Within the Imperial City, the situation is as Qin Tian anticipated, unpredictable and treacherous.
The Ninth Prince, the Crown Prince, and the Fourth Prince, his three sons, cause the Ice Emperor endless headaches.
Initially, the overt and covert rivalry between the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince already troubled the Ice Emperor excessively, but now, suddenly with the addition of the Fourth Prince, the Ice Emperor was momentarily bewildered, especially since the Fourth Prince's influence is substantial, leaving many political matters even beyond the control of the Ice Emperor himself.
The public and private conflicts among the three princes leave the Ice Emperor mentally exhausted; he does not wish for any harm to befall any of his sons. However, the Ninth Prince has already been harmed by Qin Tian, and lacking cultivation, he means the Ninth Prince will struggle to gain support and struggle to lead the Tianyuan Dynasty.
