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

Everyone in the hall looked at Lan'er.

After Noble Lady Fucha realized what Lan'er meant, she looked as if she wanted to tear Lan'er apart alive: "You slut! What on earth did you do behind my back?!"

Yinzhen looked at Noble Lady Fucha with eyes full of irritation and disgust. When Xia Dongchun was pregnant with Ling Yuan, Noble Lady Fucha was punished by him to be confined to house arrest for instructing the maidservants around her to frame Xia Dongchun. So in Yinzhen's eyes, it was entirely possible that Noble Lady Fucha would do such a thing again because she was jealous of Xia Dongchun's pregnancy.

Perhaps it was the instinct of survival that made Noble Lady Fucha realize something was wrong. She found that Yinzhen was looking at her with disgust. Noble Lady Fucha immediately ignored everything else and rushed over to grab Lan'er: "You slut! Hurry up and tell me!"

Lan Er was startled by her, and when she heard the words, she looked aggrieved and angry: "My lady, I have done such a treasonous thing for you. When the time comes, I don't intend to betray you. Who would have thought that you would be so heartless?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Noblewoman Fucha was afraid that Yinzhen would believe her, so she knelt down in front of Yinzhen and said, "Your Majesty, she is trying to rape me! Although I have always been at odds with Concubine Zhao, I would never dare to do such a thing as murdering the heir to the throne! What's more, I have also lost a child, and I know how unbearable such pain is. How could I inflict such pain on Concubine Zhao?"

It would have been fine if she didn't mention her own child, but as soon as she mentioned Yinzhen, she would think of the poor child with bruises all over his body, and then she would inevitably think of Chunyuan... Yinzhen became even more angry and watched Concubine Fucha coldly as she defended herself.

"But my lady, some time ago, when you were instigating Concubine Qi to embarrass Concubine Wan on Changjie, you were caught by Concubine Zhao. After you came back, you said that Concubine Zhao was able to snatch your position as the head of the Yanx Palace because of the baby in her belly. You also said...you also said that it would be better if Concubine Zhao didn't have the baby in her belly." As soon as Noble Lady Fucha finished speaking, Lan'er hurried to interrupt.

Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn back, Lan'er felt it was not enough and hurriedly said, "Also, you said before that Concubine Zhao's pregnancy with twins was not a blessing from heaven, but the result of the death of your and Concubine Wan's children..."

The more Yinzhen listened, the gloomier his face became.

Now there were both witnesses and evidence, and since Noble Lady Fucha had lost favor for the sake of her child, she was no longer as favored as when she first entered the palace. So without waiting for her to explain, Yinzhen tossed the beads and convicted her.

"Su Peisheng, pass on my decree. The noble lady Fu Cha has plotted to murder the heir to the throne, harbors resentment, has lost her moral character, and has refused to repent. She is to be demoted to a concubine and confined to the palace. She must copy scriptures every day and place them before her desk. She is not to leave without my order."

Until this moment, Noble Lady Fucha still couldn't believe that she had become a concubine, and that she was even confined to her house and could not leave without an imperial decree?! What was the difference between her and staying in the cold palace?!

But this time, before she could argue, the Queen gave Jianqiu a look and had someone take her away first.

"Your Majesty, what about Concubine Zhao..." The Queen met Yinzhen's gaze, her eyes full of concern, "I don't think she will feel good when she wakes up. I will go back to Jingren Palace to deal with the remaining matters. Your Majesty, please stay with Concubine Zhao in Yanxi Palace. I think Concubine Zhao will feel better with your comfort."

"The Queen is virtuous." Yinzhen patted the Queen on the shoulder and agreed with the Queen's suggestion.

Behind the screen, on the bed, Xia Dongchun had actually woken up and heard what they said.

Yunling and Yinzhu stayed by the bed, looking at Xia Dongchun but didn't dare to say a word.

Xia Dongchun could hardly breathe, his chest felt stuffy, and his eyes felt hot and heavy, all because he had cried too much.

Yin Zhu was the first to hear the noise that Yin Zhen was coming over, and hurriedly said, "The queen is awake, I will go tell the emperor right away!"

Yin Zhu had calculated the time accurately. As soon as she finished speaking, Yinzhen came in and asked, "Is Zhao'er awake?"

Yunling and Yinzhu helped Xia Dongchun sit up. Xia Dongchun opened her mouth to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth she couldn't help crying, with a heavy nasal tone. Yinzhen sat on the bed and held her against his shoulder: "Okay, okay, I have punished that vicious woman Fucha, and all the eunuchs who carried the sedan chair will be executed... We will still have children."

Xia Dongchun leaned on his shoulder and cried silently for a while, then she spoke in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, it is late at night now, and you have to go to court tomorrow. I dare not delay Your Majesty's affairs, so why don't you go back and rest first."

Yinzhen was called in the middle of the night and was indeed a little tired. Hearing that Xia Dongchun was still so sensible, he was moved and comforted her, "Take good care of yourself. If you need anything, tell the queen, or just let someone tell me. I think Xu Zhiyun is good. Ask him to take care of you. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Xia Dongchun nodded slightly: "Your Majesty's health is the most important thing, you should go back to the Yangxin Palace and rest."

Yinzhen stood up and told Yinzhu and Yunling: "Take good care of your queen. If Zhaopin is well, I will reward you handsomely."

"Yes." Yinzhu and Yunling agreed.

After Yinzhen left, Xia Dongchun lay back down, turned over and faced inside, and became quiet again. Yunling and Yinzhu didn't want to disturb her at this time, so they looked at each other. Yunling stayed in the inner room to keep watch, while Yinzhu went out.

The next morning, Yun Ling went to call Xia Dongchun to take medicine. But when she looked inside, she found Xia Dongchun's eyes were open, as if she hadn't slept all night. She was immediately shocked: "Madam! Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere else? I'll go get Doctor Xu to come over right away."

Before he could even walk out, Xia Dongchun called him back. She said in a low voice, with no strength at all, "No need. Go and tell the Queen that I really can't go. I'm afraid I won't be able to greet you today."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Queen sent someone here early this morning to say that you don't have to pay your respects to her for the next few days," Yun Ling said.

Xia Dongchun stopped talking again.

Yun Ling knew that she was upset, but she couldn't help but eat something, so she asked tentatively: "Madam, the imperial kitchen has sent over Dong'e Ejiao Longan Soup. I'll bring it here. Please drink a little."

"Leave it there for now." Xia Dongchun had no appetite. "I'll call you when I'm hungry."

She didn't want to eat, and Yun Ling didn't force her, but just sighed silently.

……

In Jingren Palace, the concubines paid their respects and left, but An Lingrong was left behind by the Queen.

"You are quite courageous." The Queen looked at An Lingrong with sharp eyes, "How dare you hide such a big thing from me."