Lu Ziyuan sneered, "Your cousin and aunt fear me to death. Somehow they found out about my lineage, and even before I knew my true identity, they attempted to harm me over and over. At first, I thought it was the Emperor..."
He paused and recalled the mistakes he had made, choosing to no longer speak.
If the Crown Prince hadn't provoked him, how could he...
"Are you wondering why he targeted me so much?" Lu Ziyuan's eyes flickered slightly, looking at the dagger tightly held in her hand, he said lightly, "Because I am the legitimate son of the late Empress, fostered in the Lu family with the Emperor and several old ministers all aware. He wants the position of Crown Prince, but unless I die, he can't attain it."
The legitimate son of the late Empress?
Xie Wanqing's eyes widened.
Fifth Prince?
As far as she knew, the late Empress died in childbirth, and the Fifth Prince was born prematurely, not surviving even a full month and followed his mother soon thereafter.
