Du Xiaoli picked up a branch and tossed it into the fire, sending a few sparks flying through the air before they dissipated. “Leng Yi, aren't the Emperor and Prince Ren both the Empress Dowager's own sons? Why is she having Prince Ren usurp the throne?”

Leng Yi put down the pastry in his hand and said, “Actually, the Emperor is not the Empress Dowager's real son.”

The Emperor was not the Empress Dowager's real son? But wasn’t it common knowledge that they were biological mother and son?

“Qiaozhu said that the Emperor and Prince Ren were biological brothers, how come now they're biological brothers?” Ying Ge was quick to follow, and spoke on the same doubts Du Xiaoli had in her heart.