Yuan Shuolin was enlightened when he heard these words. When he was a child, he didn't know why he didn't have any extra brothers and sisters. Later, when he grew up, he learned about it from his mother and concubine.
It turns out that back then, the Han and Yan families jointly reached an agreement. Except for Empress Han and his mother and concubines, no concubines in the harem were allowed to leave. Every woman who entered the palace was given a bowl of infertile medicine.
After knowing this secret at that time, Yuan Shuolin also lamented the boldness of the Han and Yan families. He always thought that his father did not know about this.
Unexpectedly, my father actually knew everything.
Yuan Shuo Lin frowned and asked again: "In other words, whether it is me or the deposed prince, His Majesty never intended for us to succeed to the throne, so who does he want to hand this country over to?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "Just because the concubines in the harem have no heirs does not mean there are none outside the palace. Why do you think Shen Chi assassinated His Majesty? And why did His Majesty make Shen Chi's daughter Shen Wanyue the princess?"
Yuan Shuo Lin trembled, his eyes widened in disbelief: "Is what Shen Chi said true? Father, did he really insult Mrs. Shen?"
Xiao Chengyi's eyes were heavy: "Not only Mrs. Shen, but countless noble ladies in the capital have been tainted by His Majesty, and his illegitimate children are countless. I have actually known this secret for a long time, so I made that bet with the prince.
Our Majesty, he is by no means a person who is willing to be manipulated. If you cannot see clearly this situation, you will end up like the deposed prince.
He was kind enough not to give you a glass of poisonous wine, so if you want to survive, you'd better ask yourself to go to the fiefdom and become a free prince. Of course, this is just my advice to the prince. If you want to give it a try, I have nothing to say. explain."
Yuan Shuolin was stunned. It was hard for him to recover from what Xiao Chengyi said. He had always thought that his enemy was Yuan Qirui.
He felt that as long as he defeated him, he would be able to get the crown prince position easily.
Little did he know that he was just a pawn in the hands of his father from the beginning to the end. The affection between father and son, love and respect were all fake and non-existent.
"hehe."
Yuan Shuo laughed twice, his eyes full of sadness. He looked at Xiao Chengyi and asked, "Then do you know who the son is that the father wants to protect and support?"
Xiao Chengyi did not hide anything: "It's your cousin, Yan Jingxuan. He is not your uncle's son, but your Majesty's."
Yuan Shuolin looked shocked and a little unbelievable: "Is it him?"
Xiao Chengyi nodded: "You must also know that your uncle and aunt have always been at odds with each other, and His Majesty chose your aunt to take revenge on the Yan family.
Jingxuan's life experience was revealed by the eldest princess. She told the deposed prince about Yan Jingxuan's life experience. The deposed prince had assassinated Yan Jingxuan in order to get rid of him, but failed. Later, I found out about it."
Yuan Shuolin remembered that Yan Jingxuan had indeed been assassinated before. Before, he was still a little confused and didn't know who wanted to kill Jingxuan, but now he understood.
"It turns out it's him!"
Yuan Shuolin lowered his eyes and said in a calm voice: "Jing Xuan and I grew up together and have a close relationship. My father has been very fond of Jing Xuan since he was a child. No matter what ridiculous things he does, my father will protect him."
When he said this, he paused and then said: "But it's okay if it's him."
Xiao Chengyi glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you going to fight with him?"
Yuan Shuolin shook his head: "What are you still fighting for? Since my father has long been interested in him, he must have paved the way for him, so what should I fight with him for?
So what if we fight? You also said that my father has countless illegitimate children outside the palace. If Jingxuan is gone, there will be others. Even if he secures the throne, won’t he still have to live in fear? "