The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

"The prince asked the princess to register the eldest son under the name of the late Concubine Qian."

"From now on, the eldest son is Concubine Qian's son, and he has no relationship with Concubine Ning anymore."

"Concubine Qian?" Xie Run was unable to react for a moment when he suddenly heard the unfamiliar title.

It was Xiao Shu who stepped forward to explain, "My master, you may not know that there was a concubine named Qian in the mansion. Unfortunately, she died of illness in the 29th year of Yuan Hong."

After sending the little girl away, Xiao Shu told some unknown things.

"When Concubine Ning was still a concubine, her hands were stained with a lot of blood. The deaths of other concubines and concubines were more or less related to her."

"Only Concubine Qian was weak and died of a cold."

After hearing this, Xie Run was speechless for a long time, "The prince still loves the eldest son."

King Jing was cruel to his concubine Ning, but he was really nice to the eldest son.

Dan Tao also nodded: "The eldest son insulted his concubine mother and harmed his compatriots. The prince also chose a concubine as his mother... After all, he is the first son."

If he really doesn't care and casually registers it under the name of a dead concubine, the eldest master will probably have no hope in this life.

Xie Run sighed, "I just hope that after this incident, the palace can be peaceful for a while longer."

She stroked her slightly bulging belly, with a hint of worry between her brows.

There were constant troubles during this pregnancy.

"It's been five and a half months now. I'll be fine after another three or four months of peace..."

Dan Tao: "Raising a child for a hundred years means worrying about him for ninety-nine years. How can he be cured in three or four months?"

Xiao Shu nodded, "That's right. After the young master is born, we must be most cautious and careful in the first three years."

"After the age of three, they have to start their education again. After they reach adulthood, they have to marry and have children...where can they really have free time?"

It’s hard to raise children these days.

It is generally believed that there is no problem raising a child until he is three years old, and only then can the child be considered to have truly established himself.

Xie Run: “…”

Just then, a piece of news came from outside the mansion.

Concubine Jiang, who was originally scheduled to enter the palace in November, has contracted smallpox. She is now seriously ill and may not be able to enter the palace as scheduled.

"smallpox?"

"How could she have contracted smallpox while she was in the capital?!"

Xie Run was not the only one who was shocked when he heard the news.

But more people are gloating.

It would be fine if it was some other disease.

It happened to be smallpox.

If you are not careful, you may get scars on your face, or even disfigurement in serious cases.

A concubine with an ugly appearance poses very little threat.

Xie Run and Fang Yuaner immediately thought of Wan Linlang, the reborn heroine.

There is no such person as Jiang Baobao in the original plot.

Because of the change in the plot, she suddenly appeared, took away Wan Linlang's credit for disaster relief, and got the position of concubine.

Fang Yuaner and Xie Run knew nothing about her, so they had no way of knowing whether this was true or not.

But they knew one thing.

Wan Linlang is best at treating poisons, and she came to Beijing with Jiang Baobao, so it is hard to guarantee that she doesn't have some intention of harming others.

It’s not that they like to make malicious assumptions about others.

It really resembles Wan Linlang's method.

Dan Tao picked up the charcoal in the silver wire cage with tongs. There was no trace of smoke, which meant it was the best silver wire charcoal.

"Now they only say that the entry into the mansion will be postponed, but they don't say when exactly he will enter the mansion. In my opinion, it will probably be after the New Year."

"The later you enter the mansion, the better."

Xie Run draped a small blanket around his waist and lay lazily on the kang.

She held an embroidery frame in her hand and embroidered whenever she felt like it.

Xiao Shu came in from outside after lifting the curtain. She happened to hear this and said excitedly, "I heard that this person has a willful and eccentric temper. Who knows what will happen when he enters the mansion."

Dan Tao echoed, "If you come into the mansion later, everyone can live a more peaceful life."

Xiao Shu's eyes suddenly brightened, and she said, "Master, I just saw Concubine Lu carrying something to Qingzhu Pavilion."

It's so obvious on his face that he's watching a show.

