The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 213 Concubine Lian starts

King Jing laughed and said, "You are not stupid. You know it clearly in your heart, but I am afraid you are still happy and carefree."

Xie Run certainly couldn't agree, so he changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, Zihu said today that he smelled Qianxue's fragrance on Concubine Wu."

Xie Run was actually more curious, why did Prince An suddenly bring Concubine Wu to attend the banquet?

Now I can guess a little bit.

Firstly, Prince An demoted Concubine Wu in order to welcome the new concubine, so naturally he felt a bit guilty towards Concubine Wu.

Secondly, it was probably because Concubine Wu helped Prince An with his plans and extended her influence to Prince Jing's palace, and was rewarded by Prince An...

"Yeah." King Jing only responded lightly, without any surprise on his face.

It can be seen that this matter had been anticipated.

Xie Run didn't ask any more questions.

The carriage went for a while and suddenly stopped.

I could vaguely hear someone shouting, "Who is so bold as to stand in the way of my prince?!"

At first, Xie Run thought it was the coachman from Prince Jing's mansion.

Who knew that King Jing would lift the curtain and go out the next second.

Before leaving, he left a message, "See how I can collect your debt for you."

Xie Run was confused at first, but soon realized that the person in the carriage opposite might be Prince An.

What is King Jing going to do? !

Although he was worried, Xie Run still sat firmly in the carriage without moving.

The conflict between King Jing and King An could only be due to a conflict of interests or long-standing grudges, and it could never be because of a mere concubine like her.

Soon, the voices of King Jing and King An were heard outside.

Prince Jing: "Fifth brother, it's dark and the road is slippery. You have to look carefully, otherwise you won't be able to recognize the direction of your own palace!"

Prince An: "Sixth brother, what are you talking about?"

"My eyesight is very good, how could I not recognize the way home?"

Prince Jing: "That's not necessarily the case. Fifth brother has already extended his hand into my courtyard. Sooner or later, he and his carriage will have to move into my palace."

Prince An's amiable voice was a little irritated and guilty: "Sixth Brother, what do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing special. I just wanted to give Fifth Brother a ride so he doesn't get lost again!"

Then there was the crisp sound of a whip.

The carriage from Prince An's mansion sped away uncontrollably, accompanied by the panicked cries of Prince An and Concubine Wu.

"Sixth Brother, you are so outrageous..."

King Jing's laughter was particularly clear in the night.

Xie Run: ...She said that King Jing looked calm, but was actually just a young man who had reached puberty late, and was rebellious inside.

Look at what you did?

Is this what a mature prince should do?

Throwing the whip to the coachman, King Jing laughed and returned to the carriage.

"I just gave Fifth Brother a whipping, which can be regarded as a way to vent your anger. Are you satisfied?"

Xie Run was stunned. "Your Highness, are you saying that it was Concubine Wu who put the lacquer in the water?"

In a flash, a connection formed in Xie Run's mind.

Concubine Wu—Prince An—Noble Concubine Chen!

It turns out that Prince An and Concubine Chen have joined forces!

Now that Concubine Chen has died of poisoning, Prince An has lost a capable assistant. No wonder Prince Jing is so happy.

Xie Run was puzzled and asked, "I have no connection with Concubine Wu, why would she want to harm me?"

Prince Jing patted Xie Run's head and said, "Don't get close to Tao Tao after you return home. I have already sent people to search Chunshan Courtyard."

Xie Run was shocked.

So Concubine Wu was not playing a prank on her at all, but was trying to make her too busy to take care of herself so that she could attack Taotao!

That’s right, whether it was Concubine Wu or Concubine Liang, everything they did represented the thoughts of another person.

Xie Run took a deep breath, not daring to be careless at all.

I thought I could have some peace and quiet back at Prince Jing's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they stepped out of the car, an old servant came up and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Lian has started the movement."

Xie Run: “…”

Now she finally understood how the princess felt when she came back from the palace to attend to the sick and heard about a lot of bad things happening in the palace.

So tiring!

King Jing had heard so many things like this that he didn't even bat an eyelid.

