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

Chapter 527

"Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand. I'm just feeling a bit sad about the separation, and I really am reluctant to part with him... After all, we've been together for two years, and I treated him like a younger brother, but he said he's older than me." Yun Xiyue didn't know how to explain that her feelings for Mo Ye weren't the kind of affection he thought she had.

Murong Yu smiled and said, "I know. He hasn't left yet. He will only set off back to Wei after attending Pei Shang's wedding."

"If you want to see him, you can bring him in."

Yun Xiyue knew he was jealous, but she didn't want to explain further.

She quickly shut up and stopped mentioning Mo Ye. "When will we hold the victory celebration banquet?"

Murong Yu didn't press the matter further. "In a couple of days, tomorrow my mother-in-law and Gong Shu want to come to the palace to see you."

Yun Xiyue found it strange that the victory celebration banquet should have been held earlier so that the other generals could return to the border as soon as possible.

"Is there a problem with the national treasury?"

Murong Yu said, "No."

He didn't say anything, and Yun Xiyue didn't want to ask too many questions, but a quick calculation would tell her that the national treasury was now empty.

They fought one battle after another, and before they could recover, they went back to fighting.

Then came the grand wedding of the emperor and empress.

The people need rest and recuperation after the war.

We may also need to prepare for tax exemptions, and the victory celebration banquet will inevitably require another expense.

The Ministry of Revenue is currently in a state of chaos and cannot come up with the funds.

Pei Xiang and others proposed to appoint four concubines as soon as possible, and all the legitimate daughters of the three major families should enter the palace. The emperor should not neglect them and should give them sufficient favor.

Murong Yu had just returned from the Imperial Study. He originally intended to cut a few more names from the list of those to be brought to the palace that the Empress Dowager had drafted, as there was no need to force them to enter the palace.

Forcing the three major families to contribute money to replenish the national treasury will not solve the fundamental problem.

But all the ministers believed that this was the best solution.

It is not uncommon for emperors in the past to need to please several women in order to obtain money to replenish the national treasury.

Like his father, the late emperor, he kept taking concubines in order to control the military. Later, in order to solve the problem of insufficient national treasury, he took more concubines. He always favored other concubines, intentionally indulging his favorite concubines to be lawless and bully the empress, and intentionally neglecting the empress. He was unable to balance the harem, and in the end, he hurt the empress dowager's heart, but he didn't say anything.

It also caused many deaths.

When the emperor was enraged, several families were slaughtered overnight.

Having witnessed this situation since childhood, Murong Yu had been trying to find ways to avoid it from a very young age.

Governing a country is indeed not something that one person can do in every aspect.

The Yun family has already contributed most of their wealth to support this war, and Murong Yu really doesn't want the Yun family to spend any more money.

Late at night, in the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is here."

Murong Yu put down his brush and stood up. "A-Yue, I'll be going back soon."

"I had nothing better to do, so I just wandered over to the Imperial Study. I hope I didn't disturb His Majesty?"

"No."

It was late at night, and even if Murong Yu could stay up all night, he couldn't bear to see her stay up waiting for him.

So they stopped and went back to Jiaofang Palace together.

"Shall we go to Zichen Palace today?" Yun Xiyue asked.

Murong Yu laughed and said, "Is the Zichen Palace more appealing?"

Yun Xiyue's ears turned slightly red. "Your Majesty should be careful. Someone like you will probably not be able to keep up when you get older."

Murong Yu frowned, suddenly realizing that it made a lot of sense.

"From now on, Your Majesty needs to rest, eat, and sleep normally. You can't stay up so late. If you want to have a prince, Your Majesty's cooperation is also needed."

We arrived at Zichen Palace.

Everyone withdrew, and Yun Xiyue helped him undress.

“Ah Yue…” Murong Yu suddenly grabbed her hand, feeling a reaction in his body. It seemed they should sleep in separate beds.