Professional Ethics of a Concubine

When Mingyu, Feng Niankang, the Crown Prince and others arrived at the imperial study, they all had injuries on their faces to varying degrees.

Especially the Crown Prince, at first glance, he was the most seriously injured.

There were glaring bloodstains on his cheek, which was swollen, his upper lip was broken, and there were bloodstains on his clothes.

Although the bleeding from the mouth wound has stopped, my lips are swollen so much that they look like sausages, which has a bit of an impact on my speaking.

Mingyu's face was slightly red and swollen on the left side, but there were no other wounds. It was unclear whether there were any injuries on her body.

There were no visible injuries on Feng Niankang's face, but he seemed to be limping when he walked, as if he had injured his foot.

The other tutors did not have any injuries on their faces and did not seem to have participated in the fight.

Even though the Crown Prince is not favored by the Emperor now, the Crown Prince is the first grandson who grew up with the Emperor and has been named the Crown Prince, so he is still loved very much.

The emperor was distressed when he saw that he was so badly injured and covered in blood. He did not ask how the fight started, but instead asked anxiously,

"Where is the imperial physician? Has the imperial physician been to the crown prince?"

The eunuch of Wenhua Palace quickly replied, "Your Majesty, we have called the imperial physician. The crown prince's injury has been treated a little. The crown prince was also anxious to see Your Majesty, so he did not stay to wait for the imperial physician and came directly."

The Crown Prince is seven years old this year. Due to his status and position, he has always been doted on by everyone and is inevitably a little spoiled.

When he saw that the emperor cared so much about him, he immediately ran to the emperor and cried and complained.

"Wuwuwu...Grandpa Emperor, it was Mingyu who hit me first. You have to take charge of me. I'm in so much pain!"

It just feels wronged.

The emperor frowned immediately upon hearing this, then looked at Mingyu. Seeing that his little face was also red and swollen, he felt distressed.

But based on the emperor's understanding of Mingyu, this child is smart, kind and sensible, and not the type to take the initiative to bully others.

Especially beating the Crown Prince.

Even though they are all grandchildren of the emperor, they are also divided into different levels. The emperor feels that Mingyu is still young and doesn't understand much, but Feng Niankang beside him must understand.

Looking at Feng Niankang again, there were no injuries on his face, but his hair was a little messy and his clothes were a little wrinkled. He didn't seem to be injured.

"What happened? Feng Niankang, tell me the cause and course of this disturbance."

The emperor still remembered that when he first met him, his little mouth was very clever and he spoke very logically, so he skipped over the young Mingyu and asked him to tell the story.

The emperor was afraid that Mingyu would not be able to explain what happened clearly, which would waste time and cause misunderstandings.

Feng Niankang limped forward two steps, then tried to kneel down with a look of pain on his face... The emperor frowned and immediately waved his hand.

"Did he hurt his foot? Stop moving. Go get a chair and let him sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Feng Niankang grinned and said to the emperor with gratitude.

The eunuch quickly brought him a chair and helped him sit down. Feng Niankang sat up straight and said to the emperor,

"Your Majesty, this morning, I and the Crown Prince came to Wenhua Palace for class. As soon as we entered the classroom, we heard the Crown Prince and his companion saying that Prince Su was a traitor.

The Crown Prince felt that what the Crown Prince said was wrong, and before he could make up his mind whether Prince Su was plotting treason, he stepped forward to argue.

The Crown Prince was not happy to hear it, and cursed the Crown Prince for being a nobody. He also told the Crown Prince to kneel down and curry favor with him immediately, saying that it would be too late to curry favor with him before the Prince of Su completely fell from power and could no longer support him.

The prince was so angry, but he was not good at talking, so he couldn't win the argument with the crown prince, so he reached out and pushed the crown prince.

The prince’s hand was weak, and he didn’t push the crown prince at all, but he angered him, and the crown prince was furious, so he raised his hand and slapped the prince…”

When the emperor heard this, his face became completely gloomy, and he looked at the crown prince standing beside him with a stern gaze.

The Crown Prince and the Emperor looked at each other, and were so frightened by the anger and coldness in the Emperor's eyes that they dared not even cry, and could not utter a word of rebuttal.

He couldn't refute it because what Feng Niankang said was the truth.

Feng Niankang pretended not to notice this and continued to narrate eloquently,

“Everything happened so fast at that time that the boy failed to block the slap and could only quickly pull the prince behind him to protect him.

But the Crown Prince refused to give in, and the boy didn't dare to hit him, so he took the Prince and hid everywhere.

When the Crown Prince was chasing, he accidentally fell, scraped his face, broke his lip, and bled.

