Professional Ethics of a Concubine

On this day, Ye Qingzhi received another invitation from Princess Ling Yue, inviting her to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet at the Fang Mansion.

Fang Mansion is the residence of Prime Minister Fang Yunyan.

The Fang family is a prominent family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The family has many children and is prosperous.

Fang Yunyan is from the main line of the Fang family. He is the fourth in line and also a legitimate son.

Although he is now the most promising one in the Fang family and holds a high position of power, the current head of the Fang family is not him, but his old father, the previous tutor who has already retired.

The Fang family held a banquet to appreciate plum blossoms, but of course their real purpose was not to enjoy the plum blossoms. It was actually a blind date party for Fang Yunyan to choose a wife.

Fang Yunyan has never remarried, and Old Madam Fang is extremely anxious.

She couldn't bear to see her proudest fourth son become a widower without even a proper woman in the yard to take care of the chores and the children.

Moreover, not only did his son not have a legal wife in his yard, he didn't even have a concubine to warm his bed.

Old Madam Fang has repeatedly suspected that her son has some kind of health problem!

The imperial physician was asked to check several times, and he always said there was nothing wrong, so Madam Fang had no choice but to believe it.

There's nothing wrong with that, why don't you sleep with a woman? !

She sent a beautiful maid to her son's bed, and this happened more than once.

She has tried all kinds of flavors, fresh and pleasant, charming and attractive, bold and unrestrained, shy and dignified, and even big and strong ones!

However, every time the son drove them out.

A few days ago, her son finally gave in and said he was willing to remarry and asked her to arrange it.

Old Madam Fang was so happy that she immediately took a few of her daughters-in-law and searched all the unmarried noble ladies in the capital.

Then I couldn't wait to hold a plum blossom viewing banquet and posted invitations one by one, preparing to finalize the matter before the New Year.

Of course, not all those who came to the banquet were aiming to become Fang Yunyan's concubine. Given the status of the Fang family, almost all noble ladies with status and position would receive an invitation.

To put it bluntly, it is a high-end banquet. Flower viewing is for the sake of sight, blind dates are just a side activity, and socializing is the main theme.

"Ling Yue, this plum blossom viewing banquet is Mr. Fang's blind date banquet, are you sure you want to get involved?"

Ye Qingzhi and Princess Ling Yue met more often, and with the addition of Prince Su, and the fact that they had similar personalities, their relationship quickly heated up.

Ye Qingzhi treated her as her best friend, so she said what needed to be said.

"I'm just going to take a look, I won't get involved." Princess Ling Yue put her hand on her waist and said confidently,

"Besides, I am also a princess waiting to be married. It is reasonable for me to go and talk to those noble ladies and find a young talent to be my consort, right?"

"...It really makes sense." Ye Qingzhi rolled her eyes speechlessly, "As long as you are happy."

"Alas, after today, Lord Fang will be a married man again. I have to save my dignity and I can't stare at him anymore. Just be my companion and witness how my heart is broken."

Princess Ling Yue sighed, and her words were full of sorrow and resentment.

However, when she said this, she jumped off the horse, looking so heroic, and then waved at her gracefully.

"What are you standing there for? Come on!"

Ye Qingzhi,...

Sister, I suspect you are mentally ill.

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Given Princess Ling Yue's status, whenever she arrived, the old lady of the Fang Mansion would personally greet her and accompany her.

Of course, Ye Qingzhi, the concubine of Prince Jing, also has a super powerful father, Prince Su, so she is also treated respectfully by others.

The two of them arrived together and immediately became the two most eye-catching people at the banquet.

Even though Princess Ling Yue seemed to be careless and disobedient to etiquette, in front of Old Madam Fang, she was still a lady from a noble family who followed the rules and etiquette and could not be faulted.

Today's banquet is also Ye Qingzhi's first official appearance in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing.

Her well-behaved upbringing was impeccable, and no one dared to say it to her face or even behind her back, saying that she was from a merchant family.

