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

At midnight, the moonlight shone through the gauze curtains into the bedroom, creating a mysterious and quiet atmosphere. Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhixuan suddenly woke up from their deep sleep, their heartbeats accelerated instantly, and a trace of fear and uneasiness flashed in their eyes.

Xuanyuan Ping was the first to react. He quickly sat up and looked towards the bed with caution. He saw a figure sitting there, staring at them quietly.

Pei Zhixuan also sat up and snuggled up to Xuanyuan Ping. An inexplicable fear surged in her heart.

The two of them wanted to get up, but they had no strength in their legs, so they could only sit on the bed.

Xuanyuan Ping took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He looked at the figure carefully. The figure's face was covered by a veil, and his true appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Who are you?" Xuanyuan Ping asked in a deep voice.

The figure did not answer, but just sat there quietly. The atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became tense.

"Someone come! Someone come quickly!" Xuanyuan Ping shouted loudly.

"They are all asleep, stop shouting." The figure gently lifted the veil, revealing a beautiful face.

The familiar facial features surprised Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhixuan - that figure turned out to be Pei Zhiyan!

The imperial guards in the palace had long been controlled by Pei Zhiyan. When they forced the old emperor to abdicate, those people seemed to obey Xuanyuan Ping, but in fact they were all forces from the General's Mansion.

The commander of the Imperial Guards had been a member of the Lin Family Army many years ago, but was later recommended to join the Imperial Guards by General Lin.

"Queen, why...why are you here?" Xuanyuan Ping asked in surprise.

Pei Zhiyan sneered, with flames of hatred flashing in her eyes, "Of course I'm here to see you off."

Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhixuan looked at each other, feeling an inexplicable fear in their hearts.

"Why?" Xuanyuan Ping tried to stay calm.

Pei Zhiyan looked at Xuanyuan Ping coldly, "Why? You ask me why? You betrayed me, and you still ask me why!"

"When did we ever betray you?!" Xuanyuan Ping shouted angrily.

Pei Zhiyan glanced at Pei Zhixuan coldly, "Didn't you say you remembered things from your previous life? Then do you still remember what happened to me in my previous life?"

The air in the bedroom seemed to freeze. Pei Zhiyan's words shocked Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhixuan. Xuanyuan Ping widened his eyes and stared at Pei Zhiyan closely.

"You mean... previous life?" Pei Zhixuan's voice trembled. She remembered the scenes she had seen in her dreams and Pei Zhiyan's tragic ending.

Pei Zhiyan pointed at them and sneered, "In my previous life, I gave everything I had and assisted you wholeheartedly to help you ascend the throne. I loved you so much that I even gave you my husband! But you betrayed me and made me end up like this."

Xuanyuan Ping took a deep breath, trying to calm the shock and anger in his heart, "How can the things in our past lives affect this life? Besides, we have never done anything to let you down in this life!"

Pei Zhiyan sneered, "If I hadn't come to my senses and made arrangements in advance in this life, I'm afraid it would have been even worse than in my previous life!"

"Have you been acting?! You already knew about the things in your past life, but you have been lying to us?!" Pei Zhixuan said angrily.

"Aren't you guys always acting in front of me?" Pei Zhiyan said with a sneer.

"Sister, now that the emperor has ascended the throne, do you think you can still defeat us?!" Pei Zhixuan said disdainfully.

"Oh," Pei Zhiyan snorted coldly, "I will certainly not make the same mistake again if I live my life again. Today is the day we settle our accounts!"

"You!" Pei Zhixuan pointed at Pei Zhiyan, "If you don't let us go, you will be executed by the emperor at dawn, and the entire general's family will be executed!"

Pei Zhiyan walked towards Pei Zhixuan step by step, with a sharp light flashing in her eyes, "Do you think you still have this chance?! Can't you figure out why there is no one here now?"

"You...what do you want?" Pei Zhixuan's voice trembled, and she felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, with a cunning light flashing in her eyes, "I want you to pay the price. I want you to know that those who betray me will be punished accordingly, no matter in the past or present life!"

She paused, then said to Xuanyuan Ping with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "How is it? After being the emperor for two months, do you feel like you are in the clouds?"

"Next, you will also experience the feeling of falling from the clouds into the abyss!"

Xuanyuan Ping looked at Pei Zhiyan and roared, "Pei Zhiyan! Do you think you can control everything?!"

"Do you feel any stiffness in your body now?" Pei Zhiyan gently turned the jade bracelet on her wrist.

At this time, Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhixuan realized that they could not lift their arms, and they both fell on the bed.

Xuanyuan Ping tried to struggle to get up, but found that his body was completely stiff and unable to move. His eyes were full of anger and unwillingness, but more of fear and despair.

"At dawn, you will become a laughing stock in the world!" Pei Zhiyan said coldly.

"Poisonous woman! You actually poisoned us!" Xuanyuan Ping roared, "When did you poison us?"

Xuanyuan Ping is usually a cautious person, and everything entering will be strictly checked, but he did not expect to fall into Pei Zhiyan's trap.

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, with a cunning light in her eyes, "I prepared this carefully for you. It took me a lot of effort."

"You added a condiment to the dinner you had tonight. It's fine if you eat it alone. However, if it meets the jade skin cream that my sister applies all day, the two will work together."

"The longer you linger tonight, the stronger the drug will be, and soon you will become the living dead!"

Living dead? Xuanyuan Ping felt dizzy. He couldn't believe that Pei Zhiyan was so cruel that she would do such a cruel thing to him.

"I won't let you die so easily! I want you to see with your own eyes that your throne and your son will belong to me!"

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Ping felt a pain in his heart. The most important thing in his life was about to be taken away by Pei Zhiyan. His anger and despair reached a peak, but he found that he couldn't even make a sound.

Pei Zhixuan also felt a sense of fear and despair. She looked at Pei Zhiyan with eyes full of anger and hatred, but she could not resist.

She slowly stood up, looked at them with contempt, and then turned and walked out. Her back looked so cold and ruthless in the candlelight, as if a ruthless death held their fate firmly in its hands.