not as crazy dramatic as the presentation/execution in Chinese harem dramas that I watch but this is pretty close (some cdramas tend to be campy but man do they just suck you right in w all the mess and intrigue)
So... Did the late emperor's son die and was replaced with current emperor & lady Aaduo's son? Which would make Jinshi the emperor's son, raised as his brother, masquerading as a eunuch, as a shadow prime minister? Or have I just read too many soap opera-type plots?
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well no, her father could have her before he supposedly became a eunuch
though, he did mention something about her "fate" in an earlier chapter when she was sleeping at home
perhaps she's a royal child?
everything is shrouded in mystery, i love it