The overall situation is settled.
Logically, the next step should be to roll up our sleeves and prepare for the grand ceremony of enthroning the Empress.
After all, this is a rare grand event since the Emperor ascended the throne.
Compared to conferring the title on the Imperial Noble Consort, the ceremony for the Empress is much more elaborate, with many more rules and etiquettes required.
The Ministry of Rites alone takes several months just to prepare.
But people are not enthusiastic about it.
Once the Empress is enthroned, it would be time to discuss the matter of the Crown Prince.
After all, the Emperor is approaching his later years, and most of the Princes have grown up under his care.
At the Emperor's age, it's indeed time to establish a Crown Prince; if some unexpected event happens, the next Emperor would be already determined, sparing the royal family from internal conflict and saving the ministers from potential suffering.
