The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 114 Prophecy

When King Jing heard Wan Linlang's confession, he didn't show much emotion.

Even though Wan Linlang did not win the debate against Qiuxiang, Prince Jing and the Princess were not fools.

It was a rare thing that Fang Yuan'er didn't go to ask the palace doctor when she was feeling unwell, but instead sent her maid to ask Wan Linlang.

These two people have had many conflicts.

Wan Linlang did not stay in her own yard in the middle of the night, but instead ran to Xiachiyuan to provoke Fang Yuaner.

Where did she get the courage?

The collision was real, but Fang Yuaner herself was not innocent either.

But Fang Yuan'er had just experienced the pain of childbirth, and King Jing would not bother with her about these trivial matters.

King Jing: "The princess will take care of the affairs in the backyard."

The princess pursed her lips, knowing that this was because King Jing didn't like to deal with it and threw the matter to her.

The princess lowered her eyes to look at Wan Linlang. "Ms. Wan offended the concubine and caused her to give birth prematurely. She will be punished with six months' salary, one month's house arrest, and forced to copy ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures."

Unless a serious crime is committed, the punishment in the backyard is house arrest, fines and copying, and punishment is not carried out lightly.

Wan Linlang bowed respectfully to the princess: "I acknowledge my guilt!"

After dealing with Wan Linlang, King Jing took his men back to the front yard.

As soon as he sat down, he heard Shi'an say, "Your Majesty, Jing Wu is back."

King Jing said, "Tell him to wait in the study."

After King Jing changed his clothes, he met Jing Wu in the study.

King Jing: "What did you find out?"

Jing Wu lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, the eunuch Yuanbao said that Aunt Fangchun in the palace ordered him to do it."

"Fangchun?" King Jing raised a sneer on his face, "The Empress Chen is really capable!"

Fangchun was the person close to Empress Chenfei.

King Jing was filled with disgust.

This concubine was not of high birth, but she gained the emperor's favor just because she was pretty.

Who would have thought that she was such a cruel person with a vicious heart? All the concubines in the harem were bullied and oppressed by her. Her methods of harming people were endless and very unsophisticated.

Or maybe she relied on the emperor's favor and was too lazy to cover up.

Originally, the Concubine Chen's hands only lingered in the harem, but now she has extended her hands to the palace outside.

King Jing suppressed the anger in his chest and chuckled, "I remember that one of the concubines favored by the Seventh Prince recently died?"

The seventh prince was born to the queen in her middle age and is more important to her than her own eyes.

The queen had high hopes for this son and was very strict in disciplining him.

Before the Seventh Prince established his own household and was crowned king, he could only have a concubine by his side.

It just so happens that the Seventh Prince is cut from the same mold as the current one.

A lustful and dissolute man loves his wife so much that he wants her alive and hates her so much that he wants her dead.

Although he was not allowed to marry or take concubines, he had always had many servants in the palace. Some time ago, he almost touched a palace maid beside the emperor.

The deceased concubine was a palace maid who grew up with the Seventh Prince. She was like a mother and a sister to him and meant a lot to him.

Recently, the Seventh Prince suspected that the death of his concubine was related to the Queen, and he has been in a cold war with the Queen for some time.

Prince Jing picked up his pen and wrote a word on the paper before he slowly said, "To prevent the Queen and my seventh brother from falling out, I must let my seventh brother know the truth."

After talking for a while, King Jing said, "By the way, let's collect all the information about the other people in Seventh Brother's room and bring it all to Consort Chen."

It seems to be true but is not, which makes it impossible to defend oneself.

But the Concubine Chen relied on the emperor's favor and probably didn't bother to argue.

Suddenly, King Jing remembered what Fang Yuaner said.

The palace collapsed?

Is it really a dream, or is there something else going on?

After Jing Wu left, King Jing practiced calligraphy in his room.

After a while, Shi'an came in and handed over a letter.

"Your Highness, I just found a letter stuffed into my body. It was addressed to Your Highness personally. I'm afraid it was written specifically for Your Highness."

King Jing glanced casually and saw four big blood-red words written on the envelope: From the Prince himself.

I don't know whether it was written with blood or cinnabar.

Shi An said: "I have checked it, it is just an ordinary letter."

King Jing took a casual look at it, and the light in his eyes became darker.

Shi'an waited on the side, not daring to speak loudly.

"Do you know who gave this letter?"

Shi An lowered his head and said, "After careful consideration, I think it should be someone close to Concubine Wan."

"Understood, let's go down."

"Yes."

King Jing held the letter in his hand, slowly walked to the candle, and lit it.

Fang just said that she dreamed that a palace carved with a nine-tailed phoenix collapsed.

Mrs. Wan sent a letter right after, saying that she had a dream last night that the palace in the southeast corner collapsed due to heavy snow, and a golden hairpin was crushed by the rubble.

The concubine's original surname was Jin.

The meaning of Wan's letter couldn't be clearer.

King Jing smiled faintly: "Is there really such a coincidence in the world?"

The two people had the same dream at the same time, and they both dreamed that the palace collapsed and something happened to the concubine.

If King Jing just treated it as a curious story when Fang Yuaner mentioned it, then when Wan Linlang mentioned it again, he couldn't help but feel alert.

King Jing did not believe in ghosts, gods or Buddhas; he believed more in human power!

Thinking about it, he raised his hand.

A figure appeared in the dark.

"Go and find out about the situation in Zichen Palace."

The emperor doted on Concubine Chen. Not only did he give her the character "Chen" with special meaning, but he also disliked the other palaces and rebuilt the Zichen Palace specifically for Concubine Chen.

From the moment it was named, the Purple Palace sparked heated discussions in the court.

Later, its regulations almost surpassed those of the Queen's Fengqi Palace.

Only after several censors were killed in the court did the emperor reluctantly take a step back.

If this palace, which cost countless resources and was of extraordinary significance, collapsed just five years after its construction... it would probably cause a shock to the government and the country.

King Jing could already predict the coming storm.

In Xiuyue Pavilion, Wan Linlang, wearing only her undershirt, sat quietly beside the bed, watching the charcoal fire burn.

After a long time, Suiyu lifted the curtain and came in.

Wan Linlang's eyes lit up instantly, and she subconsciously asked, "Is the prince here?"

Suiyu's body stiffened, and he lowered his head and shook his head quietly.

"The prince is staying in the front yard, and there is no movement."

The smile on Wan Linlang's face disappeared in an instant, as if covered by dark clouds.

She clutched the quilt tightly and said in disbelief, "How could the prince not come?!"

After saying that, she raised her head and looked at the broken porcelain again, "Are you sure you handed the letter to Eunuch Shi'an?"

Suici immediately said, "This servant is sure!"

"I was afraid of any accidents, so I hid in the dark and observed for a moment. I saw with my own eyes that Eunuch Shi'an found the letter and stuffed the envelope back into his sleeve!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, Eunuch Shi'an will definitely give it to the prince!"

Wan Linlang questioned, "Why didn't the prince come to Xiuyue Pavilion?!"

"Your servant, your servant doesn't know either!"

Suiyu and Suici were frightened and lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.

No one has ever doubted Eunuch Shi'an's loyalty to King Jing.

Wan Linlang was full of doubts: "Don't you think the prince believes me?"

"Or maybe the prince is completely disappointed in me?"

"No, it's impossible!"

Wan Linlang never believed that King Jing would give up on her.

Ignoring all this, the fact that King Jing was able to ascend to the throne in his previous life showed that he was a very ambitious person.

In this life, she used her ability of 'precognition' to give King Jing the upper hand. There's no reason why King Jing wouldn't react at all?!