Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Ye Qingzhi smiled when she heard this and nodded in agreement.

"That's right. I dare not tie His Highness's legs. You are all stupid. You dare not blame His Highness, but blame me instead. I am more wronged than Dou E."

"I have suffered a great injustice."

Prince Jing looked at Ye Qingzhi, with a hint of heartache and a little guilt in his eyes, so light that Ye Qingzhi couldn't see it.

However, she was quite satisfied to hear these words from the leader and to see the leader personally teach these women a lesson and clear his own name.

As I said, her leader is smart, clear-headed and capable!

"It is all due to my negligence in management and teaching. I did not let them recognize the facts, which fostered their ambitions that they should not have. I beg Your Highness to forgive me."

Zhang Jingyi stood up and saluted King Jing, while apologizing.

"It's inevitable. It's not your fault. You've done a great job in nipping the danger in the bud." Prince Jing excused the princess from her formalities and gave her affirmation.

Zhang Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the distraught Xia Shufei and others, and continued,

"They are dissatisfied with my punishment of thirty strokes of the cane, and feel that it is too severe. They are crying and wailing. This matter indeed involves many people, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to make the decision personally."

Concubine Xia and others looked at Prince Jing again, their eyes full of pleading.

Although Prince Jing's words just now destroyed the last bit of fantasy in their hearts, they still hoped that the prince would be lenient and give them a lighter punishment.

Thirty beatings with the stick will, even if the patient does not die, cause severe injuries to the bones and muscles, and will literally cost the patient a lot of skin.

"30 strokes of the cane, house arrest for one year, your monthly salary will be withheld, and all other allowances will be halved. Once you have recovered from your injuries, you will be required to read the scriptures for two hours, read the female precepts for two hours, and recite the palace rules for two hours every day. Cleanse your brains."

King Jing looked at them coldly and punished them even more harshly.

Ye Qingzhi,...

Four hours for scriptures, four hours for women's precepts, four hours for rules and regulations, and even if you work a full twelve hours, you still don't get paid, and even the basic food and clothing expenses are cut in half!

Moreover, he was put under house arrest and not allowed to come out, and was locked in a small dark room to study every day!

Does the leader want to turn everyone into a Bodhisattva (fools) who observes the female precepts and rules? ? ! !

Ye Qingzhi's mouth twitched. She was so miserable that she couldn't get angry anymore. She just wanted to say it was too miserable, too miserable.

Ye Qingzhi looked at her colleagues lying on the ground and felt as if their souls had left their bodies.

Understandable and very reasonable.

Anyone would be dumbfounded to hear these punishments.

But this is not the end yet.

"Concubine Xia has bad conduct, so her right to educate her will be deprived. Sister Qian will be raised by the princess." Prince Jing said in a cold voice.

How could Concubine Xia accept this? Her daughter was everything to her, her life. She could not accept that her daughter was taken to the princess to be raised.

Even though this was a good thing for her daughter and could elevate her status, she still couldn't accept it.

"Wuwuwu...Prince, please, please...don't send Sister Qian to the princess. I will never dare to harm Concubine Ye again!"

Concubine Xia cried and begged, and this time she really cried with her heart broken.

Prince Jing's face became increasingly gloomy. He felt that with her attitude, if Sister Qian was raised by her, she would definitely develop a narrow-minded character and not know what is good for her. Such a smart child would be ruined.

"If you dare to beg again, I will send you to the family temple and make sure you never see Sister Qian again in this life."

King Jing said coldly and mercilessly.

Concubine Xia's crying stopped abruptly, her whole body trembled, and there was no hope in her eyes, only endless fear.

The prince is too cruel and ruthless!

"And Cui Jie'er, send her to the princess to be educated together." Prince Jing continued.

"Your Majesty, I lost my mind for a moment and made a serious mistake. I dare not beg for mercy and am willing to accept the punishment.

But Cui Jie is still young, can you let her stay with me first, and when she is three years old, I will give her to the princess to raise?"

Concubine Huo's eyes were red as she pleaded earnestly,

"I know that it will only benefit Princess Cui Jie'er, and not harm her. I also hope for the best for Cui Jie'er, and I am grateful for the prince's decision.

But Cui Jie'er is too young now, and has a stubborn personality. I'm afraid she will just keep crying if she goes to the princess' place. I beg Your Majesty to give Cui Jie'er some time to adapt."

"Your Highness, Cui Jie'er is indeed too young. It is not good for her to be separated from her biological mother like this." The princess also spoke up at the right time.

"As their legal mother, I have the responsibility to educate them, but they are blood relatives, and I cannot abruptly sever their mother-daughter relationship.

It would be better to let Cui Jie'er wait until she is three years old and then raise her alone. This way the child will be more understanding and accepting."

Since the princess said so, Prince Jing agreed.

Concubine Huo heaved a sigh of relief and kowtowed in gratitude, but the sadness in her heart was beyond words.

When Ye Qingzhi heard about the child's upbringing issues, she couldn't help but sigh slightly. As far as this era was concerned, there was nothing wrong with what King Jing did.

The legitimate mother is the mother of the children. No matter whether they are her own children or not, as long as they are the prince's children, the mistress is responsible for their upbringing.

To put it bluntly, the children's biological mothers, especially those of humble status, are just surrogate mothers.

Some children are taken away to be raised as soon as they are born.

As for the situation in their palace, I can only say that the princess and the prince were quite tolerant and kind, and they did not separate any child from his or her biological mother before the age of three.

