Professional Ethics of a Concubine

At this moment, a eunuch came hurriedly to report:

"Oh my! General, it's bad, it's bad! Princess An Ning, she, she killed the King of Wei!"

Xie Wenyuan,...

I wasn't surprised at all to hear the news.

That crazy woman has become even crazier, and there's no need to be surprised at anything she does.

"Oh, is there anything else? Where is her father? Was the previous emperor pissed off to death by her?" Xie Wenyuan asked calmly.

The eunuch was infected by his calmness and was no longer so panicked. Instead, he shook his head.

"This, this servant doesn't know."

While he was talking, another eunuch came running over in a hurry, and said with a trembling mouth,

"General, just now when I went to feed the former Emperor of Chu, I found that he was already dead. Only Princess An Ning had been in there for a while before."

"Look, now I know. She pissed me off to death." Xie Wenyuan said again without surprise.

Xie Hongbao, "...How could she kill the King of Wei? Where is she now?"

He had a bad impression of Princess An Ning anyway.

There was no other reason, because he could see that Princess An Ning liked his father, and she was so shameless as to break into his father's room in the middle of the night... although she was thrown out in the end.

But she was a princess who was married to a foreign country, and her husband, the prince of Nanzhao, was also there, yet she could do such a thing.

Xie Hongbao felt that his three views were shattered!

He could understand that his father was popular outside and many beautiful women were throwing themselves at him, but what kind of people were attracting so many admirers to his father?

A King of Wei and a Princess An Ning, when Xie Hongbao thought of these, his face became constipated.

“Replying to the young prince, when the King of Wei saw Princess An Ning, he pounced on her and bit her, and then Princess An Ning pulled out a whip and lashed at her.

The King of Wei was whipped so hard that his body tilted and he fell backwards, hitting the sharp corner of the table and died..."

The first eunuch described what had happened, because he had seen it all happen with his own eyes and was terrified.

"Princess An Ning said that she would go back to her room to change into clean clothes before coming to see the general." The eunuch added, with an indescribable look on his face.

"Okay, got it." Xie Wenyuan nodded calmly and waved at them, "You guys can leave first and deal with their bodies and burials."

The two eunuchs quickly took their leave.

"Father, this Princess An Ning behaved badly and was so cruel! She killed two important prisoners at once, father, you won't punish her?"

Xie Hongbao said with a frown.

"Punish her. Let her go tomorrow." Xie Wenyuan rubbed his forehead with a headache. "I'm annoyed with her too. Let her go to Nanzhao."

Xie Hongbao,

This familiar feeling.

At this moment, he seemed to understand what it meant that birds of a feather flock together.

Just then, a eunuch's voice came from outside, reporting that Princess An Ning had arrived.

"Father, I will go back and write a letter to Grandfather Emperor and Master Ye..." Xie Hongbao quickly slipped away.

-

Funing City.

Although it is winter, the winter here is much warmer than in Beijing.

Ye Qingzhi still doesn't like going out in the winter. Going out and being exposed to the cold wind is much more comfortable than staying in a cozy house to read books or paint.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not afraid of the severe cold and is so busy every day that he is hardly seen.

The prince would not come back for several days at a time because he had to inspect other cities of the Chu State that had just been conquered. It was like a business trip, and he would either be in a carriage or on horseback.

Mingyu, Mingyan, as well as the fifteenth and sixteenth princes also followed, and the children were also working very hard.

The children were personally taken care of and taught by the prince, so she, as the tutor, had completely free time.

That day, Ye Qingzhi was quite surprised when she heard the news that the prince had returned. He came back after only three days away.

Ye Qingzhi got off the bed and put on her shoes, then stood up to greet him. Seeing the prince coming in with a bad look on his face, she became nervous and asked with a frown,

"Something happened to the kids?!"

"Well, Mingyu and Mingyan both had fever, so we hurried back. The imperial physician said they had caught a cold, but Xiaowushi and Xiaoyan are fine."

The prince said with a sullen face.

"How did you catch a cold? Instead of taking a carriage, you rode a horse?" Ye Qingzhi asked, and hurried out to see how the two children were.

"Put on your cloak before you go. It's cold outside." The prince held her back and asked Ruyi to get the cloak and comfort her.

"I fed them the antipyretic medicine that Feng Yuxi left behind. The fever has temporarily subsided, and they are in good spirits now."

Ye Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing that the children were fine, she finally had the mood to scold the prince.

“Your Highness, before you left this time, I told you to let the children rest for two days and not to always take them with you on patrols.

When children are away from home and don’t eat or sleep well, they won’t be able to rest well, their immunity will be low, and they will be more likely to get sick!”

Xie Jin also knew that he had not acted thoughtfully this time, and even after being scolded, he admitted his mistake and said, "It's my fault. I won't do it again next time."

