Professional Ethics of a Concubine

summer resort.

After waking up from her nap, Ye Qingzhi went to the Queen's residence and asked her if she wanted to take a walk in the garden.

"Okay, it's boring to stay here all day long." The queen stood up with a smile and asked Ye Qingzhi how she passed the time and what she did in the room.

"Just reading books, drawing some pictures, and writing some words. It's not very interesting to say the least." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, "But I feel very comfortable."

"You have a good attitude. I just find it boring to be idle." The queen said with a smile.

"Look at our emperor. He has come here for summer vacation, but he is so busy that he can hardly be seen every day. He was having dinner with the children the other night. I don't know what he has been busy with these past two days. I haven't seen him."

"The emperor went out to visit a master." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, "It is said that there is a hidden master nearby, and the emperor was inspired and took a few people with him to go there."

"This, this... How come the emperor has become more casual?" The queen shook her head and said disapprovingly, "He doesn't put his own safety first, and he's not afraid of anything happening."

"That shouldn't happen." Ye Qingzhi reassured the queen.

However, sometimes people are just afraid of talking about it, and the more they fear something, the more likely it is to happen.

In the evening, Xie Jin came back with wounds on his face and body, and his arm was in a sling, which scared Ye Qingzhi!

"Oh, Your Majesty, what happened? Was he assassinated?" Ye Qingzhi looked him up and down several times and asked worriedly.

"Yes." Xie Jin said with a sullen face, "Some people who want to restore Chu. They also spread the news of hermits and masters, and designed a scheme completely according to my preferences."

Ye Qingzhi sighed heavily and held Xie Jin's hand, "Your Majesty, you must be careful where you go in the future. Bring more people to protect you. There are too many crazy people out there."

Xie Jin was amused by her next words, "Yes, there are many crazy people, and this is also a certain danger of being an emperor.

However, compared to other people, the possibility of me being killed by an assassin is still the lowest, so there is no need to panic. "

As long as a person is alive, he may die suddenly, and all kinds of accidents may happen.

He cannot stay at home for fear of being killed. That would be too cowardly of an emperor.

Ye Qingzhi nodded, "Your Majesty is right. We should not give up eating because of choking. But seeing Your Majesty like this, I am still very worried. Doctor Feng and Xiaokang are not around, so it is better to be cautious."

"Qingqing cares about me so much, I am happy." The emperor smiled and pinched her little face with his intact right hand, "I know, there is no need to keep emphasizing it."

Ye Qingzhi,...

Okay, from what you said, it seems that you dislike her being too nagging.

She's too lazy to say it!

When the queen and the children come, you will know what love nagging is.

That's it.

When the Queen heard that the Emperor had returned, and was injured, she became flustered and called her children and several concubines to come over.

Seeing that the emperor's wound was not fatal, the queen immediately breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to talk.

"Your Majesty, I just heard from Qingzhi today that you went out. You are the emperor, and there are regulations for your travels. You must have a guard of honor. This is for your safety... Your Majesty cannot be so willful. This is playing with your health again!

If something happens to you, what will we, an orphan and a widow, do? Mingyu and Mingyan are so young, they can’t take on the responsibility at all…”

The Queen started to cry as she spoke. Besides being worried about Xie Jin, she was even more terrified of what would happen next. She could not afford the serious consequences if something suddenly happened to the Emperor.

The other three concubines also began to wipe their tears. Although they were widows now, the emperor being alive and well and the emperor being dead were two different things!

The emperor is their sky. If the sky falls, they will of course cry.

Xie Jin felt that her mumbling was getting more and more nonsense, and then he saw that they were all crying, so he said with a dark face, "Alright, stop crying, I'm not dead yet!"

The queen paused in her crying, immediately wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said in a hoarse voice, "It would be best if nothing happens to the emperor. I don't want to cry either."

The other three concubines were able to control their tears as well. They wiped their tears and became quiet again.

Ye Qingzhi looked at this scene and wanted to laugh for some reason.

Although the empresses and others care about and have affection for the emperor, it doesn't seem to be much. In fact, they are more concerned about their own survival.

Several children also came forward and surrounded the emperor to express their concern one by one.

"Father, you have accomplished the feat of unifying the whole country in a short period of time. Not only the Chu Kingdom, but also the Yan Kingdom, there must be those who want to restore their country.

Therefore, next time Father goes out, he must bring enough guards and have people scout the surroundings to eliminate any dangers."

Mingyan said with a tense face,

"Not to mention that we cannot bear the consequences of losing our father, even the people of this world cannot afford to lose you. Your grand ambitions have just begun!"

"Okay, father, I'll remember this and pay attention to it next time." Xie Jin patted Mingyan's shoulder, feeling very pleased.

Mingyan's words were much more comforting than the Queen's nagging.

