The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run asked curiously, "What did you find out?"

Chunjuan nodded and said, "Master, it's Cailan."

"Cai Lan?!" Xie Run raised her eyebrows, but was not surprised at all.

Cailan is a second-class maid in Chunshanyuan.

After moving to Chunshan Courtyard, Xie Run had a few more second-class maids around him.

Since the names of Xie Run's close associates all have colors, except for Yueyaer who was promoted as an exception, the other three were named Cailan, Fangcheng, and Qingya according to their colors.

However, these three people were arranged by the mansion, and Xie Run only assigned them work in the yard and did not serve her closely.

When Chunjuan mentioned Cailan, Xie Run suddenly remembered, "I remember that the area on the short mountain was always under Cailan's charge."

"If we want to do something, she is indeed the most convenient."

Chun Juan snorted softly: "She relies on this to dare to harm the master."

"Cai Lan was a bit clever, which disturbed my sight. That's why I didn't notice her betrayal in the first place."

"Last time, she failed to harm the master, so I'm afraid she has other ideas." Chunjuan analyzed carefully: "The person behind this set a trap and took away a few stones, saving them for today's scapegoating."

Xie Run thought more deeply, "Have you found out who is behind Cai Lan?"

Chunjuan said in a surprising tone, "Cai Lan used to serve Concubine Ning."

Xie Run: "Could it be another Han concubine?"

"Isn't she reaching too far?"

When Ning Shiqie was a concubine, she was surrounded by four senior maids and eight second-class maids, not counting the little maids and old women who were promoted beyond her regulations.

As soon as she fell, the maids and servants were scattered to various courtyards.

Nowadays, there are very few elderly people in the courtyard who are of the same generation as Ning Shiqie, so naturally they don’t care too much about the backgrounds of these people.

This gave Han Shiqie an opportunity to take advantage of the loophole.

Chunjuan said solemnly, "When all this happened in Qiufeng Courtyard, I initially thought Cailan was Han's concubine."

"But to be on the safe side, I still carefully inquired about Cailan's experience when she was serving Concubine Ning."

Xie Run's eyes showed some curiosity, "Is there anything else?"

Chun Juan nodded repeatedly, her voice becoming much softer. "When Cailan was with Concubine Ning, she was not very noticeable and could not even be a second-class maid."

"I was curious at the time. Why was she so loyal to Concubine Ning? Even after Concubine Ning died, she was still working for Concubine Han."

"Until I find the person who worked with her!"

Xie Run also listened carefully.

Chun Juan: "It turns out that Cai Lan is not very loyal to Concubine Ning, but instead has an old grudge against her."

Chun Juan recalled as she said, "Concubine Ning is notorious for being harsh on her servants."

"When the eldest son was young and learning to walk, he fell down one day and cried loudly. Concubine Ning punished all the servants in charge of that courtyard at the time."

"Cai Lan worked in the courtyard. For no reason, she was fined three months' salary and also beaten with a stick."

Xie Run understood a little, "I'm afraid someone is taking care of her and has earned Cai Lan's loyalty."

Xie Run smiled faintly and said, "Let me guess, it's Concubine Yun, right?"

Chun Juan opened his eyes wide in astonishment, "Master is really smart."

Xie Run was suddenly choked, and the words "boiled onion stew" popped up in his mind.

She suppressed her smile and said, "Don't praise me like that anymore. I can't stand it."

Chunjuan was a little confused.

Xie Run took a sip of tea to suppress the smile in his heart, and then said: "Actually, this is not difficult to guess."

"The only elderly people in the mansion who are like Concubine Ning are Concubine Yun and Concubine An. Concubine An has always been timid. The more trouble there is, the less likely she is to show up."

The only one left is Concubine Yun.

This person is also a scheming and calculating person. How could he not seize such a good opportunity?

Chun Juan: "Master is right. I have found out that Cai Lan was once favored by Concubine Yun. Even her admission to Chunshan Courtyard as a servant was due to Concubine Yun's secret help."

"This time, perhaps Concubine Yun is using Concubine Han's name to harm you, or perhaps the two of them are conspiring together."

Xie Run thought about how at the end of the banquet, Concubine Yun had specially asked everyone to stay and watch the kite banquet that Prince Jing had prepared for the princess.

At that time, she felt that Concubine Yun was too active, as if she knew that a lively event was coming and was afraid of missing anyone.

She boldly guessed, "I'm afraid they are colluding with each other."

Dan Tao also whispered, "Concubine Yun has always been cautious in her actions. This time, I'm afraid she's conspiring to take advantage of the situation and tip off Concubine Han."

"Now that Concubine Han has fallen, she will probably put all the blame on Concubine Han and not get involved at all."

Xie Run lowered his eyes to examine the exquisite patterns on the teacup and sighed, "They are all smart people."

"But is there really anyone in this world who can pretend for a lifetime?"

Others are not all fools.

Xie Run thought about it and suddenly said, "I'd better continue to be a fool."

Obviously, her immediate superior, King Jing, is not a fool.

Naturally, he cannot accept being fooled by others.

The pale peach and spring rolls were incomprehensible.

Xie Run, however, was still in the mood to comfort the two: "Don't worry, the prince will definitely clear my name."

Dan Tao and Chun Juan were no longer worried when they saw that she was calm.

King Jing investigated very quickly and naturally found out that it was Cai Lan.

The results came out at 3:30 pm in the afternoon.

In the end, Concubine Han took all the responsibility for Concubine Li's fall.

Cai Lan was taken away and there was no news of her since then, but Xie Run was not implicated anyway.

Xie Run was thinking that with King Jing's speed of investigation, it was impossible that he would not find out about Cai Lan's past serving Concubine Ning.

Since you can find out, you won't have any doubts about Concubine Yun?

All the blame was put on Concubine Han and the case was quickly closed. I'm afraid King Jing was protecting Concubine Yun, right?

However, this kind of protection directly put the blame on Concubine Yun, leaving her no chance to defend herself.

The incident of cutting the kite string was also traced back to Han, the concubine, from Juzi.

It turned out that since the last incident of stealing charcoal, Han Shiqie knew that Juzi's parents were about to die of illness, so she secretly bribed Juzi with money.

She used the money to buy Orange's life, and also let Orange bite her to death, saying that it was Concubine An who assigned her to do so.

Unfortunately, Orange Lady suddenly had extra money to treat her illness, and this could not be hidden from anyone.

Upon investigation, the culprit was found to be Concubine Han.

Concubine An was cleared of suspicion.

But this person was timid. She was frightened once in the morning and again in the afternoon. She even had a miscarriage and had to call the imperial physician again.

Everyone in the mansion looked down on Concubine An for the way she treated her.

In the evening, King Jing came to Chunshan Courtyard.

Xie Run took off his jewelry and planned to have a quick meal and then rest.

I was quite surprised to hear that King Jing was coming.

King Jing was tall and graceful, with a very calm aura, and his thick eyebrows and eyes revealed a bit of coldness.

The maids serving at the door were a little scared.

Seeing Xie Run in home clothes, with her hair loose, her peach blossom eyes slightly open, she seemed a little surprised.

"Why is the prince here?"

King Jing's cold aura subsided a lot, "Did it scare you?"

Xie Run noticed that King Jing was in a bad mood.

If she asked him why he came, King Jing would definitely ask her some questions in return to tease her. But now his words sounded tender, but he was actually cold and hard.

Xie Run still spoke in a gentle voice, "I'm not scared, just a little surprised."