The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Concubine Yun was already favored, and she also had Princess Ruyi at her disposal.

If she gets pregnant again and gives birth to a boy, she will probably be promoted directly to a concubine.

A concubine is a formal concubine who has been crowned as the imperial concubine, and is no longer a slave who can be beaten or killed at will.

Xie Run shook his head. "They are all powerful people. They kept it secret so well."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the crab in front of her and suddenly had an idea, "Could the news of Concubine Yun's pregnancy be caused by this crab?"

The princess sent crabs everywhere. These crabs are valuable, but also cold, so pregnant women must not touch them.

Concubine Yun wanted to hide the fact that she was pregnant, but the crabs were about to be delivered, and she couldn't hide it whether she ate them or not, so she just told everyone that she was pregnant?

Otherwise, a normal person would have to sit still for three months before daring to speak out.

Xie Run thought to himself, it seems that nothing that happens in the backyard can be hidden from the princess's eyes.

Yu Li said, "The master is the most favored by the prince, and sooner or later he will have a child."

Xie Run didn't mention this, but instead asked about another matter, "Under what circumstances can the mansion allow the bride's family to come in?"

"Master, are you missing your family?" Dan Tao was bringing a cup of tea and said, "I haven't heard of any special rules about this. As long as the masters' relatives come to visit, the princess will generally let them in. After all, they are guests, and there's no reason to turn them away."

Xiao Shu whispered, "I heard that when Concubine Yun was pregnant with Princess Ruyi, the prince was very happy and specially called the Yun family to accompany him. As for the other case... when one of Zhang's concubines was seriously ill, she met her family."

After all, a concubine is not a real master. After entering the palace, she should not have frequent contact with her natal family.

"It seems that only if I'm pregnant or seriously ill can the palace make an exception..." Xie Run couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Yuli's indenture is with the Xie family. If one wants to get rid of Yuli unharmed, sending her back to the Xie family is the best arrangement.

But Xie Run was trapped in the backyard and couldn’t call the Xie family for no reason, unless... the Xie family came to the door themselves?

She just thought about it and gave up.

At the beginning, the Xie family sent Xie Run, who had just jumped into the water, to the backyard without hesitation in order to avoid disaster. Now it is impossible for them to take the initiative to come to Prince Jing's Mansion to cause trouble.

This idea can only be put aside temporarily.

When Concubine Ning heard the news, she was first in disbelief, and then angry.

"There has been no news for several years, how could she be pregnant again?!"

It was said that Concubine Yun was injured when she gave birth to Princess Ruyi. She had served her many times in the past few years, but there was no sign of pregnancy.

Only then could Concubine Ning tolerate her.

Now, when he suddenly heard that Concubine Yun was pregnant again, he was so angry that he couldn't eat.

Zhang's mother said in embarrassment, "The court doctor also said at the time that it's not necessarily accurate, and it's still possible to be pregnant."

Concubine Ning couldn't listen to these words any more: "An's pregnancy hasn't been resolved yet, and Yun's pregnant again. My Ying'er just died, how can I watch children being born one after another in the mansion?"

Mother Zhang quickly stopped Concubine Ning, "My Lord, can you say such things so carelessly?"

Concubine Ning held her hand tightly, her tender nails piercing into Mother Zhang's flesh, "Mother Zhang, Ying'er just passed away, I can't bear to see other children born in the mansion..."

Mother Zhang said distressedly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take care of it and will definitely not let anyone get in your way."

Concubine Ning then let go and took a deep breath. The cruelty in her eyes was frightening.

That day, King Jing did not come to Xie Run's place, but went to Fang Yuaner's Jinxiu Pavilion.

When the news came out, all the women in the backyard were shocked.

Not to mention that Fang Yuan'er has already fallen out of favor, even if Fang Yuan'er was in favor, it was revealed today that two of them were pregnant, but King Jing didn't even go to see either of them.

Does this mean that the two pregnant women’s status in King Jing’s heart is not as high as Fang Yuan’er’s?

More people were wondering in their hearts, is Fang Yuaner’s soap recipe really that good?

Is she so good that King Jing changes his mind and starts loving her again?

Xie Run...wasn't surprised at all.

After this, King Jing did not enter Linxuan Pavilion for a month. Except for occasionally visiting the pregnant concubines Yun and An, he spent the rest of his time in Jinxiu Pavilion.

While things were going on in the mansion, Xie Run stayed in his own little courtyard, eating and drinking well, and even gained a few pounds.

After a month, Xie Run vaguely heard some news.

It is said that the Fang family helped King Jing do business and opened a soap shop, earning a hundred thousand gold coins a month.

Of course, this is not the income of a shop.

As King Jing made more and more money, Fang Yuan'er became more and more favored.

Fang Yuan'er also did not forget Xie Run's friendship of "helping in time of need", and she did not forget to give Xie Run the money she earned.

It probably also means to vent anger.

At that time, all the women in the backyard accepted benefits from Fang Yuaner.

As a result, when she was in trouble, there was no one to speak for her.

