At that time, the former emperor was deeply fond of Noble Consort Rou, so he wanted her son, Guangling King, to be the crown prince. However, Guangling King was nine years younger than the emperor now, and their father was not in good condition. The officials didn't want a young emperor for the good of the country, so all of them, especially Huan Guanlan, didn't want Guangling King to be the crown prince. The emperor then had to give up handing over his power to his favorite son after several failures.However, the emperor now was not his father's first choice given the situation above. Instead, his younger brother, Gaomi King, was the first choice then, who was only two years younger than him. Even though Gaomi King's mother didn't have a powerful family background, she was one of the nine beloved imperial concubines, and a close friend with Noble Consort Rou, while the Empress Dowager only got her title after she gave birth to her son.Gaomi King was hand
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