The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run was not planning to take charge of things. After all, she was the type of person who didn't like to get involved in things.

Just as he was about to raise his foot, he saw Concubine Wu stumble and fall into the snow with her maid.

The palace maid pulled her for a long time but failed to help her up.

Xie Run sighed softly, "It's freezing here, and even the palace is so crowded, I'm really worried that Concubine Wu will freeze to death here."

"Xiao Shu, Chunfeng, go and help them."

Chunfeng is Chunjuan's apprentice, and now he is quite popular in front of Xie Run.

After a while, Xiao Shu came running over, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wu has fainted. Judging from her current condition, I'm afraid we have to send her back to the palace to see the imperial physician."

Xiao Shu whispered, "Your Majesty, Lady Wu looks so pale, I'm worried..."

I was worried that she would die in Hongmei Garden.

Xie Run then sent two more people to help bring Concubine Wu back to the palace.

While Concubine Wu was away, the two remaining palace maids in her palace were also very lazy.

Suddenly seeing Xie Run's carriage, her face changed in shock. "This servant pays homage to Her Majesty Zhao Guifei."

Dan Tao helped Xie Run into the hall and sat down, "Go and make a cup of hot tea for the queen!"

The two little palace maids hurried out.

Dan Tao called out to one of them, "One of you is enough to make tea, and the other one can go to the Imperial Hospital to find a qualified doctor."

"Go!"

The two palace maids looked at each other, and one of them turned around and ran towards the Imperial Hospital.

Xie Run took a look and asked, "Are these the only people serving Lady Wu?"

Dan Tao: "This Xiangyun Pavilion is not very big, and now I only see these two little girls."

Xie Run couldn't help but frown.

A beauty is required to have at least four palace maids and two eunuchs, and the favored one can even keep two more people.

But there were no eunuchs in Concubine Wu's palace anymore, only three palace maids were left, and there were too few people to serve her.

It is understandable that palace maids and eunuchs want to climb up the social ladder and are unwilling to stay and serve unfavored beauties.

But when someone leaves, a new person has to be appointed. Leaving the position vacant is clearly Concubine Jing Shu being mean on purpose.

It would have been fine if Concubine Wu was not sick, but she was left with a lot of illnesses due to childbirth.

If she continues like this, she might be dying.

Xie Run sighed, "Concubine Jing Shu has gone too far."

"Isn't she afraid that Concubine Wu will die of illness and that she'll have raised the child in vain?"

The emotional entanglement between a biological mother and an adoptive mother has always been complicated, no matter how well Concubine Jing Shu can raise the Seventh Prince in the future.

As long as the Seventh Prince knew that his biological mother's death was related to Concubine Jingshu, he would inevitably feel alienated.

Xie Run: "Concubine Jing Shu is such a smart person, how could she make such a mistake in this matter?"

Dan Tao said softly, "Those involved are often confused."

Besides, Concubine Jingshu has never been a kind-hearted person.

The bedroom was busy accommodating Concubine Wu, but Xie Run was sitting in the main hall but still had no chance of getting hot tea.

Even though Dan Tao was a good-tempered person, she couldn't help but say, "My Lady, I'll go see if the tea is ready."

Xie Run could actually guess why the tea had not tasted good, so he just nodded slightly.

After a while, Dan Tao came forward with a slight anger on her face, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"The servants in this palace are too lazy!"

"On such a cold day, there's no hot water on standby. I have to boil water just to drink tea. Is this how they serve their master?!"

It was also because we had to boil water temporarily that the tea was not served at Xiangyun Pavilion for a long time.

Xie Run took a sip of the tea and said, "Perhaps the servants are lazy, or perhaps Lady Wu doesn't have that much money to spend."

Keeping hot water burning all the time wastes too much firewood.

Firewood needs money to be bought, and the maids who serve also need money to be bribed. Lady Wu was afraid that she didn't have that much spare money.

She glanced at Dan Tao and signaled her not to say anything more.

It's not your own palace's business, so there's no point in meddling in it.

After a while, the imperial physician was invited to take Concubine Wu's pulse.

Xie Run looked up and saw that it was his elder sister Xie Jiang.

She asked softly, "Why is it Doctor Xie who came?"

Xie Jiang also maintained a businesslike attitude: "The other doctors in the Imperial Hospital were busy, and I happened to hear that it was Concubine Zhao who was calling for help, so I came here."

Xie Run: "Lady Wu doesn't seem to be in good condition. I'm sorry to bother you, Doctor Xie."

After that, Xie Run asked someone to prepare tea and a heater for Xie Jiang.

After a while, Xie Jiang came out with a frown and saluted Xie Run.

Xie Run: "How is Lady Wu?"

"Replying to Her Majesty, Concubine Wu suffered damage during childbirth and has yet to recover. Now, a cold has invaded her body, severely depleting her Qi and blood. If she doesn't receive timely nourishment and recuperation, I'm afraid she won't survive this winter."

Xie Run frowned slightly, "Is it that serious?"

Although he asked this, Xie Run had actually guessed something in his heart as early as when he saw Lady Wu's expression.

In ancient times, winter was the most difficult time to endure.

How many healthy people have been tortured to death, not to mention Lady Wu’s dying body.

"Let me prescribe some medicine for her first."

Lady Wu’s illness was not a difficult matter; what was difficult was the environment she was in.

Her illness requires good medical treatment and medication, and she needs to be treated over time. Even then, it may not be cured.

But her position was not high, and her monthly allowance was limited. She could hardly even ask the palace servants to give her a few more pots of charcoal for the fire. How could she afford so much money to maintain her health?

Therefore, Xie Run didn't say anything else and just asked Xie Jiang to prescribe the prescription first.

Xie Run: "It's snowy in winter, Doctor Xie, please be careful when you go back."

Xie Jiang: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Xie Run: "Dan Tao, please give Doctor Xie a ride."

"Yes."

After a while, Xie Run sent someone to Yongning Palace to deliver a letter to Concubine Jingshu, asking her to come to Xiangyun Pavilion.

In his position, he seeks his government.

If Lady Wu was just suffering a little, Xie Run wouldn't bother with the matter.

But if someone in the palace was tortured to death, Xie Run, as a noble concubine, could not turn a blind eye.

When Lady Wu woke up, the snow had subsided a lot.

When she heard that it was Concubine Zhao who saved her and asked the imperial physician to prepare medicine for her, she struggled to get out of bed and pay her respects.

Xie Run heard the noise, opened the curtain and entered the bedroom, saying calmly, "Since you are so weak, there is no need to worry about any empty formalities."

Concubine Wu looked at Xie Run with a trembling eye, a hint of fear in her eyes. "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for saving my life."

After entering the palace, she still offended Xie Run several times, so she was always afraid that Xie Run would bear a grudge and take revenge on her.