Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Zhang Jingyi was not the only one who suffered from insomnia last night.

There is a large area in the palace.

Yesterday, the emperor held a cabinet meeting to discuss the war with the State of Chu. He also told the cabinet ministers about restoring the status of Prince Xie Jin.

The royal family has no private affairs, especially the issue of offspring, which is a major national event.

When the cabinet ministers first heard this, they were of course shocked. Their first reaction was to doubt whether Xie Jin was really the emperor's bloodline, and asked the emperor to verify it.

Faced with such doubts, the emperor said with all confidence and without hesitation that Xie Jin was his dragon seed.

Prince Su also chimed in and said that Xie Jin was his eldest nephew.

"My brother is not the kind of tyrant who would be so affectionate and leave offspring everywhere. He is also a smart person. He is more cautious than anyone else about the issue of offspring. Why are you worried?"

The emperor was dissatisfied with his rude words and glared at Prince Su, but said nothing in the end.

Although his younger brother's recent actions always upset him, his words at this time still showed his recognition of Xie Jin, which was of great significance.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yunyan was the first to change his attitude and supported the emperor in restoring Xie Jin's status as a prince. It would be detrimental to the royal dignity if the royal bloodline were to flow outside.

Now that Prime Minister Fang had spoken, other cabinet ministers also expressed their opinions, and some even had other ideas.

They are very familiar with Xie Jin.

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is a favorite of the emperor. He is outstanding in ability and has the trust of the emperor. However, this also makes them deeply wary of him, for they are afraid that he will find out something behind their backs and they might be shot in the back without knowing it.

Although Xie Jin did not grow up in the royal family, he was not a little lamb without any foundation, but a dormant tiger.

Although Xie Jin's mother is ominous, the Xie family is already tied to him, and the Xie family's in-laws are not weak.

Moreover, Prince Su and Xie Jin have been very close recently, and just now he kept calling Xie Jin his nephew, which was very warm.

Once such a person is transformed from a minister to a son-minister, haha, the prince and others may not be able to sit still.

Moreover, these cabinet ministers are all smart and good employees of the emperor, and they have not taken sides.

To a certain extent, they would welcome multiple candidates and healthy competition among the next generation of leaders.

After talking about Xie Jin, the meeting was adjourned. The cabinet ministers left one after another, and the emperor left Prince Su and Fang Yunyan behind.

The emperor wanted to invite Prince Su to have dinner with him, but Prince Su refused and asked the emperor to make Ye a concubine, include her in the royal book of the emperor, and make her a formal master.

The emperor responded unhappily.

Although Prince Su does have face, the emperor agreed to this matter not only because of Prince Su's face, but also because of the old lady's.

The old lady also spoke well of Ye Qingzhi in front of the emperor, praising her as a blessed and insightful child.

The saying "children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't be a slave to them" also made the emperor remember Ye Qingzhi.

So, when Prince Su mentioned it, although the emperor was not in a good mood, he still agreed.

This is the benefit of being remembered by the big boss. Once someone recommends you, the big boss knows in advance that there is such a person as you, and it will be particularly easy for you to get promoted.

Fang Yunyan was listening to the conversation between the Emperor and Prince Su from the side. He was not surprised at all, and could even be said to be used to it.

As a close friend of Prince Su and a person who was brought into the same circle by Prince Su, Fang Yunyan knew very well what kind of person Prince Su was. He had no respect for etiquette and laws and acted entirely according to his own preferences. He also knew how indulgent the Emperor was towards Prince Su.

However, Xie Jin's identity as a prince today still surprised Fang Yunyan.

Not long ago, with the help of Prince Su, he was drinking and chatting with Xie Jin at Xie Jin's hot spring resort, but now that he is a prince, it is better to keep a distance from him.

Fang Yunyan was thinking about these things and didn't notice when Prince Su left. He just heard the emperor calling him.

"My dear Lord Fang, do you have a nephew who won the third place in the autumn imperial examination?"

