Pei Yan wielded absolute power, so he didn't need to please anyone when it came to appointing an empress.
Mei Wanying had already done him the great service of bearing a child, and now she was pregnant with another.
Coupled with the long-standing ties between the Mei family and Pei Yan, making her the Empress was perfectly reasonable.
As long as Empress Dowager Gu didn't object, the matter was set in stone. No one would be able to dissuade him.
The year Pei Yan ascended the throne, he had confined Empress Dowager Gu to her quarters, and mother and son had nearly become enemies.
It was Mei Wanying's refusal to be obstinate, having Ling acknowledge Empress Dowager Gu, that eased the tension.
After that ordeal, Empress Dowager Gu let go completely and no longer meddled in Pei Yan's affairs.
"The Harem cannot be without a mistress. It's a good thing he is welcoming Mei Wanying into the palace and making her the Empress."