Seeing his attitude, Ye Qingzhi stopped nagging him, so as to avoid backfiring and causing dislike.

Isn’t it said that if a father takes care of a child, it’s good enough as long as the child is alive?

For a career-oriented person like the prince, his child was pushed so hard that he only got sick for the first time after leaving Beijing. His physical condition is already very good.

Ye Qingzhi sighed inwardly, took the cloak from Ruyi, tied it up, and went out with the prince to visit the two children.

Because Mingyu's yard was closer to her, she went to visit Mingyu first.

Although the fever had temporarily subsided, Mingyu was not in good spirits. She lay listlessly on the bed. When she saw Ye Qingzhi, her eyes turned red and she said pitifully,

"Concubine, I miss you, Grandpa. When are we going back to the capital? The New Year is coming soon. Will we be unable to go back before the New Year?"

When a child is sick, he will be more attached to his mother, not to mention that he has been out for a long time. Mingyu misses his mother on weekdays, and now he misses her even more.

She didn't dare to act coquettishly in front of her father, but she acted coquettishly in front of Ye Qingzhi and told him what was in her heart.

"Mingyu, be good. We haven't finished our work here yet. Can we spend the New Year here and leave when spring comes?"

Ye Qingzhi reached out and touched his head, speaking gently.

Mingyu glanced at his father, pursed his lips pitifully, and then nodded, "Okay."

She was obviously unhappy and wanted to return to Beijing immediately, but she didn't dare to say it in front of her father because she would be accused of being immature and would disappoint her father.

"Our Mingyu is so good." Ye Qingzhi sat on the bed, held him in her arms, patted him, and comforted him.

"Doctor Feng's medicine is very effective. I won't have a fever tomorrow and I'll be full of energy again."

“Yeah.” Mingyu nodded, and then asked expectantly, “When will Brother Kang and the others come back?”

"I don't know either. They didn't tell me in their letter." Ye Qingzhi shook her head.

Mingyu sighed, feeling even more wilted, as if her soul was half hollowed out again.

"Actually, your father hasn't finished his work yet, so we can go back to the capital first. When you recover, we will go back to the capital to celebrate the New Year. It's settled."

Ye Qingzhi felt sorry for him when she saw how depressed he looked, so she made a promise to spoil the child.

"Really?!" Mingyu's eyes brightened instantly, and she looked at her father expectantly.

Ye Qingzhi also looked at the prince and gave him a fierce look, asking him to agree quickly.

Prince, "...Okay. You can go back to the capital first."

I can tell from what she says that she wants the child, not him.

"Wow!" Mingyu was amazed at first, but soon said,

"Father, you really can't come with us? How long will you be busy?"

Although I really want to go back to Beijing, I want my father to go back with them even more.

"Yes, come back with us. You've been out for more than half a year, and the Chinese New Year is about a month away. I think Zheng Qingyan is doing well, so just let him take charge."

Ye Qingzhi also persuaded the prince,

"It's good to do everything yourself, but you also need to rest properly. Your Highness, don't overwork yourself. Long-term peace and stability cannot be achieved overnight."

Mingyu nodded her head wildly to show her agreement, "Yes, yes, father should also rest more and don't get too tired."

Oh, I felt dizzy from nodding so much. Mingyu held her little head and thought dizzily.

But as long as my father agrees to go with us, it will be worth it!

The prince looked at his son, then at Ye Qingzhi, and thought for a moment.

"You should take good care of yourself. If you are still not well after five days, stay here for the New Year and don't leave."

"Thank you, father. I will definitely recover from my illness."

Mingyu immediately cheered with joy. Let alone five days, he felt that his illness was cured now!

Wow, the concubine is awesome!

My sister is right. Only the concubine can persuade my father to change his mind. I can finally return to the capital.

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but smile when she saw his happy look.

-

When the two of them came out of Mingyu's room, the prince said to Ye Qingzhi, "You spoil your child too much."

"I think it's okay. Your Highness is really worried about the political affairs here. Don't force it. I can take the children back first."

Ye Qingzhi said,

"Your Highness cannot keep training them all the time. You need to relax a little. It has been more than half a year since they came out. They must miss the Crown Princess a lot. They are still so young."

"Not small anymore." said the prince.

"One is seven years old and the other is ten years old. How are they older?!" Ye Qingzhi glared at him and insisted.

The prince stared at her for a moment, and finally compromised, "Okay, I'll go make arrangements and leave in five days."

"Your Highness, you have worked hard. I will go see Mingyan and tell her the good news." Ye Qingzhi immediately hugged him and kissed him, praising him with a bright smile.

"It's so rare that His Highness can make concessions. He is such a good father!"

Prince,...

This pot of magic soup is not very thoughtful.