The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run brought a few maids and climbed to the middle of the mountain, where they could just take in the entire Chunshan Courtyard and see a large area of land in front of the courtyard.

"This is a good location. We can build a pavilion in the future and name it Banshan Pavilion."

“You can enjoy the scenery and take a break.”

She paused and pointed to the bamboo forest ahead, "That's Concubine Li's Qingzhu Pavilion, right?"

Dan Tao: "That's right. Perhaps today or tomorrow, Concubine Li will come to visit the master."

When a concubine moves to a new home, the maids have to go to her house to congratulate her.

"After Concubine Han and Concubine Li entered the mansion, they have been very well behaved except for that incident."

In the original book, these two people joined forces to fight Fang Yuaner and Wan Linlang as soon as they entered the palace, turning the backyard of the palace into a mess.

Now that the situation is different, both of them have become more content.

Xie Run smiled and said, "They are all smart people."

Then, "Let's go back too."

While going down the mountain, Xie Run suddenly tripped over a stone and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Dan Tao and Xiao Shu reacted quickly and supported her in time.

After making sure that Xie Run was fine, Dan Tao, who was usually good-tempered, lost her temper for the first time.

"What's going on? Why are there stones here?!"

She was the one who oversaw the renovation of Chunshanyuan.

The terrain of this half of the mountain is not flat, so when repairing it, Dan Tao made special instructions that there must not be any gravel, weeds or anything else.

When the repairs were just completed, Dan Tao checked three times a day to make sure there was no danger.

Now, it’s only the first day that the master has moved in, and he’s tripped over some gravel and almost fallen. How could Dan Tao not be angry?

The other maids said, "We don't know either."

Dan Tao's eyes turned red with anger. She said to Xie Run, "I have repeatedly warned you not to let even a single gravel appear on this road. I even checked it carefully before going up the mountain, and I almost made you fall when I came down."

"I'm not afraid of accidents, I'm just afraid someone will deliberately harm the master!"

Xie Run held her hand and said, "Don't be angry, it's my fault for not being careful."

Chun Juan lay down and looked at the stone from above and below, and immediately said, "Master, this stone is hidden. You can't see it when you're going uphill, but if you accidentally step on it when you're going downhill, you'll break your bones."

Xie Run frowned.

She originally thought that Dan Tao was just too stressed out and she had just stepped on a stone.

But after hearing what Chunjuan said, she was afraid that someone really wanted to harm her.

Xie Run: "Don't spread the news yet. Let's investigate slowly in the yard."

Xie Run glanced at Chun Juan and said, "You're smart. I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, you'll be rewarded."

Chunjuan quickly expressed his gratitude.

At this moment, Hong Xi suddenly shouted, "Master, this land has been disturbed."

Xie Run glanced sideways and saw Hong Xi lifting up a piece of grass, revealing a stone buried underground.

Chun Juan immediately followed suit and touched other parts of the ground, "This place has been touched too."

After a while, seven or eight pieces of turf buried with gravel were dug out.

Chun Juan said, "The soil is a little dry. I'm afraid it's not something I should do in the next two days."

Xie Run laughed a bit mockingly, "It seems that the other party knows that I love taking walks and specially arranged this trip on the road."

Dan Tao: "Master, do you want to report this to the princess?"

Xie Run shook his head. "Go and tell them. And tell them that I don't want to make a big fuss."

Xie Run had a premonition.

I'm afraid we won't be able to find out anything this time.

She is fine now, but if she makes a big fuss, it might cause more trouble.

"Yes."

When we were about to leave, we found out that Xiao Shu had just sprained her ankle while supporting Xie Run.

Xie Run asked her to go back and rest, and also gave her a lot of good medicine.

When the princess received the news, she also sent people to comfort her.

In the evening, King Jing came and asked a few questions casually, then talked about another matter.

"The last time you asked me for help, I will send you to Chunshan Courtyard tomorrow."

"Really?" Xie Run's eyes lit up, and he was very surprised.

"Of course it's true." King Jing said calmly, "With her around, you'll feel more secure."

Xie Run took King Jing's arm and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Highness."

The next day, a girl named Zihu was sent to Chunshanyuan.

Xie Run arranged her as a second-class maid, and privately paid her for a share of the salary of a first-class maid, and from then on she was taken around as a personal bodyguard.

Hong Xi jokingly said, "We already have pink, red, and green in our yard, and now we have purple."

"Now it's really colorful and gorgeous."

The others laughed too.

Zihu has a yellowish complexion and a petite figure. She looks a little shy and will lower her head and blush when people tease her.

But when Xie Run thought about her skills in both medicine and martial arts, he didn't dare to underestimate her at all.

Two days later, the first heavy snow of the year fell.

Chunjuan still hasn't figured out who wants to harm Xie Run.

He hung his head and went to Xie Run to apologize.

"I failed to do the first thing the master asked me to do. I beg for your punishment."

Xie Run was roasting oranges over charcoal.

She didn't like eating roasted oranges, but she loved the fresh and elegant orange aroma, which dispelled the stuffy smell of charcoal fire in the room.

She peeled a small orange and smiled softly, "It was expected, why should I punish you?"

Chunjuan looked up in confusion, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

"Someone buried stones under the grass. They were obviously buried before we moved in. There were only a few people in Chunshanyuan at that time, so it would have been easy to do something while no one was paying attention."

"The stone I stepped on that day was not buried under the grass, but on the road surface."

Chunjuan's eyes narrowed, "Master, are you saying that more than one person was behind this?"

Xie Run nodded slightly. "With so many of us going up the mountain and walking around, even if someone quietly dropped a stone and stepped on it, who would notice it?"

"This matter is minor, and I haven't been hurt. It also involves several parties. If you investigate, you'll definitely find a lot of suspects, and you'll be stuck on where to start."

Chunjuan's eyes showed a bit of surprise and admiration, "That's right."

He had found out about several people and was afraid that if he continued investigating, everyone would be implicated and he would have no clue, so he had to bite the bullet and confess to Xie Run.

However, after the master's analysis, Chunjuan had a vague idea.

"Let's leave it at that. If we continue investigating, everyone in Chunshanyuan will be in chaos."

Xie Run said gently, "You're going to work later, so take two roasted oranges."

Chun Juan had tears in her eyes and immediately bowed to Xie Run, "Thank you for the reward, Master!"

What Xie Run rewarded him with was not oranges, but his face.

This is to tell the people in Chunshanyuan that even if Chunjuan did not do a good job, the master still trusts him.

How can you not be moved by spring rolls?

This year's heavy snow started and it seems like it can't be stopped.

Xie Run didn't dare to take the risk of taking a walk, so he could only stay in the room.

Fang Yuaner was probably frightened by the poisoning incident. She, who had always been high-profile, stayed indoors in Xiachiyuan for two months without going out.

Concubine Yun has always been a low-key person.

Once these three people became quiet, the entire backyard of the palace seemed to become quiet.

Several interesting things happened in these two months.

One thing is that Concubine Wan finally served King Jing.

Unfortunately, this matter was not very glorious and made King Jing very angry.