Just as prime minister Bai started on his way to leave the house, he heard a yell from behind him that was unmistakable. It was a grouchy, nasty sound, and only one person could make him that repulsed.
The emperor. The stinky sewer rat reject who claimed the throne through backstabbing.
If it wasn't for his brother, it was sure that the emperor wouldn't have lived at all. His body would most probably be found in a ditch, poisoned to death by one of his half-brothers and beaten up without mercy. The fact that he lived was surprising.
But it was true that his brother was capable. All of the minister's adored him, and so did the public. There had never been a single scandal about the emperor's brother.
And what had the current emperor done to the brother who protected him and made sure he was alive despite not being supported by any political faction at all?
