Professional Ethics of a Concubine

After the emperor came out of the Queen's palace, in addition to anger and grief, he also felt exhausted both physically and mentally.

"Summon Prince Su to the palace." The emperor said in a hoarse voice.

An hour later, Prince Su came hurriedly and was led to the emperor's bedroom by the eunuch.

"Come, sit down and have a few drinks with me. It's been a long time since we two brothers sat down to drink together."

The emperor waved at him and spoke while already feeling a little tipsy.

Prince Su was not polite. He sat down, poured himself a cup, drank it all, and then asked,

"My brother has talked to the prince? How is it?"

"I am sorry for him. I let him be ruined by the Queen."

As the emperor spoke, he poured himself another glass of wine and drank it, his heart filled with pain just like the bitter wine.

"What do you mean?" Prince Su asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.

The Emperor told Prince Su a lot about what the Queen had done to the Prince. The Queen's perverted desire for control had driven the Prince crazy early on.

Some of these things he had heard from the Crown Prince, and some he had just heard from the Crown Prince's personal eunuch.

After hearing this, the emperor broke down again and became depressed and manic.

He ordered someone to whip the queen severely.

But the emperor still felt that he had no place to vent his grief and anger, so he prepared some wine and drank it, hoping to drown his sorrows.

"…Alas, my brother, I will pour you a cup. It is not easy for you to have such a crazy queen."

After hearing this, Prince Su also remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly.

He couldn't help but think of Wang and the fake prince. Although Wang didn't control her child like the queen did, she doted on him without principles and ended up ruining the fake prince.

When it comes to raising children, neither he nor his brother are responsible fathers and they care too little about their children.

With Mu Nianqiu's personality, she would not drive her child crazy. Moreover, she has always advocated that children should have their own abilities and supports strict education so that children can learn good skills.

They are one gentle and one strong, one kind and one strict. They are definitely better than before, right? !

The more Prince Su thought about it, the more he thought about it. In addition to the two babies, there were three unmarried girls in the mansion.

These three concubine daughters all stayed with their biological mother, and he had never taken much care of them. Prince Su now wanted to find a good husband for them and also help them improve their own qualities.

"What do you think I should do with the prince?" The emperor drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, asked with red eyes and a hoarse voice.

"Imprisoned?" Prince Su said, shaking his head. "The prince has always felt that he is controlled by the queen and has no freedom. If he is imprisoned, it would be better to execute him."

The emperor nodded and said uncomfortably,

"The prince also said so. When I saw his disheartened look and thought of what he said, I felt so distressed.

Even though he made a big mistake, I still want to give him another chance to live well..."

"What opportunity?" Prince Su turned and asked the emperor.

"Let him fake his death and leave the palace, find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, buy a two-story house, hire two servants and two maids, set up a few shops, and own dozens of acres of land, so that he can live a life of ease and comfort.

You decide what you want to do and what you don’t want to do every day.

If you meet a girl you like in the future and want to marry her, it’s your own decision.

From now on, there will no longer be a Crown Prince Xie Wenyuan in this world, and he can give himself a name he likes. "

"Brother, you really want to do this for the Crown Prince and give him a certain amount of freedom. However, there are many problems here..."

Just as Prince Su was about to speak, he was interrupted by the Emperor in agitation.

"The prince is my son after all. I owe him a lot. Is it wrong to want him to have a chance to live a good life?!"

The emperor slammed the table, his eyes red, and roared in a low voice,

"Ah! Do you think this is wrong? I am not a human being anymore. I don't deserve family affection! I must always be on guard against the Crown Prince being used to seize power again. I must always be suspicious of him, right?"

Prince Su,...

It's only him. If anyone else were here, they would be scared to death when they saw the crazy old man like the emperor.

Alas, but when he looked at his brother's white hair, his red eyes, and his pain for the prince, he could only feel heartache.

"Oh, my brother, don't get excited. Don't get excited. Drink some herbal tea to sober you up and cool down. I didn't say you can't do this."

Prince Su patted the emperor's back and coaxed him kindly.

"Brother, if you want the crown prince to fake his own death and leave, I have no objection. He is my nephew after all, and I feel bad for him being like this.

Since he was able to readily give up resistance, think about properly placing the 30,000 private soldiers, and say those words, I am willing to believe in his character and believe that he does not have such great ambitions to make a comeback in the future. "

After hearing what he said, the emperor calmed down a little. "So what do you want to say? What's the problem?"

"Royal brother, don't just feel sorry for the crown prince. You've forgotten about Prince Jing." Prince Su said.

"It was King Jing who discovered that the Crown Prince had private soldiers, and it was King Jing who told me. As for the Crown Prince's treatment, if you want him to fake his death and leave, you can hide it from others, but I think you should be honest with King Jing."

The emperor immediately frowned and subconsciously rejected the suggestion.

Tell King Jing, can the prince still be alive?

Does this mean that the Crown Prince will be sent to the hands of Prince Jing, and will always live under the control of Prince Jing?

How can this be done!

"Brother, please listen to my detailed analysis. First of all, King Jing is a confident and proud person, and he also has the generosity to tolerate others.

