Bab 481: The Origins Of Fan San Bao

In the month he had been back in the capital, he had smelled a particular scent and had understood some matters. The most important being, of course, the words the Second Prince had once said to him in secret. He admitted that the Second Prince's analysis was correct. If the situation continued like this, his position would become unusually awkward with an unclear path going forward.

Although the silent Qing Emperor, in whom the people had great expectations, had, with unusual mercilessness, incited conflict between his sons during the past few years, these conflicts had to be controlled to a certain extent. Although he was merciless and courageous, he was not abnormal. A normal father would not watch their sons kill each other.