Otherwise, back when it was clear to everyone that Song Chengyue was about to meet his end, there were those who secretly made moves to rise up.
The boss took the lion's share of benefits, acted ruthlessly, and had his subordinates take the blame during incidents, which led to no good outcome for anyone. This was the norm.
Yet there must not have been any exceptional cases for everyone to accept such a norm.
If there had indeed been exceptional cases, where one saw a good outcome, returning to the past, people could accept it on the surface, but what they thought inside was another matter.
It's hard to say when there's a chance, some might stab a new superior in the back.
The Crown Prince sat there, surrounded by silence, with the eunuchs around him not daring to breathe loudly.
The Crown Prince waved his hand, dismissing everyone, and sat alone.
He initially wanted Song Chengyue to investigate some sensitive matters, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to speak.
