Kneel Before Me

"You are the emperor, you have no choice." Empress Dowager Yunzi sighed again. 

"Sometimes, when I think about it, I can't really blame her for not being a good Empress. After all, she never thought of being an Empress, nor did she think that she would be an Empress.

"She only wanted to marry a man who could put her and her child first and live harmoniously for the rest of her life. It was you who promised her, and she believed you, that's why… Forget it. I don't object to you abdicating early, but it's best not to do so for the time being.

"The Crown Prince has only just been acknowledged. Not many of the civil and military officials, as well as the feudal lords, know that he is the Crown Prince. It is too rash to pass the throne to him the moment he is back.