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

Xiao Xuanchen held her hand tightly and said, "From now on, I will cherish you and be your support."

Zhao Baolin smiled at him, looked at him affectionately, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The next morning, Xiao Xuanchen issued another imperial decree, promoting Zhao Baolin to the title of Zhao Cairen.

This shocked the concubines in the harem. Only a few days later, she was conferred the title of talented lady.

Yong'an Palace

Xi Muyao and Shen Aoning were having breakfast. After hearing the news, they seemed calmer than usual. Shen Aoning just put down her chopsticks in displeasure.

"Your Majesty has never doted on a concubine like this." Shen Aoning said dissatisfiedly, holding her breath in her heart. In these days, His Majesty has not visited them many times, and has never even sent anyone to show concern for them.

"Maybe it was just a spur of the moment. She's just a dancer. When serving Your Majesty, she naturally works harder than us. Your Majesty is just seeking temporary novelty. When the novelty wears off, she, with no background and no family background, will eventually become an insignificant talent." Xi Muyao said disdainfully.

"Sister, I just feel that a dancer whose origin is hundreds or thousands of times more humble than ours is now more favored than us. Sister, I..." Shen Aoning said coldly.

Xi Muyao said calmly, "The most important thing right now is how to give birth to a prince. This is the most important thing."

Both of them stared at their bulging bellies. Shen Aoning was still a little scared, "Sister, are we really going to..."

"Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. There is no room for any of us to regret." Xi Muyao's eyes were cold, without a trace of humanity.

"Yes, sister is right." Shen Aoning stroked her bulging belly and whispered.

Weiyang Palace

Zheng Xiyan was dressing up when Zi Luo came in and reported, "Empress, Consort Zhao is here to pay her respects to you."

"Talented Lady Zhao? His Majesty has appointed her as a talented lady?" Zheng Xiyan was indeed surprised this time. She was appointed as a talented lady so soon?

"That's right!" Zi Luo whispered.

Biluo and Shuangning both had an expression of disbelief; the speed of this promotion was too fast.

Soon, Zheng Xiyan calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Let her go to the main hall and wait."

"Yes!"

Biluo hesitated to speak, and Zheng Xiyan saw it and said, "Just say whatever you want to say!"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty treats her differently. You really should..." Biluo spoke carefully.

"Wouldn't it be a pity not to try? In this palace, it is better to rely on me than on His Majesty. After all, His Majesty's favor can be withdrawn at any time. I believe she is not a stupid person." Zheng Xiyan said coldly.

"Yes!"

After Zheng Xiyan changed her clothes and put on her makeup, she came to the main hall. Zhao Baolin was dressed very elegantly and low-key. Although she had a light powder on her face, she was still bright and beautiful.

It was the first time that Zheng Xiyan looked at her so seriously. She had indeed never taken her seriously in the past, thinking that Xiao Xuanchen was just in a whim, but now she had to take her seriously.

"Your concubine pays her respects to the Empress. May the Empress be blessed with good health." Lady Zhao was as usual. There was nothing wrong with her words and actions. She was very respectful.

"Get up!" Zheng Xiyan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Queen."

"You are quite diligent. You come to pay your respects to me every few days. I have previously instructed that you only need to come to pay your respects to Weiyang Palace on the first and fifteenth day of every month. There is no need to be so diligent." Zheng Xiyan said with a smile.

After Zhao Cairen stood up, she replied respectfully, "Although my respect for the Empress cannot be explained by a few greetings, I still want to let Her Majesty know."

Zheng Xiyan smiled coldly, "You are now in high spirits. You have been promoted to a talented person just a few days after entering the palace. This favor is unique to you, and no one else can compare to you."

"This is all the grace of Your Majesty and Your Majesty. I am eternally grateful." Zhao Baolin was stunned and said quickly.

"Thank you so much?" Zheng Xiyan pretended to be surprised. "You are the apple of His Majesty's eye now. It is His Majesty who should be grateful. I didn't do anything."

Although His Majesty had said a lot to her last night, she was very clear that His Majesty's favor would disappear one day. Even if she could always be lucky and continue to be favored, and even give birth to a prince in the future, her birth was destined to be criticized, and even her children would not be as noble as other princes and princesses.

In this harem, the one who has the final say is the Queen Mother.

All she had to do was to be obedient and hide her shortcomings, and live her life peacefully in this harem.

"Of course I am extremely grateful to Your Majesty. Without Your Majesty, I would never be where I am today." Zhao Baolin looked sincere.

"From now on, I will follow your orders and obey your instructions." After saying that, Zhao Baolin knelt on the ground again and kowtowed heavily.

Zheng Xiyan sat upright, looking down at her from above, and slowly said, "You only follow my orders?" Then, Zheng Xiyan chuckled and continued, "I don't need a talented person to do anything for me."

Zhao Baolin knew what this meant. It was just to give her a chance to prove that she was useful.

"I will definitely prove to Your Majesty that I am useful to you." Zhao Baolin knelt up straight and replied with a serious expression.

"How do you prove it?" Zheng Xiyan asked.

"I can prove it anytime and anywhere. Your Majesty can use any means, and I will never hesitate."

Zheng Xiyan stared at her closely. After a moment, the corners of her mouth gradually rose. "I know about Concubine Zhao's loyalty."

"Since you have chosen to follow me, I will definitely treat you well."

"Thank you, Queen."

"During this period of time, you should serve His Majesty well! While His Majesty is still interested in you, perhaps you can take this opportunity to conceive a dragon heir. However, this depends on your luck." Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I will follow your instructions in everything." Zhao Baolin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, go back!" Zheng Xiyan waved her hand.

"Concubine, please retire."

After Zhao Cairen left, Biluo and Shuang Ning stepped forward, and Biluo asked, "Does the queen believe her?"

"It's hard to say now. It depends on what she does in the future." Zheng Xiyan said coldly.

"Yes!"

"How is things in Yong'an Palace these days?" Zheng Xiyan asked.

Biluo lowered her voice and said, "Xi Zhaoyi is about to give birth, and someone has already entered the palace."

"I'm wondering if I shouldn't be involved when Concubine Xi gives birth?" Zheng Xiyan said hesitantly.

"Why do you think so, madam?"

“Because only if Xi Zhaoyi successfully gave birth to a prince, Shen Zhaorong would dare to take the risk. Only then could I really kill two birds with one stone. If Xi Zhaoyi had been exposed from the beginning, Shen Zhaorong could have gotten away with it.” What Zheng Xiyan wanted was to bring down the two of them to prevent future troubles.