Did Minister Lin know that Fan Xian was a prince?

In Celebrating Years, Prime Minister Lin knew that Fan Xian was a prince. In episode 19, Prime Minister Lin directly told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the Niulan Street assassination and tested Fan Xian's attitude toward the Lin family. Although Fan Xian pretended not to know about this, Minister Lin felt that Fan Xian's reaction did not seem to be fake. Thus, it could be inferred that Minister Lin knew Fan Xian's true identity.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

In " Celebrating Years," Minister Lin did not mention the exact time when he knew Fan Xian was a prince. However, it could be inferred that as the plot developed, Minister Lin gradually became aware of Fan Xian's true identity. In episode 19, Prime Minister Lin directly told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the Niulan Street assassination and tested Fan Xian's attitude toward the Lin family. Although Fan Xian pretended not to know about this, Minister Lin felt that Fan Xian's reaction did not seem to be fake. Thus, it could be inferred that Minister Lin knew Fan Xian's identity as a prince. In addition, Fan Xian's true identity was completely revealed at the climax of the plot. At this moment, the Second Prince also clearly learned that Fan Xian was originally of royal blood. Thus, Minister Lin might have known Fan Xian's true identity at this time or before.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

Minister Lin learned in the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years " that Fan Xian was a prince.

Minister Lin knew that Lin Gong was related to Fan Xian. Minister Lin suspected that Fan Xian was the murderer of Lin Gong and sent people to interrogate Fan Xian's friend, Teng Zijing. In the end, Minister Lin chose to believe in Fan Xian and support him with all his might. He believed Fan Xian was the best candidate to inherit the Lin family's legacy. The reason Minister Lin chose to believe Fan Xian was probably because there was no concrete evidence to prove Fan Xian's relationship with Lin Gong. Furthermore, Fan Xian was his future son-in-law. He chose to give up avenging his son. Instead, he acknowledged Fan Xian as his son-in-law and could replace Lin Gong in inheriting the responsibility of the family.

In the end, Minister Lin knew that Fan Xian had killed Lin Gong. In the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years," Minister Lin told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the Niulan Street assassination and tested Fan Xian's attitude toward the Lin family. Fan Xian pretended not to know about this and didn't understand why Lin Gong wanted to kill him, but Minister Lin felt that Fan Xian's reaction was not fake. Thus, Minister Lin finally learned that Fan Xian had killed Lin Gong.