Chapter 360: 191 Strongest White Lotus (First Update) _2

Most official households maintained a large private residence, but the old High Priest's wife had died early, and he had no son. His salary was ample for his own comfortable living.

The old High Priest thought to himself, wasn't it plundered by your mother queen?

Forget it, he isn't my biological son anyway.

Speaking of the current emperor's birth background, it was somewhat pitiful. His biological mother was only an insignificant palace maid who happened to win the favor of the previous emperor and became pregnant.

In the Imperial harem of Zhan Country, imperial concubines below third rank weren't qualified to raise a royal heir. After his birth, he was sent to the Palace of the Tranquil Concubine, where he was brought up.

The old High Priest laughed and said, "I somehow find those modest meals and a simple life quite nice, it brings peace to one's mind. After the ups and downs in the court for so many years, there are hardly any quiet moments."