Professional Ethics of a Concubine

When Prince Jing returned home from the palace, he went to look for Ye Qingzhi, hugged her, kissed her and praised her to the skies.

Ye Qingzhi was really annoyed by him. This student was definitely a master.

Ye Qingzhi quickly covered his mouth with her hands, which kept firing sugar-coated bullets at her, and modestly expressed her attitude of not seeking credit.

"Your Highness, I am just a catalyst. Your Highness, I have made good use of you and cooperated well with you. Otherwise, the Qingzhou incident would not have been brought up, and the foundation of the Chen family would have been directly undermined."

"Although we talked about investigating Qingzhou officials in the Imperial Study today, in fact, we are still going to move to the Ministry of Justice. Qingzhou will be left until after the New Year."

King Jing opened his mouth and explained to her in detail what he had been doing recently.

Although Prince Jing had said before that he was setting up a trap to put the youngest son of the Chen family into a dead end.

However, King Jing did not tell Ye Qingzhi the specific plan in detail.

Since Prince Jing didn't say anything, Ye Qingzhi also tactfully didn't ask, so as to avoid being looked down upon or even being unnecessarily suspected by her leader.

And now, Prince Jing took the initiative to talk about it, which showed that her status in his heart had risen again.

This is based on considerations of interests, but also a bit of affection.

Ye Qingzhi feels that interests are more important. After all, she is now an excellent employee who can really bring in sales. She will not be disappointed when she goes out to socialize, and there will always be some sales.

Which leader would not use her and include her in his confidant circle? !

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On the other hand, when Fang Yunyan returned home, the doorman told him that his mother was looking for him and asked him to come back to see her.

Fang Yunyan turned around and asked his personal servant to check his appearance again. After making sure there was no problem, he went to his mother's yard.

When Mrs. Fang saw her son, her presbyopic eyes became sharp. She looked at him carefully before speaking.

"I heard from your father today that the emperor has approved your request to resign?"

"Yes." Fang Yunyan nodded. "The emperor still has some affection for his son. Although he is not happy, he still approves it."

"If the emperor knew that you had rebellious intentions towards Princess Ling Yue and wanted to be his consort, I'm afraid..." Madam Fang paused deliberately and frowned, "Your friendship between the emperor and his subjects is not enough."

In her mind, since her son was so outstanding, it would be no problem for him to marry the princess. However, no matter how outstanding her son was, he had a wife and had legitimate sons and daughters who were much older than the princess.

If his son took the initiative to ask for marriage, the meaning of his resignation would change and it might even arouse the emperor's suspicion.

However, her son never needed her to worry about his ability to manipulate people's hearts.

She just wanted to know what progress the matter of marrying the princess had made.

"Mother, don't worry. The princess has already taken care of the emperor's affairs. When I resign, the emperor will grant me and the princess a marriage."

Fang Yunyan said with a smile in his eyes.

Madam Fang: "...Oh, that's good."

Oh, Princess Ling Yue is so capable, her speed is really fast.

"The princess is smart and knows how to judge the situation. The emperor has always loved her and felt that he owed her something, so before the princess took the initiative to ask for marriage, the emperor took the initiative to mention this matter. Everything is just right."

Fang Yunyan took the initiative to explain the matter to his mother. When he talked about Princess Ling Yue, there was a gentle smile in his words, and there was a sense of pride in sharing the joy.

Just a little, not much really!

But even this little bit was enough to make Old Madam Fang curl her lips in dissatisfaction.

Look how proud you are.

Alas, why is there a faint sadness in my heart, mixed with a slight sourness?

Maybe she never thought that such an outstanding son would one day become a princess consort.

"As for the betrothal gift, my mother will still need to take care of it when the time comes," Fang Yunyan said.

"...Take out all your family assets?" Old Madam Fang teased him.

"That's how it should be." Fang Yunyan said seriously, "Marrying me will ultimately be unfair to the princess. I should give her everything I can give her."

Madam Fang,...

It’s enough to make her teeth jealous, but she is also a gigolo!

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Prince Jing and Fang Yunyan were happy here, talking about love and enjoying the soft rice fed by God, while taking care of their business at the same time.

The Crown Prince, Minister Chen and others were not so leisurely and comfortable. They felt that ever since Prince Jing was recognized, their lives were like a dark cloud.

Nothing goes well!

First, the Queen suffered a setback at the hands of Princess Jing, and then the Chen family mistress and Chen Youxuan suffered a setback at the hands of Concubine Ye, and their reputations were damaged.

Before they could make a move, Concubine Ye attacked again with a heavy punch, hitting the wife of the Vice Minister of Justice in the face.

What’s even more amazing is that, although it’s just a small story of the injustice done to Dou E, Princess Ling Yue, Prince Su, Fang Yunyan and Prince Jing colluded with each other and launched an invincible combination of punches.

He drew the incident of last year's severe drought in Qingzhou on the issue of public resentment, and fawned on the emperor and shifted the blame to him, in order to use this as an opportunity to investigate the Qingzhou bureaucracy.

It really caught them off guard!

After the meeting at the palace, the Crown Prince and Minister Chen summoned their capable ministers and staff to discuss how to deal with the Qingzhou incident.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Youcai, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said worriedly, "Will King Jing use my subordinates as a target?"

