Xiqiu was startled and asked, "Did you ask the reason?" Xiao Yanzheng shook her head and said, "I don't know, I only heard it when Second Brother was talking with Mother, I'm afraid someone doesn't want Second Brother to inherit the title smoothly."
What the Ministry of Rites can do is just go through the motions, but the real decision-making power still lies in the hands of the Emperor. As for why the Emperor is withholding action, she doesn't know. If it's to show indifference to the Xiao Family, but Xiao Yanji was given full honors in his posthumous title and funeral, all of Great Zhou knows Xiao Yanji was posthumously titled General Rongwei and given a Commandery Prince funeral. Why then was Xiao Yanyi's petition for inheritance withheld under such honors?
Is it because they're afraid the Xiao Mansion will become arrogant and need to be suppressed?
Xiqiu only found it laughable!
