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

After the queen finished her scolding, she asked everyone to disperse.

Back at Changchun Fairy Pavilion, Jianqiu fanned the Queen, and Huichun brought a bowl of rock sugar, white fungus and mung bean soup for the Queen to drink to cool off.

When the heat faded a little, Jianqiu couldn't help but ask the Queen: "Your Majesty, this matter is clearly related to Concubine Nian and Concubine Cao. Why did Your Majesty believe Concubine Cao's lies? Why don't you just expose them so that the Emperor can know?"

Hearing this, the Queen chuckled and said with disdain, "I have been married to the Emperor for decades, and I know the Emperor's character best. Even if this matter is made clear, the Emperor may not be willing to severely punish Concubine Nian. As long as Concubine Nian survives, Concubine Cao can be saved. Rather than wasting effort, it is better to let them go this time. The Emperor is the most suspicious. If I don't point it out and let him suspect it himself, one day, the Emperor will deal with them without me having to do anything."

"So that's how it is," Jianqiu understood, "Your Majesty is really thoughtful. I can't think so much."

"After this incident, I think the emperor will have to reconsider the cassava flour issue." The queen picked up the porcelain spoon, stirred the mung bean soup in the bowl, and smiled. "Last time, Concubine Cao sent lotus seeds to the emperor, saying that the heart of pity for one's child is the most painful, and only a mother can understand it, which made the emperor feel pity for her. This time, the matter fell on her own head. I want to see what she can do."

"Noble Concubine Cao and Concubine Nian are in cahoots," Jianqiu echoed the Queen, "This time she was made to fall, and it was also a lesson for Concubine Nian, but it benefited Concubine Zhao, and Your Majesty helped her for nothing."

The Queen put down the porcelain spoon and didn't plan to drink anymore. Jianqiu saw this and immediately waved Huichun to come over and pack up the things. She then handed the handkerchief to the Queen. The Queen wiped the corner of her mouth and said, "What's wrong with giving her a hand? If she is smart, she should know who she can rely on. If An is useless, Zhaopin can take over. She and Wanpin are currently a thorn in the eyes of Concubine Cao and a thorn in the flesh of Concubine Nian. They can help me share a lot of troubles."

Jianqiu bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I hope Concubine Zhao can understand your painstaking efforts."

In any case, the Queen did understand Yinzhen.

Yinzhen was very unhappy about this incident, not because of Xia Dongchun, but because of Concubine Cao.

He saw the cassava flour incident last time and knew clearly what happened, but he was too lazy to care. As long as Wen Yi was fine in the end, he didn't want to really punish Concubine Nian.

So when Concubine Cao came to him with lotus seeds and said those words, he was deeply touched. Concubine Cao, a mere noble lady, was willing to risk offending Concubine Nian to come to him and say those words for the sake of her own child. This did make him feel a little more pity for Concubine Cao.

But he saw what happened this time clearly.

It is precisely because I see it so clearly that I feel even more heartbroken.

But there was no substantial evidence. If Concubine Nian really wanted to touch Concubine Cao, she would definitely be angry with him. For Yinzhen, this was not a big deal. After all, it did not really harm the royal offspring, so he was too lazy to care about it. He simply ignored it and threw the matter to the queen.

But this matter did wrong Xia Dongchun, so Yinzhen asked Xiao Xiazi to pass on the message that he would have dinner at Xia Dongchun's place tonight, which could be considered as compensation.

At the Xinghuachun Pavilion, Xia Dongchun listened to what Xiao Xiazi said, and kept a fake smile on her face: "I understand. Thank you for your trouble."

Xiao Xiazi bowed, stepped out, and went back to report.

Xia Dongchun dismissed the serving palace maids and left only Yunling in the room. Yinzhu was sent by her to look after Lingyuan together with the wet nurse.

"What's this?" Although Xia Dongchun was dissatisfied, she still considered that they were in the palace and worried that there were ears on the other side of the wall, so she kept her voice low. "Today's incident was clearly intentional by Concubine Nian and Concubine Cao. Can't the emperor see that? They said they came here to have dinner, wasn't it just to appease them? Instead of doing this, it would be better to punish them and rectify the palace."

However, even though she was just saying this in anger, Yun Ling had already told her the time when the Nian family would truly fall, so she didn't expect Yinzhen to really punish Concubine Nian now.

After all, just look at Zhen Huan's story and you will know that in everyone's eyes, Concubine Nian caused Zhen Huan to have a miscarriage. Although she was stripped of her title and demoted, isn't she doing well now? Who knows if Yinzhen gets happy one day, this status and title won't matter anymore.

"Your Highness," Yun Ling only had one thing she couldn't figure out. She also knew that Xia Dongchun was just talking to vent, so she didn't respond to her words and asked, "There's one thing I don't understand. Lady Cao loves Princess Wen Yi so much and treats her like the apple of her eye. How could she use the princess? Isn't she afraid that Princess Wen Yi will really get hurt?"

"Why aren't you afraid?" Xia Dongchun snorted coldly, "So Princess Wen Yi wasn't really hurt, was she? There was no one else present at the time, so what happened wasn't just a matter of Concubine Cao talking to her?"

Yun Ling nodded, and at the same time, she looked at Xia Dongchun, feeling a little emotional. She still remembered the situation when she and her master and servant were just reborn in the last life, so when she looked at Xia Dongchun now, she naturally felt a lot of emotion in her heart.

This huge Forbidden City is truly magical, but in just two years, everyone has changed to varying degrees.

Take An Lingrong for example. Just based on her weak and vulnerable appearance on the day of the selection, who could have predicted that she would be so cruel as to harm her former sisters after entering the palace?

Besides, Shen Meizhuang was the first one to sleep with the emperor when she first entered the palace, and the emperor also asked her to learn how to manage the affairs of the six palaces. What a glorious life it was. But after the fake pregnancy incident, she no longer has the same mentality as before.

Xia Dongchun sometimes felt fortunate. The biggest difference between her and Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan might be that she did not have much illusions about Yinzhen. Even if she was stupid at the beginning, he had died once after all. She only hoped to survive in the palace. At worst, she could be like Concubine Jing, who, although no longer young and favored, could still live in peace. Even if she had to endure, she could still move up in status.

It would be even better if my daughter Lingyuan could find a good husband and have a good future in the future.

This was the best outcome she had ever imagined for herself.