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

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I am grateful from the bottom of my heart." Zhang Mengying said softly.

"The emperor will come to visit you today, you must be prepared." Zheng Xiyan spoke gently, her eyes full of concern, and she gently patted the back of Zhang Mengying's hand. "I specially selected some excellent supplements from the warehouse, you must take them on time and take good care of your body. You are still young and in your prime, you still have a long way to go in the future, and your health is the foundation."

Zhang Mengxi nodded slightly, lowered her eyes, and felt a warm feeling in her heart. "I will remember your advice, Madam."

In the Purple Palace, the morning light shone through the window lattice onto Xiao Xuanchen's court robes. The dragon pattern embroidered with gold thread looked even more majestic in the interweaving of light and shadow. The palace servants helped him change out of his court robes, and then he slowly sat down. He couldn't help but think of Zhang Mengying's weak figure. He frowned slightly and asked softly, "How is Concubine Yi?"

The eunuch in front of the emperor bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, rest assured. The Concubine Yi should be fine, but she needs to rest for a while. I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep with you in the short term."

Xiao Xuanchen heard this, and a flash of disappointment flashed across his face. "How did you catch a cold when you were fine? How did these servants serve you?"

The eunuch in front of the emperor hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's cold in autumn and it's common for Concubine Yi to have caught a cold."

Xiao Xuanchen pondered for a moment, and finally decided: "Go to Yuhua Palace, I want to visit Concubine Yi in person."

"Yes!"

The imperial chariot moved slowly, passing through the palace gates and passing through the imperial gardens, just in time for Xu Zhaorong and the fifth princess to walk there. The fifth princess was sharp-eyed, and when she saw her father from afar, she ran towards Xiao Xuanchen happily like a pony running away from its reins in spring, calling out in a baby voice: "Father~"

Xu Zhaorong didn't realize it at first, but when she heard her daughter calling her, she suddenly realized it. She hurriedly stood up and walked forward with great grace, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The Fifth Princess had already arrived in front of the imperial chariot. She looked up at her father, who was high above her, with innocence and admiration in her eyes. "Your son Chaohua pays homage to your father."

Seeing this, Xiao Xuanchen raised his hand to signal the sedan to stop and said softly, "It's Chaohua!" His words were full of doting and his eyes fell softly on his daughter.

"Where are you going, father?" the fifth princess asked curiously.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhaorong quickly pulled Chaohua back to her side and said apologetically, "Your Majesty, Chaohua is young and ignorant, please forgive me."

Xiao Xuanchen waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, Chaohua is innocent and naive, which is the nature of children."

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Xu Zhaorong saluted and watched Xiao Xuanchen's imperial carriage go away.

The Fifth Princess looked at her father's receding back, her eyes full of confusion. She turned to ask Xu Zhaorong, "Mother, why don't you let me talk to my father for a few more words?"

Xu Zhaorong stroked her daughter's hair gently, a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes, "Your father is worried about Concubine Yi, and wants to go to Yuhua Palace. Your mother will take you to pay respects to your father another day, okay?"

The fifth princess nodded, not quite understanding, "Okay!"

"Be good!" Xu Zhaorong looked helpless. She could only lie to her daughter and herself in this way.

In Yuhua Palace, Zheng Xiyan was about to leave when she heard footsteps outside the palace and the high-pitched voice of the eunuch in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Zhang Mengying heard this, a hint of indifference flashed across her face, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she didn't want to see Xiao Xuanchen at this moment. Seeing this, Zheng Xiyan smiled gently and whispered: "Don't worry about me here."

Xiao Xuanchen walked into the bedroom, wearing a dragon robe, majestic yet handsome. His eyes swept across Zheng Xiyan, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

Zheng Xiyan stood up and bowed to him, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

Xiao Xuanchen then quickly stepped forward and helped her up, "Queen, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly."

Zheng Xiyan stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zheng Xiyan's eyes inadvertently passed Xiao Xuanchen and looked at Zhang Mengjie. Zhang Mengjie was about to get off the bed, and Xiao Xuanchen immediately let go of her. When she felt her hands were empty, a faint sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, as if she had already seen through the sadness of the world.

Xiao Xuanchen sat down beside the bed and gently held Zhang Mengying's hand, his eyes full of concern: "My beloved, your health is the most important, let's skip these empty formalities." Zhang Mengying looked at Zheng Xiyan's departing back, and couldn't help but feel sorry for the Queen. She felt a pang of sadness for the Queen's forbearance and magnanimity, and thought to herself: It's really not worth it for a man like this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Mengying responded softly, with a hint of weakness in her voice.

Zheng Xiyan turned around, left a faint smile, and said: "Since Your Majesty is here in person, I will not disturb you and will take my leave first." After she finished speaking, she slowly left the bedroom. Every step she took seemed so calm and unhurried, as if she had hidden all her emotions deep in her heart.

"Goodbye, Queen." Xiao Xuanchen's voice came from the palace, with a bit of courtesy and alienation.

Zhang Mengying looked in the direction where Zheng Xiyan left and whispered softly, "Your Highness the Queen is seeing you off."

Xiao Xuanchen turned to look at Zhang Mengjie with a gentle expression and concern evident in his words: "You were so careless that you caught a cold. I'm really worried." But this concern was also mixed with a hint of indifference.

Zhang Mengying forced a smile and responded, "It was my negligence that caused Your Majesty trouble." There was a perfunctory tone in her words.

"Take good care of yourself. I'm thinking of taking you for autumn hunting." Xiao Xuanchen said with a smile.

Zhang Mengying shook her head gently and said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid I cannot accompany you. Please forgive me. Imperial Doctor Yuan said that I need to rest and recuperate for more than a month to avoid developing a chronic illness. I am already weak, so I must take good care of myself this time."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuanchen frowned slightly, obviously a little unhappy, but he didn't say much after all, just said lightly: "Well, you should recuperate in the palace."

Zhang Mengying coughed a few times, and each cough seemed to tear her heart and lungs apart. She endured the discomfort and said softly, "Your Majesty, I am still ill and I am afraid I may be infected. Please move away to avoid any damage to your body."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuanchen subconsciously let go of her hand, a look of disdain flashed across his face, and then he returned to normal and said, "Just rest and recuperate, I'll come to see you in a few days."

"Yes, my concubine will send you off to His Majesty respectfully."

After he left in a hurry, Zhang Mengying let out a breath, as if the tension and anxiety she had felt for the past few days had also dissipated. She thought to herself that she would not see him again for some time.

A few days passed, and the autumn wind gradually rose. Zheng Xiyan, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a hint of heroism between her brows, was buried in documents, preparing for the upcoming autumn hunting ceremony.

Lu Chuyi walked into the Weiyang Palace with the sound of fallen leaves, her laughter was as clear as a bell. She and Xiao Shuyue came back from playing in the palace gardens, her cheeks were flushed, and there was a little sweat on her forehead, which made her look even more charming. Seeing this, Zheng Xiyan raised the corners of her mouth unconsciously and said gently: "Look at you, you are having so much fun, sit down and rest, don't get too tired."