The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

His feelings for her were also very pure, without any other impurities, so she was also willing to believe him.

"Yan'er, I've actually thought about the problem that Mother mentioned a long time ago, but I just haven't had a good solution."

"But I feel we can't delay any longer. What I fear most is that you will get hurt..."

Today he could clearly feel the strange thoughts of the concubines, whether towards him or Shen Leyan.

He decided to obey the Queen Mother and nip these thoughts in the bud...

Shen Leyan leaned on Emperor Yong'an's shoulder and asked softly, "What does your majesty plan to do?"

Emperor Yong'an held her hand tightly, his eyes firm, "I have long since stopped entering the harem. Now I want to abolish it completely."

Shen Leyan was shocked. This was a big move.

"Will your majesty's action cause too much trouble?"

"I wanted to wait until the Ye family issue was completely resolved before cleaning up the harem."

"But now that you are pregnant, I must ensure the absolute safety of you and the child, otherwise I really can't face the Ye family with peace of mind."

"But the court is currently in turmoil. If the issue of the concubines in the harem causes disunity among the people, it will be of no benefit to Your Majesty."

After all, the harem and the previous dynasty are deeply involved. If it is not handled properly, it will be bad if the Ye family takes advantage of it.

"I know Yan'er is thinking about the overall situation, but I can't take risks with you and the child. Since the Queen Mother brought it up today, she must agree with my idea."

"Don't worry, Yan'er. I know what to do."

"Don't think too much about it, just wait for my good news!"

On the other side, after Concubine Wan returned to her palace, she became more and more angry.

"That Concubine Lan, who is she? How dare she humiliate me like this!"

"And the Queen has always monopolized the Emperor. Now that she's pregnant, she's still clinging to him."

Concubine Wan really couldn't bear it at this moment. She had to find a way to regain the emperor's favor.

She felt that she still had a chance. She was still young and she also had a chance to give birth to a prince!

The eldest prince and the third prince are both gone, and now there is only a cowardly fifth prince and a young seventh prince, who can never amount to anything.

If the queen is pregnant with a princess this time, she will have more time and opportunities.

Concubine Wan called her trusted palace maid to discuss countermeasures.

The palace maid suggested that they could secretly find an excuse to frame Concubine Lan for practicing witchcraft, intending to murder the Queen and her unborn child.

Concubine Wan thought this plan was brilliant and it killed two birds with one stone.

But she never expected that her wishful thinking would end up in vain.

Before she could put it into practice, Emperor Yong'an issued an edict to abolish the harem.

When this order was issued, there was an uproar in the harem.

Concubine Wan was even more terrified. How could this happen?

She didn't even have the chance to take action now...

In fact, even if her plan was implemented, it would not succeed in the end.

Because Shen Leyan would never believe that Concubine Lan would do anything that would harm her and her child, so in the end all her efforts were in vain.

Concubine Wan was unwilling to leave the palace. If she was expelled from the palace, she would have nothing.

She did not want to lose her current wealth and glory, so she secretly sent people to spread rumors, saying that Shen Leyan was jealous and deceived the emperor to abolish the harem.

When the ministers of the previous dynasty learned of this, they all advised Emperor Yong'an to think twice before acting.

Although Mr. Shen found it a little hard to believe, he knew that Emperor Yong'an did this for his precious daughter.

He knew Emperor Yong'an's intention very well, so he stood up in time and supported Emperor Yong'an against all odds.

He said that matters in the harem were the emperor's family affairs, and the emperor would weigh the pros and cons himself, and court officials should not interfere too much.

Shangguan Rui certainly agreed with what Shen's father said. Now the two families are one.

But many people are unwilling to buy it. Now that interests are at stake, they must want to gain the greatest benefits for themselves.

We must not let the Shen family take all the benefits!

"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, so matters concerning the harem are also related to state affairs. You cannot be so reckless."

"Prime Minister Shen said this for his daughter, so of course you support him."

"Yes, it's a pity that we don't have such a good daughter!"

"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty has been bewitched by the Queen!"

"How dare you!" Emperor Yong'an shouted.

Mr. Shen knew that some people would definitely oppose this matter, but he would never allow his precious daughter to be manipulated by others.

He said in a tough tone: "Master Mu, I advise you to be careful with your words!"

"Humph, Prime Minister Shen really gave birth to a good daughter!" Father Mu said angrily.

He was the biggest opponent of this matter. He had received a message from Concubine Wan and he would never let his daughter be expelled from the palace.

Otherwise, how could he have any dignity?

"Since ancient times, which emperor didn't have three thousand beauties in his harem? Why does the emperor insist on having his own way?"

"I am the emperor, so naturally I have the final say on this matter!"

"Even if other emperors haven't done this before, what's the harm in me setting a precedent today?"

"In short, I have made up my mind. The abolition of the harem is only for the sake of peace in the harem. It has nothing to do with the queen."

"His Majesty!"

"If you insist on doing this, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"Why, are you threatening me?"

"I dare not. I am only concerned about the country and people of Dazhao!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to think twice before acting!"

For a while, the court was deadlocked.

Before, no matter what decision Emperor Yong'an made, there would never be such strong opposition as today.

After all, the interests involved in this matter are too great, and many people are unwilling to make concessions.

Even if Emperor Yong'an was tough, he couldn't make so many people shut up at the same time.

When Concubine Wan learned about the situation in the court, she was extremely anxious.

She knew that if she failed, she would be expelled from the palace.

So she came up with a plan and decided to encourage the concubines who shared the same idea as her to go to Shen Leyan to plead for mercy.

Shen Leyan has always been soft-hearted, and she believes that she will not ignore the wishes of so many heroines.

But she didn't expect that she could only incite a few people, and many people felt very fortunate to hear the news that she could leave the palace.

Especially those women who have no ties in the palace are even more unwilling to spend the rest of their lives in this deep palace.

After all, there are still many people in this palace who have never even seen the emperor, and they are eager to leave the palace!

The concubines who could be instigated by Concubine Wan either still had illusions about Emperor Yong'an, or were reluctant to give up the fine clothes and delicious food in the palace, or had other purposes.

They came to the outside of Jingren Palace together, crying and begging Shen Leyan to plead for them in front of Emperor Yong'an and let them continue to stay in the palace.

They all expressed their true feelings and used all their strength to soften Shen Leyan's heart.

Shen Leyan had long seen through their tricks. Although she felt deep sympathy for the women in the palace, her sympathy was also based on individual needs.

She had received the news long ago. To put it bluntly, Concubine Wan instigated these people to come here today for their own selfish reasons.