The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 205: Digging a Trap for the People Behind

There was a hint of anger in King Jing's eyes. "But I heard that Concubine Hua is ill because Concubine Lian is angry with her."

"Now your master has sent people to this courtyard again. Is he here to show off his power?"

Yuyan quickly explained: "That's not the case!"

"My master saw that the cakes sent by the main kitchen tasted good this morning, so she specially sent a plate to Concubine Hua. But Concubine Hua was still brooding over what the master said, and she misunderstood that my master was coming to urge her to move out, and she fainted from anger."

"My master was also very upset after hearing the news. If he wasn't ill, he would have come to see Concubine Hua in person. He has also sent a servant with a lot of high-quality medicinal herbs..."

"Bah!" Concubine Hua's personal maid Jishu stood up to support her master. "This girl is confusing right and wrong, calling a horse a zebra. I hope Your Highness will uphold justice for my master!"

"Today, Concubine Lian sent someone to see the master, saying that she was here to deliver cakes, but her words were all about saying that Concubine Lian has been feeling unwell during her pregnancy recently, and she's afraid that she's been cursed by Qiu Fengyuan."

"That girl even arrogantly said that my master didn't know how heavy his bones were, and that he had never even served the prince, so he didn't take the prince's offspring seriously."

"After all these remarks, if my master refuses to move the yard, it will seem like he has committed a grave sin."

Jishu was actually not as eloquent as Yuyan. He was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he still insisted on speaking up for his master: "My master is still a virgin, how could she have suffered such humiliation? Because she is shy, she let her anger get the better of her."

"Who would have thought that Concubine Lian is soft on the outside, but vicious in heart!"

"After hearing the news, she sent her maid to my house again, blaming my master's anger on the master's words, hoping to use this as an excuse to make my master move to another courtyard or change the courtyard's name..."

"She clearly can't stand seeing my master doing well, and she's determined to force him to death..."

Concubine Hua's brains came to her senses a little, and she scolded him in a serious manner: "Jishu, who allowed you to criticize the master?!"

Jishu knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, "I have done something wrong, I accept the punishment, but I cannot bear to see Concubine Lian bullying my master like this."

"A concubine, relying on her pregnancy, can bully a concubine at will? This has never been the rule in this mansion!"

Yuyan was also panicked and quickly looked at King Jing, "Your Highness, they are slandering us!"

"My master is kind-hearted and has absolutely no ill intentions. It's because they feel guilty that they repeatedly..."

"Shut up!"

King Jing glanced at Yuyan indifferently.

Yuyan was so frightened that she dared not say anything more.

"Your mistress is pregnant, but instead of taking good care of the baby, she's becoming increasingly arrogant. Is she taking advantage of her pregnancy to disobey the rules?"

Yuyan's face turned pale and she didn't dare to speak again.

After all, King Jing had determined the nature of the matter right from his opening words. Even if her master, Concubine Lian, came, she would not dare to say anything at this moment.

Prince Jing was impatient to deal with these trivial matters and said to Yuyan, "Go back and tell your mistress that if she feels that she is being oppressed in the palace, how about I send her away?"

Yuyan kowtowed repeatedly and confessed her guilt: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"Tell your master to stay in the yard!"

"If there's a next time, go back to where you came from."

When he said this, King Jing's anger had mostly dissipated, and he just looked at Yuyan coldly.

"Yes, slave, go now!"

Yuyan was so frightened that her legs went weak and she stumbled out of Qiufeng Courtyard.

When Concubine Hua saw that Prince Jing was upholding justice for her, a smile finally appeared in her tearful eyes.

She remembered her mother's teachings that she should be virtuous and generous in front of her husband.

She spoke hesitantly, "Your Highness, I am pregnant with your child. For the safety of your heir, I am willing to move."

King Jing raised his eyelids and said, "Since you want to move the courtyard, then report it to the princess and she will handle it."

Concubine Hua was stunned for a moment.

She thought King Jing would feel sorry for her being forced to move by Concubine Lian, but who knew that King Jing actually agreed?

Concubine Hua hesitantly said, "My Lord, I, I..."

King Jing looked at her indifferently.

It was the little maidservant who was smarter. She stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, my master has been unwell recently. Moving the courtyard is a tiring task..."

Concubine Hua immediately nodded and said aggrievedly, "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to move, it's just that I'm very upset by Concubine Lian. I beg Your Highness to understand..."

King Jing simply asked, "So you just don't want to move?"

Concubine Hua was speechless, but because she had spoken before, she didn't dare to respond.

King Jing was too lazy to listen to so much nonsense and waved his hand, "Whether to move or not is up to you and the princess to decide. I have nothing to do with this matter!"

Concubine Hua pursed her lips, "But the princess said that I and Concubine Lian should discuss it on our own..."

Xie Run: “…”

King Jing also fell silent.

Suddenly, both of them felt a sense of powerlessness as if they were beaten into cotton.

Xie Run could sense that King Jing's mood, which had finally calmed down, was starting to become agitated again.

She spoke slowly, "Isn't the current situation that Concubine Hua and Concubine Lian are unable to discuss the matter? Since they can't discuss it, they should have informed the princess first to avoid further complications."

Concubine Hua's eyes lit up, "Thank you so much for your guidance, Concubine!"

After thanking him, a look of loneliness clearly appeared on his face.

She timidly glanced at King Jing's gloomy face, feeling extremely aggrieved and a little jealous.

Concubine Xie is so smart, so the prince dotes on her so much, right?

Concubine Hua doesn't hide her emotions, and all her thoughts are written on her face. Xie Run watches from the side... It's quite interesting.

When the new doctor from the Ba Mansion arrived, Xie Run's collar had already dried, and only a small dark mark could be seen.

Concubine Hua was standing by anxiously, and only then she realized that she had hit Xie Run with the medicine bowl, and she was afraid that King Jing would be angry again.

After hearing what Dan Tao said, the doctor of the Ba Mansion bravely checked Xie Run's pulse and finally said in a low voice: "Master Xie's pulse is strong and there is nothing serious."

King Jing didn't believe it, "Are you sure?"

Doctor Ba's scalp tightened.

Xie Run had no choice but to step forward and said, "Your Highness, that cloak is very thick. I was just startled just now. I'm fine now."

King Jing continued, "Yes. You were frightened, are you really okay?"

Doctor Ba whispered a few more words.

The general idea is that Xie Run has a very good mentality and his energy and blood are also strong, so a little bit of shock is not a big deal.

In other words, the doctor in the Ba Mansion is a newcomer and doesn't understand the routine yet.

If it were the other two experienced court doctors, they would have to diagnose some minor illness even if there was no disease, and then prescribe a proper prescription.

Concubine Hua, standing nearby, said with some envy, "No wonder Concubine Xie was able to give birth to the healthy Fifth Prince for His Majesty. It turns out Concubine Xie is in very good health."

This was a compliment, and Xie Run was naturally happy to hear it, but he couldn't help but feel that the words were too offensive.

Could it be that what she meant was that Fang Yuan'er and Concubine An were not in good health?

There will definitely be more offspring in the royal family's backyard in the future. If the child is unhealthy, then it must be because the mother is not healthy enough?

This is also a trap for those who come after you.