Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"In fact, I was pregnant once before I gave birth to Mingyan, but I miscarried within three months. At that time, I really wanted to die, because I was afraid that I would never get pregnant again. I was unconscious for several months and couldn't control my tears."

When the Queen talked about what happened more than ten years ago, she no longer had the urge to cry, but she still sighed and said,

"After giving birth to Mingyan, I was worried for a while because she was a daughter, fearing that I would not be able to give birth to a boy. Fortunately, the emperor did not allow other concubines to give birth to children at that time, so my fear was alleviated a little.

From this point of view, I am very grateful to the Emperor.

It was not until Mingyu was born that I felt that the mountain pressing on me had been lifted and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, Mingyu was in poor health when she was born and was often sick.

Every time he falls ill, I feel so miserable. When he gets better, I will get sick too. The hardships involved can only be understood by me as his mother, not even the Emperor.

Qingzhi, you are very smart. Even before you became a mother, you have already understood the pain, so it is normal for you to retreat.

However, children can also bring you a lot of happiness. When you feel pain, children will heal you and give you strength.

When you are lonely, children will fill your emptiness and make you feel that life is fresh and hopeful. Qingzhi, when you are old, you may regret it..."

"Empress, when our children grow up, they will leave us and start their own families. We won't be able to talk much or see each other very often throughout the year, and we will still be lonely in our old age.

The relationship between children and parents is always drifting apart, and having children now will not fill the loneliness of old age."

Ye Qingzhi even tried to persuade the Queen.

“Although Mingyan and Mingyu are both good children and will definitely be filial in the future, you can’t expect to rely on them to fill the loneliness of your old age.

You should cultivate your own hobbies and learn to make yourself satisfied and happy, instead of relying on children or men.

If you rely on others, it’s fine if they can satisfy you, but if they can’t, you will feel resentful, your mentality will be unbalanced, and you will become miserable.”

Queen,...

She is only in her thirties. Isn't it too early to think about retirement now?

However, after careful consideration, it seems that it is not too early.

A few years later, Mingyan got married, Mingyu got married, and they all had their own families. Just as Qingzhi said, they would leave her, and she would only see them a few times a year and would barely say a few words to them.

And the emperor cannot be relied upon.

However, she still has Qingzhi to accompany her!

The queen took Ye Qingzhi's hand and said to her with a smile, "Qingzhi, you are right. I can't count on anyone else, so I count on you, and Concubine Hui and the other three. We can chat and play mahjong together when we have nothing to do."

Ye Qingzhi smiled when she heard this, "Yes, yes, we sisters are still reliable."

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On the other side, the emperor was also meeting with Feng Yuxi, asking him whether the task he had assigned him had been completed.

"Your Majesty, the medical records you requested are all here." Feng Yuxi handed the sorted medical records to the emperor and said to him,

"There were as many as 500 women who were interviewed, including noble ladies, wives of officials, and common people, of all ages. From a statistical point of view, it is also a valid sample, which can reflect some psychological universals."

Because Ye Qingzhi suggested to the emperor that he should do some research to find out what other women think about having children.

Therefore, the emperor assigned a task to Feng Yuxi, asking him to assign a task to his female medical students, to conduct a psychological interview during the medical consultation and record the information.

These female doctors mainly deliver babies and treat illnesses on a daily basis, so it was very convenient for them to conduct such a survey, so enough samples were collected very quickly.

Feng Yuxi read them one by one, eliminated some invalid answers, sorted them out, bound them into a booklet, and submitted them to the emperor.

"Are these all true?" the Emperor asked.

"Absolutely true." Feng Yuxi nodded, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will not falsify this. To be honest, your move has helped me a lot."

"Oh? What help?" Xie Jin asked curiously.

"I have found another way to upgrade the system, and that is to write books." Feng Yuxi said.

Because of this survey, his system was upgraded and a new task direction was unlocked, which was a pleasant surprise.

"Oh? Have you unlocked new rewards?" Xie Jin asked.

"Just some medicines, nothing special," Feng Yuxi said.

"Are you one step closer to going back?" Xie Jin asked.

Feng Yuxi nodded affirmatively and said, "But the Imperial Concubine mentioned that the speed of time in our world is different from that here, so I will consider going back when I am old."

Xie Jin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he praised him sincerely,

"Your idea is very good. Although that place is your hometown and your home, you have many family members here. If you leave suddenly, they will be sad too."

"Your Majesty is right." Feng Yuxi said, "I think so too."

Xie Jin suddenly felt relieved. Since Feng Yuxi was not going back, his Qingqing would not go back either.

"Okay, I'm fine now, you can leave." Xie Jin waved at him.

Feng Yuxi bowed and left, but before he left, Xie Jin called him back, "Wait, what reward do you want? I haven't given you any reward yet."

Feng Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "I hope to open more medical schools, not just to recruit women and teach them gynecology, but to run more comprehensive medical schools to promote the advancement of medicine."

