The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

As early as when Xie Run asked Dan Tao to invite the imperial physician, Dan Tao went to Fanghua Palace specifically and brought people to search Bai Baolin's residence openly.

Dan Tao felt a little regretful, but Xie Run smiled and said, "Finding evidence isn't necessarily a good thing, but not finding it isn't necessarily a bad thing either."

Dan Tao hesitated and said, "Whether it's good or bad, I can't guess. But your Majesty, if you searched so loudly, I'm afraid everyone in the palace would know about it. Wouldn't that fulfill Bai Baolin's wish?"

Xie Run smiled and said, "As long as I can handle this matter fairly and suppress it, the emperor won't care even if he hears about it."

What the emperor hated most was not the infighting in the harem, but the fact that in the end, all the concubines would come to the emperor to seek justice.

He was busy with his own affairs in the former court, so how could he have the time to solve cases in the harem every day?

This was the reason why Concubine Jingshu was annoyed by the Emperor last time.

But as long as Xie Run follows the rules and handles the affairs of the harem within the harem, the emperor will not care at all.

If Bai Baolin was dissatisfied, he would make a scene before the emperor.

In order to save face for Xie Run, the emperor would only impose a heavier punishment.

Xie Run made such a big fuss this time because he wanted to suppress Bai Baolin in one go.

Although it is fun to fight with others occasionally, when the horse stumbles, people are bound to stumble too.

She dared not be overconfident.

Xiao Shu was very confused, "My Lady, who gave Bai Baolin the confidence to provoke and plot against you like this?!"

Since entering the palace, Baolin has never provoked the imperial concubine, let alone the concubines above the nine concubines.

Xiao Shu: "This Bai Baolin seems so obedient on weekdays, but is he so arrogant in his heart?!"

There are concubines in the palace, and no matter how dumb they are, they can judge the situation.

Even the ignorant Hua Cairen, when she was most favored, only dared to compete with Xie Run secretly and never dared to provoke him in person.

But this Bai Baolin... is so rare.

Xie Run smiled brightly: "Maybe he was feeling unfair and overconfident."

Xiao Shu: "...what's there for her to be dissatisfied about?"

The fact that she wasn't favored was due to her own incompetence. Even if she blamed the emperor for being blind, she shouldn't blame her master, right?!

"How dare you use such a crude method on the Empress? You must be tired of living!"

Xie Run shook his head. "She just used some clumsy means on purpose."

Bai Fu wanted to stand out, but she didn't dare to use too detailed calculations.

Only such a clumsy and harmless method can bring her fame no matter whose fault it is.

Dan Tao was still thinking about the green itch powder: "I didn't find it in Fanghua Palace. Could this green itch powder come from our Showa Palace?"

"I'm afraid this thing won't appear in Fanghua Palace, nor will it appear in Zhaohe Palace." Xie Run said slowly: "If we can't find the source, then this palace will plot against her and make her suffer."

The gossips in the palace sometimes always favor the weak.

"How can this be possible?!"

Xiao Shu and Dan Tao's faces darkened, and they wanted to beat Bai Baolin up.

Xie Run smiled and said, "It's okay. Once the Bai family arrives, everything will be solved."

Dan Tao: "Chun Juan has always been reliable in his work, your Majesty can rest assured."

Bai Fu wanted to stand out, so it didn't matter who used the green itching powder. As long as no evidence was found in her palace, she would be an innocent victim.

Xie Run wanted to get rid of Bai Fu in one go, and she didn't care who applied the green itching powder.

As long as someone from the Bai family testifies that Bai Fu was allergic to green itching powder in her childhood, all suspicion will fall on her.

Baolin plotted against the imperial concubine, and her good days were over.

Actually, Xie Run was able to know this thanks to that dream.

It was an hour later that Bai Fu heard that Xie Run had sent people to search her palace.

Although she had anticipated this, she felt furious when she thought about Xie Run sending people to search the palace without any investigation.

"Now she's so good that she doesn't even pretend anymore!"

The virtuous and generous Concubine Zhao would never do such a thing as searching the palace privately.

After Bai Fu calmed down, she wanted to go find Xie Run crying, but she was stopped and temporarily placed under house arrest in Showa Palace.

For a moment, Bai Fu was a little panicked.

