The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run's eyes flashed with thought, "Concubine Yun deliberately set up this stage, which gives Concubine Li and Concubine Han a chance to compete."

She and Fang Yuaner were about to give birth, so they were too busy taking care of themselves to focus on others.

The only ones who can make trouble are probably Concubine Li and Concubine Han.

No, I missed Wan Linlang.

"You guys keep an eye on these two people's yards these days, just in case."

Both girls responded seriously, "Yes."

After discussing for a while, Xie Run finally had time to read the letter on the table.

She was also curious about who would deliver the letter to her.

When people saw the signature on the letter, they were stunned.

Thank you Jing?

Dan Tao said in surprise, "Is it a letter from the eldest master? I wonder if he has arrived in the capital yet."

Xie Jiang acted arbitrarily and disliked his companion Xie Jing for being too slow, so he arrived in the capital alone.

Unfortunately, Xie Jing fell ill on the way and met some knowledgeable friends, so he was delayed for some time and only arrived in Beijing a few days ago.

Dan Tao carefully observed Xie Run's expression. Seeing that Xie Run showed no displeasure, she said, "The Xie family members are still thinking about their master."

Dan Tao was afraid that Xie Run was still brooding over what happened in the past and was unwilling to get close to the Xie family.

The original owner, Xie Run, had a falling out with the Xie family because of the issue of entering the palace.

While at home, he once went on a hunger strike and even attempted suicide, and also shouted that he would break off all ties with anyone.

After Xie Run entered the mansion, he never sent any news to his family except for the matter of Yuli.

Dan Tao didn't dare to mention the Xie family casually.

Now that the Xie family has taken the initiative to write a letter, if Xie Run still ignores it, it means that he no longer wants this family.

Xie Run opened the letter and said calmly, "Brother has already arrived in the capital. I'm afraid he will have to spend the New Year here this year."

Xie Jing's letter mentioned that the Xie family sent two New Year gifts to Prince Jing's Mansion.

One was sent by Xie Jing in the name of the Xie family, and the other was sent by Xie Jiang alone.

These two New Year gifts are not to curry favor, but to support Xie Run.

This is to tell the palace that there are still people in the Xie family, and these people are all thinking about Xie Run.

Xie Run remembered this kindness.

She is now just a concubine in the royal palace and needs her family.

Xie Run put the letter away and said, "Dan Tao, my brother has just arrived in the capital, so it's not easy for him to prepare some things on the spur of the moment. Please go and pack some things and send them over."

"The Spring Examination will be held in March next year. I hope that Big Brother can pass it and bring prosperity to the Xie family."

Dan Tao was also happy, "When the master was at home, he often praised the eldest young master's talent and said that he would definitely pass the autumn examination. And sure enough, he passed on the first try."

"If I can pass the imperial examination next spring..." Dan Tao suppressed her excitement, "The master will become a daughter of an official family."

How can the daughter of a scholar compare to the daughter of an official?

If Xie Jing is really promising, Xie Run's shortcomings in background will be quickly made up for.

Xie Run smiled faintly, "Now father should get what he wanted."

Xie's father had average education and only passed the imperial examination to become a scholar when he was middle-aged, but he remained a scholar for his entire life.

Therefore, he had high expectations for his son Xie Jing.

I don't seek to become an official, I just want to be better than him and at least become a juren.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jing was noticed by the local county magistrate, who wanted to force him to be his son-in-law.

The county magistrate was a branch of the Xie family. Although his official position was not high, he had considerable connections and influence.

The dynasty stipulated that a son-in-law could not be the head of a household, and he could not share land or houses, and he could not serve as an official. Only after three generations of his descendants could he serve as an official.

This is equivalent to ending Xie Jing's official career and breaking the Xie family's inheritance.

Therefore, the Xie family would rather die than obey and was forced to offer their daughter as a sacrifice.

Nowadays, the power of the aristocratic families is not as great as before, but Chen County is where the power of the Xie family is concentrated. If Xie Jingzhen cannot borrow the power of Prince Jing's Mansion, even if he becomes a juren, his future will be ruined in the end.

Xie Run is not the original owner Xie Run. She needs a backer and her mother's family, so she has to "reconcile" with the Xie family.

She was not worried about Xie Jing's future at all.

In Xie Jiang's heroine's script, Xie Jing passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.

Xie Jiang later married the only king of a different surname in this dynasty, the Prince of Zhennan. Xie Jing also benefited from this and rose step by step in the court, eventually becoming the prime minister.

As for whether the king of a different surname who holds military power is feared, or whether the prime minister is too young... these are not problems in Xie Jiang's script.

With the heroine's halo, all of these can be rationalized.

Although it is only the beginning, Xie Jiang has already gained fame in the capital, and has also made connections with Xie Run, who has a sister who is a concubine in Prince Jing's palace.

Xie Jing's official career will only be smoother than in the book.

Similarly, Xie Run can also gain patronage and stand up straighter.

This is the mutual benefit among family members in ancient times.

Xie Run wrote a letter back to both Xie Jing and Xie Jiang, and also gave Xie Jing some silver.

After doing all this, it was almost time for dinner.

Xie Run rubbed his wrist and was about to order someone to bring the meal when he heard someone reporting from the corridor.

"Master, the prince is here!"

Xie Run's eyes lit up slightly, and he walked out slowly to greet King Jing.

As the New Year approached, King Jing became increasingly busy.

However, he would still come to Chunshanyuan every now and then.

They said they were looking after the children, but the other two pregnant women didn’t receive this treatment.

Sometimes Xie Run also wondered, if there weren’t so many talented people in the mansion, wouldn’t life be pretty good like this?

But Xie Run soon realized that she was still blinded by the stable life.

How is it possible to live a peaceful life in this mansion?

Just after the New Year, King Jing and the Queen were both very busy.

Someone started stirring up trouble again.

As the news that Han's concubine was pregnant with a lucky child spread, another rumor spread quietly.

Concubine Han is not pregnant at all!

At first, no one took the news seriously and thought it was a joke.

Pregnancy is not a disease. You can pretend it for a while, but can you pretend it for ten months?

The royal family has few descendants, so matters related to offspring are given special attention.

If it was exposed, Concubine Han would be in big trouble. Who would do such a stupid thing?

But as more and more "evidence" emerged, the rumors became more and more rampant.

"She wasn't pregnant earlier or later, but happened to get pregnant right when rumors started circulating that Concubine Li might be pregnant? And she 'just happened' to get there first and become a concubine. How could such a coincidence happen?"

"The mistress of the mansion is very spoiled. That day, she and Qiu Kui slipped on the rockery and Qiu Kui's foot was broken, but she was fine. Which pregnant woman can withstand such a torment?"

"In my opinion, the title of "Son of Fortune" is just a cover-up! Without anything in his belly, he'll just mess around!"

"I haven't seen her having morning sickness, let alone going out and about. I'm afraid she's feeling guilty!"

In fact, morning sickness really wronged Concubine Han.

In order to make it more realistic, she even took medicine that caused morning sickness.

But since it is a rumor, the people who spread it will automatically ignore it and spread it as exaggeratedly as possible.

Because of these rumors, people in the backyard of the palace began to feel uneasy.

The princess asked for grace for the three concubines, so that none of them would have to attend the palace banquet this year, and she only brought Princess Ruyi into the palace alone.

Because Xie Run had difficulty walking due to her big belly, she was locked in the yard every day.

This year's New Year was particularly leisurely.

The Lantern Festival was over in the blink of an eye.

Prince Jing and the Princess finally had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

By this time the rumors in the backyard could no longer be suppressed.