Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Chu State, Huachi City.

Xie Wenyuan and his army just arrived here at dusk. He decided to rest for a night and continue his journey tomorrow.

In the tent, Xie Wenyuan asked Chen Yuankai to pour him a basin of hot water. Just as he was about to scald his feet to relieve his fatigue, someone else came to report that

"General, a strange messenger has arrived, saying that he has important news from Yancheng to report, and he also asked to tell you in person."

Xie Wenyuan was appointed by King Wei as the general in charge of the army, the highest position. It must be said that this was all due to King Wei's full trust in him.

"I understand. Bring him over." Xie Wenyuan said.

After a while, the soldier came over with a strong man covered in wounds.

The strong man claimed to be a servant of Mr. Li from Yancheng, Chu State. Following the orders of his master, he risked his life to escape from Yancheng and ran all the way to Shangjing to deliver the news.

When he passed by Huachi City, he heard that the Chu State's support army was stationed there, so he found a way to find it and wanted to convey the real news to the army.

"You all should step aside first."

Xie Wenyuan looked at the sturdy man and had already guessed something in his mind. He asked everyone except Chen Yuankai to leave before letting the sturdy man speak.

"General, Xiong Dayong has rebelled! He surrendered to the Zhao Dynasty. Now Yancheng has been occupied by the Zhao Dynasty. You must not trust Xiong Dayong anymore, and you must not enter Yancheng again!"

The sturdy man said with red eyes, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"How is this possible?" Chen Yuankai took several steps back in shock. "No way, this is impossible!"

"It's true! I don't know what kind of magical weapon Da Zhao got. It's extremely loud and can hurt people. We can't resist it at all, especially Xiong Dayong, who has long been Da Zhao's running dog!"

The strong man said through gritted teeth.

"You're lying!" Chen Yuankai continued to point at the strong man and shouted angrily.

"The news we heard and the reports we saw all said that Chu had won a great victory and annihilated 10,000 people from Zhao. As long as we wait for the army to reach Yancheng, the two armies will work together to deal a fatal blow to Zhao and take Funing City first."

"General, you must believe what I say! What I say is true!" The strong man was so anxious when he heard this.

"The news you received and those reports are all fake. My husband said they were released by the Great Zhao to deliberately confuse people."

"How can you prove that what you said is true?" Xie Wenyuan asked with a sullen face.

The strong man talked about many changes in Yancheng, how much effort they and others had put into it, and also talked about the ambushes he had encountered along the way.

After Xie Wenyuan got the news about Yancheng from him, he nodded and said,

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go down and take a shower, eat something, and have a good rest. I will carefully consider the news about Yancheng you mentioned."

Upon hearing this, the sturdy man wanted to kowtow to Xie Wenyuan in gratitude, but Xie Wenyuan waved his hand, told him to get up and go downstairs to rest.

The strong man felt that he had finally completed his mission, and he felt at ease and followed the soldiers to the tent nearby to wash, eat and rest.

"Master, is what the strong man said just now true?" Chen Yuankai asked in panic.

"What do you think?" Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes at him, "Add some hot water to the basin, it's cold."

Chen Yuankai quickly picked up the iron kettle and added hot water. When he finished his work, he said with a bitter face,

"Your Highness, I hope that what the strong man said just now is nonsense, but I am worried that it may be true."

"Don't think about it with your stupid brain." Xie Wenyuan said to him in disdain, and then said, "Don't spread this matter out, it will shake the morale of the army."

"Then, did the master believe what the strong man said?" Chen Yuankai suddenly felt hopeless and said in despair.

"What should we do now? If Xiong Dayong surrenders, can our army still defeat Da Zhao?"

Xie Wenyuan rolled his eyes at his stupidity again and comforted him halfheartedly, "If you can't beat them, just join them."

Chen Yuankai, "!!!"

Your Highness, what are you talking about!

Do you know what you are talking about!

"Pour out the foot washing water." Xie Wenyuan wiped his feet clean, put on his shoes, got up and went to bed, and instructed the stunned Chen Yuankai.

"Yes, master." Chen Yuankai picked up the foot washing water, walked out of the tent, and after pouring out the water, he looked confused.

Wuuuu... He, he couldn't believe it, he didn't want to believe the most unlikely guess!

Li Zongguan went to Xiong Dayong's side a few months ago. Now Xiong Dayong has rebelled and become a running dog of Da Zhao. This means...

Chen Yuankai shuddered violently, as if he was falling into an abyss because of his own guess.

If the master and Xie Jin are in cahoots... No, no, no, how is this possible!

Wuuuuu…wuuuu…absolutely not!

Even if the world was destroyed, such an outrageous thing would not happen. In the previous life, the master was forced to death by Xie Jin, and his throne was usurped by Xie Jin.

This time, the master even had his throne snatched away by Xie Jin in advance!

The hatred is so deep, and you tell him that the master and Xie Jin have joined forces, how can he believe it!

Chen Yuankai just had this thought for a moment and felt like the sky was falling. Moreover, he had a lot of reasons to refute it, so he refused to believe it!

Chen Yuankai was roaring wildly in his heart, but he didn't have the courage to run to his master to verify it, so he took the foot basin and returned to his tent in a daze.

Autistic.

"Where is that idiot?" Seeing that Chen Yuankai had not come back, Xie Wenyuan asked the secret guard hiding beside him.

"He went back to his tent and looked like he had lost his soul." the secret guard replied.

"You're not that stupid yet." Xie Wenyuan sneered, knowing that Chen Yuankai had guessed part of the truth.

