Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Xie Niankang looked at his two younger brothers and said with a headache,

"I understand that you want to go with me, but I can't decide whether you can go or not. The emperor must give his approval. As long as the emperor agrees, I have no objection."

Xie Niankang immediately passed the ball to the emperor and refused to do anything to offend his brother.

Mingyu was immediately discouraged when he heard this, because he knew that his father would not agree. Even if his father agreed, his mother would not agree.

"I think I can try to get it." Xie Hongbao said, "I will go back to the palace and ask my uncle if it's okay."

Mingyu looked at them unhappily and accused, “You all left and didn’t want to play with me anymore.”

"There's nothing we can do. This is called growth. In another four or five years, when you grow up, you'll understand." Xie Niankang pretended to be serious and said, trying to fool the man.

"Yes, I have also felt this deeply in the past two years." Xie Hongbao also sighed like a little adult, picked up the teacup and toasted Niankang as if it were a drink.

"Come on, Brother Kang, today's meal is for your farewell. Regardless of whether I can go or not, I wish you every smooth sailing in the future."

"Thank you." Xie Niankang also raised his teacup and clinked glasses with Xie Hongbao with a smile.

Mingyu watched them clink glasses, and immediately raised her teacup and said, "I also want to wish Brother Kang all the best and good luck."

"Thank you!" Xie Niankang clinked glasses with Mingyu again, then said with a smile,

"I am so happy to grow up with you. When I am drifting on the sea, I will always miss the time we spent together."

"Brother Kang, you must remember to write a diary and record all the strange and interesting things you encounter.

This way, even if I can't go with you, I can still know what you've been through by reading your diary, just as if I were sailing with you."

Mingyu blinked her big eyes, looked at him eagerly, and expressed her expectations.

"No problem! Even if you don't tell me, I will write it down." Xie Niankang said with a smile.

"Now that you've said it, I will write it down more carefully and meticulously, and I'll also give you a special collection of paintings just for you to see."

When it comes to the skill of coaxing people, Xie Niankang would admit that he is second. Well, only Ye Qingzhi can be ranked first.

These two sentences made Mingyu happy, especially when she heard that she had special treatment. Mingyu was even happier and a smile appeared on her face again.

At this time, the door of the private room was knocked from outside. Xie Niankang went to knock on the door and saw Mingyan outside the door.

Xie Niankang looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect her to be here.

"Ah! Sister!" Mingyu saw her and immediately jumped down from the chair, waving, "Sister, come in quickly."

"Yes, Princess, please come in." Xie Niankang leaned to the side and said to her with a smile.

Mingyan walked in and explained to them with a smile, "I was dining with my friends in the private room next door, and I heard your voices, so I came over to check."

"Wow, what a coincidence." Mingyu exclaimed, and then continued, "Sister, Brother Kang is going to Fuzhou. He said he will go to sea next year and will not be back for several years. We are here to say goodbye to him."

Ming Yan heard this and poured two cups of tea, one for Xie Niankang, then smiled at him and said,

"Thank you, young marquis, for the tea instead of water. I wish you a smooth and safe journey."

"Thank you, Princess." Xie Niankang also drank the tea with a smile.

"Okay, you guys continue chatting. I have to go back next door to have dinner with my friends." Mingyan put down the teacup and said with a smile.

"Brother Kang, will you return to the palace later?" Mingyu asked Xie Niankang.

"No, I'm going back to the Marquis of Pingnan's Mansion." Xie Niankang shook his head.

"Sister, when you return to the palace later, call me and I will go with you." Mingyu said to Mingyan again.

Mingyan smiled and responded, "Okay, got it. Take your time and chat for a while. There's no need to rush back."

Mingyan turned and left, going to the next box.

But there was no one in the box except her.

-

After they finished their meal, Mingyu and the others returned to the palace. Xie Niankang also pretended to get on the carriage and leave, but not long after he walked, he returned to the restaurant.

He asked the waiter, "How many people were dining in the private room next to ours just now?"

"My lord, there is only one female guest." The waiter said, "She ordered a lot, but she didn't eat much."

"...Okay, I got it." Xie Niankang walked out of the restaurant and sighed softly, feeling that he was not open enough this time.

He should have invited Mingyan to have dinner with him and said goodbye to her formally, instead of doing it like this... and asking her to use such euphemisms to save everyone's face.

Is this what adults worry about?

Xie Niankang thought that when he returned to Beijing again, Mingyan might have already found a prince consort, and he would give his blessing then.

-

When Xie Hongbao returned to the palace, he asked for an audience with the emperor and expressed his strong desire to go to sea with Xie Niankang.

"Well... you don't have to rush to go. The large ship for the long voyage has not been built yet. It will be next summer before we can go out to sea." The emperor said gently.

"When your father returns from Yan State, ask him for his opinion. He may want you to follow him to the grassland to have a look."

"Okay, then I'll ask my father when he comes back." Xie Hongbao felt that what his uncle said made sense. After thanking him, he left happily.

Xie Jin watched him leave with a smile, saying that this little kid was easier to control and easier to fool than older kids.

Easy to do.

-

It was a dark and windy night, at a corner outside the imperial city of Yan State.

