Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Here, Imperial Physician Sun diagnosed that the emperor fainted due to anger, which is a very common symptom for elderly people.

So Doctor Sun was no longer panicked. He took out his acupuncture kit, prepared to disinfect it, and then gave the emperor an acupuncture treatment.

Crown Prince Xie Jin also finished reading the letter and handed it back to the chief steward, telling him not to tell the emperor that he had read it, nor to admit that he had read it.

The chief steward nodded quickly in agreement.

Just now, when he was picking up the letters that fell on the ground, he accidentally glanced at it. After seeing the content on it, he wished he could poke his eyes out.

He is not worthy of knowing the emperor's sad story. Unless the emperor can't hold it in anymore and wants to find someone to talk to, he will listen.

Xie Jin walked to the dragon bed and asked Doctor Sun, who was going to perform acupuncture, to wait a moment. Then he took out the medicine bottle and put it under the emperor's nose, asking him to smell it.

He still trusts Feng Yuxi's medicine. He didn't have the chance to use it before. Now let's see how effective it is.

If it doesn’t work, let Doctor Sun give you acupuncture.

"A-choo! What's that smell?"

The emperor really woke up slowly, feeling very uncomfortable from the intoxicating smell.

The emperor was a little doubtful about his life. The moment he woke up, he thought he had fainted in a smelly dry toilet.

"Father, you are finally awake. I was scared to death when I heard you fainted. I was very worried about you."

Xie Jin did not explain much. He calmly put away the small medicine bottle, put it in his sleeve, and said with concern on his face.

The imperial physician next to him couldn't help but look at the sleeve where the prince hid the small medicine bottle, his eyes full of interest and curiosity.

What is this thing? It actually works so well!

He woke up immediately after smelling it, which was much faster than the injection.

The emperor blinked, looked at Xie Jin, and then thought of his heartless mother. He suddenly felt depressed, but he couldn't vent his anger on Xie Jin. He was really afraid that the prince would run away, so he could only say,

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"How did your Majesty faint? Imperial Physician Sun said that you were suffering from a heart attack due to anger. Your Majesty, what is troubling you? I hope I can help you solve your problem."

Xie Jin pretended to know nothing and asked with concern.

It fully demonstrates that he is an honest child, very innocent and filial.

The emperor couldn't bear to hear this now. He felt upset when he heard it. He quickly waved his hand and said perfunctorily,

"Alright, alright, it's alright, you don't have to worry about it. I'm fine now, let the other people in the harem go back, I'm going to take a rest, I won't see anyone."

Xie Jin knew what was going on, so he naturally did not insist on it. He just advised the emperor to relax and left with Doctor Sun.

After they left the palace, Xie Jin instructed Doctor Sun,

"In the next two days, you will arrange for several imperial doctors to take turns to wait by the emperor's side and take care of his health at all times.

Ask the Imperial Hospital to prepare some Qingxin tea for Father to drink to reduce internal heat, and also prepare some incense or pills to calm the nerves."

Xie Jin was afraid that his father would be so shocked by discovering the cruel truth that he would not be able to recover for several days and would twitch from time to time or be so angry that he could not sleep at night.

Doctor Sun naturally agreed, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked, "May I ask, Your Highness, what kind of magic medicine did you give the Emperor just now that has such a miraculous effect?"

"Left by Imperial Physician Feng." Xie Jin gave it to Imperial Physician Sun and asked him to smell it himself. He was definitely addicted to it as soon as he smelled it.

"Ouch! This is too aggressive."

Doctor Sun took a sniff and the stench made his scalp numb, but after the stench dissipated for a moment, he felt much more energetic. It was much better than drinking any refreshing tea.

Doctor Sun's eyes lit up. He thought that although this thing smelled terrible, it was still a good thing.

"Your Highness, Imperial Physician Feng's medical skills were unparalleled, but unfortunately, he had an accident and died young.

Fortunately, the women's medical school he founded is now on the right track, and his medical knowledge about gynecology has a place to be passed on.

Especially his medical skill of delivering a child by caesarean section, although it is shocking, but if it can be used at any time, it will also benefit the people. "

When Imperial Doctor Sun talked about Feng Yuxi who appeared briefly, he had a lot to say, and he couldn't help but nag a few more words to Xie Jin.

I would like to mention here that when Feng Yuxi was asked to accompany Xie Wenyuan to the State of Chu, the reason given to the Imperial Hospital was that he died in an accident, and it didn't matter if he appeared again later, they could just say that he was rescued by someone.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jin could only sigh, "God is jealous of talents."

