The Emperor looked at the Second Prince and said, "My Imperial Son, you have been wronged during these times."
The Second Prince did not understand why the Emperor would say this, so he asked, "Why does imperial father say this?"
The Emperor glanced at him and slowly said, "I knew fully well that the Empress would not truly care for you, yet I agreed to have you adopted under her name. I feel regret in my heart, sorry for your deceased Mother Consort."
It was stifling for the Second Prince to serve as a backup under the Empress, and the Emperor knew too. When the Fourth Prince was disabled, the Empress treated the Second Prince particularly well. However, once she learned that the Fourth Prince's eyesight could be cured, her whole demeanor changed. She summoned the Second Prince at her whim.
Alas, the Second Prince had no support and had to rely on the Empress's favor to survive, swallowing his grievances.
