Fang Yingying found it hard to believe what Ruo Shan said, for he had never spoken to her in such a cold tone.
He had never refused her requests either.
Recently, the Imperial Court officials had been urging the Emperor to hold a selection every day, but this selection was not for choosing concubines for the Crown Prince. After the Empress Dowager returned some time ago, she had directly cancelled the selection of concubines for the Crown Prince.
Since a nation cannot be without an heir for a day, this selection was said to be for choosing an Empress to manage the harem.
The great families all seized the opportunity to prepare the women of their households to the standards of the future Empress, educating them in various talents and etiquettes, hoping to be chosen by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager so that their family could produce an Empress, a mother figure to the nation.
