Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The next time Ye Qingzhi saw Ling Yue was on the third day after her marriage, when she returned to the palace to visit her parents-in-law after her marriage.

When Ye Qingzhi saw Ling Yue with her hair in a bun, she felt that she was very different from before she got married, as if she had matured a lot in an instant.

"Looking at your rosy face, I guess your married life must be very sweet." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

"Hehe." Ling Yue laughed happily twice, then moved closer to her and whispered in her ear,

"Qingzhi, thanks for all the things you taught me, thank you."

Ye Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing. This kind of teaching also provides feedback.

Not bad.

"Have you been staying in the Princess's Mansion or the Fang Mansion these past two days?" Ye Qingzhi asked her.

"In the Princess's Mansion." Ling Yue said with a smile, "I stayed in Fang's Mansion. My parents-in-law had to be on edge all the time. They couldn't eat or sleep well, and I wasn't comfortable either."

"Indeed." Ye Qingzhi asked her again, "What about the two children? Are they staying in Fang Mansion?"

"Yes, it's in Fang's house." Ling Yue said.

"After returning, I plan to take them to the Princess's Palace to stay for two days. If they are willing to get close to me and want to live with us in the Princess's Palace, I am also welcome to accept them.

If they were only afraid of me and on guard against me, I would stay away from them.

When they grow up and want to get married, my status as a princess is better than their biological mother. I will find a good marriage for them and fulfill my responsibility as their stepmother."

"It's good that you think this way. You don't have to think about performing some intimate scenes of loving mother and filial son." Ye Qingzhi said.

“Even biological children, after the age of six or seven, gradually separate from their mothers in various matters.

The more you control, the tighter you control, the more your children will be annoyed, not to mention your status as a stepmother.

Just let those two kids treat you like a princess. While caring about them, you should also be polite and keep your distance.

Wait two years, when they are older and understand the ways of the world, if you want to win their hearts, give them things that they cannot get with their status as a Fang family.

For example, take them to places that only royal children can go, and give them some treatment that only royal children can have.

Let them know clearly that only you, the princess's legal mother, can give them that benefit, and they will naturally respect you from the bottom of their hearts."

Ling Yue smiled and nodded, "Qingzhi, you've really put it into context. Now I know where the limit is."

"Are you in a hurry to have a child?" Ye Qingzhi also knew that she was actually quite insightful, so she didn't say any more about it, but just asked her curiously.

"I'm not in a hurry at all." Ling Yue quickly waved her hands and said in a low voice with a red face.

"You're pregnant, so you can't sleep together."

Ye Qingzhi,...

Haha, very good, very good. It seems that the first experience is good.

This made Master Ye feel so proud that she wanted to organize some colorful pre-marital counseling classes for women. Is this also caring about women's health?

However, Ye Qingzhi changed her mind and decided to give up.

If she really did these things, most of the ladies would scold her to death.

Only because Ling Yue has a good relationship with her and is not a conservative person can they chat like this.

If you talk to most women in ancient times about these things, they will be so ashamed and angry that they will want to die. They will feel that you are humiliating them and treating them like a prostitute.

The result is: you work hard but get no thanks, and get stabbed in the back.

Coincidentally, the next day she heard a piece of gossip from the Crown Princess, which proved that her idea was correct, but also made Ye Qingzhi's mood hit rock bottom.

"Qingzhi, have you heard that Shen, the eldest daughter-in-law of the second wife of the Marquis of Jinshan, committed suicide by jumping into a well." The Crown Princess said to Ye Qingzhi with a sigh.

"…Ms. Shen, her maiden name was Xunxiang, right? Her father was the Minister of Works, Lord Shen? Why did she commit suicide by jumping into a well?"

Ye Qingzhi was startled and asked quickly.

She remembered that she had spoken to her twice at the banquet. Because the other party was cheerful, cheerful, and spoke openly, she liked her very much and remembered her identity.

They were not very familiar with each other, nor could they be considered friends, but they had talked before, and she had a good impression of Shen Xunxiang. When Ye Qingzhi heard the news of her suicide, she felt a great shock and felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

It's probably similar to your colleagues from other companies who work in the same office building as you. You will occasionally meet in the elevator, nod and greet each other with a smile, say a few polite words, and even if you meet them while shopping outside, you will sit down and have a cup of coffee together.

Then you suddenly heard that she committed suicide by jumping off a building...

"Yes, it was her." The Crown Princess nodded and sighed, "The reason why she jumped into the well to commit suicide was not glorious.

Some time ago, Ji Minru, the youngest daughter of Ji Xuan, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, married the second son of the second branch of the Jinshan Marquis's mansion, and became sisters-in-law with Shen Xunxiang.

