The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 189 Today is different from the past

Dan Tao was surprised and said, "It's already this late, and Concubine Rou is still trying to harass the princess?!"

"I'm afraid the princess will have a hard time with this illness."

Who doesn't know that Concubine Rou dislikes Princess Jing?

In the past, when he had no excuse, he was still finding excuses to torment the princess. Now that he has a ready-made excuse, how could he give up?

Xie Run shook his head: "Silly Dantao, things are different now."

In the past, Concubine Rou hoped that her eldest son would bring her wealth and glory, and she looked down on her younger son and daughter-in-law, so she kept showing off her power as a mother-in-law in front of the princess.

Now that Prince Su has fallen, Concubine Rou can only rely on Prince Jing and Princess Jing.

At this time, how could she dare to offend Princess Jing?

Xie Run: "Not only will Concubine Rou not trouble the princess now, but her illness... is probably also because of the princess."

"Because of the princess' illness?"

Xiao Shu and Dan Tao were both puzzled.

Xie Run: "Seeing that the princess is getting thinner and thinner, if she continues to serve the queen and is tortured several times, I'm afraid her body won't be able to bear it."

Even though Concubine Rou was clueless, she knew that this would be a crucial moment in the fight for the throne, and that it would affect her life and death, honor and disgrace in the future.

She wouldn't bother the princess at this time.

"I guess this was the prince's idea."

If it were Concubine Rou, it would be good enough if she didn't bother the princess. How could she possibly protect her?

After all, it has become a habit for Concubine Rou to torment the princess. Even if she changes her attitude now, it will be difficult for her to really take care of the princess with all her heart for a while.

Dan Tao sighed: "If only it were true."

There are storms both inside and outside the palace now. If we don’t deal with them together, who knows if our heads will still be on our necks tomorrow?

After discussing the palace affairs, Xie Run asked again, "Yesterday I was busy dealing with Concubine An's affairs. Was there any movement in Concubine Fang's courtyard?"

Xie Run also knew that Fang Yuaner had invited King Jing to her the night before.

She had been under house arrest at the time, yet she still took the risk to ask King Jing for help. She must have finally realized that something was wrong with her son.

Xiao Shu had already hidden a lot of information and was just waiting for Xie Run to ask.

Xiao Shu: "That night, Concubine Fang dealt with the two wet nurses around her."

Xie Run was slightly surprised. "Have you found out what's wrong with me?"

Xiao Shu shook her head: "It's precisely because they didn't find out that they had to deal with the wet nurse."

"I called in the imperial physician, and he said I caught a cold. Premature babies are naturally weak, so I couldn't help but have diarrhea for a few days."

"Those two wet nurses failed to provide adequate care and concealed the Third Young Master's illness. They were punished with thirty lashes of the cane and sent to the farm to do hard labor."

It is not easy for premature babies to get sick.

For example, at night, the child’s quilt is pulled off and only covered with it quietly after several hours.

If the child didn't cry or make a fuss at the time, how could it be possible to find out the cause after checking?

Xie Run: "Is the punishment a bit too severe?"

This severity is in contrast to the punishment King Jing imposed on the people in An's concubine's courtyard.

Xiao Shu lowered her voice and said, "The prince originally only punished me with ten strokes of the cane and sent me to the laundry room to do laundry, but Concubine Fang refused and asked the prince to increase the punishment."

"Concubine Fang originally wanted to vent her anger on the wet nurse's family, but the prince refused and told her to stop focusing on others and focus on taking care of the child."

"The prince said that since the child is sick, Concubine Fang should be punished the most. If the Third Young Master gets sick again, Concubine Fang will no longer be a concubine..."

Xiao Shu was still happy when she said this.

Who asked Concubine Fang to plot against their master?

She was naturally happy to see Concubine Fang in trouble.

Xie Run listened without saying anything.

The prince said this to intimidate Fang Yuaner, and he had no real intention of demoting her.

If you really want to demote Fang Yuaner's position, you would not say this.

She sighed: "I just hope she can be quiet for a while, at least until the situation in the palace calms down..."

Once the affairs in the palace have been settled, the princess will have time to deal with the affairs of the palace.

This Prince Jing's Mansion will eventually need the Princess to suppress it.

Because there were many things going on in the palace, the fourth young master's funeral was held quietly.

Xie Run suddenly received a lot of rewards from King Jing.

