Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The next day is the 29th day of the lunar year. There is no New Year’s Eve this year, so tonight is New Year’s Eve.

Early in the morning, Prince Jing brought the princess, Ye Qingzhi, and the two children Mingyu and Mingyan to the hot spring villa to wish the emperor a happy new year in advance.

The emperor did not get a good rest the night before, and when he woke up in the morning he felt unrefreshed and in a bad mood.

When I saw Prince Jing again, I thought of Prince Jing's biological mother, and my mood became even worse.

Fortunately, Prince Jing did not come alone, he brought two lovely children with him.

"Grandpa Emperor, we are here to wish you a happy new year in advance! May you be blessed with good fortune as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains, and may everything go smoothly every day."

Mingyu raised her lovely smiling face, blinked her big eyes, and spoke sweetly.

The emperor's depressed mood was instantly cured, he laughed out loud, and even gave him New Year's money in advance.

Mingyan also generously and politely sent New Year's greetings to the emperor.

The emperor gently touched Mingyan's little head and praised with a smile,

"Good child, Mingyan is becoming more and more beautiful and dignified. After the New Year, Grandpa will make you a princess. Your title will be Baozhu, okay?"

"Okay, Baozhu, you are as precious as a treasure. Mingyan thanks the emperor for his favor." Mingyan said with a smile.

The emperor smiled, and the other half of his depressed mood was cured.

Who wouldn't like such a smart and generous child?

If this child really looks like her grandmother, it would be enough to show how smart and beautiful the woman he liked at that time was.

If such an intelligent woman was really of noble birth and was willing to give birth to a child for him without any status, why would he complain about her deception?

No matter what her purpose was in concealing her identity and dating him, she paid countless times more hardship and price in having a child.

He could only thank her for not being worthy of having a good son, and he was still resentful about it.

When the emperor thought this way, he felt relieved and no longer worried about whether he had been deceived in the past.

"Grandpa Huang, can we stay here with you tonight to celebrate the New Year? We are very good and won't make any noise."

Mingyu asked again, being particularly well-behaved and sensible.

"You're not going to attend the palace banquet? It's very lively, with a lot of people, and there are wonderful singing and dancing performances, and beautiful fireworks to watch."

The emperor asked him seriously, listing the temptations to him one by one.

"I don't want to join. There will be too many people and it will be too noisy. The singing and dancing performances are boring. I don't like them. We can set off the fireworks ourselves. Father has prepared a lot for us and brought them here together."

Mingyu also cutely refuted them one by one, with reason and evidence, and her own attitude, and finally came up with a finishing touch,

"Grandpa Emperor, there are few people here, so we are needed to add to the atmosphere and cheer."

"Hahaha, you have a powerful little mouth." The emperor laughed heartily at his coaxing.

"Okay, then you guys stay. Having you here really adds a lot of joy."

"Thank you, Grandfather Emperor, for your permission!" After Mingyu finished showing off his cute tricks, he kowtowed respectfully to express his gratitude.

The emperor felt more and more that he was a grown-up kid and a jerk.

The princess and Ye Qingzhi came to meet the emperor simply to accompany their children for an errand. After they exchanged greetings and paid their respects respectfully, they did not say anything more.

However, when the emperor saw Ye Qingzhi this time, he praised her a lot.

First, people praised her for telling the story of the Injustice of Dou E so well that it was both shocking and awakening.

The second is to praise her for being law-abiding, clear-headed and knowing her place.

After praising, the emperor did not just make empty promises, but gave corresponding rewards, including some silks, satins, tributes and other items.

Ye Qingzhi thanked him happily and did not forget to mention the two leaders. She was so outstanding and dutiful, all thanks to the good teaching of the prince and princess.

Upon hearing this, the emperor became even more satisfied with her.

After meeting the emperor, Zhang Jingyi and Ye Qingzhi went to meet Rong Zhaoyi.