The King of Qi, Hu Xiaoqi, and General Wei all stood here, with their arms folded, in similar postures.

"If you ask me, we should act tonight. I'm already familiar with the Yan Kingdom's palace." Hu Xiaoqi said, "If we are discovered, we can escape even if we want to."

The King of Qi nodded silently to show his agreement. He couldn't wait any longer.

"Not appropriate." General Wei said, "The defense of the palace is now much stricter than before, and there are more archers. Once you find yourself surrounded, you can't escape at all."

The King of Qi frowned, unhappy to hear this.

"Then you tell me, when should we go in to carry out the assassination?" Hu Xiaoqi said with some displeasure.

"More..."

Before General Wei could finish his words, the King of Qi leapt onto the palace wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only one sentence behind: "Separate yourselves."

Hu Xiaoqi, "!!!"

Ahhh, I'm so mad. He actually acted on his own again!

"I'm going to chase him, General Wei, you can handle it yourself." Hu Xiaoqi also jumped onto the palace wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

General Wei,...

This, this, what else can he do!

No, can you people of Great Zhao be a little more patient, a little more disciplined, and a little more respectful... This is an assassination attempt on the Emperor of Yan, not the killing of a bandit leader.

General Wei quickly chased after them, thinking that if they were discovered, he could still attract some military forces and divert some of the pursuers.

The Prince of Qi entered the palace and went straight to the Emperor of Yan's bedroom. He had already visited the place and explored it before, so he would not get lost or go the wrong way.

However, when he arrived at the bedroom, he knocked out the palace maids and eunuchs along the way and came to the dragon bed smoothly. What he saw was a young man in yellow pajamas, shivering while holding a quilt.

Even though he had never met the Emperor of Yan, after seeing the man's performance, the King of Qi knew that he had not chosen the right person.

"No, don't kill me, wuwu..." The man cried and begged for mercy.

The King of Qi turned around and left without saying anything.

However, after taking only two steps, I felt something was wrong. My body began to feel weak and I showed signs of being poisoned.

"There's an assassin! Quick, surround the bedroom!"

There was shouting outside.

The King of Qi's expression did not change at all. He took out a handful of antidote pills from his waist and threw them into his mouth. The dizzy feeling disappeared immediately.

Produced by Dr. Feng, it is indeed reliable.

The King of Qi nodded with satisfaction, then quickly left the bedroom and came outside, where he saw that the outside was surrounded by imperial guards and archers.

"Fire arrows!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...a rain of arrows immediately shot towards the King of Qi, which looked very terrifying.

The King of Qi immediately jumped up and turned himself into a roller. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, in an instant, all the arrows were knocked away by his sword.

But no matter how powerful the King of Qi is, he can't always be a flying man. There will always be a time when he has to land, and as soon as he lands, he will be besieged.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, the sound of explosives suddenly was heard.

"Xiao San, Xiao San! Come to the west!" It was Hu Xiaoqi who came.

Hu Xiaoqi is much more resourceful than King Qi. He also brought the grenades that had just been developed by the army.

The characteristics of this grenade are loud noise, little damage, and large amount of smoke. It is also a low-end version of the smoke bomb.

Very suitable for use now when escaping.

When the King of Qi heard Hu Xiaoqi's voice, he immediately ran towards him, and then the two of them fled to the unguarded harem.

"Did it succeed?" Hu Xiaoqi asked King Qi.

"It's fake." said the King of Qi.

It wasn't the first day that Hu Xiaoqi had come into contact with the King of Qi. He understood what he meant and immediately cursed.

"This Emperor of Yan must have known that many people wanted to assassinate him, so he came up with this drama of using someone else as a substitute. What a coward!"

The King of Qi responded and was also very unhappy.

waste time.

"Let's go, let's find out where the Seventh Prince's mother is hiding." Seeing that there were no pursuers nearby, Hu Xiaoqi pulled King Qi and said to him,

"Anyway, I've already arrived at the harem."

Just make some noise, no one will be able to sleep tonight.

The King of Qi had no objection.

So, the following scene was a bit weird. The two men didn’t look like they were running for their lives at all. They were more like two robbers and bandits, kicking the door unscrupulously.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Hu Xiaoqi kicked the door, then turned around and saw King Qi tying a black cloth around his face, covering his mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

"No, you weren't wearing a mask just now, why are you covering your face now?" Hu Xiaoqi frowned and asked him.

"Have some shame." The King of Qi said in a muffled voice.

The assassination of Emperor Yan just now was a prestigious matter. Anyone who mentioned it would give him a thumbs up.

But now they are kicking the doors of the women in the harem... The King of Qi doesn't want anyone to know that he has done such a stupid thing.

Hu Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, and also tied a piece of black cloth on his face, and complained to King Qi, "You are too treacherous. Why didn't you tell me about this kind of thing in advance?"

Fortunately, he had a piece of black cloth in his arms, so he didn't have to tear his clothes.

The King of Qi was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"Tell me, what are your names?" Hu Xiaoqi asked, "Tell me your identities. If you dare to lie, I will kill you immediately."

"Don't, don't kill me, I am the Concubine..."

When Hu Xiaoqi heard that she was not the seventh prince's mother, he and the King of Qi immediately evacuated.