The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 223 Fighting with Wan Linlang

"To be honest, I should have been the first to hold a grudge against her."

Xie Run sometimes feels that he is too good-tempered.

If this happened to Fang Yuaner, she would have slapped Wan Linlang in the face, then retaliated severely and took the opportunity to step on Wan Linlang under her feet.

Xie Run thought about it, then suddenly smiled and said, "In that case, I have to do something."

Dan Tao was a little surprised and couldn't help but advise Xie Run, "Master, please don't get angry and lose your composure. The situation in the mansion is clear now. Anyone who is restless will be punished and ignored by the prince."

"You are currently favored by the prince, so why would you bother with someone like Wan Shiqi? Wan Shiqi is not worthy of you gambling your future with her..."

"What are you thinking?" Xie Run laughed, "Of course I won't do anything to anger His Majesty."

Dan Tao: "Then Master, you..."

Xie Run said softly, "I can roughly guess what Wan Linlang is planning."

"Even if the prince doesn't give her the child to raise, she is raising him now. After the Sixth Young Master recovers and is sent to the front yard, she will visit and take care of him every few days."

"The Sixth Young Master has no biological mother. If he receives her tender care, he will sooner or later treat her as his own mother... From then on, she will be like his biological mother."

By then, whether King Jing supports her or not won’t really matter much.

Dan Tao asked curiously, "What does the master want to do?"

Xie Run calmly said, "She came to my Chunshan Courtyard in the middle of the night to ask for favor, so I have to protect the dignity of a concubine."

"Tell Concubine Lu that the Sixth Young Master is a delicate person, and the maids and servants who serve him are inevitably inconsiderate. Ask her to visit him often, as a token of my appreciation."

She paused and said, "Go get another safety lock from my box and have Concubine Lu deliver it to Sixth Young Master on his third birthday."

Dan Tao immediately smiled and said, "Concubine Wan has always been vigilant."

"If Concubine Lu visits the Sixth Young Master twice more, she's afraid that Concubine Lu will think she's competing with her for the Sixth Young Master's support, and she's afraid she'll lose her composure."

Xie Run: "We are both concubines. If she can support him, then Concubine Lu can also support him. Besides, Concubine Lu just has a bad reputation, but she is not clean."

"If someone were to fight her, how could she not panic?"

Once panicked, Wan Linlang no longer had the energy to extend her hand into Chunshan Courtyard.

Dan Tao smiled and said, "Master, this is a brilliant move. It not only warns Concubine Wan, but also distracts Concubine Wan so that she doesn't have time to bother with unnecessary things."

Just as she finished speaking, the maid outside came in to tell Prince Tongchuan that he was back.

Dan Tao quickly shut her mouth and helped King Jing change his clothes.

Xie Run didn't expect that Fang Yuaner had the same idea as her!

There is only one concubine left in the mansion now, Concubine Fang, and she also has Princess Ruyi by her side.

Fang Yuan'er naturally had no way of letting Concubine Fang fight for it.

But no one knew what method she used to convince Concubine Jiang.

The next day, when Concubine Lu went to see the Sixth Young Master with gifts, she happened to meet Concubine Jiang's maid who was delivering things.

After returning, Concubine Lu joked with Xie Run, "Sister Xie probably doesn't know how ugly Concubine Wan's face was when this servant entered."

"A servant follows his master. Even though Concubine Jiang was punished by the prince several times, she and her maidservants were still very arrogant in front of us concubines. I'm afraid they said a lot of unpleasant words to hurt us concubines."

"Is Concubine Wan really a very good person?"

"Later, when she saw me asking about the Sixth Young Master's well-being, she simply turned her face and stopped talking. You can tell how angry she was at the time."

Xie Run sipped his tea and said gently, "You don't have to provoke her, lest she bear a grudge against you."

"The Sixth Young Master is the prince's son, and the women in the backyard have the responsibility to take good care of him."

"If you just treat it with sincerity, you might get something different."

Concubine Lu's eyes lit up slightly, but then dimmed again after a moment.

If possible, she would naturally want to be as bold as Wan Linlang and ask the prince to raise a sixth son for her.

But Concubine Lu knows her own limitations.

She is not loved, has no power or status, and has no ability... and she has so many pasts that are too painful to look back on.

King Jing must have been bewitched by a ghost, so he gave the Sixth Prince to her to take care of.

Concubine Lu sighed, "I also understand what Sister Xie said. I don't covet anything else. I just think that I have done many evil things in the past. Now I have made a good relationship and will take good care of the Sixth Young Master."

Xie Run smiled and said, "That's great."

"Just be careful when you go to Xiuyue Pavilion, don't let Wan Linlang target you."

Concubine Lu nodded: "I am not a fool, I can't see through her schemes."

"Except when I visit the Sixth Young Master, I don't usually come into contact with her."

As he was speaking, someone came in from outside to deliver a message.

"Master, the prince has sent down a reward, saying it's a reward for your quick wit and for saving the Sixth Young Master."

Xie Run was slightly surprised, then she remembered that King Jing had said he would reward her last night.

But Xie Run just took it as a joke.

Unexpectedly, King Jing’s reward came early this morning.

She looked at Concubine Lu, and Concubine Lu also looked at her. After a long while, she said, "Thank you, sister. The prince praised you so much, but it's obvious that he is not satisfied with Concubine Wan."

Xie Run thought for a moment, "Perhaps the prince just wants her to give up."

She said, how come King Jing remembered such a small thing so clearly.

It turns out that giving with the heart is one thing, but showing one's attitude is another.

Concubine Lu smiled and said, "This is really good news."

"Maybe." Xie Run stood up and followed Concubine Lu to receive the reward.

It was someone brought by Eunuch Shi'an himself, holding a small rosewood box in his hand.

Seeing Xie Run, Eunuch Shi'an came forward with a smile and said, "Thank you, my master. Other rewards are fine, but the things in this box were instructed by the prince to be handed over to you personally."

Xie Run: "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

She opened the box out of curiosity and saw four imperial green bracelets placed inside.

The transparent and bright green is like a touch of emerald jade entering the eyes.

It was so good that even Xie Run, who was used to seeing rare treasures, was a little surprised.

"One jade bracelet like this is already extremely valuable, and His Majesty gave me four at once..."

Xie Run really wanted to ask King Jing if he had made a fortune, as he was so generous.

Eunuch Shi'an smiled and said, "When I saw it, I was also curious, so I asked on behalf of Master Xie."

"The prince said that since we are giving a gift to Concubine Xie, we must give her the best. If others also have it, then what's the point of being so rare?"

Xie Run was amused. "My father-in-law is indeed worthy of being the one who serves the prince. There is no one around me who can compare to him."

After a few greetings, Eunuch Shi'an took his men away.

Xie Run was about to go back to his room when he suddenly saw Mother Li coming with a group of people, carrying some boxes and baskets behind them.

Madam Li smiled and said, "This servant has met Concubine Xie. The princess said that thanks to Master Xie, the Sixth Young Master's important event was not delayed yesterday. She specially asked this servant to pick out a lot of things from the storehouse."

She leaned closer and said, "The princess also knows about the Lantern Festival banquet. She thanked Concubine for her care and specially added a gift to thank her."