The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

When Concubine Yun was critically ill, it was Fang Yuaner who sent ginseng at the critical moment and saved Concubine Yun's life.

Hearing that it was Fang Yuaner who took action, Xie Run was not surprised at all.

After all, this person holds the script.

She was just curious, why did Fang Yuaner save Concubine Yun?

Fang Yuaner is not a kind-hearted person. Logically speaking, the two of them are still in a competitive relationship, especially since Fang Yuaner no longer intends to win people's hearts.

Unless Concubine Yun is alive and can affect the subsequent plot...Xie Run shuddered suddenly.

Yes, after Concubine Yun died, it’s time for a new person to enter the palace!

Although the timeline is slightly different from the book, the general plot will still follow.

In the original book, King Jing's mother, Concubine Rou, saw that King Jing had few children in his harem. She finally conceived two children, but one died and the other was not yet pregnant. So she specially asked the emperor to grant two more children.

Both of them are daughters of officials.

At this time in the original plot, Concubine Ning was out of favor, Concubine Yun died young, and Xie Run became cannon fodder early on, leaving Fang Yuaner as the only one standing out in the backyard.

Later, she became a concubine because of her pregnancy.

Fang Yuan'er was just getting ready to fight with the princess, but suddenly the palace bestowed upon two people the title of concubine, making them her equal.

More importantly, these two people have outstanding looks and their own charm, which immediately divided Fang Yuaner's favor.

Later, when Prince Jing ascended the throne, the child born to these two people became Fang Yuaner's strong rival.

Now that Fang Yuaner has come from the book, she knows that two powerful enemies are about to arrive, so she is probably making preparations in advance.

Concubine Yun was originally favored by King Jing, and now she almost lost her life because of being pregnant with King Jing's child.

King Jing is not a heartless and cold-hearted person. Considering this affection, he will definitely treat her well.

If Fang Yuaner wins over a teammate at this time, she will be more confident when new people enter the mansion in the future.

Xie Run figured out Fang Yuaner's plan, looked at Fang Yuaner who was full of fighting spirit, and then looked at himself who was giving up endlessly, and sighed that people cannot be compared.

However, she finally felt a sense of crisis.

First, there is a new person coming into the house.

Second, Fang Yuaner might be pregnant.

Xie Run couldn't help but touch his fatter belly again. Now he felt a little hopeful that she was really pregnant.

Xie Run thought, at least he should have a child of his own before he falls out of favor, right?

In order to be able to sit back and enjoy the rest of his life, Xie Run decided to struggle.

Two days after the incident with Concubine Yun, Xie Run secretly asked someone to send a purse to King Jing.

Well, she is ready to invite favor.

When Xie Run was punished by King Jing, he embroidered two purses to practice.

She gave the ugly one to King Jing first, and kept the better one.

At that time, Dan Tao was puzzled, "Master, aren't you afraid that the prince will dislike you..."

Xie Run said calmly, "Your Highness grew up in a wealthy family. What kind of exquisite embroidery has he not seen? No matter which of the two purses goes out, he will eventually despise it. Giving it to the ugly one first will also leave me some room for improvement."

After all, Xie Run has been serving King Jing for several months. How could he not know his bad temper?

Ever since Concubine Yun had a miscarriage, King Jing no longer entered the backyard and lived in the front yard instead.

Shi'an suddenly came in with a message, "Your Highness, Dan Tao from Linxuan Pavilion is waiting outside."

King Jing actually didn't like women from the backyard running to the front yard to seek favor.

He stayed in the front yard because he didn't want to see anyone.

He has made it so clear, yet there are still people who rush to take action. They are either not smart or they are doing it knowingly.

This is not smart (knowingly doing it anyway), why would he still spoil her?

But when he suddenly heard the three words "Lin Xuan Ge", he was stunned and didn't say no directly.

Eunuch Shi'an also laughed and said, "I would send most people away, but Master Xie has always been a hot-tempered person. I dare not make the decision on your behalf, so I came to ask a question."

This good temper also means that Xie Run is law-abiding and never does anything to win favor.

King Jing raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing here?"

Shi An: "It is said that they made a purse specially for the prince..."

King Jing raised his eyebrows, thinking of the purse that Xie Run had embroidered last time.

It was so ugly that he was embarrassed to wear it.

Xie has always been honest. Could it be that she was frightened by what happened in the past few days and came up with the idea of embroidering a purse to win favor?

Such a straightforward and somewhat silly thing really seems like something Xie would do.

King Jing suddenly became curious about how ugly Xie Runxin's embroidered purse would look.

He put down the pen in his hand and said, "Go and bring in the purse."

"Yes."

Soon, the purse was in King Jing's hands.

When King Jing saw the green bamboo embroidered on the purse, his brows furrowed, he sighed, and after a long while he said, "How ugly."

