The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 288 The first thing is to divorce the wife or demote her to a concubine

Xie Run said gently: "No matter how eloquent I am, isn't it because of the prince's pampering?"

As she spoke, she quietly stepped forward and tugged at King Jing's sleeve, lowering her voice and saying, "Your Highness, the maids and servants are all here. Please give me some face."

"Even if it's not for my sake, then at least for Tao Tao's sake?"

"He has a big face, so his reputation must be bigger than mine."

King Jing was quite calm at first, but when he heard the latter part of the story, he couldn't hold it in and almost laughed out loud.

But in order to maintain his image, he didn't laugh out loud.

"Tell this to Tao Tao later and see if he gets mad at you, his mother."

Xie Run knew from his tone that he was fine today, and said with a smile, "It's normal for him to have a big face even though he's small now. Everyone he meets praises him for being lucky."

"If he still looks like this when he grows up..." Xie Run paused and glanced at Prince Jing, "Neither you nor I are ugly, so Taotao shouldn't have a round face either."

She nodded affirmatively.

I don’t dare to think about that beautiful scene.

After chatting and laughing with her for a few minutes, King Jing's anger dissipated a little.

He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, but he didn't like it very much, so he put it back quietly.

King Jing: "Do you know why I am angry?"

Xie Run thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."

"I originally thought that the prince was angry with me for sending someone to the front yard this morning to ask how to handle the funeral of Concubine Wan, but on second thought, the prince is not such an unreasonable person."

"Could it be that someone has done something foolish today and angered His Majesty?"

Xie Run made a random guess and actually guessed it right.

Prince Jing glanced at her dimly, and Eunuch Shi'an saw his expression and came up to explain, "The prince ran into Concubine Hua on the way here."

Xie Run: “…”

When Xie Run heard the name of Concubine Hua, he felt a toothache.

This person doesn't have any bad intentions, he's just not very smart and likes to do stupid things.

Eunuch Shi'an also felt a little resentful.

The master was angry, and he, as a close servant, was also sad.

"Concubine Hua, dressed in a white dress, burned paper money and released lotus lanterns beside the clear water channel."

"She said she was begging for peace and safety for the people and soldiers who had suffered in Qiangwu..."

Xie Run: It’s hard to comment.

As King Jing's concubines, they could only wear all white, which was also mourning clothes, after King Jing died.

Of course, there is also the emperor's death, but that is still a long way off.

Prince Jing had just been appointed Crown Prince, and the disturbance in the palace had just subsided. There was a sense of prosperity, but she went there in a white dress to bring bad luck. No wonder Prince Jing looked unhappy.

Xie Run said softly, "Concubine Hua always thinks about the big picture but not the details. Shall I send someone to remind her tomorrow?"

Xie Run thought she had to go to Qingsongyuan to find someone with qualifications.

Otherwise, if she sent someone there, Hua Yu might think it was a provocation and humiliation.

King Jing snorted lightly, "No need."

"With her brain...it's a waste of time to remind her."

There is a strong hint of disdain in these words.

Xie Run realized it later and said, "Your Highness is so angry, but was you wronged today?"

King Jing immediately sat up straight, "Who would let this king be wronged?!"

With such a big reaction, it seems that I guessed it right.

Xie Run looked at King Jing silently.

King Jing: "..."

After a while, King Jing finally spoke: "Why don't you call me Crown Prince?"

This sentence came out suddenly, which scared Xie Run.

She belatedly bowed and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

King Jing: "Tell me everything."

Xie Run felt helpless and said slowly, "If Your Majesty wants to hear the truth, then I am timid and only dare to follow the rules."

According to the rules, King Jing could only become the real prince after he had the enthronement ceremony and obtained the jade seal.

This is the same as the fact that after a concubine in the harem is promoted, she must register in the clan office and receive the imperial edict of enthronement before she can be considered truly promoted.

"If you want to hear lies, then I prefer to call you Prince to appear closer; I don't like flattery..."

King Jing laughed. "Your words are a mixture of truth and falsehood. I'm afraid you've thought about it in your mind, haven't you?"

Xie Run lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed, and said, "Since Your Majesty has seen through everything, why did you expose me?"

"If you want me to call you Prince, then I dare to call you that in private."

King Jing snorted coldly: "That's not necessary!"

"Whether I can become the crown prince is still uncertain!"

Xie Run was not afraid of being frightened. "Your Majesty, please don't joke with me."

"Establishing a crown prince is such a big deal, the emperor has personally issued the decree, who else can change it?"

Even if the current emperor is unreliable, there is no way that the edict to appoint the crown prince can be changed.

King Jing had a half-smile on his face. "Today, the court officials have been discussing whether the princess is worthy of being the crown prince if I become the crown prince."

"Nine out of ten people spoke eloquently, listing the reasons why the princess couldn't become the crown princess."

"From what they say, if I want to become the crown prince, the first thing I have to do is divorce my wife or demote her to a concubine?"

"If such a shameless thing were to become known, I'd be cursed by the people in history books. How could those old bastards have the guts to say such a thing!"

King Jing had wanted to curse at this for a long time.

Those old guys in the court have a lot of seniority, and he has only just been appointed as the crown prince, so he can't be too presumptuous.

Now that I have been holding it in for a long time, I finally found a chance to say it out.

When Xie Run heard this, he knew that King Jing was holding his breath.

Concubine Hua happened to be stupid enough to come in front of King Jing and landed herself in trouble.

Xie Run: "I don't understand what the court officials are talking about."

She lowered her head and said softly, "I only know that the prince was appointed Crown Prince by the Emperor himself, and that will not change because of the dissatisfaction of the court officials."

King Jing was a man with a bad temper, and he was not as spineless as King An and King Wei.

When he was still an unpopular prince, he was secretly dissatisfied with the emperor.

By now, he has become the crown prince for sure, and he can do whatever he wants. How could he be controlled by a few court officials?

The court officials may not really be dissatisfied with the princess, a foreign woman, sitting on the position of Crown Princess. They may just want to take advantage of King Jing while his foundation is not yet stable.

It seems to be a dispute for the position of Crown Princess, but in fact it is an arm wrestling between the old ministers and the new Crown Prince.