Prince Rong actually couldn't quite understand it himself; he had always considered his aunt and cousin as his closest kin, not knowing when they began to change.
"No one stands still forever," his eldest brother said.
He didn't quite understand before and was unable to figure it out, but now he understood some of it, though he wished he did not.
He drew clear boundaries between his aunt and cousin in front of his father because he couldn't bear to watch his mother being dragged step by step into the abyss. He also knew that after taking this step, the relationships with everyone truly changed.
If it were possible to have the best of both worlds, he would certainly have tried to balance, but there was no such possibility.
"Is there anything else you are hiding from Us?" the Emperor asked Prince Rong in a grave tone.
Upon hearing this, the corners of Prince Rong's mouth twitched, "Father, this time, there really is nothing else."
"Do you still want there to be something?"
