Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Ye Qingzhi and Xie Jin had a fierce fight and both felt relieved.

After Xie Jin ate something and dried his hair, he asked Ye Qingzhi to continue resting while he went to see the eldest princess and Shen Chunyuan.

"Your Highness, although the mechanical arts of the Mohists are not very useful in war, some of their techniques and concepts can be used for mechanical improvements and inventions in other fields, such as water wheels, textile wheels, and our artillery designs."

Ye Qingzhi held him and said,

"These mechanical engineers of the Mohist School are all rare engineering talents. It will definitely be worthwhile to recruit them."

"Okay, got it." Xie Jin smiled and touched her rosy face. "Master, you have worked so hard and have recruited so many talented people for me. I will thank you later."

"Save it up first. When I have saved enough, I will exchange it for a big wish from Your Highness, okay?" Ye Qingzhi looked at him with sparkling eyes.

"Of course, no problem." Xie Jin nodded with a smile, "You should get some sleep. Didn't you promise the kids to play Cuju?"

Ye Qingzhi responded, waved at him, and closed her eyes.

Xie Jin glanced at her before getting up and leaving.

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On the other hand, the eldest princess has been busy all the time. She has dragged her sick body to personally inquire about and supervise the matter.

On the one hand, she interrogated Shen Chunyuan herself, and on the other hand, she sent people to bring all the disciples and relatives that Shen Chunyuan had entrusted to her to the princess's mansion first.

This will also make it convenient for the prince to question him personally after he returns.

As for Zheng Xiangyang and other children, they were also arranged to rest first.

After questioning, the eldest princess became more and more certain that the cause of the accident was Zheng Xiangyang, but the culprit had not been found yet.

The princess called Zheng Xiangyang over again and asked, "Who have you had a grudge against recently? Think about it, who would kill you and bribe Shen Chunyuan's disciples to modify the organization?"

Zheng Xiangyang also kept thinking about this problem for more than an hour, and finally wrote down more than a dozen names.

They were all people in the city who had been at odds with him, who had fought with him, who had threatened to make him pay, and who were simply his little brothers who had been beaten by him.

The princess looked at the list he wrote down, frowned, and scolded him,

"How could you cause trouble like this? You have provoked everyone in Funing City who has some dignity."

Of course, no one’s family has as much reputation as the Princess’s Palace and the British King’s Palace.

To put it bluntly, in Funing City, the eldest princess and the King of England are equivalent to the empress and the emperor's husband, or you can also say the emperor and the queen.

Therefore, in the eldest princess's view, Zheng Xiangyang was a bully, arrogant and domineering, and was definitely the one who took the initiative to cause trouble.

Now, because he loves to stir up trouble, act violently and aggressively, he has even brought about a murder, and even almost implicated Ye Qingzhi, Ming Yan and others. He must not be forgiven easily!

He must be severely punished so that he will learn his lesson.

"Grandma, I am innocent." Zheng Xiangyang knelt on the ground and defended himself.

"Those people were the ones who started the trouble. I couldn't stand it, so I taught them a lesson. They were afraid of you and uncle, so they admitted their mistakes. But they still hated me behind my back and wanted to get rid of me."

The eldest princess really didn't take a close look at all the troubles Zheng Xiangyang had gotten into outside.

After all, he was not her own grandson, and she was not close enough to him. She was not in good health and did not have the energy to ask too many questions. She just knew that he often got into trouble and was punished by his father.

Now that she had heard Zheng Xiangyang's explanation, the eldest princess wanted to hear what had happened, so she asked him to explain it one by one.

The princess had this patience because Ye Qingzhi had just defended him, saying that he was a resilient and persevering child with a simple and good mind, and he liked mechanical engineering.

Zheng Xiangyang then talked about a few of the ones that he remembered most clearly.

He fought with those people because he couldn't stand their bullying of men and women, so he went up to teach them a lesson without saying a word.

But because he is not good at speaking and cannot explain, he will get angry when people say a few words to him, which diverts the focus and makes it seem that he is not going to save people but to cause trouble.

Eventually, things started to go wrong.

At first he tried to explain, but his father didn't listen and just scolded him. He then stopped explaining and admitted with his neck stiff that he had deliberately caused trouble.

After listening to his story, the princess realized that she had misunderstood him all these years.

Just as he was about to say something, Zheng Xiangyang's father rushed in, pointed at Zheng Xiangyang angrily and yelled,

"You rebellious son! You've caused trouble for me again! You almost killed Master Ye and the others this time. You want to kill me! I, I must beat you to death today!"

As he said that, Zheng Xingde raised the whip in his hand and was about to whip Zheng Xiangyang on the back.

"Stop it!" the princess said angrily, "Kneel down now!"

Zheng Xingde threw away the whip, knelt down with a thud, and cried out in tears,

"Aunt, it's all because of my poor parenting that this rebellious son almost got into such a disaster! Woo woo woo...if you want to punish him, punish me too."

"Shut up!" The princess was annoyed by his noise, her face became uglier, she stared at him coldly and said,

"You didn't ask the truth or the child's opinion, but convicted him without any hesitation. No wonder a good child became a rebellious child in your hands!

It is the father's fault if the son is not well educated. You are not fit to be a father. Give him ten lashes first."