Xie Run: "According to the palace doctor's estimate, Sister Lian will not give birth for some time. How come she went into labor early out of the blue?"

The old servant followed beside him and said, "It is said that he was frightened by a wild cat."

"Now the princess and the masters of each mansion are waiting in Yunbi Pavilion."

I rushed all the way to Yunbi Pavilion without stopping, and heard people talking at the door.

"They say seven months to live, eight months to live. Sister Lian is over eight months pregnant. I don't know if she can give birth smoothly."

Xie Run glanced at King Jing beside him.

His face was gloomy and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, and his aura was even more intimidating.

Xie Run knew that King Jing was angry.

I just don’t know who he is angry with?

Prince An or Concubine Lian?

Come to think of it, several babies in the mansion were born prematurely.

All the premature babies were sickly.

Even the second young lady in the princess's courtyard, who was raised so carefully, was not as healthy as the third young lady born to Concubine Li.

It would be strange if King Jing didn't get angry.

Eunuch Shi'an called out, "The prince is here!"

The concubines waiting in the room all stood up and saluted King Jing and Xie Run.

Xie Run also bowed to the princess: "I greet you, princess."

The princess looked tired.

I don’t know if it’s because of the dark sky, but I always feel that her face is a little too pale.

She whispered, "Get up first."

Xie Run: "How long has Sister Lian been activating it? Why is there no sound?"

Concubine Li said softly, "It started at noon and has been calling out all afternoon. It must be out of energy now."

Xie Run asked again, "Why don't you see Wan Shiqie?"

Concubine Lu: "When Concubine Lian couldn't bear the pain any more, I called Concubine Wan over to give me acupuncture."

Fortunately, Fang Yuaner and Jiang Baobao are both under house arrest today.

Otherwise, if either of them comes, they will start to say something sarcastic.

Concubine Lu asked Xie Run with concern: "Sister Xie, what's wrong with your face?"

"It's just a little allergic, it's nothing serious..."

Others are smart enough to see that there is a problem, but they won't point it out.

But there was a concubine named Hua who couldn't read people's expressions: "I've never heard that Sister Xie was allergic to anything before. Why did she become allergic after entering the palace today?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw King Jing's dark eyes falling on her, and he was obviously displeased.

"Why are you talking so much?!"

Suddenly being accused of being talkative, Concubine Hua's eyes turned red with grievance.

She had only said one sentence, and the others hadn't stopped talking either. Why did the prince have to dislike her?

King Jing didn't care about that and just said calmly, "There are not many people here, Concubine Lian. You are crowding in here, not only not helping at all, but also making a lot of noise."

"Go back to your own yard."

Many people felt wronged.

They didn't want to come.

But when King Jing came back and saw no one coming, he got angry and started to blame them. How could they bear the consequences?

It's wrong not to come, and you'll be disliked if you come. No matter what you do, it's wrong.

King Jing is really hard to please.

After the others had dispersed, King Jing patted Xie Run's hand and said, "There's no rush now. Please sit down for now and wait until the search of Chunshan Courtyard is finished before returning."

Xie Run nodded: "I will obey your Majesty."

After everyone had left, the princess spoke: "Your Majesty, I heard something happened in the palace?"

The princess is in charge of the backyard.

Not long after Prince Jing entered the palace today, someone from the front yard came to Chunshan Courtyard to search the yard. The princess knew that something must have happened in the palace.

However, the assassination and poisoning had not happened yet, and the princess could not get any information for a while, which made her feel uneasy for a while.

Prince Jing: "The Imperial Concubine Chen has passed away."

The princess opened her eyes in shock, "What?!"

"An assassination attempt occurred at today's banquet. Father has ordered me to investigate. I'm afraid both you and I will be busy for the next few days."

Xie Run watched and quietly added, "Someone at the banquet poisoned Concubine Chen's meal. Concubine Chen died of the poison."

"The poison killed the throat instantly, and even the imperial physician was unable to treat it in time."

The princess's channels of information were much more informed than Xie Run's, and she had long known that today's palace banquet would be personally hosted by Concubine Chen.

The only one who could directly attack Concubine Chen's food was the Queen.

The princess sighed deeply.