Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The second princess was completely subdued by Ling Yue's ghost marriage and never mentioned the word death again.

When the second princess learned that as long as she reformed herself, she would have a chance to regain her status as a princess, she felt new hope after her despair and no longer wanted to die.

When asked again if she still felt she was born noble, the second princess's face twisted.

Because when she mentioned noble, she thought of the prince of the previous dynasty lying in the coffin, and thought of her own ghost marriage with him.

Really, he keeps silent when asked and becomes very obedient.

Although the second princess was demoted to a commoner, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Even if the emperor doesn't care about her livelihood, her mother will still take care of her, and her two children will also secretly support her.

The emperor naturally turned a blind eye to this. He didn't really want to force her to death. He just wanted to teach her a lesson.

Therefore, after becoming a commoner, the second princess still had a place to live, but the house was changed from a princess's mansion to a small house with two entrances. The emperor did not dare to arrange a good house for her, for fear that he would blame her.

The number of slaves serving her was reduced from hundreds to four: two maids, a cook, and an old man who was a gatekeeper.

The food and daily necessities changed from being exquisite and luxurious made by the royal family to being ordinary, simple and practical.

In short, the second princess still doesn't have to work hard for a living. She can lie down in her small courtyard and live the rest of her life without worries about food and clothing.

However, the second princess was not happy about it. From being a princess of wealth to being an ordinary person, it was difficult for most people, let alone the second princess, to accept this change.

The second princess stayed in the small courtyard for half a month, reading and rereading the biography of Emperor Gaozu, and finally made a decision.

She will stand up from where she fell!!

She's going to work at the Royal Estate!

After making the decision, she went to the State Banquet Garden immediately.

When the young eunuch guarding the gate of the manor saw her, his eyes almost popped out. He didn't know whether to greet her or stop her, and he didn't know what to call her.

I can’t call her Second Princess or Your Highness. Should I call this woman?

"Go and inform them that I want to see Ling Yue." The second princess said to the stunned little eunuch.

The domineering attitude and the natural tone of commanding are impossible to change even if you want to.

The young eunuch didn't think there was anything wrong, so he turned around and ran to pass the message.

After a while, the little eunuch came back panting, invited her in, and carefully led her to Princess Ling Yue.

I’m afraid she’ll go crazy and find trouble.

The young eunuch dared not even think about taking advantage of the second princess's downfall to step on her.

If the second princess regains her status in the future, that would be the end of his life.

The young eunuchs had received training in this area at the manor, and there was a rule in it:

When facing a powerful person who has fallen on hard times, you should not kick him when he is down. Instead, you should show goodwill to him. Who knows, he may get back on his feet one day.

"Xie Qingying, what are you doing here?" Ling Yue saw the second princess, frowned and asked her, calling her by her name.

"I came here to find a job. My father wants me to reflect on myself and behave well. If I don't come out to work, how can my father see my efforts and changes?"

Xie Qingying raised her chin and spoke with confidence, but in fact she felt a little weak and was afraid that Ling Yue would have someone beat her.

However, she was prepared for this. She had her great-grandfather's biography stuffed in her arms. As long as Ling Yue dared to have someone beat her, she would immediately take out the book.

She shouted loudly that Ling Yue was damaging Emperor Gaozu's biography and being disrespectful to him. She was sure that Ling Yue would not dare to hit her again.

Unfortunately, Ling Yue only raised his eyebrows in surprise after hearing her words, and did not embarrass her, and said calmly,

"Okay, I understand. You go back and wait for news. I will ask my brother the Crown Prince and my father. If they agree, you can come to the manor to work."

Xie Qingying was confused by her straightforward attitude and asked,

"You just agreed?"

"Why should I disagree?" Ling Yue looked at her with amusement.

“Even if my father and my brother the Crown Prince agree that you can come to the manor to work, you are no longer in power. You are now a commoner, and you will do menial work.

I have to tell you in advance, if you really want to use this place as a shortcut to recovery, you should be prepared to endure hardships and grievances, put away your noble arrogance, and do your job as a servant. "

Thank you Qingying,...

She couldn't help but want to back out.

When Xie Qingying saw the contempt in Ling Yue's eyes, she immediately straightened her chest and tried not to back down.

"What's in your arms?" Ling Yue pointed at her bulging chest.

"The Biography of Emperor Gaozu." Xie Qingying took it out and showed it to her.

Ling Yue glanced at the book, then glanced at Xie Qingying, and when he understood her intention, he could not help but say,

"Xie Qingying, you're not stupid, but can you please put your thoughts in the right place and stop thinking about infighting, framing, and shifting the blame every day?"

Thank you Qingying,...

How could she?

Can't she protect herself?

She is wronged like this every day, she feels very wronged!

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East Palace.

After Ling Yue came out of the manor, he went to the East Palace and talked to Ye Qingzhi about Xie Qingying.

The prince hasn't come back yet, but it doesn't matter whether he's here or not. Ye Qingzhi's opinion is more important.

Ye Qingzhi was also a little surprised after hearing Ling Yue's words, and said with a smile,

"This second princess is also a talent. She is willing to sacrifice her dignity and come to work at the manor. That's already pretty good."

"Humph, she is just calculating and likes to take shortcuts and exploit loopholes. Even though she is smart, she may not be able to use it in the right way."

Ling Yue curled her lips. She looked down on the Second Princess because they were not the same kind of people.

