The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

At this time, Ping An struggled to rush in, and saw the room in chaos, and said coldly.

"Don't ask anymore, I know!"

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Ping An walked out quietly, "No one is targeting her."

"Juzi is just a thief and a traitor. She even made a big fuss about it and made it known to everyone in the palace. Who would respect her?"

"You pleaded for her and let her stay in the palace, which was the last straw that killed her."

Ping'an's indifference was like a knife, stabbing into Concubine Lu's heart again and again.

"You promised to take her away, but did you say when you could take her away?" Ping An pressed on.

"Her mother's illness is simply a disease of poverty. In this world, people only help those in need, not those in poverty. Can she really rely on you for the rest of her life?"

"Everything you promised her was invisible and intangible. Concubine Han waved her hand and gave her a thousand taels of silver and hired the best doctor for her mother. Why wouldn't she be tempted?"

Ping An walked up to Concubine Lu and said coldly, "Even if you sell her, she won't fetch more than a hundred taels."

"One life is worth one thousand taels of silver, and she still made a profit."

"Snapped!"

A loud slap sounded.

A bright red mark suddenly appeared on Ping'an's face.

Concubine Lu's hands were shaking.

She was about to burst with anger, "Your worthless life is only worth a hundred taels of silver!"

"It's your business if you want to belittle yourself. Don't drag others into it!"

After calming down, Concubine Lu regained her composure, pushed her away, and sneered, "So you're admitting that everyone in your courtyard is bullying her?!"

After saying that, she turned and rushed to Concubine An, saying sarcastically, "I know, you must not know about this matter, or you know about it but dare not say anything."

Concubine An said tremblingly: "I, I really don't know."

"If I knew, I would tell them."

Concubine Lu looked down at Concubine An with disdain and contempt, "You useless piece of shit!"

"You've lived such a cowardly and weak life!"

"Back then, everyone followed you, suffered from cold and hunger, and were bullied, but you didn't dare to fart!"

"Now that you're soft-hearted and have left Orange behind, everyone else is bullying her. Even if you knew, you'd still deceive yourself and say you didn't know. You probably still felt kind enough to keep her in the mansion."

"Incompetent, hypocritical, stupid!"

"Juzi is so unlucky to have met a master like you!"

If this were the case, Concubine Lu would have wanted to scold Concubine An for a long time.

Concubine Lu scolded until her eyes turned red, "Now that you are pregnant, I dare not touch you!"

"Let's wait for the future!"

Concubine Lu flicked her sleeves and turned to leave.

When passing Ping An, he stopped and said with a sneer on his lips: "Her incompetence has ruined my life, and now she has ruined Orange's life!"

"Let me see who is next in this yard!"

"You remember her kindness to you and are loyal to her. I'm curious if you can have a good ending."

Ping An said coldly: "This is a matter between this servant and the master, there is no need for Concubine Lu to worry."

"But I know that no matter what, I will never betray my master!"

Concubine Lu found Ping'an's loyalty ridiculous. She snorted and left the yard.

Concubine An looked at Ping'an with a weak look in her eyes, and her voice was very weak, "Ping'an, Jixiang..."

Ping An had always been gentle and respectful to Concubine An, but at this moment he suddenly interrupted her, "Master, she is not Jixiang, she is the prince's Concubine Lu!"

Concubine An said embarrassedly, "Will Concubine Lu be angry with me? I really don't know."

Ping An covered her with the quilt and said, "It's not important. The most urgent thing for the master is to take good care of the fetus and give birth to the child safely."

Only when I felt safe did my heart settle down.

Concubine Lu was helped back to Qingfeng Courtyard by two maids.

The kingfisher cursed, "You're courting death!"

"I was already weak, and then I went to An Shiqie and made a scene. She's fine, but I got so angry that I almost died!"

He kept cursing, but his hands never stopped taking care of the person.

Concubine Lu lay numbly on the bed, and she began to feel hot again.

The person sent by the princess was a step too late. When they arrived at Concubine An's yard, Concubine Lu had already left.

Seeing that Concubine An was fine, he hurried to see Concubine Lu.

After making sure that both of them were safe, he returned and reported everything to the princess.

Although Concubine Lu had made contributions, the disturbance she made today was really a bit outrageous, so the princess sent someone to reprimand her according to the rules.

However, scolding something like this won't even hurt a thick-skinned person.

Since both of them were ill and there was no intention to make a big fuss, the farce was quickly suppressed.

In the evening, Kingfisher brought the meal from the kitchen and rushed into the bedroom to find Concubine Lu.

In her hands she held a letter and a jade pendant.

Kingfisher: "This is something Orange's cousin gave me. She said Orange gave it to her before she died, and asked her not to tell anyone. I quietly found a chance to give it to you."

"Hurry up and take a look. Did Orange write about why she was bribed by Han's concubine?"

Concubine Lu was still running a fever, feeling hot and cold all over. When she heard Orange's suicide note, she perked up and forced herself to get up again.

When he saw the jade pendant in Kingfisher's hand, his face turned even paler.

She said in a weak voice, "Hurry up and see if there's anything engraved on the back of this jade pendant?"

Kingfisher quickly turned the jade pendant over. "It has two characters engraved on it. It seems to be something like 'year'. I don't recognize the first character."

Concubine Lu snatched it up and took a look. Seeing the words "Suisui", her breathing quickened. "This jade pendant is exactly the one Concubine Xie lost!"

Kingfisher was startled. "Is it the jade that Concubine Xie made such a fuss about the whole courtyard the night before the banquet?"

"How did this jade end up in Orange's hands?!"

After asking this question, both the master and the servant felt a little bit of fear in their hearts.

Since Princess Ruyi's birthday banquet, the entire backyard of the palace has become quiet.

Xie Run was able to spend a few days in peace.

Now Concubine An and Concubine Li have miscarried, Wan Linlang has had a miscarriage, and Concubine Han is having a false pregnancy.

Out of six pregnancies, only two are healthy.

Among them, Fang Yuan'er was also saved thanks to the house arrest order issued by King Jing earlier.

Only Xie Run, who was at the center of the storm, was not hurt at all.

Because of this incident, Xie Run managed to secure the top spot and was favored by King Jing. Even Fang Yuan'er had to take a step back.

Fortunately, King Jing has been busy with official duties recently and rarely goes into the backyard. He only visits Xie Run occasionally and rarely stays overnight.

Otherwise, Xie Runzhen might not be able to bear it.

Taking advantage of this time, Xie Run secretly had people search Chunshan Courtyard inside and out several times, and even every inch of the low hill was searched.

Only when she was sure that nothing more or less happened in Chunshanyuan would she feel truly at ease.

In the case of the Zhishuifang, Rabbit went crazy but failed to find anyone involved, and only punished the girl who was holding the dog.

There was solid evidence for all the other things, and the blame fell on Concubine Han.

Concubine Han was demoted to a commoner, beaten with the stick forty times, and imprisoned in the Pearl Pavilion, never to be allowed to leave.

However, on the third day after being caned, Concubine Han died.

Xie Run knew that King Jing did not want to spare her life, so he asked the torturer to do something.

From the moment she revealed that Concubine Han was pregnant, Concubine Han had no chance of survival.

Because of this incident, Concubine Rou lost face and troubled the princess for several days.