yes, I will keep my mother's teachings in mind and never forget them for a moment!" Lu Lingyuan's eyes were firm and persistent, full of longing and determination for the future.

Zheng Xiyan nodded with satisfaction, patted the back of Lu Lingyuan's hand gently, and said in a warm voice: "It's getting late, you should go back. Ji'er should also go back to Weiyang Palace, you should all rest early."

Lu Lingyuan slowly stood up and bowed slightly again, with a hint of reluctance and respect in her voice: "Yes, I will take my leave, and mother, please go to bed early!"

After Lu Lingyuan left, Zheng Xiyan sat alone in the quiet courtyard, the moonlight like water, gently falling on her thin figure. She raised her head slightly, her eyes passed through the sparse clouds, looking into the deep and distant night sky, an indescribable loneliness flashed in her eyes, as if she was pursuing something.

The night breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness. Shuang Ning tiptoed to her side and said in a soft and concerned voice, "My lady, it's late at night and the dew is heavy. You should go back and rest early!"

Hearing this, Zheng Xiyan gently lowered her eyelids, a trace of loneliness flowing in her eyes, and finally turned into a long and helpless sigh. She said in a deep voice: "Shuang Ning, I had a dream tonight, a long and clear dream."

Shuang Ning's heart tightened when she heard this. She asked cautiously, "What did the queen dream about? Was there any ominous sign?"

Zheng Xiyan's eyes became soft and distant at this moment. She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a hint of joy quietly climbed onto her cheeks. "I dreamed that I had never stepped into this deep palace, but returned to Chen County with my mother. That was my grandfather's hometown, where there were green mountains and clear waters, laughter, and..."

Having said this, she paused slightly, and a hint of imperceptible tenderness and yearning flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Shuang Ning slowly stepped forward and continued to ask, "And then? Did the queen live well in her dream?"

Zheng Xiyan suddenly laughed out loud, with a hint of relief and self-mockery in her laughter. She shook her head slightly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Then, then I woke up, everything was just a dream! No more, no more, dreams are just dreams after all, how can you take them seriously?"

Zheng Xiyan's words were light, but they carried a bit of indescribable sadness. The smile on her lips was still there, but her eyes had become deep and complicated, and the scenes in the dream kept flashing through her mind. She saw Xiao Xuanchen, the man who had once made her heart beat and heartbroken; she saw herself in that dream, with a happy smile on her face.

But it was just an illusory dream.

A barely perceptible bitterness flashed across Zheng Xiyan's eyes. She gently shook her head, put those chaotic thoughts behind her, turned around and walked into the house.

The night was still deep and silent, but Zheng Xiyan's heart was as complicated and unpredictable as the night.