I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

As night fell, in the silence of the cold palace, Pei Zhiyan sat alone on a worn-out chair, her face ashen and extremely haggard. This once beautiful and charming woman could only spend the rest of her life in this cold palace, enduring endless loneliness and pain.

The moonlight shone through the window onto Pei Zhiyan's face, illuminating her sad eyes. Her eyes were empty and confused, as if she was looking for something, but she didn't know what she was looking for.

Pei Zhiyan clenched her hands tightly together, her nails digging deeply into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

At this time, the door of the cold palace suddenly opened, and a stunningly beautiful woman walked in. She was Pei Zhixuan, Pei Zhiyan's half-sister.

The woman smiled coldly, her eyes full of contempt. She walked up to Pei Zhiyan, looked down at her and said, "Sister, you are so pitiful. You have fallen from being the queen to being an abandoned woman in the cold palace. But it doesn't matter. You will be free soon."

When Pei Zhiyan heard this, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. She didn't understand why her sister would say such words to her.

At this moment, Pei Zhixuan's personal maid Xiao Cui followed in and said, "Empress, there is too much dirt here. You have soiled the skirt that the Emperor had the Clothing Bureau specially order for you."

Pei Zhiyan's eyes flashed with anger when she heard this. She looked at Xiao Cui coldly and said in a cold tone, "Empress? Who are you calling?"

"Of course it's the new queen." Xiao Cui glanced at Pei Zhiyan proudly, and then said to Pei Zhixuan, "Queen, let's go back quickly. The emperor said he wants to stay in your palace tonight."

"It's okay. We are sisters, so I have to come and see you off eventually." Pei Zhixuan said arrogantly.

"You! You guys?!" Pei Zhiyan stared at Pei Zhixuan in disbelief, with anger rising in her heart.

"You...you vicious guys!" Pei Zhiyan said gritting her teeth, "I never thought that there would be people like you around me!"

"Humph, isn't this the truth?" Pei Zhixuan sneered, "Sister, don't blame us for being ruthless and ungrateful. Blame yourself for being too naive. You actually believed that the emperor would really love you and favor you!"

"Sister, have you ever thought about this? Without the emperor's tacit consent, who in the harem would dare to touch you?"

"You have been married to the Emperor for many years, why do you still have no children?"

"The Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother. But my sister helped the Emperor remove the last obstacle before she died. Haha." Pei Zhixuan said with a smug smile on her face.

Pei Zhixuan's words were like a sharp dagger, piercing directly into Pei Zhiyan's heart. She couldn't believe that her sister would betray her, and that the emperor, whom she regarded as her life, would treat her like this!

If she hadn't wanted to show filial piety to the emperor and sent a bowl of bird's nest to the empress dowager, the empress dowager would not have died.

Looking back now, I was really stupid. The bowl of bird's nest was sent by someone close to the emperor, and in order to appease the anger of the empress dowager's maternal family, I foolishly asked to be sent to the cold palace myself.

Pei Zhiyan was filled with regret and pain. She had thought that she could help the emperor solve his problems, but she didn't expect that this would be the outcome. She couldn't help but think of what the emperor had said to her, "Zhiyan, you are my confidant, and I will never let you down."

But now, these words became her irony.

"Why?" Pei Zhiyan asked painfully.

Pei Zhixuan sneered, "Because you are not worthy! Do you think the emperor really likes you? He just treats you as a tool, a tool that can be used to get to the top! And I am the one he truly loves!"

"I don't believe it!" she gritted her teeth, "You must be lying!"

"Oh, if not, why did the emperor make me the queen at this time?" Pei Zhixuan said proudly, "Sister, that's right, you have been here for a long time, and the situation outside has changed, you don't know it?!"

"By the way, your maternal grandfather, General Zhenbei, was convicted of treason and has been executed immediately. His entire family has also been executed. It is said that even newborn babies will not be spared!" Pei Zhixuan deliberately emphasized her tone.

Upon hearing the news, Pei Zhiyan was completely stunned. How could her grandfather be a traitor?

"Are...are you telling the truth?" Pei Zhiyan asked tremblingly, her heart filled with anger, sadness and helplessness, not knowing how to face this cruel fact.

"Of course it's true!" Pei Zhixuan said proudly, "You idiot!"

"I want to see the emperor!" Pei Zhiyan struggled and shouted.

"Sister, I advise you to save your energy. Don't you feel that your health is getting worse? Your deadline has come today." Pei Zhixuan said coldly.

"Sister, the emperor is still soft-hearted and left you an intact body." Pei Zhixuan whispered in her ear.

Pei Zhiyan's breathing became heavier and heavier, and she felt that her life was fading away bit by bit. Her eyes gradually lost their luster and finally became dead silent.

When she woke up again, Pei Zhiyan felt an unbearable pain in her throat as if it was being cut by a knife. The pain made her frown and she clutched the bed sheets tightly with both hands, trying to relieve the unbearable pain.

Her body was still weak, and her limbs were weak, as if she had just experienced a fierce battle. She tried to open her eyes and try to see the surrounding environment clearly, but everything in front of her was blurry. She felt dizzy, as if she was in a hazy dream.

In this feeling of pain and discomfort, Pei Zhiyan's mind began to become confused. She struggled to sit up and found herself lying in an unfamiliar room. The decoration of the room was simple and elegant, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling.

At this moment, the door creaked open and Yin Liu walked in. Seeing Pei Zhiyan sitting up, she stepped forward and called out, "Princess, Princess, you're awake."

Pei Zhiyan rubbed her temples, trying to wake herself up. She looked at Yin Liu and asked in confusion, "Where...where am I? What happened?"

Moreover, wasn't Yin Liu beaten to death with a stick in her first year in the palace for taking the blame for her?

Seeing Pei Zhiyan's puzzled expression, Yin Liu sighed softly, "Hey, Princess, you are in your room. I asked you to drink less last night, but you refused."

Pei Zhiyan then took a closer look at the room, and found that it was actually Prince Jing's own room.

She looked at her hands, which were white and tender, without the roughness and vicissitudes of life in the cold palace.

Could it be that he was reborn?

An indescribable feeling welled up in Pei Zhiyan's heart. She actually had the chance to start her life over again!