Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The emperor shook his head, "...I don't know either."

The queen didn't believe it, but the emperor's expression made it impossible for her to ask further questions. The emperor was as frightened and sad as she was.

The Imperial Medical Bureau was dispatched, and various people were running at a very fast speed. Naturally, the Crown Princess Mingyan also heard the noise.

At this time, she had not gone to bed either. When she heard that something had happened to her concubine, she immediately came over with her big belly, accompanied by her husband Meng Guanyu.

"What happened to the concubine?" Ming Yan entered the bedroom and saw his mother with red eyes from crying and his father who looked like he had lost half his soul. His heart sank.

"I don't know what happened. He suddenly fell into a coma and the doctors couldn't find any symptoms."

The queen couldn't help crying as she spoke. She looked at her daughter's big belly and said,

"Your father and I are here. Go back and rest first. Don't stay here with me. Your health is also very important."

"I am fine, I will be back soon. I will stay here with you first. Maybe your mother will wake up soon."

Mingyan said softly,

"In my impression, Concubine Consort is omnipotent and a very kind person. She wouldn't have the heart to let us worry about her like this."

The queen only thought that her daughter was saying some comforting words and she was just listening, but Xie Jin who was standing next to her took it to heart.

He held her hand tightly and said softly, "Qingqing, even if you want to leave, you should say goodbye to me. You can't just leave so capriciously."

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about! How could Qingzhi die? She was not sick or in any condition, and she was still so young. Wuwuwu... I can't accept this, I can't accept this!"

As the queen spoke, she could no longer hold back her tears. She was frightened by the emperor’s words and by Qingzhi’s appearance.

The Queen could not accept such a sudden change. She had been chatting happily with Qingzhi during the day, and they had even said they wanted to leave the palace together.

The night wasn't even over yet, how come the sky suddenly fell down?

Mingyan listened to her mother's crying and wiped away her tears.

She couldn't understand why something happened to the concubine suddenly.

She didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to her father and mother if something happened to her concubine. Both of them would be drained of half their energy.

This palace is already deserted enough. If the concubine left... Mingyan couldn't help but shudder.

"Your Highness, are you okay? Do you want the imperial physician to check you out?" Meng Guanyu asked with concern when he saw her shivering.

Mingyan nodded, "Let the imperial physician come. He can give me a bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine. I am feeling very uneasy right now."

Mingyan was also afraid that her current mood would affect the baby in her belly.

The imperial physician came, examined Mingyan, gave her medicine to maintain the pregnancy, and told her to try to stay calm and not worry too much.

"Mingyan, go back and rest first." The emperor said, "This is an order."

"Your son obeys your command." Ming Yan had no choice but to stand up. Before leaving, he couldn't help but say, "If Concubine Ma wakes up, you must send someone to inform your son immediately."

"I know, I know. Go back and have some rest." The Queen escorted her out of the bedroom and instructed her with red eyes.

"Just take good care of your baby and don't give your mother any more worries."

Mingyan nodded and left with her husband.

"I usually see my mother and the Imperial Concubine getting along harmoniously, and I always thought it was just a superficial effort. Now I know that my mother really treats the Imperial Concubine as a sister."

Meng Guanyu couldn't help but sighed, "It's incredible."

"That's because you don't know how much kindness Consort Mother has shown to Mother and us." Ming Yan said in a hoarse voice.

"To put it bluntly, Queen Mother may be able to accept that Father suddenly left her, but she cannot accept that Consort Consort had an accident so suddenly."

Meng Guanyu,...

He doesn't know and doesn't understand, so he has no right to say anything more.

-

A night passed, and Ye Qingzhi still didn't wake up. The emperor and the queen also hardly slept all night.

"Empress, please go back and get some sleep. I will be here to look after the Imperial Concubine for you." Nanny Zhou advised her.

"You can't keep doing this. It will ruin your health."

Nanny Zhang also advised the emperor to rest for a while, "If the master wakes up and knows that the emperor doesn't take care of his body, he will blame you again."

Xie Jin nodded woodenly. He asked the queen to go back first. He lay down beside Ye Qingzhi, holding her warm hand and dozing off for a while.

The morning court was naturally cancelled.

This was the first time that the emperor had canceled the morning court since he ascended the throne. The court officials were not surprised to learn that it was because the imperial concubine was ill.

They also hoped that the Imperial Concubine would get better soon, otherwise if the Emperor was in a bad mood, their lives would not be easy either.

The news of Ye Qingzhi's illness spread.

When the Emperor, Mingyu, Lingyue and others learned that Ye Qingzhi was in trouble, they immediately went to the palace to visit her.

Prince Su and Mu Nianqiu were at a farm outside the capital. When they heard the news, they rushed back immediately.

Everyone was extremely worried, but faced with the unconscious Ye Qingzhi, they were helpless.

Mu Nianqiu looked at Ye Qingzhi with red eyes from crying. She vaguely felt that she was really going to lose Qingzhi.

