The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Princess: "The child is still young, take good care of him first! Don't make any noise, if you scare the child, don't blame me for punishing him severely!"

"Regarding the third day bath, I will make a decision after I consult the prince."

The old woman holding the child said happily, "As you command!"

Princess: "How is Concubine Fang?"

"The imperial physician said that the deficiency is severe. I'm afraid that if I take good care of myself for a period of time, I won't be in any serious trouble."

"That's good." The princess said, "Mother Li, you will take people to open the warehouse later."

"It is a great joy that Concubine Fang gave birth to the third son for the prince. Don't be stingy with things. Bring her some good medicinal herbs first."

Mother Li should be the one.

The princess looked at the others and said, "Now that Concubine Fang has given birth safely, you can go back first. If there is anything else, send someone to report."

A group of people saluted and said, "Yes!"

King Jing's ceremonial procession sent Xie Run back.

Concubine Li has not moved yet. The Qingzhu Courtyard where she lives is in the same direction as Xie Run.

She was supported by two maids, and she looked at Xie Run sitting in the sedan chair, unable to hide a trace of envy in her eyes.

Feixu murmured softly, "The prince really dotes on Concubine Xie."

"Even the prince's exclusive ceremonial guards can be given to Concubine Xie... This is probably the first time in the palace."

Concubine Li concealed the envy in her eyes and said calmly, "Don't talk about these nonsense outside."

Feixu lowered her head obediently: "Yes."

Only after returning to Chunshanyuan did Dan Tao tell Xie Run about it.

"I've heard so many stories about harming others that I just casually mentioned them. How could I have imagined that the midwife would actually smear poison on the side of Concubine Fang's medicine bowl?!"

"If Concubine Fang drinks this unconsciously, I'm afraid her life will be in danger."

Xie Run sat in a chair, thinking, "Later, Madam Li hesitated to speak, saying that someone had applied medicine to Concubine Fang's private parts?"

Even though the imperial physician was present, Mother Li still mentioned the female doctor. I'm afraid this is a hidden place that the imperial physician cannot see.

Xie Run figured it out and suddenly felt a chill in his bones.

"I wonder who did it this time?"

The methods used by this mansion to harm people are getting more cruel each time.

Dan Tao said, "When I heard Concubine Fang say that she felt pain in her body, as if she had been whipped, I became suspicious."

"I've listened to so many stories with my master, but I've never heard a woman say that the whipping caused pain during childbirth. I immediately suspected that someone had given Concubine Fang a tormenting drug."

"No wonder she insisted that the master take charge."

Xie Run looked bewildered, "What does it have to do with me?"

Dan Tao saw something, "Maybe it's because the master has a good temper. There are so many people in the backyard, and Master Fang probably only trusts you."

"Master Fang probably knows someone is trying to harm her. Childbirth is the most difficult time to guard against, so she had to send the Master over to keep an eye on her."

Not for anything else, just because Xie Run is kind-hearted and would not have the intention of harming others.

Fang Yuaner can finally let go of her worries.

Xie Run also seemed to understand, and vaguely guessed that it might be related to the impression of the plot.

But she would not tell this to Dan Tao.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xie Run scolded Dan Tao again.

"If you encounter such a situation again, you are not allowed to act on your own!"

"After all, I'm shameless enough to refuse to go. Who dares to drag me into the delivery room?"

"If you go and something happens and you can't figure it out, that would be really troublesome."

Dan Tao explained softly, "This servant is also thinking about the master."

"Qiu Kui begged me in front of everyone today. If the master refuses me, I don't know how many more unpleasant words he will say in the future."

"I am the master's servant, so I must consider the master!"

Xie Run's face was serious. "I'm not afraid of hearing harsh words, but I can't abandon any of you."

"There will never be a next time for something like this!"

Dan Tao accepted the training obediently, "I understand, I will never do it again!"

The princess found out a lot of things before King Jing came back.

