First Match

"The upper circles of the Aquamarine Empire are way too messy." Yang Bo shook his head. Who would have thought such a noble, classical Princess would attend this kind of gathering?

Though he grumbled inwardly, watching the Princess speak onstage still gave Yang Bo a strong sense of accomplishment.

If I'd known she was a Princess, I would've tried a few more tricks.

Of course, perhaps she had been repressed for too long. Competition within the nobility was exceptionally fierce.

Every noble family had limited resources. It was impossible to provide for an ever-growing clan.

Conflict was inevitable, and the royal family was no exception.

The Emperor had so many sons. Who wouldn't want to become Emperor? It was just like the emperors of ancient times.

Some Princes probably wished their father and all their siblings would die, leaving only themselves behind.

Even those Princes wished the current Emperor's entire family would die out so that they themselves could become the heirs.

And then there were the Great Nobles. Who among them did not harbor ambitions of becoming royalty? That was why Great Nobles intermarried with one another, but generally did not marry into the royal family.

The royal family and the sons of Princes generally married commoners' daughters. On the surface, it was said to show closeness to the common people.

In reality, it was because the Crown Prince was not allowed to marry a noble's daughter, whether she came from a great or minor noble house.

That was because the Crown Prince's children would be Crown Princes themselves. If their mother were the daughter of a Great Noble, that child might later fall under the Great Noble's influence.

Of course, the rules were looser for Princesses, since they could still be used in political marriages.

But Great Nobles