The Crown Prince and Imperial Grandson Were Both Fakes

"I..."

"Your son... your son..."

"Xue Qinghe's" lips were dry, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Where on earth had Xue Qinghe gotten a son from?!

"Father, your son is guilty!"

"Xue Qinghe" dropped to one knee and cupped her hands toward Xue Ye, pleading guilty.

"Over a decade ago, your son used to linger in pleasure houses... perhaps..."

"Xue Qinghe" clenched her teeth, wishing she could bring Xue Qinghe back to life and kill him all over again!

She had to deal with this illegitimate son now, or her plan might well fail just a step from success!

"Well... Your Highness, that boy is quite young. He has only just awakened his martial soul..."

The scout added.

"What did you say?"

"Xue Qinghe" abruptly relaxed. Now she was certain that the fellow outside was a fake!

How could Xue Qinghe, who had been dead for over a decade, have fathered a six-year-old child?!

She had never imagined someone would be so unafraid of death that they would try to pin a false claim on the imperial family!

Or had she been too mild in public?

"Xue Qinghe" sneered inwardly.

"Invite him in first."

Xue Ye said no more, signaling for the scout to go down and bring Xue Qianren in.

Whether he truly carried the Xue family bloodline still needed to be verified.

"Father, your son did indeed indulge in romantic affairs in his youth, but I can guarantee that I have not engaged in relations with a woman even once in the past ten years."

"Xue Qinghe" looked composed. She felt she had already seen through this farce.

"Let us see. I am truly curious..."

"Did Qinghe leave an heir to the Xue family, or is someone truly bold enough to impersonate a member of the imperial family and deceive me?!"

Xue Ye glanced at Xue Qinghe and spoke evenly.

"Xue Qinghe" lowered her head and said no more.

A moment later, a delicate-looking child with pale golden hair and crimson eyes walked calmly into the hall.

His clear eyes also surveyed the palace's interior and its occupants with curiosity.

"My name is Xue Qianren. I'm Daddy Qinghe's son. Hello, Grandpa. Hello, Daddy."

Xue Qianren smiled and waved at Xue Ye on the dais.

"Who exactly are you?!"

At that name, "Xue Qinghe's" gaze instantly turned cold. At this moment, her murderous intent toward Xue Qianren had reached its peak!

"I'm Xue Qianren~"

Xue Qianren tilted his little face up and winked playfully at "Xue Qinghe."

"Insolence!"

"I have stayed away from women for nearly ten years! How could I possibly have a child your age?!"

"At your young age, whose orders are you following to dare impersonate a member of our imperial family?!"

"Xue Qinghe's" gaze was icy. She had a feeling that this person was calling her out by name!

Yet there was absolutely no way her name could have leaked to the outside world!

"Xue Qinghe" clenched her fists. Things seemed to be slipping out of control...

Xue Ye remained silent, and the ministers exchanged glances. For a time, the only sound left in the palace was the confrontation between the "Xue father and son"!

"Why would you say that, Father? I'm the eldest legitimate son of the Heaven Dou Crown Prince. Who could order me around?"

Xue Qianren asked with feigned innocence, but he could barely keep the corners of his mouth down.

[Total reputation: 888]

As his words fell, a golden swan martial soul with a pure swan bloodline instantly rose behind him, accompanied by a faint dragon might!

In an instant, Xue Ye rose to his feet, his face filled with disbelief!

He felt the suppression of a superior martial soul upon an inferior one, and he also felt his own swan martial soul stirring!

At this point, he was completely certain that Xue Qianren must be a child of his Xue family!

"A golden swan martial soul..."

The ministers exchanged glances, staring in considerable shock at the golden plumage of Xue Qianren's martial soul.

"And judging by his level... could he also have innate full soul power?"

The ministers sucked in sharp breaths!

Now even the ministers' trust in Xue Qianren rose considerably!

The reason was simple: what faction would be foolish enough to send someone with innate full soul power undercover?!

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Impossible! How is this possible?!

"Xue Qinghe" stared at Xue Qianren in disbelief. At this moment, even she began to wonder whether Xue Qianren really was Xue Qinghe's child!

But his age could not possibly line up!

"Guards!"

On the imperial throne, Xue Ye slowly settled back into his seat, his voice solemn.

"Bring the Imperial Bloodline Crystal and verify his identity."

"Qianren, Qinghe, each of you, draw a drop of blood."

Xue Ye spoke gravely, his aged hands gripping the armrests tightly.

He was already certain that this child carried the Xue family bloodline, but he needed to know which branch the child belonged to!

If this boy truly was his legitimate grandson...

Innate full soul power, an inborn aura of suppression-he would devote the entire nation to safeguarding his legitimate grandson's path!

For a time, no one spoke, until a guard arrived with a pure white, transparent crystal.

"Qinghe, you first."

Xue Ye spoke evenly, but his hands were already clamped tightly around the armrests.

"Yes, Father."

"Xue Qinghe" took a deep breath. So be it. Whether it was a mule or a horse, taking it out for a trot would tell!

Without betraying a thing, "Xue Qinghe" switched out the blood she had drawn and gently squeezed it into the crystal.

Hum~

The Bloodline Crystal instantly lit up with a faint fluorescent glow.

"All right, Qianren, you... you put in a drop of blood too."

Xue Ye lowered his eyes, watching rather nervously as Xue Qianren dripped his blood into the Imperial Bloodline Crystal.

Then!

Hum, hum~

The crystal blazed with red light!

"It's red..."

"It's red!"

"Hahaha!"

Xue Ye's aged body trembled violently, and his hoarse laughter instantly rang throughout the palace!

The initial pale white glow meant that the first drop of blood belonged to the Xue family, while a red glow from the second drop meant that it belonged to a direct relative of the first!

And the blazing red light before them proved that the two were definitely father and son!

H-how could this be...

"Xue Qinghe" covered her chest in bewilderment. This child really was hers... no, Xue Qinghe's?

Back then, Xue Qinghe had actually hidden a child around negative six years old behind her back?

How the hell was that possible?!

That did not make any damn sense!

[Ding-dong! Congratulations, host, on surpassing one thousand total reputation. A random reward is hereby granted.]

[Ding-dong! Congratulations, host, on obtaining the conceptual divine artifact, the Yin-Yang Twin Birth Mirror.]

[Yin-Yang Twin Birth Mirror: the mirror has two sides. The host can move freely between its surfaces.]

Xue Qianren paid no attention to the system notifications. In any case, this so-called conceptual divine artifact would go straight into his main body's hands.

His main body could take the opportunity to come out and play by having the next clone bring the mirror along. After all, the Divine Realm had not checked on him for nearly eight hundred thousand years in lower-realm time. Even if he disappeared, the Divine Realm would not know.

"Xue Qianren, hear my decree!"

"Effective immediately, Xue Qianren is recognized as the son of our Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, and shall be granted the title of Heaven Dou Firstborn Imperial Grandson!"

"He shall rank within the imperial clan orthodoxy, receive the stipend of the imperial family's legitimate line, be entered into the Imperial Clan Jade Register, and have his name recorded in the Heaven Dou Clan Genealogy!"

"Furthermore, Qinghe, Qianren is your child. From now on, you shall raise him personally."

"He is the future of our Heaven Dou. Should anything go wrong, I shall convict you of a most heinous crime!"

Xue Ye's eyes held a smile, his old heart deeply comforted.