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

Since that day, An Lingrong began to practice her singing voice. After returning to Wuling Spring Scenery, she locked herself in her room to develop spices. She even rarely visited Zhen Huan. Seeing her like this, Baojuan couldn't help but ask, "My lady, we have been to Concubine Wan's place less often recently. Will Concubine Wan become estranged from us?"

An Lingrong had just returned from the Queen's visit. She smiled when she heard this and said, "I'm not afraid of being unfamiliar. Besides, Sister Wan has been so anxious about Sister Mei's matter that she has been unable to eat or drink these days. Whether I go or not is also important to her."

"But from what I see, Lady Wan seems to care about you." Baojuan tested.

An Lingrong looked at the jade bracelet the Queen had just awarded her and said, "No matter how well Sister Wan treats me, it's not as good as she treats Sister Mei. Look, I've been here for quite some time. Has Sister Wan ever mentioned introducing me to the Emperor?"

Bao Juan shook her head: "That's not the case."

"I finally understand that the Empress is the most powerful in the harem. Whoever she wants to favor will have the chance to be favored. Last time my father was in trouble, Sister Wan and I went to ask the Empress for help. Wasn't that also a way of showing loyalty to the Empress? Even Sister Wan has to rely on the Empress, so what reason do I have not to obey the Empress?"

Baojuan hesitated to speak, thought about it, and finally did not say "It is because of you that Concubine Wan is on the side of the Empress."

Forget it, let the young lady misunderstand this way, so that she won’t change her mind.

However, Yinzhen did not ignore Zhen Huan for too long. Before the Queen introduced An Lingrong to him, he started to go to Bitong Academy again.

Seeing that the baby in Xia Dongchun's belly was more than seven months old, the Queen could no longer sit still. Coincidentally, An Lingrong replied that the spices had been developed. The Queen then asked Jiang Fuhai to inform the concubines in all palaces that she would invite them to the Peony Terrace to taste tea and watch deer tomorrow.

Xia Dongchun was also among the invited guests.

Xia Dongchun was puzzled by this, but she didn't show anything in front of Jiang Fuhai. She just asked with some curiosity: "Eunuch Jiang, I'm in my advanced period now. Does the Queen mean that I must go?"

Jiang Fuhai smiled and replied, "My lady, the Empress said that you are already in advanced pregnancy and should focus on taking care of the baby. However, the Empress not only invited all the concubines in the palace to drink tea and appreciate the deer, but also prayed for a statue of Guanyin for you, so I have to trouble you to make the trip as well."

After a pause, Jiang Fuhai added, "But the weather is hot right now, and the Queen will not keep you too long. There is an imperial physician ready at the Mudan Terrace. If you feel unwell, you can come back at any time."

Now that things had come to this, Xia Dongchun couldn't refuse anymore and had to nod in agreement.

After Hua Fei knew about this, she became even more dissatisfied. She was already unhappy because her trusted confidant Huang Guiquan, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, was sent to the Ministry of Punishment by the Queen two days ago. Now she heard that the old Queen had specially invited the Goddess of Fertility for Xia Dongchun, and she almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

Jiang Fuhai didn't stay long. He left after saying what he needed to say.

Early the next morning, An Lingrong first arrived at the Queen's Changchun Fairy Pavilion. Today, the Queen exempted everyone from paying respects and only asked everyone to go directly to the Peony Terrace.

So now only An Lingrong came to Changchun Fairy House.

"Is it possible to ensure that everything is foolproof?" the queen asked.

An Lingrong pursed her lips and said, "Don't worry, Queen, this fragrance will not only help you get what you want, but if nothing goes wrong, I can also teach those who disrespect you a lesson on your behalf."

As soon as An Lingrong said this, the Queen knew who she was referring to. After all, the person who was most disrespectful to her in the palace was Concubine Hua.

But... the Queen looked at An Lingrong for a moment longer: "Are you really that capable?"

"I dare not speak rashly." An Lingrong lowered her head, "I will not say anything for sure until everything is done."

She didn't agree directly, which made the Queen even more satisfied. She believed that one should be more cautious this way.

But... the Queen withdrew her gaze. She could still tell how much truth and how much falsehood there was in An Lingrong's words.

Wanting to take Concubine Hua with him, was it really all for her? This was not necessarily the case. After all, An Lingrong had seen Concubine Hua's power and coldness since she entered the palace, and she might not have no resentment towards Concubine Hua in her heart.

But no matter who it was for, the Queen would be happy if Hua Fei could really be taught a lesson.

When they arrived at the Peony Terrace, the Queen said a few polite words, then brought up the statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, and presented it to Xia Dongchun. Then she let everyone move freely to enjoy the scenery on the Peony Terrace.

The two sika deer were also there, and the concubines could bring food to feed the deer.

Hua Fei was not interested at first, but everyone wanted to touch the deer, and An Lingrong beside her mentioned that "deer is a beast of good fortune", so Hua Fei became interested. It's not that she really likes the deer, but since it is an object of good meaning and everyone wants to touch it, then she naturally wants to be the first.

No one can compare to her blessings, not even the queen.

However, she was a step slower and eventually let the Queen step forward first. After the Queen, she should have been the next in line, so Concubine Hua was naturally one step faster than others and approached the deer with the help of Songzhi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Concubine Hua got closer, the deer retreated again and again.

Everyone looked at her with different expressions.

Concubine Hua's face darkened. This sika deer was an auspicious animal and a very good omen, but the emperor didn't want her to get close to it. Did he mean that she wasn't a blessed person?

Songzhi was afraid that Concubine Hua would get angry, and the deer trainer who was watching on the side was also trembling with fear, not knowing what to do.

Seeing these people being so tactless, Songzhi immediately scolded them, "You fools! The queen wanted to touch the sika deer, why didn't you quickly tie it up? Why did you let the deer retreat when the queen came forward? Are you disrespecting the queen?!"

I have to say that Songzhi's words were very good. Originally, everyone was discussing whether Concubine Hua was blessed with great fortune, but after Songzhi said this, it became that the deer was avoiding Concubine Hua for some reason.

But this made the trainer even more frightened. God bless him, how could he dare to deliberately prevent Concubine Hua from touching the deer? It was just that the deer didn't want to do so.

But there was no way out. Songzhi had said this, so the trainer had no choice but to forcibly lead the sika deer and control it before asking Concubine Hua to continue.

This time the sika deer wanted to retreat, but was controlled by the trainer and could not move, so it could only stamp its hooves anxiously on the spot.

Hua Fei was holding her anger and was determined to touch the deer a few more times, but when her hand touched the antlers, the deer suddenly went crazy. If Zhou Ninghai had not pushed Hua Fei in time, the deer would have crashed into her.

Concubine Hua was so frightened that she was still in shock. Before she could recover from her anger, she saw the deer charging straight towards her from behind.

Behind Concubine Hua was Concubine Qi, and behind Concubine Qi should have been Concubine Jing, but the Queen just said that Xia Dongchun was pregnant and would give birth in two months or so, so she wanted her to have more blessings and moved her to Concubine Qi's side.

Jingpin was the easiest to talk to, so naturally she didn't refuse.

Concubine Qi was startled and dodged to the side in a hurry, but she bumped into Xia Dongchun beside her, and they fell, one to the left and the other to the right.

"My lady——!" Yun Ling was so frightened that her voice almost broke.

"Quick! Go catch the deer!" the queen shouted, "Don't let it hurt anyone!"