"That's right." Fang Yunyan came back to his senses and replied respectfully, "He is my eldest brother's second son. He is quite talented, but he is too arrogant."

"What do you think about letting him become the prince consort and marry Princess Ling Yue?" the emperor asked again.

Fang Yunyan heard this and looked up at the emperor. He frowned and refused,

"Your Majesty, my nephew is aloof and arrogant, and he is very strict with women's words and deeds. I am afraid that the princess will be wronged."

The emperor knew the character of his own Princess Ling Yue. It would be a difficult situation for her to live with such aloof and arrogant nerd.

The emperor was about to speak when the eunuch outside announced that Princess Ling Yue wanted to see him.

The emperor let her in.

"I have met my father."

Princess Ling Yue was no longer wearing riding clothes, but an exquisite and intricate skirt.

But she didn't walk with the gentleness and dignity of a lady from a noble family. She still looked bold and capable. Even though she was dressed in a formal outfit, she didn't have the delicate beauty of a girl.

"Prime Minister Fang is here too." Ling Yue looked at Fang Yunyan again and said with a smile.

"Your humble servant greets Her Royal Highness the Princess." Fang Yunyan bowed to her.

Ling Yue stared at him for several seconds before letting him off the hook. Then she turned her gaze to the emperor and asked,

"Father, I just ran into my uncle outside. He said you picked up an older son, Mr. Xie. Is that true?"

"Ahem, that's true." The emperor nodded. "What do you want to say?"

"Your son congratulates your father on the reunion of father and son." Ling Yue said with a smile.

The emperor also smiled comfortably and said to Ling Yue with a smile,

"You came at the right time. I just talked to Lord Fang about your marriage. I originally wanted Fang Wenyan from the Fang family to be my consort, but Lord Fang said that he was too old-fashioned and arrogant, and he was afraid that you would be wronged. What do you think?"

Princess Ling Yue immediately looked at Fang Yunyan and asked him, "Is this Fang Wenyan your nephew?"

"Princess, that's right," Fang Yunyan replied.

"If I marry him, won't you be my uncle?" Princess Ling Yue asked with bright eyes.

"...I am not worthy of being called uncle, Princess." Fang Yunyan looked into her bright eyes and lowered his head slightly to avoid her.

Ling Yue, on the other hand, began to daydream.

Marrying Fang Wenyan means marrying into the Fang family, and becoming a family with Fang Yunyan, and being able to see each other from time to time.

She has a princess's mansion. Normally, she and her husband live in the princess's mansion and not in her husband's house.

However, during the holidays, it is inevitable that we will have meals together, and then I will be able to see him.

When they met, she could still call him "little uncle", which sounded close to him... and they lived in the same mansion, and then...

No, no, forget it.

She was afraid that if she continued thinking about it, she might just pounce on her uncle...what a sin.

She'd better not marry into the Fang family.

She was afraid that if she saw Fang Yunyan from time to time, it would not only fail to quench her thirst, but would also give rise to delusions.

By then, once the conditions are met where he is close to her and she has a room and a bed by her side, she will no longer be able to control herself and will really do something outrageous...

Alas, Ling Yue, you should just be a human being.

"Father, I don't want to, please find someone else." Ling Yue said, "Or you can marry me off to a distant place, make use of my value, and have a relative or something..."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Do you think marriage is a good thing?" The emperor glared at Ling Yue fiercely, waved his hand in annoyance, and told her to get out and stop bothering him.

Ling Yue left quickly.

Fang Yunyan also said goodbye to the emperor and left.

Ling Yue came out of the hall, but was not in a hurry to leave. He waited for Fang Yunyan. One more look was a good thing, because if he missed this opportunity, he would miss it forever.

"Your Highness." Fang Yunyan was not surprised at all to see her waiting outside.

She was very clear about her feelings and couldn't hide them. He was neither a fool nor a blind man, so he understood everything.

"When is Lord Fang planning to remarry?" Ling Yue asked him with a smile.

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Sorry for the late update. There will be another chapter updated around twelve o'clock.