Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Prince Jing took Mingyu to the princess's courtyard. He wanted to talk to the princess about what happened in the palace today and to comfort Mingyu about the grievances she had suffered, so as to avoid any psychological trauma.

Although he was slapped, Mingyu didn't look like he was wronged, and even looked a little proud.

Feng Niankang didn't want to go with them, and he gave a very reasonable reason.

"I was wronged today. I can't see my father, so I can only go and talk to my aunt."

Before the Prince Su's Mansion was sealed, Feng Yuxi couldn't move out because he had to wait to deliver Mu Nianqiu's baby. But Feng Niankang still wanted to be Mingyu's study partner, so he moved out early and lived in the Prince Jing's Mansion, sharing the same courtyard with Mingyu.

It is indeed inconvenient for the father and son to meet now.

After hearing what Feng Niankang said, Prince Jing wanted to roll his eyes at him again.

Where did he suffer injustice?

He took the Crown Prince for a walk like a dog and played with him for a while.

Finally, he showed off his eloquence in front of the emperor.

He is a winner today.

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Lanyueju.

"Auntie! Auntie!" Feng Niankang shouted as soon as he entered the yard, "I'm back."

"Why did you come back from the palace so early today? What happened?"

When Ye Qingzhi heard the noise, she quickly ran out of the house.

When she ran up to him, Ye Qingzhi squatted down, grabbed him, looked at him again and again, and touched his head and face.

Apart from the fact that his clothes and hair were not very neat, he looked fine.

"Aunt, we had a fight with the Crown Prince today. I'm fine, but Mingyu got slapped."

Feng Niankang quickly told Ye Qingzhi what had happened, including the emperor's decision and his pretending to be lame.

Ye Qingzhi,...

Her son is so smart and capable, and he is also destined to be a lucky guy, so it seems that she really doesn't need to worry too much.

"Do you want to learn some Kung Fu to protect yourself?" Ye Qingzhi thought for a moment and asked him, and then explained her concerns to him.

"I'm afraid that if you run away every time you encounter danger, and the enemy chases you, you will lose your fighting ability first, which will make you look too lucky.

You have learned Kung Fu yourself. If you meet someone of lower status who you can beat, we can take care of him ourselves.

Besides, learning some Kung Fu also gives you an extra way to save your life, so it’s a good idea, what do you think?”

"Will this be too hard? Studying is tiring enough." Feng Niankang pouted and looked bitter.

I feel like lying down before it even starts.

Ye Qingzhi,...

My son is studying now and has to get up earlier than the chickens every day. It is really hard work. If he learns martial arts, his little body may not be able to handle it.

"Do you want to take the imperial examination in the future?" Ye Qingzhi asked him.

"I can inherit the title. No matter how badly I do in the future, I will still be a marquis. Why do I need to take the imperial examination? If I want to be an official, can't my uncle directly give me a position in the future?"

Feng Niankang asked in shock.

As the son of an official with a title, why should he work so hard? He cannot take away the jobs of students from poor families.

"...Auntie doesn't think it's necessary either." Ye Qingzhi's mouth twitched and she said in a low voice,

"If you want to be an official in the future, you can still be given one below the fifth rank, but don't make a fuss about it."

Ye Qingzhi had to face the fact that her son was just a little rascal. He didn't have any of the idealism and ambition that a teenager should have, so she shouldn't have asked any more questions.

"I'm not that fool like the Crown Prince who says all kinds of stupid things outside." Feng Niankang curled his lips and said with disdain.

"Don't think that others are fools just because you are smart. It's not unfair for a conceited smart person like you to be cheated by the fool you call him one day."

Ye Qingzhi reached out and tapped his forehead, then said seriously,

"The matter of Prince Su is now a hot topic, and the court is arguing about it every day, but the emperor has never expressed his position. The prince and others are also trying to figure out his intentions.

When you are in the palace, don't think that the people around you are fools. You have to remember that those who survive in the palace are all very cunning and no one is really stupid.

It is possible that what happened in Wenhua Palace today was instructed by the Crown Prince to the Crown Prince, asking him to say that on purpose to test the Emperor's attitude towards Prince Su."

"If that's true, I will never look down on anyone in the palace again." Feng Niankang frowned slightly, but still said obediently.

"Wait another two or three days and see what the Crown Prince's attitude is towards the matter of Prince Su and we'll know." Ye Qingzhi said.

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This is the princess.

Zhang Jingyi hugged Mingyu and looked at the redness and swelling still on his little face, feeling extremely distressed.

Thinking about the words his son had just repeated about the humiliating words spoken by the Crown Prince, his eyes welled up in tears.

"Your Highness, when will the matter of Prince Su have a conclusion?" Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but ask.

