The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

After Xie Run finished speaking, he remembered that he had to sleep with King Jing tonight and probably had no time to study the chess game.

When she turned around, she met King Jing's half-smile.

Xie Run opened his watery eyes, smiled sweetly, and pretended to be well behaved.

"Your Majesty, I will serve you dinner."

"No, you can sit down and eat with us."

Xie Run sat down obediently.

Fortunately, King Jing did not care about this little thing.

After finishing his meal, King Jing was not in a good mood to fight with the goblins, so he gave Xie Run some pointers. Seeing Xie Run break the deadlock, he was very satisfied.

It actually gives me a greater sense of accomplishment than solving the problem myself.

Then he waved his hand and prepared to take a bath and rest.

The bed curtains were drawn, and King Jing glanced at Xie Run, who was standing beside him with her head down pretending to be well-behaved. He suspected that she was still thinking about the game of chess that night.

King Jing: "Your surname is Xie, what is your maiden name?"

Xie Run blinked, lowered her head to study the embroidery on her skirt, and said softly, "Run. Chi Chi Shu Jing, Yan and Lu Run."

"I was born in early spring. My mother said that when I was born, the weather was warm and the mist and rain were gentle, so my father gave me the name Run."

King Jing raised his big hand and pressed the person under him. When he lowered his head, he met Xie Run's clear and watery peach blossom eyes.

When their eyes met, there was a silent awkwardness.

King Jing's brows and eyes were dark: "Why are you staring at me like that?"

There were many women serving King Jing, but they were all very shy when they served him on the first night. How could they stare at him with their big eyes?

Don’t be ashamed either!

Xie Run said bluntly yet tenderly, "This servant is shy and doesn't know where to look."

Xie Run did not lie.

The more nervous she was, the more she liked to stare at something.

Her face was fair and delicate, with a distinct blush on it, and the faint charm seemed to be emerging from her cheeks and hooking King Jing.

King Jing was dazzled by the clear shyness in her peach blossom eyes and could not help but lean over.

I only regret that the night is too short and the spring tide is too long.

I don’t know whether King Jing was attracted by Xie Run’s eyes, or if he had been holding back for a long time and deliberately wanted to torment Xie Run, but he was in a particularly good mood tonight.

As her consciousness surged like a tide, Xie Run heard King Jing's hoarse voice ask her, "Do you have a nickname?"

Xie Run was stunned and uttered two words unconsciously: "Suisui."

Sui means peace and sui means year after year, which means peace and health every year.

This was the nickname her parents gave her in her previous life after they had her fortune read by a fortune teller. Unfortunately, she was not able to live in peace every year.

King Jing misheard and murmured, "Sui Sui? That's a good name."

After that, he kept calling her "Sui Sui" tirelessly, which made Xie Run exhausted.

The next morning, Xie Run woke up as soon as King Jing made a move.

King Jing was considerate and glanced at Xie Run. "You were tired last night, so you don't need to wait on me. Go back to sleep."

He said so, but it was impossible for Xie Run to really not serve him.

Among the four maids of Linxuan Pavilion, Xiaoshu and Xiaoci were assigned by the mansion. Does anyone know if they have any spies?

If you sleep in the first time you serve me, it will be embarrassing if it gets out.

Xie Run yawned politely, "I'll wait on the prince first, and then I'll catch up on my sleep after the prince leaves."

Anyway, she was just a concubine and had no right to pay her respects to the princess, so she had plenty of time to take a nap.

King Jing did not refuse.

When he lowered his head, he could see Xie Run dozing off while tying his belt.

When he tied his fingers, his head drooped, and his long eyelashes drooped to cover his eyes, making him look like the lazy cat in his mother's palace, greedy and lazy.

Sometimes I am so sleepy that my eyes are about to squint, but I still don’t forget the food in my mouth.

King Jing could see that Xie Run was trying very hard to keep his eyelids open, but he just couldn't resist laziness.

He also wanted to watch the show, so he didn't let Xie Run go to rest.

