The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 293 Bringing Five Young Masters into the Palace

After sitting for a while, seeing that the princess looked tired, Xie Run made an excuse that the housekeeper was waiting and took his people back.

Ting He sent Xie Run away and turned back to look at the princess, "My Master, Concubine Xie has already taken her people back."

The princess sat quietly on the couch with her eyes slightly lowered. If you didn't look carefully, you would almost think she was asleep.

After a long moment, she whispered, "There's been a lot of arguing going on inside and outside the palace about whether or not to make me the Crown Princess, right?"

Mother Li and Tinghe's expressions changed. They looked at each other, subconsciously suspecting that the other had leaked the news to the princess.

The princess didn't even raise her eyelids. "No need to look at others. I'm not deaf or stupid. I can guess it with a little attention."

Mama Li and Tinghe hurried forward to pay their respects, "Master, you and the prince have been married for life, supporting each other all the way."

"Even poor families are not allowed to abandon their wives, let alone the royal family?"

"If everyone in the Great Yu Dynasty is doing this thing of demoting wives to concubines, our Xia Dynasty is not someone to be trifled with!"

The princess shouted sharply, "Mother Li!"

Mother Li was so frightened that she quickly knelt down, her face full of trepidation, "Master."

The princess's face was gloomy. "A woman follows her husband after marriage. Since I married the prince, I have been a member of the Yu Dynasty. I have no relationship with the Xia Dynasty anymore. Do you know that?!"

"If I hear anything about the Xia Dynasty from you again in the future, you will not be able to follow me."

Mother Li raised the princess since she was a child, and this was the first time she heard the princess say such words. She was almost scared and quickly admitted her mistake.

"I know I was wrong. I was too angry and said something I didn't think was right."

The princess' expression softened a little. "Mom, those people from the Xia Dynasty are greedy and ruthless. We must not have anything to do with them."

"You just said it casually today, but tomorrow they might really interfere in Yu Dynasty's affairs under the pretext of supporting me. That's when they'll really force me to death."

The princess knew the Xia Dynasty royal family too well.

She slowly closed her eyes. "In two days, if the debate in the court doesn't stop, I will have to ask to leave. You should also be prepared..."

Mother Li was so shocked that she didn't know how to react. Ting He also burst into tears, "Master, why, why is this happening?!"

Mother Li was also panicking, "Master, you can't do this!"

"Although all the ministers in the court don't want you to be the Crown Princess, the prince is single-handedly supporting it and refuses to be the one who betrays his loyalty. If you stand up at this time, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the prince?"

By then, King Jing would be angry with the princess, and her life would be difficult.

The princess's indifferent eyes fell on the window coffin, with a faint hint of alienation and indifference.

"It is precisely because the prince is against all the ministers for my sake that I should stand up and give both sides a way out."

King Jing insisted on making her the Crown Princess, not because he valued the Princess too much, but because he did not want to be controlled by court officials, nor did he want to be branded with a bad name before he even became the Crown Prince.

If the princess took the initiative to step forward and was willing to give in, King Jing would no longer have to bear the blame.

The court officials would not push their luck any further and would not be able to control King Jing anymore.

In this matter, only the princess can step forward to ease the situation.

If the princess turned a deaf ear and allowed King Jing and the court officials to quarrel in the court, all the conflicts would eventually focus on the princess.

Some blame the princess for her allure and charm, others blame the princess for her selfishness... there is always a reason to put the blame on her.

The princess was more sensible and took a step back, so she could still maintain some dignity.

If the situation gets out of hand and the neighboring Xia Dynasty intervenes, the worst outcome might be death from illness.

The princess was born into the royal family and is very familiar with the ways of playing with power.

Mother Li and Tinghe both understood, but refused to speculate further, always feeling that King Jing could handle all the pressure alone.

Ting He couldn't hold back her tears and they fell like beads from a broken string.

Mother Li, however, wiped away her tears and cheered up a bit. "If you don't want to be the Crown Princess, then don't be the Crown Princess. Do you really think that's such a good position?"

"How many people in our backyard are peaceful?"

"Now that the prince hasn't even moved into the Eastern Palace, he's already biting a lot of hair. When he gets there, there will be even more people serving him. He'll be fighting three days and hurting people the next two days."

"Master has survived a great disaster and finally managed to save his life. He should take good care of himself and not get involved in all those messy things!"

The princess smiled lightly, "As my mother said, after going through the gates of life and death, there are some things that you don't need to worry about too much."

"Besides... let's wait two more days."

It hasn’t gotten to that point yet.

Xie Run went back to the yard to deal with some things.

A few maids heard about the characteristics of this bracelet and got some arsenic from somewhere to try it out.

The snow-white bracelet turned bright red instantly when it came into contact with arsenic. From a distance, it looked like a red cloud, and the jade-like color shone through, giving it a strange beauty.

It took more than half a day for the blood color in the bracelet to disappear.

This surprised Xie Run and the others for quite a while.

Xie Run: "This gift from your Highness is truly significant."

It also fits the princess's personality.

He took the Tianqiao Blood Jade Bracelet to Zihu for inspection, and only gave it to Taotao after making sure there was no problem.

After playing with Taotao for a while, Xie Run asked people to prepare the mourning hall for Concubine Wan.

As the princess said, Concubine Wan's funeral was held for outsiders to see, to let people know that King Jing attached importance to her affairs after her death, so many arrangements naturally had to be more detailed.

At noon, Xie Run was taking a nap with his son when he suddenly heard someone say that someone had come from the palace.

Xie Run was confused, but he quickly changed his clothes and went to meet the person.

The leading eunuch, with a white face and no beard, said to Xie Run with a smile, "We come to see Concubine Xie."

The eunuch's enthusiasm made Xie Run feel a little uncomfortable.

Xie Run: "I wonder why the eunuch suddenly came to the mansion, but is there any important matter for the palace to order?"

The messenger eunuch did not dare to delay the important matter and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is seriously ill and uncomfortable. The Crown Prince is accompanying him, so he suggested taking the Fifth Young Master into the palace to see him."

"We have received the Emperor's order to bring the Fifth Young Master into the palace."

Xie Run paused for a moment before he remembered that King Jing had said that day, "Bring him to the palace to show it to your father another day."

But Xie Run didn't expect that this day would come so soon.

She was a little worried, so she asked Dan Tao to go into the palace with her.

Back in the room, Xiao Shu saw Xie Run had been looking down in deep thought, thinking that Xie Run was worried about Tao Tao, so she said, "Master, the prince is still in the palace, and the fifth young master has always been smart and cute, so there will be no problem."

Xie Run then raised his head and said, "I'm not worried about Taotao."

"Then who are you?"

Xie Run: "I was just thinking that there aren't many people in Chunshan Court who can take on the responsibility."

"Apart from you and Dan Tao, there's only Zi Hu left, but Zi Hu can't live without me."

"Yueya'er is still young and lacks experience, and the others are ultimately not steady enough..."