"I have some good news to tell the Crown Prince."
Murong Lie immediately adopted a look of being all ears.
"In a few days, I will hold a flower-viewing banquet in the palace, and all the young ladies in the city will come to the palace."
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" The Empress frowned.
She was the empress, but the emperor was the most powerful man in the harem. He could do whatever he wanted without even informing his own wife, and no one would question him.
On the contrary, others would be certain that the empress had long since fallen out of favor.
Upon hearing the Empress's question, the Emperor looked heartbroken: "Many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the children have all grown up. These princes all need to find a lady to marry."
The old emperor's ideas always came up in waves.
He believed that the crown prince would threaten his position, so he did not want the crown prince to have any children.
But his other children, especially the ones he liked, were very different.
In a sense, the old emperor and empress shared the same idea regarding the children he favored.
They all believed that they were getting old and their children needed to have an heir.
The princes were getting on in years, but they remained unmarried. Later, they dared not marry, since their marriages, in a sense, determined whether they would have the potential to seize the throne in the future.
After thinking it over, the old emperor decided to let these people get married and start families.
He hasn't decided who to give the throne to yet, but at least they need to have a child first.
These princes used to listen to him so obediently. He wouldn't allow them to marry and have children, and they really kept themselves in line. Now he has to seriously consider their situation.
As for the Crown Prince, he is naturally just a figurehead.
The old emperor had to occasionally show affection for his son to silence the ministers.
"When the Crown Prince arrives at the flower-viewing banquet, take a good look and see if there is anyone you like. I will then bestow a marriage upon you."
Murong Lie respectfully accepted the order.
He thought to himself that the old emperor no longer called him by his name, but kept calling him "Crown Prince," making no attempt to hide his feelings for him. If he believed him, he would have lived two lifetimes in vain.
"I'm going to the flower viewing banquet to select beauties."
After returning, Murong Lie emphasized this to Jiang Tian.
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