The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 142 Prince Su forces the emperor to abdicate

Xing'er was sincere in giving Jiang Baobao some advice.

But Jiang Baobao was only wronged by Xie Run, and would only wrong himself for a while on matters related to Xie Run.

On other matters, he still sticks to his own opinion.

She didn't listen to a word Xing'er said about Concubine Lian. Instead, she thought that she had suffered a lot of grievances and would have to find an outlet sooner or later.

Concubine Lian is the best.

Who told her to be bullied and not even dare to fart?

Xing'er will soon realize that the master and servant are not of one mind, each has his own ideas, and the relationship will not last long.

Because of Concubine Jiang's disturbance, the backyard was bustling for quite a while.

But then news came from outside the palace that the eighth prince had passed away.

His Majesty was furious and killed three imperial physicians and more than ten palace concubines, shocking the court and the public.

Not to mention Prince Jing's Mansion, all the homes of the nobles and powerful officials in the capital were dead silent.

Then the eldest prince, Prince Su, the third prince, Prince Wei, and the fifth prince, Prince An, were reprimanded by His Majesty one after another.

The seventh prince was even more pitiful. The emperor pointed at his nose and scolded him for being unfilial and unbrotherly, and said he was not worthy of being a prince.

It was because he had asked the Eighth Prince to go horse racing in the suburbs that day.

Fortunately, the emperor did not find out that the eighth prince’s death was related to the seventh prince, otherwise he would have deposed the seventh prince on the spot.

Obviously, the emperor suspected that the death of the eighth prince was related to these sons.

Only then did they suppress these people one after another.

Originally, King Jing's departure from the capital alone was seen as a joke of discord between brothers.

Now that this incident has happened, everyone feels that King Jing is very lucky.

By leaving Beijing early, he avoided the storm.

Since this happened some time after King Jing left, no one suspected him.

Everyone in the court knew that the eighth prince had died by falling off his horse, but the emperor did not believe it and sent someone to investigate.

Several princes who were supposed to be released to provide disaster relief were detained in the capital.

These days, the capital is in a state of panic, and everyone sees enemies everywhere.

Rumors spread among the people.

Some say that the death of the eighth prince was caused by Prince Su, while others say it was caused by Prince An, Prince Wei, or the seventh prince.

Various speculations emerged one after another.

On the evening of May 28, the 34th year of Yuanhong, Xie Run was sleeping soundly when he heard the crying of a child in a daze.

She opened her eyes, "Dantao, Taotao is crying?"

Dan Tao was on night watch tonight. She was already holding Tao Tao and coaxing him to sleep. She whispered to Xie Run, "Master, continue to sleep. I'll go find the wet nurse. The young master must be hungry."

"Didn't you pee?"

"The slave girl touched the diaper and it was dry."

Xie Run leaned on the bed, feeling inexplicably anxious.

After a while, Dan Tao brought Tao Tao back. "The little master doesn't seem to be hungry. He refuses to drink milk. Could it be that he was startled by a nightmare?"

Xie Run: "A baby who's not even two months old can also have nightmares?"

Dan Tao: "...maybe."

"Bring the child here, I will comfort him."

Dan Tao handed Taotao to Xie Run.

The child who was originally crying stopped crying as soon as he was in Xie Run's arms, and fell asleep slowly with tears in his eyes.

Xie Run frowned: "Taotao has always been well-behaved. He drinks milk at night and sleeps through the night. He doesn't like to cry... What happened tonight?"

She also often joked with the maids, saying that the child came to repay a favor.

No hassle from the beginning of pregnancy.

He is simply a chosen baby.

Dan Tao also said: "Yes. This is the first time, I was also very surprised when I heard the crying."

Xie Run looked at the cold starlight outside the window, and his heart was always uneasy.

However, he didn't know that at this moment, someone knocked hastily on the door of Qingsong Courtyard.

The princess was woken up in the middle of the night and was stunned when she heard the news.

"Prince Su is forcing the emperor to abdicate?!"

"Is he crazy?!"

Not to mention that the emperor is not old yet, even if he is old, the ministers in the court are not fools.

Furthermore, with several other princes eyeing him covetously, how could they allow Prince Su to ascend to that position easily?

You know, it’s not just Prince Su’s family that has military power!

It doesn't matter if Prince Su wants to die, but he is Prince Jing's biological brother from the same mother.

If he committed the crime of treason, would King Jing be able to escape unharmed?!

Unfortunately, Prince Jing is away from the capital at the moment, and the princess has no one to discuss things with.

The princess sighed and slowly closed her eyes: "If they want to force the emperor to abdicate, I'm afraid the news will be kept strictly secret."

"Now even I know about this. I'm afraid Prince Su has failed, right?"

The person who came to deliver the message was the one King Jing left for the princess.

Jing Si nodded: "Don't worry, Princess. The prince has anticipated this. He only asks you to guard the gate and not let anyone with ulterior motives take advantage of the situation."

The princess' eyes lit up slightly, "Your Majesty had anticipated this?"

Jing Si didn't say anything, which meant he agreed.

The princess felt relieved a little.

King Jing had a plan and the princess was less worried and anxious.

Jing Si continued, "During this palace coup, Prince Su was captured, and Prince An brought his men to the rescue in time, earning him the credit for clearing the court of corrupt officials."

"The Imperial Concubine and the Princess in the palace are afraid that they will be implicated. They will just have to endure it for a while and wait for the Prince to return to the capital."

When the princess heard this, her heart beat rapidly.

King Jing was a marginalized prince, but he was the first to know about the palace coup.

This was definitely not handed to him by Prince Su or Prince An.

That was only known through King Jing's own means.

Her husband also seems to have terrible ambitions.

When the princess learned about this, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

She then asked, "If Prince Su is captured, everyone in Prince Su's mansion will suffer. Did the prince leave any instructions? If someone from Prince Su's mansion comes to visit, how should we respond?"

Jing Si said calmly, "The prince said that Prince Su can be ruthless, but he cannot be unrighteous."

"Princess, just act according to circumstances. Don't get involved in forcing the emperor to abdicate, and don't be too afraid."

After hearing this, the princess felt completely relieved.

It turns out that the princess is quite politically sensitive.

Jing Si had just left and she hadn't even laid down on the bed when she heard the news from the doorman.

"Princess, Princess Su knocked on the door herself and said she had something important to discuss with you!"

The princess rubbed her temples and sighed heavily.

Mother Li's eyes lit up, and she snorted coldly, "Seeking a meeting?"

"Finally she has reached this day!"

"In the past, you always looked down on others with your nose in the air and your chin raised high. You never took me seriously, the master. And just now, you even reached into our house and harmed someone!"

"Now the day has finally come when she'll beg us for help!"

Prince Su's attempt to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel failed, and the fate of Prince Su's wife was predictable.

Mother Li is eager to give the person a beating when he is down.

The princess glanced at her and said, "Mom, this is not the time to worry about these trivial matters."

"Prince Su and our prince are brothers from the same mother. If Prince Su's mansion suffers, how can we expect to be spared?"

"Not to mention the long-term consequences, this matter will inevitably implicate Imperial Concubine Rou. If she is deposed, the prince will go from being the son of an Imperial Concubine to the son of a commoner."

It has always been the case that a mother is honored by her son, but it is also the case that a son is honored by his mother.

Wasn’t it because Prince An’s biological mother was of low status that he was ignored by the emperor?

Mother Li whispered softly, "Master, you are considering the overall situation, but Princess Su has never thought about it this way."

"Otherwise, how could you have dared to harm Concubine Xie?"