Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The King of Wei went mad and believed that her was related to his son's death. He wanted her to pay the price and put her in the Sky Prison for interrogation.

For this reason, the King of Wei threatened the emperor that if he did not hand over Princess An Ning for trial, he would have his men surround the imperial city every day to complain about their injustice.

The emperor was so angry about this that he wanted to imprison the King of Wei. However, when he saw the mad dog-like appearance of the King of Wei, the emperor really backed off.

If the King of Wei is pushed into a corner at this time, he will really force the emperor to abdicate and rebel. That would be disastrous!

Even if the emperor is confident that he can suppress the King of Wei, but what if, what if... the emperor dare not gamble.

So, after much deliberation, the emperor decided to push Princess An Ning out and let her go through the motions in the Heavenly Prison.

The emperor promised Princess An Ning that she would only be imprisoned for two days and would definitely not be tortured. He was just trying to appease the King of Wei.

Princess An Ning's defense was broken again!

She thought her father doted on her very much, but once core interests were involved and the stability of the regime and the throne was threatened, her father would always choose to sacrifice her!

However, everything she has was given by her father. She can rebel against others but not her father.

Princess An Ning was sent to the Tianlao, where she received the best treatment. The cell was clean, with a charcoal fire, new bedding, and the meals sent to her were packed from the imperial kitchen.

But no matter how clean it is, it is still a prison cell!

She was waiting for the King of Wei's men and the Ministry of Justice to come and interrogate her. After the interrogation, she would be released. However, after waiting for a long time, no one came. Instead, some passing rats came.

The mice came because of the smell. In the prison, Princess An Ning had the best food, and there were leftovers in the cell, which naturally attracted the mice to visit her.

"Zhizhizhi...zhizhizhi..."

The mice brought their families and called their friends, all wanting to enjoy the food together with their family and friends, so many mice ran here.

“Ahhh… There are rats! Ahhhh… Let me out! Wuuuu… There are more and more rats…”

The jailers hurried over, opened the cell door, and waved sticks to drive away the rats. The rats squeaked and ran away unwillingly.

“Wow, wow, wow… I don’t want to stay here, let me out, let me out!” Princess An Ning broke down and cried.

The rats were so dirty and disgusting that she couldn’t stand it. She couldn’t stay in the prison any longer!

The jailers also looked embarrassed. They did not have the power to release anyone, but they did not dare to be violent towards the princess either.

At this moment, Xie Wenyuan appeared, and with him came several officials from the Ministry of Justice, among whom the highest-ranking official was Li Shilang.

When Princess An Ning saw Xie Wenyuan, her eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen her savior.

She suppressed her inner excitement and the cry that was about to come out of her mouth, and just stared at Xie Wenyuan with her eyes.

Xie Wenyuan paused slightly when she stared at him, frowning slightly, but he soon relaxed and said to Minister Li,

"My prince was emotionally unstable because of the loss of his son, so he acted hastily. He didn't want to wrongly accuse the princess, but he couldn't let go of any chance to find the murderer of the prince."

"Thank you, sir. I understand." Although Minister Li said this, his expression was filled with pain.

What you are saying is a bunch of bullshit. How do you want him to conduct this trial? Should he let the princess go, or should he insist that the princess is a suspect?

Minister Li complained inwardly.

"My father said that I came here just for show. I didn't kill Prince Rui at all. You should ask him quickly. I will leave here immediately after that. There are so many rats here. It's so scary..."

Princess An Ning looked at Minister Li and spoke condescendingly.

Minister Li felt even more bitter in his heart, secretly cursing the people above him for fighting each other and making him suffer. He really had a miserable life!

Minister Li had no other choice but to ask the official from the Ministry of Justice who came with him to take notes. He then began to ask Princess An Ning questions one by one.

It was really just a formality. The questions were tricky, but Princess An Ning answered them perfunctorily.

After asking, Minister Li hesitated, not sure whether he should let the princess go out.

"It seems that the princess is not a high suspect, but as for the prince, if the princess is released after only one day in, I'm afraid the prince will be... unhappy."

At this time, Xie Wenyuan spoke up and said to Princess An Ning,

"To tell you the truth, Princess, the prince knows that the princess would not have sent someone to kill Prince Rui, but the prince is heartbroken and he needs to vent.

When Prince Rui was alive, he was whipped by the princess and hadn’t taken revenge yet. When the prince thought of this, he was furious and naturally directed his anger at the princess…”

Minister Li looked at Xie Wenyuan in surprise. He didn't expect that the counselor around the King of Wei would speak so bluntly.

"So, for the sake of your future safety, please bear with it and stay in prison for two more days."

Xie Wenyuan said with a smile.

"What?! Stay for two days? No, no! Let alone two days, I can't even stay for a quarter of an hour!" Princess An Ning exploded when she heard this and shouted excitedly.

"If Princess insists on going out, it's not impossible, but Princess, you may have to be prepared to come in again."

Xie Wenyuan continued with a smile, "My prince still has a lot to deal with."

Minister Li, "..."

Are young people nowadays so straightforward when speaking in official circles?

