"The Empress Dowager has just died, and the Emperor shamelessly holds a selection of concubines to fill the harem. Where is the filial piety? If the world finds out, how can he still have the face to be the monarch? He himself knows that this is shameful, so this selection of concubines is a secret decree. Even the soldiers are all in civilian clothes and are not allowed to wear armor."
“If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t have had the chance to escape, and we wouldn’t have risked our family’s lives to save ourselves. My father said that as long as I can hide for a while, things will take a turn for the better.”
Qi Huang, however, felt that the two were naive.
"A turning point? What turning point could there be? Now that the emperor knows your birth date and time, he will definitely try every means to get you. How could he give up so easily?"
Hu Sheng said, "The turning point lies with one person. My father and Uncle Chi have jointly written a memorial and submitted it to the capital. The Regent is wholeheartedly devoted to the country and its people. If he knows about this, he will surely give us justice."
Mo Yunhan?
Qi Huang's heart twitched slightly, as if out of control.
Mo Yunhan, who was sitting to the side, also frowned slightly.
"It is indeed inappropriate for the emperor to hold a selection of consorts after the Empress Dowager's death. However, the emperor's selection of consorts is based on a sound system of rites and focuses on the succession of the empire and the continuation of the imperial line. Even the regent has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family."
Hu Sheng said angrily,
"The royal selection of concubines is indeed in accordance with the law, but according to ancestral rules, those who are engaged or have a marriage contract are not eligible to participate in the selection. Wenwen and I are to get married in three days, and all the necessary documents and marriage arrangements are in place. The emperor's lack of filial piety is a matter of moral character, and his subjects can only offer advice. However, to violate ancestral rules and forcibly select concubines would chill the hearts of the people."
“My father also found out that a married woman was forcibly taken away because her birth date was on the shortlist. Even a woman’s chastity can be trampled on at will. Even the emperor would be enraged.”
Mo Yunhan's eyes were cold and deep.
He knew that Mo Yunzhao had recently become obsessed with matters between men and women, but he never expected that he had become so debauched.
Chi Wen looked at Qi Huang with eyes full of worry.
"Sister, are you really an alchemist personally appointed by the Emperor? Have you met the Regent? Do you think he will help us?"
Mo Yunhan and Hu Sheng couldn't help but turn their gazes to her.
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