Professional Ethics of a Concubine

After accomplishing his mission, Xie Jin could not wait to leave the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, which was like hell.

As soon as he returned to the backyard of Xiyuan, Xie Jin saw a white shadow floating over from a distance. He was so startled that he immediately drew out the embroidered spring sword from his waist and shouted,

"who?!"

The white shadow was startled and quickly knelt down and replied,

"My Lord, it's my concubine."

It’s Aunt Qian.

She is Aunt Qian, who was born as an oiran, good at dancing, and was recently promoted from a lowly concubine to a good concubine.

Xie Jin walked quickly to her, looked at her in white, and asked gloomily,

"What are you doing walking around in the middle of the night dressed like this, without any maids or servants?!"

Aunt Qian looked up at Xie Jin with tears in her beautiful eyes and said softly,

"I was missing my family and couldn't sleep. Seeing that the moon was still bright outside, I wanted to go out alone to relieve my sorrow. I didn't expect to startle the Marquis. I deserve to die."

How could Xie Jin not see that she was trying to win his favor, but he was not in the mood today, and her outfit of a female ghost in white was completely disgusting to him.

"Don't go out so late in the future, and don't wear white clothes at night. Go back quickly and scare others."

After Xie Jin finished speaking, he left, leaving Aunt Qian, disheveled in the cold wind, crying in shame and anger.

It was fake crying just now, but this time it’s real crying.

If what happened tonight were to get out, she would be laughed to death by the other women in the backyard.

Woo woo woo, the last time the Marquis clearly said that he felt pity for her because she lost her family at a young age and was forced to fall into prostitution, so he promoted her to be a concubine and abolished her slave status.

So, after accidentally learning that the Marquis went to the East Garden first before returning home today, she hurriedly prepared and blocked him on his way back, hoping to gain his sympathy by using the excuse of missing his relatives.

The beauty under the moon was weak, helpless and full of sorrow. She even changed into a white dress for this purpose, thinking that it was a sure thing!

But who would have thought... that the Marquis would actually be scared by her!

Is the Marquis afraid of ghosts? !

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is actually afraid of ghosts. If this gets out to others, people will laugh to death!

She didn't believe that the Marquis was afraid of ghosts. She would rather believe that the Marquis was heartless and merciless!

When Aunt Yao was demoted to a lowly concubine and stayed in Haitang Courtyard, she said more than once how heartless the Marquis was and how he only cared about profit.

Therefore, among the women in this mansion, the Marquis was the most respectful and tolerant to the Madam, and would never embarrass the Madam in front of outsiders. The next one was Madam Ye...

Aunt Ye is also in bad condition and has gone to the farm.

Is it only by becoming a mistress that she can live like a human being?

But with her humble background, she is already favored by the Marquis as a concubine, so she has no right to dream of the position of mistress?

Oh, oh, oh…oh, oh, oh…

Aunt Qian was filled with grief from the bottom of her heart, and she cried more and more like a female ghost in white who was full of grievances.

"Aunt, aunt? Is that you? Please, if you are a female ghost from somewhere, don't come to me. I have never harmed anyone..."

The personal maid who came to look for her heard the noise and said in a trembling voice that her legs were shaking.

Aunt Qian,...

Oh, she is not a female ghost!

-

Back at Pingnan Marquis Mansion, after Xie Jin left, Xie Mingli packed up and went straight to find Zhao Xinlan.

Zhao Xinlan had already combed her hair and was ready to go to sleep. When she learned that Xie Mingli was coming, she was surprised and hurried out to greet him.

He hasn't been to Lin Qingwan's room since she passed away.

Although she knew that he came over at this time and definitely not to sleep with her, she still felt happy and thought it was a good start.

"My Lord, why are you here so late?" Zhao Xinlan greeted him with a smile.

Xie Mingli asked the maids to leave, and after the door was closed, he grabbed Zhao Xinlan's neck with one hand!

"Hou, Lord Hou?"

Zhao Xinlan widened her eyes in horror. Besides fear, there was more confusion in her eyes. She didn't understand why Xie Mingli suddenly went crazy.

Xie Mingli grabbed her neck and dragged her to the bedside before letting her go. Zhao Xinlan coughed in pain and asked him while crying,

"Ahem, Lord Marquis, how did I offend you again?"

"I never knew you had such a cruel heart." Xie Mingli looked at her with a gloomy face and said regretfully with red eyes.

"For so many years, I have been thinking about the love we had when we were young. I was blinded by you and couldn't see you clearly. I was too stupid. It was also me who let the wolf into the house, giving you the opportunity to poison Qingwan. It's all my fault."

Zhao Xinlan couldn't cry anymore. Her heart was trembling with fear. She shook her head and shouted, "My Lord, I don't understand what you are saying. I didn't poison my sister!"