"Qingzhi will be fine!" Prince Su said with red eyes and clenched fists.

“Wow… How could this happen? How could this happen!” Ling Yue also cried and wiped her tears, stunned by this sudden bad news.

"Where is the divine doctor? Is there any news about him? When will he come back?" the emperor asked Xie Jin.

"No news yet." Xie Jin shook his head.

The emperor looked at his red eyes and dark circles, sighed heavily, and patted him on the shoulder.

"You, you can't fall down. The Great Zhao needs you, and the people of the Great Zhao need you too."

"Father, I won't." Xie Jin said expressionlessly, "I know my responsibilities."

"You, you..." The emperor hesitated for a moment and said,

"Qingzhi is like a fairy who came down to earth. She helps you and helps our Great Zhao to unify the world. Her mission is completed, and she goes back."

Xie Jin showed a smile that was uglier than crying, "Father is right. I wanted more. I wanted her to stay with me forever."

The emperor patted him again and said softly, "You have been with me for almost twenty years. You should be content. Do you understand?"

"Father, please stop talking." Xie Jin frowned and said to him, "The more you persuade me, the more uncomfortable I feel."

The Emperor,

If it weren't for the fact that you're in so much pain, I would at least punch you!

-

Ye Qingzhi had been in a coma for three days and had not yet woken up. The palace was in chaos.

Xie Jin continued to cancel the morning court the next day, but attended it on the third day and discussed some state affairs with the ministers.

The whole person seems to be detached, and it is obvious that something is wrong.

After the morning court session, Xie Jin returned to the Qiwu Palace. Three days' memorials had piled up into a small mountain, filling the desk.

Mingyan also had limited energy, so she helped deal with some of the issues, but she couldn't take care of everything.

Later, Mingyan asked Mingyu and Mingqian to help deal with it. They took out the urgent government affairs, discussed them with the cabinet ministers first, came to the final result, and then reported to their father.

Inside the palace, not only was the master living a depressed life, even the servants had sad looks on their faces, all hoping that the Imperial Concubine could wake up soon.

Outside the palace, Ye Yongyuan had been crying at home for three days.

"Oh, my poor girl, the good days had just begun, but she suddenly became seriously ill."

"Wow, wow, wow...donate another 500,000 silver coins to me and pray for the Imperial Concubine. Make sure she is safe and sound!"

……

Feng Shengxue went to the palace to visit Ye Qingzhi on behalf of her family. She came back with red eyes from crying and began to pray day and night that Ye Qingzhi would be okay.

The two brothers Ye Junfeng and Ye Junyi had no intention of doing anything. They felt very uncomfortable, as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.

In Anle Marquis' Mansion, the Lin family, both big and small masters, cried uncontrollably when they heard the news that Ye Qingzhi was seriously ill and in a coma.

Especially Fan Qiaozhen, who cried every day.

She felt sorry for her daughter that she still couldn't have a good ending this time. She felt sorry for her daughter that she was now loved and cared for, and lived a happy and comfortable life, but she still had to leave at such a young age.

"Don't cry. If you keep crying, she will really be driven away by your tears." Marquis Anle comforted his wife and said firmly with red eyes.

"I believe that she is very blessed this time and has accumulated so much merit, so she will be fine."

-

"Wuuuu... Master, please wake up soon. The palace really can't do without you." Ruyi cried and muttered while wiping Ye Qingzhi's body.

"Ruyi, do you feel that the master's hands are a little colder than before..." Chunyu touched Ye Qingzhi's hand and asked in horror.

"You, don't scare me." Ruyi touched Ye Qingzhi's hand and felt that her master's hand was not as warm as before.

I stretched out my hand and touched my nose with trembling hands. There was still breath!

"Is Qingzhi awake?" At this time, the queen hurried in and found that Ruyi and the others looked a little strange. Her heart skipped a beat and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Wuwuwu...Master's hands are a little cold..." Ruyi said crying.

The queen rushed over and held Ye Qingzhi's hand. Feeling the obvious coldness, tears suddenly fell again.

"Wuuuu... Qingzhi, how can I make you wake up, how can I keep you..." The queen held her hand and said crying.

Just then, there was a voice outside, saying that Feng Yuxi had returned.

The emperor was discussing something with his ministers in another room. When he heard that Feng Yuxi had returned, he immediately stood up and rushed out.

The cabinet ministers looked at each other and sighed.

"I hope the Imperial Concubine is safe!"

"God bless us! Please don't let anything happen to the Imperial Concubine!"

Standing in the corner, Song Yixuan lowered his head and quietly wiped away his tears, praying in his heart that she would be safe.

"Wow... Doctor Feng, you're finally back! Come and take a look at what happened to Qingzhi?" The queen immediately stood up from the bed and said crying.

Feng Yuxi nodded solemnly, quickly came to the bedside, and asked the system to diagnose Ye Qingzhi. In his heart, he anxiously asked the system,

"What happened to her? I feel her life force fading away..."