Professional Ethics of a Concubine

When the news that Ye Qingzhi was not pregnant reached King Jing and his companions, King Jing showed a slightly disappointed look and asked the eunuch who delivered the message,

"How is Concubine Ye?"

"Concubine Ye is crying so hard that she won't listen to any advice." the eunuch replied.

King Jing frowned and said, "I knew it would be like this."

The Queen frowned even more, and said with all her heart, "Concubine Ye is still young, there's no need to be so anxious about her pregnancy. Call her over, I just have something to ask her."

We have to detain the person after all.

The eunuch agreed and hurried back to the side hall to call for help.

King Jing was not at all flustered, nor did he do anything unnecessary. He just waited quietly.

Because he believed in Ye Qingzhi's ability, she would definitely be able to think of new ways to shirk responsibility.

After a long while, the eunuch came back in a hurry.

“Replying to the Queen, Concubine Ye just fainted from crying. When Princess Jing heard that the Queen wanted to call her for questioning, she pinched her Ren Zhong to wake her up.

But who would have thought that after Concubine Ye woke up, she vomited directly, and vomited a lot, staining her clothes..."

The eunuch paused for a moment before saying,

"The imperial physician diagnosed that Concubine Ye's stomach was already in a disorder, and after being stimulated, her stomach became even more uncomfortable, which caused her severe vomiting.

Concubine Ye's current appearance is really not suitable for meeting the Queen!

The imperial physician also suggested that Concubine Ye return home to rest, and that it was not appropriate for her to stay in an occasion like a palace banquet, as the mixed smells could easily irritate her stomach and intestines.

King Jing,

His Qingqing was also desperate. Since crying was useless, she induced vomiting directly.

Prince Jing couldn't help but feel sorry for the suffering Ye Qingzhi had endured.

This made him even more angry at the Queen's aggressiveness, and he thought about finding an opportunity to vent his anger on Ye Qingzhi.

"It's New Year's Day, how could someone suddenly become so seriously ill!" Before the Queen could say anything, Prince Su spoke up, frowning and saying unhappily,

"Prince Jing, why are you still sitting there? Hurry up and bring her back to your house and take good care of her. I will visit her in your house later!"

Prince Jing: "...Okay, uncle, I'll go right away."

Prince Jing immediately stood up, bowed to the queen, then turned and left.

The Queen and others, "..."

Before, I just imagined that Prince Su would take care of Concubine Ye because of Concubine Mu.

Seeing it with my own eyes today is believing. This is not just taking care of me. This is taking care of me like a warm and caring little cotton-padded jacket!

Listen, Concubine Ye vomited because of gastrointestinal discomfort, and Prince Jing was scolded by him like a stupid son-in-law.

It’s just… outrageous!!!

Princess Duan found that she was feeling sore again. This soreness was no longer just a simple toothache, it was so sore that her teeth were falling out!

With Concubine Ye as her support and favor, Princess Jing was not crushed. How could she do that?

They are both princesses, and she is the legitimate daughter of Duke Ningguo. How can she be so different from Zhang Jingyi, a concubine's daughter!

Just make her jealous to death!

Not only Princess Duan was jealous, but the Crown Princess was also jealous. However, she was not jealous of Zhang Jingyi, but of Ye Qingzhi.

Logically speaking, a concubine in a royal palace cannot be compared with her, the crown princess.

But look at the strength of Concubine Ye's stepfather, and then look at hers.

Normally, the prince relied heavily on the Chen family and her father, and was quite respectful to her, giving her all the face she deserved.

However, now that her brother had gotten into trouble, the prince had taken his anger out on her, and had been either giving her the cold shoulder or scolding her these days.

As for her father, he asked the prince to help suppress Xie Yongsheng and the others. He didn't care about the grievances she suffered at all. He urged her in various ways, asking her to find ways to please the prince so that he could save her brother.

She was bullied by both sides and felt very suffocated every day.

Originally, she was just feeling depressed. After all, when something happens in her parents' home, every woman will suffer from both her parents' and her husband's family.

The wife of the Dali Temple Minister even hanged herself because of this!

However, Prince Su's bold move today opened the door to a new world for the Crown Princess.

It turns out that the father-in-law can scold his son-in-law like this to support his daughter!

Of course, Prince Su’s situation is special. He is not Prince Jing’s father-in-law, but the emperor’s uncle. But... it’s almost the same!

So the Crown Princess is jealous!

I am becoming more and more envious and jealous of Ye Qingzhi... I hate her so much!

When Prince Su saw that Prince Jing had also left, he thought that his goal of coming to the banquet today to protect them had been accomplished, so he left after a while.

Hurry back and accompany him at home for Nian Qiu. I am too impatient to drink with these people.

The Queen and the Crown Prince did not want to keep him, as keeping Prince Su would only cause trouble for themselves.

