"In recent years, the Holy Emperor has been rather fond of the Eldest Prince!" Liang Zhirui also understood why Gu Chengyu asked this.
This involves the dispute over the succession, especially since the Holy Emperor has yet to establish a Crown Prince.
In previous court meetings, civil and military officials would argue endlessly about it, the Holy Emperor would either remain silent or leave in a huff. To this day, only a few fearless officials would dare to bring it up again.
"And before?" Gu Chengyu caught the implied meaning in his teacher's words; the Eldest Prince was born of a Noble Consort, so while he was the eldest, he wasn't of legitimate birth.
The Second Prince born of the Empress was legitimate, but he was not the eldest. This was bound to be a struggle like dragons fighting tigers, not to mention the Third Prince watching like a hawk on the side.
