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

“Forget it! The birth mother of the Second Prince really shouldn’t have such a low position. This virtuous concubine was chosen by me personally and sent to the Emperor. She has always been law-abiding. It is her good fortune that she is now ranked among the four concubines.” Although the Empress Dowager felt that this was inappropriate, she did not want to interfere in the matter.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother is right. Consort Xian has always been thinking about you."

"The harem is really lively now." The Queen Mother said in a deep voice.

Yong'an Palace

The palace maid trotted in and reported, "Greetings to Empress Zhaoyi and Empress Zhaorong."

"Is it a princess or a prince?" Shen Aoning asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian gave birth to the second prince." The maid replied with her head lowered.

"Empress Xianfei?" Shen Aoning looked at her in astonishment.

"Yes... yes, His Majesty has just issued an edict to promote Shen Chongyuan to the rank of second-rank virtuous concubine." The palace maid said cautiously.

"Your Majesty actually named her the Virtuous Consort? She was just a lowly maid. Even if she gave birth to a prince, why did she bypass us and be named the Virtuous Consort? Why?" Shen Aoning found it hard to accept that a palace maid who was inferior to her in every way now had a higher status than her.

Xi Muyao was relatively calm and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, retreat!"

"Yes!"

"Sister, what should we do now! She is just a lowly palace maid, and now she has gotten above us." Shen Aoning's face looked ugly, even a little collapsed.

Xi Muyao frowned and scolded, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Sister, what's going on now? You told me not to worry. The virtuous concubine is above us. When I think about being stepped on by her, I..." Shen Aoning's face turned blue with anger.

"Okay! What's the use of being anxious now? Even if she becomes a virtuous concubine, so what? Without the support of her mother's family, she can't threaten us." Xi Muyao looked calm and didn't take her seriously at all.

"Really? She has served His Majesty the longest, and His Majesty has always been very fond of her. We should be prepared for the worst..." Shen Aoning always felt that this Shen Lianyi was not that simple.

"Can you wake up a little? Our enemy has always been the Queen, not her. Why should we fight with her? You are lowering your status and are extremely stupid." Xi Muyao had a look of impatience on her face. After so many years, how come she hasn't made any progress and is still so stupid.

"Sister~" Shen Aoning looked aggrieved. She was naturally unhappy after being scolded.

"Okay, can you change your temper? You're so impatient. You're pregnant now. What's the use of being anxious when encountering problems?" Xi Muyao said with a serious face.

"Yes, I understand." Shen Aoning lowered his head, not daring to refute anything.

Xi Muyao held her hand and said earnestly, "Ao Ning, there will be many more princes born in this palace, but our enemies are only the queen and the prince. What other people have the qualifications to compete with us?"

"Yes, sister, I understand. I won't do this again in the future."

Weiyang Palace

After Zheng Xiyan returned to Weiyang Palace, she was already starving, so she quickly ordered someone to bring her food.

Biluo and Shuangning served her meal. Zheng Xiyan was very hungry and ate a little fast. "Your Majesty didn't even have breakfast and sat in Chonghua Palace for so long. You must be very hungry."

Zheng Xiyan had never been so miserable before. She didn't even have time to have breakfast. How could she have been hungry for so long?

"My life as a queen is really embarrassing, but fortunately, the virtuous concubine gave birth to a prince safely." Zheng Xiyan wiped her mouth, but she had eaten a lot of food.

"But why would His Majesty directly confer the title of Consort Xian? Your Majesty, why don't you try to persuade His Majesty?" Shuang Ning felt that this kind of cross-level conferment, twice, was totally against the palace rules.

"Persuade him? He is so happy, why should I bother him? But it's no big deal to promote him to the title of virtuous concubine."

"But this promotion beyond one's rank is really against the rules. Even though she gave birth to a prince, it is against the rules to promote her from the lowest of the nine concubines to the virtuous concubine all at once. " Biluo thought so too.

"He made the rules. Whatever he says is natural. Xianfei doesn't have the support of her mother's family. Even if she gives birth to a prince and ranks among the four concubines, she is not enough to threaten me."

“Besides, compared to me, you are the one who is really unwilling. You haven’t seen the expression on Concubine Rong’s face. Jinhua Palace must be a mess now.” Zheng Xiyan sneered.

"That's what the Queen said."

At this moment, Jinhua Palace was in a mess, just as Zheng Xiyan said.

After Concubine Rong came back, she was furious and smashed a lot of things.

Die Yun asked the nurse to carry Princess Changle to the side hall, and then led a group of palace servants to kneel on the ground, "Your Highness, calm down."

"Get out! All of you, get out." Murong Yue was throwing things around frantically, smashing almost everything that could be smashed in the room.

"The royal concubine."

Die Yun ordered: "Everyone, leave!"

"Yes!"

Die Yun ordered them to retreat, but she stayed.

After she had vented her anger, Dieyun saw that the fragments had scratched her hand and it was bleeding. She quickly took out some medicine and bandaged it for her.

Concubine Rong sat on the ground helplessly, tears streaming down her face. "Why? How could a lowly slave like her give birth to a prince? His Majesty also named her a virtuous concubine, second only to me. Why?"

"Your Majesty, didn't His Majesty tell you that you will have another child? You will definitely give birth to a prince." Die Yun comforted.

"But when will the prince come?" Murong Yue touched her lower abdomen, her eyes already wet.

"Didn't the imperial physician tell you to stay in a good mood and keep a calm mind? You have to listen to the imperial physician and not get angry." Die Yun advised.

Murong Yue just couldn't control herself. When she thought about the fact that Concubine Xian already had a prince, if Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning gave birth to another prince, there would really be no place for her in the harem.

Die Yun continued to persuade: "My Lady! The ground is cold, please get up first!"

Die Yun helped her up, walked around the debris on the ground, and helped her into the bedroom.

Then the palace maids came in to clean up, and the farce finally came to an end.

Chonghua Palace

The virtuous concubine slept, but had a nightmare. When she woke up, she shouted, "My child, where is my child?"

When the palace maid heard the noise, she quickly ordered the wet nurse to bring the second prince over, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Where is my child?" The virtuous concubine grabbed her arm tightly and stared at her with horror.

"The wet nurse has been taken away to feed the baby. She will be brought back soon. Don't worry, Your Majesty." The palace servant replied hastily, her arm a little painful from being pinched.

"Rouxin, I just had a dream. I dreamed that someone took my child away. I can't find him. I can't find him." Concubine Xian's face was full of fear and she was sweating all over.

"It was just a dream. The Second Prince is fine. The wet nurse will bring him here soon. Don't worry, Your Majesty."