"Father! Throughout my childhood, your eyes beheld only my ninth brother, never I,"
Sixth Prince Fu Yuanjin suddenly spoke to His Majesty about the past, his tone carrying a strangeness, "Do you, Father, still remember the year when Pearl Country sent the Nanming Pearls? You never asked us brothers if we desired them but directly took them to Qixiang Palace for my ninth brother. Only when he showed no interest in such jewels did you ask who among us wanted them! Do you not realize, Father, that in your treatment of your sons, there is an unequal measure? The rest of us brothers only receive what the ninth does not want!"
Emperor Fu Aotian, after being confronted by his son, did indeed recall their childhood, around when Yuanzhao was but five years old.
At that time, it was true that he favored Yuanzhao and thus wanted to give him everything good.
Yet he had not even considered the hurt that his actions could cause to the children's hearts.
