Prime Minister Li appeased Wanyan Chao and then rushed into the palace to report the matter to Empress Dowager Wanyan. Upon hearing that her grandnephew had arrived, Empress Dowager Wanyan hastily instructed that he be welcomed into the palace and then informed Emperor Murong Liuzun, ordering him to come and meet him.
The Emperor of Great Yong, Murong Liuzun, is twenty-four years old this year. He was originally the ninth son of the former emperor, born to a concubine who was not favored. When Murong Liuzun was seven years old, his biological mother passed away; at that time, he was still called Murong Liu. "Murong Liuzun" was the name given to him by the retired emperor at the behest of the Empress Dowager after she adopted him.
Back then, the Empress Dowager intended to choose an adopted son, and for him to catch her eye among the numerous princes and suddenly become the crown prince was by no means a coincidence.
