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

"Empress! Concubine Chen came to see me before she died." Shen Aoning's voice trembled a little, as if she was recalling the past that she could not bear to look back on.

Zheng Xiyan frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Oh? What did she say to you when she came to see you?"

Shen Aoning took a deep breath and said softly, "She told me that we have come to this point today thanks to the Queen." There was a hint of helplessness and sadness in her voice.

Zheng Xiyan stared at Shen Aoning with a sharp gaze and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Shen Aoning shook her head slightly, her eyes firm: "I don't believe it. We chose the path ourselves, and the ending was determined the moment we chose it. But I think that the Queen must have helped to fuel this, but it doesn't matter anymore, after all, we were the ones who made the mistake first."

Zheng Xiyan smiled slightly, with a hint of admiration in her eyes: "You are more sensible than her. You don't blame others for all the mistakes, and you know how to reflect on yourself."

Shen Aoning's eyes were filled with tears, and she smiled bitterly: "I am just a dying person now, who can I blame? Once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. I once thought that I would not change, but who can really not change after entering the palace? Has the Queen not changed?"

Zheng Xiyan's heart trembled when she heard Shen Aoning's question. She was silent for a moment, then she slowly spoke: "I have also changed. In the past, I always wanted to be a good person, but after entering the palace, I found that it is too difficult to be a good person in this imperial palace." Her voice revealed a deep helplessness and emotion.

The two looked at each other in silence, as if they were both recalling the past. Shen Aoning's eyes flashed with determination: "No matter what the future holds, I will accept my choice and bear the consequences. I only hope that in my next life, I will never step into the palace. I'll take my leave."

"it is good!"

Looking at Shen Aoning's receding figure, Zheng Xiyan's heart was also agitated. She recalled the hardships and struggles along the way, Feng Qingyi, Murong Yue, Xi Muyao, and Shen Aoning in front of her, those former enemies, have now been eliminated one by one. In this deep palace, she finally stood in a high position that no one could reach, but she felt unprecedented loneliness and emptiness.

She sighed softly, but her real enemy had never been them, but Xiao Xuanchen, who owned the world. Their relationship was like an endless war, and only when there was a winner would the war really end.

"Perhaps we are born to be mortal enemies." Zheng Xiyan murmured to herself, her voice full of helplessness and emotion. She looked up at the deep palace wall, as if she could penetrate it and see the free and vast world outside.

"Your Highness! Let's go back to the palace!" the maid beside her reminded softly. Zheng Xiyan collected her thoughts and sneered: "When a woman enters the palace and becomes his majesty's concubine, she will definitely compete for favor, but after all the competition, what do they get in the end?" Her words were full of ridicule and reflection on palace life.

"Your Highness!" the maid reminded again. Zheng Xiyan waved her hand, signaling her not to say anything more. She took a deep breath, as if to suppress all her emotions back to the bottom of her heart.

"Forget it, let's go back to the palace!" she finally said, with a firm determination in her voice.

The Purple Palace was filled with solemnity. The eunuch hurried in, breaking the silence. He bowed and reported softly, "Your Majesty, the funeral of the Concubine Chen has been properly handled according to your instructions."

Xiao Xuanchen sat on the dragon chair, concentrating on reviewing the memorial in his hand. Hearing the eunuch's report, he did not raise his head, but just nodded casually and responded perfunctorily: "I understand, you can leave."

The eunuch in front of the emperor did not leave immediately. He hesitated for a moment, as if he had something to say. Finally, he mustered up the courage to continue reporting: "Your Majesty, the Empress and the Concubine Shu specially went to Yong'an Palace to see Concubine Chen off for the last time."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuanchen paused for a moment, raised his head, and a complex emotion flashed across his eyes. However, he quickly regained his composure and said calmly, "I know."

Seeing that His Majesty had no other instructions, the eunuch in front of the emperor bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

The eunuch walked out of the Purple Palace and ran into the young eunuch who was full of doubts. The young eunuch couldn't help but come forward and asked in a low voice: "Master, before the Empress Chen died, she kept asking to see Your Majesty for the last time, but why didn't Your Majesty see her?"

The eunuch in front of the emperor glanced at the young eunuch, frowned slightly, and said with a bit of reproach in his tone: "The concubine has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Your Majesty is extremely disgusted with her. How can you meet her? What are you thinking in your little head?"

The young eunuch scratched his head, still puzzled: "But after all, Concubine Chen gave birth to the second princess for your majesty. Even for the sake of the princess, you should go see Concubine Chen for the last time."

The eunuch in front of the emperor sighed, shook his head, and gently tapped the little eunuch's head: "You silly boy, you are still too naive. In this palace, what is a princess? Except for the legitimate princess who is particularly favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother, the other princesses are just chess pieces in His Majesty's eyes. In the future, they may be used to win over the ministers, or sent to marry far away. Where else can they go? In His Majesty's eyes, the life and death of the Concubine Chen is no longer important."

After hearing this, the young eunuch couldn't help but feel sad, "This is too tragic!"

"Alright, hurry up and do what you need to do. How can you discuss the master's affairs?"

"Yes!"