Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Zhao Imperial Palace.

The emperor has been in a very good mood recently.

Because the "Imperial Grace" plan (actually a layoff optimization plan) designed by Ye Qingzhi progressed very smoothly, he once again experienced the wonderful taste of fame and fortune.

In terms of benefits, the money saved from cost-cutting is not worth mentioning. Those sets of royal estate plans are the golden chickens that can lay golden eggs for him.

In terms of reputation, his good reputation for implementing benevolent policies and loving the people like his own children spread both inside and outside the palace.

Moreover, now the palace maids and eunuchs not only respect him as the emperor, but also look up to him with sincere eyes of gratitude, which makes him, who is high and mighty, feel a little dizzy.

Once upon a time, he heard his father say that the original purpose of their rebellion was not only to survive themselves, but also to save the people and allow more people to survive.

At that time, the people's loud shouts, tearful eyes, and words of gratitude were enough to motivate the soldiers to fight desperately on the battlefield.

It does not rely on the promise of gold, silver, jewelry, high positions and generous salaries.

Nowadays, after standing in a high place for a long time, living in the palace for a long time, and being surrounded by awe and timid gazes, he, the emperor, almost forgot how wonderful it is when you save a person, give him hope of a stable life, and be looked at by the other person with gratitude.

He also needs to examine himself and regain his original intention.

Therefore, the emperor was particularly satisfied with Ye Qingzhi. He rewarded her with a bunch of good things and summoned her to have a chat with her.

After the conversation, the emperor understood.

No wonder the prince is unwilling to add any new beauties. With Ye, it is like having a confidant, a think tank, a stunning beauty, and she will also give you love potions.

It's perfect.

If Ye was a man, he would definitely grant her an official position directly, without requiring her to take the imperial examination, and let her serve the country as an official.

What a pity, what a pity.

Of course, the Emperor is also satisfied with the Crown Princess and can see her excellence.

If Ye Qingzhi is a pioneering and innovative talent, then the Crown Princess is a talent with very high execution ability.

When the two are combined and work together, the effect is greater than the sum of the two.

The emperor was in such a good mood because the harem was kept in good order by the Crown Princess, and concubines rarely came to him to cry over trivial matters.

It made him feel a lot more relaxed.

On this day, the emperor received a letter from the late Crown Prince Xie Wenyuan.

In his letter, Xie Wenyuan said that they had already settled down in Shangjing, the capital of Chu State.

His legs are now strong enough to try to stand, and he is currently undergoing rehabilitation, hoping that his legs will be restored to their original state in three months.

He also mentioned that he had established contact with the King of Wei of Chu, and said that the King of Wei and the monarch of Chu were not in harmony with each other. He was prepared to instigate them and teach the King of Wei how to rebel, so as to make the internal affairs of Chu even more chaotic.

In addition, Xie Wenyuan also said that the old nobles in Shangjing, Chu State, were stupid and rich, and were especially easy to take advantage of. He was very excited and liked to get along with them.

emperor,……

It would be better to let such a big boy go out and cause trouble to other families.

The emperor felt very comforted and his mood improved a little.

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However, Prince Xie Jin was not in a very good mood.

Because he received a message today.

Chen Yuankai ran away!

This Chen Yuankai was Ye Qingzhi’s husband in the previous life. He became the top scorer in the imperial examination because he plagiarized Song Yixuan’s essay.

Later, he married the original Ye Qingzhi, and Mu Nianqiu was taken away by Prince Su. In order to make up for it, Prince Su promoted Chen Yuankai in the officialdom and promoted him three levels in one year.

In addition, Chen Yuankai was originally a distant branch of the Chen family. After he became the top scorer in the imperial examination, he was valued by Shangshu Chen and was included in the key training targets.

Therefore, after Prince Su passed away, Chen Yuankai's political resources did not disappear. He defected to the prince and was trained by Shangshu Chen. He continued to rise rapidly and gradually became the prime minister.

In this life, after Ye Yingxue was reborn, she designed a marriage exchange. The original Ye Qingzhi also guided and funded Song Yixuan, allowing him to come to the capital to take the exam.

As a result, Chen Yuankai's two pillars of wealth were cut off at once. Chen Yuankai failed in the imperial examination, returned to his hometown in disgrace, and married Ye Yingxue.

Ye Yingxue divorced him after being married for only one month, and became the concubine of the local fifty-year-old prefect.

Xie Jin didn’t know his daughter Qingqing’s true origin before, and thought she was Ye Qingzhi, so he was a little jealous of Chen Yuankai’s existence.

So, they beat Chen Yuankai lightly every three days and heavily every five days, to torture him and not let him have a good life.

However, after knowing the true origin of his daughter Qingqing, Xie Jin no longer felt jealous and had no interest in torturing Chen Yuankai.

Later on, just have someone keep an eye on him and don’t torture him to death. Maybe he can be of use later.

Little did they know that this person had already escaped!

Moreover, he should have escaped long ago, but the people responsible for monitoring him only discovered him a month ago.

He was afraid that if he reported it, he would be punished, so he searched for it himself for half a month, but couldn't find it, so he reported the information to him.

Therefore, even if Xie Jin were to send more people to look for it, it would be difficult to find it now, because it is too late and there are no useful clues.

When Xie Jin returned to the East Palace, he told Ye Qingzhi about this matter, feeling very embarrassed.

This is also the reason why he is very unhappy.

Because Ye Qingzhi had reminded him before not to underestimate Chen Yuankai.

This man was able to climb to the position of Prime Minister in his previous life. In addition to his high starting point as a top scholar, he received early help from Prince Su and later joined the Crown Prince. He definitely had no shortage of means.

However, he felt that Chen Yuankai was now a lowly ant that could not get up. Although people were still keeping an eye on him, in fact, they had already forgotten about him.

Now that I have received this information, I have just remembered from some corner that there is such a person.

"I was wrong." Xie Jin said with a stern face, "This incident has sounded a wake-up call for me. I can't just stare at the high and far. As Qingqing said, even ants can bite people."

Seeing that the leader had reflected on himself and started to criticize himself, Ye Qingzhi smiled and said,

"No one is perfect. No matter how careful one is, there will be times when one makes mistakes. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It should serve as a warning to people so that they can reflect on themselves.

That Chen Yuankai was beaten so badly, yet he was able to escape under surveillance. I reasonably suspect that this man may have awakened his memories of his past life."

After hearing what she said, Xie Jin also felt that this guess was reasonable.

After all, the spy also said that Chen Yuankai was already a pile of mud. Every time he was beaten, he would cry and beg for mercy, and he even wanted to commit suicide many times because he couldn't bear it anymore.

If such a person does not have a fundamental change in his mindset, it will be impossible for him to pull off the difficult escape move.

"Qingqing, where do you think he will hide?" Xie Jin asked her.

Ye Qingzhi rolled her eyes, "Your Highness, I am a human, not a god, how would I know. This is your forte, why don't you just guess."

Xie Jin actually already had the answer in his mind. He asked Ye Qingzhi just now just to seek resonance or something, but he didn't expect to be criticized.

However, he was not annoyed and said with a smile,

"Just now you said that he might have awakened the memory of his past life. This gave me a clue. I guess that if he wants to survive, he will go to Chu State."