The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 258 Rockery

There are rumors flying around the palace, and it must be related to Concubine Sun.

Now Xie Run and Concubine Sun are the two housekeepers, so there must be some different ideas at times.

Just as Concubine Sun hoped that the princess would not be able to keep this baby, and it would be best if both mother and child died.

Xie Run wanted to save the princess's life.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand and rubbed her temple, "Dan Tao, grind the ink for me, I will write another letter to urge my elder sister."

Xie Run’s guess came true.

Xie Jiang's journey back was comparable to the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Every time he encountered a rare case in a town, he had to stay there for a while.

After stopping and starting many times, we have not even covered one-third of the distance that was supposed to take two or three days.

Xie Run thought that he couldn’t be too casual about things.

In early April, Taotao will be celebrating his first birthday.

Xie Run was not planning a big party, he only planned to prepare two tables in Chunshan Courtyard to liven things up.

After dealing with the housekeeper, Xie Run took people to the big kitchen to see the food that should be prepared for Taotao's birthday.

On the way back, I passed Feihe Pavilion and heard a noise.

Xie Run looked up and asked, "What's going on?"

Dan Tao immediately sent the maid to check it out.

Soon, the eldest son was brought over.

When Xie Runren saw the eldest son, he was a little dazed and almost didn't recognize him.

Ever since he beat and kicked the pregnant Fang Yuan'er a year ago, angering King Jing, he has not been seen in the backyard since.

Everyone knew that King Jing kept him in the front yard to teach him, which was teaching, but in some ways it might be giving up.

"I haven't seen you for a while. You've become thinner and taller."

The eldest son lowered his head, his expression could not be seen clearly, and he just didn't look up at Xie Run.

The eldest son now has a gloomy and restrained aura, which is completely different from the way he shouted and killed Fang Yuaner in Lanxiangyuan.

The nurse tugged at the eldest son's sleeve and whispered, "Eldest son, this is Concubine Xie, you must greet her."

The eldest son remained motionless, just lowered his head, pretending not to hear.

Xie Run didn't argue with the child and just asked, "What were you arguing about just now?"

The nurse quickly said, "It's my fault."

"When I saw the sky had cleared up, I wanted to ask the young master to change into a thinner dress, but he didn't want to, so he sneaked out."

"I said a few extra words and angered the eldest master."

When the eldest son heard this, he looked up at the wet nurse, his eyes were gloomy, not at all like a child's.

Xie Run was shocked by what he saw.

What exactly has the eldest son been taught this year?

Seeing this look, Xie Run felt bored and just wanted to stay away from the eldest master.

The eldest son scolded the wet nurse, "My mother sewed this for me, I won't take it off!"

His voice had the stubbornness of a child, yet also contained an inexplicable ferocity.

Before the nurse could say anything, Xie Run said, "The eldest son is not a child anymore. Don't push him. Coax him well and reason with him. You will always be able to convince him."

"Besides, he wore too many clothes, not too few, so there's no need to worry about him catching a cold or getting sick."

"If it were really hot, I wouldn't be so stubborn about wearing this dress."

The nurse didn't dare to say anything more, she just bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Concubine."

Xie Run didn't say anything, turned around and left with his men.

He had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped.

Dan Tao asked in confusion: "Master, why don't you leave?"

Xie Runyun said calmly, "Send someone to the rockery to check."

Dan Tao immediately became alert, "Master, do you suspect that the wet nurse and the eldest young master have ill intentions?"

Xie Run smiled and said, "I was just thinking... I just saw some red marks on the eldest master's body."

Dan Tao was shocked, "How dare they abuse the eldest master?"

"I don't know."

But Xie Run understood one thing.

The relationship between the wet nurse and the eldest young master is obviously not good. Now she comes to Feihe Pavilion to quarrel with the eldest young master. Is it really because she is worried about him?

Dan Tao had obviously figured this out, and immediately said, "I'll personally take people to investigate!"

Xie Run: "Wait until they leave. I have the Purple Lake here, so you don't have to worry."

"Yes."

At dinner time, Dan Tao came back with a calm look on her face.

After serving Xie Run his meal, she took out a stone and placed it on the table.

Xie Run only took a glance and asked, "Did someone tamper with the rockery?"

It's obvious that this stone is from a rockery.

Dan Tao nodded and said, "There are many rockeries in Feihe Pavilion. I led people to check them one by one and found that one of them was loose."

"If someone gets pushed up there and hits the rockery, they might fall down the mountain... I'm afraid they'd be seriously injured."

Xie Run asked again: "Who do you think did it? The eldest master or the wet nurse?"

Dan Tao said with some embarrassment: "I think the wet nurse is more likely, but after seeing the eldest young master's appearance today...I am also a little unsure."

"The eldest son dared to kick the pregnant Concubine Fang a year ago. It's not impossible that he would do something even more horrific now."

Xie Run: "Go to the front yard and inform them to keep an eye on the wet nurse and the eldest son... and tell them that they suspect someone has been planted by Prince An."

Although Xie Run held the token in her hand, she could not use it to dispatch people at will.

Now, notifying the front yard is just a reminder, and the main responsibility still depends on the people in the front yard.

"What about the backyard?" Dan Tao asked, "How about I send someone to repair the rockery as soon as possible?"

Xie Run didn't respond, but instead asked another question: "Who do you think they are trying to plot against?"

Dan Tao paused, lowered her eyes and thought carefully, "If I want to harm someone, I have to see who will pass by Feihe Pavilion."

This place is remote. Except for Xie Run's Chunshan Courtyard, Lu Shiqie's Qingfeng Courtyard and Fang Yuaner's Songya Courtyard, other people generally don't take this road.

But Fang Yuan'er is not at home now, and she has entrusted the child to the care of her personal maid, who rarely goes out.

Only Concubine Lu and Xie Run were left.

Dan Tao said: "Concubine Lu can't threaten anyone, they must want to harm you, the master!"

Xie Run shook his head: "Not necessarily."

“Normally, not many people pass by Feihe Pavilion.”

"But Dantao, you forgot that the day after tomorrow is Taotao's birthday. People from all the courtyards will be here then."

Dan Tao was startled and suddenly said, "If you're talking about harming people, the traps on this rockery can be used by anyone. But if it's going to cause a big impact..."

Xie Run and Dan Tao looked at each other and said someone's name at the same time.

"Baby Jiang!"

"Concubine Jiang!"

In the backyard, only Jiang Baobao was pregnant.

If she fell from the rockery, the child would most likely die.

Dan Tao continued, "The master also suspected Concubine Jiang of faking her pregnancy. If we think about it further, is this a trap set by Concubine Jiang herself, wanting to abort the nonexistent child and take someone else with her?"

Wasn't this the same move that Han Shiqie and Wan Linlang had done?

And it just happened to be what the two of them had guessed.