When it comes to the royal relatives of Li Country, most people know about the monarch's Liqiu Palace, the Crown Prince's East Palace, the Clan Affairs Temple, and the ten royal residences in East City. But in fact, in the corner of the imperial city, behind the back door of the East Palace, there also hides a Hundred Descendants Courtyard.
This place collected the offspring that the monarch—and sometimes the crown prince—had with nameless servant girls. According to the clan rules, these were all illegitimate children without inheritance rights, but they were still the direct blood of a sovereign. Moreover, in the extreme event that a direct descendant of the noble clan died unexpectedly, the Clan Affairs Office would arrange for noble families to claim these illegitimate prince's mothers as adopted daughters. In this way, puppet crown princes could be chosen to continue the succession, ensuring that the monarch's position remained within the direct royal bloodline.
