"I can appoint whomever I want, but he's out of the question!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress sighed: "The eldest, second, third, and fourth sons are all gone. Who else can keep him in check?"
The emperor felt immense heartache upon hearing this.
They were all his sons, and now they're all dead!
His face seemed to age instantly, and his eyes were full of confusion when he looked at the Empress: "I am now in a dilemma. Whoever I appoint will only harm him!"
The emperor's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak. However, he still noticed: "Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Although it was a question, it has now been confirmed.
The Empress nodded: "Do you still remember the seventh prince?"
Seventh brother?
The emperor was momentarily stunned.
A hint of mockery flashed in the Empress's eyes.
No matter how much you loved someone before, can't you just forget them in an instant?
"Consort Lan's son," she reminded her, "is all grown up now."
It was only when Consort Lan was mentioned that the Emperor remembered her.
He looked somewhat guilty: "It was I who neglected her—you just said, what about the seventh prince?"
The Empress spoke up: "He occasionally comes to pay his respects to me these days."
"Although he didn't say anything, I knew what he meant."
"Did you know that he usually keeps a low profile, but that old slippery eel Prime Minister Gu has already sided with him?"
As the prime minister of a country, Prime Minister Gu had a vast number of protégés.
Their strength is also quite remarkable.
"Therefore, let the seventh brother and the fifth brother fight."
Upon hearing the Empress's words, the Emperor frowned: "Many of the forces on the second and third princes' sides have been absorbed by the fifth prince. Is the seventh prince a match for him?"
The Empress smiled: "Isn't Your Majesty behind him?"
The emperor's health deteriorated over several days, and just as the fifth prince's power was beginning to stir, the emperor suddenly issued an imperial edict in the court.
Imperial decree establishing a crown prince!
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