"Of course I do not wish for this," the Empress immediately retorted, but her expression was not so firm, "However, the deposed Crown Prince is a piece of my flesh taken from me, and to think that for the rest of his life he can only be banished to the frontier, and we as mother and son will never meet again in this life, makes my heart ache endlessly..."
"In this world, nothing is ever perfect," the old Emperor said, "The deposed Crown Prince is narrow-minded. If he stays in the capital city, he will undoubtedly cause trouble, and he will certainly obstruct the matter of the Crown Prince ascending to the throne, leaving no room for reconciliation between the brothers."
The Empress understood this reasoning long ago, but as his biological mother, she still couldn't bear it, inevitably showing a woman's compassion.
However, the words of the old Emperor made her realize that there was no room for maneuver in this matter, nor was it something she could change with a few words.
