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

Because the Yanx Palace is closest to the Jingren Palace, when Xia Dongchun arrived, several concubines had not yet arrived.

The queen was still dressing up. After experiencing what happened in her previous life, Xia Dongchun's temperament had not become much more restrained, but at least she was much more honest in public.

At this moment, she bowed to Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Noble Lady Xin and others, then stood aside and waited obediently for Jiang Fuhai's message.

Although Xia Dongchun was standing properly, she was quietly observing the people around her and found that Concubine Hua had not come. She couldn't help but think of yesterday's situation. It seemed that Concubine Hua really could not be offended. She spoke to the Empress like that yesterday and was late in paying her respects today, but no one blamed her for anything... Xia Dongchun secretly decided that she must be extra careful and must not offend Concubine Hua.

Otherwise, with Concubine Hua's power being so great, no one would care even if she was given a lash of lashes again in this life.

"The Queen has finished dressing up, please come in, ladies and gentlemen." Jiang Fuhai came to announce it at this time, and everyone went in.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health." Everyone bowed and sat in their respective seats. The Queen noticed that Concubine Hua had not come again, and the smile on her face faded a little.

"Noble Lady Shen, I heard that the Emperor went to your place yesterday and saw that you liked chrysanthemums, so he asked the people in the flower room to send you all the newly cultivated green chrysanthemums. Did they send them all?" The Queen's eyes fell on Shen Meizhuang.

Shen Meizhuang was very dignified and generous. She smiled when she heard the words and replied in a gentle tone: "Your Highness, I am ashamed to accept the emperor's favor. The people in the flower room have already sent the green chrysanthemums."

The Queen smiled and said, "What's the shame? You are gentle and docile. Not only the Emperor, but I also like you very much."

"Jingpin," the queen turned to Jingpin again, "Noble Lady Shen is your servant, and she is new to the palace. If there is anything she doesn't understand, you should take care of her."

"Yes, I will follow your Majesty's instructions." Jingpin responded.

Xia Dongchun's seat was relatively far back, and she had originally planned to pay her respects and leave when the time came, but she didn't expect the Queen's eyes to fall on her again.

"Xia Changzai."

Xia Dongchun was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and said, "I am here, what instructions does the Queen have?"

The Queen gently stroked the white jade ruyi in her hand and said, "You, Noble Lady Fucha, and Mrs. An will live in the Yanxi Palace. There is no main seat in the Yanxi Palace, but it is very close to the Jingren Palace. If there is anything, just come to me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xia Dongchun thanked her, and seeing that the Queen had nothing else to say, she sat back and listened quietly to the Queen talking to others, hoping that the Queen would let them leave as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, I think Concubine Hua is..." Jianqiu glanced at Concubine Hua's position and whispered to the Queen in dissatisfaction.

The queen's smile faded: "I am the queen and she is the concubine. She must come to pay her respects to me."

Concubine Qi also said, "The Empress is right. No matter how favored Concubine Hua is, she should still abide by the virtues of a concubine. She must take such an important matter as paying respects to the Empress to heart."

As he was speaking, he heard a voice from outside: "Empress Hua is here——!"

Hearing the word "Hua Fei", Xia Dongchun immediately became alert. Although she had escaped danger yesterday, she still felt nervous when she saw Hua Fei, especially her legs hurt.

As soon as the message was passed, Concubine Hua came in, supported by Songzhi. She walked in front of everyone, looked at the Queen, and saluted perfunctorily: "I am late in paying my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. Will Her Majesty the Queen blame me?"

The queen smiled and said, "How could that be? Please sit down, sister."

Concubine Hua then sat down leisurely, and everyone had time to bow: "Greetings to Her Majesty Concubine Hua."

Hua Fei raised her hand and said, "Please sit down."

After a pause, Concubine Hua glanced around and finally landed on Shen Meizhuang: "Noble Lady Shen is so lucky. I heard that the Emperor asked the flower house to send all the green chrysanthemums they cultivated to you. This is something that others can't even ask for, so you should just accept it."

Shen Meizhuang could hear the sting in Hua Fei's words, but since she had just entered the palace and Hua Fei had a high position and the power to assist in managing the six palaces, Shen Meizhuang did not want to cause any more disputes, so she nodded and said, "Empress Hua Fei is praising me. The Emperor still loves you the most."

"Oh?" Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows and looked between the Queen and Shen Meizhuang. "When it comes to favor, the Emperor is good to me, but it's a bit inappropriate for Concubine Shen to say this in front of the Queen, isn't it?"

Shen Meizhuang choked and looked up at the Queen, who said to Hua Fei without changing her expression, "Noble Lady Shen has just entered the palace, why are you making things difficult for her, sister?"

Hua Fei covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Queen is wrong. I was just joking with Sister Shen. Why is it embarrassing?"

Without waiting for the Queen to say anything else, Concubine Hua stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

After saying this, regardless of whether the Queen agreed or not, Concubine Hua turned around and left with Songzhi, as if she had come here just to say a few words and poke the Queen.

As soon as Concubine Hua left, Concubine Li also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

As soon as the Queen nodded, Lipin gave Cao Guiren a look, indicating that she should follow quickly, and then she went out.

Concubine Cao's eyes dodged and she hesitated for a moment. At this moment, the Queen said, "Okay, you all go back first, Concubine Qi stays."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Everyone stood up and left Jingren Palace, and Concubine Qi followed the Queen to the inner room.

Just like yesterday, after leaving Jingren Palace, Xia Dongchun would not stay outside, but immediately returned to Yanxi Palace.

Sitting down and drinking a cup of tea, Xia Dongchun finally remembered: "By the way, Yunling, you came to pay your respects today, did you not see Zhen Huan?"

Qi Ling just happened to come in and heard this, and replied, "My lady, you don't know. Wan Changzai fell ill when she returned home yesterday. We asked Doctor Wen to see her. He said that she was seriously ill. Even Chun Changzai moved out of Suiyuxuan to avoid the disease."

"Yes, young lady. I heard about it too." Yun Ling naturally didn't just hear it, but knew it in her previous life. "It is said that when Wan Chang and her friends were returning yesterday, they passed by a well in the Imperial Garden and found... found a palace maid soaking in it. They were scared."

"A soaking maid?" Xia Dongchun's eyes widened. "You mean... a dead person?"

The word "death" was taboo in the palace, so when Xia Dongchun talked about the "dead", his voice could not be any lower.

Even so, Yun Ling and Qi Ling hurriedly said, "What's the matter with life and death? The young lady shouldn't be shy about it."

Xia Dongchun was a little dazed. It seemed that life in the palace was not as peaceful as it seemed. He didn't know whether the little palace maid jumped into the well because of her own depression, or... or was secretly murdered and thrown into the well.

However, even a woman like Zhen Huan was frightened to death, which was enough to show how terrible the situation was at that time. Xia Dongchun thought so, and she was somewhat thankful that she had greeted her parents yesterday and came back directly, otherwise, if she had seen them, she would have been scared half to death.