Chapter 1101 - 1080 Qinghua Mountain
The Crown Prince acted on behalf of the Emperor to offer sacrifices to Heaven. In the past few days, the ministers who persistently submitted impeachment memorials to the Emperor finally had a moment of silence. Most of them held back their memorials and stopped submitting new ones.
Only a few ministers relentlessly continued to submit them.
But the pressure on the Crown Prince was significantly lessened.
The Ministry of Rites finally got the Crown Prince’s ceremonial robes and hats ready just before nightfall. They were the Emperor’s old ones. The embroiderers changed one of the dragon claws to that of a Jiao dragon and altered the robe according to the Crown Prince’s size. That was considered sufficient.
Although it was somewhat lacking, it was at least better than not having robes, right?
The Ministry of Rites also felt embarrassed, but they did not think the issue was their fault.
The Crown Prince did not care about these trivial details. While trying on the clothes, he said to the Crown Princess, "I wonder what Third is doing right now."
The Crown Princess gave him a reproachful look and lightly tapped him, saying, "Your Highness, please restrain yourself a bit. It would be good to avoid provoking him and to maintain appearances in front of Father Emperor for the next few days."
The Crown Prince snorted coldly.
The Crown Princess then whispered softly, "Even for the sake of Mother, Your Highness should not have conflicts with the Third Prince at this time."
The Crown Prince fell silent and after a while asked, "How is Mother’s health?"