The residence where His Majesty used to live, although not necessarily reserved for the Crown Prince and not very large, held special significance.
Generally speaking, it either rewarded a Minister who had achieved great merit or was passed to a favored Prince. Similarly, King Jin had asked for it before leaving the palace but was refused by His Majesty.
King Jin's face turned pale, his eyes filled with bitterness as he stared at this suddenly emerged older brother. As soon as he returned, he had obtained something he had always wanted but never received. Was he now being called the First Prince, a title people had referred to him by for many years?
Why would he ignore the readily available position of State Preceptor and meddle in the court affairs instead?
Prince Qin's expression was much calmer, as if having one more or one less brother made no difference to him. Being illegitimate, it didn't matter much whether there was one legitimate brother above him or two.
