The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

"Now that I think about it, while this aloofness is annoying, it also reflects the character of Li Cheng-chung in his youth."

Xie Run never thought that one day she would be sitting in the Showa Palace and reminiscing about the affairs of the harem with Concubine Jingshu.

Suddenly, Xie Run whispered, "It seems that there are fewer and fewer old people who came to the palace from the palace at the beginning."

Concubine Jing Shu: "...Isn't it?"

Concubine Jing Shu came to see Xie Run because she had been bored for a long time and wanted to find someone to share the news.

The death of the Queen, the death of Concubine Hui, and Xi Chongrong's acute illness... these three major events were like mountains pressing on her heart.

The other concubines in the palace were all confused, and Concubine Jingshu was proud of her status and didn't want to tell them.

Only Concubine Zhao had a high status and was very tight-lipped.

She doesn't know this news now, but she will know it sooner or later.

Therefore, Concubine Jing Shu was troubled for two days, and finally she could not bear the pressure anymore, so she came to find Xie Run to "chat".

Concubine Jing Shu: "After chatting with Concubine Zhao today, I feel much better. I feel like the burden on my shoulders has been lightened. No wonder the Emperor always loves to talk to Concubine Zhao."

That's how Concubine Jingshu speaks. She sounds nice, but she always can't help but say something sarcastic in the end.

He is smart, but a little narrow-minded.

Xie Run just said calmly: "Then Concubine Jing Shu will learn more from me, and she will naturally be able to gain the emperor's care in the future."

Concubine Jing Shu: "...I only hope that you can finish your confinement soon and take away the power of assisting the six palaces from you."

Xie Run: "No rush, no rush."

Concubine Jing Shu's eyes twitched, and she cut to the chase, "Sister Zhao Guifei, you spent two months in confinement after giving birth to the fifth prince. Are you also planning to spend two months in confinement after giving birth to the tenth prince?"

Xie Run: “?”

Why did the topic suddenly turn to her confinement period?

Concubine Jingshu stared at Xie Run, as if she would not give up until he agreed.

Xie Run: "... This matter still depends on what the imperial physician says."

Concubine Jing Shu: "The affairs of the six palaces are complicated. When the Empress was around, Concubine Wen could serve as an assistant, and my sister could handle the work. But now that the Empress is gone, Concubine Wen can no longer handle the heavy responsibilities. She can only cry for the Empress in her own palace every day."

Xie Run only then realized that Concubine Jing Shu was urging her to get to work quickly.

Xie Run said calmly: "Sister has held on for so long, I think it won't be a problem if she holds on for two more days?"

Concubine Jingshu finally left with a dark face.

People who didn't know the inside story thought the two had a fight.

Xie Run also felt a headache when he thought about the tedious palace affairs.

When she gave birth to Taotao, she could take a two-month confinement period, but now that she has given birth to Baozhen, she really can't rest for two months.

Everyone understands that women need to stay in confinement for a month after giving birth.

But now that the retired emperor is gone, even the emperor has to observe mourning every day.

If Xie Run said that she needed to observe two months of confinement in order to recover, she would definitely be subject to gossip and criticism.

The emperor probably wouldn't like it either.

Mourning for the elders was also an important course of examination in ancient times.

After seeing off Concubine Jing Shu, Dan Tao and Xiao Shu lowered the curtain and brought some honey water for Xie Run to moisten his lips.

Xie Run slowed down and sorted out his thoughts.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw that Dan Tao and Xiao Shu beside me had worried looks on their faces.

Xie Run smiled and asked, "Why do you all look like that?"

"Your Highness, are you frightened?" Dan Tao stepped forward and tucked the quilt in for Xie Run. "Your Highness, Concubine Jingshu is as petty as ever. She deliberately described the scene of Concubine Hui's death, probably just to scare Your Highness!"

Xie Run's eyes were light and indifferent: "Your Madam has seen a lot of storms and waves, how could she be frightened by a few words?"

"From what I see, the ones who are really scared are probably you two girls, right?"

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu smiled with difficulty.

Dan Tao sighed, "This servant never expected... that Concubine Hui was actually murdered by Xi Chongrong."

"Although I don't know the details of what happened, just listening to the brief description given by Concubine Jing Shu was enough to make me feel horrified."

Xie Run felt helpless.

Concubine Jing Shu's words did not scare her, but did scare the two little girls beside her.

Yes, what they encountered in the palace and the palace was all a conspiracy.

Even if they want to harm someone, they always beat around the bush. Where have you ever heard such bloody words?

Xie Run said slowly, "The Emperor is deliberately concealing this matter. Even if Concubine Jing Shu knows the truth, she cannot tell anyone else."

"Don't ever mention this matter again!"

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu said at the same time: "We know!"

Xie Run: "If Xi Chongrong planned the Queen's death, I'm afraid he must have been very cunning to hide behind others without leaving any trace."

"I'm afraid Xi Chongrong didn't expect that it was her own son who exposed her."

"Xi Chongrong's luck isn't too bad either. If the mistress had been someone else, she might have been able to get away with it, but she happens to live in Yongning Palace, and the mistress is the cunning Concubine Jing Shu."

"I'm afraid she and Concubine Xue are plotting something, and nothing they do can be hidden from Concubine Jing Shu's eyes."

Concubine Jingshu is definitely not a person who speaks nonsense.

She dared to swear that Hui Fei's death was related to Xi Chongrong and Xue Cairen, and she must have known a lot of information for a long time.

The emperor wanted Xi Chongrong to die quietly due to illness, but he still couldn't escape the eyes of Concubine Jing Shu.

If Concubine Jing Shu's face had not been disfigured, she would have become a strong rival of Xie Run.

Xiao Shu listened for a while before asking, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jingshu said that Xi Chongrong and Concubine Xue harmed Concubine Hui. So Xi Chongrong was punished, but what about Concubine Xue?"

Xie Run was silent for a moment before he said, "Soon."

Given the emperor's temper, he couldn't keep Concubine Xue for long.

Xi Chongrong was at least one of the nine concubines and gave birth to a prince.

If the emperor wants to kill her, he has to use some means.

But Concubine Xue was just a poorly favored talent, and if the emperor wanted to deal with her, it would only take a word.

But Xie Run thought about it for a long time and still couldn't understand why Xi Chongrong, who already had a child, would take such a big risk to harm the queen?

She harmed the queen, not the other concubines in the harem!

Xie Run could think of many explanations.

For example, if the queen dies and new people cannot sleep with her, no new children will be born, and there will be fewer people competing for favor with her eighth prince.

For example, if the queen dies early, there will be no new people entering the palace in a short period of time.

Even if a new queen entered the palace, her foundation would be unstable and she would not be able to gain any attention for a while, making it easier for her to develop her power.

For example, she actually wanted to become the queen and overthrow the queen and take the throne herself.

But these explanations are not convincing enough.

Unfortunately, Xie Runcai had just given birth and could only stay in Showa Palace to recuperate, so it was not convenient for her to inquire about these things.

After she finishes her confinement, I don’t know if Xi Chongrong will still be alive?

On the second day after Concubine Jingshu came to see Xie Run, Concubine Xue was reprimanded by the emperor for being disrespectful in front of the spirit of the retired emperor. She was stripped of her position and banished to the cold palace.

Such thunderous anger rarely appeared in the emperor.

The people in the six palaces were frightened and became very timid.