"Damn it!!" After Prince saw Butler go make the arrangements, he angrily smashed one of his favorite antiques.
Prince looked at the various antiques filling the room, his heart full of disgust.
He did not love antiques. What he loved more was power and beautiful women. He had hidden at Emperor's side precisely so he could launch a better surprise attack.
The persona he had crafted for himself was that of an antique enthusiast.
His greed for money, lust for women, and fondness for antiques were all merely for Emperor to see.
Because Emperor felt most at ease with someone like him.
His efforts had not been in vain. He held part of the authority over the sale of warships abroad.
He had made a fortune from those transactions.
The more ruthlessly he profited, the more reassured Emperor became.
Prince knew that the matter involving Crown Prince had dealt Emperor a severe blow.
What was Crown Prince? He was the next generation's Emperor.
He had been personally trained by the current Emperor!
And this was what that training had produced!
Moreover, Emperor's Shadow Guards had also run into trouble!
His most beloved Princess had been sentenced in Alliance as well.
This was precisely when Emperor was at his most emotionally vulnerable.
Naturally, it was also when Emperor was most enraged.
Someone had destroyed the work of Emperor's entire life.
For Emperor, training the next successor was the utmost priority.
Whether they were Great Nobles or any other family, they all placed the training of their heirs first. No matter how well one did personally, if the successor proved useless, all that hard work would soon go to waste.
But it would not be so easy for Emperor to settle accounts with the people around Crown Prince. Since those people had