In this empire, if you want to be the crown prince, all you had to do was become the first prince. The rules of the empire state that the first prince was more prioritized to be the crown prince except if he was incompetent. Even if I was the son of the empress, Brother Francis, who was born from a maid, had a better chance to be the crown prince.
Since I was young, I was aware that my mother and our family's reputation was on my shoulders. I was their hope to raise their honor. In order to do that, I had to become the crown prince, no matter what it takes.
The fact that Brother Francis had more privilege just because he was the first prince was also the reason why I studied a lot. I would never let him become my superior! How come the son of a maid ruled over me?!
