The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

After the ceremony of coronation, Xie Run officially moved into Fengyi Palace, taking charge of the seal and handling the affairs of the six palaces.

Having been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces for many years, she is now experienced.

Everything was arranged in an orderly manner, which made the emperor very satisfied.

After the ceremony of enthroning the queen, there was the ceremony of enthroning the prince.

After being busy for more than half a year, the whole process was finally completed before the New Year, and Taotao successfully moved into the East Palace.

Xie Run first pleaded for Concubine Jing Shu, allowing the eighth prince to be registered under Concubine Jing Shu's name.

Then he brought up the matter of enfeoffment of the six palaces.

When the concubines from the six palaces came to pay their respects to her on the first day, Xie Run gave them a few words of instruction according to the rules, and then said, "The Emperor has returned victorious and wishes to bestow titles upon the six palaces. Now that the imperial edict has come, all of you sisters should come together to receive the titles."

Many people in the palace had received the news already, but they still couldn't suppress the smiles on their faces.

Eunuch Shi'an came in with his men, and the concubines from the six palaces bowed politely.

"By the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Promote Consort Jing Shu to Consort Jing De, Xian Xiuyi to Xian Zhaoyuan, Hua Chongyi to Hua Xiuyuan, Consort Fang to Fang Chongyi, Consort Kong to Chongrong, Consort Shen to Shen Chongyuan, and Fang Baolin to Fang Cairen..."

Not everyone can be promoted to the Six Palaces.

For example, Ming Baolin, who made a mistake as soon as he entered the palace, and Duan Meiren, who was sick and barely alive.

However, Xie Run was a gentle person, and she would give a word of praise to anyone who had been honest and dutiful in the past three years.

The whole palace was filled with celebrations, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Only Xian Zhaoyuan and Hua Xiuyuan had complicated emotions on their faces.

Concubine Jingde was a mischievous woman, and she immediately said with a smile, "You two sisters have been promoted, but why don't you look happy?"

Xian Zhaoyuan was so frightened that her face changed color. She quickly explained, "Sister Jingdefei must have seen it wrong. I am just overjoyed."

"That's right." Concubine Jingde smiled and said, "I remember that my sister was Zhaoyuan when she first entered the palace. Now, after many twists and turns, she has finally returned to her original position."

This sounds quite sad.

Xian Zhaoyuan has been in the palace for many years, experiencing ups and downs, but it turns out that she is just standing still.

Xie Run said slowly, "Concubine Jingde is always fond of joking, so don't take it to heart, Xian Zhaoyuan."

Xian Zhaoyuan no longer had the energy to make trouble and just said honestly, "I will obey the Queen."

Just as the quarrel subsided, Concubine Jingde opened her mouth to provoke Hua Yu again: "Hua Xiuyuan has always been straightforward and her thoughts are always revealed on her face."

"Now that you've been promoted, you're not particularly happy. Do you feel resentful that the position the Emperor gave you is too low?"

She held up her handkerchief and chuckled softly, "When it comes to promotion, who in the palace can compare to Hua Xiuyuan?"

"From Baolin to Chongyi in half a year, I wonder how many sisters are envious of me."

Hua Yu was so angry that her face turned red. She gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Jingdefei is so happy."

"Although Xian Zhaoyuan is still in her original position after many twists and turns, at least the Sixth Prince is well-behaved, never causes trouble, and is close to the Crown Prince."

"It's the Seventh and Eighth Princes raised by Concubine Jingde... I heard yesterday that the two princes had another fight."

"The two princes are not young anymore. Sister Jingdefei should at least let them learn to be friendly and respectful to their brothers and sisters with the Crown Prince and the Tenth Prince."

Huayu rarely gets angry with someone, but she ended up hurting two people at once.

Xian Zhaoyuan, who was praised, was not happy at all.

What she feared most was that the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince would become close, and she was afraid that all her hard work would end up being a waste of money for others.

The discord between the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince was also a source of worry for Concubine Jingde.

As soon as Hua Yu opened her mouth, Concubine Jing De sneered repeatedly, "Sister is really good at educating the Ninth Prince."

"The other day, I saw the Ninth Prince and the Fourth Princess playing together. They kept crying and acting so spoiled that for a moment I couldn't tell who was the princess and who was the prince."

"Sister, you should teach the Ninth Prince more. If he can learn even a little bit of General Hua's might, I'm afraid the Emperor will be pleased to see him."

Hua Yu only had one son, the Ninth Prince, and she was injured during childbirth. She treated the Ninth Prince like a treasure, three times more than Concubine Hui loved the Third Princess.

She is not even allowed to go out to play on weekdays, and if she gets a little hurt, she will make a fuss and let everyone in the palace know.

