Alexander Hayes's Mysterious Origins
Physician Sage Lin leaned in, his eyes glinting with mystery. "Let me tell you, what happened at Nanshan Temple all those years ago? It wasn't just some wildfire. No way. I bet my last copper it was a coup—soldiers storming both the palace and the temple at the exact same time. The Empress, about to give birth, trapped inside. She had the Crown Prince right there, under siege. And get this: Madam Lou gave birth to her daughter Lou Xiaolu the very same day. Talk about fate throwing a curveball!"
Those soldiers? They weren't after just anyone. Their sights were set squarely on the Empress and her newborn prince. Nothing else mattered. Ruthless.
The Empress was trapped for ages. She knew—this was the end. So what did she do? She had her senior brother slip Lou Xiaolu a fake death pill. Desperate times, desperate measures! Everyone fell for it. Lou Xiaolu was sealed in a coffin, buried alive. Madam Lou was just there praying, totally off the attackers’ radar. When they found Lou Xiaolu’s 'body,' they checked—dead kid, they thought. Must be the Empress’s child. The Empress, refusing to run, stayed behind to hold off the enemy. She handed the Crown Prince to Madam Lou, secretly. Madam Lou whisked him away to Marquis Weiyuan’s estate. Only when things calmed down did she send someone to dig Lou Xiaolu up. But she couldn’t bring the girl home. Instead, she handed her to her brother’s family. Complicated, right?
Physician Sage Lin’s voice was slow, almost hypnotic. Each word seemed to echo in the room. Lin Siyu? Her heart was in her throat, pounding like a drum. Twenty years of secrets—locked away and forgotten—were suddenly laid bare, one shocking detail after another. It was almost too much to take.
Lin Siyu's breath caught. "Master, you mean... the baby Madam Lou brought home, the one she claimed was her own son... That was really the Crown Prince? So, that means... Prince Alexander?" Her voice shook. The truth hit her like a thunderclap.
Physician Sage Lin turned to Lin Siyu and sighed. "It's just my theory, but I'm almost certain. Xiao Wu and Lou Xiaolu are close; he’s told me plenty about her. I never understood why Marquis Weiyuan and Madam Lou ignored their talented son, Prince Alexander, but doted on Lou Xiaolu, their niece. But if my theory holds, it all makes sense. Madam Lou risked everything—her own daughter’s life—to save the Crown Prince. She had to send Lou Xiaolu to her brother’s family, mother and daughter forced apart. Lou Xiaolu’s body was frail from the fake death pill, making Madam Lou and Marquis Weiyuan even more guilty. That’s why they pampered Lou Xiaolu, doing anything to make up for the past, no matter what she wanted.
And Prince Alexander? Poor guy. Madam Lou was cunning, sure, but she was willing to risk her own daughter’s life for a shot at saving the Crown Prince—a huge favor, hoping it’d earn her glory and riches. But fate had other plans. She saved the prince, only for the old emperor to die in the palace, a new ruler to take the throne, and suddenly, the Crown Prince in Madam Lou’s hands became a dangerous secret. She couldn’t reveal his true identity, and she resented the separation from her own child. Marquis Weiyuan had to hide who the prince really was, letting everyone believe he was their own son to avoid disaster. But with a past like that, how much warmth could Prince Alexander ever find in that household?
Lin Siyu’s eyes widened. It all clicked. If Master’s theory was right, everything finally made sense.
Prince Alexander grew up cold-shouldered at the Marquis’s estate, while Marquis Weiyuan and Madam Lou poured all their care into Lou Xiaolu. There was always a reason behind everything. The truth was bittersweet.