Shi'an stood aside and pretended not to hear.

It would have been fine if King Jing had just disliked it, but he even tried to rally others to his side. "Tell me, her hands are so delicate and green, how could the embroidery she produced be so ugly?"

"I've never seen such an ugly purse in my life."

Shi An laughed and said, "I think this purse is much better looking than the one I had last time."

But he secretly muttered in his heart that it seemed that the prince still had some feelings for Master Xie.

If this happened to anyone else, it would be extremely ugly, and the prince would probably just throw it away after taking one look. How could he bother to talk to his servants and say something disrespectful?

After hearing what Shi'an said, King Jing snorted softly, "That's not wrong. It's indeed more pleasing to the eye than the last one."

When King Jing was holding the purse, he saw a corner of white paper sticking out.

He opened his purse and unfolded the white paper inside. On it were two words: "Suisui."

After reading it, King Jing shook his head with a complicated expression, "Forget it, don't let her teach the child to read in the future."

"Misleading people!"

After saying this, King Jing laughed.

It's still ugly, but it's definitely improved a lot.

What does it mean to write your nickname in the purse if you don’t invite him to go?

Shi An said with a smile, "Your Highness is really thinking ahead. Master Xie has only been in the mansion for three months, and you have already thought of teaching the young master to write. It shows that Your Highness really loves Master Xie."

King Jing glanced at him and said, "I feel sorry for her because she makes me happy."

As he said this, he stuffed the note into his purse and said, "Well, it's true that I haven't visited her for a long time."

I was still thinking that her nickname was not Sui Sui, but Sui Sui.

When he reached the door, King Jing suddenly stopped and said, "Shian!"

Shian stepped forward immediately.

King Jing: "Go find a piece of fine jade and carve these two words on it."

King Jing just waved the note in front of Shi'an and put it into his pocket.

Fortunately, Shi'an was smart and immediately said with a smile: "I will definitely take care of it."

King Jing snorted and immediately took his men to Linxuan Pavilion.

After the greetings were over and the servants were dismissed, Xie Run quietly reached out and grabbed the corner of King Jing's clothes.

She was wearing a pink skirt today with a simple bun on her head, looking gentle and charming.

King Jing was also stunned and said in a low voice, "You are... not decent."

Although she scolded Xie Run, she did not shake off his hand and let her pull it.

After all, men say one thing and mean another.

Xie Run said softly, "This servant... misses the prince."

When King Jing heard this, his heart felt like it was soaking in hot spring water, and he felt inexplicably warm.

In the past, Xie Run was gentle, but he rarely said any direct flirting words.

Saying this suddenly can be quite provocative.

The two men sat on chairs, and Xie Run served tea to King Jing.

King Jing sniffed the tea and said in a low voice, "Not bad."

Xie Run was stunned.

She has been very upset these days and has no time to learn how to make tea. Her level... should be about the same, right?

But since King Jing praised her, she just accepted it.

Xie Run was bored, so he pulled King Jing to the study.

Xie Run blinked his eyes: "I have been practicing calligraphy very diligently recently..."

As he spoke, he handed a few large characters that he had recently practiced to King Jing, who looked at them eagerly.

He was just about to praise me to King Jing.

King Jing felt like laughing after reading it. He glanced at the words that showed some improvement and said with a smile, "It's barely acceptable."

Xie Run immediately smiled happily.

A few red flowers outside the window are competing for beauty, but they cannot overshadow the spring color between Xie Run’s brows.

"You called me here just to see your calligraphy practice?"

King Jing is not really a person who does not understand romance.

On the contrary, although he appears serious and steady, he actually loves to have fun.

Xie Run said softly, "These days... I've been a little scared. I thought that if I could see the prince, maybe I wouldn't be so scared anymore."

She didn't mention what happened in the past few days.

I was afraid that King Jing would be unhappy after hearing this.

King Jing's throat tightened, and he put his big hand around the beauty's waist, his voice lowered a little, "Are you not afraid of seeing me?"

Xie Run opened his watery peach blossom eyes and nodded obediently, "I was afraid at first, but now I feel relieved after seeing the prince."

She also took the initiative to lean on King Jing's broad chest.

King Jing: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Xie Run looked up, a puzzled look on his face, "What did you say?"

Seeing that she was still in a state of confusion, King Jing sighed helplessly, "Forget it. I don't think you can do that with your brain."

Xie Run: “…”

In the past, when something happened in the backyard, the other concubines would have to get involved when they met King Jing.

Either you say this person is so bad and you never expected her to hurt others; or you say that person is a good person and you believe she would not hurt others.

You have to say a few words about something that has nothing to do with you.

King Jing was already irritable, and he asked them to serve him just to get some peace and quiet, but he still couldn't find peace.

