Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Replying to Auntie, it's already ten days late."

Aunt Qin pursed her lips and raised her hand to touch her belly. After a long while, she asked again, "How long has it been since the Marquis came?"

"Three months." Chun Xing's voice trembled a little.

Chun Xing understood what this meant and was very scared.

Aunt Qin's face changed, she bit her lip and told Chun Xing,

"Go out and ask about the Marquis's schedule later, and be sure to invite him to our courtyard."

"Aunt, I can't invite the Marquis here on my own." Chun Xing looked bitter.

The Marquis is not a good-tempered master, nor is he easy to fool.

"Just say this when you see the Marquis..." Aunt Qin called Chun Xing to her side and whispered in her ear.

Outside the door, the maid Hong Tao realized that she could no longer eavesdrop, so she turned around and left in a hurry to avoid being discovered.

After breakfast, Aunt Qin went to pay her respects to the mistress, which was also stipulated by the Marquis's wife.

The Marquis's wife didn't want to talk nonsense with these concubines while she was hungry.

I don't even bother to bother them over such trivial matters.

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These concubines were concerned about the Marquis's movements last night. Marquis's wife Zhang Jingyi naturally also knew about it and was even more concerned about it.

Aunt Zhou frowned and said to Zhang Jingyi,

"Madam, that concubine Ye looks like a vixen, and she is so ignorant that she is clinging to the Marquis. You need to set some rules for her, otherwise she will think that she can get high in the Marquis's mansion with her skills in bed!"

Zhang Jingyi was not happy to hear about Xie Jin's absurd night, but she nodded after hearing what Madam Zhou said.

"We should set some rules. This shows that the daughters of merchants are no different from those prostitutes in brothels. They are all lowly and don't know the rules. If this gets out, our mansion will lose face."

"I will find two nurses to send to Yanliu Courtyard and urge Madam Ye to learn the rules."

Nanny Zhou said caringly.

Learning the rules is the most legitimate way for a mistress to discipline her concubine.

Because these rules are not so easy to learn.

The topic about Ye Qingzhi stopped here, and the mistress of the house only had these thoughts about a concubine who had just been favored.

There are hundreds of people in the marquis's mansion, including masters and servants, and many things require her to make decisions. How could she have so much time to care about a concubine who had just served him?

However, after Zhang Jingyi paid her respects to her mother-in-law, had her meal, asked about the daily life of her two children, and called upon the illegitimate sons and daughters and concubines who came to pay their respects, she still hadn't waited for Ye Qingzhi to come pay her respects!

"Madam, it's only the first day and Aunt Ye is already so arrogant that she doesn't take you seriously." Madam Zhou frowned and gritted her teeth and said viciously,

"This restless concubine should be taught a lesson before being taught the rules."

The lesson naturally involves physical torture such as acupuncture, kneeling, and even whipping.

Zhang Jingyi also frowned unhappily and glanced at the other people present.

She was waiting for Ye Qingzhi to come and pay her respects, and the concubines in the mansion were also waiting.

However, the customary scented tea was finished, and Ye Qingzhi did not come, so the concubines started the criticism meeting one by one.

"Madam, this Concubine Ye hasn't come to greet you since she fell into the water. She is too arrogant."

"Madam is so kind, she is late for us to pay our respects, but she still wants to disobey the rules. It's so infuriating."

"You disregarded the Marquis's health and did that seductive thing. You should be punished even more!"

"Humph, you're just a bitch, madam. Take her out and beat her to death."

Yao Yinyin's words successfully silenced everyone else.

They looked at Yao Yinyin with resentment and panic, and said nothing more.

Yao Yinyin has been in the mansion for half a year. Relying on her own family background, she has taught all the women in the backyard a lesson, except for the marquis's wife.

Anyone who slept with her would be tortured by her the next day and would be given various reasons to ridicule her.

If we were to vote for the person everyone hates the most, Yao Yinyin would definitely get all the votes and win first place.

When they heard that she was going to beat Ye Qingzhi to death, everyone was gloating and waiting to see the show.

Zhang Jingyi glanced at Yao Yinyin with disgust. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a commotion outside, and probably crying.

"Who is so rude!" Zhang Jingyi was angry.

The other concubines all had confused looks on their faces and stretched their necks to look outside.

Nanny Zhou went out to check immediately and saw Ruyi crying heartbrokenly.

Because Aunt Ye was a noble concubine, she could have a maid accompany her when she entered the mansion. Ruyi was the maid brought by Aunt Ye, and Nanny Zhou remembered her.

"You are crying and making a fuss, how can you be so disrespectful!" Madam Zhou scolded with a cold face. The two maids in the yard immediately let go of Ruyi and lowered their heads to argue.

"Mammy, she doesn't know the rules. I told her to wait outside for the message, but she insisted on forcing her way in. When I tried to stop her, she hit me."

"Where is Aunt Ye? How did she discipline me..."

Before Nanny Zhou finished her scolding, Ruyi fell to the ground crying, shouting,

"Wuwuwu...Mammy, please let this servant see the Madam. My aunt is dying... Wuwuwu..."

Nanny Zhou's dignified face cracked.

"Your aunt is dying? What happened?" Nanny Zhou was shocked and asked in disbelief.

"Wuwuwu... It's the Marquis, the Marquis last night... Anyway, my aunt was seriously injured and couldn't even get out of bed. Please ask Madam to call a doctor to save my aunt!"

Ruyi was a young girl who could not utter the word of love. She could only gloss over it and cry about how miserable her aunt was and how it sounded like she was about to die.

Nanny Zhou frowned and told Ruyi to wait. She hurried back to the room to report the matter to Zhang Jingyi.

In fact, Ruyi’s voice was very loud and everyone in the room heard it.

The aunts' eyes flashed with jealousy or gloating, and they all secretly cursed Ye Qingzhi for being ignorant of her own life.

With the Marquis's ability, you, a young girl, actually dared to spend a night with me. You deserve to be killed.

"Even if you are really going to die, you can't cry and make a scene about this. This is tarnishing the reputation of the Marquis! You don't know the rules!" Zhang Jingyi slammed the table angrily and said coldly,

"Call the court doctor and go with him to see how serious the injury is."

Nanny Zhou quickly responded and was about to go out to call for help.

"If she plays any tricks, bring her to me immediately and I will personally teach her the rules of being a concubine!"

Zhang Jingyi called out to Nanny Zhou and said in a cold voice.

"I know, old servant." Nanny Zhou responded and left quickly.

"You all may go away too. Remember, be careful with your words and actions and do not tarnish the reputation of the Marquis!" Zhang Jingyi said to the other concubines with a sullen face.

"Yes, ma'am."

The aunts all stood up, responded, and then left.

Yao Yinyin brought her nanny and went straight to Ye Qingzhi's yard, walking very fast.

Take advantage of her illness and kill her!