"Crown Prince, you have finally returned!"
The officials in the Eastern Palace were moved to tears upon seeing the Crown Prince return.
If anything were to happen to the Crown Prince, their days ahead would be plunged into darkness.
Now that the Crown Prince has returned, everything has changed.
The Crown Prince is the rightful heir. Even if the Emperor were to pass now, the successor could only be the Crown Prince.
Should King Qi desire the throne, there is only one path: rebellion.
Until the end of the dynasty, even in the midst of a power struggle, no one has succeeded in usurping the throne throughout history.
Moreover, the Crown Prince has not lost virtue, and he holds the rightful moral high ground. Even if someone wishes to support King Qi and become a minister in his court, they'd need the opportunity to do so.
With the Crown Prince now safely back in Li Jing, even those courtiers who once harbored doubts now know where to align their loyalties.
