The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

When King Jing left on the third day, he assigned Xie Run some homework, saying that he would come back the next day and he would test Xie Run then.

Looks very excited.

However, King Jing did not come as promised on the fourth day because the second young master in the mansion was ill.

Prince Jing had few offspring, and so far he only had two sons and one daughter.

Both princes were born to Concubine Ning, the elder one was four years old and the younger one was two years old.

The daughter was born to the prince's favorite concubine Yun. She is three years old this year. She was asked to be named a princess as soon as she was born, and the emperor gave her the title Ruyi.

Xie Run once suspected that King Jing had the characteristic of being a teacher, simply because he had few children and they were young, so he had no chance to enjoy the pleasure of teaching.

There are only these three little seedlings in the palace. If one of the little ones gets sick, wouldn't it be a big deal?

Xie Run expressed his full understanding, and turned around and took the maids to prepare to clear the open space in the yard.

The flowers sent by the greenhouse are of good quality, so she has to plant them quickly to add some vitality to the yard.

Hearing that Prince Jing would not be coming today, Dan Tao was worried that Xie Run would be unhappy, so she rushed to comfort him, "Master, don't be sad. The prince didn't come today because the second young master was unwell. The prince must have you in his heart."

"I'm not a sentimental person." Xie Run said with a smile, "If the prince doesn't come, I won't be able to live. There will be many days like this in the future. You all have to get used to it."

Seeing that she really didn't care, Dan Tao was not so worried, but she couldn't be happy either.

It’s a good thing that the master doesn’t care about the prince’s favor, but it’s not that good either.

Xie Run had a smile on his face, without a trace of sadness. Instead, he was pointing at Yuli and Xiaoshu's work with great interest.

Watching the weed-filled land being turned over bit by bit, Xie Run felt a great sense of accomplishment.

At this moment, she suddenly understood how it felt when King Jing taught her how to play chess.

If nothing unexpected happens, King Jing will definitely come to her again this month.

Who told her that her apprentice was like a wasteland that had just been weeded, and then cultivated, fertilized, and planted... Only after it bloomed and bore fruit would she lose the desire to explore.

By then, she should have some confidence.

If Xie Run wanted to live safely and healthily in the palace, she could not do without King Jing's favor. Even if it was just a little bit, it would make her life several times better.

King Jing went to Concubine Ning's Lanxiang Garden and got very angry when he learned the reason for the child's illness.

"Ying'er is only two years old. As a mother, you don't care about her at all, and you expect the servants to be thorough?!"

It turned out that the second young master liked playing in the water and was always reluctant to come out when taking a bath.

As soon as the wet nurse said she wanted to wipe her body, she started crying.

Concubine Ning has been worried about her eldest son's education recently. She dislikes her younger son's noise, so in order to get some peace and quiet, she lets her younger son play in the water.

Who knew that the child caught a cold without paying attention.

The child was only two years old, and he started vomiting and having diarrhea when he caught a cold. Concubine Ning was so anxious that she immediately sent someone to call King Jing.

How could King Jing not be angry when he learned what had happened?

Concubine Ning also regretted it, wiping her tears and saying, "I know I was wrong, Your Majesty, please stop poking me in the heartstrings. Both children are my life, no matter which one is sick, my heart is broken."

King Jing frowned when he saw her crying pitifully. "Shi'an, go get Imperial Physician Zhang and Imperial Physician Liu."

Eunuch Shi'an nodded quickly and said, "I'll go right away."

Concubine Ning wiped her tears and waved to her eldest son beside her, "Jue'er, come and greet your father. You will be going to the front yard in a few days, so you must listen to your father's words."

The four-year-old eldest son was a little confused, but he nodded obediently. "My son will obey my father. I will study hard and become a well-educated person who understands etiquette and morality, so that I can share my father's worries in the future."

King Jing was originally quite satisfied when he heard his son's words.

But the sentence after that was obviously not something a four-year-old child could say. I'm afraid Concubine Ning must have taught him a lot in his daily life.

Concubine Ning embraced the eldest son with a smile on her face, "Your Highness, Jue'er has learned a few more poems recently. Why don't you test him?"

King Jing glanced at his second son, who was still lying on the bed with a burning cheek, and couldn't help frowning.

This was not the first time he noticed that Ning was not paying enough attention to her second son.

Such blatant favoritism today really disgusted King Jing.

King Jing: "No need for that. Let's wait for the imperial physician to come and see Ying'er first."

Concubine Ning realized that Prince Jing was unhappy, and thought that Prince Jing was still angry with her for not taking good care of the child, so she had to shut up.

After the imperial physician finished the treatment, Concubine Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, it's getting late. Would you like to have dinner at Lanxiang Garden tonight?"

Apart from the princess, the most respectable person in the backyard of Prince Jing's mansion is Concubine Ning.

On days like this, Prince Jing would usually stay overnight with Concubine Ning.

This is also the reason why the women in the backyard all want to have a child.

Even though King Jing did not favor her, for the sake of the children, he would still let her stay overnight once or twice to give her some respect.

Unexpectedly, today King Jing was acting out of character, and said in a cold tone, "No, I'll go to the princess's place tonight. Since you can't take care of the two children by yourself, I'll ask the princess to help find a nanny who can help share the burden."

Concubine Ning's heart suddenly rose to her throat.

After seeing Prince Jing off, she collapsed into Mother Zhang's arms, feeling both annoyed and afraid. "Mother Zhang, what do you think the prince meant by that? Does he dislike me for not being able to take good care of the child?"

Mother Zhang quickly comforted Concubine Ning: "Concubine, don't think too much. The prince just feels sorry for the second young master and wants a nanny who can take care of children so that he can take care of him. This is a good thing."

"Good news?!" Concubine Ning was unconvinced. "The princess is such a vicious woman. It was she who caused Jue'er to not become the crown prince! The prince asked her to find a nanny for Ying'er. Isn't that sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?!"

Mother Zhang: "It is precisely because he was recommended by the princess that she dared not do anything. If our Second Young Master makes the slightest mistake, it will be the princess's fault."

After hearing this, Concubine Ning finally calmed down a bit and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Mother Zhang whispered comfortingly, "Of course it's true. How could this servant dare to lie to you, Concubine? The princess has always been cautious. I'm afraid she won't agree to this at all."

"If that's the case, that's the best. Otherwise..." Concubine Ning's face showed a bit of cruelty, "Don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless."