Chi Jingyue was the Great Demon King. However, although he was the First Prince, not many people knew of his existence, and neither the King nor the Queen Consort liked him very much.
Su Qiao was a little surprised. "Why?"
That didn't make sense!
In every lifetime, hadn't her man been exceptionally intelligent?
In every lifetime, hadn't he been so outstanding that he had no friends?
Didn't the empire need such an exceptional next generation to lead it?
He had only learned to walk at six, spoken his first words at eight, and before the age of ten, his reactions had been sluggish.
The King, the Queen Consort, and their close officials had once believed him to be an idiot—at least, that was what it appeared to be on the surface.
As for what the truth really was, they would have to ask him himself.
Later, his attendants discovered that he liked researching all kinds of machinery and had an extraordinary talent for technological research. He was especially outstanding in the study of Artificial Intelligence, and only then did he receive a little attention.
By contrast, Second Prince Chi Zhengze had been extremely intelligent from a very young age. Whether in supernatural abilities or other areas, he was outstanding in every respect.
Thus, he was actually the most suitable candidate for the next heir to the throne in the eyes of the King and some of the officials.
Unfortunately, the first King of the Qiyuan Empire had issued an edict stating that the first prince had to be chosen as King.
Of course, if the first prince had a physical defect, that was another matter.
"That founding King was rather strange."
The throne had always gone to the capable. Why insist on choosing the first prince?
If the first prince