"You really need to pay more attention and clean up all the past files and tails. If anyone dares to cry out for injustice, kill them before the matter gets out of hand!"

Minister Chen's face was gloomy and he spoke in a deep voice.

Lin Youcai agreed repeatedly, and his heart was slightly relieved. He said, "That Concubine Ye is indeed quite gifted in sophistry. Are we just going to let her jump around and stir up trouble like this?"

Being targeted like this, Lin Youcai already wanted to kill Ye Qingzhi.

Sometimes it is like this, people in high positions tend to be more tolerant, but some small leaders are not tolerant.

Because they lack the ability, are narrow-minded, and are afraid of being replaced, they like to act tough.

Therefore, in the workplace, there is a saying that "big things should be taken lightly, small things should be taken seriously" when it comes to attitudes towards different leaders.

To elaborate, the bigger the leader, for example the leader of a group, when you have the opportunity to face him, you should behave neither humble nor arrogant. Don't bend over backwards to curry favor with him. Instead, be as respectful as possible and be sincere.

For example, during a team-building event, if you have the opportunity to play badminton with a senior leader, you can just display your skills normally without deliberately feeding the ball to the senior leader.

The big boss you are playing against is trying hard to catch the ball and is panting with exhaustion, but the big boss still thinks you are a good player, a genuine person, and have your own attitude.

As for your direct superior, you must be respectful and courteous to him and do everything to make him feel honorable. Don't let him feel offended, otherwise he will make things difficult for you.

This is why the vision of a big leader is different.

"It's not that difficult to get rid of a little concubine. The next time she attends a banquet, a glass of love wine and a man can completely ruin her and make King Jing wear a green hat."

Immediately, an aide spoke with a look of contempt.

"Okay, let's arrange it this way." The prince made the final decision.

First use Concubine Ye as a sacrifice.

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However, things did not go as smoothly as the prince and his friends had expected.

Ye Qingzhi did attend a banquet the next day, and the prince's people were well prepared. It was winter, and the women at the banquet would drink some rice wine to warm themselves up.

But Ye Qingzhi never drinks alcohol. When asked, she said that drinking alcohol would cause rashes and she was allergic, so she couldn't touch alcohol!

Okay, if alcohol doesn’t work, then I’ll pour a glass of water on you, lead you to change your clothes, and still be able to put the wild man into your arms.

However, the water splashed on her body, and Ye Qingzhi stood up and said goodbye. When everyone tried to keep her, she said directly,

“I’m sorry. When I went out this morning, the princess reminded me that if my clothes got wet during the banquet, I should return home immediately and not fall into the trap of bad guys because of changing clothes.

"I am deeply grateful for your exhortations and teachings, and it is my duty to obey your words, so I dare not disobey you in the slightest."

Madams,...

Concubine Ye actually carried the sedan chair for her own princess in this way, what an honor!

None of the favored concubines in their house could say such heartwarming words.

Of course, many mistresses could immediately see that Ye Qingzhi was just using the title of princess to get away with it, but when someone could say that, there was no mistress who would not like to hear it.

The prince's people...

Why is Concubine Ye so difficult to deal with?

Next time I must find another way, make thorough preparations, and make sure she falls into the trap.

However, Ye Qingzhi felt that her reputation as someone who was not easy to mess with had spread, so she also showed a little respect to the princess. The preliminary work had been done, and who would go out to work in the middle of winter?

Of course, it is to stay comfortably in a warm room.

Seeing that it was already past the Little New Year, the Crown Prince would angrily ask his subordinates every day, "Why is Concubine Ye still fine? When did she cheat on Prince Jing?!"

The subordinates were also full of grievances. Concubine Ye had retreated into hiding, so no matter how many bad ideas they had, they had no chance to act on them!

"Then wait until the palace banquet!" the prince gritted his teeth.

However, before the palace banquet three days later, something happened on their side the next day!

Chen Guangyao, the youngest legitimate son of the Chen family, accidentally stabbed the emperor's cousin Xie Yongsheng. The man didn't die, but the stab was too low, and he became a eunuch!

This Xie Yongsheng was not only a royal relative, but also the only son in three generations. He was a playboy, promiscuous, and had a bit of a fetish. He liked other people's wives, and therefore had abused many of them.

But this man is really not good. He has been sowing seeds every day, but has not given birth to a boy. His wife has only given birth to a daughter, and the concubines in the mansion have also given birth to illegitimate daughters.

This man suddenly became a eunuch and could no longer reproduce, so the incense of his lineage was cut off.

Xie Yongsheng's father, the emperor's cousin, Xie Yongsheng's grandfather, and the emperor's uncle were all furious. They were so angry that they almost fainted, and they shouted that they would never let the Chen family have an easy time!

It can only be said that Xie Yongsheng is worthy of being the player carefully selected by King Jing, just to kill Chen Guangyao and make the Chen family suffer greatly.

This really stirred up a hornet's nest. The palace was in chaos, and the Chen family was also in chaos.

No one can expect a good year this year.

When the emperor learned about this, he was so angry that he laughed, "He's my child, he's so ruthless when he strikes."