Quickly, three days passed, and Yang Zhenshan first received a reply from Zhou Lan, who was also very surprised about this.
She had not received any information beforehand and was unclear as to why Liang Chu was doing this, but she speculated that it might be related to the situation in the Capital City.
According to her, the struggle within the court was severe, with the heart of the struggle being the imperial succession.
Emperor Chengping was getting on in years and his health was in decline; it's feared that he does not have many years left. Emperor Chengping had many sons, and among his adult princes, at least seven were quite influential, aside from the Crown Prince. The Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Sixth Prince all held significant force within the court.
