"This news will probably reach Xinyuan County sooner or later." Shao Shuting continued. "It was a good move on the Emperor's part to tell them the truth now. If Prince Yi uses this matter in the future and tells people he's the heir to the throne, no one in the palace will believe him."
Normally, people who were not members of the royal family would not be allowed to inherit the throne; unless they were given special permission, of course.
This was as much as Jiang Yue and Xue Yan knew.
"If he runs away now, there will be a lot of problems we will have to fix in the future." As he spoke, he sighed.
Prince Yi ran away?
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan looked at each other again before Xue Yan asked, "Why did he run away?"