The two did not continue their conversation because Concubine Xian and Concubine Rou from the harem hurriedly arrived, bowed to Xie Jin anxiously, and asked about the emperor's condition.

"The emperor has woken up and is fine. He just told me that he wants to be alone and quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed. All the ladies should go back and rest first."

Xie Jin spoke up.

"This, this... Do we really not need to stay and take care of the emperor?" asked Concubine Xian worriedly.

She felt uneasy after not seeing the emperor.

Even some conspiracy theories flashed through Concubine Xian's mind.

Did the emperor suddenly become seriously ill? Did the prince take the opportunity to put the emperor under house arrest and no longer allow them to see him?

In two months, after the New Year, the prince will announce the emperor's death and ascend the throne directly.

Her son, the King of Qi, is still stationed in the south, close to the border of Chu. The emperor...something happened to him suddenly and he can't get back at all.

The virtuous concubine did not hope that her son, the Prince of Qi, could ascend the throne. She had also seen that the prince had already won the hearts of the people and was very good at pretending to win their support.

For example, Prince Duan and the Sixth Prince were both won over by the Crown Prince. It was obvious that they had some talents themselves. Although they did not seem to be good at the art of ruling, as long as they were smart and motivated, they were not completely without a chance.

However, now they have all willingly become the prince's loyal brothers!

He also looked very grateful.

The virtuous concubine could also see that the emperor favored the current prince, that the prince was talented, and that important ministers all supported him.

However, Concubine Xian still felt a little unwilling.

The prince had an unusual background. He overthrew the previous prince and came to power so quickly that her son, the Prince of Qi, didn't even have a chance to participate.

It's like that you were the one who arrived first and had all the advantages at the beginning, but when it came to picking peaches in the end, you were left out. Not to mention peaches, you didn't even pick any peach leaves.

This feeling of loss made Concubine Xian feel very uncomfortable.

So, when Concubine Xian suddenly heard that the Emperor had fainted today, she couldn't help but think too much.

Moreover, her son, the King of Qi, now has military power...

If her son had no chance at all, and the emperor suddenly passed away, how would the prince treat her son? Would he be able to tolerate him?

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said so, Sister Xianfei, let's go back. The Emperor must be safe and sound."

Concubine Rou tugged at Concubine Xian's sleeve and persuaded her softly.

Why would you argue with the prince? There is no benefit at all.

"Now that the emperor has woken up, why wouldn't he see us..."

The virtuous concubine still insisted and insisted on going in to see if the emperor was really well.

At this time, the Crown Princess and Ye Qingzhi also arrived. They heard what Concubine Xian said and understood the meaning behind her words.

I just suspect that the prince is hiding the emperor's illness.

I can only say that the people in this palace are so peaceful and kind when nothing happens. But as long as the emperor has a headache or a fever, one of them will suddenly show up and cause a big stir.

Before the prince could say anything else, the emperor's roar could be heard from the room.

"Get out! Get back here! I'm not dead yet!"

The roar was full of energy.

No one could say with a clear conscience that the emperor was seriously ill, but everyone could clearly sense that he was very angry.

The emperor was already in a very bad mood, and Concubine Xian was suddenly caught in the crossfire, and her death was beyond death.

At this moment, Concubine Xian wanted to die and regretted it so much.

Xie Jin still looked calm and said to Concubine Xian, "Concubine Xian, please."

The virtuous concubine's face turned pale. She bowed towards the room and forced herself to explain to the prince that she did not distrust him, but was just too worried about the emperor's health.

"I understand." Xie Jin said calmly, without saying anything else.

The virtuous concubine forced a smile and turned away.

Concubine Rou and others also bowed to the prince and took their leave without staying any longer.

For a moment, the only people left outside the palace were the crown prince, the imperial physician, the crown princess, and Ye Qingzhi.

"Your Highness, my father is fine. Then Qingzhi and I will go back first?" The Crown Princess asked Xie Jin first.

"I will go back with you guys." Xie Jin walked to Ye Qingzhi's side and whispered to them as they walked back.

"I'm afraid that my father's temper will not be good for some time to come. Don't appear in front of him unless necessary, or he will scold you."

The Crown Princess agreed without asking any further questions. She just wanted to go back and remind her son Mingyu to be more sweet-talking when they saw the Emperor and not to make him unhappy.

The corners of Ye Qingzhi's mouth twitched. She didn't care. Unless the emperor summoned her, she would not take the initiative to see the emperor.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids serving the emperor would probably be complaining, and the ministers in the court would probably have a hard time attending the daily morning court sessions.

This is when the big guys fight, and the small fish and shrimp suffer.

