The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Wan Linlang followed Eunuch Shi'an into the study.

When she raised her eyes, she saw Prince Jing sitting at the desk.

The faint aphrodisiac fragrance in the room penetrated into Wan Linlang's nose, and a smile appeared in her eyes, and she became more confident.

King Jing felt somewhat irritated for some reason, and spoke with impatience: "You come to see me so late at night, what is it that you want to say?"

Wan Linlang took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I am pregnant."

King Jing was stunned at first, and after a moment he felt a complicated emotion.

Speaking of joy... there is definitely some.

But Wan Linlang only served him once, on the night he was drunk, and she used some shameful means.

King Jing was angry every time he thought of this.

Isn't it a bit complicated when several emotions are intertwined?

Wan Linlang knew very well that if she wanted to gain the favor of King Jing, she had to face that hurdle that day.

She said stubbornly, "Your Majesty, it happened that night."

King Jing looked at Wan Linlang indifferently, his expression hard to discern. "You're pregnant, it's good news. Just send a little girl to announce it. If it's not possible, we can wait until tomorrow."

"It's already late, why are you making such a fuss?"

When Wan Linlang looked up, her determined and clear eyes were filled with tears.

"Because I want to see the prince in person and defend myself."

"Even if the prince wants me to die, I must let my death be clear and transparent."

When King Jing heard this, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean by life or death?"

But I was thinking, how dare Fang bring this up?

Wan Linlang gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I applied a drug that can arouse people on my body that day!"

When King Jing heard this, he sneered, "How dare you admit it?!"

Wan Linlang looked at King Jing and said with tears in her eyes, "It was my fault, I admit it. But I was also wronged about what happened that day."

"I just want to win your favor, how dare I do something so reckless?"

Wan Linlang cried as she continued, "The medicine I carry can only bring people who are in love together, but it cannot stir up affection in the heartless. It was originally only used as a pleasure for the boudoir."

"What really made the prince lose his composure was another kind of medicine!"

King Jing frowned, and the anger in his heart dissipated slightly. "Another medicine?"

"That's right!" Wan Linlang nodded quickly. "The prince must have been poisoned that day, but the dosage was not strong. It just so happened that I came to seek favor, and the two drugs mixed together, causing the prince to lose his mind."

"If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can go and investigate the place where we had dinner and drinks that day."

"If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by five thunders and die a miserable death!"

When Wan Linlang swore, there was a hint of cruelty in her red eyes.

After she finished speaking, she looked at King Jing with eyes full of grievance.

"I love you so much that I volunteered to be your concubine."

"But after entering the palace, the prince, for some reason, ignored me and my servant, and the people in the palace also treated me harshly and humiliated me."

"I can only come to ask for your grace, Your Highness. By chance, I serve you. I am afraid, but also happy."

Wan Linlang wiped her tears while crying, "But who would have thought that the prince would be angry with me, but he would not punish me, leaving me with no place to complain."

"I don't want to die in the backyard in obscurity for the rest of my life. I happened to be pregnant with the prince's child, so I came to fight this time."

King Jing looked at Wan Linlang with complicated eyes.

Wan Linlang's method of winning favor was indeed not presentable, but if there was any mistake, it was not a big one.

The main reason was that it hurt King Jing's face and made him unhappy.

Now that she had exposed the matter and cried so miserably, no matter how angry King Jing was, most of his anger had subsided.

He simply said in a calm voice, "The ground is cold in winter, let's get up and talk first."

Wan Linlang's eyes lit up with surprise, "Your Highness, have you forgiven me?"

King Jing didn't say anything, so she naturally didn't dare to ask more questions and just took it as King Jing's consent.

She slowly stood up and stood before King Jing, sobbing, "I dare not ask for too much, I just hope that Your Highness will not dislike the child in my belly because of me."

King Jing looked at her calmly and said, "As long as you behave yourself, I will treat him equally."

A surprised smile appeared on Wan Linlang's face.

After a moment, she put away her smile again, with a look of uneasiness on her face, and her eyes vaguely swept across the candlelight beside her.

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you. Should I tell you?"

Her actions were too obvious, and King Jing followed her gaze to the candlelight beside him, "You don't have to say it."

Wan Linlang was choked and realized that it was not appropriate for her to keep the secret in front of King Jing.

She walked slowly to one of the candles and brought it to the desk.

Wan Linlang only asked softly, "Your Highness, do you feel hot and stuffy?"

King Jing's gaze fixed, and the menace in his eyes was as sharp as a knife, almost cutting Wan Linlang's skin.

She was so frightened that she immediately bowed, "I only noticed it after staying in the room for a long time."

King Jing stared at the candlelight in front of him with a dim gaze, anger hidden in his eyes.

Wan Linlang lowered her head and whispered softly, "I still have a grievance, but I don't know how to tell the prince."

"Now I have no evidence, so I can only bear this blame for nothing. I will wait for the day when I can clear my name... and then I will confess to the prince."

Wan Linlang was not secretive enough in aggravating the poison in Ning's concubine's body.

She guessed that someone had already found out about her, perhaps King Jing, or perhaps someone else.

At this moment, she didn't dare to confess to King Jing and could only wait for an opportunity.

A chance for her to escape unscathed.

After an unknown amount of time, King Jing finally called out coldly, "Shian!"

Eunuch Shi'an glanced at Concubine Wan, who seemed to have just cried, and there was no surprise on his face.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

King Jing said: "It's dark and the road is slippery. You should light the lantern and escort Wan Shifei back to the courtyard."

There was a hint of surprise in Shi'an's eyes, and he thought to himself that this Master Wan was really capable.

If she doesn't take action, it's fine. But if she does, the prince will let go of his past grudges against her.

Having him personally hold the lamp and send the person off is telling the backyard that the prince values Concubine Wan and no one in the backyard can treat her badly.

Eunuch Shi'an would never dare to underestimate such a person.

He walked over to Wan Linlang with a smile, "Master Wan, shall we go?"

Wan Linlang smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Then I'll trouble you, Eunuch Shi'an."

After Shi'an sent Wan Shiqi away, King Jing looked at the candlelight in front of him with dim eyes, and casually turned the jade ring on his thumb.

After a while, he called Jing Wu, "Go back to the front yard."

Jing Wu was stunned, "Yes!"

When Concubine Han learned that King Jing was leaving, she felt both hatred and fear.

She hated Wan Linlang for ruining her good thing, but was also afraid that King Jing would find out something, so she shouted back at this time.

She came out with her people, "Your Highness, it's late at night and the road is covered with snow. Why are you leaving?"

"But what did this servant do wrong that made His Majesty unhappy?"

Han Shiqie's watery eyes were filled with anxiety.

King Jing glanced at her and said in a calm tone, "It has nothing to do with you. I just suddenly have some official business to attend to."

Seeing King Jing's firm attitude, Han Shiqi had no choice but to grit her teeth and send him off: "The roads are slippery in the snow, Your Highness, please be careful."

King Jing nodded slightly, and his attitude softened a bit. "It's cold outside, you should go back too."

"I will come to see you again when I have time."

Concubine Han's face showed a hint of shyness at the right moment. She lowered her head and replied softly, "Then I will wait for the prince."

As soon as King Jing left, the shyness on Han's concubine's face immediately disappeared.