Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The night before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Xie Jin came to Yanliuyuan again.

This time, Ye Qingzhi did not pretend to be a well-behaved lady from a noble family and go forward to greet him, nor did she approach him enthusiastically like a little goblin and flirt with him.

She was lying lazily on the chaise longue, reading a book in her hand. When she saw Xie Jin coming in, she just raised her eyelids and greeted him lazily,

"My Lord is here."

After saying hello, Ye Qingzhi lowered her head and continued reading. She even picked up some melon seeds from the plate next to her and ate them, ignoring Xie Jin.

These melon seeds were peeled for her by Chunyu just now, so she can use them anytime. It's really enjoyable.

Xie Jin, ...

Being ignored like this, Xie Jin was of course unhappy. He walked to the side of the chaise longue and asked in a deep voice,

"What book are you so obsessed with?"

"Are you jealous?" Ye Qingzhi put down the book, looked at him with a smile and asked.

"What are you jealous of?" Xie Jin was puzzled by her question.

"You are jealous of books. I was so engrossed in books that I didn't get up to greet you, so you are unhappy. This is not jealousy."

Ye Qingzhi said confidently.

"You are such a talkative little guy. You didn't follow the rules and treated me badly, but you blamed it on jealousy."

Xie Jin pinched her little mouth unhappily, but the little anger in his heart really disappeared, and he no longer cared about her ignoring him just now.

"But, I'm jealous and want to show my temper. I don't want to serve the Marquis today." Ye Qingzhi said again.

Xie Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that she was a little too spoiled. He wanted to scold her, but he felt that he was not that angry. Instead, he wanted to ask her what she liked.

Because he favored other women these days? She had never done this before.

However, before he could open his mouth to ask, Ye Qingzhi did something he could never have imagined.

She actually dared to stretch out her jade feet and step on his face!

"...It's only been a few days, and you've already learned all your rules?!" Xie Jin held her white feet and asked with gritted teeth.

"I like people who are good at following rules. Go find Aunt Qian. I like her to serve me the most. Why do you have to come here and suffer from me?"

Ye Qingzhi pulled her feet out, lay down inside, and turned her back to him, looking angry and ignoring him.

"You mean jealous because of Concubine Qian?" Xie Jin looked at her from behind and raised his eyebrows. "She is just a concubine, and she can't surpass you."

"Hehe." Ye Qingzhi sneered.

"Don't be so sarcastic with me, I've spoiled you. If you have something to say, just say it!"

Xie Jin was not a good-tempered person either, and after being stepped on the face, his patience was almost exhausted after just a few words.

Seeing him like this, Ye Qingzhi stopped her mischief, put on a tearful look, turned her head, and looked at him aggrievedly and accusingly.

Xie Jin, ...

"Speak!" Although Xie Jin's attitude was still tough, he had actually softened a little.

"I am not jealous of Concubine Qian's promotion to a higher position. Just as Master said, she is a good concubine even if she is promoted, and she cannot surpass me.

I do not expect to be favored by the Marquis alone. I am not stupid and I feel that I am not worthy of him.

But, you also know that I am a petty person, and what I hate most is being used as a substitute."

"What substitute?" Xie Jin became more and more confused as he listened. "You said you are Aunt Qian's substitute?"

"Yes! Ever since Master doted on Concubine Qian and promoted her position, the other concubines have all been scrambling to imitate Concubine Qian, dressing elegantly and appropriately, and behaving in a very proper manner. They have all become Concubines Qian.

When I heard this, I suddenly came to my senses. A few days ago, the Marquis was so satisfied with my service. It turned out that it was because he liked Concubine Qian's style.

To be honest with you, I immediately felt uncomfortable and no longer wanted to follow any rules or act like a lady from a noble family.

My Lord likes this tune. Go find Concubine Qian from now on. Don't spend the night with me, and don't ask me to become Concubine Qian. Even if I lose favor because of this, I don't want to lose myself."

After hearing what she said, Xie Jin's first reaction was that she was making a big deal out of nothing and that she was being pretentious.

But when I met her aggrieved, stubborn and clear eyes, I felt a different feeling in my heart.

How could she be Aunt Qian's substitute?

But no woman is as changeable as she is, and no woman is as bold as her, even daring to step on his face with her feet.

Moreover, he promoted Aunt Qian not because she served him well, but for other reasons.

Xie Jin was too disdainful to explain these things to her. As a concubine, she was not worthy of his explanations and did not need to know these things.

"Is this a small matter worth crying for? I think you are arrogant because of your favor and don't know how high the heaven is or how deep the earth is."

Xie Jin scolded her, but he actually reached out his hand to wipe her tears, and then said,

"I don't think of you as a substitute for Aunt Qian. She is far less capable than you. It's more accurate to say that she is your substitute."

"Hearing what you said, sir, I feel relieved." Ye Qingzhi smiled immediately.

Xie Jin pinched her unhappily, "You're not going to do that anymore?"

Ye Qingzhi shook her head obediently and leaned into his arms, like a docile and lovely cat.

Now that the goal has been achieved, of course I won’t do it anymore.

These past two days she has been wondering, how can she stay favored for long?

You have to know that if you want to work in a company for a long time, you won't be laid off or beaten to death on the beach by the next wave.

In addition to improving one's business capabilities, one must also have unique core competitiveness.

No matter whether you are truly unique or not, through packaging, you should at least make yourself unique and irreplaceable in the eyes of your leaders.

In the future, there will be other young and beautiful women around Xie Jin, who may be more fancy and more extravagant than her.

By then, what would she rely on to occupy a place in Xie Jin's heart?

Rely on children?

She doesn't want to have children, and the key is that children are unreliable.

Without the love of the Marquis, having children is useless and will only make life more miserable.

If she falls out of favor at that time, it won't be just her who will be controlled, but both mother and son, and her misery will be doubled.

Using children to compete for favor?

Haha, then she would have to give birth to a super cute little prodigy who can write policy papers at the age of five.

Anyway, this path of having a child doesn't work for her for the time being!

Therefore, if she wanted to gain a foothold and occupy a place in Xie Jin's heart, she could only rely on her boldness and fearlessness to keep testing his bottom line.

She had to always emphasize to him that she was unique and had her own personality, and that she was not one of those women who simply depended on him, pleased him, and feared him.

Just like today, she put her feet on his face, which could be seen as a pleasure in bed, but if Xie Jin didn't have her in his heart and only used her as a tool to satisfy his sexual desires, then that was a wanton humiliation to him.

The pretentious scene she acted today would definitely leave some marks in Xie Jin's heart.

Because she dared to say that none of the women in the backyard dared to do such a thing to Xie Jin. She didn't know whether there would be someone like that in the future, and she couldn't control it for the time being.

Anyway, at this moment, she is unique.

She wanted Xie Jin to realize that she would not be a substitute for any woman, and no woman could replace her.