Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you in advance, about Xiaokang and the Crown Princess..."

Ye Qingzhi said simply, "I'm afraid you might hear some rumors and misunderstand that Xiaokang's heart is with the Crown Princess, which would make you feel uncomfortable.

Xiaokang and the princess are both clear-headed and definitely don't have any private affairs. If you care about this and suspect this, it will lead to a bad relationship between the two."

"Don't worry, madam. I'm not a jealous girl. I understand this principle."

Xue Yiliu said immediately.

In fact, what she wanted to say in her heart was that given Xie Niankang's condition, she could turn a blind eye even if he had ten or eight mistresses outside.

She felt that all she had to do was hold on to the great doctor father-in-law and the queen's thick thighs.

-

After talking for a while and measuring the clothes, the emperor came.

Xue Yiliu nervously stood up and saluted immediately, but Xie Jin asked her to skip the ceremony and said a few simple words to her. Then he felt it was inconvenient and went back to the small study to read.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet the queen and the other three ladies in the palace." Ye Qingzhi pulled Xue Yiliu out with a smile and told her about what was happening in the palace.

In fact, the relationship is very simple and can be explained in two or three sentences.

When the queen met Xue Yiliu, she smiled and praised her a lot, and also gave her a set of very precious jewelry as a gift.

Xue Yiliu came out of the Queen's Palace and breathed a sigh of relief. The Queen was also very nice.

Then, they met Mingyu who came to pay her respects to the Queen.

"Mother, how are you?" Mingyu greeted Ye Qingzhi with a smile.

"Why didn't you come to the palace with the princess and the two children? I just heard the queen muttering that she missed the children."

Ye Qingzhi asked with a smile.

"They followed the princess to Ming Cui's princess residence because Ming Cui made something delicious and new again."

Mingyu said speechlessly,

"They all have this hobby of eating. When they get together, they keep discussing eating. I can't even get a word in. I might as well come to my mother and ask for a cup of tea."

Ye Qingzhi smiled when she heard this, and then introduced Mingyu,

"This is Xiaokang's fiancée, Miss Xue. Miss Xue, this is Prince Rui. He and Niankang grew up together and have a very good relationship."

"Oh, Brother Niankang is back!" Mingyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately greeted Xue Yiliu, "Hello, sister-in-law. I didn't know it was you. Sorry for the rudeness."

"Prince Rui is too polite." Xue Yiliu also hurriedly returned the greeting, thinking that this sister-in-law just called her that directly, and their relationship was indeed extraordinary.

"Where is Brother Niankang? Is he in the palace? I haven't seen him for a long time and I want to have a drink with him." Mingyu said.

"I've gone to your sister's place to report my work." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, "Come to Qiwu Palace later and have dinner together."

"Is father here?" Mingyu asked again.

"Why, you don't want your father to have dinner with you? Then you must eat together." Ye Qingzhi laughed and teased him.

"When you were a child, you liked to get close to your father. Why are you avoiding him now?"

"Every time I see my father, I get scolded. Who would want to get close to him?" Mingyu muttered softly.

Mingyu felt that her father had become more majestic since he turned 45, especially in the past two years.

Therefore, unless it was necessary to pay respects or have something to report, he would not go near his father.

Comparing the kind look his father gave his little boy with the look of disdain he gave him, he felt even more hurt.

Ye Qingzhi looked at him with a smile, "You've grown up, so naturally you don't smell as good anymore. Okay, I won't say any more to you, you can do whatever you want. If you want to dine with Qiwu Palace, I'll give you an extra pair of chopsticks."

Mingyu nodded and respectfully saw Ye Qingzhi off.

Xue Yiliu pondered their words and felt that the relationship between the royal family was similar to that of ordinary people.

It's quite down-to-earth!

-

East Palace.

After listening to Xie Niankang's work report, Mingyan nodded with satisfaction, praised him, and then asked,

"I heard you brought your fiancée back? Have you set the wedding date?"

"Well, the wedding date hasn't been set yet. Let my aunt worry about it. I won't take care of it." Xie Niankang said with a smile.

"When you get married, I will also give you a big gift." Ming Yan thought about it seriously, "How about I grant you half a month's marriage?"

Xie Niankang smiled immediately, bowed to Mingyan, and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. This holiday gift is very good, I like it very much."

"Other people's weddings only take three days, but yours only takes half a month, so just enjoy it secretly." Ming Yan said with a smile, "You don't lack those gold, silver and jewelry, so I won't reward you."

"Your Highness, if you are stingy, just say so." Xie Niankang said, "When I got married, you only gave me wedding leave and no gift money. If this gets out, I'm worried that it will damage your dignity."

