The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 294 The Emperor is seriously ill

Logically speaking, since Xie Run became a concubine, she could have arranged a nanny to be by her side.

But she had no wet nurse and no close confidants, and there had been constant turmoil in the mansion recently, so she didn't dare to recruit anyone at that time.

Now that the storm has subsided temporarily, Xie Run is becoming increasingly unable to manage the affairs of the mansion.

Whenever the girl beside her took a step, she would be too busy to handle it.

Xiao Shu immediately understood what she meant, "Master, do you want an experienced mother to serve you?"

"But the mothers in our house are either very old and cunning, or they have families and are unwilling to move. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find one."

He is too smart to be controlled. Who knows how many masters he may have behind the scenes?

Those who can be used have to bring their families with them, and they will be taken advantage of if they are not careful.

Xie Run sat in the chair and thought for a moment, "If I can't find a suitable one in the palace, I'll ask the prince to find one for me from the palace."

Now the queen is under house arrest, and the power of several princes has been eradicated by the emperor.

The harem was more peaceful than ever before, which made it easier to find capable people.

Xie Run had originally planned to bring it up with King Jing in the evening.

Unexpectedly, by the first watch of the night, neither King Jing nor Tao Tao had returned.

Xie Run's heart was beating fast, always worried that something might happen.

The girls around him all followed suit to persuade her.

Fortunately, King Jing sent someone to deliver the letter when it was almost time for the second update.

"The Emperor is unwell. Prince Jing and the Fifth Young Master are staying in the palace and will not be returning today."

"The prince was afraid that Concubine Xie would worry, so he sent this servant to deliver the news."

Xie Run breathed a long sigh of relief. "Are the prince and the fifth young master all right?"

"Did the Fifth Young Master cry or cause the Emperor's displeasure?"

Xie Run was worried about his son and asked a lot of questions in one breath.

Fortunately, the people sent by King Jing were reliable and answered the questions one by one.

At night, Xie Run lay in bed alone, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

If she remembered correctly, the emperor was critically ill during this period.

In the original script, the emperor was so ill that he was only breathing his last breath, and his will had already been written and issued.

Who knew that he would survive by just holding on with this one breath and slowly recover.

After experiencing only one life and death, the emperor began to believe in Taoism and stopped caring about state affairs. He directly let King Jing take the throne and became the emperor emeritus, and went to seek his immortality in peace and stability.

Although Xie Run already knew the script, any normal person would be uneasy about his one-year-old son being brought into the palace for the first time and not coming back all night.

She didn't sleep well the night before, and in the morning she had to use makeup to cover up the dark circles under her eyes.

Just as I was dealing with a few trivial matters brought to me by the stewards, I suddenly received news that the emperor was seriously ill.

Xiao Shu and Dan Tao were so frightened that their faces turned pale. "The young master and the prince are still in the palace..."

Xie Run lowered his eyes, suppressing the worry in his eyes: "With the prince here, Taotao will be fine."

When she said this, it seemed more like she was comforting herself?

King Jing took Taotao back to the palace after lunch.

He walked hurriedly and said, "Have someone prepare some hot water for bathing. I have to go to the palace at noon."

Xie Run was worried that the waiters were not thorough enough, so he went forward to change Prince Jing's clothes himself and asked softly, "How is the emperor now?"

Prince Jing frowned, "It's not good. The princess hasn't recovered yet, and the palace can only rely on you to support it."

Xie Run smiled and said, "I'll do my best."

King Jing patted her shoulder and said, "If you are too busy, promote two of your own people to help you. Don't do everything yourself."

Xie Run was stunned for a moment before she realized that King Jing wanted her to cultivate his own confidants.

She realized it later and said, "I will obey the prince."

Xie Run thought about it carefully.

Sometimes I feel that there are too many people in the backyard of Prince Jing's Mansion, and there are always one or two troubles every now and then.

But when I really want to find a few capable people, after counting them carefully, I find that there are too few of them.

Xie Run finally understood how King Jing felt when he first looked at the backyard.

After counting, the only one she could use was Concubine Lu, but Concubine Lu had a low status and could not take charge of many things.

It was Dan Tao who suggested, "Master, why don't you go talk to the princess and ask Concubine Li to help handle some things?"

"When the princess was in charge of the palace, she often asked Li Shufei to help manage one or two things. Now that she is supporting the Third Princess, she doesn't really want to be invisible."

Xie Run suddenly realized: "Dan Tao, you reminded me that there is also a concubine Li."

"In that case, go and tell the princess for me, and bring some gifts to visit Concubine Li."

Dan Tao agreed with a smile.

After dealing with these matters, Xie Run had to arrange the decoration of the mourning hall for Concubine Wan.

Wan Linlang died as a concubine, so not many people came to pay their respects.

Only the people in the mansion would go and burn two incense sticks to show their respect.

When the mourning hall was first set up, Fang Yuaner was the first to arrive.

After just a few days of not seeing her, she has lost a lot of weight. When she puts clothes on, she always feels like a gust of wind can blow her away.

Xie Run remembered that King Jing asked her to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion in her own yard, but she suddenly appeared here.

Concubine Lu came with Xie Run. Seeing Fang Yuan'er approaching with a gloomy look in her eyes, she stepped forward and asked on Xie Run's behalf, "The prince personally ordered Concubine Fang to reflect on her mistakes in her own courtyard. Why did Concubine Fang come here?"

Fang Yuan'er acted as if she hadn't noticed Concubine Lu. She walked straight up to Xie Run and asked coldly, "Do you really believe she's dead?"

Xie Run was silent for a long moment before he said, "Concubine Fang thinks Concubine Wan is not dead? Do you have any evidence?"

Her eyes were clear and without any selfish thoughts, and she looked directly at Fang Yuaner.

But what Fang Yuaner hated most was Xie Run's self-righteous attitude towards others.

She snorted coldly, and said with a forced smile: "Evidence? I haven't even seen the body."

"No matter how strong the earthquake is, can it destroy human bodies?"

"I don't believe she's dead. Setting up this funeral hall here is just ridiculous."

"She must be feeling quite proud right now, being able to manipulate so many of us."

Xie Run opened his mouth, but Concubine Lu stepped forward and said, "The prince himself said that Concubine Wan was dead. Whether she is dead or alive, she is dead now!"

"I understand that Concubine Fang and Concubine Wan had conflicts in the past, but you should be more restrained in front of Concubine Wan's funeral hall, right?"

Fang Yuan'er glanced at Concubine Lu with cold eyes, then glanced at Xie Run.

She smiled self-deprecatingly: "When a person dies, everything ends?"

"She did so much evil, yet now she has a good rest. It seems her death is truly fitting."

Wan Linlang made a very smart choice.

If she remained in the palace, she would never be able to make a name for herself in her life.

By escaping from Prince Jing's Mansion and starting a new life with a new identity, perhaps he could achieve a new world.

Fang Yuaner was worried that Wan Linlang would not give up and continue to fight her under other identities.

She is now in a dead end, no better than Wan Linlang was back then.

He lost his son and was demoted, all at a critical moment when King Jing was about to become emperor.

If she just sits there and waits for death, Fang Yuaner predicts that her position in the palace will not be high.

When she fights with Wan Linlang again, will she be able to win?