The drafts for urging selection remain unanalyzed, and the court officials are increasingly dissatisfied; those drafts are flooding in like a multiplication of paper sheets.
The emperor has no household matters.
Furthermore, the selection process has been a tradition of the royal family for over a hundred years, how could it be easily violated?
Therefore, both civil and military officials along with the censors have sided with the Empress Dowager this time.
Facing the rampant rumors, Zhao Junyao was not flustered but remained very composed and silent.
Until…
Rumors about the Empress began circulating in the Capital City.
"Hey, have you heard? The current Empress is a seductress! Ever since she entered the palace, the emperor hasn't favored any other ladies!"
"Huh? Impossible, then where did the other princes and princesses come from? Could they all be illegitimate children?"
