Yin Shuangshuang speculated endlessly, and could only think of one reason for the Emperor's stay at the Palace, avoiding seeing the officials, and that was the Emperor must be seriously ill.
The Emperor should be severely ill, to the point of being unable to meet people and unable to continue reviewing memorials.
The reason for the Emperor's painstaking cover-up, creating the illusion of indulging in beauty, was undoubtedly to stabilize the three Princes who were attacking each other incessantly and many officials caught up in it.
The Emperor's position is too important, the Imperial Family has no personal affairs; even in selecting a wife or having a child, the court officials must be involved, let alone an illness.
Even in normal times, illness is a major event that causes upheaval in the court; if the Emperor has any mishap, the entire country would be shaken.
