Zhen Huan had seen how unforgiving Xia Dongchun's mouth was on the day of the palace selection, so she was not surprised by her reaction at this moment. She just said, "Why does Concubine Xia have to be so fierce? Since you are here, why don't you sit down and talk first?"

Xia Dongchun snorted softly, said nothing more, and sat down.

Yun Ling hurried forward and presented the box in her hand: "Wan Changzai, this is the Dong'e Ejiao that our Xi Xiaozhu brought for you."

Zhen Huan didn't expect Xia Dongchun to come to see her for real and bring something with her. She looked at the box carefully and said, "I remember this was the Dong'e Ejiao that the Empress gave to us when we first entered the palace. Was it a tribute from the Governor of Shandong?"

"Concubine Wan has a good memory. That's right. Our young lady thought it was a reward from the Empress and had never been willing to eat it. Today she came to see Concubine Wan and asked the maids to bring it with her." Yun Ling was very good at talking. Even though Zhen Huan and Xia Dongchun had a bad fight on the day of the palace selection, Zhen Huan's attitude had softened a little at the moment.

"Thank you, Lady Xia." Zhen Huan looked at Xia Dongchun, "I knew Lady Xia was just a bit straightforward and didn't have any bad intentions."

Although Xia Dongchun didn't like Zhen Huan because of what happened on the day of the palace selection, as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, not to mention that Xia Dongchun loves to be praised the most. After hearing Zhen Huan's words, she showed a smug expression. If she had a tail, her tail would have been raised high at this moment: "Of course."

An Lingrong sat aside, looked at the smiling Zhen Huan, then looked at the complacent Xia Dongchun, secretly lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Zhen Huan noticed the change in An Lingrong's expression and couldn't help feeling a little worried. After all, it was An Lingrong who was mainly in trouble on the day of the palace selection. Zhen Huan considered herself to be just a helper, and An Lingrong was the one who was truly wronged. Now, seeing herself talking to Xia Dongchun like this, she must be feeling bad too.

So Zhen Huan said, "I am still ill, so I don't want to delay Concubine Xia's work. When I recover, I will go to the Yanxi Palace to thank Concubine Xia."

Even Xia Dongchun could clearly hear the meaning of Zhen Huan's words to drive the guest away. She glanced at An Lingrong. In this matter, Xia Dongchun's intuition was beyond ordinary people and she was much smarter than usual.

Xia Dongchun stood up and smiled: "Then I will take my leave first and not disturb Master Wan who is recuperating from his illness."

Zhen Huan smiled back.

An Lingrong also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could completely relax, she saw Xia Dongchun stop.

"However," Xia Dongchun turned around and her eyes fell on An Lingrong. Her eyebrows were curved and full of smiles, but what she said made An Lingrong look at her with red eyes, "An promised to keep delaying others like this, isn't it okay?"

After saying this, she didn't wait for An Lingrong and Zhen Huan to speak, and left Shuiyuxuan with Yunling and Qiling with her chin raised.

After she left, Zhen Huan hurried to see An Lingrong, and saw An Lingrong burst into tears, her voice choked with sobs: "Sister, it's all my fault..."

"Don't say that," Zhen Huan wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and comforted her with a frown, "Since you call me sister, I should naturally consider you. You have been wronged by what happened today."

An Lingrong shook her head and held Zhen Huan's hand: "It's my fault. Concubine Xia seemed willing to be on good terms with you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to be so embarrassed."

Zhen Huan sighed, "Lingrong, why do you say that? I'm not embarrassed. Between you and Concubine Xia, I'm obviously closer to you. What I did today is to ease the relationship with Concubine Xia so that she won't have to embarrass you in the future. After all, you live together."

An Lingrong pursed her lips and said nothing.

Zhen Huan continued, "I've heard that Noble Lady Fucha often makes things difficult for you, right?"

An Lingrong lowered her head and said in a low voice: "No..."

"You still want to hide it from me, don't you?" Zhen Huan looked at her, very worried. "I have been ill and have not left the house for a long time, and I have already heard about it. It is obvious that Noble Lady Fucha has been making things difficult for you for a long time."

An Lingrong finally admitted: "Noble Fucha has a good family background and is favored by the Emperor. I...I can't compete with her for anything."

"......" Although Zhen Huan wanted to help her, the current situation was very different from the day of the palace selection, so after thinking it over again and again, Zhen Huan said, "I see that Xia Changzai's attitude towards you is not as domineering as it was on the day of the palace selection. If possible..."

Zhen Huan did not continue speaking, but An Lingrong already understood what she meant: "I understand what you mean, sister. I will not become enemies with Lady Xia."

This is exactly what Zhen Huan wanted to say. Noble Lady Fucha had already made things difficult for An Lingrong. Fortunately, Xia Dongchun's attitude had softened. If she were to become enemies with Xia Dongchun again at this time, An Lingrong's life would probably be even more difficult.

After hearing An Lingrong say this, Zhen Huan felt a little relieved.

On the other side, Xia Dongchun was walking on the way back to Yanxi Palace. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but complain to Yun Ling in a low voice: "Look at her. She cries all day long, as if everyone feels sorry for her!"

Xia Dongchun already had a grudge against An Lingrong, so naturally she disliked everything about her.

Yun Ling denied that she didn't hate An Lingrong. She died at An Lingrong's hands in her previous life, so how could she not hate him? Although she felt it was a bit difficult for Xia Dongchun to avenge her, she didn't think that Xia Dongchun was just perfunctory.

So Yun Ling also whispered: "Young Master, why bother with someone like her? It's useless and will only hurt your body. Let's go back and talk about it. After all, this is not a place to talk."

Although Xia Dongchun was a bit outgoing, he listened to Yun Ling's words, so he nodded and kept silent for the time being.

After returning to the Yanxi Palace, Xia Dongchun sent everyone else out and only left Yunling in the inner room.

"Look, I didn't intend to be hostile to Zhen Huan. After all, she didn't do anything bad to me. I didn't mind her standing up for An Lingrong on the day of the palace selection. I even went to see her today. But for An Lingrong, she asked me to leave without saying a word."

As soon as he sat down, Xia Dongchun couldn't help it.

Even though she knew there was no one in the room, Yun Ling still subconsciously looked around before approaching Xia Dongchun and said, "My lady, do you know who killed the first child of Wan Changzai in the previous life?"

"Could it be An Lingrong?" Xia Dongchun said without thinking. In her opinion, Zhen Huan helped An Lingrong a lot. She had heard that before entering the palace, An Lingrong lived in the Zhen Mansion for a while. In this case, how could An Lingrong harm Zhen Huan?

Yun Ling looked at her and said nothing.

After a long while, Xia Dongchun covered her mouth and said in shock: "Is it really her?!"

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