The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Concubine Lu was pulled out of the water. She had a high fever all night and the fever subsided during the day.

She was drinking medicine with Kingfisher serving her when she heard faint voices coming from outside the window.

Concubine Lu froze and turned to stare at Kingfisher blankly, "Who are they saying is dead?!"

The kingfisher's hand holding the medicine bowl trembled.

Concubine Lu threatened: "If you dare to lie to me, don't blame me for sending you out regardless of sisterhood!"

The kingfisher lowered his head, his lips trembling, "It's an orange."

Concubine Lu froze in place, and it took her a while to find her voice.

She couldn't believe it and said, "How could Orange die?!"

"It is said that Concubine Han bribed her to deliberately tamper with the kite string, and then she intended to put the blame on Concubine An."

"We found out that she accepted money from Han Shiqi to treat my mother's illness. She couldn't explain it and hit her head against the wall."

Concubine Lu slapped the bed and said angrily, "She is confused!"

After having a fever all night, she actually didn't have the energy to scream.

The weak voice always reveals a sense of sadness and powerlessness.

"I told you I'd find a way to get her to me!"

"I can also pay for her parents' medical treatment!"

"Why did she accept the instigation of Han Shiqie and do such a thing?!"

Kingfisher was also very puzzled. "Master has warned her many times, why did she go crazy?"

"Because Orange was involved, Concubine An suspected that we were behind this."

"Some people also suspect that Princess Ruyi's fall into the water was related to you, and that you deliberately jumped in to save her and beg for mercy."

Kingfisher gritted his teeth and said, "Damn you fools! Do you really think you are all concubines of Han, with all-powerful means in the backyard?"

If their master really had this ability, why would he have fallen to the point of stealing charcoal to survive?

Concubine Lu snatched the medicine bowl from Kingfisher and drank it in one breath.

She forced herself to get up and said, "Please change my clothes for me. I want to go see Concubine An."

"Something else must have happened during this period, for Orange to fight for his life."

She affirmed, "There must be something we don't know!"

The kingfisher slapped her and said, "You're asking for death!"

"It's still snowing heavily outside, and you just took a dip in the pool yesterday. Don't you want to take care of yourself?"

Concubine Lu said anxiously, "Juzi is already dead. If I don't go soon, I'm afraid her body and things will be cleared away, and there won't be any trace left!"

Ying'er also came in, and the two of them tried to persuade Concubine Lu, but they couldn't persuade her.

Kingfisher sighed, "Oxen have a left-handed nature!"

"Forget it, I have to go with you no matter what before I give up!"

The two maids accompanied Concubine Lu to Concubine An's courtyard.

I happened to see two maids cleaning Orange's room.

Concubine Lu didn't care about all that and pushed people aside and rushed in.

At first glance, Orange's room was empty.

Concubine Lu angrily said, "Where is Orange? Where are her things?!"

One of the maids was quite unconvinced and said, "She died a long time ago! The body must have been sent to her mother!"

"Her things need to be cleaned up. We don't want dead people's things in our yard. It's too unlucky!"

"This little bitch who betrayed her master twice, I really shouldn't have kept her in the mansion in the first place!"

Concubine Lu couldn't stand it any longer and slapped the old woman in the face.

"shut up!"

The old woman was slapped, and although she didn't dare to fight back, she stared at Concubine Lu with her eyes wide open, "Concubine Lu is really so arrogant after getting the upper hand!"

"You may be the master, but you are not the master of this courtyard. You cannot scold me!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

Before leaving, he spat on the snow, "What bad luck!"

All the memories of her past stay in this courtyard came to her mind, and Concubine Lu's eyes became increasingly cold.

She said to the person who led the way, "Take me to see your master."

When she arrived at the main room, Ping'an was the one who greeted her.

Ping An calmly saluted her and said, "Greetings, Master Lu."

"My mistress had a miscarriage yesterday, and the palace doctor said she needs to stay in bed to recuperate. I'm afraid we can't entertain you."

"Originally, my mistress was planning to close the door and refuse visitors so that she could rest and take care of her pregnancy, but Master Lu, despite being ill, knocked on the door, and we couldn't refuse her entry."

"Now, may I ask, what brings you here, Master Lu?"

Concubine Lu stared at her with dark eyes and asked directly, "Why was Juzi bribed by Concubine Han?"

"What has your good master done?"

Ping An waited in silence.

Concubine Lu sneered, "You're not telling me, are you waiting for me to break in and have your master tell you in person?"

The tone and gesture of her voice seemed to indicate she didn't care.

Ping'an had been with Concubine Lu for more than ten years and was afraid that she would go crazy.

Ping An pursed his lips, "Are you so sure it has something to do with my master?"

"Everyone in the mansion is saying that you were bribed by Han Shiqie and instigated Juzi to betray her master."

"The same thing will happen again once it happens once."

"Bullshit!" Concubine Lu couldn't help but curse.

"I promised Orange a long time ago that I would pay for her mother's medical treatment. I will transfer her to my side when I find an opportunity. Just let her stay here for a while."

"Who wants to die when they can't enjoy a good life?"

Concubine Lu approached and pulled Ping An's collar, "It must be you, the master and the servant, who bullied Ju Zi and made her feel wronged, so she was plotted against by Concubine Han!"

Ping An wanted to push her away, "That's not true!"

Concubine Lu laughed angrily, "Okay, if you don't want to tell me! Then I'll ask someone who can tell me!"

As she spoke, she gave the kingfisher a look.

Kingfisher immediately stepped forward and held Ping An down.

Concubine Lu brought Ying'er and broke directly into the inner room.

Two maids were already protecting Concubine An. When they heard the noise, they shouted, "Concubine Lu, what are you doing?!"

Concubine Lu was also very strong in fighting. She pushed two people aside and rushed to Concubine An.

Concubine Lu pointed at Concubine An's nose and said, "Let me ask you, what on earth did you do to Orange?!"

Concubine An held her belly, looking bewildered. "I, I didn't do anything!"

"Juzi was fine, why was she bribed by Han's concubine?! And why did she commit suicide?!"

Concubine An cried with tears in her eyes, "I really don't know."

Concubine Lu shouted, "How could you not know? Or are you pretending not to know and letting others bully her?!"

Concubine An paused, as if remembering something, and tremblingly said, "I only vaguely saw her quietly wiping away tears once, and I really don't know anything else."