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

When Concubine Cao saw the name written on the voodoo doll, her expression changed slightly. She thought to herself that An Lingrong was really useless and she had made a mistake.

Such a simple matter could actually allow someone to turn the tables.

Concubine Cao shook her head secretly, pretending that she didn't know about it.

It would be a lie for An Lingrong to say that she was not panicking. After all, she had not been in the palace for very long. Even though she had followed the Queen and had some skills, her skills were still not up to par. When faced with a situation like this, her palms would have been crushed to pieces by her own hands.

After hesitating for a moment, he stood up and said, "Empress Jing, Empress Zhao, how did this...how did this thing appear here? We should find out, right?"

"Is Concubine An confused? Didn't the palace maid just now say that she saw it fell from Baojuan who was beside you?" Xin Chang was puzzled.

When Bao Juan heard this, she knelt down quickly with a plop: "Please understand, my ladies, I would never dare to do such a thing. It would cost me my head."

"Then do you think this thing could have grown legs and ran here?" Xin Changzai looked at Bao Juan, "Besides, it is impossible for such a thing to be from Concubine Zhao's own palace. It can only be brought in by an outsider."

Come to think of it, after all, even if you don't believe in such unlucky things, you will still have some concerns in your heart.

No one present felt that An Lingrong was worthy of Xia Dongchun's framing. After all, whether in terms of favor, status, children, or family background, An Lingrong was just a minor character in front of Xia Dongchun. Even if he wanted to harm her, there was really no need to use such an unlucky method.

No one wants to bring bad luck to themselves for no reason.

Not to mention that the voodoo doll was made in such a way that one could tell at a glance that the person behind it must hate Xia Dongchun extremely.

Bao Juan looked at An Lingrong and felt that An Lingrong was in trouble. She had to defend herself and plead for mercy: "My ladies, my servant is really wronged. I don't know how this thing appeared next to me. I am really wronged."

But Baojuan kept repeating these two sentences over and over again, and had no way to defend herself.

After all, she couldn't say that the name on this thing was wrong, or that the palace maid was bribed by them, right?

Therefore, in the eyes of Concubine Jing and others, this behavior seemed more like Baojuan was guilty and afraid, and had no excuse, so she kept crying out for injustice but couldn't say anything else.

"Empress Jing, Baojuan... Baojuan is not someone who would do such a thing. Everyone in the palace knows that the emperor hates ghosts and gods the most. What's more, witchcraft and sorcery are taboos in the palace. Even if Baojuan had ten times the courage, she would not dare to do this." An Lingrong hesitated for a long time, and finally opened her mouth to plead for Baojuan.

After all, Baojuan is her confidant and knows a lot of things. Once Baojuan is taken away from her, she will have no one else around her except Baoque. But Baoque cannot be completely trusted because she has never let Baoque do anything important before, and she can't guarantee whether Baoque will be bribed.

Therefore, the safest way is to save Baojuan.

But...if she really couldn't save Baojuan, then no matter how reluctant she was, she could only...

An Lingrong's eyes flickered, but when she raised her head, her eyes were full of pity: "Please give Baojuan a chance, Madam Jingfei. Don't report to the Emperor and the Empress yet. Let me ask Baojuan first. If this is really Baojuan's doing, I will not show favoritism."

Concubine Jing was quite surprised. She glanced at Xia Dongchun first before saying to An Lingrong, "What Noble An said is really unreasonable. Although I want to keep this thing, it is only because it is related to Concubine Zhao. I gave it to you to avoid suspicion. But in the end, this matter has nothing to do with me. I am not the one who was cursed. Even if you want to plead for your maid, you shouldn't come to me."

An Lingrong's newly-formed expression was almost ruined by Concubine Jing's words.

Without waiting for her to say anything else, Xia Dongchun cleared her throat and spoke as the person involved: "This matter...is not a big deal, but it's not a small deal either. Since you said so, I should give you some face, but...no matter who this thing fell from, it is a curse on me. Even if I am generous, to be honest, I can't help but get angry when facing such a thing."

When An Lingrong heard this, she knew that Xia Dongchun would never let her or Baojuan go on this matter.

"Speaking of which, no matter who it is, I'm afraid no one would be able to remain calm." Xia Dongchun smiled slightly, "I am also an ordinary person, so it is natural for me to be like this. If Lady An really cares about Baojuan's innocence, you should let Concubine Jing report back to the Emperor and the Empress."

Without waiting for An Lingrong to say anything, Xia Dongchun added, "But this matter has not been concluded yet. I cannot directly detain the people in your palace. It will not look good if it is made public, and it will not benefit your reputation. So, let An Guiren take the people away first, and wait for the Emperor and the Empress to investigate and make a decision before we talk about it."

An Lingrong secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. Fortunately, Xia Dongchun was still a fool. No matter what, this finally gave them time to react. At least it allowed her to calm down and make a choice.

After this incident, Concubine Jing had to report to Yinzhen and the Queen, An Lingrong had to take people back to discuss the matter, and the others naturally could not sit still any longer, so they all stood up and left.

Concubine Jing touched Lingxi's little face reluctantly, then put on the armor again and left with Ruyi.

"The princess is lucky to be liked by the queen. It's unfortunate that she came today. If the queen wants, she can come another day." Xia Dongchun said, "I think the princess likes you very much, too."

When Concubine Jing heard this, she was happy. She smiled and nodded at Xia Dongchun before leaving.

Bitong Academy

"What did you say?" Zhen Huan's eyes widened. "Chun'er, are you sure? Baojuan was carrying a voodoo doll that cursed Concubine Zhao, and it fell out in the Xinghuachun Pavilion?"

"I'm not mistaken, sister." Concubine Chun nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes. Concubine Jing, Sister Xin, and Concubine Cao were all there at the time. We all saw it. I really don't know why Concubine An hates Concubine Zhao so much. I think Concubine Zhao is pretty easy to get along with."

After a pause, Concubine Chun whispered again, "Besides, no matter how much she hates it, she can't let the people around her carry this thing blatantly. If it falls out accidentally, it will be a big deal. When she came out of the Xinghuachun Pavilion, Concubine Jing went straight to the Qinzheng Palace."