"Didn't you tell Qingwan yourself? You were the one who poisoned her. Why don't you admit it now?" Xie Mingli asked her grimly.

"No, I didn't, I didn't! Lord, did you hear this from Xie Jin's concubine? She is not Lin Qingwan, she can't be serious!"

Zhao Xinlan had actually thought about this day, so even though she was terrified, she still refused to admit it, and since there was no evidence, she dealt with it all.

But for Xie Mingli, there was no need for evidence. He had already made a judgment in his mind and sentenced Zhao Xinlan to death and had also determined her punishment.

He placed her under house arrest and gave her poison every day, letting her experience the same pain that Qingwan had suffered, and finally letting her die in despair.

As for Xie Xiu Han, was it the first time that he suspected that Xie Xiu Han was his child because he had realized Zhao Xinlan's viciousness and calculations?

"Xiu Han, is it really my child?" Xie Mingli asked her.

Zhao Xinlan seemed to be humiliated and said in disbelief, "My Lord, Xiu Han is of course your son! Back then..."

"That night, I don't have any memory of it. You just talked to yourself." Xie Mingli lowered his eyes and regretted again.

"It was also my own stupidity that I didn't know what you were thinking, and gave you the opportunity to take advantage of me."

Zhao Xinlan, ...

Enough! Enough! She didn't want to hear his regrets!

This makes her plans over the years seem like a joke!

"Wuwuwu... Lord Marquis, you can do whatever you want to me. Don't doubt Xiu Han's background. He is so smart and good at studying. He just takes after you, Lord Marquis!"

Zhao Xinlan cried bitterly and kept explaining Xie Xiuhan's background.

"If you want to make him the son of adultery and ruin his reputation, you can just shout as loud as you can until everyone in the world knows about it," said Xie Mingli.

Zhao Xinlan closed her mouth instantly. She was so frightened that her whole body was shaking as if she was soaked in cold water.

"My Lord, Xiu Han is the legitimate son of the Marquis's family. He is also very smart. He will definitely be the top scorer in the imperial examination and has a bright future. You, you will not abandon him, right?"

Zhao Xinlan begged bitterly,

"As long as you don't deal with Xiu Han, I am willing to die to pay for my sister's life."

"He can continue to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, but he can no longer be the legitimate son."

After Xie Mingli said this, he felt extremely annoyed and regretful. He didn't want to look at Zhao Xinlan any more, so he turned around and left. Before he walked out of the room, he said,

"From tomorrow on, you will be sick and cannot step out of this house again!"

Zhao Lan's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, her eyes empty, as if she had lost her soul...

-

Hot spring village.

In the next two days, Ye Qingzhi did not see Xie Jin again, but she received a letter from him informing her that the matter of Pingnan Marquis' Mansion had been settled.

After reading it, Ye Qingzhi wanted to give Xie Jin a thumbs up. With such efficiency and ability, if you are not the leader, who will be the leader?

Alas, what a pity, he is just a marquis. If he was a prince...tsk tsk, her career goals would be raised accordingly.

"Aunt, Prince Su and his wife, no, Concubine Mu, have come to the manor. Go and greet them."

At this time, Ruyi hurried in to report.

"Prince Su and my mother are here?" Ye Qingzhi suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"The person has already entered the manor and is in the flower hall in front." Ruyi nodded vigorously and quickly tidied her clothes.

Ye Qingzhi came to the flower hall with a lot of questions in her mind, and greeted Prince Su and her mother inside politely.

"No need to be polite." Prince Su glanced at Mu Nianqiu and said quickly, taking the initiative to get closer to him, and said with a smile,

"You are Nianqiu's daughter, and this means you are my daughter. I will call you Qingzhi."

Ye Qingzhi,...

If Ye Qingzhi didn't have some shame, she wouldn't mind calling the prince "Dad" at all!

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I'd better follow the rules and save my mother and Your Highness some trouble."

Ye Qingzhi smiled and declined, then walked to Mu Nianqiu and said happily,

"It's such a surprise to see mother. I couldn't believe it when the maid just told me that you and the prince were here."

Mu Nianqiu looked at his daughter and smiled faintly.

"The prince said he wanted to give me a surprise. I didn't expect he would come to see you. I am really happy."

Ye Qingzhi suddenly understood.

Did he come here to see her just to make his mother happy? Prince Su was becoming more and more like a tyrant who only wanted to make the beauty smile.

When Prince Su saw Mu Nianqiu smile, he felt relieved and knew that he had made the right move.

God knows, ever since she was made angry that day, she was not as enthusiastic towards him anymore. No, she had never been enthusiastic. She just became more like a compassionate Bodhisattva, only wanting to chant sutras and pray for his salvation.

Although it was like this before, how can I put it, the taste is not right anyway.

Nothing else, his purpose today is very clear, that is to seek external help!