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

When Zhou Ninghai heard what Concubine Hua said, he knew he had to comfort her quickly. Otherwise, with his empress's temper, wouldn't she immediately make a scene to see the emperor to test his words? By then, maybe the general would be fine, and his empress would be the one in trouble.

"Don't be anxious, Your Majesty," Zhou Ninghai said after thinking through it quickly. "In the past, the general and Prince Dun were on good terms, but the general is the general and Prince Dun is Prince Dun. The general pacified the northwest for the Qing Dynasty and was feared by the border. He is the emperor's right-hand man and his loyalty to the emperor goes without saying. The emperor is wise, so how could he be angry with the general because of Prince Dun's rebellion?"

Concubine Hua was still feeling nervous, not knowing why, but Zhou Ninghai's words finally calmed her down.

But soon, the incident happened that Nian Gengyao wrote "朝乾夕提" as "夕阳朝乾". Upon hearing the news, the emperor was furious and sent the memorial back to the northwest without even a royal stamp.

Concubine Hua originally thought that her brother had just made a typo and made a mistake in a hurry, and she never expected that Yinzhen would be so angry about it.

Unexpectedly, the news that followed was that Nian Gengyao was demoted.

But then she was overwhelmed.

Gyeongin Palace

"Something happened to the Nian family. Although Concubine Hua is a little domineering, you are all sisters who serve the emperor together. You should not provoke her during this period. I think she is already sad enough." The queen was so happy in her heart. The reason why Concubine Hua had always ignored her was simply because she had a capable brother serving in the previous dynasty, and she, the Ulanara clan, had no one in the court. Now that the Nian family has lost power, let's see how Concubine Hua can still be so proud and arrogant.

However, she certainly couldn't say what she was thinking, so the queen still pretended to be magnanimous and caring about the harem.

No matter what everyone thought in their hearts, they all agreed to the queen's words on the surface.

At this moment, Concubine Cao suddenly stood up and knelt down to plead guilty: "Please forgive me, Queen."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what Concubine Cao was up to.

The queen looked at Concubine Cao and had some guesses in her mind, but she still pretended not to know what was going on: "Concubine Cao, why are you asking for forgiveness for no reason?"

Concubine Cao raised her head, already in tears: "I wonder if the Queen still remembers the poisoning of Concubine Wan and the cassava flour? I later found out that these two things were actually instigated by Concubine Hua, but I am a nobody and my words are not taken seriously. Even if I knew, I would not dare to speak out due to Concubine Hua's power. Now that it has come to this, I really have to speak out. Please punish me, Queen."

"What? It wasn't Yu who poisoned Wanpin at that time, but Concubine Hua was the mastermind?" The Queen's face turned cold. "And about the cassava flour incident, Concubine Hua was so bold that she dared to murder the princess?"

"I just don't know if everything Concubine Cao said is true." Concubine Qi interrupted.

"Every word I said is true!" Concubine Cao continued hurriedly, adding one thing after another, "And Concubine Shen's fake pregnancy was also instigated by Concubine Hua. In addition, Concubine Hua also accepted bribes from officials outside the palace and worked with her brother to influence the court's employment! I dare not say anything about this. Previously, I took the princess to the imperial garden for a walk and accidentally saw this. I was going to leave, but the princess burst into tears at this time. Concubine Hua threatened me that if I dared to tell this matter, she would kill me and the princess. I was really afraid, so I kept it secret until now."

Xia Dongchun looked at Concubine Cao and couldn't help but admire her mouth. Although these things were indeed done by Concubine Hua, didn't Concubine Cao participate in it at all? Now she cleared herself of all blame in just a few words. It was really amazing.

However, whether she will be investigated in the end depends on the decision of the emperor and the queen.

If the Emperor and the Empress are willing to turn a blind eye and only investigate Concubine Hua, then Concubine Cao might be able to escape the punishment. But if the Emperor and the Empress are unwilling to condone her, I am afraid that after Concubine Cao exposes Concubine Hua, she herself will be punished.

After Concubine Cao finished speaking, Concubine Qi shook her head and sighed: "It seems that Concubine Cao really compromised for the princess."

I don't know if he was really sighing or just being sarcastic.

"Investigate, investigate it thoroughly for me!" The Queen immediately called Jiang Fuhai and asked him to call Concubine Hua over for questioning.

The other concubines in the room were all looking at the Queen and Concubine Cao. Concubine Hua was domineering and had offended many people on a daily basis. Almost all the concubines in the room had been troubled by her, so no one pleaded for Concubine Hua at this time.

Soon, Jiang Fuhai invited Concubine Hua.

As soon as Hua Fei came in, she heard Concubine Cao, who was kneeling and crying, recounting the things she had done. Then she looked at the Queen and the others and guessed what had happened. She immediately walked over and kicked Concubine Cao over: "Bitch! How dare you betray me?! Have you forgotten who promoted you to this point?!"

"Hua Fei, stop it! This is Jingren Palace, how can you be so presumptuous?!" The Queen immediately stood up and stopped her.

Concubine Hua sneered, "You have not allowed me to be presumptuous many times! Is this the only time?"

Then, Concubine Hua looked around and said, "When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down? Ah? All of you are here to harm me!"

"Hua Fei, are you out of your mind? No one wants to harm you. It is you who commits so many evil things. When you were hurting others, didn't you ever think that the day would come when your crimes would be exposed?!" the Queen said sternly.

Hua Fei stood firm, took a deep breath, straightened her clothes, and said to the Queen: "I am in the Yikun Palace. If the Queen wants to ask questions, you can come over at any time. Here - I will not accompany you for now!"

After saying that, Concubine Hua turned around and left with her men. Jiang Fuhai wanted to stop them, but was stopped by a look from the Queen.

Now that it has come to this, are you still afraid that Concubine Hua will run away?

Let her struggle.

After this farce, the Queen wanted to find out what Concubine Cao had said, so she asked the rest of the people to go back first.

Yanxi Palace

As soon as Xia Dongchun and Noble Lady Borjigit entered the room, they dismissed the extra palace maids and eunuchs.

"Today's incident was really sudden. It seems that the Nian family is about to fall." Noblewoman Borjigit sighed, "If the Nian family was not about to fall, how could Noblewoman Cao dare to expose Concubine Hua?"

"Who said it wasn't?" Xia Dongchun was a little tired after listening to the story in Jingren Palace for so long, and looked a little listless. "In the past, Concubine Hua was so glorious, but now that these things have been exposed, even if the emperor doesn't want to execute her because of their long-term relationship, I'm afraid she won't have a good ending."

"But this is what she deserves," said Concubine Borjigit. "Hua Fei did a lot of wrong things. Even if Concubine Cao may have been responsible for these things, Hua Fei cannot be separated from the blame anyway."

"Forget it, sister, let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something happy." Xia Dongchun held her hand, "In just over a month it will be the Wanshou Festival, sister, have you thought about what to do then?"

Noblewoman Borjigit smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. The emperor has everything he needs. I just thought that it would be better if I could present something new and interesting."

"What a coincidence, my sister and I had the same idea." Xia Dongchun opened his eyes wide in surprise.

The two of them discussed the Wanshou Festival and temporarily ignored the troublesome things in the palace.