Joy of Life - Princes
Prologue: Nice Guys Finish Last
1- A Child of the Tanmai
2- The Truman Show
3- The Legacy Book
4- Studies and Ghost Stories
5- The Noctural Visitor
6- Master Wu Zhu
7- Master Fei Jie
8- Grandmasters and Divine Temple
9- Overpowering Bàdào Zhenqi
10- The Sea Salt Merchant
11- Farewell for now, Master Fei Jie
12- Mail Order and Newspapers
13- Radish Strands
14- Housekeeper Zhou
15- Ay-ya-ya-yaaa
Princes: Age gap
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First Prince |
20 |
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Crown Prince |
19 |
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Second Prince |
18 |
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Fan Xian |
16 ½ |
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Third Prince |
8 |
Per the novel and deduction, starting from when Fan Xian arrived at the Capital.
The author's novel contains some contradictions. It mentions that the empress gave birth to the Crown Prince just a few days after Ye QingMei (Fan Xian). However, there are instances where Fan Xian's age is stated as 16 and a half, while at another point, it is said that he is 19. The Second Prince and Crown Prince are one year apart from the Crown Prince (confirmed by the Emperor in Volume 7), and Chapter 191 mentions that the Crown Prince is the Second Prince's elder, and it is noted that the Third Prince is 8 years old (Volume 2/Brothel).
If we study the ages, we can unfold the Emperor’s relationships. Initially, when the Emperor met Ye QingMei, he was still an unmarried Prince. After they traveled to the capital, he ascended to the throne with the help of Ye QingMei, while she became his mistress, refusing to marry him and take on the role of empress. Following this, he went to war in Dongyi and returned with a princess whom he married, and they had a child together, known as the First Prince. In addition to her, he took two other concubines while maintaining his love affair with Ye QingMei. One of the two concubines became the Empress, the other a queen. It is believed that he took two other concubines after Ye QingMei’s death. I estimated that Ye QingMei spent around ten years in the Qing Empire and was killed before 30.
It is a tradition in royalty that the elder son (Prince) becomes Crown Prince. Since the First Prince cannot be because of his mother's lineage, the next in line is Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince.
I am not claiming that what I wrote in this section is right—far from it. I was fascinated by Chinese dynasties, languages, traditions, cultures, and locations. A fiction book allows us to let our imagination, and it is okay to have different opinions.
The author's novel contains some contradictions. It mentions that the empress gave birth to the Crown Prince just a few days after Ye QingMei (Fan Xian). However, there are instances where Fan Xian's age is stated as 16 and a half, while at another point, it is said that he is 19. The Second Prince and Crown Prince are one year apart from the Crown Prince (confirmed by the Emperor in Volume 7), and Chapter 191 mentions that the Crown Prince is the Second Prince's elder, and it is noted that the Third Prince is 8 years old (Volume 2/Brothel).
If we study the ages, we can unfold the Emperor’s relationships. Initially, when the Emperor met Ye QingMei, he was still an unmarried Prince. After they traveled to the capital, he ascended to the throne with the help of Ye QingMei, while she became his mistress, refusing to marry him and take on the role of empress. Following this, he went to war in Dongyi and returned with a princess whom he married, and they had a child together, known as the First Prince. In addition to her, he took two other concubines while maintaining his love affair with Ye QingMei. One of the two concubines became the Empress, the other a queen. It is believed that he took two other concubines after Ye QingMei’s death. I estimated that Ye QingMei spent around ten years in the Qing Empire and was killed before 30.
It is a tradition in royalty that the elder son (Prince) becomes Crown Prince. Since the First Prince cannot be because of his mother's lineage, the next in line is Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince.
I am not claiming that what I wrote in this section is right—far from it. I was fascinated by Chinese dynasties, languages, traditions, cultures, and locations. A fiction book allows us to let our imagination, and it is okay to have different opinions.
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