Even if there were noble ladies from aristocratic families who were jealous of Ye Qingzhi and disliked her, they would only dare to smear her in their hearts and despise her background, but would not dare to quarrel with her outwardly.

We are all well-educated ladies from noble families. We would not do such mean and uncultured things as pulling hair.

After Princess Ling Yue politely greeted several important female members of the Fang family, she took Ye Qingzhi to the plum garden to appreciate the plum blossoms.

She just said that she was determined to talk to that noble lady and find a prince consort for herself, but in fact she was most impatient to talk to those noble ladies.

If you can avoid it, avoid it. If you can't avoid it, just deal with it with a few words. If you don't want to deal with it, just say a few words back at them and let them go away automatically.

"Princess, you're not looking for a prince consort anymore?" Ye Qingzhi teased her.

"Enjoy the plum blossoms first, don't be so impatient." Princess Ling Yue said.

"If he's your man, he can't run away. If he's not your man, he won't become your man even if you look at him every day."

Ye Qingzhi, "..."

I don't want to chat with this princess whose language is equally powerful.

Ye Qingzhi simply looked around the scenery of the mansion. Although it was winter, the mountains, water, and pavilions were all exquisite.

Ye Qingzhi felt that walking in such a mansion was like traveling and visiting the Suzhou gardens.

As expected, they are a prestigious family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. They are completely different from the upstarts like Jiangyang Marquis Mansion.

As she walked, Ye Qingzhi saw Lord Fang appear not far away.

Princess Ling Yue naturally saw it as well. She paused slightly and walked straight towards Fang Yunyan.

"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess, and meet Concubine Ye."

Fang Yunyan was the first to greet them.

"So Lord Fang is in the mansion today. Did he ask for leave specifically to meet his future wife?" Princess Ling Yue asked him with a smile.

"If Princess wants to appreciate the plum blossoms, she can go to the plum garden in the east. The red plum blossoms there are in better bloom." Fang Yunyan ignored her and spoke gently.

"Then Sir Fang, can you lead the way for me?" Princess Ling Yue asked with a smile.

"Princess, please. Concubine Ye, please." Fang Yunyan slightly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

Ye Qingzhi looked at the noble and elegant Prime Minister, then looked at the dashing princess in red, and silently took a half step back.

"You guys go ahead. I won't go. I haven't walked such a long distance in a while. My feet hurt a little. I'll just sit here and enjoy the scenery."

There was a warm pavilion next to her, and she was served by maids and old women, so Ye Qingzhi was not afraid of being alone.

Princess Ling Yue smiled and said nothing. She just looked at Fang Yunyan, waiting for him to make a decision.

To go or not to go?

Fang Yunyan lowered his eyes, paused for a moment, and said to Princess Ling Yue,

"Princess please."

"Okay." Princess Ling Yue smiled and followed him.

Ye Qingzhi curled her lips. This was the sour smell of love. It seemed that Prime Minister Fang's mind was not pure.

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Fang Yunyan and Princess Ling Yue walked one after the other for a long time before they arrived at the plum garden that Fang Yunyan mentioned.

Clusters of red plum blossoms, small and delicate, bright red and warm, bloom in the cold wind, emitting a subtle fragrance, silently telling of their unyielding pride.

"The scenery here is really nice, and the red plum blossoms are blooming beautifully."

Princess Ling Yue walked a few steps, then stood under the plum tree and said to Fang Yunyan with a smile.

Fang Yunyan looked at her, then at the clusters of red plum blossoms behind her, and felt that the red plum blossoms were not as beautiful as she was.

Princess Ling Yue met Fang Yunyan's gaze and suddenly took a few steps forward. She exerted force with her hands and pushed him against the trunk of a red plum tree. She pressed her whole body on him to block his mouth.

Ling Yue had never kissed anyone else, so it would be more accurate to say that she just bit him on the mouth twice.

After kissing him twice and letting him go, she found that he did not resist. Ling Yue pressed on him again and said to him,

"Master Fang, you clearly knew that I had evil intentions towards you, yet you still took the initiative to drag me here. You can't blame me if I flirt with you."

Fang Yunyan,...