"You don't need to tell me this, it's also in my plan." Xie Jin said, "The reward I mentioned is for you. Is there anything you want in particular?"

"Not really." Feng Yuxi smiled, "I feel like I have everything I need. I just hope that Prince Ying and his team can quickly develop a steam engine, invent cars, trains, and airplanes, so that transportation becomes faster and more convenient."

"Can't your system exchange for some books on this subject? How to invent the steam engine? How to invent trains and airplanes? With this kind of knowledge, the process can be accelerated."

Xie Jin pointed out some areas that he was not quite satisfied with.

"I can try this." Feng Yuxi started to communicate with his system.

Xie Jin stared at Feng Yuxi, waiting with some trepidation and excitement.

Because he knew that once this could be achieved, the technology of their Great Zhao would truly take off and productivity would be greatly improved.

By then, perhaps the entire world's map will be able to move.

After a long while, Feng Yuxi looked at Xie Jin and said to him,

"Your Majesty, this is indeed possible. When my system is upgraded again, I can open a trading interface for the entire platform, not just limited to medicine."

Xie Jin smiled and said yes, then asked Feng Yuxi how to quickly upgrade his system. In order to achieve this goal, the whole country could work together to accomplish it.

Feng Yuxi,...

Although there are various restrictions or potential risks when submitting the golden finger to the court, it is really fun to complete tasks and level up!

If he relied on himself, it would be impossible for him to achieve this.

"Your Majesty, opening medical schools, publishing medical books, spreading medical knowledge, and treating patients can all help upgrade the system."

Feng Yuxi listed them one by one for him, and Xie Jin wrote them down carefully, listing them in the urgent and important to-do list.

After Feng Yuxi left, Xie Jin immediately summoned his cabinet ministers and asked them to do this, starting a trend of everyone studying medicine.

Officials must open academies and hold free clinics, and they must promote medical knowledge to the people and include it in their assessments.

Doctors from all regions were required to offer free clinics, and the imperial court would provide subsidies to encourage them to hold various medical seminars to pool the strengths of various schools of thought and promote the development of medicine.

After hearing the emperor's series of arrangements, Fang Yunyan was a little confused and asked seriously,

"I don't know why the emperor is so eager to do these things. The subsidies for free clinics and the opening of the academy are both considerable expenses. I am worried that the treasury will not have enough money."

"It doesn't matter. If there is not enough silver, we can issue national bonds, that is, borrow money from those wealthy businessmen and clans. The court will then return their principal and some interest." The emperor said.

"...Your Majesty's move is brilliant!" Fang Yunyan understood after a quick thought.

With the prestige of the current imperial court, wealthy merchants are actually willing to lend their excess silver to the imperial court because they are not afraid of being cheated and can get stable interest.

Naturally, Xie Jin learned how to issue national debt from Ye Qingzhi. After all, infrastructure construction was too expensive and could not be done relying solely on money from the national treasury.

Issuing government bonds and borrowing money to do things is also an important part of the finances of modern countries. Every country is burdened with huge debts.

Of course, if the prestige of the court is too low and the regime is shaken, this move will not work. The wealthy merchants and clans would rather bury their money than lend it to the court because it would be wasted.

After discussing the matter with the ministers, and as there were no urgent matters to deal with for the time being, Xie Jin finally picked up the medical record sent by Feng Yuxi.

Xie Jin flipped the book open and read carefully page by page. The more he read, the more his brows furrowed. When he got to the end, he turned the pages quickly.

It's nothing, it's just a bit depressing, and the content is all the same, full of painful and sad childbirth histories.

Xie Jin closed the medical record, sighed deeply, and decided to compromise. He didn't want Ye Qingzhi to suffer, and besides, she didn't want to do it in the first place.

Why bother? If you force it, it will only make the relationship worse.

She wants to live a carefree life. Since I like her, I should fulfill her wish.

Of course, Xie Jin also understood that a big part of the reason why he could compromise was that he already had five children and had no shortage of heirs.

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"Your Majesty really agreed!" Upon hearing his words, Ye Qingzhi immediately jumped on him happily, hugged him and kissed him all over, "Hehe, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xie Jin was once again frustrated and amused by her puppy-face-washing kiss. He patted her butt, held her and sat on the bed, then said,

"After ten or eight years, if you want a child, you can regret it. I will never laugh at you."

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh, "Haha... Thank you, Your Majesty, for leaving me a way out."

"People's hearts are fickle, maybe." Xie Jin said.

Ye Qingzhi nodded vigorously to indicate that he was right.

Now whatever the emperor says is right, only a fool would argue with him!

Ye Qingzhi smiled and jumped off his legs, then pulled him up from the bed and said excitedly,

"Come on, come on, I'm happy today. I'll have a drink with the emperor!"

Xie Jin, ...

Woman, let me have a drink with you!