Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"My Lord, I deserve to die. Please don't vent your anger on my father and his people. They are loyal to you. I deserve to die. I will die now. Please calm down, my Lord!"

Aunt Qin made a decision immediately and wanted to die, and she refused to reveal who the adulterer was.

"My good brother is really capable of making you commit adultery with him without fear of death, and still protecting him wholeheartedly until your death."

Xie Jin smiled sarcastically, and his voice became colder.

Aunt Qin was completely paralyzed. She couldn't even utter the words to ask for death. Her mind went blank with fear.

"I can give you a way out." Xie Jin said.

Aunt Qin looked up blankly and looked at Xie Jin in disbelief.

Is there any way for her to survive if she is like this?

"Not only you, but also the lives of your father, brother and others, are all in your hands." Xie Jin said indifferently,

"You either obey my orders or die now. Choose."

"I will obey your orders, my Lord." Aunt Qin said in despair.

"I only ask that after I complete the Marquis's order, you can give my father, brother and family a chance to survive."

"You are not qualified to negotiate with me. Whether they can survive or not depends entirely on your performance." Xie Jin turned around, sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"My Lord, did you know this from the first time I came into contact with this servant?"

Aunt Qin didn't know what was going on in her mind, and asked unwillingly.

Maybe he just wants to die with a clear conscience.

Xie Jin glanced at her with his eyelids raised slightly, disdaining to answer, and just slowly drank the tea in the cup.

Aunt Qin no longer dared to ask any more questions. She had underestimated the Marquis.

"Take good care of the evil child in your belly. It will be useful to me." Xie Jin said in a calm voice.

Aunt Qin responded with a pale face, feeling despair in her heart.

But she chose this life worse than death herself, so who can she blame?

How could she be so infatuated that she hooked up with this old man?

Aunt Qin regretted her decision.

Xie Jin drank three cups of tea before getting up and leaving.

After he left, Aunt Qin took off her clothes, lay on the bed, and burst into tears, unable to hold back her tears any longer.

When Chun Xing heard the noise, she quickly pushed the door open and sniffed the room in confusion, but there was no smell like that aftermath.

Did my aunt serve me just now? Why are you crying so sadly?

"Aunt? Did you make me angry?" Chun Xing asked carefully, "The hot water is ready, would you like to take a shower?"

"Chun Xing, I succeeded. Just now, Master wanted me..."

Aunt Qin wiped her tears, sat up, and gave an ugly smile.

Seeing her like this, Chun Xing felt a little numb on her scalp.

"Congratulations, Auntie. As long as we keep it a secret from the palace doctor, there will be no problem. We can have a premature birth and no one will be able to tell that the baby is born in the wrong month."

"Is that so? That's it." Aunt Qin stroked her belly and said with a grin, "My good days are coming."

-

After Xie Jin left last night, Ye Qingzhi took a hot bath and went to bed. She slept very soundly that night, without getting up in the middle of the night or having nightmares.

It is indeed good for sleep if this person does some proper exercise before going to bed.

After Ye Qingzhi finished her breakfast, Chunyu dressed her up and asked softly,

"Aunt, I'm going to pay my respects to the Madam today. Should I dress more gorgeously or more plainly?"

"My house arrest has been lifted?" Ye Qingzhi asked regretfully.

She hasn't stayed at home long enough and doesn't want to go out for team-building meetings with her colleagues.

"Well, the Madam just sent someone to pass on a message saying that my aunt doesn't need to be under house arrest anymore." Chunyu answered respectfully.

"Oh." Ye Qingzhi felt uncomfortable for a second, then said, "This is my first time to formally pay my respects to the Madam. If I'm too plain, I'll look pretentious, and if I'm too showy, I'll look arrogant. I'll just do it in a proper way to show that I'm well-behaved and sensible."

Chunyu has a pair of skillful hands. She can comb hair beautifully, match jewelry well, and is also good at drawing eyebrows and applying rouge.

After being dressed up by her, Ye Qingzhi's charming face was somewhat suppressed, and coupled with her quiet (lazy) look, she really looked a bit humble and docile like a beautiful girl from a small family.

"Good craftsmanship and good vision."

Ye Qingzhi looked in the mirror and said to Chunyu with satisfaction.

Seeing Xia Chan come into the room, she asked her if she was good at dressing up and whether she could catch up with Chunyu's skills.

"My aunt, my dressing skills are not as good as Chunyu's." Xia Chan answered honestly.

Ye Qingzhi wrote it down and arranged for Chunyu to be responsible for dressing her up from now on.

Chunyu glanced at Xiachan complacently, feeling that her position as a maid was secure.

Xia Chan took a deep breath and hurried forward to Ye Qingzhi and said,

"Aunt, the sun outside is already very strong. I'll bring an umbrella over here so we can go over there and block out the sun."

"Well, that's good, very thoughtful." Ye Qingzhi nodded with satisfaction.

Ruyi curled her lips as she watched Chunyu and Xiachan surrounding the young lady and trying to please her in all kinds of ways.

Humph, she just didn't believe that these two people could surpass her. She was the first person around her aunt.

-

Ye Qingzhi came to Guixin Courtyard, waited for the call, and then went in. She saw that the room was already filled with all kinds of beauties.

Except for my wife, the leader, everyone here will be her future colleagues.

Everyone was originally chatting with each other, but when they saw Ye Qingzhi come in, they all turned to look at her, with various emotions flashing in their eyes.

Some are jealous, some are curious, and some are waiting to see the show.

They all heard about what happened last night.

On the first night the Marquis returned home, he just had dinner with his wife and then went to see Aunt Ye.

But who would have thought that concubine Qin would appear later and take the marquis away.

But I also heard that the Marquis stayed for a few cups of tea and then left in anger. Aunt Qin burst into tears and her eyes were swollen this morning.

As soon as Aunt Qin arrived, she knelt down and apologized to the madam, saying that she had offended the marquis last night and asked the madam to punish her.

The lady forgave her generously.

Everyone was wondering how the Madam would respond to this favored and flattering concubine Ye.

"My concubine greets the Madam." Ye Qingzhi bowed politely.

Zhang Jingyi looked at Ye Qingzhi and was very satisfied with her proper attire. She said calmly,

"Looking at Aunt Ye's appearance, she is recovering well."

Zhang Jingyi had almost forgotten what Aunt Ye looked like when she first entered the mansion. She only remembered that she was thinner than she is now, her skin didn't look as fair and tender, and she looked dull and lifeless.

It's nothing like this, full of vitality and spirit, so bright and dazzling that people can't take their eyes off it.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. Thanks to the good cooking skills of the cook you gave me, my appetite has improved. Not only has my body recovered, but I have also gained weight. My face has become rounder and my waist has become fatter. My old clothes are almost no longer suitable for me."

Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, looking very silly and naive.

"It looks better this way." Zhang Jingyi smiled faintly, "Take a seat."

The other aunts were all puzzled, "???"

Is this over?