Professional Ethics of a Concubine

It took the craftsmen three days to complete the awning, swings and climbing frames in the yards of the lady, the young master and the young lady.

"Mom, mom, I really like this pergola and rack. It's so cool and fun!"

After playing on the climbing frame, the young master Xie Mingyu happily threw himself into Zhang Jingyi's arms, his little face flushed with excitement.

Seeing her son so happy, Zhang Jingyi smiled happily, but she still said,

"You can only play after you finish the homework assigned by the teacher."

"Mother, I will. I have finished it today." Xie Mingyu nodded immediately, let go of Zhang Jingyi, and went to climb the scaffolding again.

"Madam, Aunt Ye is quite clever." Nanny Zhou looked at the happy young master and had to admit that Aunt Ye was quite capable in coaxing people.

Zhang Jingyi smiled and nodded, feeling even more satisfied as she felt the coolness of the shed.

Miss Xie Mingyan stood nearby, watching her brother climbing up and down the novel shelf with some envy.

She also wanted to play, but she was already seven years old and couldn't play like that without ladylike etiquette.

"Sister Yan, do you want to play too?" Zhang Jingyi looked down at her pretty daughter and asked her gently.

Sister Yan inherited the good looks of the Marquis, and she was a beauty at a young age. Zhang Jingyi was very strict with her on a daily basis, and had the nanny teach her the rules since she was five years old.

Therefore, at the age of only seven, Xie Mingyan had already begun to show the gentleness and grace of a lady from a noble family, and whenever she attended banquets, she was always praised by the ladies of wealthy families.

"Mother, can I?" Xie Mingyan's eyes lit up and she asked expectantly.

"You can go and have some fun, but don't forget the rules when you're out there," Zhang Jingyi said with a smile.

"It's not convenient for you to climb in your skirt. Let Mammy take you to change into a martial arts uniform first."

"Thank you, mother." Xie Mingyan happily bowed to Zhang Jingyi, then went to change her clothes happily.

Zhang Jingyi watched her leave with a smile and said to Madam Zhou,

"Give Madam Ye a piece of the silk I have been given as a gift from the emperor in my storehouse."

Although Aunt Ye had no shortage of money, she was a merchant's daughter and definitely did not have anything bestowed by the emperor.

This is to give face to Aunt Ye.

Nanny Zhou agreed, and was about to say something but then shut up.

She felt that her wife was a little obsessed with this concubine.

-

at dusk.

Zhang Jingyi received Song Jin's investigation results, and the rumor was spread by Aunt Sun in the mansion.

Aunt Sun is a lowly concubine in the mansion. She entered the mansion two years ago. She was originally an actress in Jinzhou. She had a beautiful voice and was good at singing. She was a beauty given to Xie Jin by the people below.

After Aunt Sun entered the mansion, she was favored for a while, but she has been out of favor for a long time.

Zhang Jingyi was inevitably a little surprised to see that it was her. Then, looking at the evidence above and the witnesses captured, they all pointed to it as Aunt Sun.

She couldn't help but not believe it.

"Put Aunt Sun under house arrest first, and wait for the Marquis to come back before deciding what to do with her."

Zhang Jingyi said in a deep voice,

"Write another letter to me, briefly telling me about the situation in the mansion, so that I can be prepared."

"Are you still going to talk about Aunt Qin?" asked Nanny Zhou.

"No need to mention it in the letter. I'll tell you in person when you get back," said Zhang Jingyi.

-

This is Yao Yinyin's side.

They naturally knew that people were being caught outside spreading rumors. Nanny Wang had been terrified for two days. When she found out that they were not the ones responsible, she couldn't help but feel relieved, but she was still very scared.

"Miss, this time we lost money but Qian Er was smart enough. He found out that Aunt Sun's people were also spreading rumors, so he took the opportunity to frame Aunt Sun and we were able to get away with it!"

Nanny Wang said to Yao Yinyin worriedly,

"My dear lady, I know you are wronged, but no matter how wronged you are, you must be patient. Who is our Marquis? He is the commander of the Jinyiwei, and his job is to conduct secret investigations.

I don't know how many secret guards are stationed in this mansion. They are all the Marquis's spies. It is impossible for us to hide our secret tricks from the Marquis!

Concubine Li also wrote to you, asking you to behave yourself and stop making the Marquis angry. That way she can also talk to the master on your behalf and get him to forgive you.

Otherwise, you will really lose your mother’s family as a supporter…”

Yao Yinyin did not refute. As she listened to these words, tears of frustration fell down her cheeks. She said in a hateful voice,

"Madam was actually bought off by that bitch. Not only did she not deal with that vixen, she even helped her dispel rumors! It's just a few sheds and ice cubes, Madam is too shallow!"

Nanny Wang thought that those awnings and ice cubes were not cheap. It would cost five thousand taels of silver to supply them for a whole summer!

Their girl was of noble birth, but they only had two thousand taels of silver at their disposal, so how could they afford to build a shed?

This is the gap.

Aunt Ye spent so much money to flatter the Marquis, and the Madam always put the Marquis first in everything. She is a dignified, generous and tolerant mistress who never deliberately bullies the concubine, so naturally she has to give her some face.

-

In this marquis's mansion, whoever used one more basin of ice could cause disputes in the backyard, let alone something as big as building a pergola.

When the old lady heard about this, she called Zhang Jingyi with a gloomy face and hinted in various ways that she should also build a pergola in her yard.

But Zhang Jingyi didn't respond at all, pretending not to understand. When the old lady continued speaking, she just complained helplessly.

"That concubine Ye had just gained the favor of the Marquis, and her family had money, so it was inevitable that she acted a little recklessly and extravagantly.

Mother, it’s hard for me too, and I feel so miserable!

You also know that after this concubine becomes favored, we, as the mistress, cannot beat or scold her.

I can only stare blankly, but I have to save face and give the due reward..."

How could the old lady not hear her ulterior motives? She was also the one whose wife was favored over his concubine. She was so angry that she was shaking all over and told Zhang Jingyi to get out immediately.

Zhang Jingyi curled her lips and walked away quickly.

Thinking of what Ye Qingzhi said about her coming to the old lady's house every day to be abused, Zhang Jingyi couldn't control her anger and wanted to make a sarcastic remark when she looked at the old lady's face.

She was the mistress of the house, but she was actually pitied by a concubine. Who would believe it if she told others about it?

This is such a great humiliation to her!

It means she didn’t do well enough and did something wrong!

"Madam, are you too disrespectful to the old lady?" After leaving the old lady's Shou'an Hall, Nanny Zhou said worriedly.

"Oh, I was so respectful to her before, but I still didn't get any good results." Zhang Jingyi sneered.

"I've been tough these past two days, but you see, she's holding her breath, and she doesn't dare to really attack me. I've finally figured it out. She's just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. I'll just be tougher in the future."

Nanny Zhou was stunned for a moment. Looking at the Madam's straight back, she felt that there was something different about her.