"Biological father?" Xiao Qianyu's tone was strange.
He'd thought Prince Jiujiang's Heir would reveal his identity gradually, taking a roundabout approach. He hadn't expected him to get straight to the point.
What was he supposed to do now? Throw his arms around each other and weep as father and son reunited? He frowned in dismay. No, he couldn't do that! Their feelings hadn't been built up enough yet.
Xiao Qianyu coughed and said, rationally, coolly, and calmly, "Heir, have you gone mad?"
A flicker of displeasure crossed Prince Jiujiang's Heir's eyes, but he put on an impassioned expression. "My son, it's true. You are my son, a descendant of Prince Jiujiang's Estate."
Xiao Qianyu put on an unmoved expression. "Silence! Heaven itself bears witness that I am of the true dragon's bloodline. Heir, do you know what you're saying? Would you defy Heaven's will?"
Prince Jiujiang's Heir had expected this. If Xiao Qianyu had believed him the moment he said it, that would have made people suspect something was wrong with Xiao Qianyu's head.
He would have to be either an extraordinary fool or just pretending to go along with it, ready to report everything to Emperor Yongchang as soon as he left Prince Jiujiang's Estate, prompting the court to keep an even closer watch on the estate.
Prince Jiujiang's Heir said confidently, "I'm not denying that you're of the true dragon's bloodline. But have you ever considered that perhaps Heaven's will is for you to replace the Great Xi Dynasty with a new one, dethrone the emperor, and become the founder of the next dynasty? Then you yourself would be the true dragon. It wouldn't mean you were Emperor Yongchang's son."
Xiao Qianyu stepped back, looking shocked. "Could that be true?"
Prince Jiujiang declared with absolute certainty, "That's exactly