Because of Princess Ling Yue's relationship, Rong Zhaoyi was no stranger to Ye Qingzhi. Knowing that she and her daughter were truly good friends, she treated her as her own junior and spoke to her in a very warm and friendly manner.

Of course, Princess Zhang Jingyi would not be neglected. No woman who survived safely in the palace has a simple mind. They are all masters of keeping things in balance and good at socializing.

Ye Qingzhi talked with Rong Zhaoyi for a while and also developed a liking for this open-minded and cheerful empress.

No wonder Ling Yue has such a likable personality. She is an excellent person.

While they were talking, Princess Ling Yue arrived.

When Princess Ling Yue saw Ye Qingzhi and Zhang Jingyi, she greeted Zhang Jingyi first, called her "Imperial Sister-in-law", and then asked Ye Qingzhi affectionately,

"How come you guys arrived earlier than me? You're so diligent."

"Princess, why did you come here only today? I thought you would come here yesterday and stay overnight." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

"Hehe, isn't it because the palace has been particularly lively these past two days? I've just been watching the show from the sidelines."

Ling Yue said with a smile,

"You probably don't know yet, but Xie Yongsheng's grandfather and father moved directly into the East Palace. They cried to the Crown Prince three times a day, asking him to castrate Chen Guangyao as well!

Hahahaha, now the East Palace has become a sight in the palace, and everyone who talks about it will laugh. "

Ye Qingzhi also wanted to laugh when she heard it.

Even if you are a prince, if you meet a bad relative, you will still be at a loss and feel aggrieved!

Not only could they not be dragged down and chopped to pieces, but they also had to console them with a smile in the hope that they would reconcile and make concessions.

Haha, that taste... is absolutely sour and refreshing!

The power of the best relatives is invincible wherever they go.

All I can say is that the people who were carefully selected by her leader are difficult to decipher.

"Don't gloat over the emperor's misfortune. The emperor is not in the palace. The empress and the prince are the most powerful at the palace banquet. If they want to target someone, it must be Princess Jing and Qingzhi."

Rong Zhaoyi reminded them to be mentally prepared and that it was never too cautious.

"Indeed, indeed, the Queen's face is so gloomy that it's frightening!" Princess Ling Yue also spoke up.

“You must be careful when you attend the banquet tonight. The Queen may use someone as a scapegoat to vent her anger.

Especially you, Qingzhi, the Queen will definitely question you alone, and maybe she will set some trap for you."

Even though the Queen, the Crown Prince and others don't know yet, or there is no clear evidence to prove that the incident of Xie Yongsheng was planned by Prince Jing, there is still the matter of Dou E's injustice and Qingzhou.

The Qingzhou incident was like an unresolved knife hanging over the Chen family's head.

And this knife was taken care of by Ye Qingzhi, with King Jing and others hanging it up by pulling the rope. It would be strange if they didn't cause trouble for Ye Qingzhi.

"I am mentally prepared for this, but I am still a little panicked..."

Ye Qingzhi looked at Rong Zhaoyi and asked the palace fighting boss to teach her some common methods of harming people so that she could find out the shortcomings and fill in the gaps.

Rong Zhaoyi was also generous and taught Ye Qingzhi everything she knew, telling her all the techniques she had seen in the palace over the years and those she had personally experienced.

The wine and food, the snacks, the incense, the handkerchiefs, the eunuchs and palace maids who delivered messages, the empty palace, all of these could be traps.

It is very simple to crack these problems. Just try not to eat or drink, don't leave the crowd, resolutely don't believe any message from the palace maids or eunuchs, don't respond to anyone's call, and never leave with strange palace maids or eunuchs.

As for being held accountable afterwards, there is no need to be afraid. Just play dumb. The perfunctory charges are nothing. If you really fall into the trap, there will be no escape!

Ye Qingzhi took a class from a big boss, and combined with the palace fighting dramas and novels she had watched, she felt that she was now extremely powerful and was not afraid of anything anymore.