Ji Xuan was a notoriously stubborn old man who was very particular about etiquette and was very strict with his daughter.

His daughter is a real lady from a noble family who never leaves the house, and she strictly follows the etiquette and other rules that restrict women.

Ji Minru hanged herself on the fifth day after her marriage, but it was a false alarm and she was rescued. Guess why she hanged herself?"

Ye Qingzhi frowned and shook her head, "She and I have different ideas, I can't figure out why she hanged herself.

However, it must be related to Shen Xunxiang. Did the two of them have an argument?"

The Crown Princess couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and then continued,

“It wasn’t an argument at all. Shen Xunxiang has a carefree personality, which is completely opposite to Ji Minru.

I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that it started because Shen Xunxiang jokingly asked Ji Minru if she found sex interesting.

Ji Minru felt humiliated, and went back to her room without saying a word and hanged herself.

Ye Qingzhi,...

She felt like she was hearing a hell of a joke, but it was the bloody truth.

Ye Qingzhi felt suffocated for a moment, frowned and asked,

"So, why did Shen Xunxiang commit suicide by jumping into a well? Wouldn't it be enough to just apologize?"

"Alas, after this reason was revealed, and Ji Minru hanged herself first, she was praised by everyone in the Jinshan Marquis's mansion for observing etiquette and being a model of a chaste and heroic woman.

Shen Xunxiang was accused of being frivolous, shameless, and bringing disgrace to a lady from an aristocratic family.

Now Shen Xunxiang's reputation was completely ruined, and she was even divorced by the Jinshan Earl's Mansion.

The day she was divorced, she jumped into a well and committed suicide. Her parents took her body back and buried it hastily.

Ye Qingzhi,...

What the hell is this!

Therefore, it was Shen Xunxiang himself who had no sense of boundaries and brought about his own death.

Just because she was outspoken, because she shamelessly made some dirty jokes to her sister-in-law who had a strong sense of chastity?

If the conversation between her and Ling Yue were to be exposed, she should be dragged out and thrown into the pig cage directly, so as to cleanse her head of all the dirty filth.

No wonder when she first came here, the women in the back house plotted against her and spread rumors outside that she was a vixen and had no sense of shame.

This rumor has no lethal effect on her, but if it happens to a woman like Ji Minru, it will definitely kill her and can even force a "unruly" woman to death.

Ye Qingzhi let out a long depressed sigh. She wanted to say something, but she was so upset that she didn't know what to say.

"How can I put it? Sisters-in-law are joking with each other. They are all married women. It's not a big deal to say a few private words like this.

"Both Ji Minru and the Jinshan Marquis's House were making a fuss out of nothing. They ended up forcing a woman to death."

The Crown Princess sighed.

“I heard that when Shen Xunxiang’s mother found out that her daughter was divorced because of this, she cried and made a fuss, demanding an explanation for her daughter.

But Lord Shen felt that what his daughter did was too shameful, and not only did he not support her, he also scolded her for being shameless. "

Ye Qingzhi laughed coldly and cursed in a low voice.

The Crown Princess looked at her in confusion, "Qingzhi, what did you just say?"

"Nothing." Ye Qingzhi stood up and said to the Crown Princess embarrassedly.

"Crown Princess, after hearing this, I feel a little tight in my chest. I'm going to go back and lie down first to relax. I won't be here to bother you with my sad face."

"...Are you feeling chest tightness due to anger? How about asking an imperial physician to take a look?" The Crown Princess asked hurriedly with concern.

"No, no." Ye Qingzhi covered her chest and sighed deeply.

"I just have enough food to eat and my life is good, so I'm being hypocritical."

Princess,...

Is she too stupid? Why didn't she understand?

It’s better to tell the prince quickly and ask him to come back to comfort her.

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When Xie Jin received the message sent by the Crown Princess, he hurried back from outside.

When I returned to the East Palace and entered the palace where Ye Qingzhi lived, I saw her lying listlessly on the chaise longue with a blank look in her eyes. I didn't know what she was thinking about.

"Are you still angry?" Xie Jin walked over to sit beside her, stroked her hair and asked.

"I'm not angry, I'm just depressed." Ye Qingzhi looked at him and said listlessly.

"I have a lot of experience in this matter. When faced with an environment that I am powerless to change, I just lie down and relax. It will pass after a while. Once I become numb, I can move on."

Xie Jin, ...

It was the first time he saw her so powerless. In her words, she looked depressed. It made him feel uncomfortable and he didn't like her like this.

"If you don't like it, then change it." Xie Jin pulled her up from the chaise longue and said to her.

"Thousands of years of etiquette, institutional problems, and oppression of women. Can I change it if I want to?" Ye Qingzhi pulled her face and asked.

"Your Highness, my face isn't that big, is it?"