In addition to the midwife, the people who drugged Fang Yuaner this time included two little maids and Yuanbao, the young eunuch from Xiachiyuan.

The eunuch Yuanbao was the mastermind, but he refused to reveal the person behind it.

These four people had two plots.

First, when Fang Yuaner was giving birth, a stimulating medicine was applied on her body.

This drug will only penetrate the body through the skin and cause severe pain.

The imperial physician couldn't tell by taking the pulse, and could only detect the bruises by seeing them with his own eyes.

But they applied the medicine in a secret place, so the imperial physician could not see it and naturally could not detect it.

The main purpose was to torture Fang Yuaner, causing her to suffer pain for a day or two, until she was about to faint from the pain, and naturally she would not be able to give birth smoothly.

The second is to smear poison on the rim of the ginseng soup bowl.

The poison was found to be arsenic.

If Fang Yuaner drank it in one gulp, her life would be ruined.

However, these people did not expect that Fang Yuaner was so resistant. She kept shouting for a long time and still had some strength to give birth.

Also, Dan Tao suddenly appeared and discovered that the ginseng soup was poisonous with just one or two words, which led to Mother Li and others realizing that something was wrong with Fang Yuaner.

Looking at it this way, Fang Yuaner's insistence on having Xie Run go to the delivery room was indeed a smart move that saved her own life.

Dan Tao asked softly, "Who do you think did it, Master?"

"He was able to bribe so many people around Concubine Fang and act so viciously..."

It would be fine if it just caused Fang Yuaner to have trouble giving birth.

Someone secretly smeared medicine on Fang Yuaner's body, causing her to suffer from drug torture during childbirth, making her life worse than death.

Such a vicious method, even if it is a life-and-death feud, no one would resort to such a ruthless act.

"No one in the palace has such a deep hatred for Concubine Fang." Dan Tao frowned, "I really can't guess."

"It can't be Concubine Wan?"

Xie Run shook his head. "Even if Wan Linlang has this idea, I'm afraid she doesn't have the ability to do it."

Today, Wan Linlang is a concubine of the lowest rank among the concubines in the palace.

In terms of actual nobility, she is probably not as good as the little maid beside Fang Yuaner.

How could he have the ability to bribe so many people around Fang Yuaner?

Not to mention Wan Linlang, even if Xie Run was asked to do it, she wouldn't have the ability!

Xie Run murmured, "Fang Yuaner had chosen the midwife herself a long time ago. The little girl is also her personal servant. Even the eunuch is her trusted confidant..."

She was just about to say that ordinary concubines and concubines didn't have this ability.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in my head.

"Eunuch Yuanbao!"

Dan Tao was puzzled: "What does the master mean?"

Xie Run lowered his eyes, his expression becoming more serious. "There aren't many eunuchs in the palace. They were all assigned from the palace."

"The only person who can make these eunuchs in the palace work so hard for him is probably..."

Dan Tao was startled. "Master, do you mean it was someone from the palace who took action?!"

Xie Run nodded slowly.

Dan Tao also suddenly realized, "That's right, only people in the palace have such omnipotent means to quietly infiltrate the people around Concubine Fang."

"Let Concubine Fang be caught off guard!"

"No wonder the princess didn't continue the trial. I'm afraid she'll wait for the prince to come back and then try again."

Xie Run's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Recently, there have been many remarks that the evil concubine is a disaster for the country, and both civil and military officials in the court have openly and secretly advised the emperor to depose the concubine.

But the emperor is stubborn.

When you dote on someone, you feel like you are willing to fight the whole world for that one person.

When they no longer favor someone, they will treat them like a worn-out shoe and won't even bother to look at them.

Now he is doting on Concubine Chen, and the more the ministers try to persuade him, the more he dotes on her.

Because of the emperor's stubbornness, the princes under him also began to get restless.

Now, he has even begun to extend his hands to the backyards of other princes!

At this moment, Xie Run herself couldn't guarantee that she would be safe during childbirth.