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

Just two days later, something big happened.

Wuling Chunse discovered a snake and bit Concubine Cao.

It is said that the snake was originally heading towards Princess Wen Yi while she was sleeping. Fortunately, Concubine Cao went to see the princess and discovered it in time, so Wen Yi was not injured, but Concubine Cao did have a wound on her wrist.

After Yinzhen finished reviewing the memorials, he was playing chess with Zhen Huan at the Bitong Academy. When he heard that the matter involved Princess Wen Yi, he went to Wuling Spring Scenery.

Xia Dongchun had no intention of getting involved, he just asked someone to send something to show his concern.

But she didn't want to go, but someone asked her to go.

When Su Peisheng came to invite Xia Dongchun, his hesitant expression had already given her a reminder.

It seems like someone can't hold back anymore and is about to make trouble again.

"Please ask Eunuch Su to reply and tell him that I will be there soon. Princess Lingyuan has been a little fussing these past two days, so I have to go and see her first." Xia Dongchun was not in a hurry.

Su Peisheng said, "I understand. I will go and reply right away. Please come as soon as possible, Your Majesty."

After Su Peisheng left, Xia Dongchun called the wet nurse and said, "Go and sprinkle some more realgar wine into the princess' room."

Although the nurse didn't understand why Xia Dongchun told her again, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, madam. I sprinkled realgar wine around the room twice a day, and the princess is always by her side. There will be no accidents for her."

Xia Dongchun whispered a few words to the wet nurse, estimated the time, and took Yunling Yinzhu to Wuling Chunse.

She didn't even need to think about it on the way, she knew that someone was definitely trying to frame her, otherwise why would Yinzhen insist on asking her to go there? Unless this matter had something to do with her.

When they arrived at Wuling Spring Scenery, they found that except for the sick Concubine Duan and the confined An Lingrong, everyone else was there. Even Concubine Nian, who had not been seen for a long time, had regained her arrogant look because she had recently regained favor. She was standing beside Yinzhen, and when she saw her come in, she immediately spoke.

But Xia Dongchun got there first and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress. I am worried about the princess, so I have to watch the nurse sprinkle realgar wine every day before I can feel at ease. I am late for some reason, so please forgive me, Emperor and Empress."

After hearing what she said, everyone in the room had different expressions.

Concubine Nian glanced at Concubine Cao, then at Xia Dongchun. She hadn't had time to finish her words just now, so she couldn't let Xia Dongchun interrupt her now: "Sister Zhaopin, you are so cruel. You have a daughter too, and you know how to protect your own daughter, so why are you so cruel to someone else's child?"

Xia Dongchun looked confused: "What does Empress Nian mean by this? Why don't I understand?"

The word "Concubine Nian" was very harsh to Concubine Nian's ears. It was like reminding her that although Yinzhen was willing to visit her, he had not yet restored her position or her right to assist in managing the six palaces.

Although the Queen was not very satisfied with Xia Dongchun, Concubine Nian was her biggest worry at the moment. Seeing this, she said, "Your Majesty, I think there is something fishy about this matter. Sister Zhaopin doesn't seem to know about it. Why don't you ask someone to ask her carefully?"

The Queen calculated in her mind that if this matter really had nothing to do with Xia Dongchun, she would ask someone to investigate and teach Concubine Nian a lesson. If this matter was really done by Xia Dongchun, once it was found out, Yinzhen would naturally not let her off easily.

Yinzhen frowned, thought for a moment, and agreed with the queen.

The queen then asked someone to bring up the little palace maid.

The little palace maid was serving Concubine Cao. When she saw Yinzhen and the Queen, she greeted them first.

"Say what you just said again." The queen glanced at the little palace maid and then looked at Xia Dongchun.

"Yes." The little palace maid bowed her head and replied, "I saw with my own eyes the eunuch from the Xinghuachun Pavilion caught a snake in the middle of the night and came to Wulingchunse."

Xia Dongchun glanced at the little palace maid and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Cao and Princess Wen Yi are so pitiful," Concubine Nian looked at Yinzhen and covered her lips with a handkerchief. "If this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Zhao, why would the eunuch in her palace catch a snake in the middle of the night? Why did she foresee the future and prepare realgar wine in the palace to drive away snakes in advance?"

Concubine Cao also covered her face and cried. After Concubine Nian finished speaking, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter what happens to me, but Wen Yi is still so young. She is your daughter."

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Unexpectedly, before Concubine Cao finished speaking, Xia Dongchun also covered her face and knelt down, crying, "I am really innocent! Please investigate this matter and clear my name!"

The expression on Concubine Cao's face froze for a moment. Why was this different from what she imagined?

Concubine Nian's expression also changed. She pointed at Xia Dongchun and said, "The evidence is irrefutable. Concubine Zhao, what have you wronged?!"

Xia Dongchun cried as she looked at Concubine Nian, but her words were not vague at all: "Why is Concubine Nian so anxious? If I remember correctly, Concubine Nian does not have the power to assist in managing the six palaces, and I am not a member of the palace, so why is Concubine Nian scolding me so confidently?"

"You!" Concubine Nian wanted to say something, but was scolded by the Queen: "Concubine Nian, Concubine Zhao is right, don't break the rules."

Concubine Nian was feeling depressed and looked at Yinzhen, hoping he could speak for her.

Unexpectedly, Yinzhen didn't look at her, and only said: "The queen is right, the queen and I are here, Concubine Nian, you must not break the rules."

"Your Majesty," Concubine Nian said aggrievedly, "I am just worried and confused. It is really pitiful that Princess Wen Yi was secretly murdered at such a young age."

Yinzhen did not respond, but turned to Xia Dongchun: "What Concubine Nian said is not without reason. Do you have anything to defend yourself?"

Yin Zhu knelt forward and said, "Your Majesty, Empress, I have to say that our Empress was wronged in this matter. The reason why she asked people to sprinkle realgar wine in the room every day was because she was bitten by a snake two nights ago. She thought it was okay for her to be injured, but she was afraid that the princess would be injured too. That's why she asked the wet nurse to be careful every day and sprinkle realgar wine to drive away the snake. It's not because of what Empress Nian said about foreknowledge."

"You are really good at making excuses for your master!" If everyone was not present, Concubine Nian would have asked someone to slap him in the face. "Then how should the little eunuch explain himself?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Cao closed her eyes and didn't want to listen any more.

So stupid.

Concubine Cao felt a headache.

"What Concubine Nian said is very strange," Xia Dongchun covered her face with a handkerchief, leaning on Yunling as if she had cried herself to death, "I found a snake in my room, and it bit me, but you didn't ask anyone to catch it. Could it be that you still left the snake in the room?"