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

What happened to the Nian family was that we watched him build a red mansion, we watched him entertain guests, and we watched his mansion collapse.

No one expected that the once glorious General Nian would be demoted again and again and become a guard at the city gate of Hangzhou.

And Hua Fei, who was favored by the six palaces, was found to have many embarrassing things in the past, and one day she became a concubine.

He got up early to pay his respects to the empress. After court, Yinzhen also came to Jingren Palace. The empress then showed Yinzhen the confession handed over by the Ministry of Punishment. It was a thin piece of paper with densely packed words on it, and it was unknown how many lives had been lost.

Seeing that Yinzhen had finished reading, the Queen waved to Jiang Fuhai to present the entire confession: "Your Majesty, these are detailed confessions. Would Your Majesty like to see them?"

Yinzhen didn't expect that the paper in his hand was just a summary of his crimes, and what Jiang Fuhai held in his hand was the complete confession. He immediately felt upset.

"I won't look at it anymore. Nian has become spoiled and willful, and has lacked moral character. I order her to be stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine. Then... she can still live in the Yiku Palace." Yinzhen said, after all, still thinking of their past friendship. Although he was wary of the Nian family, he didn't intend to kill them all. As long as the Nian brothers and sisters could behave themselves in the future, he would spare their lives.

However, if Nian Gengyao said something like "The Emperor will leave Sanjiangkou and Jiahu will be the battlefield" again, or did anything beyond the rules again, he would have to get rid of him to prevent future troubles.

The queen clenched the confession in her hand and her expression stiffened. She didn't expect that even though the Nian brothers and sisters had gone so far, Yinzhen still couldn't bear to kill them.

She was even allowed to live in the Yikun Palace.

However, since Yinzhen has already made his decision, persuading him at this time would probably cause his dissatisfaction.

The queen thought for a moment and decided to take it slow. After all, Nian had become like this, so why should she be afraid that there would be no day to get rid of her?

There is no rush at this moment.

Xia Dongchun watched them talking and felt a little tired. He didn't know what was going on these days, but he always felt weak.

The noble lady Borjigit on the other side noticed that Xia Dongchun looked unhappy. Just as she was about to ask her, she heard Concubine Qi say, "Your Majesty, Empress, Nian Yingda has been dealt with. What about the people around her? In addition to Zhou Ninghai and the maids and eunuchs in Yikun Palace, there are also Zhi Yingda and Noble Lady Cao."

Concubine Cao glanced at Concubine Qi, then immediately stood up and knelt down, pleading with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Yinzhen looked at Concubine Cao and was about to say something, but Zhen Huan spoke first: "Your Majesty, Sister Cao is also pitiful. Princess Wen Yi was repeatedly threatened by Concubine Nian. This time, we were able to find out the reasons for the previous things, and Sister Cao also deserves some credit."

Yinzhen and Zhen Huan looked at each other, then looked at the nervous Concubine Cao, and finally said: "Concubine Cao——"

Having said this, Yinzhen paused, and Concubine Cao's breathing even stopped for a moment.

Fortunately, Yinzhen's next words made her feel relieved: "Noble Lady Cao, for exposing Nian's meritorious service, is promoted to concubine and given the title of Xiang. The canonization ceremony will be held next month."

Concubine Cao's eyes widened, and after realizing what was happening, she immediately expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"As for Zhi, if she agrees, let her continue to serve Nian." Yinzhen left a word, stood up and left with his men.

After Yinzhen left, the queen did not keep them any longer and asked all the concubines to go back.

After everyone left, An Lingrong was called over by the Queen.

"Your concubine pays her respects to the Empress, may the Empress be in good health." An Lingrong bowed and there was a smile in her eyes that she could not hide. Although she was still a concubine and had not seen Yinzhen for a long time, she felt happy when she thought that Concubine Hua, who had humiliated her in the past, had now become a concubine.

The Queen was also happy in her heart, but when she saw An Lingrong's expression, she put away her smile and said, "Now that Nian has become a concubine, this palace no longer has to worry about anything. With the fall of the Nian family, the Emperor will probably be relieved. This is a good time for you to regain his favor. You should seize the opportunity while the Emperor is in a good mood."

When this was mentioned, An Lingrong's smile faded a little, but she still agreed obediently, and at the same time reminded the Queen to help: "I know, but...but since I was confined to my room until now, I have never seen the emperor again, even if I want to, I am powerless."

The Queen really understood. She stroked the jade ruyi in her hand and was silent for a moment before she said, "I understand what you mean. It happens that the Emperor's birthday will come soon. I will give you a chance then. But you have to be more motivated. In this month, think carefully about how to please the Emperor."

An Lingrong felt relieved after receiving the Queen's promise.

Here, Xia Dongchun returned to the Yanxi Palace and saw that An Lingrong didn't seem to be there, so she asked casually, "Where's An Dan? Why did she go out so early in the morning?"

Xiao Yanzi bowed and said, "In reply to your Majesty, I heard that Aunt Jianqiu came just now, paid her respects and agreed to go to Jingren Palace."

Xia Dongchun nodded: "I understand."

Just as I was about to go back to the house, I heard the voice of the noble Borjigit behind me: "Sister."

Xia Dongchun turned around in surprise and saw that it was really the noble lady Borjigit, so she asked, "Why are you here at this time? I clearly saw you go back when you came out of Jingren Palace just now."

Noblewoman Borjigit took two steps forward and stood with her. "I was planning to go back directly, but I felt uneasy halfway through, so I came to see you. I noticed from the Queen's that you didn't look well. Have you been feeling unwell these past two days?"

Xia Dongchun was deeply moved when she heard that Borjigit had come for this purpose. She did not bother to answer Borjigit's words, but invited her to sit in the house first: "Since you are here, why don't you have breakfast with me? We can talk slowly if we have anything to say."

Borjigit wanted to know more, otherwise she would inevitably worry, so she went into the house with Xia Dongchun. After they sat down, Xia Dongchun answered Borjigit's question: "I'm not feeling unwell, I'm just tired these days, maybe I didn't sleep well, but it's nothing serious, so I didn't ask the doctor to see me."

Although Xia Dongchun said so, noblewoman Borjigit still felt uneasy, so she advised: "After breakfast, let's ask Doctor Xu to come and have a look. Even if there is nothing wrong, we have to listen to the doctor's opinion before we can really feel at ease."

Knowing that noble Borjigit was concerned about her, Xia Dongchun did not refuse: "Okay, I'll listen to you, sister."