Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Aunt, our Marquis still likes women like you who are respectful and gentle. He is just greedy for the novelty of Aunt Ye."

The maid persuaded softly,

"Don't talk like Aunt Ye. It's too offensive."

"I am an orphan with no one to rely on. How can I learn to be as flamboyant and reckless as her? I am really enviable."

Su Ranran sighed softly and lowered her eyes to hide the jealousy and gloom in them.

"She just relies on her good mother. What her mother did is really outrageous."

The maid couldn't help but curl her lips and said that she was actually very jealous.

Now Prince Su favors Concubine Mu alone, and everyone in the capital knows about it. Everyone says it is outrageous.

Let me ask another question, what is the basis for Concubine Mu to do so?

A divorced woman who had given birth to three children, at such an old age, was actually loved by Prince Su so much? !

The key point is that her belly is also doing well. After just over a month in the palace, the good news of pregnancy came out.

For this reason, Prince Su no longer cared about the Crown Prince, and even favored his concubine and killed his wife for her!

It's outrageous, outrageous, and outrageous.

"Do you think the Marquis will also favor her? Like Prince Su does to her mother?" Su Ranran murmured softly.

"No! Our master is not that stupid!" the maid said firmly.

Su Ranran pursed her lips and said nothing, with resentment in her eyes.

Before Ye Qingzhi entered the Marquis's Mansion, the Marquis would go to her yard at least five or six days a month.

Although she was weak, the Marquis took pity on her and did not sleep with her every time, but she could still have a meal with him, play a game of chess with him, and have a chat with him.

However, ever since Ye Qingzhi entered the mansion, especially in the past one or two months, the Marquis had only visited her courtyard once, and that was when she was sick and someone took the initiative to invite her.

Su Ranran couldn't sit still anymore.

If she continued to be as noncompetitive as before, waiting for the Marquis to come to her, she would probably never see the Marquis again.

Moreover, her health has improved a lot, and she hopes to have a child so that she can have someone to rely on and not be alone all the time.

She didn't ask for much. She just wanted a child and for the Marquis to visit her once or twice a month. That was all.

But such a simple wish can no longer be realized because of Aunt Ye.

How could she not feel resentment?

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Ye Mansion.

Prince Su's ferocious actions have made the Ye family an imperial merchant, and they first took over part of the purchasing business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

These days Ye Yongyuan has to deal with the palace's internal affairs department, familiarize himself with their work procedures, and establish good relationships with the eunuchs.

He had to deal with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce and take care of other family businesses. He was so busy that he had no time to sleep.

Although he was busy and fulfilled, and he relied on his ex-wife's money to get everything, he was not very happy.

Especially when he first went out, Ye Yongyuan always felt that others were laughing at him behind his back, laughing at him for selling his wife for fame, which made him feel ashamed and annoyed, and he felt particularly uncomfortable.

However, Ye Yongyuan was cured later.

There was no other reason. Prince Su had given him too much. He had given up struggling and had become completely shameless.

Moreover, Ye Yongyuan discovered that the people from the Chamber of Commerce and the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department did not look at him with ridicule or mockery, but with genuine envy. They were envious of his good fortune!

A divorced woman who had been locked up in his family temple for more than ten years could actually become the favorite concubine of Prince Su and bring him away. This was simply a great blessing for him.

After Ye Yongyuan adjusted his mindset, he began to wonder whether he should give Mu Nianqiu a generous dowry or something.

Her previous dowry could be left to her two sons, and a new one could be bought for her.

Now that Prince Su dotes on her, she doesn’t have to pay for her food, clothing, and other expenses. But when he is no longer doting on her, she will still need money in her hands to order people around and to live a good life.

Ye Yongyuan really started to prepare Mu Nianqiu's dowry list and asked Ye Junfeng for his opinion.

Ye Junfeng naturally had no objection. The more he gave to his mother, the better.

"Father, our family business is getting bigger and bigger. We can't just rely on you to manage it. We also need the help of our uncles and aunts." Ye Junfeng said to him.

"Father has already made arrangements for this matter." Ye Yongyuan asked him with concern, "How are you doing in the Ministry of Revenue? Are those officials deliberately making things difficult for you?"

Prince Su assigned Ye Junfeng an actual accounting position in the Ministry of Revenue, which was a ninth-rank minor official.

It's just daily work like using an abacus to check accounts and do accounting. He doesn't need to go out to run errands, and it doesn't affect him even if he is in a wheelchair.

Although his official position is low-ranking, he is still an official, and his status is different from that of a merchant.

Moreover, if you start as a ninth-rank official, is it possible that you won't be promoted in the future? Your career prospects are also different.

"It was a bit awkward at the beginning, but now it's not. Everyone is very polite." Ye Junfeng said with a chuckle.

Ever since the news of my mother's pregnancy came out, Prince Su has placed Princess Su under house arrest. Smart people know what this means and that my mother is no longer just a concubine who is favored for the sake of temporary novelty.

The baby in her belly is her support in the future.

This half brother of the prince or half sister of the princess also became his new backer.

Similarly, my situation is similar.

When he first entered the Imperial College, he was ridiculed and ignored, and no one wanted to associate with him. But now, some people are willing to get close to him and even try to curry favor with him.

