The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run punished Fang Baolin during the day and had a premonition that the emperor would come to Showa Palace at night.

Sure enough, at dinner time, someone came over with a lantern.

Xie Run was standing in the corridor. He was not dressed luxuriously, but had a faint smile on his face, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, quite satisfied, "How did Sui Sui know that I would come to the Showa Palace?"

He deliberately didn't let anyone know in advance.

Xie Run smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or do you want to hear my words to coax you?"

Emperor: "Tell me all."

Xie Run smiled helplessly, "Your Majesty won't let me go?!"

Even though he knew the truth was unpleasant, he still let her say it.

The emperor held her hand familiarly and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Even if what you said displeases me, I will not be angry."

Xie Run quietly looked at the emperor and said, "Then I will tell you the truth."

The emperor looked at her leisurely.

Xie Run: "Actually, I came out to see the sky."

"It's only the end of the afternoon today, and the sky is already dark. I'm afraid it's going to rain heavily."

The emperor said: "You are in your own palace, why did you come out to check the sky? These trivial matters are handled by the palace servants around you."

Xie Run: "Of course it's because..."

She paused, "I was afraid that the Emperor would come to Showa Palace today, but would be stopped outside by the rain."

It is clearly late autumn, but the weather in the capital is still very strange.

Xie Run was indeed bored today, so he ran out to look at the sky.

However, the emperor wanted to hear nice words, so she just coaxed him.

Sure enough, upon hearing Xie Run's words, the emperor's brows lit up with a smile, "What about the words to comfort me?"

Xie Run said casually: "I look forward to the emperor coming to the Showa Palace every day, and I especially like to stand at the palace gate waiting at this time, thinking that if the emperor comes, I will be the first to see him."

She lowered her eyes slightly, as if a little shy, "I thought that if the emperor came, the first person he would see would be me."

The emperor knew she was acting, but he was still aroused.

He took Xie Run's hand and strode in, laughing heartily, "You'd better tell the truth from now on. This is just a lie. It gave me goosebumps. It's not like you at all."

Just by listening to the emperor's laughter, you can tell that he loves to hear it.

Xie Run suppressed his laughter and continued to coax people: "Although the emperor likes me, if I always stay the same, it will inevitably make people feel bored. I must learn to be flexible."

"When I have some free time someday, I'll go learn to play some musical instruments and sing, at least to show off my elegance for once."

Xie Run said it casually, and although he sounded sour on purpose, it made people want to laugh and he didn't mean to be serious.

The emperor smiled and shook his head, playing along with her. "Listen to what you say, it's like spilling a jar of vinegar."

"Should I let Tao Tao come and listen to what his mother looks like when she's jealous?"

Xie Run: “…”

Seeing you smile like that, don’t you like listening to it too?

After a few banter, the palace maids brought in the meal.

The emperor just mentioned Fang Baolin's matter, "Is Fang Baolin well behaved today?"

Xie Run glanced at him curiously, "He's very well behaved indeed, but I'm still surprised."

The emperor picked up some food with chopsticks and handed it to Xie Run. He said calmly, "It's been less than a year since the Grand Emperor passed away, and the people in the palace are already feeling uneasy."

"If I don't suppress it, I'm afraid some people will get carried away and forget that the emperor just died."

Xie Run realized later that the emperor was not only talking about the harem, but also about the previous dynasty?

Xie Run also picked up the emperor's favorite dish and said gently, "I heard... the emperor scolded Fang Baolin for an hour."

She smiled and served the emperor a bowl of soup. "Your Majesty, is your appetite dry? Would you like some soup to moisten your throat?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows, "You are the only one in the harem who dares to play tricks on me like this."

Because he was smiling, Xie Run was not afraid at all. "Who says I am the emperor's favorite concubine?"

Xie Run thought that as long as the emperor agreed, Concubine Jingshu would be more eloquent than her.

Those sarcastic words were said all day long without repeating themselves.

The emperor laughed and patted her hands, saying, "Then my love for you is not in vain. I've spoiled you so much that you've started to tease me?"

Xie Run pressed down his restless hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please eat first."

The emperor was indeed very restless.

Xie Run thought he would lose control at night.

After all, the emperor is at an age full of vigor and vitality, and it is indeed a bit difficult for him to be a vegetarian for three years.

Who knew that he was just restless for a while and then fell asleep peacefully holding Xie Run.

In the darkness of the night, Xie Run opened his eyes and looked up.

Perhaps for the emperor, momentary pleasure is far less satisfying than the sense of accomplishment that comes from fame and achievements.

Therefore, Fang Baolin being scolded was not an accident, but a necessity.

It seems that Bai Fu was lucky and escaped the disaster.

Similarly, the emperor was reluctant to give up the achievement of personally leading the army and unifying the country.

This is a major event that will go down in history and be remembered forever.

As he was thinking, Xie Run fell into a deep sleep.

The next day was a grand court meeting, and the emperor went to court early in the morning.

Xie Run was half asleep and was about to force himself to see the emperor off, but the emperor held him down with one hand.

"Just take a rest first."

Xie Run was about to nod when he suddenly felt a warm touch on his forehead.

When the emperor walked past, she opened her eyes in shock.

Did the emperor just give her a secret kiss and then leave?

There had been more ambiguous exchanges between the two, but there had never been such pure intimacy.

Xie Run was a little confused.

The emperor...will he get sick from holding it in?

The discussion in the previous dynasty about the emperor personally leading the army became more and more heated.

Of course, most people are opposed to it.

After all, although the emperor is capable, he has never actually led troops to fight. How can he rashly go to the front line?

Now the crown prince in the palace has not been decided and the princes are all young.

If something happened to this emperor, the court would be in chaos. Wouldn't that give the Xia Dynasty a chance to counterattack?

But the emperor was determined to restore the Xia Dynasty and unify the country, and no one could stop him.

When the harem heard the news, many people became restless.

The concubines of lower rank visited each other everywhere, while the concubines of higher rank were few in number and all flocked to Showa Palace.

Concubine Jingshu doesn't care about these things, but the others are not very smart.

Concubine Wen, Xian Xiuyi and Hua Chongyi all came to the Showa Palace and sat there early in the morning.

This was the first time since the Queen's death that the high-ranking concubines in the palace had gathered together like this.