Princess Ruining was taken aback—didn't her aunt know that there was such a big commotion outside?
Almost overnight, rumors spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shuojing City that the Ministry of Revenue had no silver and that the flying silver could not be redeemed.
Mineral resources are already limited and can no longer keep up with the demands of trade development and technological advancements. Originally, the initial plan was to allow the people to get used to and accept the use of flying silver. Once the people have become accustomed to the convenience of flying silver and fully accepted it, the imperial court would officially announce in three to five years that flying silver would completely replace cash silver.
But this incident has almost completely disrupted the plan.
The common people were already dissatisfied with the soaring prices after the introduction of the flying silver policy, but because the court had already paid a certain premium when they exchanged the flying silver, they were not too emotional despite their dissatisfaction.
However, once the problem of being unable to exchange silver for cash arose, the situation quickly became somewhat out of control.
Princess Ruining didn't think much of it. Empress Lu had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, so it was normal that she didn't know about these things happening outside.
Princess Ruining grasped Empress Lu's hand in return: "Mother, my brother's matter this time could be a big deal or a small deal. The truth will depend on where the problem lies. If my brother has not done anything seriously wrong, I will definitely plead for him."
In other words, if he really did something he shouldn't have done, then no one can help him.
Empress Lu was somewhat taken aback: "You didn't know either?"
Princess Ruining wasn't truly unaware, but seeing that Empress Lu seemed oblivious and that the matter was still unresolved, she could only play dumb.
In truth, the new policies have put the imperial harem in a somewhat awkward position. While the policies allow women to participate in politics, the prohibition of harem women from doing so remains an ancient and ironclad rule, and the emperor has no intention of allowing harem women to discuss politics. The matter has remained ambiguous, and both Empress Lu and Princess Ruining have their reservations, hence their evasive responses.
Empress Lu was still worried and pulled Princess Ruining aside to give her a long lecture, finally saying, "Yaoyao! You absolutely cannot abandon your younger brother!"
Princess Ruining naturally agreed to all of them.
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