The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 196 Naive Stupidity

Concubine Hua had an innocent look on her face, her eyes red from crying. "I know I can't speak, please forgive me, Princess."

The princess didn't even blink, and said calmly, "It was the prince who agreed to let you live in Qiufeng Courtyard. Since you don't like it, you can go and tell the prince to find you another auspicious courtyard."

Concubine Hua looked up and said, "Princess, what you mean is that as long as the prince agrees, I can choose not to move the courtyard?"

Princess: "...Aren't you dissatisfied with the current yard? Why don't you want to move to another yard?"

Concubine Hua wiped her tears and said, "I am not dissatisfied."

"I just heard what that master said. He said that my Qiufeng Courtyard had offended Concubine Lian, and he wanted me to move. I don't agree!"

The princess was now certain that Concubine Hua really couldn't speak and her brain wasn't very good either.

"Who asked you to move the yard?"

Concubine Hua paused in wiping her tears.

The princess said coldly, "Neither the prince nor I have said anything. Where did you hear these rumors?"

"You are a concubine in the mansion after all, so you should act more cautiously."

"You heard some rumors and you ran to Qingsong Court to cry. If everyone here follows your example, there will be no peace in Qingsong Court."

Concubine Hua said awkwardly, "I know I was wrong."

She carefully observed the princess's expression and asked softly, "Does that mean I don't need to move to another courtyard?"

The princess said with a forced smile, "Let's wait for the prince to come back before making a decision on this matter."

Concubine Hua subconsciously asked, "I heard that the prince went to the county to work today. When will he be back?"

The princess said indifferently, "Is Concubine Hua asking me?"

Hua Shufei: "This...can't I ask?"

"There's nothing in the rules Mammy taught me that says you can't ask."

Concubine Hua opened her eyes, which were filled with anxiety, fear, and a bit of foolish naivety.

Seeing that the princess's face turned cold, his voice became smaller and smaller.

The princess raised her hand and rubbed her temple: "Send Concubine Hua back."

Mother Li felt sorry for her master and had to remind Concubine Hua, "Concubine Hua, the whereabouts of the prince are not something that the women in the backyard can casually inquire about."

Before leaving, Concubine Hua was still muttering to herself.

"I didn't inquire about the prince's whereabouts. It was you, Princess, who said that we can only make a decision after the prince returns..."

princess:"……"

Mother Li: “…”

The princess had recently disliked Wan Linlang and Fang Yuaner for being too calculating, and now she dislikes Concubine Hua for not being able to calculate at all and not being able to understand what is good or bad.

The princess sighed, "It's just that there was a rumor, and the prince and I didn't say anything, but she couldn't help but come out and make a fuss.

"With such a temper, how could she survive in the palace? The prince also asked me to take good care of her..."

The princess was afraid that if she stayed with Concubine Hua for too long, she would get angry and become ill.

Mother Li came over to comfort the princess: "I heard from the prince that Concubine Hua has been cared for by her parents since she was a child, and she has been raised to be a little too innocent."

"Even though he's not very smart, he doesn't look like he has bad intentions. At least he's less of a worry than the others."

As for who the others were, Mother Li felt that she didn't need to name them specifically.

The princess thought so too.

She paused, "Send someone to check on Concubine Lian. She's also a quiet person. If she hears some rumors, she'll probably be worried again."

If Concubine Lian was not about to give birth, the princess would not have said this.

When mentioning Concubine Lian, the princess naturally thought of Wan Linlang.

She frowned and asked, "Is Concubine Lian having a close relationship with Concubine Wan?"

"That's right!" Madam Li was well aware of the goings-on in the palace's backyard. "Everything Concubine Lian eats and drinks must first pass Concubine Wan's approval."

"All matters in her courtyard, big and small, are handled by Concubine Wan."

"I heard that there was a maid in Concubine Lian's courtyard who was unruly and secretly made Concubine Lian suffer a lot of grievances, but Concubine Lian refused to say a word."

"It was Concubine Wan who discovered it by chance and angrily sent the girl away. Since then, the maids in Concubine Lian's courtyard have been much more well-behaved."

If such a thing happened in someone else's yard, the concubine living in the yard would only feel humiliated.

But when it comes to Concubine Lian, everyone thinks it is normal.

This shows that this matter was very abnormal from the beginning.

The princess laughed and said, "She actually managed to protect the child."

"You said that Wan Shi was so capable, so how come she suddenly lost the child she was pregnant with?"

The longer they spent together, the more the princess could see through Wan Linlang's true nature.

He is calm and ruthless, and will not act easily. If he does, he will not leave anyone with any handle or way out.

If such a person has a child, he must protect the child with extreme care.

But she aborted the child because of a quarrel with Han's concubine at that time?

To this day, the princess has some doubts about whether Wan Linlang was really pregnant.

The princess asked, "How long will it take for Concubine Lian to give birth?"

Mother Li pondered and said, "It's been more than eight months now, so it will probably be in one or two months."

"The court doctor who took her pulse said that her pregnancy was very stable and she would be able to carry it to full term."

There are several premature babies in the mansion.

In Mother Li's eyes, being able to give birth to a full-term baby without causing trouble to her princess is already a blessing.

The princess lowered her eyes in thought, "As for Concubine Lian, Mom, you should send someone to look after her."

"If Wan Shi wants to do something, we might not be able to find out. But I have to take care of what needs to be taken care of."

"Otherwise, if the prince blames us, neither you nor I can bear it."

After saying this, the princess couldn't help but rub her eyebrows.

After Madam Li agreed, she immediately expressed her concern for the princess: "My lady was busy all night, I'm afraid she didn't sleep well. Why don't you take a nap while you have some free time today?"

Ever since something happened to Prince Su's family, the princess has not been sleeping well and often suffers from insomnia.

The imperial physician was asked to see the princess, and his words and deeds all indicated that it was caused by the princess's excessive worry.

Mother Li thought that the princess was worried about being implicated by Prince Su and felt sorry for her master, but she didn't know how to comfort the princess.

Before the princess returned to her bedroom to rest, she heard the maidservant of Concubine Lian coming to ask for a meeting.

The princess knew that she had seen wrongly.

Although this concubine Lian is weak in character, she still has her own little thoughts.

Madam Li's kind face suddenly tensed up. "Master, please go and rest first. I will ask you if you need anything."

But he knew in his heart that the reason Concubine Lian sent someone to the house was probably related to what the master said.

The princess was too lazy to deal with these trivial matters and nodded.

After a while, Madam Li came in with a frown on her face. "Princess, Concubine Lian heard the rumors and said she was willing to move to another courtyard, but she didn't dare to trouble Concubine Hua."

The princess glanced lazily at Mother Li. "She's moving yards? And moving with her eight-month-old belly?"

"Did she say this herself or did someone teach her to say this?"