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

"Yes, I'll take my leave!" Zhang Menghan bowed respectfully and left the Zichen Hall.

Zheng Xiyan had been guarding in the Zichen Hall, waiting for Xiao Xuanchen to wake up. Xiao Xuanchen was unconscious and did not wake up until noon.

On the bed, Xiao Xuanchen's eyelids trembled slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes. Zheng Xiyan immediately pretended to be nervous and asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, are you... awake?"

"Someone, Doctor Yuan..." Zheng Xiyan pretended to be very sad, her eyes turned red.

"Yes." Upon hearing the summons, the eunuch in front of the emperor and the imperial physician Yuan rushed in without stopping.

As the two were about to salute, Zheng Xiyan hurriedly said, "Doctor Yuan, don't be so polite. Come and take the emperor's pulse!" After saying that, Zheng Xiyan made way and stood beside the bed with an anxious expression on her face.

"Yes." Doctor Yuan did not dare to delay and immediately stepped forward and knelt beside the bed to take the patient's pulse.

Xiao Xuanchen was drowsy and had not yet fully woken up. His face was still very pale, he was weak, his breathing was very shallow, and he looked sick.

After a while, Doctor Yuan finished examining the patient's pulse and bowed his head to report, "Your Majesty, the fever has subsided. You just need to rest."

Zheng Xiyan walked forward, sat on the bed, pretended to be affectionate, gently held Xiao Xuanchen's hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty, how do you feel? Your Majesty is going to scare me to death."

Xiao Xuanchen was now more awake. Looking at her anxious look, he pulled out his hand and stroked her cheek. He was moved for a moment and said in a hoarse voice, "It's my fault for making you worry."

Zheng Xiyan suppressed her disgust and nausea in her heart, and said in a choked voice: "As long as Your Majesty is okay, I am glad. As long as Your Majesty is okay, I am willing to do anything you ask me to do..."

Xiao Xuanchen felt very guilty for doing such a ridiculous thing, but she...she still chose to stand on his side. Over the years, the person he felt most sorry for was her.

"You have been married to me for so many years, and I have wronged the Queen." A hint of apology flashed in Xiao Xuanchen's eyes. At this moment, his guilt level reached its highest level.

Zheng Xiyan lowered her head, shook her head slightly and replied: "I have never felt wronged. Your Majesty's health is my only wish. From now on, I only hope that Your Majesty can maintain his health and not..."

"Okay." Xiao Xuanchen didn't want her to be sad, so he interrupted her and promised her seriously, "From now on, I won't do that again."

Zheng Xiyan pinched her thigh hard, raised her eyes slightly, and said with tears in her eyes: "Okay."

Xiao Xuanchen pinched her cheek, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and whispered, "Help me up."

"Yes." Zheng Xiyan helped Xiao Xuanchen lean on the bed. Xiao Xuanchen said weakly: "What time is it now?"

"It's just past noon." Zheng Xiyan said in a deep voice.

"It's noon?" Xiao Xuanchen was a little shocked. He had been unconscious for so long? His eyes drooped slightly, and he was immediately annoyed.

Zheng Xiyan held his hand and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have arranged everything outside. I will just announce to the public that Your Majesty's cold has worsened and this morning's court session has been cancelled. I will also keep it a secret from the Queen Mother. After all, the Queen Mother is old. If she finds out, Your Majesty..."

"So I took it upon myself to hide it from my mother. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!" As she said this, Zheng Xiyan knelt on the ground and apologized, with a cautious look on her face.

Xiao Xuanchen quickly stopped her and said, "What are you doing, Queen? You are doing this for me. How could I punish you? Get up quickly!"

Zheng Xiyan raised her head slightly and looked straight at him with a complicated look in her eyes. In Xiao Xuanchen's opinion, Zheng Xiyan at this moment was very fragile, which made people feel pity for her.

"Come, Yan'er, come here." Xiao Xuanchen said in a gentle voice and waved at her with a smile. At this moment, a rare hint of true emotion appeared on his face.

A hint of hesitation flashed across Zheng Xiyan's eyes. After a moment, she stood up and sat on the bed. Xiao Xuanchen held her hand tightly and said firmly, "Yan'er, you are my queen. I love you, respect you, and trust you. You...you don't have to be so nervous all the time. You and I have been husband and wife for so many years. Isn't it worthy of your trust in me?"

These words surprised Zheng Xiyan. She didn't expect them to come from Xiao Xuanchen's mouth. But now, they have no meaning to her.

"Yes, Your Majesty is right." Zheng Xiyan looked submissive, and Xiao Xuanchen felt even more distressed for her. He also felt more and more that he had let her down over the years.

But the next second, Xiao Xuanchen felt that something was wrong. His face turned gloomy, and a trace of suspicion flashed across his face. He suddenly asked, "Where is Concubine Yi? Why didn't I see her?" Xiao Xuanchen's tone was cold. Just now, he suddenly realized that whenever he was with Concubine Yi, he found it difficult to control himself and couldn't help himself...

"Your Majesty, I asked her to go back to Yuhua Palace first to avoid being noticed by my mother and disturbing her peace. In the past few days, my mother has been in a bad mood because of Prince Consort Xuanhua's departure for the expedition. Now if she knew that your Majesty's condition had worsened, I am worried that her body would not be able to bear it." Zheng Xiyan explained in a gentle voice.

Xiao Xuanchen thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with her doing this. "You did the right thing."

Zheng Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Your Majesty needs to rest for the rest of the time. Your Majesty will leave the affairs of the court to the ministers. Don't worry too much."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Xuanchen's eyes fixed, and he looked at her with gloomy eyes, and instantly became suspicious.

"Empress..." Xiao Xuanchen's voice was cold, without a trace of warmth. "If our Ji'er was a few years older, I could hand over the government to him."

Zheng Xiyan became alert almost instantly, and said with great fear: "Your Majesty can place high hopes on Ji'er. As a mother, I am of course happy, but I hope that Your Majesty is in good health, and with you around, Ji'er can study for a few more years... Ji'er is not as smart as Your Majesty, nor as hardworking as Your Majesty when he was young, so it is difficult for me to take on big responsibilities at the moment."

Xiao Xuanchen's eyes swept over her sharply, full of scrutiny and calculation. After a long while, he said in a cold voice: "Ji'er is smart, she is not the person who can handle the great responsibility as you said."

"Compared with people of the same age, Ji'er is indeed smart, but compared with Your Majesty, Ji'er is still lacking in something. Your Majesty will need to teach her in the future." Zheng Xiyan said in a gentle voice, looking at Xiao Xuanchen with affection.

"Of course. Ji'er is my eldest son and the crown prince. In a few years, it will be time for Ji'er to attend court and attend government affairs." Xiao Xuanchen's words were also tentative. He stared at her without blinking, with a forced smile.