Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 177 173. Opening a Mansion

"I acted on my own initiative, sister. You are a person with great magical powers. How Concubine Nian became pregnant and gave birth to the Ninth Prince is all thanks to you. Concubine Nian is now terminally ill. I just think that you will definitely have a way." Concubine Ji said sadly.

Xia Dongchun breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously. If Concubine Nian had invited her this time, she would have been shaken. Although a one-time meeting was not worth much, Xia Dongchun thought it was unnecessary.

"No matter how powerful I am, you know that even gods cannot do anything about the disease. I asked you a question. You came from another world, and from what you said it seemed much more advanced than the present. I wonder if you have this disease and whether there is any way to deal with it?" Xia Dongchun was helpless.

Jipin's face turned pale, she stammered and choked as she spoke, "A tumor is what we call cancer, a malignant tumor. If it's in the early stages, it's still okay, but if it's in the late stages... if..."

Concubine Ji choked up, and Xia Dongchun naturally understood.

"Since you have come to me for help, I will not let you make this trip in vain," Xia Dongchun sighed and took out a brocade box that she had prepared long ago. "This is Angong Niuhuang Pills. If the vitality is exhausted, it may delay some time. There are three pills in the box. This is my way of thanking Concubine Nian for saving my mother and my two children. Please tell my sister that I can promise that Ninth Prince will be safe in this life. Concubine Nian must know what to do."

Concubine Ji took the brocade box and wrote down what Xia Dongchun said. She felt sad, but she still remembered to pay her respects to Xia Dongchun solemnly.

"Please get up quickly. Maybe you are too sad and have forgotten what happened to Concubine Nian in the story you told me a few days ago. Compared to that situation, everything is much better now." Xia Dongchun tried to comfort her. After living for two lifetimes, she finally figured out some mysteries.

The so-called suffering in the world is the suffering of both body and mind. Birth, aging, sickness and death are beyond human control. Love, hate, and vengeance must be viewed with openness.

Life is full of ups and downs, so we must be content, open-minded and let go. If there is something that we cannot do anything about, we should just let it go and let nature take its course.

Perhaps her living this extra life was a gift from God. Even if she was to fall into the cycle of reincarnation after this life, she would be content.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Ji stopped crying and seemed to have some feelings. She straightened her appearance and left.

There was no music or singing or dancing at the family dinner on New Year's Eve, and the atmosphere was a little dull. Xia Dongchun looked around but did not see Concubine Nian.

All the princes and princesses stood up together and wished the emperor a happy new year. The emperor finally smiled.

Not only were the princes and princesses rewarded, their biological mothers were also rewarded.

Prince Guo, who had not been seen for a long time, made a few jokes at this time, which finally caused laughter at the banquet and dispelled the depressing atmosphere.

Several ladies who often served in the emperor's bedchamber were rewarded, and the lady Zhen who came from the Yikun Palace was the first to receive the brunt of the honor. She had the highest rank and the most generous reward.

Except for her, the rest of Xia Dongchun looked unfamiliar, but the one with the lowest rank among them was already a maid, and it seemed that she had been serving the emperor for quite some time.

After the banquet, Xia Dongchun talked for a while with the Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort Jing and others, then returned to the palace with Hongmin and Qiongwei.

The two children wanted to stay up all night, and Xia Dongchun didn't want to spoil their fun, so he ordered the palace gates to be closed and allowed the palace servants to play with the two children.

At midnight, the two children were already drowsy, but they were trying hard to stay awake. Xia Dongchun smiled and gave them New Year's money, and also gave red envelopes to the palace maids, and then prepared to go to bed.

Hongmin and Qiongwei, however, forced themselves to stay awake and insisted on sleeping with their mother.

Xia Dongchun hugged Qiongwei and laughed at Hongmin for being shameless, but he hugged her and clung to her, calling her "mother" in a coquettish manner. Yueshan and Baiguo went into the inner room with smiles on their faces and remade the bed.

Late in the night of New Year's Eve, at the beginning of the new year, Xia Dongchun fell asleep with her two children in her arms.

The New Year is always busy, especially since Xia Dongchun is now the leader of the Four Concubines. The ladies of the royal family have to come and pay their respects to her one by one. She is not used to this sudden busyness.

After barely holding on for two days, Xia Dongchun was finally tired of dealing with all the comings and goings. He ignored the rules and hurriedly sent someone to ask for leave from the Imperial Concubine, saying that he had caught a cold and was not feeling well.

They all knew that Xia Dongchun was used to being lazy, and she had already received most of the ladies in the past two days, so the Imperial Noble Consort and the two Noble Consorts did not blame her.

On the first day after the resumption of the morning court, the emperor issued an edict to confer the title of Beile to the third and fourth princes, and to set up offices and mansions outside the palace.

The establishment of offices and mansions by the Third and Fourth Beile was not in a hurry. It had been in preparation for two years and has only now been finalized.

In order to prevent the two princes from having too few people to serve them, the Imperial Noble Consort specially informed the Emperor and appointed four princesses to serve each of the two princes.

Although they were established outside the palace and most of them had no chance of becoming the emperor, there were still many people who rushed to curry favor with the two Beiles. Therefore, these four princesses were all people with outstanding family backgrounds and appearances.

After the Lantern Festival, summer, winter and spring finally have some free time again.

During the first few years after entering the palace, she was of low status and her influence was not taken seriously, so she lived in fear every day, fearing that she might make a mistake.

In front, there was the Empress's hypocritical heart and she was hard to guard against. In the back, there was the fight between Concubine Wan and Concubine Hua, who always hurt innocent people. And there was also An Lingrong's big ship, who clung to her thigh tightly. Although she did not have great power in the palace, she was in a high position and she finally had a few days of good life.

Whenever Xia Dongchun thought about the past few years in the palace, she felt a little scared. It was like walking on thin ice or climbing a high cliff. If she was not careful, she would be doomed. Even though she was so careful, her brother still had to retreat bravely and push forward the younger generation to support the family. It was really dangerous.

Now she had such a good life that she had dreamed of so many times and had calculated so much, so how could she not enjoy it?

Xia Dongchun had already made plans. When her plans were successful in the future, she only wanted her son to be an idle prince, wandering the streets and fighting birds all day long, and her daughter to find a lovely man and marry in the capital. It would be best if she had both her children by her side.

After a few years, she asked for permission to leave the palace with her son to retire, and go out for fun for half a year every year. It was truly a life like a god.

It's no wonder that she is lazy. Xia Dongchun deeply feels that it is difficult to find someone as blessed as her in the former dynasty and the harem.

From the very beginning, she had never dreamed of being the supreme ruler.

Xia Dongchun has no other good qualities except one, which he learned only after living for two lifetimes, and that is self-knowledge.

Therefore, she deliberately indulged the Seventh Prince's mischief and only asked him not to lag behind in his studies in riding and archery. She also asked her brother to settle down in the capital. Although her nephews are now accomplished in both literature and martial arts, they all hold insignificant positions.

If not for this, how could she have successfully gotten on board Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang and lived such a comfortable life so early on.

Today, although the overall situation is still uncertain, it is better than the days of sleepless nights and tasteless food in the past few years. As long as the great things are accomplished, Xia Dongchun's life will finally be complete.