Now I am quite satisfied to see that Xie Run has not been infected by this trend.

Xie Run wanted to argue with King Jing to prove that she was not that stupid, but after thinking about it, she decided not to explain.

It's okay to be stupid, after all, King Jing seems to like being stupid.

King Jing raised his hand and said, "Forget it, go and grind some ink for me..."

At this point, King Jing paused and said, "You know how to grind ink, right?"

Xie Run blushed, gritted his teeth and said softly, "Am I so stupid in the eyes of the prince?"

King Jing looked at her deeply.

Xie Run: “…”

Although she wanted to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, she didn't really want to create a pig image for herself.

Xie Run couldn't help but pinch King Jing's waist.

It’s true, King Jing has a slender waist and feels very good.

Xie Run reacted immediately after being pinched.

Her face was stiff, and she quietly raised her eyes to take a look at King Jing's expression, and was caught red-handed.

Xie Run immediately put on a smile and changed from pinching to touching, "Your Highness, I see that your clothes are a little dirty."

"Hehe." King Jing glanced at Xie Run.

Seeing her guilty face, I wanted to laugh but also felt disgusted.

Soft five fingers brushed across the waist, leaving a trace of heat.

King Jing took a step back carelessly and scoffed, "Why don't you go and grind the ink?"

Xie Run immediately smiled and said, "Well, I'll go right away."

King Jing stood aside, writing with his brush in one go.

Xie Run came over and took a look, and for the first time he understood the meaning of the words "iron painting and silver hook".

Xie Run sighed softly, "No wonder the prince always thinks my handwriting is ugly..."

King Jing wrote the two characters Sui Sui, Xie Run's nickname.

These two simple words even gave off a sinister aura.

It is said that a person's handwriting reflects his character. From this handwriting, we can see that King Jing is an ambitious person.

He put down his pen, admired his own handwriting, and then said, "I have someone prepare a gift for you."

"Gift?" Xie Run looked at King Jing curiously.

After a while, Eunuch Shi'an brought over an exquisite box.

King Jing: "Open it and take a look!"

Xie Run opened the box and saw a jade pendant placed neatly inside. The jade was of excellent quality and felt warm to the touch, with a rich green color spreading in the middle, which was very beautiful.

Xie Run turned it over and saw two words engraved on it - Sui Sui.

It's her nickname.

Xie Run's narrow fox eyes were filled with a smile, like a wave of green water, silently alluring.

Without waiting for King Jing to ask, Xie Run took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, this servant likes it very much!"

King Jing subconsciously raised the corners of his lips, but immediately suppressed them, saying seriously, "Just a jade pendant, and you can't stop smiling..."

The implication is that he despises Xie Run for his lack of vision.

Xie Run had served King Jing for so long, and he knew his tough-mouthed but soft-hearted nature.

She said shamelessly: "I was born in a humble family and I really don't have much experience."

"This jade pendant is the best jade I have ever seen in my life."

King Jing felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and inexplicably felt a bit more pity.

"You are my woman, how could you possibly be deprived of your good things?"

Xie Run just held the jade and smiled foolishly.

"I appreciate good things, but I appreciate even more the good things that His Majesty personally sends me."

King Jing felt quite touched when he heard this.

That night, Xie Run was tortured so badly by King Jing that he couldn't help but bite his shoulder.

Before going to bed, I was still thinking, since I have already offended him once during the day, it shouldn’t matter if I offend him again?

Early the next morning, King Jing got up and glanced at the bite mark on his shoulder. He couldn't help but hiss.

"This Xie family is getting more and more outrageous."

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu, who were helping with the changing, didn't dare to say a word.

Only after King Jing left did he breathe a sigh of relief.

After a while, Lin Xuan Ge received a lot of good things.

When Xie Run lazily got up and put on makeup, he was caught by the pile of jewelry on the dressing table.

Xie Run held his waist and stood there in a daze: "This is..."

Dan Tao smiled brightly: "This is a reward sent by the prince early in the morning."

Xie Run glanced at the gold, jade, pearl hairpins and jewelry on the dressing table, and his eyes fell on the two boxes in the middle.

There are two boxes, one contains a complete set of Butterfly Love Flower jade headpieces, and the other contains a whole box of gems.

There are big and small ones, and the largest ruby is almost half the size of a baby's fist.

Xie Run whispered: "I've made a fortune..."

King Jing is really rich and powerful.

These jewels will definitely ensure that she will have no financial worries for the rest of her life.

Dan Tao also specifically said: "Master, today's rewards were all sent by Jing Wu in the front yard. I'm afraid that what was taken away was the prince's private treasury, and no one else knows."

Xie Run became even happier when he heard this.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "Reward!"

Everyone in Linxuan Pavilion was happy.