With Chen Qiaoyue's downfall, the position of Jingzhao Prefecture became vacant. Even though Xiao Ze was scared enough by the Emperor yesterday to be constantly apprehensive, he still didn't want to give up the lucrative post of Jingzhao Prefecture.
Therefore, he instructed the Eastern Palace's aides to maneuver one of his own people into the position.
Xiao Ze had been operating in the role of Crown Prince for many years and had established countless overt and covert connections, some of which even the Emperor was unaware of.
While the Eastern Palace was making its move, Xiao Zhen also secretly added fuel to the fire. It wasn't his own man that he was pushing forward but rather, following Ling Hua's plot, he worked behind the scenes to create more chaos in this already murky situation.
As a result, the morning court session became extremely heated, causing the Emperor to have a headache.
