Zhan Lan left the imperial palace and knew that Emperor Xuanwu's words had a deeper meaning; otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned anything about princes and princesses going hunting.
During her absence, especially since Emperor Xuanwu fell ill, the situation in the court changed rapidly.
Emperor Xuanwu had a total of four sons: Prince Yu, Prince Xian, Prince Qi, and the newly promoted King Wei, Si Jun.
The situation in the court was complex, with the ministers divided into three factions, entering the stage of competing for the heir apparent.
The first power faction was mainly the queen's maternal family supporting Prince Yu, whom Emperor Xuanwu had already established as the Crown Prince.
The second power faction supported Si Jun due to his reputation. Zhan Xuerou was betrothed to Si Jun, so it was implicitly understood by everyone that the Zhan Family supported Si Jun's faction, and Zhan Lan hoped they would continue to think so.