The attendant dared not say more; matters concerning the national fate were not for her to intervene in, which is why she had rejected Wei Anning's request earlier.
"The Gong Family controls much of our nation's economic lifeline, including military supplies. With such dominance, they are my greatest concern. If they marry into any Crown Prince, that Prince would become a puppet queen, and the power of the Gong Family will continue to expand. By then, no one will be able to stop their ambition."
The Queen stood from the Imperial Concubine Chair, slowly walked to the window, and looked at the koi swimming in the creek outside the door, "If at this moment, I remove Anning Palace's name from the list of Crown Princes, they will choose another Crown Prince to marry, and then the queen's power will decline, being replaced by male authority. This is not something I wish to see."
