The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

What good would it do the princess to do by sowing discord between the eldest son and Concubine Ning?

She had no children of her own and did not seek favor.

The eldest son and Concubine Ning had a quarrel. No matter who got into trouble, the princess would not have a good reputation.

The more this happens, the less likely the princess will do anything to sow discord. Instead, she will try her best to avoid such a thing from happening.

"Who could it be?" Dan Tao was also full of doubts: "It can't be Concubine Ning herself?"

Xie Run shook his head. "That's even more impossible."

Dan Tao was just saying it casually, but she knew it was impossible.

"Even if Concubine Ning doesn't care about her own life, she must care about whether the eldest son can become the crown prince."

Xie Run sighed, "Instigating the eldest son to murder his pregnant concubine mother is a crime enough to make the eldest son lose his title of Crown Prince for the rest of his life."

"If Concubine Ning knew who did this, even if I became a ghost, I would bite that person to death."

Xie Run suddenly laughed and said, "Concubine Fang is unlucky, but she also has some luck."

Dan Tao looked at her master curiously.

Xie Run: "She's been grounded for half a year... The prince knows someone is trying to harm Fang Yuaner, so he's protecting her."

In half a year, Fang Yuaner must have finished giving birth.

It was called a punishment, but in fact it was also to allow Fang Yuaner to rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

After all, she had gone through a lot of hardships during this pregnancy.

King Jing did not blame Fang Yuaner for the death of Concubine Ning.

After a while, Xie Run said, "Send someone to ask for leave from the princess. Tell her that I'm not feeling well. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay my respects tomorrow."

Dan Tao was slightly startled, "Yes."

……

"No...don't come over here, don't come over here!"

"what!"

Fang Yuaner suddenly screamed and sat up from the couch.

Qiu Kui, who was keeping watch nearby, quickly came closer with a candle and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Fang Yuaner sat on the bed in a daze, her breathing a little rapid.

"I dreamed of Ning."

"She was covered in bruises, and she was choking me and yelling at me to pay for my life, saying I had killed her."

When saying this, Fang Yuaner's tone was exceptionally calm.

Qiu Kui was terrified, thinking that his master had lost his soul.

She hurriedly comforted him, "This is all fake! What does Ning's death have to do with the master?"

"She was already so sick that she was only half dead, yet she instigated the eldest son to turn against the master. Now she is getting her comeuppance!"

Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Ning was only half dead, and the princess even prepared a coffin for her.

Today, Qiuxiang and Qiukui both stopped Fang Yuaner.

Considering that Concubine Ning will die sooner or later, why should her master bring bad luck upon himself?

However, Fang Yuan'er had been extremely angry since she became pregnant, and she also had a deep grudge against Concubine Ning. She could not swallow this humiliation, so she brought people to knock on the door of Lanxiangyuan.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Ning lost her life in this incident.

Qiu Kui also felt that his master was unlucky.

There's really no place to talk about this.

Fang Yuaner suddenly shook her head, the scene of the daytime kept appearing in her mind.

She suddenly said, "No! Wan Linlang's eyes are wrong!"

"Ning's concubine's body is not right!"

It was not until this moment that Fang Yuaner remembered the bruises that appeared on Concubine Ning's face when she slapped her.

That's not something that can be achieved with a single slap.

"It's poison!"

"Someone must have poisoned Concubine Ning!"

Fang Yuaner's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.

She thought of the look Wan Linlang gave Ning's corpse when she entered Lanxiang Courtyard.

Hidden excitement, sarcasm, and resentment...as if knowing who is about to be in trouble again.

Fang Yuaner has memories of the plot of the book, so she is very familiar with Wan Linlang's various expressions.

Medicine and poison have been inseparable since ancient times.

Wan Linlang is best at medicine and poison.

At that time, countless people in the backyard died silently from Wan Linlang's poison.

"That bitch Wan Linlang must have been involved in this matter!"

Qiu Kui hesitated to speak, and could not help but remind: "Master, don't you think... Concubine Ning's illness is abnormal?"

"unusual?"

Fang Yuaner was stunned.

Qiu Kui said softly, "Ever since it was discovered two months ago that Concubine Ning poisoned you and Concubine Xie, Concubine Ning has been ill, and her condition is getting worse day by day."

"But in just two months, he couldn't get up."

"How could such a coincidence happen in the world?"

"The prince and princess are both present today. There's something clearly wrong with Concubine Ning's body, but no one has mentioned a single thing... I'm afraid the prince has tacitly approved of this."

Fang Yuan'er said blankly, "Did the prince tacitly approve it?"

"Concubine Ning died quietly. This not only punished Concubine Ning for the crime of murdering the concubine, but also preserved the father-son relationship between the prince and the eldest son. This is the best way to deal with it."