Dan Tao was afraid that Xie Run would be curious and go to watch the show again, so she hurried to stop him, "Master, it's snowing heavily today and the roads are slippery. You shouldn't go out."

Xie Run nodded obediently, "I won't go out."

She asked curiously, "Didn't Concubine Lu get kicked out by Concubine Li yesterday? Why is she still there today?"

Before the two of them had a falling out, Concubine Lu would visit him every few days.

Now that Concubine Li has started to drive people away, Concubine Lu has come even more frequently?

Dan Tao said softly, "When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on. Master, don't get involved. It's definitely those people playing tricks on you."

Xie Run nodded and smiled faintly, "I won't get involved. The winter solstice is in two days. By then, everyone in the courtyard should make two sets of winter clothes and prepare a table of wine and food to celebrate."

"I will report this to the princess then."

If they wanted to prepare a banquet, the head kitchen would have to take action, and naturally they would have to talk to the princess first.

Xie Run has been quite favored by King Jing recently. Since her "strong rival" Concubine Fang was under house arrest, she has taken the limelight.

But Xie Run has always been low-key and abides by the rules, and would never show any disrespect in these little things.

The princess was also very satisfied with her.

"It's snowing heavily this year. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory in the palace says it might snow until March. Your Majesty is worried about the hardships people face, so he's planning to lead the entire palace in offering sacrifices to their ancestors during the winter solstice. It will be a busy time again."

Xie Run smiled and said, "The prince and princess are busy with the palace affairs."

As he spoke, Xie Run paused, and his slender willow-shaped eyebrows couldn't help but frown.

She had forgotten that there would indeed be a snowstorm this winter, and the damage would be very serious.

The book describes that in early March, the heavy snow showed no sign of stopping, and people from all over the country turned to the capital for help, leaving their lives in dire straits.

At this moment, a huge incident happened.

It almost forced Emperor Yuan Hong to issue a self-blame edict.

When the snowstorm was at its worst, the Ziyang Palace where the Concubine Chen lived collapsed under the weight of the snow!

That night, it was still the Concubine Chen who slept with the emperor.

People outside were talking about how the emperor was immoral and favored the evil concubine, which led to heavy snow in June and the people's miserable lives!

Many ministers wrote letters to the emperor, advising him to depose the Concubine Chen and issue a self-criticism edict to appease the people.

At this time, the neighboring Xia Dynasty was preparing for war and was eyeing the border covetously.

Due to internal and external troubles, Emperor Yuan Hong had to reluctantly depose Concubine Chen as a commoner and send her to Qingyuan Palace for training.

This incident caused a stir for a full six months until it was finally quieted down during the autumn harvest.

Xie Run was just a little concubine trying to survive in King Jing's backyard.

Faced with this snowstorm, she was powerless.

The only thing that could be done was to give King Jing a few words of reminder, or to give some money to help the victims who were displaced by the heavy snow.

Xie Run suddenly said: "Dan Tao!"

Dan Tao: "What are your orders, Master?"

"After the New Year, remind me that I must meet my elder sister."

Dan Tao nodded, "I remember."

Xie Jiang has in her hand the script of a cool novel with a heroine as the protagonist, and she has carved out a new path on her own.

Because she is the heroine and has her own aura, the surrounding environment will adapt to her without her having to adapt to the environment.

Otherwise, she would be practicing medicine as a woman and having two children with unknown fathers.

What Xie Jiang will get is not the praise from the whole city, but infamy and difficulty in moving forward.

There are some things Xie Run cannot do.

But Xie Jiang can do it.

Just as he was thanking Jiang, someone from the main courtyard suddenly came to deliver a message.

Ting He handed over a letter with a smile, "Greetings to Concubine Xie."

Xie Run raised his hand and said with a smile, "It's rare to see Miss Tinghe. But what's the matter?"

"The eldest daughter of the Xie family is about to go south, and she has specially sent you a letter before she leaves." Ting He whispered softly, "The princess specially ordered me to deliver it personally."