Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Concubine Ye, are you feeling unwell?!" Zhang Jingyi asked with concern, "Summon the Imperial Doctor to take a look?"

"Are you pregnant?" Someone asked, and before Ye Qingzhi could say anything, a bunch of voices echoed.

“It looks like it!”

"King Jing, congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Prince Jing! There will be another baby in the palace! It's a great joy to have a baby in the New Year!"

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Hearing the discussions, the person involved, Ye Qingzhi, said nothing, but vomited twice more, with a look of shy, happy anticipation on her face.

Anyone who sees this would think that she is pregnant.

For a moment, Prince Jing felt genuine joy in his heart and looked forward to Ye Qingzhi having a child.

Now he put all his strength on her, and he was absolutely using all his strength.

Ye Qingzhi had been recovering from her uterine cold for several months, and he had people stop giving her the contraceptive soup and supervised her not to take it secretly, so it was normal for her to get pregnant.

However, he soon calmed down again.

Because it hasn’t even been half a month since Ye Qingzhi’s affair ended, even if she is pregnant now, it is impossible for her to react so quickly!

This was ninety-nine percent likely her plan to get out of this situation. Not wanting to deal with the endless stream of frame-ups, she simply pretended to be pregnant in order to get out of this situation.

Leaving that glimmer of possibility was his hope in his heart, and he also hoped that she could get pregnant.

It doesn’t matter if the results show that she is not pregnant. She can still pretend to faint from crying and leave the scene anyway.

It has to be said that Prince Jing understands his daughter Qingqing's thoughts extremely well and can guess her little tricks to a near-perfect degree.

Ye Qingzhi indeed thought so and indeed planned to do so.

Although she couldn't smell anything wrong with the fragrance of the palace maid who poured wine for her, the radar in her mind had already started to sound the alarm.

In order to be able to naturally not eat, drink or touch the food and wine and leave smoothly, she pretended to be pregnant in advance.

By the way, I’ll create an image for myself as a pitiful person who is looking forward to getting pregnant every day, but has difficulty getting pregnant due to uterine cold!

Alas, a favored concubine like her is capable and has a strong backer, can provide help, and cannot give birth to children. She poses no threat to the mistress and the prince, and does not bring any pressure from the power of foreign relatives to the leader.

It would be strange if the two leaders didn’t love her as such an excellent tool!

"Concubine Ye, are you really pregnant? That's great! Our palace hasn't had a baby in a long time."

Zhang Jingyi looked at her with bright eyes and said in surprise,

"The prince has few children, and this princess hopes that you can give birth to a son, so that the prince can have another good brother!"

"...Ah? Not necessarily." Ye Qingzhi looked at the princess and saw that she was indeed only happy and not afraid, so she couldn't help but smile more sincerely.

"Princess, don't be too happy too soon. If I were not pregnant and could not give birth to a child for Your Majesty, you would be disappointed."

"It doesn't matter. You're still young. If you can't get pregnant this time, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. You just need to take good care of yourself."

Zhang Jingyi smiled and comforted her.

The several mistresses of high-ranking families nearby, after hearing what Zhang Jingyi said, couldn't help but glance at her with admiration, and felt that Zhang Jingyi was even more unfathomable.

Look at her surprised and concerned expression, she said easily that she was pregnant with a boy, as if the pregnant woman was not Concubine Ye who posed the greatest threat to her, but her good sister!

Tsk tsk, this Princess Jing is so good at pretending and acting virtuous and generous. Her level is so high!

This guy is the real smiling tiger!

No wonder the Queen was defeated by her, no wonder her stepmother and stepsister could not defeat her. Perhaps her marriage to Prince Jing was also her plan.

Look at Concubine Ye, who is so capable and intelligent, and she is completely obedient under her.

The more I think about it, the scarier she becomes. She must not be provoked easily!

Fan Qiaozhen was not close to Ye Qingzhi and did not know that she was retching at first.

Now that the commotion had broken out, she also became concerned. She pricked up her ears and stretched her neck to listen to what Ye Qingzhi was doing.

He listened to and saw everything Zhang Jingyi said and her expression.

Princess Jing seems to be really good to her daughter. It is really a blessing for her daughter that she is so kind.

Zhang Jingyi talked to Ye Qingzhi for a few words and slowly realized that Ye Qingzhi was probably not pregnant, but was trying to get out of the situation.

So, after she finished speaking, she stood up and apologized to the Queen who had ascended to the throne.

"Mother, Concubine Ye in my mansion is not feeling well and may be pregnant.

Since this concerns the royal heir, I dare not be negligent in the slightest. The smell of wine, food and incense at the banquet is too strong, which is not good for Concubine Ye's health.

I beg the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince to allow me to take Concubine Ye and leave first, and go to the side hall to wait for the imperial physician's diagnosis."

"...Okay." The queen said with a serious face.

Since it concerns the royal heir, the queen cannot stop such a reasonable request.

She couldn't help but secretly resent herself, thinking that the previous arrangements might not work.

It doesn’t matter. Tonight’s palace banquet has just begun, and today the palace is her home court.

"Your Highness, then I will take Concubine Ye to the side hall first?" Zhang Jingyi said to Prince Jing again.

"Yeah." King Jing nodded to Zhang Jingyi in appreciation and said,

"Concubine Ye is a delicate girl. If she is diagnosed with not being pregnant, she might faint from crying. Let her go back first and don't let her ruin the joy of the palace banquet."

"If not, then I will accompany my sister, the concubine, back to the palace. She is still young and needs some comfort." Zhang Jingyi also took this opportunity to get out of the situation.

King Jing said little, but waved his hand to indicate his approval.

Queen, "..."

How dare she! Did she say that?

We can't just let them get away like this.

However, just as the Queen was about to speak, Prince Su arrived late and strode in. Seeing Ye Qingzhi about to leave, he asked,

"Qingzhi, what's wrong with you? You're leaving right after I arrived? Is there something wrong?"

"Uncle, Concubine Ye is not feeling well. She just retched a little. She might be pregnant. The smell of wine and food in this palace makes her uncomfortable. She went to the side hall to wait for the imperial physician to come and diagnose her pulse."

Zhang Jingyi smiled and spoke for Ye Qingzhi.

"Maybe she's pregnant? Then you have to be more careful." Prince Su said immediately, "Go ahead, I'm waiting to hear good news."

Ye Qingzhi,...

Queen Su's father, please don't join in the fun.

There will be no good news at all!

After arriving at the side hall and sitting for a while, the imperial physician came hurriedly and took Ye Qingzhi's pulse. Well, in order to ensure accuracy, the imperial physician examined her three times.

Facing Ye Qingzhi's expectant eyes, the imperial physician said reluctantly,

"Concubine Ye, you just have gastrointestinal disorders, you are not pregnant."

Ye Qingzhi's lips trembled, tears welled up in her eyes, "...I don't believe it."

Then, she used all her skills to perform what it means to cry in disappointment, what it means to be eagerly looking forward to having a child, and what it means to be overjoyed in vain...

When she closed her eyes and pretended to faint from crying, Ye Qingzhi said tiredly, I can finally get off work!!!