The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Dan Tao was just as surprised and delighted as she was. "Concubine Fang and Concubine Wen can both raise children. Concubine Shen is just one rank lower. If the Empress can guarantee it, she might be able to raise the Third Princess."

"Besides, she's not favored and can't give birth... If I had the third princess, she'd be treated like a treasure, and treated like my own sweetheart."

"With Her Majesty watching from above, the Third Princess will not be allowed to suffer even the slightest injustice."

The biggest problem in this matter is whether Xie Run is willing to act as a guarantor for Concubine Shen.

After all... Concubine Shen has a really bad reputation.

Even though there are new people in the palace now, they don't remember her old stories.

But the emperor remembers it!

If the emperor doesn't allow it, it may not be of any use even if Xie Run shouts at the top of his lungs.

Xie Run thought about the possibility carefully and said with a smile: "The emperor even left the second princess with Concubine Wen to raise her, so there is no reason for him not to let Concubine Shen raise the third princess."

It is true that Concubine Wen is the Queen's biological sister, but she has never served the Emperor, and she is a princess of the Xia Dynasty.

No matter how bad Concubine Shen was, she was still from the Yu Dynasty and had served the emperor.

Xie Run raised his hand: "Send someone to invite Concubine Shen. I want to talk to her."

The matter of raising a child ultimately depends on the wishes of Concubine Shen herself.

Xiao Shu smiled and said, "I'll go right away."

Xie Run raised his hand and said, "Just ask her to come over and tell her that I want to talk to her about something. Don't say anything else."

Xiao Shu smiled and said, "Okay!"

When Concubine Shen came to Showa Palace, Baozhen happened to wake up.

Xie Run was holding Baozhen and coaxing her.

Concubine Shen smiled and said, "I heard about what happened this morning. I was afraid that my sister would be angry, so I wanted to come and see her for a long time."

The kingfisher beside her was holding a small basket in her arms.

Concubine Shen took out a bellyband from the small basket and said, "But I thought the bellyband for Baozhen was almost finished, with only two stitches left, so I decided to put it off for a while."

"I didn't expect that my sister would send someone to deliver a message just after I finished embroidering it."

Originally, Concubine Shen followed the rules and called Taotao the Fifth Prince and Baozhen the Tenth Prince.

Xie Run felt that this was too distant, so he told her several times to call her by her name, which would also be better for the child. Only then did she change her mind.

Concubine Shen actually likes children very much.

Xie Run was not good at housework, so many of Taotao and Baozhen's clothes and shoes were sewn by her own hands.

When Xie Runhuai and Baozhen were unable to play with Taotao, it was often Concubine Shen who played with them.

Taotao also likes Concubine Shen very much.

I think Concubine Shen was particularly fond of children because she was unable to bear children.

Because of his good relationship with Xie Run, he filled all this regret with Taotao and Baozhen.

Xie Run glanced at the bellyband and tiger-head shoes she had sewn and couldn't help but praise her: "The embroidery is really good. In terms of embroidery skills, you are one of the best in the palace."

Concubine Shen said indifferently: "I don't know much, but my embroidery skills are pretty good."

“Always make the best use of everything.”

She acquired this embroidery skill when she was a maid in the palace.

Concubine Shen was not the kind of person who cared about her background and dared not mention it.

Xie Run did not mention the matter of raising the third princess first, but went with her to see Baozhen.

Seeing Shenpin happily teasing Baozhen, Xie Run said with a smile: "Since you like children so much, you should raise one yourself."

Concubine Shen was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty knows... Not to mention that the Emperor never comes to my place, even my own body is not good enough."

After she told him such a painful story, she just smiled and let it go.

"It's okay. I can watch Taotao and Baozhen grow up, so I have no regrets."

Xie Run gently held Bao Zhen's hand and asked softly, "Have you ever thought about raising a child yourself?"

If you say that Concubine Shen was a little nervous before, she wouldn't have reacted yet.

So when he heard Xie Run's words, his whole body trembled and his eyes were filled with astonishment.

In an instant, she went over in her mind what had happened recently in the palace.

Concubine Wen was immediately captured and demoted to Concubine Chengwen, fearing that she would not be able to support two princesses.

In other words, we can no longer support the third princess.

Her heart was pounding, but she forced herself to remain calm. "If I can have a child in this lifetime, I'd be willing to shorten my life by thirty years..."

Xie Run's face darkened, and he quickly reached out to cover her mouth, "Enough!"

"Don't say such things!"

"No matter who it is, it's not as important as you."

In order to raise a child, one sacrifices thirty years of one's life. It sounds very affectionate, but where does this put oneself?

Concubine Shen nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes. "If I could raise a child of my own, I would treasure him like a treasure and love him as if he were my life."

"I have no regrets in this life."

Concubine Shen wiped her tears, her heart surging with emotion.

She had never dared to think about, nor could she think about raising a child of her own.

It would have been bad enough that she was out of favor and unable to bear children, but she was also disliked by the emperor and her position was extremely low.

Among the old people who came into the palace from the prince's mansion, she had the lowest rank.

I have become a concubine now, all thanks to Sister Xie.

How could she dare hope to raise a child on her own?

Who would have thought that after living a muddled life in the palace, leading to the death of all the elderly people, she would actually have such a blessing?!

Xie Run patted her hand and said, "Since you have agreed, I will do my best for you."

"Just remember what you said today..."

"Although she is a princess, you treat her well and raised her since she was young. She will accompany you until old age and repay your kindness."

Concubine Shen cried like a tearful person, "I know."

"Even if I raise the Third Princess, I will never dare to compete with Concubine Hui. I will definitely teach her to be filial and sensible."

After Concubine Shen finished crying, Xie Run asked her to go back first, but she was not allowed to tell anyone.

She is just looking at Concubine Shen's attitude now.

After Concubine Shen agreed, Xie Run went to the imperial study seriously the next day.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wen has been punished and demoted from the rank of Nine Concubines, yet she still keeps the Second and Third Princesses by her side?"

The emperor only thought of this matter after being reminded by Xie Runyi.

He frowned and said, "Jieyu Wen has a bad character. I really can't let her raise my child any longer. I don't know what kind of personality he will develop in the future."

When the emperor thought about the fact that the queen was killed by Xia Chao and Wen Jieyu was still pleading for Xia Chao, he felt disgusted.

Wondering if the reduction is too small?

I should have demoted her to a concubine earlier.

Xie Run: "Your Majesty, if the Second and Third Princesses cannot be raised by Concubine Wen, should they be placed in the Prince's Residence?"

Xie Run paused, "It's just that the eldest prince is the only one in the prince's residence now. The second and third princesses are young and weak-willed. Living alone in the prince's residence, I'm afraid they will be easily bullied."

At this time, the emperor would not say confident words like "Who dares to bully my daughter?"

He pondered for a moment, glanced at Xie Run, and said with a smile: "Does Suisui have a candidate?"

"You never came to the Imperial Study easily in the past. If you did come, it must be for something important."

Xie Run smiled sweetly and said, "I am not someone who likes beating around the bush."

"Before her death, the Empress entrusted the Second Princess to Concubine Wen. She wanted to find a support for the Second Princess and also to leave a support for Concubine Wen. I dare not have any ideas about the Second Princess."

"Zhijieyu Wen is cowardly and foolish, and very selfish. I feel that the Third Princess is not suitable to be raised by her side."

"It's really against the rules for one concubine to raise two princesses."