Chapter 81: Going to Burn Incense? The Kind for Matchmaking?
The harem and the court are closely intertwined. It’s impossible for court affairs to remain hidden from the harem. The proposal to appoint a crown prince quickly reached the ears of various already attentive masters, and although they dared not interfere directly in politics, subtle maneuvers were inevitable in secret.
After all, this was a matter that determined the fate of oneself and one’s family.
At the same time, the matter of Prime Minister Song kneeling in the Imperial Study was also passed to the harem. Many speculated whether the relationship between the Emperor and Prime Minister Song, who were both ruler and minister as well as brothers, was finally going to break?
What great news, if Prime Minister Song were to fall from grace.
However, the next morning at court, Emperor Chu unexpectedly decreed that several adult men should attend court sessions, including the Second Prince, Third Prince, and Fourth Prince, which made many officials’ hearts burn with anticipation.
Could it be that the Emperor had finally decided to appoint a crown prince?
More people privately thought that, indeed, Prime Minister Song was the Emperor’s right-hand man. It could not have been anyone else who suggested it, which was why he knelt, and the Emperor then approved.
If so, truly being the right-hand man was not a hollow title.
Regardless, the princes attending court acted as a signal to all officials that the Emperor’s desire to appoint a crown prince was easing.