He had deliberately kept Chen Yuankai here to let him know all this.

No matter what Chen Yuankai's ability was, at least he was loyal to him and could entertain him, so Xie Wenyuan wanted to give him a chance and save his life.

It depends on his performance. If he doesn't perform well, Xie Wenyuan won't be so broad-minded.

"Has the strong man been dealt with?" Xie Wenyuan asked the secret guard again.

"We put drugs in his food. He will die in his sleep." the secret guard replied.

"Let's find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to bury him. He is a loyal and righteous man after all." Xie Wenyuan said calmly.

The secret guard agreed, and when he saw that Xie Wenyuan had no more instructions, he went to do his work.

In the middle of the night, Xie Wenyuan was awakened by the itch on his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw a dark shadow sitting in front of his bed.

Xie Wenyuan was startled and almost cursed out loud. He calmed himself down, squinted his eyes and looked at the black shadow, and shouted uncertainly,

"Thank you, Xiaoer?"

The black shadow was indeed the King of Qi. The King of Qi’s name was Xie Xiao. Only Xie Wenyuan would call him Xie Xiaoer.

The King of Qi responded.

Xie Wenyuan confirmed that it was really him, and sat up suddenly, staring at him angrily.

"You are crazy, you are scared to death, where are the secret guards? What did you do to them?"

"I knocked him down," said the King of Qi, "alive."

Xie Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the King of Qi again, and started to get angry again, "It's the middle of the night, why are you here instead of sleeping?"

"I thought you were dead." The King of Qi said in a cold voice.

"If you are looking forward to my death, you will be disappointed. I am living well and have had a comfortable life in the past two years." Xie Wenyuan said proudly.

"I can see that you have gained weight," said the King of Qi.

"..." Xie Wenyuan took a deep breath, suppressed his rising anger, and asked in a gentle voice,

"Shouldn't you be staying in Funing City? Did Xie Jin know that you came here? What do you want to see me for? Do we have any unfinished business?"

"I owe you a life, come and fulfill your promise." said the King of Qi.

Xie Wenyuan frowned and searched through his distant memories. It seemed that there was such a thing between him and the King of Qi.

That was ten years ago. His mother wanted to kill the King of Qi, but he rescued the King of Qi, let him leave the palace and go to the military camp, and promised him that he would protect the life of his biological mother, Concubine Xian.

When the King of Qi left, he said that he owed him a life and that he could sell his life for him in the future.

"It happened eight hundred years ago. What's the point of owing something to someone? I'm your brother, and it was my mother who hurt you, so it's my duty to save you."

Xie Wenyuan waved his hand, not caring. Seeing that he was still serious, he knocked on his head and taught him a lesson.

"You should use your brain more and stop just killing people all day long. When you get cheated and sold, you still help others count the money.

"My mother wanted to get rid of you, but I saved you. It's not a life-saving favor. It's just a debt of gratitude. Don't be too sentimental. You're at a disadvantage, don't you understand?"

"...Oh." The King of Qi stepped back, so that he could no longer knock on his forehead. He was silent for a moment and then said in confusion,

"Not only have you become fatter, you've also become more verbose."

"...Get out!" Xie Wenyuan raised his foot and kicked him. It was so terrible, so terrible.

How come someone who normally doesn't talk much becomes so annoying once he opens his mouth?

"I won't leave." said the King of Qi.

"What do you want to do here if you don't want to leave?" Xie Wenyuan asked unhappily.

"I'm afraid you'll die." said the King of Qi.

Xie Wenyuan,...

It's still heartwarming though.

Although this younger brother has a bad side, people still feel that it’s not bad to have him.

"I am a general, everyone listens to me, how could I die?" Although Xie Wenyuan felt happy in his heart, he said something different.

"Don't stay here. I have a message for you to pass on to Xie Jin. How many days will it take you to get back to Yancheng on a fast horse?"

"Two and a half days." said the King of Qi.

"Okay, I'll write a letter now and you can take it back to Xie Jin." Xie Wenyuan said, "I'll take the army here to rest for a while and wait for news from Shangjing."

The King of Qi nodded.

Xie Wenyuan stood up, quickly finished writing the letter and handed it to the King of Qi, then asked him if he had enough dry food.

"I haven't eaten for a day." said the King of Qi.

Then, his stomach growled appropriately.

Xie Wenyuan,...

I am speechless and a little sad. What's going on?

Xie Wenyuan immediately walked out of the tent and asked his personal soldiers about the time. It was still an hour before dawn, so he asked his personal soldiers to go to the kitchen to get some food and prepare some food for the journey.

"Go to bed and rest for a while. Wait for the meal to come and eat your fill before leaving." After giving the order, Xie Wenyuan returned to the tent and said to the King of Qi.

The King of Qi lay down and fell asleep in just ten breaths. It was obvious that he was extremely tired.

Xie Wenyuan,...

Dare to sleep faster.

Xie Wenyuan stared at him for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Chen Yuankai said that the King of Qi also died in this battle in his previous life. He couldn't help but frowned, pulled the quilt next to him and covered him with it.

When the King of Qi left, the sky had just begun to brighten. He came and left in a hurry, without disturbing anyone.

Chen Yuankai had not slept all night. With swollen and bloodshot eyes, he came to Xie Wenyuan's tent and knelt down in front of him with a click.

"Master, please give me a quick death, are you..."

Before Chen Yuankai finished speaking, someone broke into the tent and shouted anxiously,

"General, I heard that Xiong Dayong rebelled. Is that true?!"