He sighed and asked Min, "Do you know about your origins?" Straight to the point.
Min was startled, his hands resting on his legs clenched into fists. He quickly glanced at the Emperor and then lowered his gaze, recalling what his mother told him before leaving: "If the Emperor asks, you don't need to hide anything. Just be honest..." She had said so much, even teaching him how to react, how to answer, how to interact with the Emperor.
At the time, he thought such a scene would surely occur, but not necessarily now.
Mother must have anticipated this kind of situation for this journey, which is why she carefully instructed him before leaving.
He kept his composure and nodded in response, "In response to the Emperor's question, yes!"
