Mu Rong pretended to be the emperor's only son. The first time he met the emperor, he gave him quite a scare. After that, he did his best to survive in the imperial palace.
Emperor Mu Fengchen was indifferent by nature and had no interest in romance, yet his gaze was always drawn to Mu Rong. He assumed his paternal instincts had finally awakened.
That was until he learned Mu Rong was an impostor, not his son at all. Even so, he couldn't bring himself to kill him.
Theme: The will to survive