Just like the second princess looked down on Ling Yue, she thought Ling Yue was too pretentious and often scolded her for being hypocritical and pretending to be noble.

“I heard that the second princess’ mother was not of high birth, she was just the daughter of a sixth-rank official, and when she first entered the palace she only held the lowest rank.

The fact that she was able to climb up to the position of Zhaoyi step by step and even gave birth to the second princess shows that she is also capable of scheming.

Influenced by everything around her, the second princess also learned to survive this way, flattering the superiors to gain benefits, and suppressing those she could suppress, in order to vent her anger and eliminate her competitors. "

Ye Qingzhi thought for a moment and said,

"Your mother is open-minded, cheerful, and doesn't actively compete for favors. Her family background is not low. She is unique in the harem, so she can raise a unique person like you."

After hearing her say this, Ling Yue couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

The second princess's character development was indeed related to the harem struggles and environment.

"So what you mean is to let her come to the manor to do something. Then what should we assign her to do?" Ling Yue asked.

"We are all commoners now, there is no need to spoil her, let her start with serving dishes." Ye Qingzhi said.

"Let's see how far she can endure. Anyway, I'm quite curious. If you have nothing to do, you can tell me more gossip."

"Haha, I think you just want to watch the show." Ling Yue couldn't help but laugh, and her mood improved a lot.

"That's true. If you think of it as a show, this is a lot more interesting."

Ye Qingzhi also smiled and nodded, "I'll tell the Crown Prince later and ask him to report to the Emperor, and the matter of the Second Princess will be settled."

"But, if those dignitaries who go to the manor to eat see Xie Qingying carrying plates and serving them food, won't it damage the reputation of the royal family..."

Ling Yue couldn't help but said worriedly again.

"What's the big deal? She has already been demoted to a commoner, and her reputation is no longer that of the royal family.

And she chose this path of her own accord. If she can't even carry a plate, how can she work in the manor?"

Ye Qingzhi said,

"Moreover, if those powerful people were a little smart, they would not dare to humiliate the Second Princess in the Royal Manor.

If there is really a brainless person who humiliates her, you must come forward to stop him and protect the Second Princess, because our manor does not allow the rich and powerful to deliberately humiliate the servants. "

Ling Yue nodded and agreed, "Okay, if she doesn't want to serve the dishes, then forget it. I won't force her to come to the manor to work."

Ye Qingzhi responded and stopped talking about the second princess. She said,

"I heard that the Ninth Princess of Dayan fell ill a few days ago. Do you want to go with me to visit her?"

"Are you sick? Is it serious? Did you catch a cold or something else?" Ling Yue frowned slightly, then asked with concern.

"It is said that he caught a cold from the cold wind." Ye Qingzhi said.

"The imperial physician checked it out, and it's been several days, but it hasn't gotten better yet, so I thought of going to see him."

"Okay, post it first and let me know when you have made an appointment." Ling Yue agreed and said,

"The Ninth Princess is a smart and insightful person. It's hard for her to leave her hometown and marry into our Great Zhao. We should take better care of her on a daily basis."

Ling Yue had met the Ninth Princess several times and had a good impression of her and was willing to make friends with her.

In particular, the Ninth Princess has been working hard to break the ethical constraints on women. It can be seen that she is very opinionated and not an ordinary woman.

Ye Qingzhi felt that what Ling Yue said was very right. They did not pay enough attention to the Ninth Princess. It was not that they had to supervise her, but they should get to know her better.

The Ninth Princess was obviously an awakened woman, very smart, and a native of Dayan. Winning over such a talent would also help them implement the "peaceful evolution" of Dayan.

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Hall.

"Han Yan, I just received a letter from the East Palace. Concubine Ye and Princess Ling Yue are coming to visit you. Can you think of a suitable time to reply to them?"

The seventh prince took the note, entered her room and said to her.

"Ahem... tomorrow morning then." The Ninth Princess sat up from the bed, covered her chest and coughed twice, and said weakly,

"My illness is so annoying. It's been several days now and I'm still coughing. I don't have much strength in my body."

"The imperial physician said that the cold has entered your body, and you are overly worried, so your illness will take a long time to heal." The Seventh Prince looked at her distressedly, but he did not forget to scold her.

"Look at you. You've always told me that you're willing to marry, but in reality, you're so worried. This illness has exposed the truth.

Alas... I really believed your lies... How about we think of a way, say that you are ill and have a bad body, and find someone else to marry you?"

The Ninth Princess looked at her brother speechlessly, admiring how he could come up with all these ideas.

"Ahem...Brother, I am not sick because of my marriage, but because of Seventh Sister's matter, and Dayan's matter. I am very glad that I sneaked out and came to Dayan to marry."

The Ninth Princess felt her chest becoming even more stuffy. She didn’t know if it was because she was mad at her brother or because she was sick, but she couldn’t breathe.

When the Seventh Prince heard her talking about the Seventh Princess, he couldn't help but frowned and said,

"You know everything? Didn't I ask someone to keep it a secret from you? Who told you?!"

Some time ago, the Seventh Prince received a letter from Dayan, saying that the Seventh Princess committed suicide by taking poison on New Year's Eve. The Emperor was furious and punished the Seventh Princess's mother.

As for the candidate for marriage, the Eleventh Princess was chosen again, and the Eleventh Princess is only fourteen years old this year!