Emperor Yongcheng, who was already longing for fatherly love, developed a deep admiration for his scumbag dad, the late Emperor.
The more he wanted to get close to the late Emperor, the more it hurt Empress Dowager He.
Deep down, Emperor Yongcheng knew very well that his father did not love him; he loved Prince Liang more.
Yet, the late Emperor still appointed him as Crown Prince on his deathbed, entrusting the world of Dayuan to him.
Perhaps, as the wet nurse said, "The late Emperor did not love you any less, but the Empress Dowager was too domineering; the late Emperor feared the foreign relatives' political meddling and thus deliberately kept his distance from you."
Indeed, it's all the mother's fault—why must a woman be so strong-willed?
She harmed herself and dragged her son down with her.
Clearly, he was the son the Father Emperor cherished the most; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted the country and the people to him!
