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

"By the way, do you know who the palace maid soaking in the well is?" Xia Dongchun was a little curious. He felt that the palace maid would definitely not fall in by herself, so he couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

Qi Ling was wiping the table. After hearing this, she thought for a moment and replied, "It seems her name is Fuzi. She was originally a maidservant of the Empress. A few days ago, she was sent by the Empress to serve in the palace of Concubine Hua."

Xia Dongchun was silent for a moment. Even though her reaction was slower than others, she realized that something was wrong.

As arrogant as Concubine Hua is, even Xia Dongchun can see the undercurrent between her and the Queen. How can she tolerate the Queen placing someone in her palace?

This Fuzi is probably just a chess piece in the game between the Queen and Concubine Hua.

When Xia Dongchun realized this, she felt a chill down her spine. She thought about how she was also given a slapping by Concubine Hua in her previous life. After that, not only did no one express dissatisfaction with Concubine Hua's actions, but she was thrown into the cold palace to fend for herself. This showed how powerful Concubine Hua was. It seemed that choosing to avoid Concubine Hua's edge in this life was the right choice for her.

"Is Zhen Huan seriously ill?" Xia Dongchun asked, "But weren't An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang with Zhen Huan yesterday? Why was Zhen Huan so frightened? I saw An Lingrong was fine. She came to pay her respects this morning and saw Shen Meizhuang. She seemed to be in good spirits."

Qi Ling shook her head: "I don't know about that. Maybe Lady Wan is just a little timid."

Xia Dongchun felt that it was not the case. Judging from the situation on the day of the palace selection, An Lingrong was more like the one who would be frightened sick... Why is An Lingrong fine now, but Zhen Huan is sick?

But she couldn't figure it out for the time being, so she stopped thinking about it. Xia Dongchun changed the subject: "Is breakfast ready?"

If you can’t figure it out, just eat first.

Qi Ling said quickly: "It's all ready. I was just about to ask the young lady to have dinner."

"Then let's eat first." Xia Dongchun stood up and straightened her clothes. Qi Ling and Yun Ling went to serve her breakfast together.

On the other side, Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong went to Suiyuxuan together.

Seeing Zhen Huan's pale face, Shen Meizhuang was very worried: "Huan'er, what happened? You were fine yesterday, why did you suddenly get sick?"

Zhen Huan covered her lips and coughed twice, saying, "Perhaps he was frightened yesterday and caught a cold, so he fell ill all of a sudden. Sister, don't worry."

Shen Meizhuang's brows were still tightly knitted: "What should I do?"

An Lingrong was standing by, also with a worried look on her face: "Sister Zhen, your complexion doesn't look good, have you asked the imperial physician to take a look?"

Zhen Huan nodded: "Doctor Wen has come to see me, and he has prescribed medicine, but the disease is slow to heal, and it will take some time to recover completely."

Shen Meizhuang sighed: "Your illness is not a big deal, but the palace is full of people who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. I'm afraid you will have a hard time these days."

"I'm not afraid," Zhen Huan smiled, "Don't we still have you, Meijie, and Lingrong? I heard that the emperor turned over your name card last night. This is the first favor. With you protecting me, how can I be afraid of being wronged?"

"You," Shen Meizhuang smiled helplessly, reaching out and gently tapping her forehead, "you are used to acting like a spoiled child with me, so you take advantage of my soft heart."

Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong sat in Suiyuxuan for a while and then left. Not long after they left, Jianqiu, who was beside the Queen, came.

"I pay my respects to Concubine Wan." Jianqiu had a smile on her face, but Zhen Huan felt that her smile seemed a little fake.

"I wonder what Aunt Jianqiu is here for?" Zhen Huan was helped up by Huanbi and looked at Jianqiu.

Jian Qiu smiled and said, "Her Majesty the Queen heard that the young lady was ill and was very worried, so she asked this servant to come and see the young lady and give her two ginseng sticks to nourish her body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. When I recover from my illness, I will go to thank you in person." Zhen Huan said and coughed twice.

Jianqiu paused, seeming to be in a dilemma, and also said tentatively: "The young lady's illness has given a great opportunity to others. If the young lady was not ill, the first person to sleep with her last night might not have been Concubine Shen."

Zhen Huan understood the meaning of her words and was silent for a moment before she said softly, "It's my own poor health that makes me unlucky enough to be the first to serve the Emperor."

"Ah, the things have been delivered. I will go back and report to the Queen first. You should have a good rest, my lady." After hearing her words, Jianqiu said nothing more and left first.

After leaving Shuiyuxuan, Jianqiu couldn't help but look back once more before quickening his pace towards Jingren Palace.

Last night was Shen Meizhuang's first time to sleep with the emperor. Today, many people in the harem are waiting to see whose name the emperor will pick, wondering if it will be one of the new entrants to the palace.

Xia Dongchun subconsciously felt that it was not a good thing to sleep with Yun Ling so early, but she couldn't tell why. So after dinner, she asked everyone else to leave and talked about this matter with Yun Ling alone.

Yun Ling thought for a moment before saying, "My lady, what you said is correct. I remember that in the last life, Noble Lady Shen and Noble Lady Fucha were the most glorious among the new ladies who entered the palace. The Emperor was also the first to favor them, but..."

"Just what?" Xia Dongchun was curious and listened to Yun Ling carefully.

Yun Ling hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It wasn't long before Concubine Hua called Noble Lady Fucha every day, saying that the Emperor valued the unity of the Manchus and the Han people the most, and asked Noble Lady Fucha to practice calligraphy and writing, and would never let Noble Lady Fucha leave the Yikun Palace without three or four hours a day."

After listening for a while, Yun Ling continued, "There is also Concubine Shen. Concubine Shen was very popular with the emperor, but not long after, Concubine Hua asked Concubine Shen to go to Yikun Palace to learn how to manage accounts. But when Concubine Shen was returning to Cunju Hall in the middle of the night, she passed by the Thousand Carp Pond and somehow fell into the pond. She almost drowned in the Thousand Carp Pond and was unconscious for a whole night before waking up."

At this point, even Xia Dongchun realized that something was wrong. It seemed that Concubine Hua was killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. Whoever was in favor would be dealt with. Noble Lady Fucha was only in favor, so she was only troubled by some trivial matters, while Shen Meiyu had already been involved in accounting matters, so Concubine Hua wanted to get rid of Shen Meiyu.

Thinking of this, Xia Dongchun shuddered. She held Yun Ling's hand and said, "What should I do? If I sleep with the emperor, will Concubine Hua give me another lash of scarlet?"

Yun Ling guessed that she would be so worried, and hurried to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, young lady. I remember that in the last life, Noble Lady Fucha was the second one to sleep with the emperor. Then the emperor didn't come to the harem for a long time. When he came, he only went to Concubine Hua or Noble Lady Shen and Noble Lady Fucha. It's not our turn yet."

"Oh..." Xia Dongchun breathed a sigh of relief. If it were her in her previous life, she would definitely be anxious to serve in the bed, but now, she just wanted peace.