kingnovel Chapter 150 Want to be promoted to concubine
Chapter 150 Want to be promoted to concubine
Xie Run looked at it and couldn't help shaking his head.
This time's house arrest is different from the last time King Jing punished her with house arrest.
The last time Concubine Jiang was punished, King Jing at least left two people for her, and did not restrict her diet and movement, and did not intend to force her to death.
But now, the person she had served since childhood is no longer in Songya Courtyard.
She also implicated all the maids and servants in Songya Courtyard.
As long as the princess was a little stricter, she would probably have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in one room until Prince Jing returned.
If her servants withheld her food and clothing, she had no place to appeal.
To put it nicely, it is house arrest; to put it bluntly, it is imprisonment.
When everyone saw Concubine Jiang's appearance, they laughed in their hearts and waited to see her miserable state.
Concubine Jiang was taken away, and Mother Huang, Xing'er, and Dong'er were all killed.
The princess continued, "Everyone in Songyayuan will be fined three months' salary. If anyone aids the tyrant again, they will all be sent to the manor to retire."
After the performance, the princess glanced at the concubines sitting around her and said, "You all should go away."
"I, your servant, shall take my leave!"
Fang Yuaner stood up first, followed by Xie Run, and the others left one after another.
After leaving Songyayuan, Fang Yuaner and Xie Run walked side by side, keeping a distance between them.
Fang Yuan'er suddenly asked, "Sister Xie, do you think Concubine Jiang will be demoted this time?"
Xie Run seemed to be in a daze, and it took him a moment to react, "Demotion?"
She smiled modestly and said, "It depends on how the prince handles it."
"But now is a time of great turmoil, and Concubine Jiang is the daughter of the Governor of Jiangzhou. With His Majesty personally granting her marriage, I'm afraid Your Highness will not punish her so harshly."
When he said this, Xie Run showed obvious confusion on his face.
Fang Yuaner saw this and smiled, "Sister Xie, I'm afraid I don't quite believe what you said."
Xie Run smiled faintly, as if agreeing.
After a moment, Fang Yuan'er suddenly asked, "If Concubine Jiang is demoted, Sister Xie doesn't want to be promoted any further?"
"I heard that Sister Xie's brother was admitted to the imperial examination this spring and is now waiting for an official appointment from the Ministry of Personnel. He has a bright future ahead of him."
"Now I'm the one calling you sister, but after a while, I'm afraid it will be reversed."
Xie Run was no longer modest this time. He just lowered his head and smiled shyly, "All of this depends on the prince's arrangements."
Her eyes were full of admiration for King Jing.
Fang Yuaner felt a little disgusted when she saw it.
You treated her as a competitor and made all kinds of attempts and speculations about her, but who knew that she was a love-brained person who was completely devoted to King Jing.
Facing such an opponent, Fang Yuaner felt that she didn't even need to take action.
Is it true that a concubine is in love and is afraid that she will not live long?
Xie Run was also blinded by King Jing's favor.
Fang Yuan'er said with a half-smile, "That's right. After all, it all depends on what the prince wants."
"I don't know when the prince will come back."
Xie Run's eyes were filled with worry. "I heard that the people of Yunzhou are very tough and bandits are rampant... I wonder if His Majesty has been affected."
Fang Yuaner curled her lips, too lazy to talk nonsense with a love-brained guy.
"I have to go back and look after Qiong'er, so I won't chat with my sister anymore."
Xie Run nodded, as if he was still worried about King Jing.
Fang Yuan'er walked so fast that she disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Only after making sure that Fang Yuan'er had left did Concubine Lu, who had been following behind, dare to step forward.
"Xie Jiejie, Concubine Fang wants to be a concubine?"
She also listened to a lot of the conversation between the two just now.
Xie Run's expression was less worried, his eyes were clear, "About that."
"But her family background is ordinary, and the third son she gave birth to is weak and not very favored by the prince. How could the prince possibly promote her?"
King Jing was really pitiful.
If we carefully count the identities of the concubines in Prince Jing's palace, the one with the highest status is Concubine Jiang, whose father is the governor of Jiangzhou.
It sounds impressive, but the Jiang family doesn't have a deep foundation, and Governor Jiang doesn't have much ambition to become an emperor.
In the capital, where there are dignitaries everywhere, it's really not enough.
For example, the number of concubines in the Prince Su's Mansion, the Prince Wei's Mansion, and the Prince An's Mansion is at least twice that of the Prince Jing's Mansion.
Those who could become concubines were either the legitimate daughters of noble families or families with titles, or the daughters of powerful officials in the court, or those who were related to the royal family...
In comparison, no one in Prince Jing's mansion can fight.
This also indirectly shows that neither the emperor nor Concubine Rou takes Prince Jing seriously.
Fang Yuan'er's family background is considered to be tall compared to the short ones in Prince Jing's mansion.
But even if the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan were as rich as a country, in reality, the daughter of a lowly merchant was the best she could be. Giving her the title of concubine was the highest she could get.
Few people in the palace thought Fang Yuaner had a chance of becoming a concubine.
As for Xie Run, although he started from a low point, he was from a respectable family after all.
As the status of the men in the family improves, her status will also improve little by little.
This spring, Xie Jing was on the list. When the news reached Prince Jing's Mansion, Xie Run did not make it public.
After Xie Jing became a Jinshi, the Xie family had already made its first class leap.
Young men like him who have some kind of in-law relationship are the easiest to train.
He naturally bears the mark of King Jing's brother-in-law. Unless he breaks off ties with King Jing, no matter where he serves as an official in the future, he will belong to King Jing's faction.
King Jing will also do his best to train him and help him rise to higher positions.
Xie Jing's future is foreseeable.
When he is appointed as an official, he will be trained in the capital or serve as an official in other places to gain experience. After three to five years of accumulating some merits, he will be promoted and may become King Jing's confidant.
By then, if Xie Run can endure it together, there is a high possibility that she will become a concubine.
Fang Yuaner's question was also to find out Xie Run's ambition.
Xie Run listened to Concubine Lu's words, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes, "As long as the prince favors her, anyone can be a concubine."
"I heard that Concubine Liang in Prince Wei's palace was originally a dancer."
"How can they be the same?" Concubine Lu disagreed, "That's because Prince Wei's mansion has no rules, and Prince Wei himself...any family with a bit of rules wouldn't do such a thing."
"Besides, Concubine Liang was appointed by Prince Wei himself. The Imperial Clan Court refused to acknowledge Concubine Liang on the grounds that the number of concubines in his palace exceeded the standard. She was not even listed on the jade plate."
"That Concubine Liang is not on the jade plate. To be honest, she is still a concubine."
Xie Run smiled and said, "But this does not affect Concubine Liang's dominance in Prince Wei's mansion. She has no shortage of favors, children, and power."
"Rules can only bind those who follow them. Your Highness is the head of this palace, so he doesn't need to follow the rules in everything."
Concubine Lu immediately understood what she was saying, "Sister Xie, what you mean is... Concubine Fang is expected to become a concubine?"
Xie Run just smiled and said nothing.
If it is true that Fang Yuaner used the power of "prophecy" to let King Jing go to Yunzhou to make meritorious deeds.
I'm afraid that the first thing Prince Jing will do when he returns home is to promote Fang Yuan'er as his concubine.
Now seeing Fang Yuaner so confident, Xie Run felt that she was almost certain to succeed.
Just waiting for news from King Jing.