Very quickly, three days passed. Yang Zhengshan first received Zhou Lan's reply letter, but Zhou Lan was also extremely surprised by the matter.
She had not received any news beforehand and did not know what Liang Chu was doing this for, though she guessed it might be related to the situation in the Capital.
According to what she said, the fighting in court was now very severe, and at the heart of the struggle was the succession to the throne.
Emperor Chengping was advanced in years, and his body was far from what it had once been. He probably did not have many years left. Meanwhile, Emperor Chengping had no few children, and there were as many as seven adult princes. Aside from the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Sixth Prince all had considerable power in court.
The struggle between the Crown Prince and these three princes was growing ever more intense. As for Marquis Changping, as the regional commander of Chongshan Town, he held tens of thousands of elite troops in his hand and controlled the entirety of Chongshan Town, so naturally he was someone every faction wanted to draw over.
According to Zhou Lan's guess, it was very likely that someone wanted to use a marriage alliance to pull Liang Chu aboard. Liang Chu was very likely unwilling, and that was why he was choosing a bride for Third Young Master Liang within Chongshan Town.
This was only her guess. As for the specific situation, she would ask Duke Ning Mansion over there. It would take a few more days before she could give Yang Zhengshan more news.
After reading Zhou Lan's letter, Yang Zhengshan's brows twisted into a knot.
Meow, for such a tiny little matter, it had actually gotten tangled up