Okay so I cheated and checked the Fandom page…Jinshi is the biological son of…. * * * ...

My post keeps getting cut off. Major spoiler above about Jinshi’s parents!! Do not read if you don’t want to know!!!!!

He isn't.

He is. He doesn’t know. And it’s not made public (as of this time), but he is.

He isn't. He is the emperor's younger brother.

It was revealed in chp 55

Yes he’s the “brother” because that’s how he was raised. That’s why I specified who his biological parents are. He’ll never be publicly recognized as the son, because he was raised as the brother.

Hmmm... I see I see. If that is so, then I can't wait for it to be revealed. Imma stop reading this and let it marinate

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Well in chapter with consort aaduo leaving the palace. It said that she switched her son with the empress's son.
I thought we all knew that jinshi's real parents are emperor and aaduo.

I thought that was only Maomao's theory.

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It is. Later in the story, there’s also a scene between the Empress-Regent and Jinshi that’s just like the Aaduo & Jinshi scene. It makes you question whether or not the switch really happened.

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At that point it’s just Maomao’s speculation. We don’t know for sure yet. But there’s also a scene later between the Empress & Jinshi, that makes you question whether or not the switch actually happened—if Jinshi is really the Empress-Regent’s son.

That's why I was confused. At that point, I thought it was just Maomao's speculation and it wasn't confirmed. But so far, his identity is the brother of the emperor. So if there is any concrete revelation that he is the emperor's son and not his brother, I will look forward to it. But right now, I'd believe he is the emperor's brother. But well, regardless of his identity, I am in love with this series so I'm really excited about it.