Professional Ethics of a Concubine

(Announcement: In the last chapter, it was said that the male protagonist's surname would be changed to Song. Some readers suggested that it should not be changed. The Xie family should have the same surname as the royal family, Xie, because of their merits in following the emperor. I think this is also good. It saves trouble. The male protagonist is still Xie Jin.)

Ye Qingzhi and the others went to the palace to express their gratitude, while everyone in the Marquis' Mansion was also digesting this sudden wealth.

After receiving the imperial edict, Madam Wang from the main house and the old lady returned to the courtyard together, looking dizzy and pale, and then... sat there in silence.

The old lady's mind was filled with the thought of digging the dead old marquis out of his grave and giving him a beating.

This damn old man actually hid such a big thing from her!

She is his legal wife. They rise and fall together. How could he hide such a shocking secret from her!

If she had known Xie Jin's identity earlier, she would have been very good to him, holding him in the palm of her hand and cherishing him, and would never mistreat him in the slightest!

But now, she didn't dare to think back to the things she had done to Xie Jin, for fear that her head would fall off if she thought about it!

The old lady became more and more frightened the more she thought about it. She looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, and she happened to be looking at her too.

Mother-in-law (daughter-in-law), you are afraid too.

What a coincidence, me too.

"Ahem, mother, I don't think we need to be so pessimistic."

Mrs. Wang coughed lightly and finally broke the silence.

“Even if Xie becomes King Jing, he is still tied to our Xie family. His father-in-law has been very kind to him in raising him, and it is impossible for him to turn his back on us just because he becomes rich.

Mother, you are his nominal adoptive mother. If he dares to hurt you, he is an ungrateful ungrateful person. It will bring bad reputation to him. Prince Jing is smart and scheming. He will not do anything that will hurt others and benefit himself."

The old lady felt relieved to hear her say this. Then she thought that her mother-in-law, the old lady, was still in charge of the mansion.

Even for the sake of the old lady, Prince Jing would never do anything bad to the Xie family.

The old lady thought to herself, and immediately turned around to burn incense and pray to the Buddha, praying that the Buddha would bless her mother-in-law with good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains.

"It's just that... my mother won't be retaliated by King Jing, but I can't say the same about my husband!"

As Mrs. Wang spoke, she let out a long sigh, her face filled with worry, and her hands at her sides were shaking.

However, only she knew that she was not trembling because of fear, but because of excitement, excitement, and the uncontrollable excitement of seeing hope.

"It's over, it's over... You're right, Lin'er is really finished this time!"

The old lady's heart suddenly lifted up, she felt uncomfortable and tears fell instantly.

In this mansion, when it comes to courting death and offending Xie Jin, she is no match for her eldest son.

Let’s not talk about those trivial things in the past, and just talk about the current incident with Concubine Qin. It is enough for Prince Jing to settle the score later and castrate his son to make a eunuch!

"Oh, what should we do? If we go to King Jing and plead for mercy, can King Jing let Lin'er go?!"

The old lady was so frightened that she could not sit still, and asked her eldest daughter-in-law anxiously, hoping to get comfort from her.

"Mother, even if you kneel down and beg King Jing, King Jing will agree to let your husband go and let bygones be bygones.

However, once her husband came back and knew that Xie Jin had become Prince Jing, although he would be afraid, given his temper, he would definitely be more jealous and unwilling, and would want to cause trouble.

He even cleverly sided with the Crown Prince to make things difficult for King Jing!"

After hearing this, the old lady wanted to refute that her son was not so confused.

However, when she thought of the bad things Xie Lin had done, she shut her mouth again.

Wang was worthy of being his daughter-in-law. She knew him quite well and what she said was absolutely right.

"Well, then what do you say we should do?" the old lady asked anxiously, even a little desperately.

"Mother, think about it, why was my husband transferred to the bitter cold land of the northwest? It was because of the old lady's consideration. She didn't punish him directly, but just let him go out to exercise and suffer a little. After he came back, she would give him a promotion.

Before, the daughter-in-law was also looking forward to her husband's early return, and even thought about using her connections to ask for a shorter term.

But now... your daughter-in-law thinks it would be better for your husband to stay in the service outside and not return to the capital!"

"How can this be possible!"

The old lady subconsciously shook her head and said she was unwilling. It was so hard to be outside. She felt distressed and worried!

"Mother, think about it, my husband may bring us disaster when he comes back...

Think about it again, if your husband doesn't come back and Prince Jing moves away, then the title of the Marquisate will belong to Mingqing!

My husband has deeply offended Prince Jing and the Emperor. Even if he returns to the capital, he will not be able to inherit the title.

It would be better to let my husband stay away from home and let Mingqing inherit the title. Mingqing is steady and talented, and with the help of Prince Jing, he will definitely have a bright future and will also bring honor to my mother."

Mrs. Wang suppressed her excitement and told her true purpose.

This is a very, very good opportunity to get rid of the father and keep the son!

Her annoying husband should just eat sand outside and don’t come back to hold her back!

With her son inheriting the title of Marquis, she can look forward to the future and feel that there is hope for the future.

If her husband came back, she would be in fear day and night, fearing that he would do something that would anger God and man.

The old lady thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

If the eldest son doesn't come back, it's all good for you, me and everyone else. But if he comes back, it's very likely that you and I will die together.

"Well, that's it? You can talk to Prince Jing about it later?" The old lady looked at her eldest daughter-in-law who suddenly became energetic.

"Mother, you don't need to worry about this! As long as we can convince King Jing of our sincerity, I will do it even if it costs me half my life."

Mrs. Wang suppressed the smile on her face and said this with a solemn oath.

"...Oh." The old lady responded weakly.

Ugh.

She saw clearly the eldest daughter-in-law's evil ambition to kill her father and keep her son, but what could she do?

It was the eldest son who was asking for trouble.

I can't drag others to die with him.

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When the concubines in the backyard learned that the master they served had been transformed from a marquis into a prince, they were of course overjoyed and there is no need to say much about their various fantasies.

But there was one person in this mansion who was not happy at all, but worried instead.

This person is Su Ranran.

Her current situation is indeed the most embarrassing.

First of all, she was an orphan without the support of her natal family. She had become a concubine by relying on her relationship with her cousin, so she had some face.

But now, she is no longer Xie Jin's cousin.

Moreover, she has no children.

You said to give her the position of concubine, but from any angle, she is not qualified.

And people like Aunt Wu and Aunt Xia who have children can have the status of concubines because of their sons.

You can make her a concubine of the lowest level. She was a noble concubine before, but now she has entered the palace and become a concubine. It is very humiliating.

Su Ranran was also a smart person. She knew her embarrassing situation and had no confidence in betting that her position in Xie Jin's heart could give her a position as a concubine.

So, she fell ill due to worry and anxiety, and in just half a day, she developed a high fever.

After returning to the mansion, Zhang Jingyi had just finished her meal and had not even had time to catch her breath when she heard someone report that Aunt Su was seriously ill and had a fever.

Zhang Jingyi immediately looked at Ye Qingzhi who was about to leave after finishing her meal and wiping her mouth.

Ye Qingzhi,...

What does it have to do with her?

She said that she wanted to go back to her Yanliuyuan for dinner, but her leader enthusiastically invited her to have dinner together.

After being fed an enthusiastic meal, she was not only full, but now she just wanted to go back to lie down and sleep to digest the food, but her leader gave her a look that asked her to remember the key points of the exam.