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

"Your Majesty, are you so magnanimous?" The palace maid was a little confused.

Lady Li saw a pavilion not far ahead, so she walked over. After sitting down, she slowly said, "When I was young, my father and mother loved each other very much. There were no concubines in the mansion, and my father only took care of my mother. But as I grew up, my mother's beauty faded, and my father came to my mother's room less and less often, and he didn't treat her as well as before."

"Of course I remember it."

The expression on Lady Li's face was very calm, and she continued, "At that time, I thought my mother would be sad, and even quarrel with my father. But later, my mother did not do that. Instead, she gave my father several young and beautiful concubines." She did not understand her mother at that time, but now she understands.

"I vaguely remember that after that incident, although my father was no longer as gentle to my mother as before, he always respected her very much. The concubines in the mansion were also under the control of my mother, and the harem was peaceful. Over the years, my father has treated my mother three times better than before."

"In fact, as the principal wife, as long as you have a child, a stable status and the love of your husband, it's not important." In the past, all she wanted was to do as it was written in the storybooks, to find a loyal person and stay together until old age. But after really experiencing it, she realized that these were just lies.

Are there love stories described in storybooks? Of course there are, but they are too few.

The palace maid stood by, and although she didn't quite agree, after thinking about it, it seemed that the madam and the young madam all did this.

"What the Empress did is actually the same as what my mother did. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and His Majesty's heart cannot always be with one of them. Even if His Majesty truly loves the Empress, as time goes by, people grow old and lose their looks, and there will always be a day when he will get tired of her. Men are always fickle, and no matter how deep the love is, it will not last long. So Your Majesty might as well be more generous and push Your Majesty away to create opportunities for us. This will not only gain His Majesty's respect and guilt, but also earn you a good reputation for being generous, and even win over us unfavored concubines. For Your Majesty, it is a hundred benefits with no harm." The smile on Lady Li's lips was meaningful. Although she was favored these days, she was not that happy in her heart. Instead, she always felt empty.

"That's what the beauty said."

On the day of Xiao Chengji's first birthday banquet, the Queen Mother had instructed in advance that a grand birthday banquet should be held for the prince.

Rewards were sent to the Weiyang Palace like water, making the concubines in other palaces extremely envious.

Yaoguang Hall

Royal relatives, civil and military ministers all attended the prince's first birthday banquet.

Xiao Chengji was held in the arms of the Empress Dowager. Many people in the palace looked at him, all looking at this Crown Prince.

The Queen Mother smiled and teased him, "Be good, Ji'er, call me Grandmother, Grandmother."

The Empress Dowager just said it casually, and she didn't expect him to really call her, but the next second, Xiao Chengji actually opened his mouth, "Grandmother."

The Queen Mother was pleasantly surprised, and Zheng Xiyan said excitedly, "It seems that Ji'er likes her very much."

"Your Majesty, Ji'er can speak now." Zheng Xiyan turned to Xiao Xuanchen and said.

The Empress Dowager smiled, "Oh~ Grandmother's good grandson."

Princess Xuanhua found it very interesting. She came to the Queen Mother's side and said to Xiao Chengji, "Ji'er, call me aunt, call me aunt."

Xiao Chengji lowered his head and ignored it.

Princess Xuanhua was not convinced and continued, "Jier, call me aunt and I will take you out to play." But Xiao Chengji still didn't say anything.

Just as Princess Xuanhua was about to return to her seat in disappointment, Xiao Chengji spoke up, "Aunt."

Princess Xuanhua's eyes lit up, she was surprised and happy, she pinched his little face, "Ji'er is so amazing, aunt loves Ji'er the most."

Xiao Chengji looked at Xiao Xuanchen, his two little hands stretched out towards him, and he babbled, "Ahhh."

"Oh~ You want father to hug you." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Father~" Xiao Chengji suddenly shouted.

Xiao Chengji's ability to call people was all taught by Zheng Xiyan. Zheng Xiyan began teaching him to speak when he was eight months old, and taught him every day just for this day.

Xiao Xuanchen was startled by the word "father", and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. Then he took his son from the empress dowager's hands and said, "Father, hug me."

Seeing this, one of the ministers of the royal palace flattered him, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is very talented. It is a blessing for Daliang to have such a smart crown prince as Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"That's right. I see that the prince has a full forehead and a naturally good-looking face." The Empress Dowager's heart and eyes are now filled with her precious grandson Xiao Chengji.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother is right."

Zheng Xiyan ordered someone to bring a chair and sat next to Xiao Xuanchen, hooking her hand with Xiao Chengji's. Xiao Chengji smiled at the two of them.

In everyone's eyes, this scene was a warm moment for the family of three, which made many concubines in the palace jealous.

When no one was paying attention, Murong Yue clenched her fists tightly, and a hint of jealousy flashed across her face.

Shen Aoning was even more so, she kept tearing the handkerchief in her hand.

……

Zheng Xiyan smiled as brightly as a flower, and Xiao Xuanchen also had a smile on his face, but suddenly his expression froze again, because what the minister had just said made him feel a little uncomfortable.

When King Xiang saw this scene, his expression became a little gloomy. Then he picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it all.

When Princess Xiang saw him like this, she said nothing, but there was a hint of viciousness in her eyes as she looked at Zheng Xiyan.

As for King Ming, his eyes were on King Xiang the whole time. He looked at the family of three on the jade steps, and then at King Xiang, with an evil smile on his face.

Princess Ming, who was beside him, noticed that he was laughing strangely and asked, "Why are you laughing, Your Majesty?"

"I laugh. Some people overestimate their own abilities." He looked at King Xiang meaningfully. King Xiang inadvertently looked at him, and then King Ming raised his wine cup and toasted him.

King Xiang didn't want to pay attention to him, but due to the occasion, he had to raise his wine cup and toast him back.

Princess Chengyang had been looking at her daughter and grandson with satisfaction. When she turned her head, she inadvertently noticed the actions of King Xiang and King Ming.

Suddenly, she became suspicious. Could it be that these two people were planning something? Then she kept carefully observing King Xiang and King Ming.

After observing him, she always felt that the look in King Xiang's eyes when he looked at his daughter was very different.

She also remembered that on the day Yan'er came of age, he seemed to have sent someone to deliver a hairpin. At that time, she thought that Princess Xiang had made a mistake and put it in accidentally. Now it seems... and what he had done in the court before, she then thought of something.

Princess Chengyang frowned and began to feel worried.

Afterwards, everyone watched Xiao Chengji's grabbing of the first month of the lunar year with joy. Xiao Chengji was surrounded by various things, including the four treasures of the study, the flute, a wooden sword and so on.

Princess Xuanhua stood beside him and said, "Ji'er, go grab that flute. A wooden sword will also work. Go quickly."

Xiao Chengji stood in the middle, and everyone was staring at him. Despite his young age, he was not at all stage-frightened.

He took a lot of things, but threw them all away later. Then he walked around all the things, step by step, and toddled to Xiao Xuanchen.

Everyone looked confused. Zheng Xiyan didn't know what he was going to do. She had used these things to teach him before, but he was never interested and didn't take anything, so Zheng Xiyan had to give up.