After rebirth, she became the prince's favorite

"I did have a relationship with him for a month. I was confused at the time and couldn't stand the loneliness. Your Majesty, you can punish me in any way you want, but don't kill me."

The queen's body was cold and stiff, her heart was about to jump out, "Your Majesty, please spare my life for the sake of my bearing you a pair of children."

She didn't want to die. She had not enjoyed enough wealth and glory, and her son had not yet ascended the throne. She was unwilling to be executed by the emperor and give her power and status to an unrelated man.

Zhao Yingxue originally thought that the emperor would be more sympathetic when the child was mentioned, but she did not expect that the emperor's eyes became even colder, with murderous intent surging in them.

"You have reminded me whether Li Hexiong and Li Qingyun are my children."

The emperor's dangerous eyes scanned the woman's body. "Your lover looks a lot like your deceased fiancé, right? His name is Jin Xuanling, right? Do you love him so much?"

"Zhao Yingxue, I didn't insist on making you the queen. It was your Zhao family who said that your elder sister died of illness, but the engagement with the royal family could not be annulled. It was your Zhao family who begged me to marry you. I didn't despise you for having an engagement, and I still married you in style."

The more tolerant the emperor was to her in the past, the more regretful he was now, and how much he hated the woman who cheated on him.

"Since you can't bear to leave Jin Xuanling, why did you break off the engagement and come to the palace? Isn't it that the temptation of the position of queen is too great and you can't resist it at all?"

The Queen kept shaking her head, "No, I just made a mistake because the Crown Prince had done so many wrong things and I was so upset. I really won't do it again in the future. Let's put today's matter behind us. Your Majesty, please give me some respect for the sake of our marriage and our grown-up children."

Why can men sleep with one woman after another?

She was the queen, she had power and status, so what was wrong with her sleeping with a man? Why was it considered an unforgivable crime?

She was wrong, but does that mean the emperor was not wrong?

However, the emperor's heart was filled with anger. His wife was doing that kind of thing with another man in the bed of the woman he loved most. No matter what it was, he could not bear it.

He couldn't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. He couldn't tolerate his cuckolded wife, and he couldn't tolerate defiling the bed of the woman he loved most.

So he put all his anger and dissatisfaction on the woman in front of him.

"Because you are not happy in the palace and feel that I don't favor you, you regret it and think of Jin Xuanling's kindness, right? Zhao Yingxue, you are so despicable and shameless."

The queen didn't dare to speak. Could she say that she had a good life in the palace all these years?

This man was hot and cold. When something went wrong, he would scold her harshly. No matter whether it was his son or daughter who made a mistake, it was all because of her, the mother, who had not taught her well.

Even the Queen Mother was very cold to her, saying that she was not as gentle, virtuous and sensible as her eldest daughter-in-law, and that she was having a very uncomfortable life in the palace.

"Why are you silent? Weren't you shouting happily just now? Speak!" The emperor was thinking about Chu Xiaoxiao. He had long regretted not being able to get the woman he loved and encountering such a terrible thing. He couldn't help but ask loudly.

"Yes, I regret it. After I married you, were you good to me? You have a woman hidden in your heart, don't think I don't know. Why can you have a beloved woman, but I can't have a man I like?"

"Don't make yourself sound so good. You betrayed me and I betrayed you. We are even now."

The queen suddenly didn't want to be patient anymore and exploded completely.

She just regretted that she should not have accepted the marriage proposal from the Jin family for the sake of wealth and glory. She married Jin Xuanling and she didn't know how comfortable and carefree she lived in the days that followed.

So, when she saw a man who looked like her ex-fiancé, she couldn't help but be moved. She knew that the man was after her power and status, but it didn't matter. As long as she could get a moment of happiness and let her temporarily forget the troubles of reality, that was enough.

"Very well, Zhao Yingxue, you are finished. I will not tolerate you living any longer. When I see you, I will remember that you betrayed me. You are my shame!"

The emperor was extremely angry, but he calmed down instead.

"Three feet of white silk, poisoned wine, or a dagger. You can choose one and kill yourself."

A chill surged up from the soles of the queen's feet, and her blood was about to freeze. She couldn't help but raise her voice and said loudly, "You dare--"

"Do you think that the Shengguo Mansion is easy to deal with and can be manipulated by you?"

"What unforgivable crime have I committed? I just made a mistake that all men in the world would make. You men can live, so why can't I? I don't accept it."

Seeing her unrepentant appearance, the emperor was even more disgusted, "You must die today! I cannot tolerate betrayal."

Zhao Yingxue's clothes were soaked with sweat, and her heart was beating wildly, almost jumping out of her throat, "Li Shicheng, you will regret killing me."

"Don't think that what you did was perfect. How did Crown Prince Yide die? Why did the Crown Princess choose to burn herself to death rather than live? Do you think those secrets can be kept secret forever?"

"If you kill me today, the Queen Mother will know that you killed her own son and daughter-in-law, and the whole world will know that you came to the throne in an illegitimate way. You will be condemned and cursed by thousands of people."

Zhao Yingxue risked everything, with a fierce madness flashing on her face. "Chu Xiaoxiao was imprisoned and forcibly possessed by you. Do you think no one knows? You are a hypocritical, vicious and despicable villain."

Such an important secret, spoken out from the Queen's mouth, made the Emperor's expression even colder. His eyes were covered with a layer of icy frost, and he looked at Zhao Yingxue as if he was looking at a dead person.

"So you know my deepest secret. I underestimated you. You haven't revealed even a little bit of it in these years. You are very deep in your heart."

The queen's scalp was numb, and the overwhelming fear attacked her, almost swallowing her up. She could only hold on, "You forced me to do this. If you spare my life, these secrets will remain secrets forever."

"You are still the good and filial son of the Queen Mother and a good emperor in everyone's eyes. You did not murder your brother, the Crown Prince, nor did you force your beautiful sister-in-law to get pregnant, which eventually drove her crazy and ended her painful life by yourself."

Even though she was scared to death, she still made conditions to the emperor. She had not enjoyed enough wealth and glory, so why should she die?

If she really were to die, it would be better if the emperor died. Her son would ascend the throne and she would be the supreme empress dowager.

The emperor and the empress looked at each other for a long time. Then the murderous aura on the emperor dissipated and he sneered contemptuously.

"I thought you were so brave, but you are so afraid of death. I can spare your life, but from now on, I don't want to see you again. You should hide in Fengluan Palace and don't come out again."

"As for Li Hexiong and Li Qingyun, I will do a blood test to confirm their relationship. If they are my children, everything will be fine. I will raise them. If they are the illegitimate offspring of the man you stole, I will never let them live."

The queen was slightly relieved. Her son and daughter were both the emperor's sons, there was no doubt about that, and she was not afraid of the emperor's blood test to identify their relationship.

"Fortunately, her life was saved, and that's enough."

"Eunuch Li, let's go to the East Palace now. I will personally verify the blood of the Crown Prince and Li Qingyun."

There was a murderous aura emanating from the emperor's body. He said that it was absolutely impossible to let the queen go. After he had dealt with the people in Duke Sheng's mansion, that bitch Zhao Yingxue would definitely die a miserable death. He guaranteed it!