The struggle for rebirth is in the harem

Chapter 224

Daqin's talent show usually starts every autumn, and women from good families are selected from the people to serve as court ladies and concubines.

The selection criteria are women aged between 13 and 20 years old, beautiful, dignified, and "auspicious" in appearance.

The selected one immediately got into the car, loaded into the harem, and then selected the best among them, and let the emperor "ascend the imperial court".

Those who are lucky enough to be favored by the emperor may become concubines.Since the beginning of August is the day when the imperial court collects Fu from farmers, the system is called "Shan Ren".

There are also some beautiful women who come from official and noble families and are selected through family reports.This kind of show girls are of high birth, and they were first conferred as concubines in the harem. Those who were not selected could marry on their own, instead of staying in the palace as maids of honor.

The interval between drafts is generally three to five years, depending on the emperor's personal preferences. The last draft was eight years ago when Emperor Jianwu was selected.

After Liu Heng heard the Queen's proposal for a draft in Kunning Palace, he felt a little subtle in his heart.

"Your Majesty is diligent in government affairs, and my concubine can't share your worries. I just think that this year's draft will bring in a few more newcomers, so that Your Majesty can return to the harem with ease. Besides, there are not many women in the harem now. They are all old people who lived in the residence. It is inevitable that there will be hindrances to the royal dignity."

The queen's words seemed to be reasonable, but in fact, nothing entered Liu Heng's heart.

In his opinion, instead of drafting for himself, the queen wants to show her reputation and attack Lin.

"I have just entered the Great Treasure, and the court is even more busy with affairs. How can I delay in women's sex. Besides, the matter of the harem is really a matter of my family, and has nothing to do with the dignity of the royal family. Once a draft, it is a lot of money. There are already too many maids in the palace, so there is really no need to bring in new ones."

Seeing Liu Heng rejecting all his reasons one by one, making it clear that he didn't want to be drafted, the queen was surprised and angry.

She has already told everyone in the harem about the draft, but now she can't implement it. In this way, where does His Majesty place her prestige?

Besides, she thinks she is generous, and a series of things in the draft are complicated and trivial, and she needs to take care of them.She would rather work harder by herself, and it was all for Liu Heng's sake, but he didn't appreciate it.

"Your Majesty has always been self-controlled. I believe that you will not delay women's sex. If Your Majesty thinks that a large-scale draft is too costly, you can only choose women of the right age from the official family. Your Majesty still has fewer children, and I am also looking forward to new sisters." Can spread branches and leaves for His Majesty."

Liu Heng's brow furrowed indistinctly. He had already made it clear that he didn't want to be drafted. Why was the queen still so stubborn and insisted on getting entangled in this.

But the queen's words sound reasonable on the surface, and they are all out of the overall situation. If he gets angry because of this and walks away, it will appear that he is not good at doing things.

"Now that the crown prince has been established, I have no shortage of sons. I have made up my mind about the draft, so there is no need to discuss it."

Originally, Liu Heng wanted to discuss with the empress, the harem costs tens of thousands of dollars every year, and now the national treasury is not abundant, and it is time to cut expenses, so he wanted to lower the age of maids to leave the palace to 25 years old before they can apply for voluntary out of the palace.

What's more, the people are in poverty, but the officials and the marquis of the family are extravagant. He wants to reduce the expenditure of the harem, practice it by himself, set an example, and spontaneously reverse this bad trend from top to bottom.

The draft proposed by the queen now runs counter to his original intention.He wanted to reduce people, but she wanted to add people.

In the past, the queen was also considerate, but now how can she do things that he doesn't like.

Because of this incident, Liu Heng, who originally wanted to rest in the Kunning Palace and give the queen some face, left after finishing his speech.

When the queen heard that he had gone to the direction of Yanqing Palace again, she gritted her teeth tightly.

(End of this chapter)