"Actually, when I first looked, Prince Dai had King Aura, but it seemed somewhat lacking, bearing a thin and frail aspect. Presumably, he was implicated by the Crown Prince, and having been fostered among the common folk before, he shared little familial affection with the Emperor."
"The closeness or distance of one's relationship with the Emperor was enough to affect the depth of King Aura. That was hardly surprising."
"But not long ago, Prince Dai's King Aura seemed to have surged greatly... How was that to be explained?"
As Hui Dao thought this, his mind boomed, and enlightenment struck him like a bolt from the blue. He needed think no further; he had already linked together every detail from this period.
"Prince Dai is the Crown Prince's son, but the Crown Prince fell out of the Emperor's favor and died by suicide. Prince Dai was then lost among the common people for twenty years. Naturally, his King Aura could not flourish. For him to have what he has now already means fortune has favored him."
"Otherwise, he would have stopped at the rank of Duke. Even becoming a Commandery Prince would have been possible, but there would absolutely have been no chance of contending for the throne."
"But not long ago, his King Aura flourished greatly, and there was also an ominous aspect. Could it be because the Princess Consort carries a noble son, and the father rises through the son's honor, giving him hope of contending for the throne? Was that why such a dangerous and complicated King Aura appeared?"
"If that is the case, then everything makes sense."
"Just when the willow trees darken, flowers bloom bright and another village appears—but this is undoubtedly a path of extreme peril, with a hurdle on the way to becoming a