Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 228

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiyue took out a stack of silver notes and gave them to him, saying, "I can never repay the Emperor's kindness."

She had nothing else but this stack of cheap banknotes.

"..."

Murong Yu pinched his brow. "You always get silver notes whenever someone saves you?"

"no......"

Yun Xiyue's smile was more like a grimace. "Your Majesty, I am truly grateful for your life-saving grace. Your Majesty has no shortage of these common white and yellow items, but these are all a token of my heart."

"Furthermore, I owe Your Majesty ten million taels of silver."

Murong Yu's expression was not good, and he didn't even want to talk to her. "You know about the talent show, right?"

"Ah."

"What do you think?"

Yun Xiyue didn't understand why he asked that. "The ladies-in-waiting in Chuxiu Palace are all exceptionally beautiful. I'm sure the Emperor will be satisfied."

"Humph!"

The man sneered, clearly displeased. "Then you'll come to the palace to participate in the selection tomorrow."

Yun Xiyue was taken aback. "Your Majesty... what do you mean by participating in the selection?"

Should he send her into the palace to help him select concubines, or should he send her into the palace to participate in the imperial concubine selection?

"What do you think?" Murong Yu narrowed his eyes and turned to look at her.

Yun Xiyue's face turned pale. She knew very well that she couldn't participate in the selection. How could someone who wasn't a virgin participate in the selection of concubines? She wouldn't even pass the first test, and people would find out that she wasn't a virgin. She and Shen Yue had never consummated their marriage, and she wasn't married yet. Just thinking about the consequences made her shudder.

"emperor......"

Murong Yu smiled, "Don't be afraid, I was just joking with you."

"Come ride horses with me."

Yun Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief, but dared not be too high-profile in being with him. "This humble woman is a little tired today."

Murong Yu did not force her and had someone escort her out of the palace.

"Your Majesty, the eldest young lady has safely returned to the Yun residence."

"You really scared her just now." Grandpa Fu was also greatly startled.

Murong Yu toyed with the exquisite sachet at his waist. "If I don't push her, she'll continue to play dumb."

However, he could tell that Yun Xiyue really didn't want to enter the palace.

If pressing too hard scare people away, that would be troublesome.

"Never mind, there's plenty of time in the future."

Eunuch Fu asked, "Is His Majesty going to participate in the imperial concubine selection tomorrow?"

Murong Yu chuckled, "Of course I have to go see the peerless beauty she spoke of."

The next day, he attended court as usual.

After the court session, Murong Yu led a group of civil and military officials to watch the imperial harem selection.

Normally, civil and military officials would avoid such occasions, but since the emperor wants to expand his harem, why did he bring all the civil and military officials along?

The Empress Dowager was somewhat displeased. "Your Majesty, today is the selection of concubines for the imperial harem, not a court session to discuss state affairs."

"It's all the same. Doesn't the Empress Dowager want to choose an empress? Choosing an empress is a matter of great importance to the country. The empress is the model of virtue for the nation. This is a matter of great importance and cannot be decided by one person alone."

"Only those who are unanimously approved by all civil and military officials can be considered the chosen one." Murong Yu, dressed in a purple dragon robe, exuded an aura of imperial power as he spoke.

The numerous civil and military officials bowed their heads, not daring to say a word.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor's quarrel was like a battle between gods.