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

Soon, the wet nurse came in carrying the princess.

Xia Dongchun reached out and pulled away the quilt that was wrapping the princess and took a look. The child was too young, her whole body was still red, her eyes were closed, and she had not woken up yet.

But children tend to sleep a lot, and Ling Yuan is a premature baby with a weak body, so he sleeps even more.

"Don't worry, my lady. We will do our best to take care of the princess." The nurse said, "The emperor has also given instructions. We dare not slack off."

Xia Dongchun said "hmm", and then said: "You all served wholeheartedly, and the princess is safe and healthy, so I will naturally not miss out on your benefits."

These wet nurses are the ones who take the closest care of Ling Yuan, and Xia Dongchun knows that he cannot treat them unfairly.

The nurse responded happily: "Oh, my lady, don't worry. Even if you don't give us any reward, we will never slack off."

The nurse spoke beautifully and had good sense. Seeing that Xia Dongchun looked tired again, she said, "I think the young lady is still tired. I will take the princess away first. The young lady should take a rest. It won't be too late to visit the princess again after you have rested."

Xia Dongchun nodded and let the wet nurse take the child away.

"Oh, right," after looking at the child, Xia Dongchun finally remembered something else, "Did the emperor say how to punish Concubine Hua and Concubine Qi?"

Yun Ling was about to answer, but Qi Ling spoke first: "The Emperor said that Concubine Hua should be confined to Qingliang Palace for half a month to reflect on her mistakes and hand-copy scriptures to pray for the princess. Concubine Qi should be confined to Tongleyuan and also hand-copy scriptures to pray for the princess."

Xia Dongchun waited for a while, and found that Qi Ling had finished talking. He opened his eyes slightly and said, "That's all?"

Qi Ling glanced at her expression and nodded: "Yeah."

The room fell silent for a moment, and no one spoke.

Xia Dongchun knew that she couldn't be angry at this time. The key was to take good care of her body and take good care of her daughter. But when she heard these words, how could she hold back her anger?

This incident was caused by Concubine Hua, and Concubine Qi was the one who knocked her down. Fortunately, the child was fine and born safely, otherwise even if she cut this person into pieces, it would not be enough to appease her anger. But now she is told that these two people were only punished with house arrest?

Concubine Qi's case was easier to deal with. They said she was under house arrest, but they didn't say how long it would last. In fact, it was just like she could not see anyone without an imperial decree. But what about Concubine Hua's case? Was she only under house arrest for half a month?

Although she was extremely angry, there was always a voice in Xia Dongchun's heart telling her that the Queen was also involved in this matter.

Otherwise, why would the Queen insist on having her go to the Peony Terrace? She had even avoided paying respects to the emperor before, so why did the Queen invite a statue of Guanyin to send children and insist on having her go at this time?

But now the matter has been concluded. Everyone has suspicions, but in this situation, suspicions can only be suspicions.

"My lady, everything else doesn't matter right now. The most important thing is to take care of your body first." Yun Ling said hurriedly. Seeing her looking at him, he asked again, "My lady, are you hungry? You have slept for three or four hours. Would you like to eat something?"

Xia Dongchun then noticed that it was already dark outside. Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from outside: "The Emperor has arrived—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yinzhen came in. Seeing that Xia Dongchun had woken up, he said, "Just lie down. I heard that you woke up, so I wanted to come and see you."

Xia Dongchun was holding her breath and felt uncomfortable, so she didn't say anything polite and just lay there without moving: "I'm sorry for being rude."

Yinzhen walked to the bedside in just a few steps. Yunling and Qiling quickly made way for him. Yinzhen sat down on the bedside and held Xia Dongchun's hand. "How is it? Have you seen our child?"

Xia Dongchun nodded gently, and her words were still weak: "I have seen it. Fortunately, God took into consideration that the princess is the emperor's daughter. God blesses her, and the princess was born safely."

Speaking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a little guilty, especially when he saw Xia Dongchun's pale face and bloodless lips. He was still holding her cold hand. Yinzhen couldn't help but relax and said a few more words: "I have already punished Concubine Hua and Concubine Qi, and I have allowed Lingyuan to stay with you. In addition, although I cannot promote your rank for the time being, I have asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give you the share of the concubine."

After a pause, seeing that Xia Dongchun's smile was still faint, Yinzhen continued: "I have made up my mind. When Lingyuan turns one year old, I will promote you to Zhaopin. How about it?"

Xia Dongchun still didn't want to talk, but she caught a glimpse of Yinzhen's face that was about to turn cold because he didn't get a response. She sighed in her heart and said, "I don't dare to ask for a high position. As long as I can always be with the emperor and watch the princess grow up safely, I will be satisfied."

Seeing that Yinzhen's expression had eased a lot, Xia Dongchun knew that what he said was right.

Yinzhen looked around the room and said, "I'll ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to assign you a few capable palace maids and eunuchs."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but we have enough of these people. There is really no need to mobilize so many troops." Xia Dongchun said softly.

Before Yinzhen came, he thought that Xia Dongchun would be unhappy after hearing what he said, and might even argue with him for a long time. However, he did not expect that after she actually came, Xia Dongchun's behavior was so sensible, which made Yinzhen feel a little uncomfortable.

It seems like he is judging others by his own standards.

However, these thoughts only flashed through Yinzhen's mind and quickly disappeared.

After all, in Yinzhen's heart, he is the emperor, how could the emperor be wrong?

After talking with Xia Dongchun for a while, Yinzhen left with an excuse. He had promised Zhen Huan that he would go to Bitong Academy tonight.

After Yinzhen left, Xia Dongchun's smile faded and he asked everyone else to leave, leaving only Yunling.

"I will stay and help take care of the young lady. She has just given birth and I am afraid Sister Yunling cannot take care of her alone." Qi Ling tried to fight for herself.

Xia Dongchun shook his head: "No need, if there is really something, I will ask Yunling to call you. You are tired all day, go back and rest."

Although Qi Ling expected Xia Dongchun to refuse, when she really heard it, she nodded with some disappointment: "Thank you for your concern, young master. I understand."

After everyone left, Yun Ling advised, "Young Master, let's talk about it tomorrow. You should have a good rest today."

"I've slept for a whole day, and now I can't fall asleep." Xia Dongchun looked unhappy, "Even if I didn't sleep for a whole day, I'm so angry that I can't fall asleep now."

Yun Ling was silent for a moment, and then said, "Empress Hua's brother is currently serving the emperor in the previous dynasty, and the princess was born safely, so the emperor will definitely not punish her severely."

"I didn't ask you to stay to talk about this." Xia Dongchun slowed down and took a deep breath. "Do you think today's incident was really all because of Concubine Hua?"