"How is this possible?"
The Empress Dowager was the first to find it impossible.
This is the palace, where only guards and eunuchs are present, alongside the Central Emperor. Normal men—there shouldn't be a single one here.
Xia Jian is just an ordinary commoner. How could he be living in the palace, and for four full years at that?
"What did the Central Emperor do to Xia Jian? Yi Guoshi, tell me." She knew this matter wasn't simple and turned her gaze toward Yi Guoshi.
"Xia Jian was brought back by His Majesty four years ago and was subjected to palace castration. Since then, he has resided in the palace, dedicated to caring for the four princes who are shunned by His Majesty."
Yi Guoshi explained.
Truth be told, even he was merely speculating about this incident.
"I can only make some conjectures. Two months ago, I saw Xia Jian in the harem, holding a child of four or five years old. That child happens to be one among the four royal children we saw today."
