Xia Dongchun from Legend of Zhen Huan: I want to live till the last episode

When Noble Lady Fucha woke up, it was already night. As soon as she opened her eyes, she called Bai Yu: "Where is the child? How is the child? Is it a prince or a princess?"

Bai Yu knelt beside the bed and whispered, "In reply to the young lady, it is a prince, but, but the young master... the young master has been sent to the prince's circle by the emperor and the queen."

For a moment, Noble Lady Fucha thought she had misheard: "What did you say? Where did you send it?"

The prince's pen was kept near the imperial mausoleum. The coffins of princes and princesses who died young would either be placed in a temple in the capital or sent to the prince's pen near the imperial mausoleum. But Noble Lady Fucha couldn't believe that the child she had given birth to after struggling all night long was gone just like that.

“Impossible!” Noble Lady Fucha was unwilling to believe it. She ignored the discomfort in her body and propped herself up to sit up. She looked much more haggard. “Since I became pregnant, the fetus has been stable, with only slight discomfort. How could the child be gone out of nowhere?!”

Bai Yu looked up at her and explained to Noble Lady Fucha all the abnormalities after the birth of the child.

After hearing this, Noble Lady Fucha could not accept it any more: "Someone must have deliberately harmed me!"

"My lady..." Bai Yu looked very embarrassed, and hesitated for a long time before saying, "The imperial physician said that it was all because of the tonics that you took during your pregnancy, plus the prescription you found at home for giving birth to a prince, that caused the fetus to be born prematurely. In addition, the fetus was in an abnormal position, and the child was held in for too long, which is why this happened."

"What..." Noble Lady Fucha slumped down on the bed, feeling as if she had lost all strength in her body and as if the sky was falling.

That's a prince... If he's born safely, wouldn't she have completely established her foothold? The main position of Yanxi Palace is naturally hers. Oh, right - the main position of Yanxi Palace?

Noble Lady Fucha suddenly realized what was happening and asked Bai Yu, "Where is the emperor? Does the emperor know about this? Did the emperor say anything?"

Bai Yu looked away: "The emperor was very angry, and said that the decree to make you a concubine was withdrawn, and from now on, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will only give you the promised share."

Noble Lady Fucha's eyes rolled back, she couldn't catch her breath, and fainted again.

......

Noble Lady Fucha lost her child. Apart from the Empress and An Lingrong, the person who was most happy in the palace was probably Concubine Nian.

She sat on the couch with a hot water bottle in her arms, a blanket covering her legs, and a few plates of delicious snacks on the small table. She instructed Zhou Ninghai, "Go and send the quail soup that has been simmering in the kitchen to the emperor. I heard that the emperor was busy most of the night last night. Let the emperor drink it to replenish his body."

Zhou Ninghai also smiled: "Yes, I will go right away."

After Zhou Ninghai left, Songzhi massaged Concubine Nian's legs. Concubine Nian raised her eyebrows and said to Concubine Cao, "Look, I've said that Concubine Fucha looks like an unlucky person. Now, she's pregnant with a prince, but it turns out to be a stillbirth, and it was born at the beginning of the new year. Isn't this bad luck?"

"This child has a miserable fate," said Concubine Cao, who was the most well-informed. "I heard that Concubine Fucha should have been fine with this pregnancy, but it was Concubine Fucha herself who was consuming food like water during her pregnancy, taking all kinds of tonics. I heard that the imperial physician couldn't stop her. Now, the tonics are mixed together, and the medicinal properties conflict with each other, and the child has died."

"The emperor's anger must have been expected." Concubine Nian sneered, "I heard that the emperor only took one look at the child and asked the queen to deal with it, and immediately sent someone to send him to the imperial mausoleum."

"But speaking of it, the Queen is old after all, and she is too soft-hearted." Concubine Nian frowned, "Noble Lady Fucha made such a big mistake, but the Queen just persuaded the Emperor to withdraw his decree of canonization and give her the promised share."

After a pause, Concubine Nian asked Concubine Cao again: "If it were you, what would you do?"

Concubine Cao didn't dare to answer such a question in front of her: "I am stupid, how can I understand these things? Maybe the Queen feels pity for Concubine Fucha and thinks that we are just sisters."

Concubine Nian was very proud: "In my opinion, everyone in the harem is fighting with each other. Today they are sisters, tomorrow they are enemies. There are smiling faces in front of them, but there are knives behind their backs. It's just that the weak rely on the strong, and the stupid obey the smart. If I were to govern, I would definitely be iron-fisted and heartless. Under heavy punishment, let's see who dares to ignore the law!"

Concubine Cao looked at Concubine Nian's smug look and was unsure whether to accept it or not. Looking at her like this, if someone didn't know her, they would have thought she was already the queen.

......

After the New Year, Concubine Nian became Concubine Hua again and resumed her power to assist in managing the six palaces. Zhen Huan became Concubine Wan, and An Lingrong became a noble lady.

Except for Noble Lady Fucha, who did not go out because she needed to recuperate and had upset Yinzhen, the rest of the people were invited by the Queen to listen to the opera.

As soon as everyone sat down, Jiang Fuhai presented the script: "Please choose the play first, Madam."

The Queen was about to reach out to take it, but Hua Fei got there first. Hua Fei was in her prime now. She glanced at the Queen while holding the script and said, "I'll pick it first. Your Majesty is virtuous, so you shouldn't mind, right?"

The Queen's smile faded and she turned away: "Since you want to see it first, then you can order it first."

Everyone was watching, who didn't know about the tit-for-tat between them?

Xia Dongchun watched and found it boring. The weather had not yet warmed up completely, and the play off the stage was more exciting than the one on the stage. Instead of watching the play, he might as well stay in his own palace and play with Ling Yuan.

Moreover, she always felt sleepy these days, had no strength in her body, and didn't want to move. If the Queen hadn't invited her today, she would not have gone out.

"Why does Concubine Zhao seem to be in a low mood?" An Lingrong suddenly spoke. She was sitting behind Xia Dongchun and didn't know how she saw Xia Dongchun's expression.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Xia Dongchun looked back at An Lingrong and was sure that she did it on purpose. She just didn't know why An Lingrong, who had always been so cautious, suddenly became so bold.

Could it be because she herself has become a noble person?

"What does Noble Lady An mean by that?" Concubine Qi was a fool. She answered without thinking, "Could it be that Noble Lady Zhao is dissatisfied with the Empress? The Empress invited all of us sisters to watch a play to relieve boredom. If Noble Lady Zhao didn't want to come, she could have reported it to the Empress. Would the Empress force you to come? Why did you come with such a droopy face? It's really ugly."