Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Eunuch Zhang took his people back and left behind three large mahogany boxes of gifts.

Ye Yongyuan opened it and saw that there were either women's daily necessities, all of which were valuable, or Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist beads and other items. He closed the box in annoyance.

The prince's intentions are obvious.

Fortunately, they were more knowledgeable and tactful, and did not let the prince's warm heart be neglected in the slightest.

But with just a few words, he expressed his loyalty to Prince Su and helped the prince fulfill his wish!

In the blink of an eye, his wife became Prince Su's concubine.

She was not a low-ranking concubine, but a concubine of considerable status.

Only Prince Su would dare to do such an outrageous thing, and the censor would inevitably impeach him.

But he couldn't do anything to Prince Su.

Ye Yongyuan felt very complicated for a moment, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy.

He looked at Mu Nianqiu, his lips moved, he felt like he had a lot to say, but he didn't know how to say it, and finally he sighed softly,

"Nian Qiu, have you ever blamed me?"

"It has come to this, why are you still asking about the past?" Mu Nianqiu said indifferently.

"Master, you should write the divorce letter quickly and go to the government to handle the formalities. I think Prince Su is impatient, so don't make him unhappy."

Ye Yongyuan choked, knowing that she must be blaming him for not being able to protect her, but there was nothing he could do.

The other party is Prince Su, who can withstand this?

Ye Yongyuan felt ashamed and hurried out to arrange a divorce.

Ye Junyi was still in a daze, and only now did he understand that Prince Su actually wanted his mother to enter the palace and be his concubine!!!

This... is simply...

Ye Junyi carefully recalled the words and actions of his elder brother, mother, and sister when he met King Su, and couldn't help but regret that he was too stupid.

"Mom, are you doing this for us? I don't actually want to take the imperial examination, and I don't want to study in the Imperial Academy. If you don't want to, let's find a way to reject Prince Su!"

Ye Junyi still had the passion of a young man, and said indignantly,

"Even if he is the Prince of Su, he cannot do such a thing of robbery!"

Mu Nianqiu didn't know how to start persuading her son. She was not good at speaking and was afraid that if she said something inappropriate her son would be disgusted and think that she was a person who didn't care about her reputation and was only interested in currying favor with the rich and powerful, which would make him more resentful.

"Junyi, go back to your room first. I'll talk to you later."

Ye Junfeng frowned and said to him.

Ye Junyi pursed his lips and left reluctantly.

"Mother, Junyi is just worried about you. He's afraid that you will be forced to enter the palace for our wealth and glory." Ye Junfeng comforted her.

"Then you try to persuade him. I was not forced. I came to the palace voluntarily to chant sutras and pray for the prince." Mu Nianqiu sighed softly and twirled the Buddhist beads in annoyance.

Ye Junfeng agreed and said, "Mother entered the palace as a concubine, which is better than we expected.

However, a high status is also eye-catching, and we are completely unable to help mother from outside, so mother needs to know that the only one you can rely on is the prince.

But the prince will not be in the palace all the time, so the first thing mother did when she entered the palace was to ask the prince for a few capable people who could protect her in the palace."

Mu Nianqiu nodded, wrote it down carefully, and looked at him distressedly.

"It's hard for you to tell me this."

"These are what my sister told me when she left. I'm just conveying them on her behalf." Ye Junfeng said with a smile.

"Write a letter to your sister, don't let her worry." Mu Nianqiu said gently.

"Mother will do what she said. She will have no desires, no requests, no sadness, no joy. She will only want to chant sutras and pray for blessings to eliminate the prince's sins and bring him more blessings and longevity."

Ye Junfeng agreed, but he was still uneasy.

Prince Su wanted my mother on a whim. Once he loses interest, how will my mother live safely in the backyard of the palace?

-

"Mom, what happened in the mansion?" Ye Yingxue asked, "Why do you look so unhappy?"

Seeing Gu Man coming in from outside, Ye Yingxue asked anxiously.

She had just been released from prison yesterday. When she learned that Chen Yuankai had ranked third from the bottom in the exam, she felt like she was struck in half by lightning!

How could it become like this!

It’s not like this in the dream!

Why did Chen Yuankai in the dream win the first place and the first place? But not now?!

Isn't it his own real talent and knowledge that he relies on?

Or was it that her dream was not about her past life at all, but just her fantasy?

Ye Yingxue was even more unwilling to believe this speculation.

What's even more outrageous is that the reason she was released was because Ye Qingzhi asked her mother to resign, and only then did she show mercy and let her go.

In other words, if Ye Qingzhi hadn't given the order, she wouldn't have been able to get out at all!

Ye Qingzhi could easily control her life or death.

In her previous life, Ye Qingzhi was able to live a glorious life. Why is it that she can still do so after entering the Marquis' Mansion this time? !

Why does God only favor her!

After Ye Yingxue learned this, her mind was filled with all kinds of resentful questions. She cursed God for being unfair and Ye Qingzhi for always stealing her good fortune.

When I saw my mother’s shocked look, I knew something big had happened again.

But she just didn't believe it. Could there be something even more outrageous?

"Mu Nianqiu went to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense today and was noticed by Prince Su. She will soon enter the palace as a concubine." Gu Man said word by word with a numb expression.

"Therefore, the Ye family can become an imperial merchant, the disabled Ye Junfeng can work in the Ministry of Revenue, and Ye Junyi can study in the Imperial Academy."

Ye Yingxue,...

This time, his mother opened the door for him, it was really outrageous!

She remembered that in her dream, a year later, a fire suddenly broke out in the ancestral temple and Mu Nianqiu died in the fire.

She no longer believed in her dream!

Lie to her, it's all lies to her.

-

Prince Su's Mansion.

After Eunuch Zhang came back, he immediately went to Prince Su to report the matter.

"How's the matter going?" Prince Su asked when he saw Eunuch Zhang, without waiting for him to speak.

Although he looked calm, he was actually extremely anxious.

"Your Highness, Madam Mu has agreed to enter the palace as a concubine. She would like to ask Your Highness when she will enter the palace." Eunuch Zhang said.

"…Is she sad or happy?" asked Prince Su.

Eunuch Zhang was silent for a moment, then said something nice:

"Your Highness, Madam Mu has been a vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures for more than ten years. She has probably cultivated a pure and clean heart. She looks neither happy nor sad, and she is calm and unperturbed. She only said that in order to repay your kindness, she is willing to come to the palace to chant sutras and pray for you."

Prince Su also fell silent after hearing this.

"What about the others? What are their attitudes?" Prince Su asked again.

"Informed and knowledgeable." Eunuch Zhang repeated to Prince Su every word he said after arriving at the Ye Mansion.

"It's not in vain that I have praised them." A smile appeared on the face of Prince Su, and he tapped his fingers on the table. After a moment's silence, he said,

"Then notify her and ask her to come into the mansion tomorrow. Clean up Tingyu Pavilion for her to live in, and arrange a small Buddhist temple for her."

Eunuch Zhang responded respectfully, but still gave a reminder.

"My Lord, a concubine is going to be admitted into the palace. Should I tell the princess?"

"Then go and tell her, and warn her at the same time, this is a woman that the king values. If she dares to do this, the king will abolish her position as the princess."