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

"Your Majesty, someone from Yuhua Palace said that Concubine Shu's condition has worsened again. Do you... do you want to go and see her?" Biluo lowered her head, with an imperceptible tremor in her voice.

Four years ago, Shen Aoning caught a cold, but the disease was like a stubborn stone, sometimes getting better and sometimes getting worse, and never really recovered. Every night when it was quiet, Shen Aoning would sit alone in the deserted Yuhua Palace, looking at the bright moon outside the window, her heart filled with endless sorrow and desolation.

Zheng Xiyan knew that all this was secretly controlled by Xiao Xuanchen. The Shen family had long since declined, like an empty shell, and Shen Aoning had lost her former glory and status, and was no longer of any use. However, Xiao Xuanchen did not kill her directly, but imprisoned her in Yuhua Palace, like putting her in the cold palace, leaving her to fend for herself.

Zheng Xiyan sighed softly, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She frowned slightly and looked at Biluo: "What did the imperial physician say?"

Biluo looked up, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes: "The imperial physician said...I'm afraid that Concubine Shu will not survive this winter."

Zheng Xiyan couldn't help but feel an inexplicable compassion when she heard this. She stood up and said with a firm look: "Prepare the phoenix carriage and go to Yuhua Palace."

Biluo took the order and left. After a while, the phoenix carriage was ready. Zheng Xiyan, dressed in gorgeous clothes, stepped onto the phoenix carriage step by step, but her mind was full of thoughts. She did not have too much hatred for Shen Aoning. In her previous life, Shen Aoning was just a pawn in Xi Muyao's hands and was used thoroughly. In the final analysis, Shen Aoning was just a pitiful person.

The phoenix carriage slowly drove towards the Yuhua Palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs along the way knelt down to pay their respects.

The phoenix carriage stopped in front of the gate of Yuhua Palace. Zheng Xiyan got off the carriage and looked at the deserted palace. An inexplicable sadness surged in her heart.

The Yuhua Palace is now desolate and deserted, with only a few palace servants. The autumn wind blows, bringing the fallen leaves flying everywhere. The ground is covered with golden fallen leaves, but no one cleans them up. The whole palace is filled with an indescribable desolation and loneliness.

Zheng Xiyan stepped outside the main hall and saw a palace maid hurriedly carrying a medicine bowl with her medicine in it. When the palace maid saw Zheng Xiyan, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she knelt down hurriedly to pay her respects: "Your servant greets the Queen, may the Queen be blessed with good health."

"Get up." Zheng Xiyan's voice was gentle and calm.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The palace maid stood up, lowered her head, and did not dare to look directly at Zheng Xiyan.

"Why are you alone? Where are the others?" Zheng Xiyan frowned slightly and asked softly.

The maid hesitated for a moment and replied, "Empress, the imperial physician said that our queen may not have much time left. So they all went to find their own way out."

Zheng Xiyan was silent, with an inexplicable sadness in her heart. She glanced at the medicine bowl in the maid's hand and asked, "Why didn't Concubine Shu drink the medicine?"

The maid lowered her head and choked up a little: "Her Majesty is so disheartened that she feels that no medicine can cure her, so she is unwilling to drink the medicine anymore."

"How can this be possible?" Zheng Xiyan frowned, "Bring it in."

"Yes." The maid responded and walked into the bedroom carefully carrying the bowl of medicine.

When Zheng Xiyan walked into the bedroom, she saw Shen Aoning standing in front of the window, letting the autumn wind blow her thin clothes. She was so thin that she looked as if a gust of wind could blow her down. Hearing footsteps, Shen Aoning turned around tremblingly, with a look of surprise and embarrassment on her face: "Why is the Queen here... cough cough cough cough."

She started to cough violently, and her face became paler. The maid felt nervous and quickly stepped forward to support her: "Madam, why are you standing here in the wind? You are so weak, how can you bear it?"

Shen Aoning struggled to stand still, a bitter smile appeared on her face, and she looked at her, "It is really inconvenient for me to see the Queen in this state."

Zheng Xiyan looked at her pale face and frail body, and a strong feeling of pity welled up in her heart. She took a deep breath and said softly, "It's okay."

A trace of gratitude flashed across Shen Aoning's eyes. She lowered her head and said weakly, "Greetings to the Queen."

Zheng Xiyan didn't say much, just gave Biluo a look. Biluo understood, and hurried over to support Shen Aoning, and gently advised: "Madam Shufei, you should drink the medicine first. This will make you feel better."

Shen Aoning hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. She took the medicine bowl and drank it in one breath.

The maids carefully helped Shen Aoning and put her on the bed. Shen Aoning lay down tiredly, her face as pale as paper, but she tried to force a smile and looked at Zheng Xiyan.

The maid brought a chair and said, "Your Majesty, please."

Zheng Xiyan sat down.

"I am so grateful that the Queen can come to see me." Shen Aoning said softly, with a hint of weakness in her voice.

Zheng Xiyan shook her head slightly and said gently, "Don't let your imagination run wild. The most important thing is to take good care of your health."

Shen Aoning smiled bitterly, a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes: "I know my body best, and I'm afraid I don't have much time left. Queen, my death is not a pity, but I still have a wish that is unfulfilled. No one can help me except you."

Zheng Xiyan's heart was moved. Although she didn't say anything, she had guessed a little. She whispered, "Don't worry, the third princess is your Majesty's daughter after all. I will treat her well and find a good consort for her in the future."

Shen Aoning's eyes flashed with gratitude when she heard this, but then she revealed a look of worry: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and I am grateful to you. But, the Second Princess... please try to appease a few of them."

Zheng Xiyan was slightly stunned, and then showed a hint of shock: "I really didn't expect that you still care about the sisterly relationship between you and her?"

Shen Aoning sighed softly, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes: "She is my sister. Although I hated her, we are sisters for life after all. The children are innocent. They have done nothing wrong, and they should not bear these consequences."

Zheng Xiyan was moved, and she solemnly promised: "Don't worry, I will treat all the princesses in the palace well."

A trace of relief flashed across Shen Aoning's eyes. She raised her hand with difficulty, as if she wanted to grab something, but finally dropped it weakly. She said softly, "In that case, thank you very much, Queen."

Coming out of Yuhua Palace, Biluo asked in confusion, "Does the Queen really want to help Concubine Shu?"

Zheng Xiyan smiled slightly, her eyes firm: "Why not help? They are just princesses, not princes, and they can't threaten Ji'er at all. I will just consider it as a good deed. What's more, I am their mother, so I naturally have to pacify them."

"Yes!" Biluo responded.