"...Get out!" Ming Yan threw a gift box to him, "This is a gift for Miss Xue, not for you."

"I would like to thank Your Highness on behalf of Miss Xue." Xie Niankang took the gift box and immediately said with a smile, "I will take my leave."

Mingyan responded and started reading the memorial again.

Xie Niankang was getting married, and she was happy for him.

-

The wedding was prepared for half a year, and on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xie Niankang and Xue Yiliu got married.

There is no doubt that the wedding was grand and lively, and all the dignitaries in the capital rushed to give gifts and want a glass of wedding wine.

There is no other reason, because the Imperial Concubine and the Emperor also came to attend the wedding banquet.

Three months after they got married, Xue Yiliu was diagnosed with pregnancy.

"This marriage was not in vain." Xie Niankang said to Xue Yiliu with a smile, "My father said that if you are happy physically and mentally, and your husband and wife have a harmonious life, it will be easy to get pregnant."

"Shameless." Xue Yiliu glared at him with a smile, then touched her belly. She was very happy to be pregnant so quickly.

After being married to Xie Niankang for several months, Xue Yiliu increasingly felt that she had fallen into a blessed nest, and even her younger brother was enjoying the good life with her.

So, she really wanted her own child, and wanted the child to come into this world and enjoy happiness together.

According to her plan, she must have two children. One is too few and the child will be lonely. She also feels that it is not enough.

If her body allows, she would be happy to have a third child.

"You don't have the pressure of having a boy as your first child, right? Our daughter is also a big treasure." Xie Niankang looked at her happy expression and asked her what she thought first.

"Not yet." Xue Yiliu shook her head. "You are so kind. I want to have more children with you."

Xie Niankang felt quite stressed after hearing this. "Giving birth to a child is too hard. We don't need to have so many. One child is enough."

"Just one child, that's too few, at least two." Xue Yiliu frowned immediately and asked Xie Niankang in disbelief.

"You don't want to have more children, and you're trying to persuade me to have just one? I'm responsible for the pregnancy and childbirth, and I don't even complain about the hard work."

"...I'm just worried that you'll have a hard time getting pregnant and having a child." Xie Niankang said.

"My aunt is afraid of hard work and doesn't want to have any children. Maybe I was influenced by her. I think it's good for us to have one child."

Xue Yiliu frowned, thought for a moment, and said,

“I’ve had a hard time on my own before, and I’ve been called a nemesis, so I’m ready to live a lonely life.

But since I married you, I feel that I am the luckiest and happiest person in the world.

I just want to have more children with you so that we can share this happiness together.

Moreover, after having a child, I can still feel the happiness of being a mother, how wonderful! ”

Hearing this, Xie Niankang smiled and kissed her, "Since you said so, I'll have to work hard too!"

-

After Xie Niankang and Xue Yiliu's first daughter was born, Mingyan gave him a month of maternity leave so that he could spend more time with his child and his wife.

Three years later, after their second daughter was born, Mingyan gave him half a month of maternity leave.

Three years later, Xie Jin abdicated and Ming Yan ascended the throne as empress. At this time, Xie Niankang and Xue Yiliu's youngest son was also born.

Mingyan did not give Xie Niankang maternity leave.

"What does the empress mean? She gave you half a month's leave before, but now that I have just given birth to my son, she has sent you on a business trip without even giving you a holiday."

Xue Yiliu asked Xie Niankang somewhat unhappily.

"I asked for you, she said sons are worthless, and you already have three, so you don't need to be so precious." After Xie Niankang finished speaking, he saw Xue Yiliu glaring at him, so he smiled and went over to hug her and coax her,

"I was just teasing you. The main reason is that the empress has just ascended the throne and there are a lot of things to do. It's a coincidence. I will be back soon."

Xue Yiliu didn't really blame him. Over the years, she could find no fault with Xie Niankang, whether as a husband or a father.

So she was very happy with each birth.

After all, the baby was well taken care of after giving birth. There was a wet nurse to feed the baby and there were also a lot of people taking care of the baby.

Now that she is older and has a son and a daughter, Xue Yiliu said to Xie Niankang,

"I won't have any more children!"

"Yeah, it's better not to have another child. Thank you for your hard work over the years. Thank you for giving birth to three lovely daughters and sons for me." Xie Niankang said with a smile.

"Ten years ago, I never imagined that I would have so many children in my life."

Xue Yiliu also smiled and said, "I didn't expect that I could live such a happy life now."

-

The extra chapter about Xie Niankang has been written.