朕的翻译呢😆

Thank you 🙏 You're the best.

In ancient China, imperial succession was all about royal bloodline. Xiao Minghuang and Xie Zhiwei didn’t have any children of their own, but the child closest in blood to Xiao Minghuang—and still of royal blood—was her younger brother’s daughter. Ancient emperors didn’t necessarily have to name their own biological child as heir; as long as the bloodline was legitimate, plus some political factors, that could work. So Xiao Zhaoning, as the heir to the throne, would call Xie Zhiwei “Mother ”😘

😅 I got it! I think I got further confused since she called Zhiwei mother 😆 Thank you for explaining, I really appreciate it.

In ancient times, a crown prince in his teens could already have secondary consorts before marrying the crown princess—so he could have children, which means his daughter wouldn’t be very old either. As for when he got married or who he had the child with, that’s not the focus of the story, so it’s just left unsaid!

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