The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 203 Palace Banquet

Xie Run happened to be walking over with the girl. When he heard this, he raised his eyebrows.

She shouldn't have provoked Concubine Hua, right?

In broad daylight, you ran into her yard to intercept someone?

King Jing glanced at the young eunuch and asked, "Why is she feeling unwell?"

The young eunuch lowered his head and said, "This...this servant doesn't know either."

King Jing's smile faded slightly, "Call the people in."

Soon, a little girl was brought in.

She trembled and said, "Reporting to the prince. Concubine Lian just sent people to Qiufeng Courtyard again. Her words and deeds seem to be trying to force our master to move."

"The master was so angry that he fainted. Your Highness, please go and take a look."

King Jing frowned, "Concubine Lian?"

He tried hard to recall the face of Concubine Lian, and vaguely remembered that she had a gentle personality.

But what she did now had nothing to do with gentleness.

And it sounds like Concubine Hua is also a disappointing person.

Fainted from anger at a concubine?

This kind of joke has never happened in Prince Jing's mansion before, and yet he still has the nerve to come to him?

King Jing: "Have you consulted the court physician?"

"The court doctor has already left. Only a group of servants remain in Qiufeng Courtyard. Leaderless, no one knows what to do."

"Why?" Prince Jing asked calmly, "No one in your Qiufeng Courtyard cares about the princess?"

The little girl's face turned pale.

"When something happened, instead of going to the princess first, you came to call me?"

King Jing frowned, "For such a trivial matter, a concubine like her was so angry that she fainted. How dare she say it out loud?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the little girl from Qiufengyuan blushed.

Xie Runcai realized that King Jing's words were sometimes quite poisonous.

However, thinking of Hua's identity as a concubine, Xie Run knew that King Jing would definitely go to see her.

She simply said, "Your Highness, it's too cold outside. It's time to take Taotao back to the house."

King Jing responded and carried his son back.

Taotao was placed on the couch, and several maids went up to help him change his clothes and check the temperature of his hands and feet.

Xie Run helped King Jing untie his cloak.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to go see Concubine Hua?"

King Jing smiled with a hint of amusement, "If I leave, where will you put your face?"

King Jing grew up in the imperial palace and understood women's competition for favor better than anyone else.

If Hua Yu asked him to leave Chunshan Courtyard today, the news that Concubine Xie had fallen out of favor would spread throughout the palace tomorrow.

Rather than favoring anyone, King Jing cares more about the stability of his backyard.

He was already annoyed by the constant turmoil in his backyard, so he would not take the initiative to cause trouble.

Xie Run said with a smile, "Your Highness, just now when Xiao Shu was seeing Concubine Lu off, she saw a maid slip on the ice and hit her head. Her head was bleeding and she's probably going to be disfigured."

King Jing was puzzled: "There are people sweeping snow on every road leading to the palace. How could he fall so badly out of nowhere?"

Hearing the words "Why not eat meat porridge", Xie Run just wanted to laugh secretly.

"No matter how diligent the snow sweepers are, they can't keep the snow at bay. When the snow gets heavy, it'll cover the road in an instant. This is normal." Xie Run smiled and said, "It's just that this girl's name is a little unusual. It's Fanglian."

Many things in the backyard never come to the attention of King Jing. Even if they do, after filtering through layers of information, they are just a gust of wind blowing through King Jing's ears, and he will not take them seriously.

When I heard the name Fanglian, I only vaguely remembered that she should be someone who used to be with Concubine Yun, and now she is probably following Concubine Fang.

"What's so unusual about this name?"

Xie Run: "...Does Your Majesty still remember what the Master said?"

Prince Jing suddenly remembered it, because Concubine Hua and Concubine Lian were arguing about this matter.

Xie Run: "It's such a coincidence. I was also worried that it might really bring bad luck to others."

"It just so happens that Concubine Hua has gotten into this trouble again..." Xie Run said slowly, "Master didn't seem to say that those who live in Qiufeng Courtyard and whose names contain the character 'flower' won't be unlucky, right?"

"If that's the case, Concubine Hua's surname is Hua, so it's inevitable that she would be offended?"

King Jing looked at her and asked, "What evil intentions do you have?"

"What bad intentions could I have?" Xie Run rolled her eyes at Prince Jing. "I just wanted to persuade His Majesty to go see Concubine Hua. I also want to go with you to see if Concubine Hua is under a curse."

"After all, I have several girls with flower names in my own courtyard."

Take light peach for example, isn’t that also strong?

King Jing saw through her little thoughts and poked her forehead with his hand, "You just want to go to the theater!"

Just wondering.

In the past, Xie Run liked watching plays, but he never took the initiative to join in the fun. Has he changed his personality now?

Xie Run said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I am telling the truth."

"Something happened in the palace. I want to know whether it was caused by a curse or there is another reason."

What Xie Run meant implicitly was that he didn't want to just sit there and wait to be beaten.

Even if she didn't take the initiative, she still had to be proactive, so as not to be plotted against and kept in the dark.

After hearing this, King Jing's eyes darkened.

Maybe he thought of the person hiding behind this.

"That's fine. You've been staying in the yard all day, so you must be a little bored."

King Jing was very understanding and generously took Xie Run to see a play.

Walking on the road, Xie Run said with emotion: "Last winter, when I was pregnant with Tao Tao, I didn't dare to go out at all, and I missed this snow scene."

"As winter approached this year, the princess forgave us for paying our respects. I've also been feeling lazy and haven't even gone out for a proper walk."

King Jing took her hand and said with a smile, "You were born in the south, where there is no snow in winter. This snow scene is indeed rare for you."

At this point, King Jing remembered something else. "There's a banquet in the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The princess has been complaining about not feeling well lately. Do you want to go with me?"

Last year, Xie Run was a concubine and had no chance to attend the palace banquet.

This year she became a concubine, so she has a chance.

But the emperor and empress made a scene on New Year's Eve, and there was no peace inside or outside the palace.

Prince Jing and the Princess were afraid of something going wrong, so they didn't think of bringing anyone to the palace banquet.

Xie Run knew that the rules in the palace were strict.

Although she is now a concubine, she is still a nobody in the palace, so she has always tried not to go.

When King Jing brought this up, it was probably a decision he made after careful consideration.

Xie Run asked, "If I don't go, will Your Majesty take Concubine Fang with you?"

Who told King Jing to have only two concubines? He can’t bring a concubine with him, right?

King Jing glanced at her with a half-smile, "Of course."

Xie Run pursed his lips. The wind and snow made his cheeks seem a little paler, which made people feel distressed.

Just as Prince Jing was about to say, "I'm just teasing you," he heard Xie Run mutter, "I heard that Concubine Sun comes from a prominent family, is well-informed, and has learned the art of household management since childhood... I'm actually looking forward to her joining the palace soon."

After hearing this, King Jing just smiled and said nothing.

Xie Run always felt that King Jing’s smile…had a profound meaning.