How can you rule the world if I'm just a substitute for you?

Li Fuquan was completely dumbfounded, not understanding the meaning behind Lin Xuan's words at all, but he still bowed and replied.

"Your Highness, I was castrated at the age of thirteen and entered the palace. I have served Your Majesty in the palace for decades and have spent my whole life in the inner palace. How could I possibly have an illegitimate child?"

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and slowly asked, "What if I gave you a biological son out of thin air? Would you want him?"

Li Fuquan looked embarrassed and quickly waved his hand, "Your Highness, please don't make fun of this old servant. With my health like this, there is absolutely no way I could have any children."

"If I say you have it, then you have it." Lin Xuan said firmly, his face serious.

The entire court was dumbfounded.

With the blood test evidence now irrefutable, the Crown Prince is speechless and unable to defend himself. Instead of trying to explain himself when facing death, he publicly mocks the chief eunuch around His Majesty about whether he has any illegitimate children, which is truly baffling.

Lin Fu's face turned ashen, and he shouted sternly, "Crown Prince! Stop your nonsense and trying to confuse the issue! The evidence that our blood doesn't mix is ​​irrefutable. What do you have to say for yourself now?!"

Lin Xuan smirked and turned to Lin Fu: "You just said that the blood test for kinship is foolproof. Is that method really reliable?"

Lin Fu, with an air of pride, confidently stated, "Of course it's reliable! Blood tests to verify kinship have never been wrong throughout history!"

"That's good."

Lin Xuan gave a light reply and turned to Li Fuquan: "Steward Li, bring another basin of clean water."

Li Fuquan stood frozen in place, not daring to act on his own, and turned to look at Emperor Qian, awaiting his decree.

Emperor Qian's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He wanted to see what tricks Lin Xuan was up to, so he nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Upon receiving the imperial edict, Li Fuquan immediately turned around and brought over a basin of clean water.

All the officials were filled with doubt and secretly wondered if the Crown Prince wanted to drip blood again in an attempt to change the outcome.

Lin Xuan took the basin of water, handed it to Zhang Wu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and then looked at Li Fuquan.

"Steward Li, let's drip the blood first."

Li Fuquan was puzzled, but His Majesty did not stop him, so he could only do as he was told, picking up a silver needle and pricking his fingertip, a drop of blood falling into the clear water.

After finishing all this, Lin Xuan turned to look at Lin Fu, who had a puzzled expression, and said calmly, "It's your turn."

Lin Fu frowned, utterly bewildered: "What do you mean? What exactly are you trying to do?"

Lin Xuan remained calm and uttered a startling statement: "I suspect that you are not the Emperor's biological son, but rather the illegitimate son of Chief Eunuch Li."

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

All the civil and military officials stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, their faces filled with shock.

These words are absolutely outrageous and outrageous!

Li Fuquan was castrated and entered the palace at the age of thirteen, so he was already penniless. How could he possibly have children?

Could it be that a eunuch can undergo a second growth spurt?

Lin Fu trembled with rage, roaring, "Lin Xuan! How dare you! Stop spouting nonsense!"

Lin Xuan shrugged nonchalantly, "You can doubt that I'm a fake crown prince, and I can naturally doubt your background. The truth will be revealed with a test. Since you're so sure that the blood test is foolproof, do you dare to verify it?"

Lin Fu felt utterly humiliated.

It would be one thing to slander him as the illegitimate son of any minister in the court, but Lin Xuan insisted that he was the illegitimate son of a eunuch, which was an utter disgrace!

But then he thought again that he was his father’s own flesh and blood, and there was no mistake in his bloodline. It was impossible for his blood to mix with that of a eunuch.

This is a perfect opportunity to definitively confirm Lin Xuan's crimes of being unreasonable and erratic.

He gritted his teeth and nodded: "Fine! I'd like to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

After saying that, Lin Fu picked up a silver needle and pierced his fingertip hard, a drop of blood slowly dripping into the basin.

All the officials present held their breath, their eyes fixed on the basin of water, looking on with expressions of watching a spectacle unfold.

Everyone knew perfectly well that the Third Prince could not possibly be the child of a eunuch, yet a strange curiosity still arose in their hearts.

What if they actually do mix?

What happened today is a hundred times more explosive than the fact that the Crown Prince was a stand-in!

A moment later, the two drops of blood slowly approached each other and, without any hindrance, completely merged together.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Lin Xuan pointed to the basin of water, feigning shock, and looked at Li Fuquan, saying loudly:

"Chief Steward Li, you see, I wasn't wrong! You clearly have an illegitimate child, the Third Prince of the current dynasty, who is your biological son!"

Lin Fu stared blankly at the blood-soaked water in the basin, his face pale, his body stiff, muttering to himself in disbelief.

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible... How could they merge..."

Lin Xuan coldly observed the panicked and disoriented crowd, secretly sneering to himself.

He had made preparations early in the morning.

These idiots, do they really think blood can prove kinship?

Add alum to water, and anyone's blood will dissolve; add sesame oil, and even blood from father and son won't dissolve.

The so-called blood test to determine kinship is nothing more than a foolish folk remedy passed down through generations.

The officials present were in an uproar, whispering among themselves, their expressions filled with horror.

How could the bloodline of the dignified Third Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty be intertwined with that of a palace eunuch?

Li Fuquan was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground, his face pale, kowtowing repeatedly: "Your Majesty, spare my life! This old servant absolutely did not do such a thing! This old servant would never dare!"

Emperor Qian's face was ashen, his imperial aura sweeping across the entire scene. He stared intently at the blood in the basin, then looked at Lin Fu, who looked bewildered and devastated, his brows furrowed deeply.

Lin Fu completely lost his composure, screaming like a madman, "This is fake! You must have tampered with it! Father, don't believe him!"

Lin Xuan spoke calmly, his tone steady yet resolute:

"Third brother, you just said it yourself, the blood test is foolproof and without the slightest error."

"Now that your blood is mixed with Steward Li's, how do you explain that?"

Lin Xuan changed the subject and continued:

"Father, blood kinship testing is utter nonsense. It can't distinguish between true and false bloodlines at all. If you don't believe me, you can try it again right here."

Emperor Qian was also full of doubts at this moment, and immediately nodded, ordering several civil and military officials to step forward and drip their blood in turn.

Within a basin of clear water, the ministers, though unrelated by blood, still share a common bloodline.

After changing the water several times, some blood mixed together, while others did not mix for a short period, with no discernible pattern.

All the officials fell silent. Everyone realized that the blood test was a complete hoax from beginning to end.

Lin Fu stood there, his face ashen and his body shivering with cold.

He never expected that his trump card, his ultimate killing plan, would be completely countered by Lin Xuan in such a simple way.

Standing to the side, Duke Qin Lie's gaze was deep and cold, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

He took a second look at the Crown Prince Lin Xuan before him.

This person may seem carefree and talkative, but in reality, he is meticulous and incredibly intelligent, always able to spot flaws and resolve deadlocks at a glance.

The current crown prince is no longer the incompetent, decadent, and debauched good-for-nothing he once was.

At this moment, Lin Xuan stepped forward, looked directly at Emperor Qian, and his clear voice resounded throughout the entire venue.

"Father, my third brother has repeatedly slandered me as a substitute. Today, I will present all the irrefutable evidence to prove my identity."