The mocking expression on Chu Heng's face made Emperor Huian extremely irritated, yet he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.
His sons had grown up, and he was well aware that they only maintained a facade of fraternal harmony and brotherly respect. He himself had climbed from an insignificant prince to the position of Crown Prince, and eventually eliminated his brothers who attempted to usurp the throne, thus smoothly ascending to the imperial seat.
From prince to Crown Prince and then to emperor, each step was a stairway paved with blood, a difficult path traversed step by step. This seemed to be the inevitable fate that every generation of emperors couldn't escape.