The same was true of his marriage. Before this, he had difficulty walking due to his legs, and since the Gu family was in charge, the women he chose were either sick or had very poor backgrounds.

And now, it is possible for him to marry a respectable woman from an official family.

All I can say is that the taste of power is like strong liquor that makes people drunk and addicted.

Ye Junfeng is grateful for everything his mother has brought him, and hopes that she will always be loved and protected by Prince Su. He does not seek wealth and fame, but hopes that his mother can spend the rest of her life in peace and happiness.

"Master, Mr. Chen is here." At this time, the servant outside came to report.

"Please ask him to come in." Ye Yongyuan was a little dissatisfied with his second son-in-law. He performed too poorly in the autumn examination and might not be able to pass the imperial examination next spring.

This cannot be blamed on him. It was because his standards had been raised that he no longer took a mere juren seriously.

When Chen Yuankai came up to Ye Yongyuan, he saluted him, then saluted Ye Junfeng, and then explained his purpose.

He wanted to hold the wedding and bring Ye Yingxue home.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yongyuan agreed. There was no reason to stop him. After all, they had already exchanged marriage certificates and had reached the required age.

After hearing his agreement, Chen Yuankai directly called himself the son-in-law and addressed Ye Yongyuan as father-in-law. He also said that his parents and family were all in Yangzhou, and the wedding had to be held in Yangzhou and not in the capital.

Ye Yongyuan had no objection. Now that Ye Yingxue was the daughter of a concubine, there was no need for a grand wedding. He could just let her and Gu go back to their old home in Yangzhou and let the people there help with the arrangements. He didn't need to go back either.

The two of them agreed on the matter in a few words, and Chen Yuankai said goodbye and left.

Chen Yuankai was severely betrayed by Ye Yingxue, and his reputation in the student circle in Beijing was ruined, and he could no longer survive.

He originally planned not to marry her, but to make her a concubine, bring her home to torture her and vent his hatred.

However, no one expected that the Ye family would suddenly climb up the big tree of Prince Su in an outrageous way, so Chen Yuankai changed his mind and decided to marry Ye Yingxue.

In this way, when he returns to Yangzhou, he can more or less act under the banner of Prince Su.

However, he is willing to marry, but Ye Yingxue doesn't want to marry!

"Wuuuu...Mother, I want to cancel the engagement, I want to cancel the engagement, I don't want to marry Chen Yuankai anymore!" Ye Yingxue cried.

She was determined to become the wife of the top scholar, the future prime minister, and a third-rank imperial concubine, but Chen Yuankai had already been deposed.

Judging from the current momentum, next year’s top scorer will definitely be Song Yixuan!

If I had known earlier, wuwuwu… She had switched the kiss because she had known earlier!

As a result, he was transferred to the eggplant field, got nothing, and offended the real future top scholar.

Why is she so miserable?

"Do you think that our status is still the same as before? If you don't want to get married, you can just make a scene and the master will let you do what you want?"

Gu Man's face was full of sorrow. He held her hand and advised,

"My daughter, stop daydreaming and face the reality. If you marry him, you will at least be the wife of a juren. I will also give you a generous dowry, so you won't have a bad life."

Ye Yingxue didn't want to hear this and chose to faint from crying...

Then the next day, she was packed and boarded a carriage back to Yangzhou.

Ye Yingxue,...

She'd better continue to be dizzy.

-

Ye Qingzhi happily returned to the hot spring villa. The next day, Prince Su and his beautiful mother also came.

"Mom, are you okay? Is the morning sickness severe?" Ye Qingzhi asked with concern as soon as she saw her beautiful mother.

"Mom hasn't had morning sickness yet, maybe it's still early." Mu Nianqiu said gently, "Or maybe the child is well behaved and won't make trouble for me."

"That's definitely because my brother is a good kid and knows how to love his mother." Ye Qingzhi said with a smile.

"Mom also hopes it's a boy." Mu Nianqiu also smiled faintly.

"That's absolutely true. I heard that after a woman becomes pregnant, the mother will have some psychological sense of whether it is a boy or a girl." Ye Qingzhi was not talking nonsense. Anyway, her two sisters-in-law knew it and their guesses were very accurate.

The two chatted about pregnancy and some things about the Ye family.

Ye Qingzhi told her mother about the situation of her brother and younger brother. Mu Nianqiu was very relieved and felt grateful to Prince Su. She thanked him for his love and willingness to protect her children.

"Mother, although the prince didn't act properly at first, he was really good to you. He also treated us well. Are you a little moved and in love with the prince?"

Ye Qingzhi blinked and asked curiously.

"Mother didn't think too much about it. Love is too illusory. Mother doesn't know what it feels like.

Mother is very grateful for the prince's love and respect, and will do her best to accompany him, raise his children, chant sutras for him, and pray for his safety and freedom from worries."

Mu Nianqiu shook his head and spoke coldly.

Ye Qingzhi thought for a long time and changed the question, "Then mother, do you think it is better to live with Prince Su, or to be alone with the company of the ancient Buddha?"

Mu Nianqiu was stunned by the question and didn't speak for a while.

When Prince Su, who was outside wanting to come in to look for someone, heard this, he stopped instantly, held his breath, and waited nervously for her answer.