The princess did not say anything about deliberately oppressing or bullying them. On normal days, she did not deduct a cent from the allowances of these illegitimate sons and daughters. Whenever any of them had a headache or a fever, she would visit them in person to show her concern.

Nowadays, the princess has enough affairs to deal with every day. She is already too busy to have any free time, and now she has two more children to raise.

Although the child is being taken care of by the nanny and maids and you don't have to take care of him/her yourself, but if the child is crying in front of you, you have to pay more attention to him/her.

For the sake of this status and power, the job of a mistress is not something that ordinary people can do well.

Ye Qingzhi was so tired for the princess that she was thinking about how to make her lazy.

A three-year-old child is old enough to be sent to kindergarten. Why not just set up a kindergarten class in the mansion?

The three little kids in the mansion were sent in together and brought up by a special teacher, who would coax them into playing, give them an education, and let them learn knowledge without having to stay with their biological mother all day long.

After school, they would still have their meals together, and the princess, as the head teacher, would just come out and say a few words to show her concern and give them some instructions.

Then, he returned to his residence and offered incense to his biological mother.

The biological mother only cares about food, clothing and other expenses. She doesn't want to teach you anything about how to behave in society, and then you can just go to bed.

I went to kindergarten the next day and forgot about having a double day off. I could just take a break during the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day and my birthday... Isn't that good?

"Ahem, Prince, Princess, I have an idea about the upbringing of children. Please listen to it. If you think it is acceptable, then use it. If you think it is inappropriate, then just pretend that I never said it."

Ye Qingzhi spoke.

"Qingzhi, you say." The princess said immediately, looking like she would fully support whatever she said.

King Jing also nodded at her, indicating that she should speak out.

Ye Qingzhi then talked about opening a kindergarten class, which was similar to a clan school, but the children enrolled were younger.

"Qingzhi, this is a good idea! I also think that raising children this way not only provides rules for them to follow, but also because they are young, it does not completely cut off their connection with their biological mother. Both are taken into consideration."

The princess smiled when she heard this and immediately supported it, "This kindergarten can indeed be run. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"Well. Then let's do as Concubine Ye said." Prince Jing nodded and expressed his agreement.

When Concubine Xia and Concubine Huo heard this, they felt a sense of joy as if they had escaped from a desperate situation. Smiles broke out on their faces and their eyes also lit up.

They all know that this is the best outcome for their children and for them.

In this way, they can continue to see the children and care about them, and they can say to the outside world that they have been raised under the name of their legal mother since childhood and received various educations, rather than being raised by a concubine or biological mother.

When you get married in the future, your value can be raised even higher, and your mother-in-law will also look up to you from the bottom of her heart.

And such an idea actually came from Concubine Ye.

Concubine Xia and Concubine Huo had mixed feelings, but they sincerely kowtowed to Ye Qingzhi in gratitude, and humbly called themselves slaves.

"Concubine Ye, I was wrong, extremely wrong. I am sorry for you and I am willing to be punished! Thank you for letting bygones be bygones, thank you for your tolerance, and thank you for coming up with this idea!"

At this moment, they seemed to understand why the princess was willing to give face to Concubine Ye and was willing to believe her.

Concubine Ye can really bring you tangible benefits. She has never taken the initiative to harm them, nor has she even expressed contempt for them in words.

If she no longer desired the prince's favor, why would she be so foolish as to regard Concubine Ye as a thorn in her side?

Even the prince said that the legs were on his body and he didn't want to favor them anymore, not that Concubine Ye was monopolizing the prince.

If they put their hatred on Concubine Ye, they would not only be ungrateful, but also be asking for trouble. They are hopeless.

"Who said I've let bygones be bygones? How can I not be angry when you two conspired to frame me? I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't.

I came up with this idea for the princess, the prince and the children, and it has nothing to do with you stupid idiots!

The prince has arranged your punishment very well. If you are still not clear-headed after a year of imprisonment, and you dare to attack this concubine or the princess again, I will directly grant you death, so as not to waste money by keeping you."

Ye Qingzhi was too lazy to put on a family show with them, and there was no need for her to win them over, as they were not on the same level.

Moreover, she did not want to establish the image of a kind-hearted saintly woman who wanted to convert and influence the evil people who harmed her, otherwise no one would dare to step on her in the future.

She came up with this idea purely to make the princess' life easier, reduce her workload, and be able to put the child aside with a reasonable excuse without having to care about her all the time, while also gaining a good reputation.

After hearing Concubine Ye's impolite words, Concubine Xia and Concubine Huo no longer felt any resentment, but just kowtowed again to show their loyalty.

They really don't dare to have those evil thoughts anymore!

The main reason is that the prince did not give them any chance to face the facts and not dare to act like a demon anymore. It is better for them to keep what they have now and not dream of more.

At this moment, Su Ranran actually staggered to her feet and bumped into the wall beside her!

She wants to commit suicide!

Nanny Zhou was quick enough to stop the man and made a great contribution.

The princess frowned angrily. If she were to die in her room today, she would be so disgusted!

This Su Ranran really knows how to make trouble and disgust people.

"My Lord, Princess, I am weak and cannot bear more than thirty beatings. It is better to die once and for all than to die in agony."

Su Ranran didn't cry loudly, but just shed tears silently, looking as if she was heartbroken.

It adds a sense of pity and tenderness.