Zheng Xingde was dumbfounded. Why was he really punished?

When Zheng Xiangyang heard the princess' words, he was so moved that he burst into tears. It felt so good to be recognized and protected in this way.

However, when he heard that the eldest princess was going to whip his father, Zheng Xiangyang still pleaded for his father and was even willing to bear the punishment of whipping for his father.

"Good boy, there is nothing for you to do here. Go down and have a rest first." After hearing what Zheng Xiangyang said, the princess became more friendly to him.

"The prince and I will take care of this matter, and the murderer will be punished."

"Thank you, great aunt!" Zheng Xiangyang kowtowed in tears.

"You still have to thank Master Ye. If it weren't for her, you probably wouldn't be alive today. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be able to see your true temper, and you wouldn't have the opportunity to have this conversation with me."

The eldest princess smiled and said to him.

Zheng Xiangyang took note of these words and became even more grateful to Ye Qingzhi. He regarded her as his benefactor and even his adoptive parent.

Ye Qingzhi,...

I was lying there peacefully, but was hit by a huge object falling from the sky.

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After Zheng Xiangyang left, the princess did not let Zheng Xingde get up. She asked him to continue kneeling and reflecting, while she went back to her room and lay down to rest for a while.

Zheng Xingde was about to cry to death.

Why does he, as a father, have to suffer when his son makes a mistake?

The eldest princess really disliked them and whenever she got the chance, she would punish them severely.

I guess the reason why the princess was so angry was because they asked her daughter to dress up for the dinner yesterday to attract the prince's attention.

Zheng Xingde sighed repeatedly in his heart, hoping that his uncle could come back soon to save his knee.

It hurts to kneel down!

Just as Zheng Xingde was praying, King Ying and King Qi also rushed back.

As soon as they returned to the city, they came to the princess's mansion.

They had also received the news in the military camp just now, and naturally they were terrified and filled with fear.

Seeing the prince riding back without saying a word, the King of England knew that he was fine, so he could only suppress his anxiety and deal with the urgent military affairs before rushing back.

Especially the issue of firearms, which is of utmost importance. He asked his son Zheng Qinghe to stay in the military camp to oversee the training in this area.

He had originally planned to rush back alone, but the King of Qi's decision to follow him was purely accidental in the King of England's view.

"Uncle! You're finally back!"

When Zheng Xingde saw the King of England, his eyes lit up and he immediately shouted at him excitedly and stood up from the ground.

However, the eldest princess's men are watching us.

When she saw Zheng Xingde get up, she immediately reminded him to continue kneeling because the princess had not let him get up yet.

"Uncle, you must save my nephew. The princess is angry about the Seven Treasures Tower incident and feels sorry for Xiangyang's young age. She said that it is the father's fault if the son is not well educated. She made my nephew kneel here and said she would whip him ten times."

Zheng Xingde immediately burst into tears and snot.

The King of England frowned, raised his foot and kicked him hard on the buttocks, and scolded him,

"Your aunt told you to kneel, so you should kneel down and reflect on your mistakes! Do not stand up again without her order, or I will punish you twice as much!"

"Ouch...Ah?!" Zheng Xingde was kicked to the ground. He was completely dazed and could not understand what was going on.

Why would my uncle completely stand on the side of the eldest princess today? !

Is it because someone from my aunt’s family is coming?

Although my aunt's family is indeed not to be messed with, but...

Oh, uncle, your majestic image has collapsed in your nephew's heart, completely collapsed!

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After kicking his nephew, the King of England went to find the eldest princess.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw her half leaning on the bed with an ugly face. There was also a strong smell of medicine in the room. The King of England couldn't help but feel distressed. He quickly went to the bed and asked with concern,

"The old problem has come back? Are you mad at me? You have to be more at ease."

"How can we be at ease? The second and third generations of the royal family have all grown up in a shady way. If the 100,000-man army only relies on the Qinghe brothers, and the others are dragging their feet, how can the Chu State resist?"

The eldest princess frowned and said with a sad face.

Every time the King of England heard her talk about this issue, he would quarrel with her, thinking that she was overly pessimistic.

First, he felt that his nephews were not that bad, and the third generation descendants were also okay. There would always be one or two who would be talented and could take on this important responsibility.

The eldest princess, however, had a completely different opinion from him. Apart from her two sons, she looked down on her nephews. She believed that the third generation of descendants all had problems and were not up to the task!

However, when the King of England heard her words again today, he burst into laughter and said to her excitedly,

"Hahaha... Don't worry about that. After we destroy the State of Chu this time, the problem you're worried about will no longer be a problem!"

The eldest princess looked at his crazy look, rolled her eyes and didn't bother to say a word.

"Hehehe... Don't disbelieve me, this is all thanks to your wise and brave nephew, the Crown Prince. The destruction of Chu is just around the corner!"

The King of England sat down and gave her another silly grin.

"From the look of you, you still don't know. Hehehe... Then I can show off to you..."

The princess was upset by what he said. Seeing that he was still talking nonsense, she could no longer bear it and reached out to grab his ear and twisted it twice.

"Tell the important point!"

King of England,...

Ouch, my old ears are about to fall off!

You thought you were still young!

Quick, let go.