The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Prince Jing returned to the palace before dark, looking unhappy.

I don’t know if something happened in the palace, or if he was very unhappy after hearing what happened in the mansion.

As soon as he saw the princess, King Jing said, "Shi'an has already told me what happened in the palace."

"Let Jing Wu conduct the trial. No need to use any means."

This is what it means to resort to private punishment.

Jing Wu below received the task and went to do it.

King Jing asked again, "Where is Wan?"

Princess: "Still imprisoned in the side room of Xiachiyuan."

"That's perfect. I'll go to Xiachiyuan and solve this together!"

Having said that, he took the princess to Xiachiyuan.

King Jing went to see Fang Yuaner first.

Fang Yuaner had experienced a life-and-death experience. She was very weak and her face was pale without a trace of blood.

But he still managed to meet King Jing.

When King Jing walked into the room, his eyes fell on the swaddling baby beside Fang Yuan'er.

When he saw the thin child inside, his thick brows couldn't help but frown.

Fang Yuaner said weakly, "Although the baby was born prematurely, he weighs five kilograms. As long as we take good care of him, he will be a healthy child in the future."

King Jing looked at her, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy. He only said, "The princess said that you had a difficult childbirth. You should take good care of the baby and don't overwork yourself."

Fang Yuan'er's whole body exuded a sense of fragility. She said with difficulty, "I have an unwelcome request. I hope Your Highness will grant it."

"What kind of unkind invitation?"

"I want to feed the child myself."

King Jing: "How can this be possible?!"

"You are a concubine, how can you be a wet nurse?"

If this news were to get out, King Jing would probably be laughed to death.

Fang Yuan'er was not in a hurry and just said slowly: "Your Highness, I asked the imperial physician and he said that the colostrum of a new mother can make the child healthy."

"This child was born prematurely, and his body can't compare to that of an ordinary child. I'm not afraid of criticism from outsiders, and I want to feed him myself and raise him up."

Fang Yuan'er pleaded, "Your Majesty, can you let me try to feed him for two months?"

"He is the child I risked half my life to give birth to. I only wish him the best. I am willing to endure all the hardships myself, and I absolutely do not want to see him suffer even a little bit."

King Jing looked at the skinny baby in the cradle, and felt sad at the thought of not being able to raise the child.

Now seeing Fang Yuaner's motherly love, he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

"Forget it, just try feeding it for a while."

"But a wet nurse should also be prepared, just in case."

Fang Yuaner burst into tears of joy, "It's natural!"

"I'm so eager to take care of everything for him now, how could I not make every possible preparation?"

After getting permission, Fang Yuaner's complexion looked much better.

She brought up another matter, "Your Majesty, would you like to name the child?"

Fang Yuan'er knew long ago that the two sons of Concubine Ning and Princess Ruyi of Concubine Yun were all named by King Jing himself.

Naturally, her children cannot be any worse than them.

King Jing lowered his eyes and stared at the baby in the cradle. After a while, he said, "There's no rush to name the child. You can give him a nickname first."

When mentioning this matter, King Jing also mentioned another thing.

"The child is weak now, so we won't hold the third-day bath. Let's wait until the full moon to hold it together."

Fang Yuaner nodded, "Your Highness is indeed very thoughtful."

Fang Yuan'er was a little disappointed that King Jing didn't name the child.

She knew that King Jing was afraid that he could not raise the child.

When she saw the child's frail appearance, she felt quite sad and said, "Let me give him a nickname. How about Zhuangzhuang?"

King Jing nodded and said, "You can arrange these yourself."

"I am going to try Madam Wan now. Since you are not in good health, please send two maids to pass on the message."

Fang Yuaner's eyes narrowed, knowing that Wan Linlang could not escape the disaster, so she would not show any harshness at this moment.

She only glanced at Qiuxiang and Qiukui who were serving her, and said, "You two go."

"Just tell me everything that happened that night."

The two of them bowed in agreement.

Prince Jing was about to leave when Fang Yuan'er suddenly called out to him, "Your Highness, please stay!"

King Jing turned around and looked at her.

Fang Yuaner seemed to have made up her mind, and with just a look she made Qiuxiang and Qiukui retreat.

She pulled at King Jing's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, when I gave birth to the third young master, I had a dream."

King Jing's face remained calm. "What dream?"

Fang Yuan'er's eyes were filled with fear and a hint of confusion. "I dreamed of a palace carved with a nine-tailed phoenix, and it suddenly collapsed."

"The phoenix was crushed under the rubble, its crest and feathers stripped off..."

Fang Yuan'er looked at Prince Jing with a pale face: "I was very scared, so I knew it was not a good dream to tell, but I couldn't help but tell Your Highness."

King Jing's eyes darkened. "It was just a dream. But there were some disrespectful things in this dream. Just watch your mouth and don't say anything."

Fang Yuaner nodded repeatedly, "I know how powerful he is, so how dare I say anything? I only dare to tell the prince, and no one else dares to reveal a single word."

King Jing only told her, "Be at ease and take good care of yourself. If you bear children for me, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Fang Yuan'er expressed her gratitude while panting weakly.

When he went out, King Jing couldn't help but think of Fang Yuaner's words.

The palace carved with the nine-tailed phoenix collapsed?

Could it be the Queen’s Fengqi Palace?

wrong!

King Jing's eyes darkened.

Inside the imperial palace, besides the queen, there is another palace where the queen lives, which is carved with a nine-tailed phoenix.

At that time, this matter caused a lot of controversy in the government and the public.

That person is——Chen Fei!

King Jing didn't pay much attention to Fang Yuan'er's dream. He just had an impression in his mind, but didn't take it seriously.

When King Jing left, he did not mention lifting Fang Yuaner's house arrest.

It can be seen that he no longer has the same feelings for Fang Yuaner as before.

When they arrived at the main hall, someone escorted Wan Linlang, whose hair was disheveled, forward.

As soon as Wan Linlang appeared, she rushed to King Jing and cried out for justice.

"My Lord, I am innocent!"

"I didn't push Concubine Fang at all. It was Concubine Fang who fell because she didn't stand firmly!"

"I was originally recuperating in my own courtyard, but Concubine Fang sent someone to look for me in the middle of the night, insisting that her pregnancy was unstable and wanted me to go and check it out."