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

The Queen's expression froze for a moment, but she soon returned to a smile: "It's normal for the Emperor to feel sorry for his sisters. I won't blame you. Today is also a chance to meet all the new sisters. The harem will be more lively, and we will have a few more new sisters to keep us company."

Hua Fei chuckled and covered her lips with a handkerchief, but ultimately said nothing else.

"Ladies, please kowtow to Her Majesty the Queen!" Jiang Fuhai shouted at the top of his voice, which could even be heard outside the house.

This time, Xia Dongchun didn't dare to say anything more. After hearing Jiang Fuhai's words, she knelt down and saluted with the others. After three kneelings and nine kowtows, everyone said in unison: "May the Queen be blessed with good health."

"Everyone, get up. It's a good opportunity to meet all the concubines today." The queen smiled and looked very kind.

"Thank you, Queen."

"Empress Duan is ill, and I'm afraid you won't be able to see her today." Jiang Fuhai stood beside the queen, holding a whisk in his hand, looking at the people below, "You ladies, pay your respects to Empress Hua."

Everyone turned around again and faced Concubine Hua: "May your Majesty Hua live in peace and happiness."

Concubine Hua smiled, but did not ask them to stand up immediately. Instead, she picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip of tea, and then frowned and looked at the queen: "Queen, I'll drink it. Is this the Longjing tea from before the rain last year? I have some new tea for this year. Why don't I ask someone to send some to the Queen later?"

The smile in the queen's eyes faded a little: "I originally had some here, but I remembered that Third Prince loved to drink, so I asked Concubine Qi to bring some back to Third Prince two days ago."

Concubine Qi also hurriedly said, "Yes, the Queen is very kind, and the third prince and I are grateful."

Concubine Hua glanced at Concubine Qi, then her eyes fell on the new concubines who had just entered the palace. She seemed to have just remembered something and said softly, "Look at me, I was so busy talking to the Empress that I forgot that you sisters are still polite. Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Hua."

Hua Fei's gaze scanned the crowd and lingered for a moment when she saw Xia Dongchun. Xia Dongchun's hands and feet became stiff and she hardly dared to breathe.

Fortunately, when Concubine Hua spoke for the last time, she mentioned Shen Meiyu and Zhen Huan. Xia Dongchun listened and felt that it was just like in the previous life. Concubine Hua gave Shen Meiyu and Zhen Huan a warning. In the end, it was the Queen who spoke and asked everyone to disperse.

When Xia Dongchun walked out of the gate of Jingren Palace, she was still a little unresponsive. Because her legs were weak, she almost fell down. Fortunately, Yun Ling supported her in time so that she didn't make a fool of herself in front of everyone.

Just when Yun Ling was about to support Xia Dongchun and go directly back to Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong came up to them.

An Lingrong thought for a long time and decided to have a good talk with Xia Dongchun. Otherwise, they would have to live together in the future, seeing each other every day, and would have to live in fear all day, fearing that she would come to make things difficult for them again one day.

"Sister Xia." An Lingrong's voice was not loud and soft, but Xia Dongchun still heard her calling her.

Her legs suddenly became even weaker - could it be that she would still be unable to escape the "one zhang of red" punishment if she had to do it again? She had clearly tried her best to avoid An Lingrong this time... but why did An Lingrong take the initiative to find her?

Xia Dongchun wanted to pretend that she didn't hear anything and leave directly, but she didn't know whether it was a coincidence or God's will that she would have to stay outside for a while longer today. An Lingrong happened to be standing in front of her, and seeing this, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang also surrounded her.

This scene was too similar to the scene before she was given the "One Zhang Red" in her previous life, and Xia Dongchun was almost suffocating. Her hands and feet were cold, and she held Yun Ling's hand more and more tightly.

"What's the matter?" Xia Dongchun forced herself to calm down, not realizing that her voice was trembling. She was really afraid that she would not be able to escape this disaster if she did it again.

"It was an unintentional mistake on the day of the talent show. Please don't mind it, sister." An Lingrong said timidly, lowering her head and speaking in a low voice. If someone from a distance saw her, they would think that she was bullied by Xia Dongchun. "I apologize to you, sister."

Xia Dongchun didn't want to talk to An Lingrong at all. She just wanted to go back to Yanxi Palace as soon as possible, so she said casually, "I understand. You apologized and I accepted it. Let's not cause trouble to each other in the future. I want to go back."

"Thank you for your magnanimity, sister." An Lingrong thanked.

Just as these two sentences were said, Concubine Hua also came out. Yun Ling was sharp-eyed and noticed it first. She secretly pinched Xia Dongchun with her hands. Xia Dongchun suddenly got a clue and understood Yun Ling's hint. She quickly said, "You don't have to thank me. The tea was too hot on the day of the selection. Otherwise, I wouldn't have embarrassed you like that. From now on, we are all sisters. Now that we have talked, I will go back first."

An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, and Xia Dongchun hurried away.

They all had their backs to Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua adjusted the kingfisher headdress on her head and snorted coldly, "It seems she is still a well-behaved girl. I am in a good mood today, so I will let her go."

"Yes, madam," Song Zhi smiled and praised, "With you here, no matter who they are, they can't cause any trouble. Moreover, someone like the Xia family is not even worthy of carrying shoes in front of our Nian Mansion, so why should madam take her to heart?"

"Let's go back to the palace." Concubine Hua looked at Zhen Huan and the other three again, then got on the sedan chair and returned to Yikun Palace.

When they really returned to the East Hall of the Yanxi Palace and sat on the stool, Xia Dongchun dared to breathe out. Yun Ling quickly closed the door, walked back to Xia Dongchun, squatted down and looked up at her: "Don't be afraid, my lady, we are back safely."

Xia Dongchun's legs were sore and his mind was still a little dazed. After a long while, he finally held Yun Ling's hand with both hands and murmured, "We're back, we're back safely..."

"Yes, young lady," Yun Ling's eyes were red, "Now that you are fine, the master and his wife can rest assured. This servant is also very excited. We just need to be careful in the future. Even if we don't say that we are favored, it will be enough to keep ourselves and our family safe."

"Yes." Xia Dongchun's eyes were still straight, and it was obvious that her thoughts had not yet come into focus. But after all, this disaster for her was over, and she was temporarily safe.

Yun Ling saw that she looked dazed and knew that she had not yet fully recovered, so she said, "My lady, I will help you to rest on the couch in the inner room for a while. Noble Lady Fucha should be back soon. If she sees you like this, she might think too much."

"Okay, it's good to take a rest." Xia Dongchun was helped by Yun Ling into the inner room and leaned on the soft couch. Yun Ling took a thin blanket and wrapped it around her, staying with her.