King Yan stared blankly at her, forgetting even to cry.
Outside the door, Fu Zhen took a deep breath, feeling a stabbing pain in her hand. Looking down, she saw that her left hand fingers had been pinched so hard they were bleeding.
The Empress wasn't wrong at all. Even if we disregard King Yan's lineage, based solely on his character, his reckless actions, his impulsiveness driven by hearsay, and his disdain for the position of Crown Prince, the Great Zhou simply cannot withstand any more turmoil.
If it's revealed that the only candidate for the Crown Prince within the palace isn't of royal blood, unrest will undoubtedly spread across the land.
The crucial point is that there is still trouble in the northwest. If internal conflict arises within Great Zhou now, it will play right into the hands of schemers!