The best way to handle it?

Fang Yuaner suddenly smiled sarcastically.

"No wonder the prince didn't punish Concubine Ning after he found out the truth... I just thought he was still trying to protect Ning, and it was Ning's own incompetence that made her sick."

After all, she was naive.

Qiu Kui quickly comforted Fang Yuan'er and admitted her fault: "It was because we, the servants, failed to remind the master, and the master suffered a great loss."

The main reason is that Fang Yuaner has always acted quite smart, so Qiuyue and Qiukui assumed that she knew everything.

"wrong!"

Fang Yuaner's tone became firmer.

She shook her head, "Wan Linlang must have been involved in this!"

"She didn't look right!"

"Send someone to investigate quietly tomorrow, and follow the people around Wan Linlang! You'll definitely find something!"

Qiu Kui coaxed, "I'll do it tomorrow. Master, have some tea first and then take a nap."

She handed a cup of tea to Fang Yuaner.

It took a long time to coax Fang Yuaner to sleep.

Fang Yuan'er actually had four maids around her.

But Qiuyu betrayed his master and died by hitting his head against the wall.

Qiuyue witnessed Qiuyu crashing into the wall with her own eyes. He was crippled and now lies dead in the house, having nightmares every day.

This actually made it tiring for both her and Qiuxiang, as they had to do the work of four people.

The next day Qiuxiang sent someone to investigate secretly.

It was actually discovered that Wan Linlang had contact with Concubine Ning!

But the message suddenly stopped here, as if it was deliberately erased by someone.

Qiuxiang got the news and immediately reported back to Fang Yuaner.

Fang Yuaner was silent for a while, then said calmly, "Forget it, don't check anymore, let's just leave it at that."

No matter who the person behind her is, since he knows what she is investigating, he must also know that Wan Linlang is involved.

Based on this man's skills, Wan Linlang might not be able to get away with it.

Wan Linlang is a cruel and vicious person. Sooner or later, he will suffer the consequences of his actions!

At the same time, in the study in the front yard, King Jing was practicing calligraphy.

With a flick of his wrist, words flowed out from his pen like flowing water.

Jing Wu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Concubine Fang's people seem to have found the Wan family."

"I had someone erase the clues, and Concubine Fang also stopped at the right time."

King Jing wrote without stopping, his voice deep, "She has always been at odds with the Wan family. This time, she must have discovered something."

Although King Jing was angry that Fang Yuan'er was involved in the death of Concubine Ning, his anger dissipated when the eldest son of Lanxiangyuan went crazy.

King Jing was not surprised at all when he heard that Fang Yuaner had found out about Wan Linlang.

"You did a great job." King Jing stopped writing and looked up at Jing Wu. "Have you found out who's behind the Wan family?"

What angered King Jing the most today was not the dispute between Fang Yuan'er and Concubine Ning.

But it’s the words and actions of the eldest son!

His eldest son, whom he had carefully brought up, actually shouted and called for the killing of his pregnant stepmother!

Stupid and incompetent!

This must have been deliberately instigated by someone.

At that moment, a strong murderous intent burned in King Jing's heart.

Jing Wu lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, I followed Concubine Wan's lead and found Concubine Ning's person..."

King Jing didn't believe that it was Concubine Ning who instigated his son to do something stupid.

The person behind this obviously wants to kill two birds with one stone.

She used the life of Concubine Ning to destroy the eldest son and harm Fang Yuaner and her son.

Prince Jing's eyes were gloomy. "Shi'an, you said that Ning had been operating in the palace for several years. After her death, who got the connections she had?"

When Concubine Ning was at the peak of her power, she had control over half of the palace's management, and no one knew how many people she had in the backyard at that time.

After seven years of operation, Ning Shiqie's network of contacts spread throughout the entire backyard of the palace.

If these connections fall into the hands of other people, there will be trouble in the backyard of Prince Jing's Mansion in the future.

Eunuch Shi'an was suddenly called out and felt very nervous, "This... I don't know either."

"According to Concubine Ning's personality, I must choose a man who is childless but favored, and who also has the means..."

King Jing said calmly, "Send people to keep an eye on the Yun family, the newly arrived Han family, and the Li family."

Among these three people, one of them must have colluded with Ning Shiqi, and now he is using Ning Shiqi's people to set up this plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Jing Wu nodded: "I obey your orders!"

He then asked, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with the people around the eldest son?"

Among these people, two are Ning Shiqie's confidants.

But it was precisely these two confidants who spoke ill of Concubine Fang in front of the eldest son every day, which caused the eldest son to resent Concubine Fang and break into Xiachiyuan to hurt people.

King Jing opened his lips slightly and said, "Don't keep any of my close associates alive. Send the rest back to the manor."

"Yes!"