The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Prince Wei was like a madman, reaching forward with his hands raised. "Mingyi just lay in my arms like that, writhing in pain, and he wouldn't let me call the imperial physician... In the end, he bit himself to the point of drawing blood."

"He is a beast!"

"Sixth Brother... It's thanks to you that I can have my revenge." Prince Wei looked towards the Emperor and said tremblingly, "I have done a great deal to help you ascend the throne. Now, I have only one final request."

Emperor: "What is it?"

King Wei: "Bury me next to that beast. Even as a ghost I won't let him go. I will make sure he has no peace for the rest of his life!"

After saying this, King Wei suddenly stood up.

Jing Wu thought he meant to offend him and was about to draw his sword to protect the emperor.

Then I saw King Wei quickly bump into a pillar.

There was a loud bang, and King Wei fell to the ground with blood all over his head!

Jing Wu's sword-holding hand trembled slightly.

He immediately stepped forward and raised his hand to touch King Wei's breath.

Looking at King Wei's deformed skull, one could tell without even a single test that he was dead even if he was still breathing.

Jing Wu: "Your Majesty, Prince Wei is gone."

The emperor's face was expressionless. "According to his request, arrange for him to be buried next to the retired emperor."

Jing Wu: "Yes!"

The emperor turned to leave, but suddenly stopped and said, "Tell the world that Prince Wei was tricked by spies from the Xia Dynasty and mistakenly delivered the medicinal wine intended for the retired emperor. He now regrets his actions and has committed suicide."

Jing Wu was a little surprised.

He thought the emperor was very angry about Prince Wei's behavior.

As soon as he stepped out of the Anning Palace, the emperor heard Shi'an's joyful voice: "Congratulations to the emperor on the birth of the tenth prince."

The emperor's expression relaxed slightly. "Is Concubine Zhao giving birth?"

Eunuch Shi'an smiled and said, "Yes, a prince was born, and he is the tenth in order of birth."

The emperor nodded. Although his expression was not as joyful as usual, he was obviously happy and relaxed.

After leaving An Ning Hall, the emperor went to the mourning hall of the retired emperor and burned three incense sticks for him.

The emperor performed the ceremony respectfully and then slowly inserted the incense into the incense burner.

The emperor lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Father, Prince Wei feels ashamed of what he has done to you, so he asked me to bury him beside you. I have agreed."

"You won't be angry, will you?"

"With Brother Wei Wang's company, I think my father won't be bored in his grave."

After saying this, the emperor turned around and left the mourning hall.

Xie Run learned the news of Prince Wei's death that night.

When they learned that it was Prince Wei who mistakenly poisoned the wine and harmed the retired emperor, and finally committed suicide out of fear of punishment, everyone could only sigh and lament.

"There's been a lot going on in the palace these days."

"In one day, the Emperor, Prince Wei, and Consort Hui were all gone..."

Yueya sighed and was glared at by Xiaoshu.

She quickly shut her mouth.

Xie Run was teasing the child. Although he didn't look up, he seemed to see what the two people were doing.

"Xiao Shu, don't scare her, she was just saying it casually."

Xiao Shu felt uncomfortable: "My Lady..."

Xie Run: "But what did someone in the palace say?"

The maids all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Xie Run remained calm and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can guess it."

"Three people died on the day the Tenth Prince was born, so it's inevitable that there will be some bad words attached to it. Even if there's nothing going on in the harem, there will still be a big stir. How can those gossipers shut up now?"

"I can even imagine what they will say about this child."

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu looked unhappy, "Your Majesty, our Tenth Prince is a prince. With the Emperor's blessing, he will surely be blessed!"

"Of course." Xie Run said firmly, his eyes steady. "I am usually gentle to you, but I won't let you bully me."

"From now on, if you hear any talk about the Tenth Prince while you're out and about, just slap them. I'll take care of it for you!"

"Yes!"

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

As long as Xie Run can hold on, no one in Showa Palace will be afraid of these rumors.

But if Xie Run can't hold on, anyone's spit in the future could crush her and her child to death!

Originally, everyone in Showa Palace was worried that someone would discuss the time of the tenth prince's birth.

Unexpectedly, the emperor personally issued an imperial decree in the evening, stating that the tenth prince was born under the protection of the Supreme Emperor and blessed by the gods, and he personally named him Baozhen.

According to the royal naming rules, the tenth prince should continue to use a name with the character "玉" (jade) next to it.

The emperor gave him the name Baozhen with extraordinary intentions.

The full name of the retired emperor was Xiao Zhen.

The word "zhen" used by the emperor was obviously from the retired emperor, which further confirmed his words.

From then on, no one dared to discuss the birth date of the Tenth Prince.

An invisible storm was calmed down by the emperor's decree.

During the first five days after Xie Run gave birth, rewards were sent to her palace like a stream, filling up the main hall of Showa Palace.

People from various palaces also came to congratulate.

Although Xie Run does not see guests, they have to go through this process.

At the same time, the white banners and white cloth that had just been taken down in the palace were hung up again, and the palace maids and eunuchs changed into linen mourning clothes.

"The Emperor promoted Hui Zhaorong to Hui Fei, and held a funeral according to the rules for the imperial concubine position. However, it coincided with the death of the retired emperor, and Prince Wei was also gone... Hui Fei's funeral couldn't be too grand."

After all, one is the emperor's biological father, one is his biological brother, and the other is just one of the emperor's many concubines.

Xie Run was a little surprised: "Is Hui Zhaorong in mourning?"

Concubine Shen was stunned and nodded in confusion, "Why do you ask this, sister?"

Xie Run glanced at her and said, "Hui Zhaorong died unexpectedly in the cold palace. There must be a serious reason behind it. The emperor is willing to hold a funeral for her. He must have found something, at least proving that Hui Zhaorong is innocent."

If Hui Zhaorong was killed in the cold palace because she was involved in some dirty things, given the emperor's temper, how could he possibly make her a concubine?

I'm afraid she will be demoted to a commoner immediately under other names.

The emperor was considerate and sympathetic, but he was also ruthless towards those who made mistakes.

Concubine Shen nodded and said, "Hui Zhaorong didn't stay in her own palace and quietly ran to the cold palace. This is already very suspicious."

"But she died in the cold palace. Everyone suspected she was murdered because of an affair with an outsider. Some said she was also involved in the Queen's death... but I don't think that's likely."

As soon as Concubine Shen finished speaking, Xie Run's eyes lit up.

She suddenly remembered something.

After the queen's death, Hui Zhaorong didn't believe that no one in the harem had intervened, and she also suspected Xie Run.

It was also because of her suspicion of Xie Run that she was punished by the emperor and confined to her house for half a month.

Afterwards, someone tipped off Xie Run, saying that Hui Zhaorong had said to Concubine Wen in front of the Queen's spirit that they must find out who murdered the Queen.

When Xie Run learned that Hui Zhaorong died in the cold palace, his first reaction was that Hui Zhaorong's death might be related to the death of the queen.

Now, after hearing what Concubine Shen said, he became even more suspicious.

The two chatted for a while before Zihu came into the room with the medicine.

"My Lady, you just gave birth. You should take good care of yourself and not worry too much."