I was shocked.

"...Then I don't want to stay here anymore. I want to go out, right now!" Princess An Ning still insisted.

Because she felt that Xie Wenyuan was her savior, after they got out of here, she would ask him to think of another way to save her.

As Princess An Ning wished, Xie Wenyuan let her go. Minister Li didn't care at all, as long as he stopped tormenting him.

Therefore, when Princess An Ning asked Xie Wenyuan to take her back to the palace, Minister Li hurriedly said goodbye, fearing that he would be left behind if he ran a little slower.

"Mr. Xie, how can I make the King of Wei stop bothering me? I heard that the King of Wei listens to you very much now, and you are already the most popular person around him!"

After Minister Li and the others left, Princess An Ning immediately asked Xie Wenyuan, her eyes so bright that it was a little scary.

Xie Wenyuan met her sparkling eyes and wondered what was wrong with Princess An Ning that made her like looking at men like that?

It would be fine if it was just his older cousin, but why does his younger cousin not want to let it go either?

It seems that I didn’t have this problem last time.

Xie Wenyuan was angry in his heart, but it did not prevent him from showing a warm smile on his face. He tried to trick Princess An Ning and asked her to go to Nanzhao for marriage.

Princess An Ning would definitely not be happy. Asking her to go to marry a foreign prince? What a joke!

There is no good ending for princesses who marry for foreign countries.

“Princess, although Prince Rui is gone, Prince Wei will not let you go. The emperor’s attitude is very clear. In front of the imperial power, you can only be sacrificed.

This time you are sent to the Heavenly Prison, but next time the King of Wei causes trouble, you may not be sent to the Heavenly Prison. Even if you are sent back, you will not be able to get out so easily."

The smile on Xie Wenyuan's face disappeared, and he said coldly,

"I have just said the benefits of going there for marriage. Nanzhao is not a barbaric place. The royal family there highly values ​​learning the culture of the Central Plains. Some of the customs and systems are similar to those of the Chu State. You will still be a noble princess when you go there.

Moreover, the King of Wei is too far away to cause trouble to the princess anymore. You can also gain the Emperor's favor and guilt, which will make it easier for you to keep asking for benefits from the Emperor, and you can even have your own private soldiers."

Princess An Ning was moved by his threats and inducements, but being a princess married to a foreign country was a complete subversion of her previous understanding of life.

For a moment, Princess An Ning still couldn't make up her mind.

Xie Wenyuan was too lazy to persuade her anymore.

Because he had already pushed the marriage issue to this point, she had to go whether she agreed or not. Her emotions were not something he could appease.

"If you can go to Nanzhao with me, I will go to marry!" Princess An Ning suddenly grabbed Xie Wenyuan's arm and said.

Xie Wenyuan, "???"

What do you mean?

"I don't like Doctor Qin anymore. I think you are more powerful and I like you more!" Princess An Ning said with bright eyes.

Xie Wenyuan,...

Did he suddenly steal the favor of his eldest cousin?

Xie Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, pushed her hand away, stared at Princess An Ning for a while, and then said,

"The princess will get what she wants, and I will become a member of the wedding procession and take care of the princess' life in Nanzhao."

"Really?! Mr. Xie, you really did all this for me!" Princess An Ning said happily immediately.

Xie Wenyuan also smiled slightly, but he was actually not very satisfied in his heart.

Why do I feel like the people under him are not very smart?

There is no need to talk about Chen Yuankai. He is a big fool and his biggest role is to entertain him on weekdays.

Telling him information about past lives every day is basically useless and can only be listened to for fun.

Not to mention the King of Wei, he is just a puppet and a fat sheep, and he has to coax the other party for fun, which is of no use.

Princess An Ning, who came up to her, didn't seem to be very smart.

Alas, they are a bunch of scum, and they can only play together if he leads them.

Thinking about the capable people under Xie Jin, Xie Wenyuan couldn't help but feel envious and sighed secretly again.

Well, just make do with it, it's better than nothing.

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Great Zhao.

Xie Wenyuan's gift was finally delivered to Xie Jin the day before the Lantern Festival.

Xie Jin was unwilling to admit it. When he opened the box and saw a human head inside, his hands trembled a little.

Just for a moment!

The curse words in my heart were almost coming out, but I swallowed them back.

Xie Jin closed the box again, exhaled slowly, then picked up a piece of the letter, calmed himself down, and began to read.

After reading it, Xie Jin rubbed his forehead and felt fortunate again that he had let Xie Wenyuan, the troublemaker, go.

Once again, I am thankful that this guy still has some affection for Da Zhao and them.

In the evening, Ye Qingzhi asked Xie Jin about his daily life.

"Your Highness, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. What kind of glutinous rice balls do you like to eat? I'll have them prepared for you tomorrow morning."

Xie Jin thought of that head, and then thought of Xie Wenyuan's words that were appropriate for the situation, and waved his hands expressionlessly.

"No, I don't want to eat glutinous rice balls."

Ye Qingzhi looked at his suddenly livid face in surprise.

What’s the matter? Could Tangyuan offend him?