"A struggle for the throne? Grandpa, from what you're saying, those princes have already started fighting each other, openly and in secret? The emperor isn't even dead yet."
"And that Ju Zi looked so silly and clueless. She even cried over a meal and said something about 'the taste of Dad's cooking.' Someone like her is actually working for Xu Tianran? Didn't you say that Xu Tianran was no saint and wasn't easy to get along with, Grandpa?"
Xiao Hongchen voiced his questions. As the Hongchen Family's Young Clan Leader, the person who would shoulder the entire family's future, he naturally wasn't ignorant of everything.
He simply devoted most of his time and energy to soul tools. That didn't mean he never learned about anything else, especially with Jing Hongchen teaching him through both words and deeds. Even watching was enough to teach him a few things.
Besides, Xiao Hongchen's status meant that many people approached him with ulterior motives. Constant exposure to such things naturally kept him from becoming a clueless fool.
"The struggle for the throne began many years ago. Back when the current emperor had just ascended the throne and Xu Tianran had just become crown prince, Xu Tianran was targeted in a premeditated assassination attempt. That was what left him crippled."
"After recovering, Xu Tianran came to understand one thing: he couldn't show his enemies even a shred of sympathy, not even if they were his own brothers. So he simply killed every brother involved in the attempt on his life. He left none alive, not even a single descendant."
"We call it a struggle for the throne, but Xu Tianran already has at least an eighty percent chance of inheriting it. The other princes are no match for him. Once he ascends the throne, those