The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 134 Lian Ji

Prince An was overjoyed when he received the news.

He quickly summoned his advisors to discuss the matter.

Prince An: "Old Six is so cruel! After all, she was the one who gave birth to his children, and he killed her without hesitation."

Prince An only said this, but he agreed in his heart.

If this happened to him, his knife would definitely be much sharper than King Jing's.

Nor would he let Yun die as a concubine.

How can a person who betrays his own people deserve respect from future generations?!

It was Prince An who passed on to Prince Jing the news that Concubine Yun had colluded with Princess Su to murder Xie Run.

"It's a pity that the news was delivered a little late. The sixth brother actually realized something was wrong in advance and broke up with the eldest brother."

"If it had been earlier, I'm afraid the quarrel between the two brothers would have become even more ugly."

Prince An felt quite regretful.

The counselor said, "Your Highness, why don't you invite King Jing to discuss important matters again?"

Prince An frowned. "Why would I ask Sixth Brother to help? He's having a fight with the eldest brother right now. If I get involved, the eldest brother won't let me off!"

The counselor said helplessly: "Prince Jing and Prince Su are brothers after all. Prince Jing must know something about Prince Su's plans this time."

"Isn't Your Highness worried about where the disaster relief will go?"

"If we ask King Jing, we might get some new information. You just did King Jing a big favor, so I'm sure King Jing won't refuse you."

Prince An pondered and said, "That's what I said, but I've been interfering in Sixth Brother's family affairs. Although Sixth Brother may not have said anything, I'm afraid he's already resentful."

Prince An is not stupid. He would never think that if he delivered a letter to Prince Jing and let him know that the Yun family and Prince Su's Mansion were colluding, Prince Jing would be grateful to him.

Before the counselor could speak, Prince An suddenly smiled and said, "I do have a plan."

"Since this is a family matter, let's solve it the way we solve family matters."

"Isn't it just that Lao Liu lost a favorite concubine? At worst, I can just give him another one as compensation!"

That night, Prince An booked Zuimantian and hosted a private banquet for Prince Jing.

King Jing was also waiting for this opportunity.

After having a good meal and a good drink, King Jing half-closed his eyes and looked at the beauty dancing in the hall.

She has a slender waist and is full of charm.

The glance in her eyes was captivating, as if a fairy had come into the world.

Prince An held up his wine glass and said with a smile, "Xiao Liu, I caused you to lose a beloved concubine. How about giving you another one?"

King Jing stared at the dancer with drunken eyes, as if he was mesmerized by her beauty.

Prince An raised his hand, and the dancer turned around, her skirt blooming like a lotus, and she slowly walked to Prince Jing with a lotus-like posture.

Prince An: "This girl's name is Lian Ji, she is Zui Man Tian's top performer, and today is her day of grooming."

"What do you think, Sixth Brother?"

Lian Ji held the wine glass, her eyes full of water, bowed gracefully, and poured wine for King Jing.

King Jing didn't say anything, just drank cup after cup.

Suddenly he said, "Fifth Brother is good to me, I know it."

Prince An was delighted and pretended to be worried. "Sixth Brother, it's my fault as your elder brother about what happened between you and my elder brother."

Upon hearing Prince Su's name, Prince Jing seemed very angry.

"Fifth brother, why bother mentioning him? He's a cruel, ruthless, and ungrateful person. Just hearing about him makes me sick!"

Prince An could only offer some comfort.

Seeing that King Jing's face was less angry, he pretended to ask casually, "Jiangnan is a good place, but Big Brother doesn't seem to like it very much."

King Jing, his face flushed red, sneered, as if he was very drunk.

He murmured, "Of course he doesn't care about Jiangnan. What he cares about is that position in the palace!"

"Once you and I are gone, the world will be his!"

Prince An, who was about to inquire about the news, was frightened by these words.

After letting Lian Ji help Prince Jing away, Prince An immediately went to discuss matters with his counselors.

"What does Lao Liu mean by this?!"

Prince An's face was serious, and he said cautiously, "Could it be that the boss wants to take advantage of us leaving the capital to force the emperor to abdicate?!"

The counselor stroked his beard and said, "It may not be impossible."

"Prince Su is becoming increasingly powerful, but His Majesty favors the Eighth Prince. He has brought him with him during several sacrifices, and he has the intention of establishing him as the Crown Prince."

"Prince Su is a proud person, I'm afraid he will find it difficult to accept."

"Rather than waiting for the Emperor to appoint the Eighth Prince as Crown Prince, which would be a difficult decision by then, it would be better for Prince Su to force the throne first and turn the passive situation into the active one."

Prince An's heart was beating very fast. "You said this news... should we tell Father?"

"Absolutely not!" The counselor immediately stopped him, "Does Your Majesty have any evidence?"

"If the news is leaked now, Prince Su can change his plan at any time. Then the prince, the one who leaked the information, will be in trouble both inside and outside."

"Then what should I do?"

"Prince Su and Your Majesty, who do you favor more?"

Prince An's blood was boiling. "Of course it's my father!"

"Although my father is incompetent and lustful, he has always controlled the court and the army. How could he fall so easily?!"

The counselor whispered, "Then Your Highness should pretend to be ignorant. Wait until Prince Su forces the emperor to abdicate, and then claim credit for saving him."

Prince An's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea!"

He doesn't have to risk his life.

On the second day, King Jing took Lian Ji back to the palace.

He said to the princess, "Arrange her in Luoshuang Courtyard and assign two people to serve her carefully."

Luoshuangyuan is the closest place to the front yard in the backyard.

He also specifically instructed to send someone to look after it.

This meaning actually reveals an extraordinary affection.

You know, the day after Concubine Fang started serving him, King Jing didn't even leave a message.

It’s just that Prince Jing favors a dancer from a brothel...and the princess is not very happy.

The princess and the king are one in honor and disgrace.

King Jing's favor for a dancer of low status will damage the reputation of the royal palace. In the future, whenever the princess attends a banquet, she will inevitably be ridiculed.

How could she be happy?

The princess was even more worried that Prince Jing would be blinded by the beauty and do something inappropriate.

People in the backyard were also a little restless because of Lian Ji's appearance.

The weather was good that day, so Concubine Lu came to visit Xie Run and mentioned Lian Ji's matter.

"I heard that the princess doesn't like this Concubine Lian. I heard that she looks alluring and charming, even more so than the Concubine Han."

Xie Run was preparing to embroider a tiger-head hat for the child, poking around with needle and thread.

Hearing this, he smiled and said, "A beauty? Who wouldn't like that?"

"Your Highness is a man, it's normal for him to be blinded by beauty."

Concubine Lu was originally eating melon seeds, but she felt something was not right when she heard this.

"Thank you, Concubine Shu, for not caring?"

Xie Run shook his head. "It's common for new people to enter the palace. Why should we care about it? The most important thing is to live a good life."

Concubine Lu smiled and said, "I envy Concubine Xie's broad mind."

"I just don't care about anything and have no future."

Concubine Lu naturally didn't dare to follow suit and brought up another matter: "Many people in the palace look down on Concubine Lian for her lowly background. Serving the prince together with her has simply lowered my status."

Xie Run thought about it and said, "The only person in the mansion who would say this is probably Concubine Fang, right?"

Concubine Lu pursed her lips and said, "That's right."