Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Auntie Ye, I just stole the Marquis from you once and got pregnant because of it. You don't have to be so jealous of me and treat me like a monster!"

Aunt Qin stopped and said with a very unhappy look.

I heard that there was a sign hanging at the door of Yanliuyuan that read "Aunt Qin and dogs are not allowed to enter."

She didn't see it with her own eyes, but she felt particularly humiliated by being despised and compared to a dog, and she couldn't help but feel resentful towards Ye Qingzhi.

Apart from this matter, Ye Qingzhi was not only favored, but also had a lot of money in her hands to manage things. Not only did she build a shed and a small kitchen, she also gave gifts to the lady and the prince. No woman in the entire backyard lived more comfortably than her.

She saw it all, and when she thought about the difficult life she had experienced after entering the Marquis' Mansion, how could she not be jealous!

Especially now that she has no tomorrow, she and the baby in her belly are just pawns in the hands of the Marquis and can be abandoned at any time.

In contrast, she was so jealous of Aunt Ye that she wanted to drag Aunt Ye down with her even if she died.

Coincidentally, Yao Yinyin also used the secret between her and the old man to threaten her, asking her to use the child in her belly to bring down Ye Qingzhi and frame her for murdering the Marquis's offspring.

She was moved and readily agreed to Yao Yinyin's request. After all, this would not interfere with the task assigned to her by the Marquis.

one stone two bird!

Before she died, she wanted to take a few more people with her, and Ye Qingzhi was the first choice.

It’s all because Ye Qingzhi is so lucky. Not only is she favored by the Marquis, but the Madam is also tolerant of her. Today, she has also won the favor of the old lady.

She originally wanted to get close to Ye Qingzhi first, but her attitude towards her was so evasive that she couldn't even get close to her.

“If you were a snake, scorpion or a beast, you would come close to me and I could beat you up severely, but you are scarier than a snake, scorpion or a beast.

Don’t even mention hitting them. If your child has any problems, you’ll blame me and I’ll be finished. It’s terrible.”

Ye Qingzhi said, patting her chest with a look of fear, and urged her,

"Whatever you want to say, just say it now. Don't waste each other's time. I don't have time to play sisterly love with you."

Aunt Qin was so angry at her that her stomach started to hurt.

Why is Ye Qingzhi like a hedgehog, making it difficult for anyone to deal with her?

Seeing that there was no chance, Aunt Qin didn't want to continue to be angry, so she perfunctorily congratulated her on winning the old lady's favor and left.

"Auntie, why do I feel like Auntie Qin was deliberately chatting her up just now, as if she was planning something bad."

Ruyi frowned, stared at her leaving back, and spoke.

"Don't let her get close to you. Keep a close watch on her. If she holds it in, she will only suffocate herself to death." Ye Qingzhi said calmly.

Ruyi and others couldn't help but give a thumbs up to their aunt.

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Perhaps because of the stimulation from the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet during the day, Ye Qingzhi had another dream that night.

But this time it’s no longer a nightmare related to a scumbag.

Instead, she had a warm dream of her family watching the moon and eating mooncakes together.

Although she couldn't see the faces of the people in her dream clearly, she knew that they were her parents, brother, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces in the dream.

The family chatted and laughed, their words were full of concern and jokes for each other, it was a happy and lively scene.

Later they also talked about her wedding and dowry, and said with a smile that they wanted to give her all the good things in the house. They also said that if she was bullied in her husband's family, she shouldn't be afraid, because she had many brothers who would support her.

Ye Qingzhi woke up crying this time, no longer because of hatred, but because of the sadness and longing for her loved ones.

"Aunt, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare again?"

Chun Yu, who was on night watch, heard her sobbing and woke up from his feet with a start. He hurriedly got up to check on her. Seeing her face full of tears and her expression sad, his heart trembled and he hurriedly said,

"Aunt, why don't you go and ask the Marquis to ask the imperial physician to prescribe two more doses of tranquilizers for you? You've started having nightmares again after you finished the last dose."

Ye Qingzhi listened to Chunyu's words and slowly came out of her dream.

"It's okay, I won't take the medicine anymore, it's too bitter." Ye Qingzhi waved her hand and lay down again, saying, "It's just a nightmare, no need to make a fuss."

"Aunt, I always feel that your dreams are different from others. Others have nightmares and almost forget about them after they are over, but Aunt, your reaction is always quite strong."

Chun Yu was also genuinely concerned about her and couldn't help but say,

"Aunt, why don't we go ask the Madam or the Marquis to allow you to go out, and we can go to Xiangguo Temple to worship Buddha and burn incense, and then ask the monk for a peace amulet to carry with you to ward off evil spirits and invade the gods."

Ye Qingzhi,...

You might as well find a great monk to chant some sutras to subdue this evil spirit of mine, and put an end to it all!

"No, don't let the Marquis and his wife worry about such a small matter. There are too many things going on in the two mansions recently. Here we are preparing for the eldest son's autumn exam banquet, and there we are preparing for Madam Lin's anniversary. It's a mess. You should stay out if you have nothing to do."

After Ye Qingzhi refused, she reminded Chunyu again, then turned around and went back to sleep with the quilt in her arms.

-

Ye Qingzhi didn't have much energy when she woke up from sleep again. She lay listlessly on the chaise longue, neither reading a book nor eating snacks, nor chatting about gossip with the maid. She just stared blankly.

Chunyu and Xiachan were worried when they saw her lost look. They looked at each other and felt that they needed to tell the lady that if the imperial physician could not be called, they could ask the court doctor to take a look.

Chunyu went to Guixinyuan.

When she arrived, she didn't expect that the Marquis was also there, so she quickly knelt down to pay her respects.

"What's wrong with Aunt Ye? What happened?" Zhang Jingyi asked her.

It was a rare occasion that the Marquis came to sit with her after court. Even if the two of them were just talking about some things in the mansion and their children, Zhang Jingyi didn't want to be disturbed.

But the person he wanted to see was Chunyu, who was concerned about Concubine Ye, whom the Marquis was concerned about. Zhang Jingyi had to ask someone to come in to answer the question, but she couldn't help feeling a little sour in her heart.

After asking Chunyu, Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but look at Xie Jin beside her. She saw that he was no longer reading the book, but was looking at Chunyu, and it was obvious that he was also concerned.

The sour feeling in my heart became stronger again.

"My Lord, my Madam, my aunt had a nightmare again last night. Not only did she wake up with tears on her face, but now she is sitting there like she has lost her soul and is not talking. I am a little worried and would like to ask my Lord and Madam to call a palace doctor to see my aunt."

After hearing this, Xie Jin's eyes deepened slightly and he stopped the urge to go to Yanliuyuan to see Ye Qingzhi immediately.

"She is the only one who has a lot of trouble. All the women in the yard are not as delicate as her. She can lose her soul even if she has a nightmare." Xie Jin said coldly with disdain.

Chunyu trembled and felt a little regretful that he had taken the initiative to run over here.

My aunt had clearly told them not to bother the Marquis with such trivial matters.

Oh, oh, oh, I wonder if the Marquis will dislike that it is unlucky for my aunt to have nightmares and will be unwilling to favor my aunt.

If her aunt fell out of favor because of this, she would cry to death.

Zhang Jingyi also looked at the Marquis in surprise. Before she could come to her senses, she heard the Marquis dislike Imperial Physician Hu for being useless and wanted to find another imperial physician to see Ye Qingzhi.

Zhang Jingyi,...

As long as the Marquis is happy!