The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

——Lanxiang Garden

When Concubine Ning heard Prince Jing mention that he wanted to take the second son to be raised in the princess's courtyard, she almost fainted from anger.

Holding onto her mother's hand, she cried bitterly, "The prince is mad at me! He's really mad at me! Mom, what should I do?!"

"Ying'er is only two years old now, and she's not old enough to remember things. If the prince gives Ying'er to the princess to raise, he will definitely not remember me in the future. He might even compete with Jue'er for the position of crown prince."

As she spoke, Concubine Ning seemed to have already foreseen the scene of brothers killing each other in the future.

Mother Zhang comforted Concubine Ning repeatedly before she calmed her down.

"No, no, don't worry, Concubine. If the princess wanted to adopt a child, she would have done so long ago. She wouldn't have waited until the second young master was two years old to bring up the matter."

"The prince only brought this up to reprimand you out of concern for the second young master. As long as you take good care of both young masters, the prince won't find anything to complain about and will naturally not bring this up again."

Concubine Ning was afraid, but after listening to Zhang Mama's advice, she finally stayed quiet for a while.

If Concubine Ning behaves herself, she will naturally not cause trouble for the concubines below.

Xie Run also lived a peaceful life because of this.

Last night, the princess pushed Prince Jing to Concubine Fang's yard, but for some reason Prince Jing did not go there. Instead, he went to Xie Run's yard.

The princess didn't feel anything when she heard the news. She said casually, "I thought the prince still had some affection for the other concubine, but now it seems that's all he has."

Madam Li frowned and said, "Princess, it's understandable that Concubine Fang is favored, but I find the new Concubine Xie to be quite ordinary, and she serves me no less often than Concubine Fang."

Upon hearing this, the princess couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ordinary? Just looking at Xie's face, there's no way she can be called ordinary."

"Ms. Fang is known as the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. On the day she entered the mansion to serve tea, Mrs. Xie was by her side, and she was no less beautiful. Based on her looks alone, who would dare to call her ordinary?"

Mother Li: "But Xie is just the daughter of a scholar..."

"What's wrong with the scholar's daughter?" The princess interrupted Mother Li. "The scholar's daughter is from an honest family, a proper concubine brought into the palace. She doesn't have a family background or millions of wealth to rely on, yet the prince is confident in doting on her!"

"Don't underestimate her because of this! Tell the people in the mansion to be more restrained. If anything goes wrong, I will punish them according to the rules."

The manager of the flower room was related to Mama Li in a roundabout way. He relied on Mama Li's influence to take Xie Run's money without doing anything.

The princess knew very well what happened in the greenhouse, and this was a warning to Mother Li.

Madam Li suddenly understood. "It's me who's been blinded by greed. Although Xie's family background isn't prominent, she's still a daughter of an official, and she's not comparable to Fang, a daughter of a merchant family. And the Empress mentioned tens of millions in assets... It seems the Prince has a clear idea of what's going on."

There were rumors in the mansion that Concubine Fang brought a dowry of one million taels of silver when she entered the mansion.

Others may not know, but the princess knows it very well.

Concubine Fang did bring 500,000 taels of silver to the palace.

But it was not a dowry, but a stepping stone for the Fang family to get close to the royal palace.

The prince now needs the Fang family, and for the sake of the 500,000 taels of silver, he will never neglect Concubine Fang.

But the favor gained with money is not as pure as the favor gained out of love.

I’m afraid Concubine Fang won’t be able to figure this out for a while.

When King Jing came to Linxuan Pavilion, Xie Run had just broken the chess game that day.

As soon as she raised her head, her face was full of smiles. Facing the afterglow of the summer sunset, her charming face seemed to be covered with a layer of light, which dazzled King Jing's eyes.

The depression in King Jing's chest seemed to have dissipated a little.

"Can you have so much fun playing chess alone?" King Jing looked unconcerned, sitting casually on the couch.

Yuli brought a cup of tea, and King Jing took a sip, not liking it very much.

"Your tea..."

Xie Run smiled and said, "This is the Biluochun that the princess gave me as a reward. I don't have any good things here, so the one the princess gave me is the best. I'll bring it out to entertain Your Highness. Please don't despise it."

To be honest, King Jing was a little disgusted.

Biluochun is also divided into several grades.

The tea that the princess rewarded to Xie Run was first-class tea. It was naturally a good thing for Xie Run, but for Prince Jing, who was used to drinking only the best Biluochun, it was difficult to drink.

However, seeing that Xie Run was frank and not afraid or inferior because he didn't have good tea to treat him, King Jing felt a bit of a favorable impression of him.

King Jing was never stingy with his women.

"It just so happens that someone presented some top-quality Xinyang Maojian tea a while ago. I'll have Shi'an send some to you when the time comes, so that I don't have to suffer."

Xie Run didn't respond, but smiled and said, "Then I will learn how to make tea in the near future, and make it for His Majesty when the time comes."

King Jing was silent for a moment: "...How is your tea art?"

Xie Run felt humiliated and snorted, "I am not good at tea making, but I can learn~"

Xie Run quietly tugged at King Jing's sleeve, blinked his pair of black and white eyes, and spoke in a voice as soft as honey, with a hint of pride.

"I figured out a way to break the chess game last time. Your Highness, please feel free to test me!"

Xie Run has a delicate and beautiful appearance, and her peach blossom eyes are clear and bright when she is not smiling.

Ever since she started serving King Jing, she has acquired an indescribable charm, which is revealed unintentionally and is the most captivating.

King Jing thought that Concubine Fang spent twelve taels of gold on cosmetics, but Xie Run didn't even have a good tea.

He suddenly raised his hand and said, "Forget it, go to the storehouse and pick out some more tea for her to practice with, so as not to waste my good tea."

These words were said to Shi'an.

Shian hurried down and told someone to do it.