They're all in the Imperial Concubine's faction. With that many people, how could they possibly fail to protect the two Princes?
Now *that* would be a real joke.
"The real priority is to name a Crown Prince soon," Princess Consort Zhuang said softly. "Once the heir is established, the Imperial Concubine's position will be completely secure. It wouldn't even be out of the question for her to be named Empress."
In any case, she wouldn't accept anyone but the Imperial Concubine as Empress.
At the mention of this, Consort Shu also fell silent.
"Appointing a Crown Prince is a momentous affair. We shouldn't interfere rashly," Consort Shu said, looking at Princess Consort Zhuang. "If the Emperor were to mistakenly believe it was the Imperial Concubine's idea, it would only backfire."
Princess Consort Zhuang looked at her, a little surprised. She hadn't expected her to say that. "You have a point, but we can't just do nothing at all."
