Doing foolish things like shooting oneself in the foot was something that the wise and martial Prime Minister Jiang would never do.
Regarding the Emperor's favored concubine, even the Crown Prince could not rashly make decisions. Therefore, Liu Quan delivered both the statement and the petition to the Emperor's hand.
The Emperor was in Concubine Zhu's residence, watching a play with her.
Concubine Zhu held a small cotton mallet, massaging the Emperor's leg.
The Emperor was peeling melon seeds, and would feed them to Concubine Zhu once he had a small handful.
Watching the seed kernels disappear into Concubine Zhu's cherry-red mouth, the Emperor seemed to receive immense satisfaction, revealing a content expression on his face.
This contentment lasted until the arrival of the statement and the petition.