The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 254 Is she familiar with Concubine Rou?

At least the princess has a younger sister who is favored by the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty and they support each other.

Prince Jing was neglected by the emperor, and Concubine Rou was partial to him and didn't care about this son at all. His own brother was also a face-saving person.

At that time, King Jing had no official position.

They had all reached adulthood, but no one mentioned the matter of being crowned kings and establishing their own palaces.

If the emperor had not searched among his sons and discovered that he had a son of marriageable age who was not yet married, he would not have remembered King Jing at all.

Two people with miserable lives endured for eight years and just when they were about to get through it, they encountered such a difficult thing again.

The princess leaned against the head of the bed, lowering her eyes in thought.

She wanted this child.

Although the princess is calm now, she was once crazy about having a child.

King Jing announced that he would allow his concubine to have children only after the princess had been childless for three years.

The princess was very grateful.

But as three years passed, the princess's belly became smaller and smaller.

When Concubine Ning became pregnant, she couldn't help but panic.

She sought medical advice, prayed to gods and Buddhas, and used all kinds of folk remedies and incantations. She did everything she should do.

When Concubine Ning was pregnant with her second child, her stomach still did not respond.

When Concubine Ning relied on her offspring to win favor and stepped on her head to bully others, the princess felt very aggrieved.

When Concubine Ning was at the peak of her power, she publicly mocked the princess as a hen that didn't lay eggs and was not worthy of being a woman.

Although she was severely punished by King Jing afterwards, the princess still felt deeply humiliated in her heart.

When the princess woke up in the middle of the night, she would always dream that she was pregnant. She no longer had to be forced and urged by Concubine Rou, nor ridiculed by Concubine Su, nor bullied by Concubine Ning.

Sometimes when the princess went out to a banquet, she would hear some inappropriate words or malicious looks.

All this is because she can't have children!

For women, this is an extremely humiliating thing!

For a woman in a high position, this is a sword that can be fatal at any time!

Now that I am finally pregnant, it is so dangerous.

If she took a step forward, she would be dead, and if she took a step back... it wouldn't be much better.

The princess slowly closed her eyes, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

She whispered, "Wait a little longer... maybe it will be better after some time."

"Maybe I can give birth to him safely?"

Upon hearing this, Mother Li burst into tears, "My poor master!"

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Early in the morning, an imperial decree suddenly came from the palace, saying that Xie Run was allowed to enter the palace to accompany Concubine Rou.

Xie Run pondered for a long time but couldn't figure out the meaning of this decree.

Concubine Rou is fine, why do you want to see her?

Thinking of Concubine Rou's previous battle record, Xie Run did not dare to have any luck and immediately sent someone to notify the princess.

In the Manchu palace, only the princess knew somewhat about Concubine Rou.

Perhaps because Xie Run had defended her face several times, the princess quickly told her the news.

The general meaning is that the emperor's mood is unpredictable and he suddenly made trouble for Concubine Chen, a dead person.

Concubine Rou was scared and wanted to find someone to comfort her.

If the princess had not had such a difficult pregnancy, Concubine Rou would definitely have asked the princess to enter the palace.

Xie Run: “…”

Concubine Rou came here on orders from the emperor, so Xie Run had no choice but to go.

I had to dress up for the banquet.

Xie Run was nervous all the way, wondering if Concubine Rou would make trouble for him.

Who knew that once they arrived at Rouyi Palace, Concubine Rou took her hand and asked the princess, "How is Jinse?"

"I've been trapped in the palace every day, worrying about her and the baby in her belly. Unfortunately, I've never been able to visit her."

Xie Run was stunned for a long time. "The Jinse that mother mentioned is the princess?"

Concubine Rou nodded impatiently: "Yes."

Xie Run said softly, "I'm not too sure either. I only saw the princess a few days ago and she looked well. I think both mother and child are doing well."

Concubine Rou curled her lips.

She also read the imperial physician's diagnosis and naturally knew how dangerous the princess's pregnancy was.

Now, after hearing what Xie Run said, he knew that the princess was still hiding it from the palace, fearing that the concubines in the palace would know that her pregnancy was unstable and have other thoughts.

Concubine Rou scoffed at this kind of scheming in the harem.

But she didn't really care about the princess, she just had to go through the process.

Imperial Concubine Rou: "I think you are a well-behaved and good child. Just looking at you makes me feel comfortable."

"There's been a lot going on in the palace these past few days. Has it scared you?"

Xie Run lowered his head and nodded very meekly and obediently, "Your Highness is not at home right now. I feel very uneasy when there is even a little unrest in the capital."

She smiled lightly, a little shyly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty."

"I wonder if the Imperial Concubine is okay?"

Imperial Concubine Rou had already sent the outsiders away. Now, she finally heard what Xie Run said. She pulled Xie Run's hand and said, "Don't think I'm having an easy life. I'm also very sad every day."

"For some reason, the Emperor disliked Consort Chen and demoted her from Consort to a concubine, without even a place to bury her... Although I had some grudges against her, seeing her die in such a miserable state, I can't help but feel a little sad."

Xie Run's face looked a little numb.

Is she very familiar with Concubine Rou?

Is it okay to say such things to her?!

Concubine Rou didn't care about that. She specifically asked Xie Run out to vent her negative emotions.

This task used to belong to the princess, but now that the princess is not able to do so, it temporarily falls into Xie Run's hands.

From the emperor's unpredictable behavior to her worry that Prince Jing would go to Yunzhou and never come back, to Prince Su being instigated to rebel, Prince Jing being unfilial to her, and how she took care of Prince Jing as a child... Concubine Rou told Xie Run all the bad things that had happened over the past few decades.

The girls around couldn't persuade her to stop.

With every extra word he listened to, Xie Run became concerned that the head on his neck felt a little heavy.

She looked up at the sky outside the palace and sighed deeply in her heart.

Xie Run listened for a long time and finally extracted some core information.

Concubine Rou was worried because she saw the emperor's fickle attitude towards Concubine Chen and Concubine Jing, and she was afraid that she would suffer the same fate one day.

How much discussion did the one queen and three imperial concubines cause?

Now the two imperial concubines have met a fate one worse than the other, and the queen is not much better off. She is the only imperial concubine still sitting here.

How can Concubine Rou feel at ease?

Xie Run could only comfort her softly, "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. You have served our father for so many years, and you have always been virtuous, kind, and virtuous. Your father is grateful for your kindness."

When Concubine Rou heard Xie Run's praise, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she smiled with her face but not her heart.

Xie Run continued to deceive: "Don't disbelieve me, just look at how the emperor treats the prince."

Concubine Rou was even more unhappy. "Now Yuan'er has gone to Yunzhou because of a quarrel with his father, and the emperor doesn't seem to care about him at all."

"If the emperor really treats him well, he should issue an imperial decree to summon him back to the capital!"

"If we leave him alone outside now, won't that give others an opportunity to take advantage of us?"

This other person refers to Prince An.

Now Prince An is eyeing the emperor covetously and showing his affection to him every day. Concubine Rou is angry and jealous when she sees this.

He was afraid that one day the emperor would lose his mind and make Prince An the crown prince.