Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The Ninth Princess came out of the East Palace in a daze. She looked up and felt that the sky of Great Zhao was bluer and more beautiful than that of Great Yan.

The words that Concubine Ye said just now are still ringing in my ears.

"I see that although the princess is young, she is also a smart and wonderful person, so I will speak more directly.

We are sincere enough in our intention to make peace between the two countries. When we heard that the princess is willing to take the initiative to make peace, we admire her and want her to live happily in Da Zhao.

She would not be like those princesses who were married off to foreign countries in history and ruined their lives for the sake of peace between two countries.

Therefore, we allow the princesses to choose their prince consorts just like in Dayan, but the range may be narrower, with only a dozen or so young men of appropriate age, all of whom are of royal blood.

However, Princess, you can rest assured. We have carefully screened these dozen people. They have no bad habits, their character can be called upright gentlemen, and they have basic vision and pattern. They are not confused fools.

They will understand that because of the princess, they who originally had no title can be granted the title of prince. If they have talent, they can even be granted the title of prince. The fiefdom and salary are real and can be inherited.

Therefore, no matter whom you choose, your husband will be polite and courteous to you and respect you, just like the way you were treated when you got married in Dayan.

Just now, when the princess said that she would not enter the Eastern Palace because the prince only favored me, I knew that the princess was shrewd and capable, and she understood people's hearts.

A capable person like the princess, even though you are a woman, because of your noble and unique status, we in the Great Zhao do not want the princess to be confined to the backyard and just take care of matters like the expenses of the mansion.

Such a waste of talent.

So, Princess, you must be prepared. After you get married, you will serve as Dayan's special envoy and deal with some issues between the two countries, so that Dayan merchants can have something to rely on when they come to Dayan. If there are disputes between the people of the two countries, you can also come forward to deal with them if you want.

The princess also said that she likes our Great Zhao’s culture, food, and craftsmanship, so you can spread the things you think are good to Dayan, and you can also spread some of Dayan’s special things to Dayan to promote exchanges between our two countries.

Since the princess is willing to marry, she certainly doesn't want the two countries to go to war again and cause suffering to the people. So, when the princess returns, she can also convey a message to the Seventh Prince that we support the Seventh Prince in his bid for the throne and we are allies."

The Ninth Princess pondered these words in her heart and couldn't help but admire Concubine Ye's speaking skills.

Every word was said for her own good and for her actual interests. She was praised and flattered again and again, and was given practical benefits, power and status.

Who wouldn’t be confused after hearing this, and wouldn’t want to give their heart to the other person!

The Ninth Princess thought back to the behavior of the royal family and nobles of Dayan and could not help but sigh and shake her head.

Not to mention that the Crown Prince of Great Yan is not even one-tenth as broad-minded as the Crown Prince of Great Zhao, even their father the Emperor does not have the courage to allow women to participate in political affairs.

In their Dayan, although women also value chastity, it is not as important as in the Great Zhao. It would not be the case that if a woman fell into the water and was rescued by a man, it would mean that her chastity was ruined and she had to marry the man.

Do you think this means that the status of Dayan women is high? That is not the case.

In Dayan, women were just tools for men to enjoy themselves and bear children. After a victory in a battle, the rewards from the superiors might not include official positions or gold or silver, but there would definitely be beautiful women.

And beauties were just a kind of commodity. Even the wife could be plundered openly as long as the person robbed her was strong enough and of high status.

The Great Zhao had strict etiquette and laws, which did not allow women to go out at will, and placed extremely high demands on women's chastity. This was indeed a confinement for women, but in the eyes of the Ninth Princess, it was also a form of protection.

She took the initiative to marry into the Zhao Kingdom because she did not want to become the target of plunder and humiliation by the Yan nobles one day. She wanted to choose a more meaningful way of life and control her own destiny within a limited scope.

However, unexpectedly, the unexpected tolerance of the Zhao royal family made people feel incredible, but they couldn't help but feel warm and yearning.

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The Ninth Princess returned to the guild hall and went to her brother's place, but there was no one in the room. Upon asking, she learned that he had been invited out by the third prince of Gulan.

The Ninth Princess was not in a hurry. She went back to her room first and carefully looked at the information about the dozen or so candidate marriage candidates she got from Ye Qingzhi.

In the carriage, the Ninth Princess had already flipped through it briefly, but after reading it carefully, she found that the information prepared by Da Zhao was very detailed and thoughtful.

The above information not only includes their basic information, such as age, family members and relationships, temperament, preferences, but also includes whether they have a position and whether they have a concubine. Some of them are also written very clearly, and there are even lifelike small portraits to show their appearance.

The Ninth Princess looked at and compared them over and over again, and after thinking for a long time, she finally decided on three people who she was quite satisfied with.

She planned to find opportunities to meet them one by one in person, spend time with them, and then decide who to choose in the end.

After all, it is a matter of a lifetime. You can't just find someone you like, you have to find someone you like. Because the Great Zhao has given so much, the Ninth Princess is full of expectations for the future, so she becomes serious.

An hour later, the Seventh Prince came back from outside. When he learned that his sister had returned from the East Palace, he went straight to her room to find her.

"Han Yan, how is the East Palace group doing? Have they been bullied?" the Seventh Prince asked with concern.

"Brother, the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess are both rare and intelligent people. How could they make me angry?" The Ninth Princess smiled and spoke in a cheerful voice.

"Brother, not only did I not suffer any bullying, I also gained many benefits, so many that I even felt like I was daydreaming. In fact, I didn't go to the East Palace at all. It was all my imagination."

"You silly girl, what are you talking about?" The Seventh Prince was amused by her. He reached out and tapped her on the forehead, and asked unhappily,

"What good is that? Look how happy you are. You look like a loser."

His sister is too naive.

The Ninth Princess smiled and repeated Ye Qingzhi's words.

The Seventh Prince,

What? What did you just say, sister? I don't think I heard it clearly.

No, I heard it clearly but I didn’t understand it. No, I understood it but I don’t believe it!

"Royal brother, you were just talking about me. Look at how dumbfounded you look. You are really useless." The Ninth Princess made a playful face at him and mocked him back without any hesitation.

"...Sister, if I fight for the position of Crown Prince with the support of Great Zhao, what are my chances of winning?"

The Seventh Prince didn't care about her ridicule and asked in a daze.

"It should be about 70%." said the Ninth Princess.

The Seventh Prince smiled foolishly, as if he had just had a sweet dream.

But before he could stop smiling, anxious shouts came from outside.

"Seventh Prince, this is bad! General Wei just stopped Prince Su in the street and wanted to challenge him! Then General Wei was taken away by Prince Su..."

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One more chapter tonight