The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 289 Do you think this king is right or wrong?

In the original script, the princess had a difficult pregnancy, and she rarely appeared when King Jing was named the crown prince.

There were quarrels in the court every now and then.

In the end, King Jing still insisted on making the princess the crown princess.

It’s a pity that the princess died of hemorrhage on the eve of the enthronement ceremony, so there was no need for a dispute over who would become the queen.

The same scene is happening again today.

Based on Xie Run's understanding of King Jing, he has made up his mind to help the princess ascend to the position of Crown Princess, and no one can change that.

After hearing this, King Jing looked at her sideways and said, "I am determined to appoint the princess as the Crown Princess. Do you think I am right or wrong?"

In this case, no matter what, Xie Run should not be asked.

Regardless of whether King Jing was testing him intentionally or asking casually, Xie Run did not dare to answer casually.

Xie Run only pretended to be confused and asked, "Why don't the court officials agree that the princess should be the crown princess?"

King Jing's eyes were full of complexities. "They say that the princess is a princess of the Xia Dynasty. If she becomes the Crown Princess of the Yu Dynasty, she will become the Queen Mother of the Yu Dynasty in the future. This is against the ancestral etiquette and laws."

King Jing was just implying that it was against the ancestral etiquette. After all, it was impossible for him to expose the princess's shortcomings with Xie Run.

In fact, those old guys said some very dirty things in the court.

Things like impure blood, prone to rebellion and usurpation of the throne, and over-respecting the people of the Xia Dynasty... King Jing was furious when he heard this.

He couldn't help but ask in the court, "It was the emperor who personally granted the marriage. Now that the princess is so unbearable, are you blaming the emperor for not granting the marriage?!"

The emperor was ill when he went to court and had a very bad temper.

When the court officials heard this, they all knelt down and admitted their mistakes, seeing that the emperor was about to lose his temper again.

King Jing was happy, but he was also scolded by the emperor.

He is only being so arrogant now because the emperor has no other sons who can handle the situation.

Xie Run didn't know the ups and downs involved, so he just said, "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that a woman follows her husband after she marries. Since the princess married into the Dayu Dynasty, she belongs to the Dayu Dynasty."

"If you're always thinking about the fact that the princess is from the Xia Dynasty, then what do you think of the prince?"

"The court officials are not afraid of chilling the prince's heart with these words."

After being scolded for a whole day, King Jing finally found someone to talk to.

"Those old guys are full of talk about morality and ethics, and all sorts of great principles, but when it comes to actually doing things, they're more shameless than anyone else."

"If the princess doesn't become the crown princess, they'll be proud of themselves, but my face will be trampled in the mud!"

"From now on, envoys from the Xia Dynasty will be able to point at my nose and scold me for betraying my loyalty and humiliating my wife..."

King Jing's eyes grew colder, and he already had an idea in his mind.

He glanced at Xie Run and asked, "Are you so nice to the princess?"

"First, she called Dr. Xie to treat her, and now she has the audacity to discuss the matter of appointing a Crown Princess with me?"

King Jing still has some idea about the struggle in his backyard.

Xie Run is now the most favored, has children, and is his concubine.

If something happens to the princess, she will have the opportunity to take the throne. Why shouldn't she be wholeheartedly loyal to the princess?

Xie Run: "...Your Majesty, you are too unreasonable!"

Xie Runwei said aggrievedly, "Isn't it because you asked that I dare to speak so?"

King Jing: "I have asked so many questions, why don't you respond to every one of them?"

After King Jing finished speaking, he also felt that he was being unreasonable.

But the words have been spoken, and it is difficult to take them back.

He looked at Xie Run, who also accused him with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, I have to send someone to reprimand Concubine Hua tomorrow."

When Xie Run mentioned Concubine Hua, King Jing frowned, "Why are you mentioning her for no reason?"

Xie Run complained, "The prince frowned when he heard about Concubine Hua, which shows that the prince also knows that Concubine Hua is difficult to teach."

