It had happened in the first year of Taikang. Although the women and children of the Yangcheng Fang Family did not know the details, they had heard of it.
The crown prince had been sick and weak since childhood. Three years prior he had suddenly caught an illness and died. The emperor was greatly saddened and fell sick. At that time, Prince Qi had come to the capital to congratulate the empress for her birthday. On his sickbed, the emperor announced that Prince Qi should inherit the throne instead of the crown prince.
At the time, the news had sent the dynasty into an uproar.
The crown prince’s sudden passing was not too sudden of a thing. Everyone did know, after all, that the crown prince was sickly since birth.
