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

"I don't know why this An Ying wants to see the queen?" Yun Ling was very puzzled. "She doesn't have a good relationship with us. The previous incident has been known to the whole palace. Why does she still insist on coming over?"

"She must have a reason to come over." Xia Dongchun stroked her belly. "Originally, thanks to the Empress, she was finally released from house arrest. And thanks to her performance at the Emperor's birthday festival, she was able to serve the Emperor again. But now, Concubine Qi is clearly trying to compete with her. How can she not be anxious to show her loyalty in front of the Empress?"

"She must be planning something bad." Yun Ling clenched his fists. "It is calculated that An agreed to enter the palace with the queen and was favored, but she still has no children. I think she must be jealous of our queen for being pregnant with the royal heir, and is thinking of ways to harm the queen."

"That's why I don't bother to see her, knowing that she has no good intentions." Xia Dongchun was bored, so he ordered, "Yinzhu, go ask the nurse to bring Ling Yuan here."

"Yes." Yin Zhu followed his instructions and walked out.

Over at Sui Yuxuan, Concubine Chun had already woken up. Yu'er was supporting her, and Zhen Huan was feeding her medicine. Yinzhen was sitting beside her, and he felt relieved to see that she had woken up.

Just as he was about to say a few words of concern, he heard Su Peisheng come to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is outside asking to see you."

"Concubine Duan? Didn't they just go back not long ago? Why are they here again?" Yinzhen vaguely felt that Concubine Duan might have discovered something.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan would not make this trip for no reason. I think she has something important to tell you." Zhen Huan also reminded.

"Let her in." Yinzhen said.

"Yes." Su Peisheng turned around and went out, inviting Concubine Duan to come in.

A moment later, Concubine Duan came in with Jixiang and Ruyi: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Hey, you're not feeling well. I told you not to be so polite, but why are you still bowing and greeting me?" Yinzhen waved his hand to signal Concubine Duan to stand up, "Please sit down."

Concubine Duan sat down and did not speak directly. Instead, she showed concern for Concubine Chun: "I saw that Concubine Chun woke up, but she still looked pale. Is there anything else wrong?"

Concubine Chun shook her head and swallowed the medicine in her mouth: "I'm fine now, thank you for your concern, Concubine Duan."

"That's good." Concubine Duan said slowly, "I always felt that something was wrong with what happened today. After returning, I called all the wet nurses and palace maids who took care of the princess and asked them carefully. Who knew that this questioning would actually reveal something, so I hurried over to report it to the emperor."

"Oh?" Yinzhen originally felt that this was not a simple accident, and when he heard Concubine Duan say this, he was willing to listen.

"I heard from the wet nurse who is taking care of the princess that some time ago, the princess went to play in the imperial garden and found a paper-cut window paper. She loved it very much." Concubine Duan coughed twice before continuing, "So the wet nurse found the palace maid who cut out the window paper to play with the princess. The palace maid's name is Ningfang."

After a pause, Concubine Duan took a deep breath and said, "This question has revealed the problem. Right now, I have asked someone to send Ningfang to the Ministry of Punishment. I think the maids can get some truth out of her."

"Okay, if there really is someone who instigated this maliciously, I will not let the person behind this off easily!" Yinzhen slammed the table and settled the matter.

"But even if there really was someone instigating it, Wen Yi was the one who did the wrong thing. I thought that when Concubine Chun gets better, I would bring Wen Yi here to apologize to her." Concubine Duan made everything clear first. She took the blame for Wen Yi herself to avoid others blaming Wen Yi.

Besides, only if she said it in advance would people not think that she was eager to find Wen Yi and deliberately found the little palace maid to take the blame.

"No need, Concubine Duan, I know Princess Wen Yi didn't mean it." When Concubine Chun heard this, she quickly responded.

She herself was the one who was hit, so she could naturally see that Princess Wen Yi had no ill intentions when she ran towards her.

Yinzhen also said: "If this matter really has nothing to do with Wen Yi, there is no need to ask her to come again. Just have this intention."

Concubine Duan insisted, "Even if someone really instigated it and Wen Yi made an unintentional mistake, she should apologize for her unintentional mistake. Please allow me to bring Wen Yi here, otherwise, when Wen Yi grows up and becomes sensible, this will be a knot in her heart."

Seeing her like this, Yinzhen stopped trying to stop her: "Well, then, let's do as you say."

"Then I will not disturb Concubine Chun's peace and will go back first." After finishing the business, Concubine Duan stood up and took her leave.

On the way back, Jixiang and Ruyi were on both sides of the sedan chair. Jixiang was a little worried: "My queen, do you think the emperor will believe it?"

Concubine Duan had a headache and felt a little tired: "I think the emperor is also suspicious about this matter, so he agreed with what I said, but... it is precisely because I am worried that the emperor will be suspicious that I insisted on bringing Wen Yi here to admit his mistake and make amends."

"Your Majesty has really taken care of the princess." Ruyi sighed.

Speaking of Wen Yi, Concubine Duan's face looked better: "Wen Yi is well-behaved and cute. If Concubine Xiang hadn't died unexpectedly, I wouldn't have had the chance to keep Wen Yi by my side. To be honest, I am glad in my heart. Although this is not pleasant to hear, it is also the truth."

"It was not your wish that Concubine Xiang died. Moreover, it was the Emperor and the Queen Mother's wish to raise Princess Wen Yi under your wing. How could you have expected that?" Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, there is really no need to be too sad about this."

Concubine Duan was silent for a long time and didn't say anything else.

After Ningfang was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, the skilled maids there were indeed very capable. In just half a day, Ningfang was covered in wounds.

But surprisingly, even so, Ningfang did not reveal who was behind it. When the people from the Ministry of Punishment came back to report, Concubine Duan heard the punishments and showed reluctance. But when she thought that the person behind Ningfang was going to murder the heir to the throne through Wen Yi, Concubine Duan could not bear it anymore and did not give in. Instead, she ordered the maids from the Ministry of Punishment to torture her, but not to kill her. They must find out who was behind it. Otherwise, how could Ningfang, a little maid, dare to do such a thing? Moreover, if no one instructed her, she would have no reason to do such a thing.

The maids in the Ministry of Punishment were all shrewd people. They naturally knew that this matter was of great importance and they dared not slack off in the slightest.

Naturally, this matter spread in the palace. It was said that Concubine Duan had captured the person who instigated the princess. However, the little palace maid was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, but she refused to say anything.

When Xia Dongchun heard the news, she was so bored that she pulled Yunling Yinzhu to play chess with her.

She was not very good at chess and was a complete loser. She had already regretted several of her moves. If it weren't for Yun Ling and Yin Zhu, they would have stopped playing with her long ago.

After hearing what Xiao Yanzi said, Xia Dongchun laughed while playing with the chess pieces in his hand. "How could Ningfang say anything? She wants to live, but if her family is in someone else's hands, she can only hold her tongue and not say anything. In this case, at best she will die, but her whole family can still live. But if she lets her mouth shut, not only will she die, but her family will probably also suffer a devastating disaster."