As long as you hug the thigh fast enough, you can keep hugging the thigh.
Now that Minister Ye wants to send his daughter into the palace, Zhaoyi Yao has also accepted the family's mission and mentioned the selection matter in front of the Empress Dowager to put pressure on the Imperial Concubine.
"What Yao Zhaoyi said is true." He Jieyu took over the conversation: "There are some bad rumors now. If the Royal Concubine can prepare for the selection as soon as possible, the rumors can be dispelled by themselves."
She changed her perspective and suggested the draft from the perspective of protecting Ning Wanyin's reputation.
He Jieyu is a concubine of Xue's party. This is not at the behest of Empress Dowager Xue, but the Shi family is in the same party as hers.
He Jieyu was unwilling to wade into muddy waters. But the network of relationships behind it was so connected that you had no choice but to help.
Two other concubines also expressed their agreement.
It was the families outside the palace who wanted to send their daughters into the palace who were secretly pushing for this.
Empress Dowager Xue looked calm and composed as she looked at Ning Wanyin, "What do you think, Imperial Concubine?"
"He Jieyu has already said that it is a rumor, and rumors stop at wise people." Ning Wanyin said lightly, neither hurriedly nor slowly;
"I was just about to report to the Queen Mother that I discussed the selection of concubines with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty ordered the suspension of the selection of concubines, and it will resume after three years."
When these words were spoken, several concubines were stunned.
Yao Zhaoyi questioned one, “Why is there a pause?”
"Your Majesty has been personally on the expedition for a year, and the treasury is empty. Please cut down on spending and suspend the campaign for one round," said Ning Wanyin.
"Daliang clearly paid so much silver and grain as compensation! How could there not be enough money?" Yao Zhaoyi thought Ning Wanyin was just making excuses.
The treasury was emptied by the war.
But we won the war! The compensation was enough to cover the loss, and maybe even a little bit left over.
"Yao Zhaoyi doesn't know anything about government affairs, so don't speak nonsense. Your Majesty takes state affairs as the most important thing, and the money should naturally be used for people's livelihood. If the money is insufficient, our harem cannot cause trouble for Your Majesty at this time." Ning Wanyin said lightly:
"There are still many concubines in the palace. A three-year suspension won't affect anything."
Yao Zhaoyi couldn't find any words to refute for a moment.
Queen Mother Xue seemed to be thinking about something. It was difficult to determine whether there was enough money to spend.
You think the emperor is short of money?
He had just formulated a new Southwest Armaments Plan, and whether it was to build the Qilin Guard or to send teachers to give lectures, he needed money to do it.
Every aspect of the imperial court requires money.
But at the same time, with the generous compensation sent by Daliang, the emperor was not so short of money that he was not so poor that he could not afford to hold a beauty contest.
It is impossible for the emperor to suspend the selection just because he is obsessed with a woman.
He must have his own considerations.
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