Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Xie Mansion, Fushou Garden.

"Greetings, old lady." After the empress arrived here, she took the lead to step forward and bowed to the old lady.

The empress performed the etiquette for the younger generation.

The empress was very grateful to the old lady for her care and education of her son. If the old Marquis Jiangyang were still alive, she would also pay her respects to him.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." The old lady stood up quickly with the help of the nanny beside her, and saluted the empress, saying with a smile,

"It is my honor to meet His Majesty! I never thought that I would be able to meet such a brilliant person like His Majesty in my lifetime."

The empress couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. She walked up to the old lady and helped her sit down by her other arm.

"You are praising me, old lady. You are the one I admire."

"Except for a long life and a lot of experience, I have nothing to show off. I am far inferior to the Empress. What the Empress said makes me feel ashamed." The old lady said with a smile.

"Aunt, the two of you should stop praising each other. It makes me sick to my stomach." The retired emperor, who had been left out for a long time, couldn't help but speak.

These two people were just busy talking to themselves and didn't even look at him next to them. It was really too much.

If he didn't speak up, he would probably be ignored forever.

The old lady immediately looked at the emperor, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Look at the emperor's spirit. He is much better than the last time I saw him. It's true that people are in high spirits when they are happy."

"Of course. As soon as I came back, I heard that the King of Chu and the Ninth Princess had conquered the barbarians in the north and solved the scourge of the Central Plains for hundreds of years. This is simply a great joyous event!"

The emperor immediately said happily.

Seeing that he had talked about something else, the old lady also skipped the previous conversation and followed the words of the emperor, smiling and saying,

"I have also heard about this. When I am a hundred years old, I will go down to meet Gaozu and others and tell them the good news. They will be so happy that their descendants will be so promising."

"Hahaha... Of course! Don't you see whose son he is!" The emperor raised his head proudly and showed off.

The empress next to him glanced at him lightly, and the emperor immediately changed his tone and said to her with a smile,

"Of course, without our eldest son's training, my little bastards would have no future. It's all thanks to you. You are the one who gave birth to them!"

The empress kicked him and told him to shut up.

Who are we talking about? It makes people uncomfortable to hear.

The old lady watched them flirting with a smile. Perhaps she was the only one who had such a mindset and treated them like children.

Who made her live so long?

The emperor was kicked, bared his teeth, and said to the old lady,

"Aunt, if you are fine, you should take a carriage around the city more often and take a look outside. Many things are very different now."

"I have often heard from the servants in the mansion that the capital is very lively now. It can be said that there are visitors from all over the world, and merchants and goods from all over the place have gathered here. There are all kinds of rare treasures, which is really eye-opening."

The old lady smiled and said,

"For example, I just watched the sports meet. I went to watch a final and was very excited.

When I saw a junior I knew playing, I became nervous and excited. I couldn’t handle it anymore and didn’t dare to watch the second game.”

Upon hearing this, the retired emperor felt it was a pity. He had only heard about this incident but had not watched it in person.

By next year, I won’t be able to go out and have fun, so I’ll just stay in Beijing.

Thinking of this, the retired emperor secretly glanced at the empress, thinking that he must take her with him to stay.

-

When the empress came to the capital, she naturally would not stay in the palace all the time. She would go out every day.

However, the place she went to was not a restaurant or a theater, but various government offices, to see their work regulations and the like.

The retired emperor had nothing to do, so when he saw the empress was going to the yamen, he shamelessly followed her. His reason was also very legitimate, as he just wanted to go and inspect the place.

As Mingyan was the heir who was being trained as the next generation, the emperor asked her to go with him and learn from her two emperors, her grandparents.

This luxurious teaching staff and two-on-one individual tutoring are unique!

Officials from various government offices...

Ahhh, the company's directors are here to inspect our work. I will never dare to slack off at work again!

Oh, forget about slacking off, the pressure at work has suddenly increased.

However, those who are a little ambitious are actively trying to get a chance to show themselves.

If you are praised by the retired emperor or the eldest princess, you will most likely be remembered by the emperor, and you may be on the list of candidates for the next evaluation and promotion!

But later they found out that if they were praised by the empress, there was a 50% chance of being promoted directly!

Oops, you’re trying to please the wrong person!

Empress, welcome to guide our work!

Some officials even shouted in their hearts: Please come more often.

-

Amidst the prosperity and joy, it is the twelfth lunar month again. The first snow has fallen and the weather is getting colder and colder.

However, because Feng Yuxi's system had been upgraded and all-platform transactions were open, Xie Jin felt very excited and did not feel the coldness of this winter at all.

The Sixth Prince and the officials in the Academy of Gewu were all extremely excited.

The craftsmen at the Gewuyuan were busy learning knowledge, improving technology, replacing equipment, and conducting continuous experiments.

