Professional Ethics of a Concubine

On the other hand, the fifth prince also received the news and heard that his mother had met with the Crown Prince of Great Zhao and others outside the hall.

I also heard that the Crown Prince of Great Zhao resembled his mother the Queen very much, and was particularly good at putting on airs and currying favor, kowtowing and speaking sweet words.

Those who don’t know the real situation would think that it was the reunion of a mother and son who had been separated for many years when they saw that touching scene.

When the Fifth Prince heard these words, he suddenly lost his composure and could no longer sit still.

"Have they moved into the Qionghua Palace?" asked the fifth prince.

"Yes, your highness," the attendant replied.

"I was not here during the morning court session. I'm going to pay a visit to the Crown Prince of Zhao now." The Fifth Prince said this and walked out in a hurry.

He had already moved out of the palace and built a mansion. It would take the Fifth Prince fifteen minutes to get to the palace on a fast horse.

After entering the palace, the Fifth Prince went straight to the Qionghua Palace. Seeing the newly renovated and magnificent palace, he couldn't help feeling sad.

Last year, he asked his mother, the Queen Mother, for permission to expand his mansion, but she rejected his request outright and reprimanded him for his extravagance and debauchery.

But, looking at the Qionghua Palace in front of us, haha, isn't this a waste? !

I heard that the Queen Mother used the money from her own private treasury to renovate the palace, and it looks so good. Doesn’t the Queen Mother feel sorry for the money?

Or was it for the sake of Gulan's reputation? But for the sake of Gulan's reputation, the palace was built with the national treasury, so there was no need to use one's own private treasury.

Was it just for a nephew? Could a nephew whom he had never met be closer to him than his own son?

As the Fifth Prince thought about this, he felt something was not right. His suspicions grew stronger.

Like a taut string.

When he entered the Qionghua Palace and met Xie Jin, the taut string broke with a bang.

The fifth prince stared blankly at Xie Jin in front of him, his mind confused.

He didn't know what others were thinking, but there was a voice in his heart shouting:

[This man in front of me must be my blood brother]

[He couldn't deceive himself, and the Queen Mother couldn't deceive herself either. He could sense it just by smelling it.]

[Pssst, ssst, ssst, I can tell by the smell, I can tell by the upturned corners of his eyes, haha, it’s like everyone has it, he sees it in the mirror every day]

The Fifth Prince's heart began to break into pieces, and he cried out, but on the surface he seemed calm as he spoke,

"Meet the Crown Prince of Great Zhao. I am the Fifth Prince, and Your Majesty is my biological mother."

The last sentence is specially emphasized.

"I can see that you look a lot like His Majesty." Xie Jin smiled at him and greeted him like a host.

"Please take a seat, Fifth Prince. What kind of tea would you like?"

"Apricot peel tea." The fifth prince immediately sat down obediently. After sitting down, he couldn't help but feel dazed and a little upset.

No, why should I listen to him so much?

Whose territory is this?

Mainly because of the other person's face and aura, he obeyed subconsciously.

The broken heart immediately became shattered.

"You, why do you look so much like my mother?" The fifth prince stared at Xie Jin for a long time and couldn't help but ask.

"Why do you think that is, Fifth Prince?" Xie Jin asked him.

The fifth prince sneered twice when he heard this. Haha, why does he think it is important?

If his opinion was important, the Queen Mother would have chosen to tell him. Of course, it could also be that he had made it all up in his mind.

Xie Jin was not the empress dowager's son, nor was he her half-brother.

"You only know how to throw tantrums and sneer like a child. How can His Majesty trust you with important matters?"

As soon as Xie Jin opened his mouth, he spoke in the tone of an older brother, a man with experience, with a hint of instruction.

"If you have any ideas, communicate them yourself and fight for them. Don't hide in a dark corner and feel sorry for yourself."

"..." The Fifth Prince's heart was completely broken when he heard the tone of his lecture. He could not help but stand up, and shouted with a red face and thick neck,

"You, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson!"

After saying this, without waiting for Xie Jin to reply, he turned around and left.

Xie Jin frowned.

No matter whether it is my father's side or my mother's side, my younger brother has never been worry-free.

They all need to be punished!

-

The fifth prince ran out of the Qionghua Palace and not long after he walked, he ran into the third prince Yuchi Yongning.

"Hey, what's going on? Who made our Fifth Prince angry?" When Yuchi Yongning saw him, he immediately said in a sarcastic tone.

To say that there is a lot of hatred between the two of them, there isn't really any. They just look down on each other and think that the other is "trash".

Because the fifth prince looks like the empress, he has been favored by the late emperor since he was a child. He can be said to be loved by both parents and lives a very comfortable life.

