Chapter 956 - 952: Request for an Audience
Commandant Lu was about to leave, but as if remembering something, he said, "Just now, the Emperor has decreed to release the concubines from the previous Emperor’s harem back to their respective maternal families. Eunuch Wei will handle this matter... I’m sorry to trouble Eunuch Wei."
Commandant Lu initially came to inquire Bai Qingyan about how to handle the concubines from the previous Emperor’s harem...
However, the Jin Dynasty Emperor’s children and concubines who had children were all killed by King Liang, leaving only those who had no children after entering the palace.
According to the usual practice when a new dynasty begins, the new Emperor would keep certain favored and beautiful concubines from the previous Emperor’s harem, or those who were beautiful but never favored. All others would be let go.
But Bai Qingyan is a woman, and those concubines wishing to extend their glory in the harem have no means to do so. Being sent back to their maternal families is the best outcome.
Bai Qingyan specifically instructed that Lady Qiu should not be kept.
After all, Lady Qiu is a person of King Liang, and keeping her might become a hidden danger.
"Why say such things, Commandant? It is a servant’s duty to serve the Emperor!" Wei Zhong smiled and bowed to Commandant Lu, "I heard that Young Master Lu Yuanpeng and Young Master Sima Ping returned this time with the Bai family army. Once the troops brought by the Vassal Kings outside the city are dealt with, they will be able to return home. I occasionally heard General Shen Kunyang mention that Young Master Lu is extremely hardworking, having risen to the position of Chiliarch on his own merits under an alias."
Commandant Lu’s face showed more smiles when hearing Wei Zhong praise his grandson, Lu Yuanpeng: "That kid... back in Dadu City, he often caused trouble with cats and dogs! It was thanks to General Shen Kunyang’s good teaching!"
The Bai family’s army was under Bai Qingyan’s command, and becoming a Chiliarch in their ranks was a great achievement.