But things are different now, he has Xia Weibao. If there are too many women within the palace, even if he ignores them, she will definitely feel uncomfortable.
In another's shoes, if there were a group of men coveting her every day, he would want to kill them all, even if her heart was entirely his!
Therefore, he wouldn't make her endure that.
Besides, those women could be released to marry elsewhere; why should they all be confined in the Imperial Harem, living lonely lives until old age?
The Dowager Empress knew he had made up his mind, nothing she said was of any use, so she had no choice but to wave him away.
But truly, the Imperial Harem cannot be abolished.
Given the current complex situation, all those concubines were carefully selected by her, whose families were not of trivial importance?
They are like ties, connecting the court ministers and the emperor; if they were all expelled from the palace, it would certainly cause chaos!
