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

But regardless of whether she was happy or not, Yinzhen was obviously not angry now, so Concubine Cao could only hold back her unhappiness and said with a smile: "Madam Zhaopin is really good at joking. If you say that, I will not dare to come to your place in the future."

Knowing that Concubine Cao was also a shrewd person, Xia Dongchun naturally knew that she understood, but it was not good to push her too hard, so she did not continue.

Not long after sitting here with Xia Dongchun, Su Peisheng came to report that Lord Zhang Tingyu wanted to see him, so Yinzhen went to the Qinzheng Hall to handle government affairs. After Yinzhen left, there was naturally no reason for Concubine Cao to stay here, but it was not easy for her to leave directly, otherwise it would be too obvious.

Although they both knew that Concubine Cao came to Xia Dongchun just for Yinzhen, they still had to put on a decent show, right?

Unexpectedly, just when Concubine Cao sat for a while and was about to leave, Xiao Zhuozi came in and announced that An Lingrong, Concubine Chun, Concubine Xin and Concubine Jing had arrived.

Concubine Cao didn't know what she was thinking about, and she sat back down.

After several people came in, Xia Dongchun stood up and saluted Concubine Jing: "Greetings to Concubine Jing."

The others all saluted Xia Dongchun.

After everyone was seated, Concubine Jing spoke first: "I came out for a stroll with a few sisters. I thought Princess Lingyuan was very cute, and I heard from Concubine Xin that Princess Wenyi also came to your place, so we came together to see you. Sisters, please don't think we are noisy."

Xia Dongchun didn't have any opinion on Concubine Jing. After all, Concubine Jing was a good person in the palace. So after listening to Concubine Jing's words, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am so happy that someone loves the princess. How could I despise her?"

Then, he ordered Yunling, "Quick, Yunling, bring the princess to show Concubine Jing."

Concubine Jing didn't have any children of her own, so she was very friendly to children. Upon seeing this, she quickly took off her armor, reached out to take Ling Yuan, and the smile on her face was genuine.

Ling Yuan and Jing Fei are also very close. Maybe children can really feel whether others are nice to them.

Concubine Chun tilted her head and smiled, "The princess is so lovely, no wonder the emperor and Concubine Jing like her so much. I like her very much too."

Concubine Chun was younger than all of them, and she had never offended Xia Dongchun, so Xia Dongchun treated Concubine Chun well: "If you like, you can come to my place often to play with Ling Yuan. I think the princess will like you very much, too."

"Yes, yes, really? Can I come here often?" Concubine Chun blinked. "Originally, I wanted to be a concubine to Sister Wan's child, but now... now it's not possible. However, the princess is so lovable. Although I dare not ask for a concubine, I can come here often to accompany the princess, as long as Sister doesn't find me annoying."

An Lingrong glanced at Concubine Chun with a unhappy expression.

She didn't like Concubine Chun in the first place, and now seeing Concubine Chun and Xia Dongchun having such a good time together, she naturally felt uncomfortable.

But she couldn't express it directly now, so she felt even more upset.

Just as she was thinking about this, a palace maid walked quickly to An Lingrong's side, squatted down and picked up something she dropped at her feet, but in the next moment, she threw it away as if she had picked up a hot potato, and exclaimed in a low voice: "What is this?!"

The attention of several people in the room was immediately drawn to him. Concubine Jing had the best eyesight. She ordered the maid Ruyi beside her: "Go pick it up and see what's going on. What if you scare the princess by making such a fuss?"

Xia Dongchun sat still and continued what Concubine Jing said, "Your Highness is right. I am young and inexperienced. I don't know how to discipline the people in the palace. I am sorry to make you laugh."

Concubine Jing shook her head slightly: "What are you talking about, sister? I overreacted. I thought the princess was still young and couldn't stand being scared. I hope you don't despise me, sister."

As she spoke, Ruyi had already walked to the thing. After seeing what it was, she exclaimed, but she did not forget to pick it up. Then she turned around and knelt down: "Please forgive me, my ladies. Please forgive me, my young masters. This thing is really disrespectful. I am afraid that it will offend the eyes of the masters."

"What on earth is it?" asked Concubine Jing.

Ruyi hesitated for a moment, and after receiving a signal from Concubine Jing, she raised the thing above her head and said, "Your Majesty, this is a witch doll."

The doll in Ruyi's hand was not big, only about the size of an adult's palm. There was a piece of cloth with Xia Dongchun's name written on it. There was also a thin string tied around the doll's neck, which was tied tightly, making people feel uncomfortable when looking at it.

Concubine Jing uttered a low "Aiya": "This, this, this... How could this appear in the palace? This is the most taboo thing in the palace, and the emperor is also most annoyed by the talk of ghosts and gods."

An Lingrong had already realized something at this time, because the thing was clearly picked up by a palace maid at her feet.

But whether to speak up or not is a problem. If you speak up, people will inevitably say that you are trying to cover up your true intentions. If you don't speak up, won't it make it easier for others to talk about it and confirm the matter?

But she didn't have the chance to speak, because Concubine Chun didn't think too much. After listening to Concubine Jing's words, she subconsciously asked: "Where did this thing come from? It looks like it was used to curse Concubine Zhao, but if that's the case, how could this thing appear in Concubine Zhao's palace? Did someone bring it in?"

An Lingrong was about to speak, but she heard the little maid kneeling down before her: "I...I saw this thing fall from the maid next to Noble Lady An, and I thought it was Noble Lady An's or Sister Baojuan's, so I picked it up. I didn't expect...I didn't expect it to be something like this. Please forgive me, ladies and gentlemen."

An Lingrong's hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, and Baojuan's eyes widened, not knowing why it was different from what they had planned.

Why did the name on the voodoo doll become "Xia Dongchun"? Why did the voodoo doll appear next to them?

Shouldn’t it have been “accidentally” discovered by Yinzhen in Xia Dongchun’s inner room?

Xia Dongchun frowned, and Concubine Jing looked at Xia Dongchun and said, "Sister, this matter is not too big, but it is not too small either. In my opinion, we should report it to the Emperor and the Empress, right?"

"That's good. Otherwise, it would be bad if someone was wrongly accused." Xia Dongchun seemed unwilling to look at the thing any longer, and said to Concubine Jing, "For the sake of fairness, I would like to give this thing to Your Majesty for safekeeping. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to do it for me?"

Concubine Jing naturally had no objection: "That's easy to say."

The matter was settled in just a few words, leaving An Lingrong no chance to interrupt.