Although Zhang Jingyi didn't know that Prince Su was cuckolded, Prince Jing also told her part of the truth.

The purpose of this fuss is to get rid of the ambitious Wang family. Prince Su is still the emperor's most trusted brother. She doesn't have to worry about them being implicated, and there is no need to change her attitude towards Prince Su.

Zhang Jingyi knew all this and was just watching the fun. At most, she warned her mother's family that even if they did not support Prince Su, they had to remain neutral and must not step on Prince Su.

But now, this matter involves her precious son, and Zhang Jingyi can no longer remain calm. She just wants this chaos to end quickly.

"It will be soon. In three or four days at most, Father will lift the house arrest on Prince Su."

Prince Jing took the initiative to explain to her what happened in the Cultural Hall today, and guessed that the Crown Prince's making such a scene might be the result of the Crown Prince and the Chen family's behind-the-scenes instigation.

This coincides with Ye Qingzhi's opinion.

Zhang Jingyi took a deep breath in fear when she heard that. She felt that the palace was full of traps and conspiracies, which made her even more worried about her son's safety.

"Don't let your imagination run wild and scare yourself on purpose. No matter how chaotic the palace is, no one dares to kill the emperor's grandson easily."

Prince Jing saw that she was so scared that her face turned pale, and took the initiative to comfort her.

"Mother, don't be afraid. Brother Kang will protect me. I will also try to be smarter and more careful."

Mingyu, who was standing by, saw that her mother was so worried about her, so she sensibly spoke up to comfort her.

"Good boy, mother thinks you are great!" Zhang Jingyi felt warm in her heart because of her son's thoughtful behavior, and couldn't help but kiss him on the forehead.

"Mother, I'm grown up now, please don't kiss me anymore!" Mingyu covered her forehead, stamped her feet, and said in shame and anger.

The reaction was exactly the same as Feng Niankang's.

Zhang Jingyi was amused and confused by his reaction. He was only five years old, how could he be so big? It wasn't like she kissed him often.

Once in a while, I am still despised like this.

Zhang Jingyi could only accept the fact that her son had indeed grown up and was no longer a child.

"Father, Mother, I'm going to visit my sister first." Mingyu covered his forehead and said goodbye directly.

Zhang Jingyi shook her head in amusement, then came to her senses and asked King Jing again,

"Your Majesty, since Prince Su is fine, what about Prince Su's son? How will the Emperor deal with him?"

"If someone has the intention of treason, he will naturally be put to death," said King Jing.

"Won't Prince Su plead for mercy?" Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but ask.

"He has repeatedly attacked Concubine Mu and the twins. Prince Su doesn't have much father-son affection for him anymore."

Prince Jing couldn't just tell everyone that Prince Su was cuckolded and that the Crown Prince was not his biological son.

I told Ye Qingzhi that it was because it concerned Ye Qingzhi's mother, and Ye Qingzhi had a close relationship with Prince Su, so there was no need to explain so many things about the appraisal.

There is a lot to explain if the princess is to talk about this, and besides, Prince Su is not an elder that the princess is close to.

Zhang Jingyi didn't know the truth and didn't know that the Crown Prince was not Prince Su's biological son. So, after hearing Prince Jing's explanation, although she could understand Prince Su's choice, she still felt uncomfortable.

Did the Prince of Su completely abandon the Crown Prince just because he loved Concubine Mu and her two children more? Did he allow him to be executed?

Isn't this too ruthless and cruel?

Zhang Jingyi once again felt the ruthlessness of the heavenly family.

Just like the relationship between the Emperor and Prince Su, they had a brotherly relationship and a monarch-subject relationship, and they supported and trusted each other for nearly forty years. However, because of a word from the Crown Prince, it was almost shattered one day.

More importantly, this suspicion was not something that could be decided by just two people, but involved the participation of countless court officials.

If the emperor was not a wise ruler, and was not particularly fond of Prince Su and trusted Prince Su wholeheartedly, with countless people pushing him, which king could tolerate Prince Su?

Now that Prince Su has been forced into a desperate situation, will he really just accept death?

After all, there are many people loyal to Prince Su, especially in the army. Could it be that Prince Su really won't rebel?

Of course, it’s good that there was no fighting between the Emperor and Prince Su.

However, Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but think about the long-term future because of this incident, and thought about what would happen if Qingzhi gave birth to a boy...

Qingzhi is favored by the prince. If the child she gives birth to is also smart or has military talent, the prince will definitely favor him.

By then they will be more like a family of three... Will Mingyu be affected?

Just like Prince Su, on the one hand he was influenced by his mother, and on the other hand because of his bad behavior, he always tried to harm Concubine Mu and the children, wanting to get rid of them.