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The Grand Steward is now filled with bitterness and is treading on thin ice, being extremely careful in dealing with the Emperor's fits.

"Where is the letter?" the emperor asked him.

"Your Majesty, I was afraid that something might go wrong if there were too many people around, and if someone saw it again, I put it away."

The chief steward spoke softly, took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor took it, squeezed it, and handed it back, saying expressionlessly, "Burn it."

"Yes." The chief steward took it, lit a candle, and took out a brazier, ready to burn the letter.

However, just as he had prepared everything, he was stopped by the emperor again.

"No more burning." said the emperor.

"Yes, sir." The chief steward's expression remained unchanged, and he asked the emperor if he wanted to put it away.

"Don't collect it. Let's burn it." The emperor said again.

"Yes." The chief steward had just started the fire when the emperor stopped him.

The chief steward,

Your Majesty, could you please stop being so conflicted?

Is it going to burn or not?

In the end, the emperor did not burn it. If he burned it, there would be no evidence, so he wanted to keep it.

Although he hadn't figured out what to do yet, and although seeing the letter again would definitely make him angry, the emperor thought that keeping it was to remind him not to forget this humiliation!

Hmm...wait, it seems that visiting the prince every day would be more effective than keeping this letter.

Isn't the prince a better proof of his past shame!

But in fact, thinking about the prince, the emperor was not that angry.

No matter why that heartless woman gave birth to Xie Jin, it could not change the fact that Xie Jin was his son.

Regardless of the reasons, judging from the results, he got such an outstanding eldest son for free without having to give birth to or raise him. It was indeed a bargain for him and he made a good profit.

Ha ha.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt more than a little relieved, and couldn't help but sneer, with a hint of arrogance.

Still want to snatch his son from him?

Think beautiful!

Although his son was not raised by him, because of his close relationship with the Xie family, he had watched Xie Jin grow up.

I know everything about this kid and have participated in various major events in his life.

But what about the empress? Her son has grown up, but she has never seen him in person, never talked to him once, and now she has to suffer the pain of separation from her son.

I defeated her completely!

She definitely had a hard time these years!

The more the emperor thought about it, the happier he felt. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the empress was more pitiful and miserable than he was, and slowly he became less angry.

Forget it, he won’t bother too much with a woman!

He was no longer angry, because being angry would only hurt his own body but would not hurt that heartless bad woman in the slightest!

Haha, don’t let him write to her?

He just writes!

He wanted to write about how filial his son was to him, how he came to pay his respects to him every day, how he wanted to share his worries, and how he helped him review memorials and handle government affairs, which made his life much easier.

He also had to write about what great things his son had done and how he made the Great Zhao more and more powerful.

He also wrote about how smart and cute his grandchildren were, how they called him Grandpa Royal every day and gave him shoulder and back massages.

He also had to write about how virtuous his son's wife and concubines were, and how they could help him manage the harem and make everything go smoothly for him...

Make her mad! Make her mad! Make her envious!

The emperor became more and more excited the more he thought about it, and he immediately got up from the bed.

He walked to the desk and asked the steward to grind ink for him. He wrote five full pages in a row before stopping because he felt his hands were sore.

After the ink dried, the emperor put it in an envelope and sealed it with wax himself. He then summoned in a Dragon Shadow Guard and asked him to deliver it to Gulan Kingdom and to the empress as quickly as possible.

He didn't even use ordinary messengers, he just wanted to be quick and to "retaliate" severely.

The emperor looked at the back of the Dragon Shadow Guard as he left, exhaled a sigh of relief, and then said to the Grand Master, "Leave the palace and go to the Xie Mansion."

The empress said that she had left him a letter telling him part of the truth. Now that his eyes have recovered, he has not seen the letter. It is very likely that the old Marquis of Jiangyang was behind this.

But the old Marquis Jiangyang had long passed away, so he could only ask his aunt if she knew about this.

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Xie Mansion.

Fu Shou Garden.

When the old lady learned that the emperor had arrived, she came out to greet him and even knelt down to pay her respects. The emperor quickly stepped forward, grasped her arm, and gently rebuked her.

"Aunt, didn't I tell you that when you see me, you don't have to go through all the formalities. Don't tire yourself out."

"I am in good health and can pay my respects to the Emperor. However, the Emperor loves me so much that I cannot be ungrateful. I will not be able to take advantage of the Emperor's love and care and not pay my respects to him in the future."

The old lady smiled and, supported by the emperor, slowly went back to the house and sat down.

"Aunt, do you know that the prince's biological mother is actually the empress of Gulan?" the emperor asked directly.