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

"Are you really angry?" Xiao Xuanchen whispered in her ear with a very ambiguous tone. He put one hand around her waist and kissed her on the cheek.

Zheng Xiyan looked reluctant and said in a cold voice: "I am not angry at all. Your Majesty has misunderstood." Zheng Xiyan pulled his hand away and sat on the couch.

"Look at your resentful little expression, and you still say you're not angry?" Xiao Xuanchen said with a smile.

Zheng Xiyan couldn't bear to see him being so narcissistic. She was angry with him and jealous of him, and she was afraid that it would shorten her life.

"Your Majesty, you are overthinking it. As a queen, it is a virtue for me to not be jealous. Your Majesty can rest assured that I will not be jealous." Zheng Xiyan looked serious.

"Okay, it's my fault. Don't be angry, okay?" Xiao Xuanchen sat down and took her hand with a flattering look.

Zheng Xiyan dodged and said coldly: "I will order someone to serve the meal."

"Okay!" Xiao Xuanchen had no choice but to withdraw his hand in disappointment, with a look of impatience on his face.

During lunch, Zheng Xiyan said, "Your Majesty, Noble Consort Rong gave birth to Princess Changle, and Your Majesty promoted her to Noble Consort. Consort Xian gave birth to the second prince, and Your Majesty also promoted her to Consort. Consort Xi and Consort Shen are also about to give birth. I think, after they give birth, should they also be promoted to Consorts?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid they will feel uncomfortable."

"And let me say something unpleasant. In terms of birth, Concubine Xian is naturally inferior to Concubine Xi Zhaoyi and Concubine Shen Zhaorong. If both of them gave birth to princes, her status would naturally be higher than Concubine Xian's." Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"How does the Queen know that they will give birth to a prince? I think they might give birth to a princess." Xiao Xuanchen disagreed. It didn't necessarily mean a prince.

After hearing this, Zheng Xiyan already understood in her heart. Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning were already pregnant, so she probably knew whether it was a boy or a girl.

"Your Majesty is right." Zheng Xiyan chuckled.

"The virtuous concubine gave birth to the second prince, who is my second son. He has made great contributions. I think he can be above Concubine Xi and Shen Aoning." Xiao Xuanchen said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Zheng Xiyan didn't say anything more. He had already made up his mind, so why should she object and make him unhappy?

"I did not discuss with you before enthroning her as the virtuous concubine. It was my fault. I was so happy that I ignored your feelings." Xiao Xuanchen felt a little guilty.

"I understand. Concubine Xian has served Your Majesty the longest, so Your Majesty's affection for her is naturally extraordinary." Zheng Xiyan looked magnanimous and considerate, and she looked indifferent.

Xiao Xuanchen smiled even more deeply when he heard her words, "I love you the most, and no one can shake that."

How ridiculous! He loves me the most?

Zheng Xiyan smiled and said, "I know everything."

"In a few days, it will be the autumn hunting season. I want to take you to the palace for hunting. What do you think?" Xiao Xuanchen suddenly said.

"Okay! I feel bored too and want to go out and relax." Zheng Xiyan agreed immediately. She could take this opportunity to leave the palace, and she didn't want to miss it.

"Okay then, it's decided." Xiao Xuanchen said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

That day, Zheng Xiyan went to Shoukang Palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother and mentioned the autumn hunt. "The Queen Mother should also go with us this autumn hunt!"

The Queen Mother declined, "I won't go. It's meaningless. It's better to stay in the palace."

"Xuanhua will definitely go. If mother doesn't go, Xuanhua will definitely come to make trouble for you." Zheng Xiyan said with a smile.

"The virtuous concubine is still in confinement, so she cannot go to the palace with you and the emperor. I can stay in the palace to protect them and their child. Otherwise, who knows what will happen in this palace." The Empress Dowager was also worried about the virtuous concubine and her child. There was no guarantee that there were no daring people in the palace.

"It is my fault that I was not thoughtful enough. Please forgive me, mother." Zheng Xiyan did not expect this.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Forget it. You are still young and it is inevitable that you will not think things through. It is a rare opportunity for you to leave the palace, so go and have some fun!"

"Thank you, mother."

"The emperor named the second prince Chengye, which is a good name." The Empress Dowager said suddenly.

"Yes! Has mother met the second prince?" Zheng Xiyan asked.

The Queen Mother said, "The other day the wet nurse brought him here and I took a look. He does look a bit like the Emperor when he was young."

"The Second Prince is very cute, and His Majesty likes him very much."

The Queen Mother looked at her carefully, but there was no trace of jealousy on her face. "The Emperor promoted her to the title of Consort Xian, aren't you unhappy?"

"What are you talking about, mother? Concubine Xian gave birth to the second prince and made great contributions. She deserves to be listed among the four concubines. How could I be unhappy? I am naturally happy for Concubine Xian." Zheng Xiyan looked frank.

The Empress Dowager sneered and said, "I personally sent Consort Xian to the Emperor. She was born in a humble family, so even if she gave birth to a prince, she would not be qualified to be one of the four concubines."

"Mother..."

"As a queen, you really shouldn't be jealous, but you also shouldn't be too indulgent with the emperor. If something like this happens again in the future, you must not let the emperor do whatever he wants." The Empress Dowager had a serious face. Everything should be done according to the palace rules. How could she act arbitrarily?

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, mother."

"The Emperor praises Consort Xian so much, can't you guess what the meaning is?" The Empress Dowager looked at her with a bit of scrutiny in her eyes. She always felt that the Queen didn't care about the Emperor at all.

Zheng Xiyan replied: "My son is stupid, please enlighten me, mother."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Queen, you are a smart person. You can turn a blind eye to some things, but I want to remind you, don't be too smart and make mistakes."

"Yes!"

The moment Zheng Xiyan stepped out of Shoukang Palace, she was in a trance. She always felt that the Queen Mother had seen through her and even knew something.

"My queen, what's wrong with you?" Biluo asked nervously.

"It's okay, go back to the palace." Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Yong'an Palace

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning were sitting on the couch. The imperial physician was taking their pulses. Xi Muyao asked, "Can you tell if it's a prince or a princess?"

The imperial physician looked embarrassed, "I think that the two ladies are most likely pregnant with princesses."

"What?" Shen Aoning asked in disbelief.

When Murong Yue was pregnant, Shen Aoning said that her belly was round and she was likely to be a princess.

Now, it has been verified on them.

Shen Aoning couldn't accept it and angrily said, "You quack, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Please forgive me, Empress Zhaorong. I only diagnosed it as the princess based on her pulse."

Xi Muyao stopped her, forced herself to calm down, took a deep breath, and said, "Before the fruit is ripe, it may not be as the imperial physician said."

"What the Empress Zhaoyi said is very true. I cannot guarantee that it will be a princess. Everything will be clear only after the prince or princess is born."

"Thank you, Imperial Physician. Please leave!" Xi Muyao said coldly.

"Wei Chen retire."

After the imperial physician left, Shen Aoning asked, "Sister, what should we do now? If it really is the princess, we are doomed to be suppressed by the virtuous concubine."

"Princess? Even if she really is a princess, we can turn the princess into a prince." Xi Muyao's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Sister! You..." Shen Aoning immediately understood what she was going to do, but if she was discovered, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!