Box after box of jewels and precious artifacts, as well as piles of precious fabrics, filled up the original warehouse to the point where it could no longer hold any more.

Outsiders thought that this was the compensation given by King Jing specifically after he saw the fifth prince was killed.

Xie Run knew, however, that this was probably King Jing's reward for her being sensible and not being stubborn in getting to the bottom of the matter.

It's natural to be happy when you receive a reward.

Xie Run just looked at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and thought about King Jing's words about being considerate, which was actually a compliment to her for being able to swallow her anger... Xie Run felt it was quite boring.

There were so many things that Xie Run had to ask someone to clear out another room to use as a warehouse.

Although Yueyao was timid in the last cassava flour incident, she was thoughtful and simple-minded, so Xie Run assigned her to manage the new warehouse.

The little girl wiped her tears happily and thanked Xie Run directly.

Only then did Xie Run know that Yueyao had a younger sister, who was bought by the mansion.

But the two of them had the same temperament, both were sullen and reserved. Only she was outstanding in appearance, so she was chosen to serve in Chunshan Courtyard. Her sister was mediocre in appearance, even ugly, so she could only be a servant girl.

Unfortunately, her sister is in poor health and has to take medicine all year round.

Xie Run promoted her, and she had more money in her hands, so she could buy some good medicine for her sister.

In fact, there are many sisters like Yueyao and Yueyaer who were bought together to serve in the mansion.

Every family has its own difficulties, and it is rare to have sugarcane that is sweet at both ends.

Thinking of this, Xie Run suddenly asked, "Yuezhi is the Zhao family's adopted daughter. How did she get adopted by the Zhao family? Where are her biological parents? Does she have any relatives at home?"

Dan Tao was ironing clothes and was stunned when she heard this.

"Why did the master think of her?"

No one mentioned it for a few days, and everyone thought the issues with cassava flour and Polygonum multiflorum were over.

Xie Run teased Tao Tao and whispered, "It was because I saw the deep love between Yueyao and her sister that I thought of Yuezhi."

Nowadays, people attach great importance to blood ties. Even if they are relatives from another family, they will definitely promote and support them if they become successful.

In Chunshan Courtyard, Yueyaer's life has improved, and the first thing she wants to do is to help her sister. The same goes for Yueyao.

Even though Yuezhi is not Zhao's biological daughter, the Zhao family has raised her for so many years.

Looking at her appearance, apart from her feelings for Zhao Wu, she didn't treat the Zhao family as family at all.

There is something wrong with this situation itself.

It was just that the news that she loved her adoptive brother Zhao Wu was so shocking at the time that everyone ignored it.

Dan Tao put down the iron in her hand and asked softly, "Then Master...will you send someone to investigate?"

"No rush." Xie Run thought of King Jing: "I have promised the prince, and this matter ends here."

"If someone were to discover it during the investigation, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?"

"And the prince may also be sending people to investigate... Wait a while, and send someone to search secretly."

"Yes."

As they were talking, Yueyaer came in with Chunjuan, smiling brightly, carrying a basket. "Master, two baskets of fruit were delivered from the farm today. We knew that your favorite pomelo was among them, so we hurried over to bring it here."

Xie Run stood up: "I know you think of me the most."

Zihu brought a cup of tea and said, "Master, this pomelo has a cold nature, so it's better to eat less."

Xie Run smiled: "That's all there is. I can't eat more even if I want to."

In fact, it’s not that Xie Runduo likes eating grapefruit.

But the fruits at this time are not very sweet, and it is winter now, so it is rare to have delicious fruits.

Rather than eating grapefruit, she prefers the fresh scent of the roasted grapefruit peel that fills the room.

Yueyaer said excitedly, "I'll peel one for you right away!"

Xie Run glanced at the little orange on the table and looked at Taotao who was trying to roll over on the couch.

She picked up an orange with evil intentions, peeled it, and gave it to Taotao to play with.

Taotao didn't know that his mother was in danger, so he stuffed the orange peel into his mouth.

As expected, the smooth steamed bun face instantly turned into a wrinkled dumpling.

Xie Run couldn't help laughing.

Looking at her son's big eyes filled with tears, she laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.

Dan Tao stamped her feet in pain, "Master, you are such an adult, and you still tease the little master like this."

Although I feel sad, I still laugh a lot.