Even if Prince Luoyang was really the old Emperor's son, as an offspring raised outside the palace, who could say for certain whether he belonged to him or to the old Prince?
Or, rather, could the Luoyang-Shao family be ruthless and bold enough to replace Prince Luoyang with a child of their own? Wouldn't that be sending the entire Daqing Kingdom to the Shao family?
"Prince Luoyang is indeed the old Emperor's son," was all he could say.
"I know, but that doesn't mean there's no room for suspicion. The old Emperor really trusted the old Princess Consort!" An Jiuyue shrugged. She did not deny it.
However, those two did not share an official relationship. Would Prince Luoyang really regard the old Emperor as his father?
Qian Jiyun and An Jiuyue continued chatting about Prince Luoyang for a while before Yan Nuo rushed up to them.
