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

"Yes, I was thinking about teaching Lingyuan to call him Father Emperor first. Also, when I was still in the palace, I would take Lingyuan to pay respects to the Empress Dowager every month, so I also thought about teaching Lingyuan to call her Mama Emperor to make the Empress Dowager happy." Xia Dongchun said.

Xia Dongchun had thought it all out. Concubine Xin's daughter had always been raised in the prince's residence and seldom appeared in public. Concubine Cao had always been concerned about Princess Wen Yi's frailty and rarely took her to see the empress dowager. Now, under the careful care of her and the wet nurses, Ling Yuan was no longer as weak as when she was just born. So she took Ling Yuan to pay respects to the empress dowager twice a month.

The Queen Mother was not feeling well, but as there were not many children in the palace, she was happy to see her grandchildren come to her palace, as it would make the place a little more lively.

Ling Yuan was very cute and fair-skinned. She would always smile whenever she went to the Empress Dowager's palace, and the Empress Dowager was happy to see her.

If Ling Yuan could win the Queen Mother's favor again, it would only be beneficial and without any harm.

"You are thoughtful." Yinzhen was very satisfied. "The Queen Mother has not been in good health, but Lingyuan has always been well-behaved and rarely cries. It would be good for you to bring Lingyuan to talk to the Queen Mother."

"Yes, I was thinking that the Empress Dowager's good health must be the Emperor's wish. In that case, I am willing to do my best." Xia Dongchun was as sweet-mouthed as ever, and Yinzhen's fatigue over the past few days was much relieved.

After dinner, Yinzhen read a book for a while while Xia Dongchun was making clothes for Ling Yuan. The atmosphere seemed to be pretty good.

When it was time to go to bed, Xia Dongchun helped Yinzhen to rest, Yun Ling drew down the bed curtains, and Su Peisheng extinguished two candles.

The room was quiet.

The next morning, Xia Dongchun was tidying up Yinzhen's collar. Yinzhen cleared his throat and said, "I will not come to have breakfast with you today. I am very busy these days."

"Yes, Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so please take care of your health." Xia Dongchun said gently, his eyes full of concern for him.

Yinzhen became more and more satisfied with her. It seemed that Xia Dongchun had made a lot of progress in the more than one year since entering the palace. She had lost the irritability she had when she first entered the palace and had become more gentle and peaceful.

After Yinzhen left, Xia Dongchun sat in front of the dressing table. Yunling and Yinzhu helped her to dress up. She had to pay her respects to the queen later.

"Your Highness, please wear this gilded pomegranate hairpin today," Yun Ling smiled. "If I remember correctly, this is a new gift from the Emperor. It has a very good meaning, implying many children and good fortune."

"Then let's do as you say." Xia Dongchun was in a good mood today. She also liked the gems inlaid on the hairpin, so she agreed.

Yin Zhu combed her black hair, which looked like a waterfall, and she seemed to be in a good mood. She had never been treated unfairly since she followed Xia Dongchun, so she was happy when her master was happy.

After finishing their makeup, Yinzhu and Yunling followed Xia Dongchun to Changchun Fairy House.

Today, Xia Dongchun is wearing a lilac camellia-colored brocade flag dress, which is eye-catching. She also wears a pair of enameled armor with a pattern of butterflies and flying flowers. She has a smile on her face, and she looks quite different from when she first entered the palace.

When they arrived at Changchun Xianguan, the empress was still dressing up, but as the weather was still hot and she was worried that the concubines would catch a heat stroke, she asked everyone to go inside and wait.

Xia Dongchun sat down, and Yunling and Yinzhu consciously stepped behind her to serve her.

Although Concubine Hua had not arrived yet, Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Concubine Wan, Concubine Xin, and Concubine Chun had already arrived.

Several people sat together and talked, waiting for the queen to come out.

"Oh, it turns out that Noble Lady Borjigit did not come with Concubine Zhao today. This is strange." Whenever this happened, Concubine Qi could not keep quiet.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Qi, you don't know that I got up late today, so Concubine Borjigit came first." Xia Dongchun just listened to Concubine Qi's words. It was not worth arguing with her.

Concubine Qi smiled and covered her lips. "I heard that the emperor went to Zhaopin's place last night. I'm afraid Zhaopin only cared about the emperor and didn't care about her sisters at all, right?"

Concubine Qi has been in a bad mood these past two days because the Third Prince was scolded by Yinzhen again, so now she is just venting her anger by making trouble for Xia Dongchun with her words.

The reason why he didn't look for Zhen Huan was because he had suffered a loss at the hands of Zhen Huan before and knew he couldn't win the argument.

"Why is Concubine Qi so angry so early in the morning?" Xia Dongchun smiled slightly without looking at Concubine Qi. "If you miss the Emperor, you can go to the Qinzheng Palace more often. Why do you have to embarrass me like this?"

"Humph," Concubine Qi fanned herself and looked at Xia Dongchun with disdain, "Concubine Zhao is young and ignorant after all. She can even talk about whether she misses me or not. She is not afraid that the servants will laugh at her."

"What Madam Qi taught me is right," Xia Dongchun said in a gentle tone, "I am still young after all, and I hope Madam Qi can teach me more in the future."

Concubine Qi did not understand the meaning of her words. She just thought that she was afraid of her. There was a smug smile on her face, but she didn't say anything else.

At this time, a voice came from outside: "Empress Hua has arrived——!"

Then, Concubine Hua, dressed in a coral-red jacquard gauze dress with pomegranate patterns, appeared in front of everyone, and everyone stood up to greet her.

Concubine Hua glanced around, lingering on Zhen Huan, Concubine Chun, and Xia Dongchun for a moment. She snorted coldly and sat down with the help of Song Zhi.

"Princess Wan looks in good spirits today." Concubine Hua stroked her temples, her eyes and tone were stinging. She was in high spirits recently and naturally did not take the other concubines seriously.

Zhen Huan did not want to argue with her, so she just said, "Thank you, Empress Hua, for your compliment."

Seeing this, Concubine Hua also felt bored and turned to look at Xia Dongchun: "Concubine Zhao, how is Princess Lingyuan these days?"

The Queen hasn't arrived yet, but Concubine Hua is already acting like one.

Xia Dongchun smiled slightly, and did not want to argue with Concubine Hua. After all, who in the palace did Concubine Hua take seriously? Arguing with her would only bring trouble upon herself: "Thank you for your concern, the princess is doing well."

No one challenged her, which made Concubine Hua even more proud, with her smile deepening.

"The Queen has arrived--" Jiang Fuhai's voice came, and the Queen came in supported by Jianqiu.

Everyone stood up again: "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health."

The queen raised her hand, and said gracefully, "Sisters, please take a seat. No need to be polite."