She certainly wouldn’t instill in Mingyu the idea that his position would be threatened by Qingzhi’s child.

However, since the father dotes on his younger brother so much and also favors his mother as a concubine, Mingyu would not be jealous or feel resentful when seeing this?

When Mingyu grows up a little bit, maybe because she feels sorry for her as a mother and feels sorry for her for not being spoiled, she will feel more or less unfair for her, even if she says it doesn't matter.

Just like Mingyan.

Mingyan is eight years old and has understood a little about these things. Some time ago, Mingyan asked her privately why her father did not stay in her room and asked her if she would be sad.

She explained it to Mingyan in detail, saying that she was no longer sad about it, and told her that Concubine Ye being favored was better than any other woman being favored.

She told Ming Yan about Concubine Ye's help to her, and told Ming Yan that Concubine Ye had no ambitions and truly loved Ming Yu and her.

She spoke with great confidence and made repeated assurances. Moreover, she never complained at all and had a very good relationship with Qingzhi. This made Mingyan believe her and stop asking about the matter.

She truly believed that Qingzhi had no ambition to replace her, so she could explain and assure Mingyan in this way, and would do the same to Mingyu in the future.

However, as long as the prince continues to favor Qing Zhi, no, don’t even mention favoring her, as long as he continues to favor Qing Zhi, and when Qing Zhi gives birth to a son...

Even if she didn't instill in the prince the idea that his position was threatened, the people around him would instill such an idea in him.

Just like the last incident with Ding Niu, they dealt with it quickly and it did not cause any major impact.

However, when the prince grew up and there were more people around him, his mind became complicated and it was inevitable that such things would happen again and again.

How long can a person's heart maintain trust in others under repeated torture and jealousy?

Zhang Jingyi suddenly understood. Qingzhi said that she didn't want to have children. She said that she had taken some contraceptive measures some time ago and would not have children within five years. She was telling the truth.

Qingzhi is so smart. She must have thought of these human calculations a long time ago that I just thought of now.

Therefore, she didn't want to have children at all. She didn't want them to be involved in such tiring suspicions and didn't want to be forced by outside forces to fight and compete.

She would rather bet on her character and that of the prince, believing that even if she had no children, no support, and no favor from the prince, they would remember their current relationship and would continue to treat her well as always and let her enjoy wealth and prosperity.

If Qingzhi had no children in her life, she would not pose a threat to Mingyu's status. She would definitely treat her well. Even if there really came a day when Mingyu ascended the throne, she could let Qingzhi also enjoy the honor of empress dowager. This was what she owed Qingzhi.

Zhang Jingyi sighed quietly. She didn't know whether she was sighing at her own selfishness, as at this moment she actually hoped that Qingzhi would be childless, or at the relationship between her and Qingzhi that was so complicated that they could never fully open up to each other.

But she really didn't want to stand on the opposite side of Qingzhi one day.

Not at all!!!

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East Palace.

Prince Jing and Ye Qingzhi actually guessed correctly. What the Crown Prince said in Wenhua Palace today was taught to him by Minister Chen.

The purpose, of course, is to gauge the emperor's attitude towards Prince Su.

The prince was scolded by the emperor and returned to the East Palace with his son. He was full of anger and disliked everyone.

Including son.

"Look how stupid you are! I asked, and the scars on your face were all caused by you falling down. Mingyu didn't even touch you."

The prince scolded his son.

"You're so clumsy, so embarrassing. I'm embarrassed for you!"

The Crown Prince felt so aggrieved after being scolded and belittled by his father that tears started to fall down his face.

“Your Highness, my son has suffered so much today and got hurt just to help you. He has been severely punished by the Emperor. How can you not give him some encouragement and keep scolding and humiliating him?

How could you...you are his father!"

The Crown Princess held her son in her arms with heartache, her face flushed with anger, and she argued with the Crown Prince hysterically.

"Humph! I am so strict with him just because I am his father! The teacher at Wenhua Hall told me that his handwriting is not as good as Mingyu's.

He is already seven years old, and Mingyu is only five. At such a big age, his handwriting is not as good as that of a five-year-old child. Isn't it embarrassing for me!"

The prince became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had found a new outlet for his anger. He vented all his recent frustrations and anger at being suppressed by Prince Jing on his son.

It's not that I'm not as good as King Jing, it's that you, the unfilial son, are not working hard enough and are not as good as King Jing's son. You've brought shame to me!

The Crown Prince listened to his father's constant accusations and felt extremely painful and angry. He was angry at his father and at Mingyu.

His father suppressed him and had absolute control over him. He could not resist, but the anger in his heart had to find an outlet.

So who is this outlet?

It was undoubtedly Mingyu and the people around him.