The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Tao Yao, Concubine Jing Shu's personal maid, was furious. "Your Majesty, she is too arrogant!"

"Even if you allow it, the palace rules don't allow it!"

Since the palace rules stipulate that only concubines above the ninth level are qualified to raise children, the biological mother is not allowed to visit the abducted prince privately.

During the reign of the Supreme Emperor, some concubines of lower rank would secretly visit the princes and princesses who were raised elsewhere.

The punishment was severe and she was directly sent to the cold palace.

Even if the punishment is light, the person will be demoted.

If Lady Wu was pretending to be pitiful before, now she is provocative.

Concubine Jing Shu slowly lowered her eyes, her emotions undetectable.

Mother Du pulled Taoyao away, wanting to speak but hesitant, "My Lady, would you listen to what I have to say?"

Concubine Jing Shu was holding her breath and her mind was in a mess, but she trusted Mother Du the most.

Concubine Jing Shu lowered her eyes, not very interested: "Mom, please go ahead."

Mother Du said in a deep voice: "My Lady, Concubine Wu will not live long. Why do you have to be such a wicked person and bring disaster upon yourself?!"

"It's just to see the Seventh Prince, so let her see him."

"Not to mention that the Seventh Prince is less than a year old and doesn't know anything. Even if the Seventh Prince was three or four years old, he wouldn't remember anything."

"What if Lady Wu looks at me a few more times?"

How could Concubine Jingshu not know this truth?

It's just that she didn't like Lady Wu's behavior in the first place, and now she was disgusted by the fact that Lady Wu came to her house, and she couldn't get over it.

Mother Du said earnestly, "My Lady, please listen to my advice."

"After all, I wasn't born from your belly. You can love and pamper me, but you can't give me too much affection!"

"Whether it's the Seventh Prince or the Eighth Prince, you should treat them well. Treat them as if they were your relatives living here. Respect them but keep them at a distance. Know when to treat them well. Treat them well, and they will be treated well too!"

Concubine Jing Shu unconsciously clenched her fingers.

Mother Du watched her grow up, so she naturally knew that Concubine Jing Shu still couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

Mother Du gritted her teeth and knelt before Concubine Jing Shu, "Your Majesty, even if I am completely despised by you today, I will never watch you harm yourself!"

"In this old servant's eyes, the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and Concubine Wu are all less important than Your Majesty!"

"Your Highness is now a Shufei, favored by the Emperor, and has the power to manage the six palaces. You also have two princes under your wing, so your life could not be more peaceful."

"Why would you leave hidden dangers for the future and ruin your life's peace just for a beautiful lady like Wu?!"

"The deeper your feelings for your two children are now, the more deeply you may be hurt in the future. I'm afraid you won't be able to rest in peace in your later years."

"Instead of that, it's better to take care of yourself first and just do your duty as a foster mother."

"Even if the two princes don't treat you as their biological mother, they will still respect you as their foster mother and won't let outsiders hurt your feelings."

Concubine Jing Shu hurried to support Mother Du, "Mom, please get up quickly!"

Mother Du refused and said sadly, "I know that what I said today is extremely disrespectful. If the emperor heard it, I would be beheaded, but I still have to say it!"

"Your Majesty treats the Seventh Prince as her own son, and you wish to rip out your heart and lungs for him. But I, your servant, will also take care of you as if you were her own daughter, and I am even willing to sacrifice my life for him."

"If the Empress has been misled by a non-blood relation, the Seventh Prince, I, this old servant, would feel heartbroken!"

Concubine Jing Shu burst into tears, "Mom... why bother saying all this? I know what you mean."

The Duchess of Yingguo gave birth to Concubine Jingshu when she was over 40 years old, and her health has been poor ever since then.

Concubine Jingshu was raised by Mother Du since she was a child, and the relationship between the two was so deep that it even exceeded that between Concubine Jingshu and Lady Yingguo.

