The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 216: Concubine Lian's Funeral Ceremony

Yuyan tearfully thanked Xie Run, "Thank you, Concubine, for your kindness."

It was too late when they got back, so Xie Run forced himself to go see Taotao.

The fat son was sleeping soundly and didn't make any noise at all because of the change of place.

I heard from the maids and eunuchs standing by that everyone was worried that he wouldn't be able to adapt to the front yard, and they were on high alert.

Who knew that when Taotao arrived at the new place, he was so excited that he crawled all over the house with a group of people following him.

After crawling, he fell asleep immediately, completely unaware of how long the person serving him had been worried.

Xie Run gently pinched his son's face, and his heart finally settled down.

After King Jing finished washing up, he put his arm around her waist from behind and asked, "Are you relieved now?"

Xie Run turned around and looked at him.

She took off her bun, and her soft black hair fell on her shoulders, making her look particularly gentle.

The lights flickered, revealing a bit of charm.

“As the saying goes, raising a child is like raising a child for ninety-nine years, and worrying about it for a hundred years.”

"He's not even a year old yet, how can I be at ease?"

King Jing raised his hand and touched Xie Run's hair, without saying anything more like "Don't worry."

Some words are not as useful as actions.

After washing up, the two went to bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, when Xie Run got up, King Jing had already left the front yard.

The maid who was helping her wash said, "The prince is going to investigate the assassination thoroughly and has entered the palace early."

"The prince is worried about the concubine, so he told me not to disturb her and let you sleep more, saying that you must be tired these days."

Xie Run rubbed his temples, thinking that he still had to go to Yunbi Pavilion to pay his respects, "I'd better get up. Sorry to trouble you, sister."

She lived in the front yard. The maids here had all been serving King Jing since childhood and had some reputation.

Xie Run himself felt uncomfortable after being ordered around, and couldn't continue to sleep in.

After washing and dressing up, Xie Run changed into a plain dress, put on a thick cloak embroidered with forsythia, and led people to Yunbi Pavilion.

As for Taotao, she left him in the front yard.

At this moment, there is no place safer than the front yard.

As soon as he arrived at Yunbi Pavilion, Xie Run saw an unexpected person - Fang Yuaner.

After being in solitary confinement for a period of time, Fang Yuaner lost a lot of weight and became more reserved.

In addition, she usually likes to dress in bright colors, but now she is wearing a plain dress.

When he first arrived at the door, Xie Run almost didn't recognize the person.

The two met in the mourning hall of Concubine Lian. Fang Yuaner stared at Xie Run for a long time with a dim look in her eyes.

Xie Run chuckled and said, "I haven't seen Sister Fang for a while. Sister Fang has lost a lot of weight. I almost didn't recognize you."

Fang Yuaner said meaningfully, "I should be the one saying this."

"It seems like I just met Sister Xie today."

After saying that, Fang Yuaner couldn't help but cough twice.

When Xie Run heard her call him sister, he became secretly alert.

Fang Yuan'er was probably someone who traveled through time and space in a book. She was extremely proud of herself, holding the script in her hand.

She and Xie Run entered the palace at the same time, so there should be no distinction between big and small.

In terms of age, Xie Run is actually half a month older than her.

But from the very beginning, she relied on her favor and called Xie Run "Xie Meimei" left and right.

Xie Run called her Sister Fang out of modesty and courtesy.

She called Xie Run "sister", which was not arrogant, but it was obvious that she thought she was superior to Xie Run.

Later, she gave birth to a child before Xie Run, but because the child was not very healthy, she was neglected by King Jing for a while.

She also called Xie Run "sister".

At that time, she thought that she had a son older than Xie Run and her status was more noble than Xie Run, but she still did not bow at all.

Now that she had been locked up for a few days, she actually called Xie Run "sister"... Xie Run didn't look proud at all.

The greater the change, the more it shows that Fang Yuaner's mentality has changed, and her behavior and temperament may be different from before.

But that heart full of desire and ambition will never change.

Xie Run said with concern: "I heard Sister Fang cough twice, is she feeling unwell?"

She glanced around and asked, "Why don't you light two more braziers?"

Fang Yuan'er stroked her sleeves and chuckled, "Nothing serious, I just caught a cold at night recently."

"Sister Fang, please take care of yourself and don't wear too thin clothes."

"Thank you sister for your concern."

The two of them greeted each other politely, and Xie Run went forward to burn three incense sticks for Concubine Lian and also helped burn some paper money.

He muttered a few words and shed a few tears just for the sake of formality.

During this period, several maids came in to ask questions, and they all asked about Fang Yuaner.

Fang Yuaner also handled it in an orderly manner.

Judging from the situation, the organizer of Concubine Lian's funeral seems to be Fang Yuan'er?!

After paying his respects, Xie Run was led by a maid to the ear room to drink tea, where he met Concubine Li and Concubine Fang who were also drinking tea.

Concubine Fang was also accompanied by the young Princess Ruyi.

Concubine Li and Concubine Fang stood up and bowed to Xie Run, "I greet Concubine Xie."

"Get up." Xie Run's voice was calm, his eyes fixed on Princess Ruyi. "I haven't seen you for a while. You've grown a lot taller. You look very different from last year."

Princess Ruyi looked at Xie Run for a moment before saying, "Xie Concubine, how are you?"

"It's been a while since we last met. Concubine Xie has become even more beautiful, even more dazzling than the newly blooming green peonies in the flower room."

Xie Run smiled and said, "My lord, you are too kind."

The maid brought tea. Xie Run took a sip and asked softly, "When I was offering incense to Sister Lian just now, I saw Sister Fang preparing it."

"But what instructions do the prince and princess have?"

Concubine Fang never liked to discuss things with others. At this moment, she just lowered her head and counted the tea leaves in the cup.

It was Consort Li, who was always aloof and cold, who spoke up to explain, "The princess woke up today complaining of a headache. She was unable to handle the funeral of Concubine Lian, so she asked the prince to release Concubine Fang from her confinement first, and resume her confinement after the funeral of Concubine Lian was over."

"There really is no one available in the mansion right now... The princess is now hoping that Concubine Sun will come into the mansion soon so that she can help her share some of the affairs in the mansion."

Xie Run could tell that Concubine Li was speaking up for the princess.

First, the princess specifically asked King Jing to release Fang Yuaner, and then said that there was no one available in the mansion. Isn't this just saying that Xie Run always pretends to be weak and refuses to come out to help.

Otherwise, the princess would not have bypassed Xie Run and directly let Fang Yuaner handle the funeral of Concubine Lian.

After hearing this, Xie Run smiled, but did not respond to her and instead brought up another matter.

"Since the princess is so unwell, would you like to come with me to Qingsong Courtyard to see her later?"

Concubine Li paused and said, "The princess is having a severe headache right now. If we go there, there will be too many people and too much noise, which will inevitably make her even more uncomfortable."