As Helian Jue had expected, the Second Prince's residence issued a statement around noon.

The Second Prince Helian Tu did not engage in any actual mistreatment of the spirit pet. However, he lacked scientific and proper methods in raising it, leading to some misunderstandings between him and the spirit pet, the Snake King, which made their relationship appear somewhat cold to the outside world. To express his apology, the Second Prince Helian Tu personally donated 100 million interstellar coins to build spirit pet pavilions throughout the empire.

After reading the entire statement, Qiao You leaned close to Helian Jue's ear and said disdainfully, "That's so insincere! It's not even as sincere as the guarantee I wrote for my father."

"That's too fake! Brother, will anyone believe it?"

Helian Jue hooked his finger around Qiao You's silver-blue hair, "There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me."

"It seems that the Leiden family is prepared to place all their hopes on Helian Tu and will not give up easily."

Perhaps it was Helian Tu's promise that made the Leiden family willing to do everything in their power for him.

Helian Tu's mother is the current Empress Dowager Leidenxin. Although there is such a relationship, the Leiden family does not only have Helian Tu as an option.

The Leiden family is an old and prestigious family in the Empire, ranking among the top not only in the Empire but also in the entire interstellar space. Leidenxin is only a branch of the Leiden family, so Heliantu is not the only option.

However, in addition to the apology statement, the official account of the Second Prince's residence also attached a test result from the authoritative X-Ra testing agency of the capital star, which showed that the spirit pet snake king was sick due to its own illness and not caused by external force.

Qiao You was being held by Helian Jue, his tail swaying unconsciously. Occasionally, when it touched Helian Jue's leg, he would immediately look up at his brother, chuckle, and then gently pat him with his tail.

"Brother, do you believe it?" Qiao You's intuition told him that there must be something wrong with this medical report!

Helian Jue did not answer Qiao You's question directly, but instead talked about the authoritative X-Ra testing agency, "This testing agency ranks among the top three in the entire empire and has a lot of authority in the hearts of the people."

"But behind the scenes, this organization is directly controlled by the Leiden family."

Qiao You wrinkled his nose, "Birds of a feather."

Helian Jue patted Qiao You's head and soothed him, "Baby, don't be angry."

"It is better to guide than to block; they will suffer the consequences."

Qiao You held the personal terminal, his little hands moving rapidly as he read the comments from netizens.

"As members of the royal family, we should abide by the law and not knowingly break it."

"Spirit pets are our partners and collaborators; please remember this."

"Let's switch to a different topic: how credible do you all think this statement is?"

"This is just my personal opinion, and its credibility is zero."

"Are you out of your mind to tell the truth like that?"

"No one is perfect, and His Highness the Second Prince's behavior this time was indeed problematic. But who doesn't make mistakes? It is never too late to admit one's mistakes and correct them! His Highness the Second Prince is refined and elegant, a true gentleman in my eyes!"

"I'm borrowing this space to campaign for His Highness the Second Prince~ We're doing a public satisfaction survey of the Royal Family, and we hope everyone will vote for His Highness the Second Prince, Helian Tu!"

"An apology can be uttered with a flick of the tongue. We may not know the truth, but the person in question knows it best in their heart."

"The truth will out, and falsehood will out; let time tell."

...

Although the Heliantu faction offered a relatively reasonable explanation for the abuse of spirit pets, the impact of this incident was enormous, and Heliantu's ranking has now dropped to eleventh.

Conversely, Helian Jue, with the support of the little spirit pet Qiao You, entered the top three for the first time, ranking third.

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The Imperial Palace, Turan Hall.

"roll!"

"Get Mi Yang and his men out of here!"

The sound of porcelain shattering echoed as all the exquisite ornaments in the Second Prince's bedroom were smashed.

"Your Highness, please calm down." The old man in the long robe standing in the middle of the main hall advised calmly, "As the successor chosen by the Leiden family, you must not show your emotions."

"I don't want to see this kind of emotion a second time."

Helian Tu's chest heaved violently, but he had to suppress his emotions. "Sir, I understand."

"It's good that Your Highness understands. I hope Your Highness will carefully consider what the Master has to say. I'll take my leave now."

Helian Tu stood up to see him off, saying, "Leile, please see him off, sir."

After the old man in the long robe left the palace, the string of beads in Helian Tu's hand was thrown out, and the scattered beads fell all over the hall.

"Helian Jue, I will remember this."

"I will avenge this humiliation a thousandfold, ten thousandfold."

After seeing off the old man in the long robe, Lei Le returned to the palace and saw the beads scattered all over the ground. He bent down and picked them all up.

“Your Highness, a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. We need to consider this carefully.” Lei Le walked forward slowly. “Your Highness needs to pay attention to your physical and mental well-being during this period. The Snake King has just passed away, and you do not have a spirit pet to comfort him for the time being.”

"We need to wait until this storm has completely passed before we can find new spirit pets."

After a moment of silence, Helian Tu said, "I want Helian Jue's little mermaid."

"Your Highness, we..." Lei Le forced himself to persuade her to give up the idea.

His Highness the Crown Prince's spirit pet is no ordinary spirit pet; it has appeared before the entire interstellar population and boasts a large following. Most importantly, it was he who exposed the incident of the abuse of the Snake King.

The Second Prince is really daring... Does he want this little spirit pet because he thinks the public's doubts aren't enough?

Lei Le, as Helian Tu's chief bodyguard, explained the reasoning in detail, hoping that His Highness could consider the overall situation and give up this idea.

“Then let’s find a good-looking merman spirit pet.” Helian Tu took a step back. “I’ll leave this to you.”

Lei Le had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree, "Yes."

"Step down."

Lei Le had no choice but to leave.

Helian Tu held a string of beads in his hand, fiddling with them one by one. He hadn't completely given up the idea of ​​snatching Helian Jue's spirit pet. The little mermaid was beautiful and really useful!

If he could have such a thoughtful little spirit pet like Helian Jue, he would definitely achieve twice the results with half the effort.

"Lenda".

"Your subordinate is here." A person emerged from the rear hall, also dressed as a guard.

Helian Tu instructed, "I'm entrusting this matter to you. Don't let a word of it leak out."

"yes."

Lunda also stepped down.

It is true that Leile was his first bodyguard, but his true loyalty was to his mother, Leidensing.

There are certain things that his mother doesn't need to know.

Although she was his biological mother, in Leidensing's heart, the honor of the Leiden family was more important than him.

The elder in the long robe was the deputy to the head of the Leiden family. He came to warn him not to be willful. This time, it was the Leiden family that stepped in and instructed the authoritative X-Ra testing agency to issue a report, which resolved the matter relatively perfectly.

Correspondingly, Helian Tu must also show some sincerity.

"The Leiden family, a bunch of old bastards! Once I ascend the throne, you will be the first ones I deal with!"