Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The next day, at Prince Su’s Mansion.

Ye Qingzhi came to visit her mother and her younger brothers and sisters. After playing with the children for a while, the two children were taken away by the nanny so that she could talk to her mother.

"Ah? The prince wants to dismiss the women in the backyard?" Ye Qingzhi asked in surprise after hearing what her mother said.

Well, think about it again, it’s not surprising that Prince Su would do such a thing.

"Yes, the prince also suddenly brought it up yesterday."

Mu Nianqiu was neither surprised nor happy, and said calmly,

“It’s just that the prince and I are worried that if we let the women in the backyard out, not only will they not find good men, but it will harm them instead.

I just wanted to ask you if you have any good ideas to prevent them from being harmed or abused."

"Is that so?" Ye Qingzhi nodded in understanding and said with a smile.

“This is too easy. As long as they leave the palace, Prince Su’s Palace will continue to be their backer.

When they really got into trouble, they would send eunuch Zhang or Nanny Zhu, the chief steward of the Prince Su's Mansion, to support them.

It is like the Prince Su's Mansion is still their natal home. It is not appropriate to say "natal home". It can be seen as the Prince Su's Mansion being their main home. They are slaves who were sent out and became good servants. Although they got married, they are still people of the Prince Su's Mansion in the final analysis.

People outside would not give them face, but would be polite to them for the sake of Prince Su's Mansion. Their lives might still not be smooth, but they would not be abused or lose their lives.

Unless he abuses his power and uses the name of the Su Palace to harm others, there is no need to save him if he is courting death. Instead, the Palace should punish him severely. "

Mu Nianqiu nodded in agreement and praised with a smile,

"Qingzhi, now that you put it that way, I think it becomes simpler. You are really smart and have a solution."

"Mother, the problem is not that simple. Those concubines who have no status are originally slaves and are of low status. There is nothing wrong with doing this."

Ye Qingzhi smiled and shook her head, then said,

“However, we cannot treat the three concubines with children and the concubines in the mansion so simply and roughly.

The two concubines were noble ladies from high-class families. Their families were powerful officials in the court who valued reputation. Sending them back to their families might ruin their reputations and also affect the reputations of their sisters, making it difficult to arrange marriages for them.

Maybe if they leave the palace and return to their parents' homes, they will be sent to the temple by their parents' families, which would harm them.

We need to sit down and have a serious talk with them to understand their real demands. We also need to appease their families and resolve issues such as their future reputation.

The families of the three concubines live far away at the border, and they also have daughters, so the problem is a little complicated and requires coordination from multiple parties.

Anyway, we don’t want to do something bad with good intentions. One of the principles is to respect their opinions and let them make their own choices. The second is to arrange a way out and retreat for them and provide follow-up guarantees. ”

Mu Nianqiu,...

It’s so complicated. My head is numb.

Mu Nianqiu suddenly became worried. He rubbed his forehead and turned to look at Nanny Zhu.

"Mammy, who do you think should discuss this matter with Concubine Tang and the others?"

Nanny Zhu immediately glanced towards Ye Qingzhi, her meaning was very clear.

"This is a matter in the backyard of the palace. Qingzhi can just give some advice. It's not appropriate for her to come forward and talk to the two concubines directly."

Mu Nianqiu shook his head. He didn't want his daughter to continue dealing with the matter. It would be a waste of time and energy and might not end well.

If she came by herself...

The two concubines should look down on her, despise her background and origin, and may even have resentment towards her. After all, it was because of her that they were out of favor and childless.

When she went to discuss the matter with them, their first feeling should be humiliation, thinking that she was intolerant of them and that not only did she have to remain widows, but she didn't even give them a place to live.

Ye Qingzhi was also thinking about who should come forward to handle this matter.

Not only do they have to discuss with Concubine Tang, but they also have to discuss with people from their natal families. As the person who mediates between them, they not only have to have status and position, but also have a versatile mind and means.

More importantly, how to operate it can minimize the impact of this incident on their reputation and even make it imitable.

If we want to break the traditional old ideas, we must denounce the evil of these old ideas, and at the same time establish a new concept and a new trend, and for this purpose set up more new examples and publicize the benefits of doing so.

As long as something has real benefits, it will be imitated and sought after without you having to publicize it too much.

If it goes well, perhaps this incident can help to slightly improve the status of divorced women, so that they no longer have only the option of going to the temple.

"If we want to properly handle this matter, it's not just the Su Palace's business. I'll ask the Crown Prince for his opinion when I get back, and my mother will ask the Prince to ask the Emperor. Anyway, don't let the news leak out yet."

Ye Qingzhi spoke.

Mu Nianqiu naturally agreed.

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East Palace.

When Xie Jin heard that his uncle wanted to dismiss the women in the backyard, he was a little surprised. He thought that his uncle was not as accepting of modern ideas as he was, and this idea was quite advanced.

Even the concubines who had children were forced to leave the house and remarry. Isn't the emperor's uncle pursuing modern monogamy?

If a woman is divorced, she can remarry even if she has children.

But at their time, doing so was still too against ethics and too shocking.

Those concubines were of low status, so it didn't matter if they were released from the palace, but it was too much of a stretch to expect that concubines and concubines would not be looked down upon after leaving the palace.

However, it is not complicated if we just do some work, don't put the blame on them and give them a better reputation.

"This is a simple matter. Concubine Rou in the palace is Concubine Tang's aunt. Concubine Xian and Concubine Yu are also relatives. Let them come forward to communicate with Concubine Tang and the others about this matter.

In addition to the two concubines, we also have to discuss with their families and give them enough benefits so that they will not reject this matter.

If the Tang concubines want to remarry, we will find a good husband for them, and then the uncle will ask the emperor to grant marriages to the two concubines, so that they can remarry in style. "

Xie Jin said,

“As long as they are given enough face, they will not be looked down upon and their reputation will not be bad.

In addition, the uncle also wants to state that he only wants to be with the aunt for the rest of his life, and he feels sorry for the women in the backyard who have done nothing wrong but have to remain widows, so he lets them leave and marry. "

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh after hearing what the prince said.

Her leader has really become more tolerant, and when it comes to giving benefits, he is really generous, with a kind of generosity that allows fame and fortune to pave the way for everything.

Therefore, people's hearts are towards him.

Ye Qingzhi also continued,

"After the news of this matter spreads, let Prince Duan be responsible for guiding some public opinion, praising this matter, praising Prince Su's actions as being benevolent and touching, and praising Concubines Tang for being good women with both virtue and talent. And the families of their remarried husbands are also worthy of praise, etc..."

Xie Jin nodded, these were all specific little tricks.

As long as those in power want to create momentum, guide public opinion, or even establish new etiquette and laws, there are plenty of means and talents to use.

"Qingqing, do you want me to dismiss the women in the backyard?" Xie Jin suddenly asked her.