When the prince had power, money and connections, he was not afraid of him and forced him into a desperate situation.

Do you think that King Jing would be afraid of a prince who has been demoted to a commoner, faked his death, and no longer has any status, and would think that he is a huge threat?

Prince Jing won't do that. He is not that narrow-minded. As long as you explain it clearly to him, he will definitely be able to accommodate the prince and let him live a peaceful life.

Of course, occasional monitoring is probably inevitable. Given the prince's status, intelligence and character, it is not possible to leave him alone.

Secondly, if you hadn’t told him that the prince faked his death and escaped, Prince Jing would have discovered it himself in the end.

What would Prince Jing think? He would feel that the Emperor was on guard against him, and he might even wonder if the Emperor had arranged for the Crown Prince to fake his death in order to leave some power for the Crown Prince, or if he had any other tricks up his sleeve.

This will cause suspicion between father and son.

Royal brother, since you want Prince Jing to treat your other sons well in the future, then as a father you should not be on guard against Prince Jing and you should not suppress him.

I think you might want to change your mindset and trust him, just like you did with me."

After hearing what Prince Su said, the emperor was silent for a long time and asked Prince Su seriously,

"Do you really think that King Jing can tolerate the Crown Prince faking his own death and getting away with it?"

"Yes! My brother is worried about Prince Jing, but I am here to help you keep an eye on Prince Jing." Prince Su promised the emperor.

"Before I die, I will definitely not let Prince Jing attack the Crown Prince, provided that the Crown Prince behaves himself and does not think about making a comeback."

"Okay, then let's do as you say." The emperor nodded, "You will take over the prince's 30,000 private soldiers."

Afterwards, the emperor took out the token given by the prince, which was similar to a military token, and could be used to order the prince's trusted subordinates to hand it over to Prince Su.

After dealing with the 30,000 private soldiers, the emperor planned to take action against the prince and the Chen family to prevent those subordinates loyal to the prince from counterattacking.

"There is no time to lose. You'd better set out with your troops early tomorrow morning." The emperor said to Prince Su.

"I'd better go to the camp outside the capital tonight to count the troops." Prince Su said, "If we can get this done sooner, we can have peace of mind and avoid any more accidents."

"Thank you for your hard work." The emperor looked at Prince Su and reminded him with concern, "Although there is a high possibility of no danger, you still can't be careless."

"Got it." Prince Su nodded, and before he stood up and left, he said, "If everything goes well, I'll have someone send you a message within three days."

The emperor escorted him to the outside of the bedroom, watched Prince Su leave, and suddenly called him,

"I remember when you came back last year, you said that apart from going to the battlefield to attack enemy countries, you were unwilling to do things like suppressing bandits or rebellions, which would involve fighting against your own people.

If you don't want to go, don't force yourself. I can leave this matter to someone else."

"...It's okay." Prince Su stopped and turned to smile at the emperor.

"That was just something I said when I was complaining. How come my brother still remembers it? My brother is not worried about handing this matter over to someone else, but I am still worried. I'd better do it myself."

The emperor also smiled and watched him leave.

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Early the next morning.

After the morning court session ended, the emperor kept Prince Jing and went to the imperial study to talk.

"After I learned that the Crown Prince had private soldiers, I talked to him about it. The Crown Prince voluntarily gave up resistance, and Prince Su has set out to recruit his private soldiers."

The emperor looked at Prince Jing and spoke straight to the point.

"Congratulations, father, for defusing a palace coup without bloodshed. Your Majesty is truly wise and brave. I admire you very much. In the future, I will learn from you and use the best strategies to solve problems. I will avoid fighting if I can."

Upon hearing this, King Jing immediately gave him a lot of flattery with an admiring look on his face.

emperor,……

Is this what he wants to hear?

Although it sounds nice, it is still more comfortable to talk to King Jing.

"What do you think about how to deal with the prince?" the emperor asked Prince Jing again.

"I don't have any ideas. It's all up to you, father." Prince Jing replied immediately, with a more humble attitude.

"What if I want to release the prince and let him fake his death and get away with it?" the emperor asked him again.

"Why didn't your Majesty confine the Crown Prince?" Prince Jing also asked directly.

"I don't quite understand. Since the emperor doesn't want to sentence the crown prince to death, isn't imprisoning him the best option? It can also protect the crown prince."

"The prince would rather die than be imprisoned." The emperor sighed quietly and briefly explained the prince's psychological state.

King Jing,

He didn't expect that the prince was really a lunatic and not just pretending.

"Father, I understand that you want to give the Crown Prince freedom and make amends to him. I naturally have no objection."

Prince Jing hesitated for a moment, then said to the emperor,

"I want to meet the prince, is that ok?"

"What did you see him do?" asked the emperor.

"After all, we are brothers. I want to see him off and also want to get to know him better." King Jing said in a gentle voice.

By the way, see if the "waste" can be reused.

No, we cannot use or control the prince. We just need to observe him and then talk about whether there is a better opportunity for cooperation.

It would be such a waste for such a smart person to just lie down for most of the rest of his life.