As time went by, the Ninth Prince became extremely spoiled and cried easily.

The other princes didn't like to play with him.

The Fourth Princess was the youngest in the palace, and the Ninth Prince would occasionally play house drinking with her.

Sometimes she would cry and make a fuss over a trivial matter, which caused the Fourth Princess to suffer a lot of grievances and made Kong Chongrong's eyes red several times.

Hua Yu was so angry that she stood up directly, as if she wanted to fight with Princess Jingde.

The concubines below sat aside with their necks hunched, watching the fun.

Xie Run smiled faintly, "Are you sisters going to have a fight? Tomorrow I will ask the Emperor to set up a fighting arena in the harem. Would you like to compete?"

Concubine Jingde chuckled, "The Queen really loves to joke."

As she spoke, she looked at Hua Yu with a hearty smile: "Sister Hua, it's my fault. I apologize to you. I hope you will forgive me."

Hua Yu was not one to pretend, so he snorted and turned around to sit back in his seat.

Concubine Jingde was smiling as if nothing had happened, and was even interested in chatting with Shen Chongyuan and Fang Chongyi about raising children.

This incident made everyone afraid to provoke the two again.

Xie Run sat at the top and finally understood how the Queen must have felt when she was numb from watching operas every day.

Life in the palace seemed to have finally calmed down a bit, and Xie Run got the news.

The eldest sister Xie Jiang is going to Xiazhou to practice medicine and travel.

After the Xia Dynasty was recovered, it was renamed Xiazhou. Now it is presided over by Hua Yu's brother, General Hua, who temporarily serves as the governor and is responsible for education.

The most chaotic place in the Dayu Dynasty today is probably Xiazhou.

In Xie Jiang's life, this journey was bound to end sooner or later.

When Xie Run heard the news, he felt a little melancholy, but not surprised.

I feel melancholy, probably because I don’t know where to put my dependence on Xie Jiang.

In the evening, the emperor stayed at Fengyi Palace. Seeing that Xie Run was depressed, he asked him more questions.

When I found out the reason, I felt like laughing.

"If you can't bear to let her go, then find an excuse to let her stay in the capital to accompany you."

"You are the Queen. Wanting her to stay in the capital is just a matter of an imperial decree."

Xie Run glared at the emperor, "In the eyes of Your Majesty, am I such a domineering person?"

"Sister, you have your own life. Even though I am the queen, I cannot interfere and ruin our sisterhood."

The emperor and his brothers had no brotherly affection, so naturally he couldn't give Xie Run any good advice.

He propped up his chin and thought for a moment, "If it really doesn't work out, why don't you go and see her off?"

Xie Run sat up immediately, his eyes bright, "Really?!"

"Can I still leave the palace to see you off?"

The emperor originally meant to see her off at the palace gate, but seeing Xie Run looked so happy, he was reluctant to say anything that would make her uncomfortable.

Emperor: "That's not impossible."

Matters like this all depend on whether the emperor allows it and is willing to show leniency.

Now that the emperor has agreed, it will naturally be accomplished.

Xie Run was so excited that he couldn't sleep well for half the night.

Spring arrived suddenly, and Xie Run left the palace accompanied only by Dan Tao, Xiao Shu and a few guards, and saw Xie Jiang off on a trip to the outskirts of Kyoto.

As soon as she got off the carriage, she couldn't help but look up at the sky.

She hadn't seen the sky outside the imperial city for a long time.

Although there is only a wall between them, the sky outside the city and the sky inside the city are very different.

Xie Run suppressed his excitement and slowly calmed down.

In the distance the clanking of carriages could be heard.

She looked back and saw Xie Jiang lifting the curtain, jumping out of the car, and striding towards Xie Run.

Xie Run was excited: "Sister!"

Xie Jiang's eyes were complex and full of emotion: "I didn't expect that you would come to see me off."

Xie Run smiled, "It's been too long since I left the palace. I also want to take a look at the sky outside the palace and see the direction my sister left the capital so that I can take you home later."

Xie Jiang looked at Xie Run deeply for a few seconds, then suddenly leaned over and hugged her.

"wait for me."

Xie Run's eyes were slightly startled, and then he heard Xie Jiang say, "I'll take you out of the palace when I come back from Xiazhou."

Suddenly, tears appeared in Xie Run's eyes.

It turned out that Xie Jiang had remembered her joke in her heart.

She wiped away the tears that were sliding down her eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for Sister to come back."

In ancient times, transportation was slow, and the journey to Xiazhou would probably take three to five years.

However, Xie Run can wait.

What people fear most is having no hope.

Regardless of whether she could leave the palace in the end, at least when she thought of Xie Jiang and the future... she was filled with joy and anticipation.