Is Xie Run too bold? !

Concubine Jingshu went back for a walk and heard that the Bai family had entered the palace, so she found another excuse to come to Showa Palace.

He also brought Concubine Shen with him.

When Xie Run saw the two of them, he was so upset that he didn't know what to say.

When Bai Baolin saw the two of them, he immediately asked with tears in his eyes, "How can Concubine Zhao be so overbearing and arbitrary?!"

"I am the Emperor's concubine after all. You are not trying to harm me. Now you have imprisoned me in the Showa Palace. Are you trying to silence me?!"

Concubine Shen's eyes widened. "What is that?!"

"You are an unfavored Baolin, and you don't even consider your own weight. How dare you be noticed by the Imperial Concubine?"

"Even if you died in Showa Palace, you'd still be afraid of dirtying the ground!"

Bai Baolin was a cultured person and had never met someone like Concubine Shen who cursed without thinking.

I was stunned for a moment.

Taking advantage of this time, Chunjuan suddenly came forward.

With just one look from him, Xie Run knew that the people from the Bai family had arrived.

Xie Run: "It just so happens that Concubine Jing Shu is here today. Let her be a witness to avoid any trouble in the future."

"But Bai Baolin, I'm afraid you'll have to hide away for now."

Before Bai Baolin could speak, Xie Run had someone move her behind a screen.

Bai Fu suddenly turned her head and looked at Xie Run.

I was surprised at her decisiveness and self-confidence, but also felt a little uneasy.

Xie Run had already slowly taken his seat, and Chunjuan beside him said slowly, "Today, Bai Baolin revealed that the cloth given by the Empress made him itchy, and later he invited the imperial physician to treat him. The doctor said that the cloth was stained with green itching powder."

"The Queen specifically asked the Imperial Physician and learned that ordinary people wouldn't be seriously affected by Green Itch Powder. Only those who are allergic to Green Itch Powder would experience discomfort like Bai Baolin."

"I think, since Bai Baolin was born in a marquisate, he must have used green itching powder before, and perhaps had an allergic reaction in childhood?" Chunjuan lowered his head and spoke slowly, "So I left the palace to go to the Bai family to verify it, and even brought two maids with me as witnesses."

Chunjuan went to the Bai family to get some information, so it was naturally impossible for him to tell them the truth about what happened in the palace.

At that time, he only said that Bai Baolin had fallen seriously ill in the palace and some medicines could not be used for fear of damaging the root cause.

He was sent by the imperial concubine to ask Bai Baolin if he was allergic to anything.

The Bai family was worried about Bai Baolin, so they told him everything without any suspicion and even sent two maids who used to serve Bai Baolin into the palace.

Xie Run: "Let's bring the Bai family up first and hear what they have to say."

Bai Baolin's heart suddenly turned cold behind the screen.

She never expected that Xie Run would not take her attack head-on, but instead take a detour and attack from the Bai family.

When I saw the two maids, my heart sank.

One of the maids stepped forward and said, "This servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Zhao."

Xie Run: "Stand up and answer. Chunjuan should have told you what to say before coming here."

The maid had never thought she could enter the palace. She was so nervous that she forgot everything Chunjuan had told her on the way here. She just hurriedly said, "I used to serve Bai Baolin personally."

"When Bai Baolin was eleven, green itching powder suddenly became popular in the capital. The Marquis' wife specially purchased a batch, but unexpectedly, three of the seven young ladies in the mansion suffered severe discomfort after using it."

"The Third Miss almost suffocated and couldn't even breathe. The Marquis was so scared that she almost lost her soul."

"The fourth and fifth young ladies were better, but they had a large rash on their bodies. They immediately called the court doctor for treatment, and it took them half a month to recover."

Bai Fu is the third young lady in the Marquis of Loyalty's Mansion and is the third young lady who almost suffocated.

Another maid also stepped forward and said, "I remember clearly that the green itching powder came from Jinyu Pavilion. After it became popular for a while, many people became unwell and even ran to Jinyu Pavilion to cause a commotion."

"Afterwards, Jinyu Pavilion recalled that batch of green itch powder and later changed the formula to make the green itch powder more mild in effect."

"The green itch powder is not as potent as it used to be, but people like our Third Miss and Bai Baolin should still avoid it."