Thrown At His Face

  In the end, all three women were eliminated. Mo Tu's gamble was a complete victory!

 This was because everyone felt that no matter how powerful the Empress was, she wouldn't dare to be too unyielding on the matter of taking in concubines for the Emperor. To their consternation, she was truly unyielding!

 However, this ended up harming the interests of many aristocratic families. If their daughters could not enter the palace to compete for the Emperor's favor, wouldn't the Prime Minister's family be the only one dominating all in the future?

 Many aristocratic families and nobles jointly penned a petition accusing Su Ying of being jealous and they requested the Emperor to choose a concubine again.

 During the morning court session, Xiao Jin instructed Zhang Shuming to bring up all the memorials that threw accusations at Su Ying. "Which beloved ministers wrote these memorials? Take them back."