The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 398 Innocent Heart

"Fortunately, there's nothing dirty on it, otherwise my nine lives wouldn't be enough to pay for it!"

As she said this, Aunt Xu slapped herself in anger.

"From now on, I will follow the Fifth Prince closely and never leave him alone!"

Xie Run quickly had Aunt Xu helped up: "It was I who ordered that no one should stop Tao Tao from playing. Aunt Xu is not at fault. Some people can steal for a thousand days, so how can we be on guard against thieves for a thousand days?"

"Tao Tao is getting older and more naughty. When he runs, even the young eunuchs can't catch up with him. How can Ma, who is old, catch up with him?"

Aunt Xu's eyes were filled with tears. "Your Majesty, you are so considerate of me. This makes me feel even more guilty."

"Madam, that's too polite. What happened today is not Madam's fault at all."

After Xie Run comforted Aunt Xu, he had the entire bamboo forest searched.

Showa Palace is too big, and there are some remote corners that the palace servants will never pass by all year round.

If someone passes by and secretly buries something, it will be difficult to find it after a long time.

After searching for an entire afternoon, they didn't find any suspects, but they did uncover a bunch of trivial matters in the harem.

Maybe a eunuch or maid in the palace often had secret meetings here, or someone liked to bury the money they had saved, or maybe a palace maid would go to the bamboo forest every now and then to steal bamboo and weave things to sell... In this small bamboo forest, there were many strange things happening.

Xie Run didn't intend to pursue the matter, so he waved his hand and let the matter drop.

On the way back, Dan Tao analyzed: "Your Majesty, this palace gate is remote, the only people who would pass through here are Concubine Shen and Concubine Fang..."

Dan Tao didn't suspect that the talisman paper was placed there by these two people, but she felt that the corner where it was buried was precisely here, so perhaps someone wanted to implicate these two people.

Xie Run said calmly: "Send someone to invite Concubine Shen to the palace for tea later."

Dan Tao was stunned: "Your Majesty is suspicious of Concubine Shen?"

"No." Xie Run said in a clear tone, "It's to let her know that the person who buried the talisman paper has a good plan. Burying the talisman paper is one thing, but trying to implicate them in this plan and make us fight among ourselves is another."

When Xie Run first saw the talisman paper, he found it funny.

Compared to the poisoning and framing in the palace, this method is too despicable.

But when she checked further, she found that the other party's methods were not despicable at all, but very clever.

It would have been fine if the other party had buried talismans to curse Xie Run, but it seemed like they had found a good person to blame.

If the incident were to get out, the first people to be suspected would be Concubine Shen and Concubine Fang.

Xie Run only has Concubine Shen by his side. If he becomes estranged from her because of this, then she will be truly alone in the harem.

Moreover, the emperor might not be happy to hear that his own people were fighting among themselves.

A person who doesn't like to cause trouble starts to cause trouble. How much trouble can the emperor's patience withstand?

Xiao Shu: "It turns out that the Queen had already figured it out."

"I'm still wondering why you didn't continue investigating back in the bamboo forest, and why you suppressed the palace maids' affairs, giving them an advantage for nothing."

Xie Run: "What time is it now?"

"The entire palace is worried about the Empress's health, and the Emperor is busy with both the court and the harem. If I cause such a big fuss over such a small matter, how annoying would that be?"

Dan Tao: "But Master, I'm afraid this matter cannot be let go like this."

"Someone wants to harm you. You must tell the emperor."

Xie Run raised his hand and placed it on his slightly bulging belly. "The Emperor will come tonight if he hears the news."

She is pregnant now, so it is not easy for her to run around and complain like before.

If she doesn't come... it means that she, Concubine Zhao, has no status in the emperor's heart.

Xie Run looked down at his stomach.

Even if it wasn't for her, the emperor would come for the baby in her womb.

Although Xie Run did not go to complain, he still sent someone to the imperial study to report it.

Xie Run underestimated the status of her and her son in the emperor's heart.

The person who went to report the news came back and brought the emperor with him.

Before Xie Run could react, the emperor had already strode in and held her hand, "Are you scared?!"

Xie Run looked into the emperor's deep, almond-shaped eyes and was dazed for a moment.

After a moment, she reacted and whispered, "I have no shame in looking up to Heaven and bowing down to Earth. I am not afraid of these evil methods, so how could I be frightened?"

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Although the messenger said you were fine, I was worried about your pregnancy. They say pregnant women are more fragile than usual, so I couldn't help but feel a little worried."

Such words are not something the emperor would normally say.

But Xie Run just had to bear it.

Xie Run: "Then Your Majesty underestimates me."

The emperor smiled helplessly: "Yes, yes, I underestimated you!"

After chatting for a while, the emperor asked, "Have you found out who created this spell? I will not let him off lightly."

Xie Run shook his head gently: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so angry."

"I don't know when this talisman was buried, and I can't figure out who it's related to."

"The Empress is not feeling well now, so it's not appropriate for this matter to be known to everyone in the palace. The person who secretly did this will probably be unable to sleep every day now that the matter has been exposed. She deserves to suffer."

The emperor disagreed: "Suisui, you are just too selfish. That's why you let these people go astray."

Xie Run smiled helplessly and said, "To be honest, I am so tolerant and generous not because I really don't care, but because I want to live a carefree life."

"I often think that by forgiving them, I can ease my heart and accumulate merit for myself and my two children."

"But the reason for this is because the talisman paper contains my birth date, not Taotao's. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to show my leniency in front of the emperor."

"Who dares!" The emperor shouted in a low voice, with a cold look between his brows.

At that moment, the emperor's aura was particularly compelling.

Xie Run seemed frightened, staring at the emperor with his black and white eyes.

After a moment, she whispered coquettishly: "Your Majesty is so strict, be careful not to scare me and the baby in my belly."

"You've always been so courageous, how could you be frightened by a single word from me?" The emperor laughed, raised his hand and scratched her nose, then continued with Xie Run's previous topic, "Didn't you say you don't believe in these supernatural tricks? Why did you say that?"

Xie Run said frankly: "I will naturally believe the good things, but as for the bad things...I won't believe them either."

Emperor: "I think Taotao learned his mischievousness from you!"

Xie Run softly defended himself: "How could that be?!"

The emperor smiled, and there was a complicated emotion in his eyes when he looked at Xie Run.

In the past, when Xie Run acted harmless and innocent in the palace and said that he didn't want to get involved in the infighting in the backyard, he didn't believe it at all.

But looking back over these years, Xie Run has never had the slightest intention to harm anyone.

Instead, he is often envied and framed by others.

Amid the sarcasm and hatred of others, Xie Run's innocent heart becomes even more apparent.