The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Concubine Jingde sensed something was wrong and feared that the Seventh Prince would be disrespectful and offend the Empress, so she stepped forward and grabbed the Seventh Prince's hand, "Lian'er, why are you here?"

The Seventh Prince shook off Concubine Jingde's hand without a second thought.

Concubine Jingde stood there in a daze.

The Seventh Prince had already bowed to Xie Run: "Your son pays respects to your mother."

Xie Run frowned slightly, "Lian'er hurried here, but is there something urgent? Why don't you have a cup of tea first..."

Before Xie Run could finish, the Seventh Prince spoke up, "I came here today to tell you, Queen Mother, that I don't like Miss Sun and don't want to marry her!"

Xie Run was startled and subconsciously looked at Concubine Jingde.

Sun Yinong standing aside looked ashen.

Being rejected by the prince in public is a huge humiliation!

If this were to get out, she would become a laughing stock of the Great Yu Dynasty. How would she cope with the future?!

Concubine Jingde also stood there in a daze, not knowing whether she was too sad or too shocked, and she didn't react for a long time.

Xie Run smiled and said, "Lian'er, are you talking nonsense?"

"What do you mean by marrying Miss Sun? How come I didn't know about this?"

Ignoring the slightly surprised look of the Seventh Prince, Xie Run said calmly, "Concubine Jingde brought Yinong here today because she wanted me to take a look at the girl from the Duke's Mansion. I'm quite satisfied with her."

"Speaking of marriage..." Xie Run said with a smile, "I do like Yinong very much and would like to introduce a few young and promising men to her. I wonder if Concubine Jingde would mind it?"

Concubine Jingde had already adjusted her mood and forced a smile to suppress her discomfort, saying, "I wish I could make the decision and choose a young man with good character and promising future for Yinong."

As she spoke, she stepped forward, put her arm around Yinong's shoulders, and said soothingly in a gentle voice, "Lian'er was rude, I'm afraid I offended you."

"You and he are brother and sister. For your aunt's sake, please don't take it to heart. I apologize to you on his behalf."

Sun Yinong curled her lips in a faint smile, knowing the etiquette and understanding, "Yinong wouldn't dare."

"The Seventh Prince always likes to joke around, so please don't take it seriously, Aunt."

After all, they were in Xie Run's Fengyi Palace, so the Seventh Prince didn't dare to act presumptuously. He just had a sullen face, which made people quite angry.

Xie Run was afraid of something happening, so he found an excuse to keep the Seventh Prince for a while longer and asked Concubine Jingde to take Sun Yinong away from Fengyi Palace first.

Concubine Jingde smiled as she sent Sun Yinong out of the palace. When she returned to Yongning Palace, she almost stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the palace maids around her were quick-witted and responded quickly.

Tao Yao said worriedly, "My Lady..."

Concubine Jingde waved her hand, and the other palace maids retreated politely.

As soon as the main hall door closed, Concubine Jingde's eyes were filled with tears, and she stroked her chest with her hand: "He did it on purpose!"

"He is blaming me!"

"I can clearly see the look in his eyes. It's exactly the same as the one Wu Baolin gave me back then!"

Concubine Jingde leaned back in her chair, unable to close her eyes, letting the tears flow.

Tao Yao was extremely worried and said quickly, "Master, perhaps the Seventh Prince was instigated by a traitor and misunderstood the Empress's intentions."

"The Seventh Prince has always been filial, and today he was just impulsive..."

Concubine Jingde suddenly opened her eyes and clenched Taoyao's hand, "What an impulsive move!"

"His momentary impulse nearly ruined Yinong's life!"

"He knows how important reputation is to a girl. He didn't refuse when I asked him, but he insisted on rejecting the marriage proposal in public today!"

"He's not disliking Yinong, he's disliking me, his adoptive mother!"

If he were a fool, he would probably question why the Seventh Prince did this.

But Concubine Jingde was smart and immediately guessed the reason why the Seventh Prince changed his expression.

She gritted her teeth and said, "The child I raised with all my heart and soul is as stupid and vicious as his biological mother!"

"The traitor instigated him. He can disown me and resent me, but how can he treat Yinong like this?!"

Suddenly, Concubine Jingde thought of what Mother Du had reminded her of, and she felt a little regretful.

After a while, Concubine Jingde suddenly said, "Quickly send someone to the Queen's Palace and tell them... tell them that I beg Her Majesty to consider our friendship over the years and not let today's events get out. Otherwise, Yinong will be ruined, and how can I face my brother and sister-in-law again?!"

"Go!"

The people from Yongning Palace left in a hurry.

After the Seventh Prince left Fengyi Palace, everyone around him advised him to apologize to Concubine Jingde.

He became impatient and left everyone alone.

Xie Run had actually expected this.

The older the Seventh Prince gets, the more dissatisfied he becomes with Concubine Jingde, and this is already revealed in his words and actions.

Only Concubine Jingde was only concerned about the Seventh Prince, and she was confused by the situation.

As soon as the Seventh Prince left, she ordered the people in Fengyi Palace to be silenced and not to let any word of what happened today be leaked.

Xiao Shu asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has been instigated by a traitor. If the Emperor knew what happened today, he would be furious."

Xie Run: "He is a prince, and he was instigated by a traitor to go against his adoptive mother. How can he have such a good reputation?!"

"When he did this, he should have thought about how angry the emperor would be."

Xie Run suspected that the child had reached his rebellious stage and was deliberately opposing Concubine Jingde.

Coupled with some rumors, he lost his mind.

Although she tried to smooth things over today, she was not prepared to say a good word for the Seventh Prince. After all, this child really needed to be punished.

Xie Run pondered and said, "It seems to me that Lian'er's temper is becoming more and more like Wu Baolin's."

Xiao Shu was stunned: "This...I'm afraid Concubine Jingde will be in so much pain that she will die."

Xie Run: "I advised her to treat Wu Baolin better and preserve the mother-son relationship. But she refused to listen and was stubborn... If the Seventh Prince knew about Wu Baolin's death, I'm afraid he would still make a fuss."

If things get out of hand, who knows what will happen to the relationship between mother and son?

Wu Baolin was not killed by Concubine Jingde, but things were complicated at the time, so who could really care about the cause and effect?

Even if it was handed down from the palace, only the story of Wu Baolin chasing the Seventh Prince to the palace gate before she was out of confinement, and going to Yongning Palace to see the Seventh Prince in the heavy snow before her death...

The image of a pitiful and loving mother that Wu Baolin created before her death is very impressive.

The more people feel sorry for Wu Baolin, the more despicable it seems that Concubine Jingde stole someone else's child.

Sure enough, when the news reached the Purple Palace, the emperor was furious and called the seventh prince to come and reprimand him.

As soon as the Seventh Prince entered the Purple Palace, he was met with a dozen memorials.

He lowered his head, but still failed to defend himself and was hit on the forehead, leaving a big bump.

Then came the emperor's harsh rebuke.

"idiot!"

"A lowly palace maid and eunuch can play you around and make you go against your mother who raised you for eighteen years. Have you lost your conscience?!"