Now Fang Yuaner is holding Xie Run as a target, making others jealous, scratching their heads every day and regretting their past actions.

This kind of mentality...Xie Run doesn't quite understand it.

But she was very happy to receive the money and just hoped that such days could last a little longer.

……

Jinxiu Pavilion——

Fang Yuan'er had someone guarding the door early in the morning, and as soon as King Jing entered the backyard, she asked someone to invite him in.

King Jing came to Jinxiu Pavilion with a bad look on his face.

Who he is willing to favor is entirely up to him. If he sends people to block the door and invite everyone like Fang Yuaner did, the rules of Prince Jing's Mansion will probably become a joke.

As soon as he entered the main courtyard, King Jing sat down with his horse and sword and asked in a deep voice, "You hurriedly sent someone to summon me. Is there something important?"

Since gaining the exclusive favor of King Jing, Fang Yuan'er has become more and more beautiful and charming, but the ambition hidden in her eyes has become more and more undisguised.

She knew that King Jing was called suddenly and might be unhappy, so she bowed as soon as she stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I have hurriedly asked you to come here because I do have something important to discuss with you!"

According to the rules, a concubine cannot call herself a concubine, but can only call herself a slave. If she becomes a concubine or a side concubine, she can call herself a concubine.

Because this is the concubine who has truly married the Royal Jade Butterfly.

But Fang Yuan'er came from another time and was proud and arrogant. Naturally, she refused to call herself a slave and always called herself a concubine.

King Jing never cared about such trivial matters, and Fang Yuan'er had not committed any offense in front of the princess, so no one kept bringing up the matter.

"Your Highness, my family sent someone to deliver a letter today saying that the soap recipe has been leaked..." Fang Yuan'er looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

King Jing frowned, but he wasn't too angry. "The recipe isn't that difficult, so it's normal even if it's leaked."

Everyone knows that soap recipes can only make a quick buck.

King Jing didn't know why Fang Yuan'er came to him specifically for this matter.

Seeing Fang Yuan'er hesitating, King Jing knew there must be something else going on. He was a little displeased and said, "If you have something to say, just say it!"

This is why King Jing doted on Fang Yuan'er but never really cared about her.

These women in the backyard always talk like this.

He thinks he is smart and pretends to be smart, but in fact, he can't hide his thoughts and ambitions, and he treats others as fools.

Even though King Jing favored her for a while, he felt bored when he saw her scheming look.

Fang Yuaner said softly, "But my brother found out that the other soap shop's backer is the Weiyuan Hou Ning family."

Fang Yuan'er stopped talking at that point, but King Jing's expression became much gloomier.

Concubine Ning was the youngest daughter of the Ning family, the Marquis of Weiyuan.

If the recipe had only been discovered by his competitors, King Jing would have accepted defeat wholeheartedly.

But if there is a traitor in the backyard, it would be a slap in the face of King Jing.

When she first opened the shop, Fang Yuaner had a trick up her sleeve.

She only allowed the Fang family to help run the business and did not allow them to buy shares. All the shops belonged to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Therefore, if it was really Concubine Ning who leaked the recipe, then she would be harming the interests of King Jing and would be a complete traitor.

Prince Jing's eyes dimmed slightly. "This matter also cannot prove that it is related to Concubine Ning. I will have someone investigate to find out where the news leaked."

This means that he is partial to Concubine Ning.

Fang Yuan'er was not convinced, but she also knew that Concubine Ning had the support of the eldest son and could not be easily overthrown.

She didn't say anything else, only saying sympathetically, "I also believe Sister Ning wouldn't do such a thing. I'm just afraid it's a misunderstanding."

When King Jing heard this, he couldn't even laugh.

This was so fake that he was tired of hearing it.

Suddenly, King Jing thought of Xie Run.

If it were Xie Run, he would probably purse his lips and tell her angrily and angrily that she would gloat over other people's misfortune and would not sympathize with Concubine Ning.

This is also the reason why King Jing is willing to favor Xie Run.

After all, there are not many people who feel comfortable in this backyard, so he has to protect it.

King Jing said he would investigate, but there was no news.

Fang Yuan'er knew that Prince Jing was trying to protect Concubine Ning, and she smashed a set of tea sets in anger.

But after smashing it, she finally came to terms with it.

Fang Yuan'er: "It's better not to punish her. Concubine An was poisoned, and she was a traitor who stole the prescription from the palace... If we don't settle the accounts now, we will settle them all at once. I don't believe that the prince has such good patience and can protect her forever!"

Time flies, and Mid-Autumn Festival is here in the blink of an eye.

Prince Jing's mansion had already become bustling with activity, with people weaving lanterns, making mooncakes and osmanthus candies everywhere.

According to the rules, the prince and princess must enter the palace to attend the palace banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the past, Prince Jing's Mansion would also hold banquets, but since the last Qixi Festival banquet, the prince and princess were not confident in letting Concubine Ning take charge, so they asked each courtyard to set up a table and enjoy themselves.

When Xie Run got the news, he was sitting on the couch studying the flesh on his waist.

Is she really fat, or is she pregnant?