"Don't you know why I took on this responsibility, Your Highness?"

"If the princess is safe, even if Concubine Hua tries to win favor at the gate of Chunshan Courtyard again, I will never look at her!"

Without the princess to support him, Xie Run was almost overwhelmed by the people in the mansion.

"A mistress as good as the princess is hard to come by."

"Now that I have met him, I must cherish him. Otherwise, if I meet someone fierce and vicious in the future, I will be unable to rest in peace every day."

King Jing always felt that Xie Run's words were a bit sarcastic.

Is she hinting at something?

Xie Run secretly stabbed Prince Jing: "Your Highness, please don't forget that Concubine Jiang is still recovering from her illness."

"It's bad enough that she faked her pregnancy, but she also tried to frame me. Not only did she fail, she also harmed the eldest son and Concubine Sun. I dare not make a decision on this matter on my own, but I am waiting for the prince to deal with me."

King Jing: "..."

If hearing about Hua Yu is +1 bad, then hearing about Jiang Baobao is +n times worse.

King Jing is no longer angry, but worried.

"What do you think should be done with Concubine Jiang?"

Xie Run immediately regretted speaking too much.

King Jing never asked her these questions in the past.

Since she took charge of the household affairs, King Jing talked to her more and more, and would talk to her about state affairs from time to time.

Now even how to deal with the concubines in the backyard has to be discussed with her.

Xie Run couldn't bear it.

"If I knew, I wouldn't be worried."

King Jing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "...When she recovers, I will demote her to a concubine and find her a quiet courtyard to recuperate."

Xie Run looked at King Jing, wondering if this was a true way to nourish the body, or just to leave it aside and let it die?

Xie Run: "After the heavy hemorrhage, Concubine Jiang's body is seriously weakened. If she wants to recover, she will probably need some high-quality medicinal herbs. Even just one of them will exceed the allowance for a concubine..."

King Jing: "She committed many evil deeds, but she also saved lives during the epidemic in Mizhou. Now her merits and demerits are offset. Moreover, Governor Jiang entrusted her to me, so I can't let her end up in a bad way..."

To sum up, Jiang Baobao's past merits are used to offset the evil things she is doing now. If she does it again in the future, King Jing will no longer care about their old friendship.

Besides, the governor of Jiangzhou was of some weight, and King Jing did not want to kill his daughter for the time being and make a complete enemy of him.

King Jing's eyes were dim and dark. "If there's anything missing, just send it to her. Just don't let her leave the courtyard and cause trouble again."

Xie Run thought, what’s the point of baby Guangjiang being well behaved?

This time she harmed Concubine Sun and the eldest son, and both sides became enemies.

King Jing knew that Concubine Sun had made Jiang Baobao bleed profusely due to anger, but he never mentioned punishing Concubine Sun, which meant he would ignore the matter.

Concubine Sun was not punished. There is still a long time to go. Is she afraid that she will not find a chance to vent her anger on Baby Jiang?

As for the eldest son, King Jing was prepared to let bygones be bygones, but the eldest son admitted his mistake himself?

He is not stupid now, but his reaction is a little slow, which does not prevent him from holding a grudge.

Although Xie Run thought about it, he didn't dare to say it out loud.

Maybe King Jing knew everything and had his own considerations.

Xie Run: "I will obey your orders, my Lord."

King Jing took her hand and patted it gently, "You are smart, dutiful, knowledgeable and interesting. I like you very much."

"As long as you don't change, I will never let you down!"

Xie Run had heard a lot of such words, so now he just lowered his head in shame, with a look of full trust in King Jing.

After a while, Xie Run suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, you haven't told me what to do with Concubine Wan's funeral."

King Jing glanced at her dimly, somewhat disdainful of Xie Run's lack of understanding of romance.

But when he met her pair of watery peach blossom eyes, his heart felt numb and he couldn't help but coughing.