Before he met Su Zhiruan, Shen Qi had always felt that he would walk alone in the darkness, and eventually return to it, return to tranquility.
His birth was not greeted with blessings, nor did it receive much care from his father.
The former Emperor had many sons, yet he exclusively doted on the youngest Prince.
Even though Shen Qi's mother was esteemed as the Empress and he was the legitimate son, he could still not withstand the bias of the man he called father.
His father, the Emperor, favored the Noble Consort of that time, along with their children, even more.
Among the numerous offspring of the former Emperor, his name was even entrusted to the Internal Affairs Office, and then chosen by his mother.
During the childhood ceremony where he "grasped for his future," he grabbed a seal, which should have been a joyful occasion, yet the man only scoffed coldly, with little joy on his face.