The death of Crown Prince Zhou Wei was a devastating blow to Consort Lan's family.
Consort Lan herself suffered a mental breakdown and, losing her senses, went to wail and create a scene before the Emperor. Initially, the Emperor treated her with relative lenience, no doubt feeling somewhat guilty.
However, later on, the woman, for some unfathomable reason, even joined forces with a few officials to plead with His Majesty to appoint Zhou Kang, the Second Prince, as the Crown Prince, and even falsely accused the Third Prince, Zhou Yin, of plotting rebellion.
Thus, it came as no surprise when the mother of the former Crown Prince was banished to the cold palace.
The Second Prince Zhou Kang was dispatched to the west of Shu.
