The talent of an actor was directly proportional to the size of the lie, which was directly proportional to the magnitude of the benefit. This was something Fan Xian deeply believed in. In court, each of them probed for the ownership of that chair. This was the greatest interest in the world. Even if the Crown Prince told him a huge lie, it wouldn't be strange.
The problem was that Fan Xian had no way of knowing how much truth or lie was in the Crown Prince's words. If he was in the Crown Prince's position, would he make such a promise? What about what happened in the past?