The Crown Prince fell and started crying loudly, because he was in pain and angry, and he shouted for others to beat us.

However, when the eunuch saw that the fight was about to get out of hand, he rushed over to mediate, and soon after Teacher Zhu also arrived, and the situation was calmed down.

Then a eunuch reported the matter to the emperor, and we were brought here..."

After Feng Niankang finished speaking, Zhu Jingyi, the lecturer on duty today, immediately stood up to testify that what Feng Niankang said was correct and that this was indeed the case.

He also asked other imperial grandchildren and study companions to find out the cause of the incident and prepared to report it to the emperor.

Zhu Jingyi was relieved that the emperor asked Feng Niankang to report unexpectedly.

He believed that Prince Su was innocent and was very disgusted with the Crown Prince's attitude, but he could not show it obviously. If he was asked to speak, he could only embellish it.

But Feng Niankang was different. When he opened his mouth, he spoke quickly, accurately, and vividly, recreating the scene at that time 100%.

It’s great!

Zhu Jingyi secretly cast an admiring glance at Feng Niankang and became more and more satisfied with this beloved disciple.

"Grandpa Royal, I was wrong. I shouldn't have made irresponsible comments about Prince Su, shouldn't have taken action, and shouldn't have made such a joke with Mingyu. Please punish me, Grandpa Royal!"

When the Crown Prince saw that the Emperor's attitude was not right, he immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake.

The emperor looked gloomy and said nothing.

The attitude of the Crown Prince is no different from that of the Crown Prince, and his humiliation of Mingyu is enough to show that he is not broad-minded, just like the Crown Prince.

"Grandpa Emperor, this incident was caused by Mingyu. Mingyu is at fault. She shouldn't have pushed the Crown Prince. Please punish her, Grandpa Emperor."

Mingyu then took the initiative to kneel down and admit her mistakes. She also made a sincere self-examination and gave some corrective measures.

"Next time Mingyu encounters someone who disagrees with her, if she cannot win the argument and the other party humiliates her, she will stay away from him.

Then Mingyu will tell the teacher or elder who is giving the lecture, and ask him or her to judge between Mingyu and the other party, and decide who is right and who is wrong, and never fight again. "

With Feng Niankang's instruction, the matter of filing a complaint sounded very appealing.

The emperor looked at Mingyu, his expression softened, and he said lovingly,

"Good boy, you are right. Next time, I will do as you said. Hurry up and get up. You did nothing wrong today. You were humiliated and you didn't have any temper. That is also a loss of manliness. Just remember to protect yourself next time!"

"Thank you, Grandfather Emperor, for your teachings. Mingyu will keep them in mind!" Mingyu kowtowed and stood up again.

Afterwards, the emperor punished the crown prince, asking him to apologize to Mingyu, copy books, reflect on himself, and write a self-criticism.

By the time the Crown Prince and Prince Jing arrived, the Emperor had already dealt with everything.

The emperor reprimanded the Crown Prince and Prince Jing, and then let them take their children away.

When Mingyu saw her father, her lips pursed and she wanted to cry but held it back.

King Jing bent down, held his little face and looked at it. Seeing that the injury was not serious, he rubbed his little head and spoke in a gentle voice,

"You did it right this time. Be smarter next time. Stand farther away when arguing with others. Run faster after hitting someone. Protect yourself."

"..." Mingyu opened her mouth and then grinned, "Father, I'll remember that."

Prince Jing looked at Feng Niankang again and saw that he was limping, so he asked the eunuch beside him to carry him on his back.

But when he returned to the palace, Feng Niankang jumped directly from the carriage, and his feet were fine.

King Jing raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

"Hehe, the Crown Prince fell so badly, and the Crown Prince was slapped in the face, his face is swollen. It would be unacceptable if I didn't get hurt."

Feng Niankang chuckled twice.

"The Crown Prince has a bad temper and is extremely stupid. The injuries on his face were caused by his own fall. He deserves it!"

Mingyu puffed up her face and said angrily.

King Jing also understood.

Given Feng Niankang's good luck, the Crown Prince failed to hit him and fell down instead. This was quite normal.

"I'll give you two days off tomorrow so you can recover from your injuries before going back to class."

King Jing spoke.

"Thank you, father!" Mingyu was immediately happy and jumped in circles on the spot.

Or let’s just fight next time. There is such a good benefit.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. You are so wise and powerful! I think the injury on my foot won't heal in two days. How about three days?"

Feng Niankang immediately took advantage of the situation and pressed the issue further.

King Jing rolled his eyes at him.