Why? Perhaps only the one who sits upon the throne can truly answer that question.
That position is too high—so high that everyone who attains it becomes heartless, their minds filled with suspicion.
Five years ago, on the very night of the Prime Minister’s flower banquet, the Second Prince, Baili Moran, who had been named Crown Prince, was pierced through the chest by a sharp dagger. His blood stained the pristine floors of the Eastern Palace a vibrant, tragic red. According to the visitor logs, Prince Dongli, Baili Moqing, was the last person to enter the Eastern Palace that night.
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