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

After everyone was seated, the Queen looked at Xia Dongchun and said, "Princess Zhao, Ling Yuan is about to turn one year old, so we should have a grand celebration, but you know what the Emperor wants, so we won't have a grand celebration this year."

Xia Dongchun nodded. She already knew that the reward from Yinzhen had already been received. So she might as well not hold the ceremony for Ling Yuan in her own palace and invite a few people with whom she had a good relationship. This would make things easier for her.

So Xia Dongchun stood up and said, "I understand. Thank you, Queen, for your concern."

“Although it’s not a big event, I don’t want to let Ling Yuan down, so I’ve ordered someone to make a golden necklace in the shape of a Ruyi cloud for Ling Yuan. It can be seen as a small token of my appreciation as the Empress Dowager.” The Queen smiled, showing the image of a virtuous, generous and caring mother.

Concubine Qi immediately praised the Queen's actions, praising her for treating her children equally and showing her demeanor as a model mother of the country.

"I would like to thank Her Majesty on behalf of the princess. I will bring the princess here to express my gratitude another day." Xia Dongchun's smile was more sincere. After all, the benefits were really given to Ling Yuan.

"The emperor has few children, so all the sisters should learn from Concubine Zhao and have children for the emperor as soon as possible." The queen said, and then looked at Zhen Huan with a smile, "Concubine Wan, have you ever consulted the imperial physician to treat your body since your miscarriage? You are still young and quite loved by the emperor. If you can give birth to a little prince for the emperor, you will be promoted to a concubine in no time."

The Queen's words made Concubine Hua dissatisfied again. Firstly, Zhen Huan's miscarriage did happen in her palace, and because of Zhen Huan's miscarriage, she was stripped of her title, power and status, so she was naturally unhappy. Secondly, she herself had not been pregnant since her miscarriage.

So in Concubine Hua's eyes, the Queen was deliberately poking her in the heart.

Zhen Huan also stood up and replied: "Thank you for your concern, Queen. The imperial physician has examined me, but he said that I still need to recuperate for a while."

The queen nodded, indicating that she understood. She said a few polite words and then mentioned the matter of returning to the palace: "The summer is almost over. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the emperor returns, we will return to the palace. You should all ask people to pack up in advance, so as not to be in a panic when the time comes."

"Yes, I will keep the Queen's teachings in mind." Everyone responded.

"Okay, you all should go back before the heat rises, so you don't have to stay in the sun later." The queen sat upright, looking very concerned about everyone. Anyone who came to see her would praise her for her virtue.

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your concern. I will take my leave." Everyone stood up and left one after another.

Xiao Yanzi followed Xia Dongchun, holding an umbrella to block the sun, with Yinzhu and Yunling following by their side, and they walked slowly on the way back to Xinghuachun Pavilion.

Noblewoman Borjigit was traveling with her, and remembering that Ling Yuan's first birthday ceremony was not a big one, she comforted her, saying, "Sister, don't worry too much. We can hold a first birthday ceremony for Ling Yuan at the Xinghuachun Pavilion. The emperor only said that it would not be a big one, but it is a first birthday ceremony after all, and he never said that it would not be held."

"Sister and I have the same idea." Xia Dongchun smiled. She was not very dissatisfied with this matter. After all, just think about Princess Wen Yi's first birthday ceremony last year. She didn't want her daughter's first birthday ceremony to become a stage for that group of people.

Seeing that she was really happy, Borjigit smiled and said, "Sister, you are quite open-minded. If it were someone else, they would still be troubled by this."

The two of them returned to Xinghuachun Pavilion talking and laughing.

Concubine Chun was with Zhen Huan. They walked behind Concubine Xia Dongchun and Concubine Borjigit. They glanced at each other from a distance. Concubine Chun said to Zhen Huan, "Sister, what are you going to give Princess Lingyuan as a first birthday gift?"

Zhen Huan looked at her and smiled, "Princess Lingyuan's first birthday gift, although not as grand as Princess Wenyi's first birthday last year, but she is the emperor's daughter, a princess, we must give her a gift, but it can't be too shabby. I plan to give the princess a pair of tiger-head shoes inlaid with white jade. The embroidery pattern is embroidered by myself. If it's just tiger-head shoes, it's a bit embarrassing, but I'll wait for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inlay them with my white jade beads."

Concubine Chun thought for a moment and said, "Well, I have a pair of yellow jade bracelets. I'll give them to Princess Lingyuan as a birthday gift."

"Okay." Zhen Huan also agreed.

"Sister," Concubine Chun pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "You haven't interacted with Sister An for a long time. Did Sister An do something to make you angry?"

When An Lingrong was mentioned, Zhen Huan's face changed slightly, and her smile faded a little, but she didn't intend to let Concubine Chun worry about it, so she just said, "People with different ideals cannot work together. Why are you asking this all of a sudden, little girl?"

Concubine Chun shook her head and said, "Nothing, I just remembered it suddenly. Sister, let's go back quickly. The sun will be high soon and we will be very hot."

"Okay, okay, let's go."

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Concubine Cao had a worried look on her face. She forced herself to cheer up and hugged Wen Yi. Yin Xiu asked worriedly, "My young lady, what happened to you?"

Concubine Cao lowered her eyes, looked at her carefree daughter in her arms, and sighed: "The emperor doesn't come to my place often. After the last incident, he refused to come even once. Even when he wanted to see Wen Yi, he had someone take Wen Yi to Concubine Hua. Now Princess Lingyuan is so favored by the emperor..."

There was no need to say anything else, Yinxiu could understand - her master was worried about the princess's future.

Yinxiu then comforted her, "My lady, you are really worrying too much. You have seen how much the emperor loves Princess Wen Yi in the past. Last year, when the princess turned one, the emperor specifically instructed the queen to take good care of the master's first birthday ceremony. Look, this year, when Princess Lingyuan turned one, the emperor did not hold a ceremony on the grounds of frugality. Doesn't this just show the status of our princess in the emperor's heart?"

What Yinxiu said was the only thing that made Concubine Cao feel relieved, but under the current situation, there was no guarantee that the emperor would not favor Ling Yuan more and more and ignore Wen Yi in the future.

Besides, the emperor is the son of heaven and there are many women in his harem. In the future, he will have more and more offspring. By then, can it be guaranteed that the emperor will still love Wen Yi as much as he did at the beginning?

Thinking of this, Concubine Cao felt that she still needed to think carefully about it and plan for Wen Yi's future.