The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 133 Death of Concubine Yun

Concubine Fang trembled for a long time before she said timidly, "What does your Highness mean by this? I don't understand."

"If you confess everything that Concubine Yun did, I might be able to spare your life."

"If you don't want to talk about it, I don't want to embarrass you."

After King Jing finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.

The words that Concubine Yun had once told her flashed through Concubine Fang's mind.

For the first time, I felt selfish.

She gritted her teeth and hugged King Jing's thighs, "Your Highness, I will tell you everything!"

"It was at the princess' birthday banquet that Princess Su's sister offered me this opportunity."

"The master didn't do anything. He just told Consort Su's sister, Consort Xie, that she had an old lover before she entered the palace. She eloped with her old lover, but when the elopement failed, she jumped into the lake in anger."

"Everything else... was all done by Princess Su!"

King Jing stopped, pinched Concubine Fang's chin and lifted it up, staring at her with his dark eyes.

"Your master is very resourceful. If he was involved in something, would this be all he did?"

Concubine Fang was so frightened that she almost forgot to breathe.

Before she knew it, she was already in tears.

"Master...it was you who told Princess Su the idea of plotting against Concubine Xie. It was also you who passed the message outside the palace, telling Princess Su when Concubine Xie would give birth..."

King Jing listened to what Fangse said without showing a trace of surprise on his face.

Fangse has been with Concubine Yun for so long.

In fact, when Concubine Yun wanted to train Fangcao as a concubine, I guessed that Concubine Yun was afraid that her plan had been leaked and she was just making a last-ditch effort.

On the day when King Jing chose her to serve, Concubine Yun's words were meant to teach her how to make decisions.

Abandon his old master, show loyalty to King Jing, and confess everything.

She could step on Concubine Yun's corpse to survive, and she could also protect Princess Ruyi for Concubine Yun.

After Concubine Fang finished saying everything, she closed her eyes weakly.

King Jing looked at Concubine Fang coldly, "After all, you are master and servant. I am not unaware of your master's plans."

Concubine Fang suddenly opened her eyes, and the astonishment in her eyes was hard to conceal.

King Jing said indifferently: "Let me tell you, my master, Ruyi's future is in her own hands."

There was confusion in Fangse's eyes.

But King Jing still left.

King Jing knew all of Concubine Yun's plans.

Concubine Yun asked Fangcao to serve him, firstly because she wanted Princess Ruyi to have someone to rely on in the future, and secondly because she must have a firm grasp on Fangcao's life and property, leaving her as a disgusting pawn.

If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid the grass will not grow.

Concubine Yun had served King Jing for so many years, and King Jing knew her character very well.

But Prince Jing didn't want to follow her wishes, so he chose Concubine Yun's most valued maid to serve him.

As long as this girl is a little loyal to Concubine Yun, she will definitely treat Ruyi well in the future.

If not, King Jing doesn't mind choosing a new adoptive mother for Princess Ruyi in the future.

Secondly, when Fangse was a maid, she must have obeyed Concubine Yun's orders.

But if Concubine Yun died and Fangse became the master again and had her own desires, that might not be the case.

King Jing didn't want Concubine Yun's shadow to remain in the mansion and disgust him after her death.

Concubine Fang did not understand what King Jing meant, so she conveyed the message to Concubine Yun the next day.

Concubine Yun understood.

She stared at Concubine Fang in a daze, her fingertips trembling slightly, with a hint of fear in her heart, but more of calmness.

It was like a person with a knife on his neck, finally waiting for death to come.

She raised her hand and placed it on Concubine Fang's shoulder, "You did a great job!"

"From now on, Ruyi... will be handed over to you."

Concubine Fang was frightened to tears, "Master, what on earth does the prince mean by this?"

"Has the prince known everything you've done for a long time? Have you... guessed it too?"

"Go back." Concubine Yun's face was calm, and she also instructed: "Take Ruyi with you when you leave."

"Just say you'll take her out to play, she'll definitely be very happy."

Concubine Fang cried, "Master..."

Concubine Yun said coldly: "Shut up!"

"I am not your master. Your only master is the prince!"

"Remember, from now on, you must be devoted to the prince, only then can you live well in the palace!"

Concubine Fang had a dazed expression on her face and could only respond stupidly.

Concubine Fang was sent away, and the new maid brought the tonic prepared for Concubine Yun.

Concubine Yun glanced at him calmly and said, "Go away first. I can drink by myself."

The maid responded and retreated obediently.

Concubine Yun stared at the medicine bowl on the table, took out a pill from her bosom and crushed it.

Finely crushed white powder fell into the bowl bit by bit.

Looking at the bowl of medicine sprinkled with arsenic, she suddenly thought of the ginseng soup that was smeared with poison when Fang Yuaner had a difficult delivery.

The poison was arsenic.

Everyone thought that it was the Concubine Chen in the palace who poisoned Fang Yuaner with arsenic.

In fact, the Concubine Chen had someone tamper with the ginseng soup.

The arsenic on the edge of the bowl was smeared there by Concubine Yun.

It’s just that the person arranged by Concubine Chen was too stupid and was exposed early, attracting everyone’s attention.

Naturally, no one would doubt that the poison in the bowl and the arsenic outside the bowl were not put by the same person.

Concubine Yun couldn't stand Xie Run and even used two vicious schemes to trick Xie Run during childbirth. How could she let go of Fang Yuan'er, such a high-profile person?

She placed a pawn named Xiaoci next to Xie Run, and even plotted to make her almost fall on the first day Xie Run moved into Banshan Pavilion... Fang Yuaner had also encountered such things.

However, Fang Yuan'er was not as cautious as Xie Run, and many things could not be traced back to Concubine Yun. She could only suffer this loss in silence and secretly suspect the people in the mansion.

There is also concubine Li.

I was pregnant and almost fell down...

When Concubine Yun thought about it carefully, she realized that she had actually done a lot in the past six months.

Her body became weaker and weaker, which might be because she spent too much energy on it.

What I said to Fangse that day was that she had done too many bad things, and it was the truth.

Just ask her if she regrets it?

Concubine Yun did not regret it at all!

She had to fight hard in her life to be able to have the position of concubine and have a well-behaved and obedient daughter.

Even if she died, she would be buried as a concubine.

It is better to die with glory than to live in silence.

After thinking for a long time, Concubine Yun picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

After an unknown amount of time, the maidservant came in and saw Concubine Yun lying on the bed with blood gushing from all seven orifices. She couldn't help but scream, "Master...Master, something's happened!"

Concubine Yun died quietly.

As soon as the news got out of Qiufengyuan, it was blocked.

The princess seemed to have heard the news early on, and she immediately had the body buried and coffined, and set up a small mourning hall in Qiufeng Courtyard.

Only Concubine Fang was allowed to accompany Princess Ruyi to mourn, and no one from other courtyards was allowed to go.

The imperial court was currently arguing heatedly over the selection and location of disaster relief workers, so naturally no one would notice that a concubine had died in Prince Jing's mansion.

In the end, King Jing gave Concubine Yun some dignity and did not let her die with a stigma.

It was only announced to the outside world that he died of illness.