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

"Your Majesty has returned to the Purple Palace?" Zheng Xiyan's face turned gloomy and he said in a cold voice.

"Yes!"

I guess he must be furious at this moment. If she were Prince Xiang to interfere, she would definitely be angry too. What should she do next?

Princess Shion

After Xiao Xuanchen came back, he ordered everyone to leave without changing out of his court robes. He sat on the dragon throne and stroked the dragon head on the throne.

"There are still so many people who are eyeing this dragon throne!" Xiao Xuanchen exerted force on his hands, his fingertips turned white, and the blue veins on the back of his hands bulged.

"Great! It's really great!" Xiao Xuanchen raised his neck and said coldly.

In the following days, Xiao Xuanchen did not summon anyone to sleep with him and stayed in the Zichen Palace.

The concubines in various palaces were also watching, and no one dared to act rashly.

That night, Xiao Xuanchen suddenly summoned Li Cairen to sleep with him, which made Li Cairen flattered.

Minghua Palace

The chief eunuch of the Jingshifang came to congratulate her. Li Cairen, who was drinking tea, was so excited when she heard the news that the emperor had summoned her to the bedchamber. She couldn't even hold the teacup steadily and the tea spilled on her hands. Fortunately, it was not very hot.

"Talent, be careful." The palace maid said hurriedly.

"Nothing!" Li Cairen looked stunned and a little frightened.

"The talented lady must be so happy that she has gone silly!" the eunuch chief laughed and joked.

"Why did His Majesty think of me out of the blue?" Li Cairen couldn't understand. She had also heard about the recent issue of the crown prince in the court. His Majesty had not set foot in the harem for many days because of this matter. Why did he think of her?

"Look at what the talented person said. You are His Majesty's concubine. His Majesty must have a talented person in his heart, so he thought of her."

If it were in the past, Li Cairen would have believed this, but since Sister Su was given the white silk, she just listened to such words.

"Thank you for taking this trip, eunuch." Li Cairen smiled slightly, but there was no joy on her face, instead there was a bit more fear.

"Then you should quickly prepare and head to the Purple Palace!"

"Okay! Take care, father-in-law!"

Weiyang Palace

Zheng Xiyan was having dinner when Biluo walked in and said, "Your Majesty has summoned Lady Li to sleep with you tonight."

"Talented Lady Li? Why did His Majesty suddenly think of her?" Zheng Xiyan whispered.

"I also find it strange. Since Concubine Li entered the palace, His Majesty seems to have summoned her only once." Biluo also looked confused.

His thoughts were becoming increasingly difficult to guess. Zheng Xiyan sighed and said, "This is good for Li Cairen. After all, she has no favor in this palace, so her life will be miserable."

Zheng Xiyan suddenly thought of Concubine Xu. She had been busy with palace affairs these days and had not visited her. "How is Concubine Xu these days?"

"She is feeling better now, but her mood is very unstable. Moreover, Your Majesty hasn't visited her as usual." Biluo also felt sorry for Concubine Xu and felt sorry for her.

Such a cold-hearted person could actually be her husband. Zheng Xiyan's eyes were bleak, "In his eyes, all of them are just chess pieces.

"Is there any movement in Jinhua Palace?" Zheng Xiyan asked coldly.

"He has been very well behaved lately." Biluo reported.

"People outside the palace have been investigating for so long, it should be time to get some results!" Zheng Xiyan murmured in a low voice.

Biluo replied: "I think I will return to the palace in the next few days."

"Ok!"

The next morning, in the Zichen Palace, Li Cairen helped Xiao Xuanchen change his clothes.

Before Xiao Xuanchen went to the morning court, he ordered, "Pass on my decree, promote Li Cairen to the rank of Beauty, and give her the title of Li."

"Yes!"

Lady Li knelt down quickly to express her gratitude, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your grace." But there was no sign of joy on her face.

After coming out of the Zichen Palace, Lady Li went directly to the Weiyang Palace.

Zheng Xiyan hadn't woken up yet, so Lady Li sat in the main hall waiting for her. Shuang Ning served her some tea and snacks, "Talented lady, please enjoy your meal."

The maid next to Lady Li smiled and said, "Sister Shuang Ning, our talented lady is now Lady Li. His Majesty has just issued an edict."

Shuang Ning was stunned for a moment, then congratulated: "Congratulations, Miss Li, congratulations, Miss Li."

"Miss Shuangning, you are too polite." Beautiful lady chuckled.

Shuang Ning then entered the bedroom and told Zheng Xiyan about this. After hearing this, Zheng Xiyan was not surprised that she was promoted to a beauty. However, Xiao Xuanchen did not grant titles to concubines lightly, so why did he give her the title of Li?

Lady Li is worthy of the title "Li". Her face is considered to be the best in the harem.

After Zheng Xiyan finished washing up, she came out of the bedroom. Lady Li hurried forward to pay her respects, "Your Majesty, the Queen."

"Don't be so polite, get up quickly." Zheng Xiyan said with a smile.

"Thank you, empress."

"His Majesty has named you a beauty, this is a good thing."

Lady Li didn't think so, and said in a deep voice: "I don't think it's a good thing."

"Why do you think so?" Zheng Xiyan's expression changed slightly, and she looked at her with a scrutinizing look in her eyes.

"Your Majesty suddenly thought of me, didn't the Empress suspect anything?" Concubine Li had also grown a lot after what happened with Concubine Su.

Zheng Xiyan's eyes revealed a bit of admiration, and she sneered, "It seems that you have noticed something?"

"It's simply that Your Majesty saw that I was getting closer to you, the Queen, and wanted to get something from me, otherwise why would he suddenly think of me?" She guessed it from what His Majesty said to her last night, but she played dumb and fooled him.

Zheng Xiyan's guess was indeed correct, but she didn't expect that she was not tempted by this. "Then why don't you obey His Majesty? After all, doing so will also be good for you. At least it will allow you to be favored more often, and you might even get pregnant."

"I don't want to be a treacherous person. I sought your protection and took refuge with you. I will always follow your lead and will never betray you." Lady Li knelt in front of Zheng Xiyan and said with a firm face.

"Even if you are favored by His Majesty, you will not betray me?" Zheng Xiyan's expression became serious and she asked in a cold voice.

Lady Li smiled and replied, "I have now seen clearly what kind of person Your Majesty is. If I surrender to Your Majesty, as Your Majesty said, I might get pregnant with a dragon heir, but whether or not I can give birth to the child is not up to me. Even if I give birth to a child, if it is a princess, others will naturally not feel any threat, but if it is a prince, I can't say for sure."

"I don't have the support of my maternal family. Even if I am lucky enough to give birth to a prince, we may not be able to survive due to the intrigues in the harem. We may even have a rift with the queen because of this, and I will be even more helpless in this palace." Lady Li is no longer the naive little girl who just entered the palace. She knows how to protect herself.

"For me, this is really not worth it."

Zheng Xiyan was very surprised by her honesty. She had never thought that she would give up Xiao Xuanchen's favor and choose to rely on herself. "Aren't you afraid of regretting it in the future?"

"Regret? What I regret most is entering the palace, but now things have come to this, and I am powerless to change anything." Lady Li said helplessly.