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

Xia Dongchun was sitting diagonally opposite Concubine Cao and could see the expression on Concubine Cao's face clearly. Even though she had not had much contact with Concubine Cao, she could tell how much Concubine Cao loved Princess Wen Yi.

The queen took a sip of tea from the side before continuing, "This matter has been handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I think it will be handled properly."

Anyone could see the joy on Concubine Cao's face. She immediately put down the pine branch bird fan in her hand, stood up to express her gratitude, and said with joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty and Empress. Your concubine and the princess are very grateful."

"You gave birth to the dragon offspring for the emperor, so you have made great contributions. People who have made great contributions do not need to be thanked." The queen smiled with a truly kind look on her lips. She raised her hand and motioned Concubine Cao to stand up.

But after she said this, Concubine Hua's face became obviously uglier. How could Concubine Cao not see how careful she was? The smile on her face faded a little, and she stood up and sat back in her seat.

"Having many descendants is a blessing for the country. The emperor doesn't have many descendants. You sisters should learn from Concubine Xia and share the emperor's worries. She is the blessed one. If she can give birth to a prince this time, the emperor will be very pleased. Then you will be a meritorious person of the Qing Dynasty." The queen turned the conversation to Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun was listening to them talking and felt a little sleepy. But after hearing this, she immediately became alert again and quickly stood up and said, "How can I bear the responsibility of what the Queen said? I am just a humble woman. I am just lucky to have the Emperor's favor and the guidance and care of the Queens. I am lucky enough to have a child. Therefore, I dare not take credit for it."

After Xia Dongchun finished speaking, everyone's gazes were finally turned away.

"Oh, there weren't many dragon descendants originally, but now that they're here, isn't there one more?" Concubine Hua was shaking the golden round fan with double fish patterns in her hand. She had been unhappy for a long time since she heard them talk about the child for so long. Now, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and mentioned the Fourth Prince who was raised in the Old Summer Palace.

"Hua Fei, you must not break the taboo." Qi Fei rarely acted so serious. She turned her face cold and reminded Hua Fei.

"Everyone is afraid of taboos, but I am not." Concubine Hua put down her fan, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. With her personality, how could she allow Concubine Qi to speak to her like this?

"Is the child born by a slave worthy of being a descendant of the Dragon?" Concubine Qi sneered. It was not that she really had any grudge against the Fourth Prince, but she also had a son. If the Fourth Prince was remembered by Yinzhen and brought back to the palace, he would compete with her son for Yinzhen's attention.

Concubine Qi couldn't help but worry. Her third prince was not very popular with Yinzhen to begin with. If other princes interfered at this time, wouldn't it be even more disadvantageous to her son?

Xia Dongchun was completely confused and had no idea who this prince they were talking about was.

She only knew that there was a Fifth Prince who was raised elsewhere. As for the prince that Concubine Qi mentioned who needed to be kept secret, she really didn't know him.

Before entering the palace, Aunt Fangxi never mentioned that there was a prince in the Old Summer Palace.

Hua Fei put down the teacup in her hand when she heard this. She was happy when Qi Fei was unhappy: "It is true that the birth mother of the Fourth Prince is a lowly maid, but the Emperor's child is the Emperor's child, and he is also the Third Prince's biological brother."

While saying this, Concubine Hua did not forget to deliberately look at Concubine Qi.

"You——!" Concubine Qi couldn't win over Concubine Hua, so she could only angrily throw out, "Is he worthy?!"

Concubine Hua withdrew her gaze and started fanning herself again, with a very proud smile on her face.

"Alright." After they had finished speaking, the Queen stopped them, "Why are you saying these things for no reason? We are all elders around the Emperor, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your sisters? Even if we don't care about taboos, don't we care about the Emperor's feelings?

Since the Queen had spoken, Concubine Qi did not dare to say anything more: "I dare not."

However, Concubine Hua glanced at the Queen and didn't say anything.

The Queen continued to instruct Concubine Qi: "When you have time, accompany the Third Prince to review his studies and ask the Emperor to investigate carefully."

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The Third Prince has been very diligent these days, studying until late at night every day." Concubine Qi was very proud when talking about her son.

But it makes sense. After all, the Third Prince is Yinzhen's only adult son. No wonder Concubine Qi attaches so much importance to him. Whenever Concubine Hua finds fault with the Third Prince, Concubine Qi wishes she could eat her alive like a black-eyed chicken.

"The Third Prince is the Emperor's eldest son and should set an example," the Queen added.

Concubine Hua was unhappy again. For a long time, the old woman, the Queen, kept talking about children. Every word she said seemed to poke her heart. How could she tolerate this?

"What's the point of just working hard?" Hua Fei couldn't help it. She was not comfortable, so she couldn't let others feel comfortable. When she said this, she squinted at Qi Fei and said, "I'm afraid you're even worse than a cheap bastard."

Xia Dongchun and Noble Lady Borjigit looked at each other. After all, the Fourth Prince was still a prince, but Concubine Hua kept calling him a "cheap bastard". They really didn't know what to say.

But in such a matter, it was obvious that the Queen and Concubine Hua were competing with each other. Concubine Qi could get a word in, but they couldn't. Xia Dongchun withdrew her gaze, and they just needed to listen quietly.

What's more, the queen has tried many times to draw everyone's attention to her. It seems like she wants someone to be jealous of her pregnancy and kill the baby in her belly. She doesn't even have time to hide, so how could she possibly get close to others and give them a chance?

Xia Dongchun was thinking this, but she heard Concubine Hua seem to have not noticed Concubine Qi's gloomy face, and continued to say: "When I came here just now, I saw the Fourth Prince reciting a book by the lake. He recited the book much more fluently than the Third Prince."

After making Concubine Qi angry, he continued to provoke the Queen: "Queen, tell me, Li Jingui died early, who trained this Fourth Prince to be smarter than the precious Third Prince, huh?"

"You!" Seeing that Concubine Qi was so angry that she was about to quarrel with Concubine Hua again, the Queen interrupted Concubine Qi in time and warned Concubine Hua first: "Concubine Hua, don't lose your sense of proportion."

Hua Fei was no longer angry, so she didn't say anything else. She just looked at the Queen once more with a smug smile on her face.

"Princess Wen Yi is about to turn one year old. Logically, your rank should be promoted." The queen shifted her gaze to Concubine Cao.

When Concubine Cao heard this, she immediately stood up to thank the emperor. However, before she could smile, she heard the empress change the subject: "But the emperor said that right now is the time to mobilize troops and everything is tight. We must wait until the war is settled before we can confer the title on you in a grand ceremony. There is no rush now."

The smile on Concubine Cao's face froze. After a moment, she came to her senses and stood up to thank him: "Yes, I appreciate your kindness, but I am humble and dare not accept your kindness. I only hope to be able to accompany you all the time, and I will be satisfied."

Xia Dongchun couldn't help but sigh that Concubine Cao was really good at talking. She was clearly not happy anymore, but she could still speak so nicely.