"Father, is your injury very painful? I still have some painkillers given by Doctor Feng. I'll get them for you." Mingyu frowned and said worriedly.

"I have painkillers here too." Xie Jin smiled and shook his head, "You don't have to get them."

"Father, let me give you this candy. It's sweet and you won't feel the pain after you eat it." Ming Cui took out a candy from her small purse and handed it to Xie Jin, with a serious look on her face.

"...Okay, Father will eat it soon." Xie Jin took it and instructed seriously, "You should also eat less candy, no more than three a day."

Mingcui's chubby face suddenly deflated, and she agreed unhappily, even wanting to take back the candy she had just given away.

"Father, how many assassins did you kill today? Do you feel that you are not as powerful as before?" Ming Qian asked.

"...I have killed two people. It is true that my skills are not as good as before." Xie Jin nodded.

"Father, you must not neglect your martial arts. You must practice diligently. If you are really attacked, it is better to have superb martial arts skills than to rely on others. This way you can save your life."

Ming Qian emphasized to Xie Jin in a serious manner that it is better to rely on yourself than on others, and that one's own kung fu is strong enough, which is the hard truth.

Xie Jin, ...

This is a lesson taught by my daughter, who gave me a lot of moral principles, highlighting my strong will.

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and praised Mingqian,

"Sister Qian said it very well! That's the truth! Even if the emperor doesn't want to become a martial arts master, he can't neglect exercise, which is also good for his health."

"Father, you see, the queen also agrees." Ming Qian was immediately happy when she got the approval. She raised her little chin and said proudly.

"Yes, yes, you are absolutely right." Xie Jin smiled helplessly, and then took the initiative to ask Mingjie, "What do you want to say?"

"Your son is not good at speaking, I just hope that your father will recover soon." Mingjie said seriously.

Hearing this, Xie Jin nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand and said to everyone, "I'm going to rest now, you can all go back, don't worry about me."

"Then Qingzhi, you have to take more care of it." Before leaving, the queen took Ye Qingzhi's hand again and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work."

"This is my duty. How can I say it's hard?" Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

The Queen said nothing more, just gave him a look that showed she understood, and then left.

Ye Qingzhi wanted to laugh again because of the Queen's behavior.

"Father, when your arm is healed, can you teach me archery? Master Wu doesn't teach as well as you do." Ming Qian said before leaving.

"Okay." Xie Jin agreed with a smile.

Then, Xie Jin kept Mingyan and said to her,

"I am not able to review memorials these days. Please read the memorials sent to me first. If they are just greetings, you can review them. If they are about government affairs, you can pick them out and bring them to me for discussion."

"I obey your command." Ming Yan agreed, then turned and left.

"Your Majesty, is going to focus on training Mingyan?" Ye Qingzhi asked him.

"Mingyan has the qualifications. At present, her character and ability are the best." Xie Jin said.

"My mother is an outstanding empress, and my wife is also an excellent tutor. Since I have seen Mingyan's qualities, I cannot deny her the opportunity to inherit the throne just because she is a girl."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhi smiled gently and gave Xie Jin a thumbs up, "Your Majesty, what you said is so good. You are such a good father."

When Xie Jin heard her say this, he immediately said, "Qingqing said that I am a good father, but she doesn't want to have children for me."

Ye Qingzhi,...

I'm really impressed by your ability to seize opportunities.

"Your Majesty, you already have five children, all of whom are excellent children. You don't lack children, so why do you insist on me giving birth?" Ye Qingzhi also spoke frankly.

"If Your Majesty has no children and you only favor me, no matter what the reason, I will try my best to give birth to a child for you. It is undeniable that this is also part of my responsibility.

However, you have no shortage of offspring. Mingyan, Mingyu, Mingjie and Mingqian, these four children, as long as they are well guided, can all be qualified heirs.

Even the youngest, Mingcui, is a kind-hearted child. It may not be impossible to choose the right minister to assist her. Her mind is the simplest and most thorough. I think she fits the image of a monarch who rules by doing nothing as described by Lao Tzu.

So, just let me go and don’t even think about letting me give birth.”

After hearing her words, Xie Jin frowned and said, "I don't want Qingqing to give birth to a qualified heir for me, but I think it would be great to have a child like Qingqing. It would make me very happy."

When Ye Qingzhi heard him say this, she simply took this opportunity to make her thoughts clear. Since procrastination didn't work, she would start to deceive and brainwash him.

"Your Majesty, let me be frank with you. I really don't want to have a child, but don't think that I don't want to have a child because I don't love you.

In fact, on the contrary, I don’t want to have children because I’m afraid that I won’t be able to continue loving you in the future, and I’m afraid that because of the child, we may even become enemies.”

Xie Jin, ...

Don't try to fool me!

I actually don't believe this kind of talk, but this statement is quite fresh, so I'll give it a listen.