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

As soon as she finished speaking, Zheng Xiyan stood up and left the Zichen Palace.

Xiao Xuanchen did not stop him. He was now full of rage, his eyes were dark and dark, and his whole body was filled with hostility. The air pressure in the hall was very low.

Xiao Xuanchen accidentally saw the bowl of fish soup in front of him and threw it to the ground in anger. The eunuch who was about to come in was frightened and trembled all over. He wanted to go in and persuade them, but seeing this posture, forget it! Let's go in later! To avoid harming innocent people.

After leaving the Purple Palace, Zheng Xiyan sat on the phoenix carriage and said, "Return to the palace."

Zheng Xiyan was also filled with anger. Humph! How funny! He had already said that the eldest son should be the heir. Who else could the position of crown prince belong to if not Ji'er? Now he accused her of having improper desires for the position of crown prince? He wanted it all. From the beginning, he was caught in self-contradiction.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Biluo comforted her, "Don't be angry, madam. Don't let it hurt your body."

"It's okay!" Zheng Xiyan said coldly.

After Xiao Xuanchen calmed down, he went to Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother has been very busy these days. Princess Xuanhua is about to be married, and she has been accompanying her daughter.

At this moment, the mother and daughter were having lunch, and the eunuch outside the palace called out, "His Majesty has arrived."

Princess Xuanhua looked puzzled, "It's already this late, why is my brother here?"

The Queen Mother had actually been waiting for him to come. Although she didn't care much about what happened outside in the past few days, she naturally knew everything about the previous dynasty.

The Queen Mother took up the handkerchief, wiped her mouth, and said, "Mother, you have finished eating, you can eat by yourself."

"Oh!" Princess Xuanhua agreed obediently.

The Queen Mother left the dining hall and came to the main hall. After Xiao Xuanchen came in, he greeted her and said, "Your son pays respect to you, mother."

"Stand up and sit down!" The Queen Mother had a cold look on her face.

"Thank you, mother."

After the mother and son sat down, the Queen Mother ordered, "Everyone, please leave. I have something to say to the Emperor."

"Yes!"

Xiao Xuanchen said with a sullen face: "Did the Queen Mother know that I would come?"

"You are my son. Don't I know you?" The Queen Mother said coldly.

"I also want to ask my mother, what did you think about the position of crown prince back then..." Xiao Xuanchen frowned and asked with a gloomy expression.

"The emperor does not want to enthrone Ji'er as the crown prince, and he even does not allow the queen to have any improper desires for the position of crown prince. Moreover, he does not want to admit that the reason you were able to ascend the throne smoothly back then was because you are my son, the legitimate son of the late emperor. You are particularly conflicted now because you can't find a reason to stop Ji'er from becoming the crown prince, and you can't find a reason to prove to the world that you did not ascend the throne because of your status as a legitimate son." The Empress Dowager exposed him incisively.

When Xiao Xuanchen heard this, he clenched his fists, his knuckles turned slightly white, and his face turned blue and red.

The Queen Mother simply ignored him and continued, "You are afraid of the Queen and Ji'er, and even more afraid of the Chu Palace and the Zheng Palace behind her. You are afraid that once Ji'er becomes the crown prince, one day in the future, they will pull you down from the throne in order to support Ji'er to become the emperor."

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Xiao Xuanchen didn't dare to look her in the eye. The fear and anxiety deep in his heart burst out completely at this moment.

Xiao Xuanchen became extremely emotional and asked angrily, "Isn't your mother worried? If they really do this, how can I and your mother protect ourselves?"

The Queen Mother sneered at this time: "Then why did you enthrone her as the Queen? Was it really just because of my recommendation?"

A trace of guilt flashed across Xiao Xuanchen's face. When he made Zheng Xiyan the queen, it was because he had eyes for the power behind her, which would help him secure the throne and even eliminate dissidents.

"How long has it been? Has the Emperor forgotten so quickly? She is the Queen, and the legitimate son born to her is the Crown Prince. No one can have any objection, not even the Emperor. You want to break the rules of appointing a crown prince that have been in place in Daliang for so many years. I will be the first one to disagree." The Queen Mother said angrily.

Xiao Xuanchen quickly explained, saying falsely: "My mother misunderstood. I have never thought about it this way. I just feel that I am in my prime now, and there is no need to appoint a crown prince too early."

"The crown prince is the foundation of the country. Establishing the crown prince earlier can also dispel the delusions of those with ulterior motives earlier. There is nothing wrong with that. Emperor, if you still insist on doing what you want, do you still need me to remind you?" The Queen Mother said angrily.

"It seems that mother is on the side of the queen and her son, rather than on the side of her son, me." Xiao Xuanchen said with a cold expression.

The Queen Mother shook her head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Emperor, you are my son, so I am naturally partial to you, but I want to remind you that the current situation is caused by you. Ji'er is the Queen's son, so isn't he your son? It was you and the Queen who gave birth to Ji'er, and it was you who made the Queen give birth to a legitimate son. You regret it now, but what did you do earlier?"

Xiao Xuanchen had no way to refute. Now, everything was gradually getting out of his control. This was completely different from what he had planned at the beginning. He could no longer control everything.

"I originally..." Xiao Xuanchen spoke helplessly, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager.

"The Emperor wants to say that if the Empress had not been so lucky and if I had not stopped her, she would not have given birth to Ji'er, right? God sees what you do, and what you have done cannot be erased no matter what. Emperor! You'd better take care of yourself!" The Empress Dowager said earnestly, closing her eyes and praying in her heart, hoping that her son would be able to figure it all out one day.

Seeing that his mother's attitude was already very clear, Xiao Xuanchen said nothing more, but stood up and bowed, saying sadly: "Your son will take his leave."

"Hmm." The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and said in a low voice.

After Xiao Xuanchen left, Nanny Yu came in. Seeing the Queen Mother's angry face, she stepped forward to comfort her and asked, "Why are you so angry?"

"What a good son I raised!" The Queen Mother looked disappointed.

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. It's not worth it if you get sick from anger." Nanny Yu advised.