The third prince, a poor little boy who had lost his mother and was not favored by his father, naturally felt unbalanced in comparison and was very envious of the fifth prince.

As for the fifth prince, since his mother raised the third prince under her name, she would take better care of him. He also felt that he had been sharing the third prince's love since he was a child.

Therefore, he also disliked the third prince!

Moreover, he felt that the Third Prince was shameless and a scoundrel, that few of the words he said were true, that he had not read many books, that his only poetry was doggerel, and that he thought himself very superior.

His manners, conversation etiquette, and manners are far from elegant. In a word, his cultural quality is very low, and he is a disgrace to the royal family.

In the eyes of the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince was just a white swan who had a high opinion of himself and thought he was very elegant, but in fact he was just an empty shell.

He has no broad mind, but insists on pretending to be magnanimous. He has high aspirations and ambitions, but lacks the ability to match them.

Therefore, the Third Prince looked down on the Fifth Prince from the bottom of his heart and felt that he was not even a little bit inferior to the Crown Prince of Great Zhao.

"Yuchi Yongning, you've been in Da Zhao for half a year and you've turned into this fat pig! How dare you come back? Just look at how fat you are and I know you're enjoying yourself in Da Zhao."

When the Fifth Prince saw him, he immediately went into combat mode, his mouth looking as if it was smeared with poison, extremely toxic.

In fact, Yuchi Yongning just gained a little weight, but he tends to have a fat face when he gets fat.

He has obviously gained less than ten pounds, but if you just look at his face, you would feel like he has gained twenty pounds.

And half of the fat he gained was gained on the road.

After all, I ate and slept all the way, didn't ride a horse much, and didn't have to worry about the manor affairs, so there was nothing to worry about, so I gained weight.

"I, I..." Yuchi Yongning was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe after hearing what he said. Finally, he said angrily,

"Summer insects cannot speak of ice!"

It has to be said that the Third Prince, who used to hang out with Prince Duan every day and was influenced by him, can now recite many anecdotes fluently, and his remarks are particularly apt.

The Fifth Prince felt as if his heart was stabbed by his words, and the humiliation was doubly severe.

"Haha, a gentleman does not argue with a fool." The fifth prince said this and turned away again.

Yuchi Yongning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This time, the Fifth Prince was actually angered by him so quickly. Before, the argument between the two of them would not have ended if they hadn't argued for half an hour.

Yuchi Yongning felt that he had become incredibly powerful after his trip to Da Zhao.

When it comes to debating (quarreling) with others, he is absolutely invincible in the Kingdom of Quran.

-

After the Fifth Prince separated from the Third Prince, his mind was in a mess, and he felt like his heart was being scratched by a cat's claws. He felt very uncomfortable and it manifested itself in that he was running around like a headless fly.

Finally, the steward beside the empress appeared and said that the empress asked him to come over. The fifth prince was relieved.

"Greetings, Mother." The Fifth Prince saluted the Empress with an aggrieved look on his face.

"I heard that you went to see the Crown Prince of Great Zhao." The Empress looked at him, "What do you think?"

"Do you really care about your son's thoughts?" The fifth prince looked up at her and asked with all his courage.

"If you really care, then tell me the truth. Is the Crown Prince of Zhao my half-brother?"

"He is your brother." The empress nodded in acknowledgement and asked him, "What's the problem with that?"

The Fifth Prince looked at her in astonishment and was stunned for a moment.

He didn't know whether he should be surprised that the Queen Mother admitted it so readily, or shocked by the fact.

He guessed right!

The Crown Prince of Great Zhao is truly the Queen Mother’s biological son. No wonder the Queen Mother cares about him so much, and no wonder he is so much like the Queen Mother.

But, doesn't this mean that the Queen Mother is unfaithful to the Emperor Father? How could she have fallen in love with someone else and had a child with him before entering the palace?

If the truth were to leak out, my father's face and the royal family's reputation would be damaged, and my mother herself would probably find it difficult to convince the people. Would she still be able to sit firmly on the throne?

The fifth prince didn't understand.

The Queen Mother knew that the Crown Prince of Zhao looked so much like her, and that she would be in trouble as long as she came to the Kingdom of Gulan.

Why did the Queen Mother still let him come? !

Do you want to see him so much? In order to see him, you are not afraid of the stability of the throne and the regime!

The more the Fifth Prince thought about it, the more difficult it became to understand. Moreover, he felt more and more sour in his heart, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Mother, I don't understand." The fifth prince came back to his senses from his imagination. He was hurt by the mother's attitude and couldn't help but question her.

"Isn't this a serious problem? Don't you feel guilty towards your father?"