Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Then Your Highness rejected the daughter of the royal family. Does that mean he has other candidates for concubines?"

Ye Qingzhi brought the topic back to where it had gone off track.

"I plan to promote Concubine Wu to be a concubine." Prince Jing said.

"Why not choose new people from outside?" Ye Qingzhi asked in surprise.

Her Highness, is he fed up with her soft rice and feels that he doesn't need to attract new forces? !

"If you choose someone who is too noble, the prince and his people will keep an eye on him, and they might even be provoked to do something bad.

If we choose an ordinary one, she will be dispensable. It is better to mention an old person in the mansion to fill the position of concubine first, so as to avoid blind speculation by those who are interested. ”

King Jing explained to her in detail,

"Yesterday, we received a war report from the south, saying that the Chu State took the initiative to attack on New Year's Eve. Fortunately, we were well prepared and killed a wave of Chu troops. We won a great victory and forced the Chu army to retreat temporarily.

Among them, Wu Shufei's elder brother Wu Wanli made many military achievements and could be rewarded as a fifth-rank general.

This prince thought, it would be better to mention the position of Concubine Wu.

Her eldest brother from her mother's family is a brave and capable general. With military merit, he can continue to rise to higher positions. She also gave birth to a concubine's eldest son, who is also relatively respectful and gentle. He is suitable in all aspects. "

"If what Your Highness said is true, Concubine Wu is indeed quite suitable."

Ye Qingzhi nodded and said,

"I have always felt that Concubine Wu is very lucky. Look, this incident has proven it once again. She is indeed lucky."

"Why should you envy her? You are luckier and more blessed."

King Jing smiled and kissed her, "I have never seen anyone luckier than you. Even your relatives and friends around you have benefited from your blessing and everything has gone smoothly.

If you don't believe it, you can compare it with the bad dream you had, and you will know how big the difference is. "

"...That's right." Ye Qingzhi thought about it and nodded, but still refuted.

"I think that good fortune and destiny are all false. The reason for such a big difference lies in one's attitude towards life.

Listen to advice, eat well, think about things from multiple perspectives, be more open-minded, don't hold back on things, speak up quickly, and solve them through discussion, and things will naturally go smoothly."

"Listening to your talk is better than reading for ten years." Prince Jing stood up and bowed to her in a pretentious manner.

"..." Ye Qingzhi glared at him speechlessly and stretched out her hand, "Then bring the apprenticeship gift."

Prince Jing immediately took off his clothes.

"…Why is Your Highness taking off your clothes? Can you hide silver inside?" Ye Qingzhi asked him.

"Silver is so vulgar. Only by serving you, Master, with my own hands can I show my sincerity." King Jing said seriously.

Ye Qingzhi, "..."

Good, very good, you have fed the teacher with respect, but it has all been thrown into the dog's stomach.

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Because Prince Jing had already informed the Emperor and sought his consent, within two days, Concubine Wu's position was promoted to Concubine Wu.

Concubine Wu was probably stunned by this big pie. When she heard the imperial edict, she was stunned for a while before she reacted, and then she stood up happily to accept it.

The other women in the backyard, excluding the princess and Ye Qingzhi, were extremely envious when they saw that Concubine Wu was given the title of concubine.

After all, it was thanks to his son that he got promoted to this high position!

Son, son, son, this is the most important thing!

But, the prince now favors Concubine Ye almost exclusively, so they can’t even receive a little bit of rain, let alone treat them equally!

What’s even more heartbreaking is that even though Concubine Ye had uterine cold and difficulty giving birth, the prince still doted on her so much that he tried his best to stuff a baby into her belly.

They were so jealous of Concubine Ye and were really worried about her. Why couldn't she get pregnant?

Judging from the prince's attitude, they will probably have a chance to be favored only when Concubine Ye becomes pregnant and can no longer sleep with him.

However, Concubine Ye was extremely worried about her inability to get pregnant, so what else could they say?

They didn't dare mention the pregnancy in front of her, for fear of touching on Concubine Ye's sad memories and being punished by her.

Those who have brains would not dare to mess with Ye Qingzhi, but there are so many women in the backyard, and there are also those who are impatient and want to be pampered and can't wait.

Take Concubine Zhao for example.

