Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Noble concubines like her and Yao Yinyin are equivalent to department heads under the Marquisate Group, and their names can be included in the family tree.

Not only does she have her own large courtyard, she can also bring a maid from her mother's family as her own confidant, and she has six maids and old women to serve her. The monthly salary and allowance are not bad.

If the Marquis and the mistress both give me some face, it would be fine to allow your concubine to attend some small banquets of average scale. It would not be considered violating etiquette or breaking the rules.

A concubine can also be included in the family registration book. The difference between her and a noble concubine is that she cannot bring her natal family members into the mansion, and she has no dowry. After entering the mansion, her allowance is different, and her status is not the same.

A noble concubine can still attend some private banquets, but a good concubine cannot. If a good concubine is allowed to attend a banquet, she will definitely be ridiculed.

As for concubines, they are slaves who have been slept with by their masters. They can be maids in the mansion, or the skinny horses from Yangzhou sent by outsiders. They are still slaves, and their indentures are in the hands of their mistress, so they can be sent away or given away at will.

There are five lowly concubines, four good concubines, and three noble concubines in this mansion.

In addition to her and Yao Yinyin, there was also a concubine named Su Ranran, also known as Aunt Su.

This girl is of note. She is the Marquis's cousin. It is said that both her parents are gone, leaving her an orphan. She is also frail and sickly, so the Marquis took her in as his concubine and raised her well in his mansion.

Although she was called a noble concubine, the amount of food, clothing and other expenses she received was at the level of a legitimate young master or young lady, which was incomparable to noble concubines like them.

Ye Qingzhi would stay as far away from people like Su Ranran who have connections with leaders as possible.

When you work with them, they usually take the credit while you take the blame, and all kinds of frustrating things can happen.

Don't expect your leader to pass the test of humanity and treat you fairly.

Ye Qingzhi glanced at the beauties present and saw a sick beauty. She guessed that she should be Su Ranran, so she chose a seat farthest away from her and sat down.

"Auntie Ye, this is where Auntie Yao usually sits." After she sat down, a beauty next to her whispered to her,

"You'd better find another place to sit, otherwise when Aunt Yao comes later, I'm afraid she won't agree again."

Ye Qingzhi, "???"

Is there a hole when you sit on a stool?

It is indeed a novel full of intrigue and intrigue, with intrigue elements everywhere.

"Madam, is this chair reserved for Aunt Yao? Can't I sit here? The sister next to me asked me to give up my seat to Aunt Yao."

Ye Qingzhi immediately stood up and asked his wife.

When you are in doubt, ask your leader for advice, but don't be the first to take action.

"You can sit down as you like. There is no such thing as a special seat." Zhang Jingyi looked at Aunt Xu whom Ye Qingzhi mentioned and said with cold eyes.

"Madam, that's not what I meant. I also felt that Aunt Yao would definitely be unhappy if she came. In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, I kindly reminded Aunt Ye."

Aunt Xu quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, her little face turned pale with fear.

Aunt Xu is a lowly concubine and the lowest-level employee in the rear house of the Marquis's Mansion. She lives in the Begonia Courtyard with four other lowly concubines. Each of them has a room, which can be considered as working in a cubicle. There are no colleagues with their own offices.

They only had one personal maid to serve them. Cleaning the house, preparing hot water for bathing, carrying lunch boxes and other tasks were all done by the cleaning lady assigned to the courtyard, no, it was the maids and old women who did the rough work.

If a concubine is favored, or gives birth to a boy or girl, she can be promoted to a concubine, be freed from slavery, and get her indentures back.

"Just because Aunt Yao is unhappy, should I give up my position to her? We are both concubines, so how can she be more noble than me? Life is so short, why should I put myself in a difficult position to give her face?"

Ye Qingzhi looked down at Aunt Xu and said,

"Stand up and answer me. Don't tremble as if I'm bullying you. We're not dealing with people, we're dealing with the matter. Once you explain yourself, this matter will be over."

There was nothing Aunt Xu could explain; she just cried and cried endlessly.

Zhang Jingyi endured for a while, then scolded in a deep voice,

"Alright, Aunt Xu will just fine you one month's salary, and the matter will be over. It's just a seat, it's not worth arguing about it."

Aunt Xu apologized in a frustrated manner, but Ye Qingzhi would not refuse to give in. She sat down again after apologizing.

But everyone's eyes on her changed slightly.

This person is not easy to deal with. He has a sharp tongue and will make a big fuss if you suffer any grievance.

Don't provoke her easily. You will get yourself into trouble and end up hurting yourself.

"Aunt Ye, I'm sorry for last night." At this time, Aunt Qin stood up and apologized to Ye Qingzhi.

"No need to apologize. It's your ability that you can ask the Marquis to leave." Ye Qingzhi smiled slightly, generous and without a trace of anger.

Thank you, Xiao Qin. Keep up the hard work next time. The Hou Mansion needs good and motivated employees like you.

This way she can leave work early.

Aunt Qin was slightly stunned, then bowed to Ye Qingzhi to express her apology.

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but look at Ye Qingzhi. Seeing that there was no anger on her face, it seemed that she really didn't mind.

I just hope it’s not another Yao Yinyin.

As they were talking, Yao Yinyin came in.

She also heard that the Marquis had returned home, and as soon as he came back, he didn't even rest in the lady's room, but went to favor Ye Qingzhi.

Yao Yinyin was so jealous that she couldn't stay in the room any longer, so she came over to pay her respects to the lady.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Ye Qingzhi sitting in her usual seat. She immediately felt that Ye Qingzhi was challenging her, and angrily said to her,

"Auntie Ye, you sat on my chair! You are deliberately looking for trouble, right?"

Suddenly, everyone else started laughing. Those who were gentle covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs while those who were bold laughed out loud.

"No! What are you all laughing at!" Yao Yinyin was confused, panicked, and stamped her feet in anger.

She felt like she had suddenly become a clown, entertaining everyone.

As they were talking, a beautiful woman stood up, and after obtaining the lady's consent, she smiled and explained the doubts to Yao Jingxue.

Upon hearing that Ye Qingzhi had just made a fuss about this matter and that the Madam had punished Aunt Sun, Yao Yinyin's face immediately turned red.

She apologized to the lady with a grim look on her face. Zhang Jingyi scolded her lightly, then let the matter go and asked Yao Yinyin to sit down quickly.

I come to pay my respects to my wife every day, but of course there is nothing to discuss.

As concubines, they are not responsible for the household affairs and servants, nor do they manage the property. They don't have a dowry to take care of, and it is not their responsibility to raise children, let alone decide their children's marriage.

As for banquets, social outings, etc., they were not even qualified to attend, nor were they qualified to help, as there were housekeepers and maids for that.

To be honest, even if the lady wanted to find something for them to do, there was nowhere to find it.

The purpose of their existence is to serve as tools for sexual gratification and childbearing.

Therefore, on weekdays, there is nothing much to say to the lady except to serve the marquis well, expand the marquis's mansion, learn the rules well, and remember her duties.

Oh, if anyone had served the Marquis yesterday, the Madam would have specifically mentioned her and said thank you for her hard work.

Then everyone drank the scented tea and the meeting ended.

Everyone thought that the same process would continue today, but after drinking the scented tea, the lady said,

"There is one more thing today. A few days ago, there were some bad rumors outside, saying that Madam Ye was the reincarnation of a foxy woman. The one who spread the rumors was Madam Sun in the mansion. Go and bring Madam Sun here."