Ever since the Lady of the Duke of Ying brought the girl from the Sun family into the palace and wanted Concubine Jingshu to support her wholeheartedly, the relationship between mother and daughter has become extremely weak.

After hearing what Mother Du said today, Concubine Jing Shu was shocked, as if she had just walked out of a fog.

She held Mother Du's hand and said through gritted teeth, "Mom is right, I'm obsessed!"

"Even biological mothers and children in this harem are bound to scheme against each other, not to mention that I am just a nameless adoptive mother."

The emperor and the empress dowager are biological mother and son, but their relationship is not as good as that between the retired emperor and his adoptive mother.

Concubine Jingshu thought again about her relationship with her biological mother and Mother Du, and suddenly realized that the more stubborn she was, the more she would hurt others and herself.

Concubine Jing Shu thought hard and said: "Mom, I will listen to you and won't bother you anymore!"

Mother Du hugged Concubine Jing Shu with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid of being lonely in this palace. I will accompany you, always!"

Concubine Jingshu was deeply moved and tears flowed like a spring.

In this world, only Mother Du understands her best.

Concubine Jingshu gave up her stubbornness and allowed Concubine Wu to meet the Seventh Prince.

It’s a pity that Lady Wu is too unconscious.

Seeing that Concubine Jing Shu did not stop him, he thought that Concubine Jing Shu had been defeated, and became more rampant, going to Yongning Palace three times a day.

Somehow this news reached the ears of the emperor.

The emperor disliked Concubine Wu. After learning the whole story, he became even more disgusted with her. He reprimanded her and forbade her to enter Yongning Palace again.

Concubine Wu was heartbroken and returned to Xiangyun Pavilion, where she cried every day.

As soon as this incident happened, there was naturally a lot of discussion in the palace.

After hearing the news, Xiao Shu was annoyed for several days.

"Your Majesty felt sorry for her and took charge of her, wanting her to live a peaceful life. Who would have thought she would be so restless?"

"Empress Jing Shu took a step back, but she pushed further, as if she was relying on my master's power to challenge Empress Jing Shu."

"Now that the emperor has scolded me, it has also implicated my master, making him feel embarrassed and incompetent."

Xiao Shu's eyes were filled with heartache, "My Lady, if I had known earlier, you shouldn't have meddled in this matter!"

Xie Runcai coaxed Baozhen to sleep and his mood was particularly calm.

She glanced at the white snow outside and said softly, "I didn't care before, and I don't need to care."

"But today, I saw Concubine Wu lying in the snow with my own eyes, so I must intervene."

In his position, he seeks his government.

When Concubine Wu was having a hard time at first, Xie Run was pregnant and giving birth, so she didn't know about this and could naturally ignore it.

But now that she has finished her confinement, she has the responsibility of assisting in the management of the six palaces, and she even watched Concubine Wu fall down in front of her with her own eyes.

If she ignored it and waited until Concubine Wu died before bringing the matter before the emperor, he would really be angry with her and Concubine Jingshu.

Now that there is no queen in the six palaces, she, as the imperial concubine, has the highest status.

If she turns a blind eye to what happens in the harem and allows bad things to happen one after another, the emperor will probably question her ability and character.

As I said, do what suits your status.

As a royal concubine, she must shoulder the responsibilities of a royal concubine.

Xie Run: "I am acting according to the palace rules and have no guilt at all. Why should I be afraid of the emperor's wrath?"

"Besides, the emperor is not such an unreasonable person."

Although he said so, Xie Run also knew that he still had to do some work to save his face.

She took Dan Tao to the imperial study to apologize.

I happened to meet Concubine Jingshu with red eyes in front of the imperial study.

Concubine Jing Shu was supported by someone and bowed slowly: "I greet Concubine Zhao."

"It's only been a few days since we last met, why are you suddenly so polite?" Xie Run said softly, "Sister, you came to the Imperial Study..."