I just watched her stumbling over and helping me change my clothes, then she turned around and fell on the bed without looking back.

He was still in the bedroom, but Xie Run was already lying on the bed, seeing him off. "Your servant respectfully sees you off, Your Highness."

King Jing took a look and found that the man was already fast asleep.

He shook his head helplessly. He knew what Xie Run was worried about. He straightened his sleeves and said to Yu Li beside him, "Serve your master here. Don't wake her up."

Even with Xie's appearance, she still tried to pretend to be virtuous, which made King Jing want to laugh.

Yuli and Dantao were almost scared to death when they saw how Xie Run served King Jing.

However, seeing that King Jing was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.

King Jing left the outer room and saw Xiao Shu and Xiao Ci standing by, waiting to be served. He said calmly, "I don't want to hear a single word about Lin Xuan Pavilion outside."

King Jing's tone was calm, but the awe-inspiring demeanor of a superior made Xiao Shu and Xiao Ci feel uncontrollably frightened.

The two of them saluted quickly: "Your servants will obey the prince's orders."

By the time Xie Run finally woke up, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Dan Tao gently pushed Xie Run and said, "Master, the princess and Concubine Ning have given us a lot of gifts, and we need you to go and receive them in person."

According to the rules, a concubine would receive a reward when she served the prince for the first time.

The regulations of the royal palace are one principal, two concubines and four mistresses. There are no requirements for concubines and maids.

Now, the only legitimate masters in Prince Jing’s mansion are the princess and concubine Ning.

Xie Run was full of sleep and said lazily, "Then get up."

Dan Tao glanced at the marks on her neck, her cheeks turned red, and she immediately looked away.

When putting makeup on Xie Run, she also applied a lot of powder on his neck.

After receiving the gift, Xie Run asked Xiao Shu and Xiao Ci to find out what rewards the princess and Ning concubine had given to Concubine Fang after she served her for the first time.

These two are family-born children and have their own network of contacts.

Xie Run gave this task to test whether the two of them could use it and how to use it.

Soon, Xiaoci brought news.

"Master, the princess has always been fair. The rewards given to you and Master Fang are the same. Even the concubines before were similar. It's just that the rewards for the four seasons are slightly different."

Xiao Shu also quickly said: "I also heard that Concubine Ning gave Master Fang a bigger gift than you did."

Xie Run glanced at the piles of fabrics, jewelry and other things on the table, smiled, and had a rough idea of the personalities of the princess and Concubine Ning.

It seems that the princess is a calm person and will not treat her differently because of her status as a concubine. At least she will put in some effort on the surface.

This is a good thing.

Having a good mistress means that her life in the future should not be too difficult.

Concubine Ning seemed to be fawning on the powerful and looked down on the weak. She probably really looked down on Xie Run.

After all, Xie Run was just the daughter of a scholar. How could she compare to Fang Shiqi, who had a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan standing behind her?

Moreover, Concubine Fang has long had a good reputation in the Jiangnan area. This time, when she was sent to the prince's palace, the Fang family also had some intention of currying favor with her. No wonder Concubine Ning valued her more.

But I don’t think it’s good!

If he were really favored by the women in King Jing's backyard, Xie Run felt that he would not be able to sleep well at night.

Probably satisfied with Xie Run's service, King Jing rested with Xie Run for three days.

And every day I arrive half an hour earlier than going to other places.

Because it was only half an hour in the morning and not very conspicuous, no one noticed anything unusual and just thought that King Jing was going through the process as usual.

After all, Prince Jing stayed with Concubine Fang for five consecutive days.

Don't be impatient. Wait until King Jing stays in Linxuan Pavilion for five days.

The reason why he came half an hour early was naturally to teach Xie Run how to play chess.

Seeing Xie Run grow from a rookie to a true beginner, King Jing's interest in being a teacher was aroused.

But this is also thanks to Xie Run's intelligence. He understands things immediately and rarely makes the same mistake twice.

How can you not feel a sense of accomplishment teaching such students?