If there is a shortage of manpower, we quickly recruit craftsmen, because there is already a talent reserve market, the recruitment process is fast and the capabilities are sufficient.

"How is it? Do you have the confidence that you can make a steam engine next year?" Xie Jin asked Prince Ying excitedly.

The gold finger is turned up so wide, it should be possible.

He couldn't wait to build the railway system. Even Xie Jin couldn't stand the slow traffic speed now!

When the steel and iron smelting technology reached a certain level and there was a large output, he could have people lay railway tracks.

"It's not a big problem." Prince Ying nodded, and then that was it.

Xie Jin waited for a while, and when he was sure that he had nothing to say, he couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

Okay, if you say it's okay, it's okay. I don't want to hear any explanations. I just want to see good results.

-

In addition to exchanging the industrial textbooks and other items that Da Zhao urgently needed, at Ye Qingzhi's strong request, Feng Yuxi spent a huge amount of points to exchange for several packs of tampons for her.

When Feng Yuxi handed her the tampon, he emphasized, "This is just once. This thing is too expensive. It's better not to spend points to redeem it."

Ye Qingzhi took it as a treasure, looked at it again and again with joy, and felt very happy.

In ancient times, besides the lack of mobile phones and internet, the most unbearable thing for her was the lack of sanitary napkins and tampons. It was so uncomfortable every time she had her period.

Ancient menstrual belts were too difficult to use and always leaked from the sides. When she slept at night, she was restless and would inevitably stain her pants and bed.

Sleeping in the same bed with the Emperor at this time, well, embarrassing things would always happen.

Ye Qingzhi felt that in ancient times men would avoid sleeping in the same bed with women during their menstrual period, probably because they disliked the menstrual blood being dirty and would soil the mattress.

"This is something that cares about women's health. It shouldn't be beyond the professional scope of your system. I want to complain to your system. This thing should be exchanged for ten points per pack."

After Ye Qingzhi finished appreciating it, she pretended to be angry and said to Feng Yuxi.

Hearing this, Feng Yuxi nodded in agreement, "That's true, but I don't have the final say on this matter."

Ye Qingzhi sighed softly, thought for a moment and said, "Instead of exchanging finished products, it is better to find a way to produce them ourselves.

Why don't you exchange some books on how to invent this kind of absorbent material, and let Prince Ying and his people or the people below do some research and produce sanitary napkins or tampons."

Hearing this, Feng Yuxi immediately said with emotion, "I think it's better for you not to return to the modern world. I'm afraid that you will feel too disappointed when you return."

Look at the tone of this superior. If something cannot be satisfied, then produce it. This is not something an ordinary person can do.

Ye Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, then she understood what he meant, then she smiled and nodded in approval.

"That's true. I am the imperial concubine who gets whatever I want here. Once I give an order, countless people will rack their brains to meet my demands, and no one will let me suffer any injustice.

But when I return to the modern era, I can't just lie around at home and live off my savings.

In order to make a living, I have to become a social animal again. Not only will no one listen to me anymore, but I will also start to suffer all kinds of workplace beatings..."

Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but shake her head when she said this.

Now they are about to invent the steam engine, the Industrial Revolution is about to begin, and all material conditions can be gradually met.

So, apart from being able to go back and see my parents, in all other aspects, it is definitely better to stay here.

Feng Yuxi listened to her words, nodded in agreement, and said with a smile,

"I'm glad you understand. I'm most afraid that you'll try every possible way to go back excitedly, but then regret it later."

"So just let it go and don't think too much about it." Ye Qingzhi said immediately.

In terms of mentality, Feng Yuxi and she are similar, both are very open-minded and can get along well, so they agree with Ye Qingzhi's words.

"Yes, you should keep a calm mind at all times, don't be obsessed with various gaps, and don't focus on what you have lost or don't have."

-

At night, Xie Jin found Ye Qingzhi's tampon and couldn't help but frown and asked her, "What is this?"

"My treasure." Ye Qingzhi said immediately, "It's something you men can't use."

Xie Jin looked at the fancy packaging and knew it was exchanged for her by Feng Yuxi. She then looked at the instructions carefully, still not quite understanding them.

Because there are simplified Chinese characters and English on it.

Xie Jin had learned most of the simplified Chinese characters thanks to the textbooks they exchanged with Ye Qingzhi, but after reading the instructions, he still didn't quite understand them.

"Your Majesty, this is what I use when I have my period, please don't study it."

Seeing that he kept looking at it, Ye Qingzhi walked over, snatched it from his hand, and said with a smile.

Xie Jin coughed slightly in embarrassment, and just as he was about to say something, he heard her say,

"With this, I can solve the problem of soiling clothes and beds during menstruation. It will be much easier. So, I want to apply to the emperor to have someone research and produce this."

"If you want to use this thing comfortably, just ask Feng Yuxi to exchange it for you. It only takes a few days a month." Xie Jin said.