Distinguished Guests Arrive One After Another

More and more Sea Race gathered in the front hall of the Chancellor's Residence, but because the venue was large enough, it was not too crowded.

Time passed slowly, and the Sea Race who crossed the threshold went from being prominent families to mid-level officials of the fourth rank or above, and then to high-ranking officials who held real power.

Then, a brief period of vacuum finally arrived.

The silence in front of the Chancellor's Residence was broken by a deep, resonant roar of a sea beast.

This also caused the people socializing among their peers in the front hall to gradually lower their voices.

"Master, it's the Second Prince."

In the main reception room on the second floor of the Chancellor's Residence, a servant trotted forward.

He bowed respectfully and whispered to a red-haired old man with many wrinkles on his face, reporting the situation outside.

"Yes, Ah Sheng, come here," the old man raised his hand and beckoned to one of the other two people in the reception room.

He ignored the guy who had been neglected, and even disregarded the other's increasingly gloomy expression.

He gently instructed the younger person before him, "When you leave later, be mindful of your manners, but don't be afraid."

"Grandpa will take care of anything, you don't need to worry about anything."

After he finished speaking, he reached out and put his hand on his grandson's arm.

Guan Sheng understood and immediately and obediently helped the old man up.

"I understand, Grandpa."

The grandfather and grandson walked straight out of the living room and headed downstairs.

"Master, are you going down?"

"You idiot, get out!"

The nominal current head of the family, Guan Yu, glared at the servant who had served the Guan Family for many years, then got up and left the reception room.

However, instead of greeting guests in the front hall, he went straight to his room.

The servants who remained in the reception room shrugged and gave a disdainful sneer once he had completely disappeared.

Immediately, he began to beckon the other servants outside the door to come in.

They began tidying up the main reception room, which they would be using later, in an orderly manner.

Downstairs, the Guan Family and his grandson arrived at the front hall first.

Then, "His Yuan Rong has arrived!"

It was a grand entrance unlike that of other guests, but no one objected.

Putting aside the fact that Lord Guan holds a very high position in the court, Prince Yuan Rong, as a candidate for the Crown Prince, deserves such attention.

The eldest prince and his princess entered the banquet hall, respectfully escorted by their attendants.

A pair of dark, translucent dragon horns, symbolizing the Dragon Spirit Species Royal Family, emerged from his gray-black hair.

In the Alternate Space, Shisui sensed a familiar Psychic Energy fluctuation.

This Psychic Energy fluctuation was remarkably similar to the residual energy on the damaged [Spirit Dream Recall].

Zi Sui's gaze, which had Shisui scattered throughout the venue, suddenly focused, just like the other guests, on the two VIPs in the room.

Amidst the congratulatory greetings from all sides, the old man slowly stepped forward and gently shook hands with the eldest prince.

Seeing that the woman accompanying him was a noble lady from a prestigious family, the old patriarch withdrew his hand before speaking.

"It is truly an honor for this old man to have His Yuan Rong us with his presence."

Guan Xiangming looked at the eldest prince, ignoring the noblewoman beside him.

"You're too kind, Chancellor Guan..."

The eldest prince Yuan Rong, with a gentle yet aloof demeanor, smiled and gestured to the palace servants behind him to present the congratulatory gifts.

This gentle and refined nature of a young gentleman might be acceptable as a member of the royal family, but as an heir to the throne...

Before the two had finished exchanging pleasantries, the sound of servants greeting them came from the doorway.

"His Yuan Yuan has arrived!"

The conversation abruptly ended, and the two looked towards the door. The surrounding guests also became noticeably more serious.

As Yuan Rong turned around, he subtly scanned the entire room, fully aware of everyone's disdain.

He knew very well that this was his own fault, so he kept his expression unchanged and maintained a polite smile as he greeted his younger brother.

"Yuan Yuan, it's been a long time."

"Father-in-law, happy birthday," Yuan Yuan greeted the old family head, Guan, from behind.

"The Imperial Concubine is unwell and unable to attend; please forgive her."

"It's alright, it's alright."

He then said slowly and deliberately, "Long time no see, elder brother."

While observing the changing glances of the guests in the Alternate Space, Shisui began to consume the Flesh Crystals.

Damn it, I should have swallowed some "sunflower seeds" instead of just eating these Flesh Crystals, it doesn't taste right!

Kakugan. From Shisui's perspective, Yuan Yuan's realm was far superior to Yuan Rong's.

Naturally, the color of his dragon horns, which symbolized his strength, also became much darker.

The undisguised fluctuations of Psychic Energy confirmed to Shisui that the mysterious aura from before must belong to a member of the Dragon Spirit Species Royal Family.

Outside the Alternate Space, the conversation continued.

"Your Yuan Yuan, how have you been?"

Grandpa Guan silently acknowledged the address "father-in-law," officially siding with the Second Prince Faction.

The surrounding guests understood immediately; after all, this was expected.

As early as last year, when the Guan Family's Eldest Legitimate Daughter was made the Second Imperial Concubine, there were already signs of this.

However, because Miss Guan Er entered the First Prince's residence as a concubine, some "neutral" people dared not rashly follow suit.

It seems that the prime minister's faction has completely sided with the Second Prince Faction.

Seeing the expressions change among the scions of noble families around his corner, Yan Fei urgently began contacting his family.

He couldn't help but sigh and silently distanced himself from this small group.

Lu Qianyu had already been pushed out by him using an excuse long before.

He stayed here only to confirm which families would ultimately protect the eldest prince.

For him, an illegitimate son of the Sima Family, to attend the prime minister's birthday banquet before he could even react, truly showed he was utterly hopeless.

Yan Fei observed the actions of these aristocratic family representatives while keeping an eye on the direction of the main gate.

There's one more, but they haven't appeared yet.