The prey of this palace banquet has already escaped, how pathetic!

In her own home turf, with all the arrangements in place, she still escaped. What a shame!

Before the palace banquet was over, the queen left in anger.

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Let’s talk about Ye Qingzhi.

After Ye Qingzhi finished vomiting, the imperial physician left. She took off her outer shirt that was stained with a little dirt, and with the help of her maid, she cleaned herself up simply and put on a new set of clothes that had been specially prepared for her. She no longer looked so disheveled.

Whenever she went out, she would ask her maid to prepare a new set of clothes for her.

If the Queen doesn't let her go and insists that she go back to the banquet, then what is the point of her performance?

Epilepsy?

No, it would damage our image!

Ye Qingzhi was just thinking about it when Prince Jing pushed the door open and walked in.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Zhang Jingyi was waiting outside. When she saw Prince Jing, she immediately bowed. "But do you still need to see the Queen?"

"No need, let's go back to the palace together." King Jing said.

"That's good." Zhang Jingyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"You did a good job tonight." King Jing praised her generously.

Zhang Jingyi smiled generously, thanked King Jing for his praise, and said,

"Your Highness, please go and see Qingzhi. She has suffered a lot."

Prince Jing walked quickly to the inner room separated by the curtains, came to Ye Qingzhi, touched her pale face with heartache, then easily picked her up as a princess, and said softly, "I'll take you home."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Qingzhi smiled immediately, leaned on his warm chest, and touched Prince Jing's handsome face with her hand. She thought that this special car to go home after get off work was not bad.

After tossing and turning for so long, I'm tired and sleepy. I want to sleep when you hug me like this.

There is a sedan chair outside that can accommodate two people.

Ye Qingzhi asked the princess to ride in the sedan chair with her, and Prince Jing naturally had no objection.

After leaving the palace and getting on the palace's carriage, Ye Qingzhi and Zhang Jingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Prince Jing also rode in a carriage. It was a very cold day, and he did not want to ride a horse in the cold wind. The three of them rode in one carriage, which was spacious enough and did not feel crowded.

"This is finally over." Zhang Jingyi asked Ye Qingzhi again, "Does your stomach feel uncomfortable?"

"Nothing's wrong." Ye Qingzhi shook her head and turned to ask King Jing,

"Why did His Highness come with us?"

"When Prince Su heard that you were vomiting so badly, he specifically asked me to take you home and take good care of you."

King Jing smiled and said, "I dare not disobey you."

Ye Qingzhi also laughed and gave a thumbs up to Queen Su’s father!

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After returning to Prince Jing's Mansion and getting off the carriage, Zhang Jingyi took the initiative to say,

"Your Highness, Qingzhi was frightened, hurt, and suffered in the palace today. Your Highness, please send Qingzhi back to Lanyueju to comfort her."

"Okay, you should go to bed early too. Since the two children are not here, you don't have to stay up all night." King Jing said.

Zhang Jingyi smiled and nodded.

Ye Qingzhi also wanted to show her humble style, but the two leaders had already made arrangements and they loved her so much that if she said anything more, it would be considered immature and would only make things awkward.

Ye Qingzhi could only thank the princess and return to Lanyue Residence with Prince Jing.

After returning to Lanyueju, Ye Qingzhi ignored everything and asked the servants to prepare water, and took a hot bath immediately.

Although I changed my clothes and rinsed my mouth after vomiting, I still felt a little smell on my body. Taking a bath finally made me feel better.

While she was bathing, King Jing ordered the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack. It was quite rich, with both spicy and sweet dishes, all of which they both liked.

"Wow!" Ye Qingzhi came out of the shower and saw a table full of delicious food. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she exclaimed instinctively, extremely happy.

I didn’t eat anything in the first place and I vomited, so I was really hungry.

At this time, delicious food can really heal everything.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Qingzhi hugged Prince Jing, kissed him hard on the mouth, and smiled like a flower.

King Jing looked at her brilliant smile and smiled comfortably. He kissed her and then let her go, and asked softly,

"Would you like a drink? It's fruit wine, sweet and sour, not intoxicating."

"Your Highness is lying. There is no wine that doesn't make people drunk." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, "Your Highness, you are not trying to get me drunk on purpose, are you?"

"What good will it do me if I get you drunk?" King Jing pinched her little face.

"I don't like drunkards. They talk nonsense. What's the point? I like to hear you say something nice when you're sober."

Ye Qingzhi smiled and glared at him, then raised her glass and offered a toast to King Jing.

"Your Highness, I offer you a toast. Your Highness wants to hear sweet words, but I won't say any. I will just say thank you, Your Highness."

King Jing smiled, raised his glass and drank it all.

This year, it was just him and her, with simple food and wine, but Prince Jing felt a peace and contentment he had never felt before.