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

On this day, Zheng Wanyan handed in a name card, wanting to enter the palace to pay her respects to Zheng Xiyan. She had handed in the name card several times before. Zheng Xiyan knew the purpose of her visit and had never met her.

"If your Majesty really doesn't want to see me, this servant..." Before Biluo could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zheng Xiyan, "Forget it, let her in! She has to see me anyway."

"Yes." Biluo bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Zheng Wanyan's expression was very cautious. She slowly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"

Zheng Xiyan immediately stood up and walked down, personally helped her up, and said slowly: "Hurry up, I have been busy dealing with the affairs of the palace these days and have not had time to see you. Are you blaming your sister in your heart?"

"What are you talking about, sister? How could I blame you?" Zheng Wanyan lowered her head and said in a coquettish tone.

"Come, sit down!" Zheng Xiyan took her hand and sat down.

Biluo immediately came forward with two cups of tea and said in a gentle voice, "Second Miss, please have some tea!"

"Okay." Zheng Wanyan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and her eyes lit up, "This tea smells so good!"

"This year's Pre-Rain Longjing tea, if you like it, I'll have someone bring some back for you when you leave!" Zheng Xiyan said with a smile.

"That's great! Sister, you know I have nothing to do on weekdays. My mother-in-law and sisters-in-law are at the Lu family, so I can only be lazy. All day long I either drink tea and arrange flowers or go out to listen to music. It's so boring." Zheng Wanyan pouted slightly, her face full of coquettishness.

"You! Don't be ungrateful for what you have." Zheng Xiyan looked at her lovingly, envious of her in her heart.

When Zheng Wanyan heard this, her expression changed slightly. She took her hand and said earnestly, "Sister, my husband..."

Zheng Xiyan's expression suddenly changed, and her eyes darkened, "Why? Did the Lu family ask you to come and beg for mercy?"

"No, sister, I know my husband was negligent in his duty that day, and almost caused a big mistake, but sister, what do you think? It has been several months since the incident, and my husband has been idle at home, and you have not punished him. Then... what does that mean?" Zheng Wanyan looked a little anxious, and asked while pulling her hand.

"I heard that the current commander of the imperial guards is Zhang Sheng, then...then my husband..."

Zheng Xiyan interrupted her and said in a deep voice: "Wanyan, Lu Ran failed in his duty that day. He betrayed my trust in him. I have to ignore him for a while. As for Zhang Sheng, at the critical moment, he stayed by my side and protected my safety and the emperor. He has made great contributions and must be rewarded!"

"Then...then how will sister punish my husband? Will she dismiss him from his post and investigate him? Or will she demote him..." Zheng Wanyan's expression became stiff. She was very worried. Her husband had been blaming himself these days. He had lost weight and was very tired.

"Dismissal and investigation? Not really. For your sake, I won't do that. He used to be the commander of the Imperial Guards, but now the commander is someone else, so he can only be the deputy commander." Zheng Xiyan looked calm and composed, with no other unnecessary expression on her face.

Zheng Wanyan frowned slightly. Given her husband's personality, he would definitely not be able to accept this. Even though he didn't talk much on weekdays, he actually kept his thoughts to himself.

"Sister... I..." Zheng Wanyan spoke softly, wanting to plead for her husband, but she also knew her sister's temper very well. Once she made a decision, she would not take it back.

"Wanyan, Lu Ran is your husband, you should consider him, but I am the empress dowager, the biological mother of the emperor. You should be very clear about how important the position of commander of the imperial guards is. I did not punish him, firstly for your sake, and secondly because he has been diligent in his duties over the years, so I did not punish him severely. If I had not made preparations early that night, I am afraid that the one sitting on the throne now would not be Your Majesty." Zheng Xiyan's expression was solemn and her voice was very serious.

Zheng Wanyan also knew how thrilling that night was. She slowly lowered her head and stopped begging for mercy.

"I understand what sister said." Zheng Wanyan said with a worried face.

"Wanyan, I feel much more relieved knowing that you think this way." Zheng Xiyan nodded with relief.