The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

When everyone looked closely, they found that it was the little princess sitting next to Concubine Yun who was crying.

Crying and vomiting at the same time.

Concubine Yun was so frightened that she was at a loss for words. "Ruyi, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!!"

Concubine Ning's expression also changed. "Go get the palace doctor quickly. Don't move anything on the table. No one is allowed to walk around!"

Everyone was still confused when the court doctor arrived.

Originally, they were supposed to serve on the sidelines at this kind of banquet.

Princess Ruyi was examined and was diagnosed with poisoning.

Everyone's expression changed, they were terrified and hurried away from the things on the table.

Concubine Ning's face was stern. "Investigate! If you dare to lay hands on the heirs of the royal family, you must punish me severely!"

"Even if today is a good day, I don't mind seeing some blood!"

Xie Run looked at the lively atmosphere at the table in front of him, and suddenly he felt as if a stone had fallen from his hanging weight.

This storm finally broke out.

After much investigation, the problem was found to be with the sour plum soup.

It is said that some things that irritate the stomach and intestines are added to it. It may be okay for adults to eat it, but it will be very serious for children.

This thing is cold in nature, so even if people feel uncomfortable in their stomach after eating it, they will just think they have caught a cold. However, Princess Ruyi has had a weak stomach since she was a child, and she started vomiting and crying after drinking half a bowl.

If this gets serious, I don't know what will happen.

After some investigation, it was found that only the sour plum soup from Concubine Yun had added ingredients, while the soup from other concubines was fine.

This is intentional murder by drugging.

Concubine An beside Xie Run breathed a sigh of relief.

She lowered her eyes and stared at her unfinished bowl of sour plum soup, wondering who had done this.

Concubine Ning asked Concubine Yun to take Princess Ruyi to the side courtyard to rest first.

He turned around, walked up to Fang Yuaner, and slapped her twice.

There were two loud slaps, which stunned Fang Yuaner.

Then came a sharp rebuke: "Fang! This concubine trusts you, so I entrusted you with the arrangement of this meal. Is this how you arranged it?"

Fang Yuan'er was naturally dissatisfied, "I didn't do this, why are you hitting me?!"

If there weren't so many people surrounding her, with Fang Yuaner's temper, she would probably fight back on the spot.

Concubine Ning sneered, "Firstly, you were in charge of this matter. If something went wrong, it means you didn't do your job well and you deserve to be punished! Secondly... all the meals passed through your hands. Who knows if you were jealous of the Yun family and did something wrong?"

Fang Yuan'er pursed her lips. "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime! If Concubine Ning wants to punish me, she must first produce evidence. Otherwise, when the prince and princess return, they will seek justice for me!"

The golden hairpin on Concubine Ning's head swayed, and fell on her cold face, "Are you using the prince and princess to pressure me?!"

"You insolent bitch! Someone, slap me in the face!"

"Who dares?!" Fang Yuan'er was full of energy.

Unfortunately, position determines status.

Now that the prince and princess are not in the palace, Concubine Ning is the only one in power.

Immediately, two strong women came forward and held Fang Yuaner's hands.

Amber, the maidservant beside Concubine Ning, stepped forward, raised her hand and started slapping her.

There were slapping sounds, and each slap seemed to fall on the face of the concubine present.

Among the many concubines, Fang Yuaner was the most popular.

Now Fang Yuan'er was being slapped in the face, and the other unfavored concubines were almost scared to tears.

Fang Yuaner's face was visibly swollen.

She stared at Concubine Ning with her phoenix eyes full of hatred.

Concubine Ning raised her hand and said, "First, ask everyone around Concubine Fang one by one."

The people around Fang Yuan'er were already trembling with fear after being slapped twice by Concubine Ning.

This will be caught and questioned.

Others had no problem, but Qiulan, who was brought into the mansion by Fang Yuaner, couldn't stand it.

Qiulan cried loudly, "It's Mother Liu!"

"Mother Liu said that Concubine Yun relied on Princess Ruyi to compete for the prince's favor several times. So she asked me to give Concubine Yun some medicine for her illness. This medicine was originally given to Concubine Yun to make her sick for a while, so that she would not have the strength to compete for our master's favor. I did not expect Princess Ruyi to drink it..."

Qiulan: "It was my selfish desire to vent my master's anger. My master knows nothing about it and has absolutely no intention of harming the princess!"

Fang Yuaner, who was beaten unconscious, opened her eyes wide and looked at Qiulan in disbelief.

Obviously, she really didn't know about this.

Concubine Ning didn't look like she was going to punish anyone anymore. She glanced at Amber calmly and said, "That's enough."

Amber stopped.

Concubine Ning raised her hand and said, "Lock him up in my yard and wait for the prince and princess to come back and deal with him."

She glanced at the other concubines and said, "You can all go away first."

Someone said, "It's a good day, but she's bringing bad luck to others!"

This "she" obviously refers to Fang Yuaner.

Many people agreed.

Fang Yuan'er hadn't left yet, so she naturally heard all the discussions and her face looked a little dazed.

Just before tonight, she was the most popular woman in the mansion.

These concubines, having received benefits from her, were all so sweet-mouthed that they flattered her in every possible way.

In just one meal, their expressions changed, and they disliked her for being unlucky and disrupting the Qixi Festival party.

No matter how powerful or ambitious Fang Yuaner is, she is still a modern soul and has never experienced such a cruel thing.

Concubine An was an honest person. She wanted to say a few good words for Fang Yuaner, but she was naturally timid and couldn't open her mouth for a long time.

In the end, she was dragged back by her own maid.

Xie Run had anticipated the turmoil, and fearing that he would be implicated, he quickly took Yuli and Dantao away.

Returning to Linxuan Pavilion, she asked people to close the door tightly.

Yuli brought the tea, Xie Run took a sip, paused suddenly, and put down the teacup, "Dantao, Yuli."

"The servant is here."

Xie Run lowered his eyes and said, "Find some time tonight and search Linxuan Pavilion."

Yuli and Dantao were startled, "Master, is someone plotting against you?"

"That's not the case. I'm just afraid... not only will we have to search it today, but we'll have to search it every month from now on. Luckily, Linxuan Pavilion isn't very big, and with just the four of you serving, there won't be much noise."

Xie Run's words made the two of them feel relieved.

Xie Run didn't dare to relax at all.

King Jing only has three sons in his harem, and it hasn't been long since he counted two of them.

Judging from the ability of this group of people to stir up trouble, it is only a matter of time before the yard and the house are searched. She doesn't want to be wrongly accused one day.

After Dan Tao and Yu Li agreed, they brought up what happened during the banquet. "Master, are you saying that Concubine Fang did this?"

Xie Run smiled and said, "You asked right away if it was Concubine Fang who did it. This shows that even if Qiulan acted on her own initiative, it would still be Concubine Fang's fault."

Dantao and Yuli stopped talking immediately.

Both of them understood that from the moment Qiulan admitted it, Concubine Fang was guilty.

Since I am guilty, the beating by Concubine Ning today was in vain.