Ruoxi makes her own move

Ruoxi finds herself at the center of three factions with the two working on a tactical alliance against the Crown Prince's.

While the Crown Prince is using the marriage proposal for purely political motivations, the 4th and 8th Princes make their calculated attack to mask their personal interests.

But whoa, say what now? Where did that proposal come from? Did it spring from the fact that Ruoxi knew Yinzheng was to become emperor that she is suddenly hanging on to him? Was this for her own sake because she was afraid of the impending chaos that will happen next?