Although her good sister, Concubine Sun, has always advised her not to be anxious and to wait and see.

However, for Concubine Zhao, the life without favor and without a man was too boring.

She wanted to give it a try, even if the final result was not satisfactory, but... the masters were all kind and lenient. At most she would be scolded and confined to learn the rules. There was no big difference at all.

With the thought that she would not die even if she hit her head against the wall, Concubine Zhao's heart was not just restless, but rather agitated and uneasy.

When she came to pay her respects to the princess that day, she heard that Concubine Ye had asked for leave because she was having period and had a stomachache. Concubine Zhao felt that the opportunity had come!

Concubine Ye is having her period and can no longer serve the prince. Isn't it the right time for her to ask for an audience with Concubine Ye and express her loyalty to her?

Maybe I can be favored by the prince tonight.

So, after paying her respects, Concubine Zhao went to Lanyueju to ask to see Ye Qingzhi.

Ye Qingzhi has been taking care of her body for several months. Although she still has stomach pain during her period, she can bear it.

She was no longer in excruciating pain like she had been in at the beginning. Now that she was living a normal life, she wished she had lost half her life.

She didn't go to pay her respects today simply because it was too cold in the early spring morning and her bed was too warm, so she took advantage of her period to stay in bed and take a break.

Moreover, with legitimate reasons, no one can say that she has lost her manners.

When Ye Qingzhi heard that Concubine Zhao was coming to ask for a meeting, she had just gotten up from bed and was still eating breakfast.

"Why did she come to see me?" Ye Qingzhi swallowed the porridge in her mouth and asked Aunt Zhang in confusion.

"I asked, and Concubine Zhao said that she has something important to tell you in person." said Nanny Zhang.

"Then let her wait for a while, I'll see her after dinner." Ye Qingzhi said lightly.

After eating and rinsing her mouth, Ye Qingzhi asked someone to bring concubine Zhao to her.

"Your servant greets Concubine Ye." Concubine Zhao kowtowed in greeting.

"What do you want?" Ye Qingzhi asked her, "Don't beat around the bush, just say it directly."

"Replying to Concubine, I want to be your concubine. From now on, I will only obey your orders and be absolutely loyal to you. If I am lucky enough to be favored and get pregnant, I am willing to give the child to you to raise!"

After Concubine Zhao finished speaking, she kowtowed again.

Ye Qingzhi,...

Ok!

It had only been a short while since she had established her pregnancy image, and someone already offered to give her a child.

How anxious this is.

What use could such an impatient subordinate be, not to mention her loyalty, which was nonexistent.

Moreover, she could never understand why women in ancient times could not sleep with their husbands, so they would find another woman to help them secure their favor.

Do you think you can really control someone by holding their indenture? A person's ambition cannot be restrained by a piece of paper.

Apart from raising another ungrateful wolf to devour its master, Ye Qingzhi really didn't know where this pet could go.

It’s better to let the man find someone he wants to sleep with by himself, out of sight, out of mind.

Let her raise the child?

It sounds nice to say that. Not to mention that she doesn't want to raise the child, who will raise the child after it is born is decided by the prince, not by a concubine, nor by her as a concubine.

Ye Qingzhi stared at Concubine Zhao kneeling on the ground in silence, which made Concubine Zhao's heart beat wildly.

"Get up first." After a while, Ye Qingzhi said lightly,

"I understand what you mean. However, I am still young and do not need anyone to keep me in my good graces. I also do not want to raise someone else's child. You can go back."

Concubine Zhao was also her subordinate. The subordinate was just making a work request, and she just refused it if she disagreed.

Concubine Zhao hadn't done anything extra, so she didn't have the energy to make things difficult for her.

When Concubine Zhao heard that she was rejected, her face turned pale and she continued to beg unwillingly,

“Please have mercy on me, Concubine, and keep me by your side to serve you, and give me a chance to meet the prince… If I can be favored by you, I will never forget your kindness!

Concubine, I naturally hope that your favor will continue, but there will always be new people entering the palace, and you also have to consider the future.

You just give me a small chance, and I will be grateful and loyal to you. In the future, I will be your capable subordinate and help you deal with other people..."

Ye Qingzhi frowned when she heard that. King Jing stopped outside the door and held his breath, wanting to hear whether she would agree to send other women to his bed.