Chapter 223 He Loves Dressing Up
On the day of the banquet.
When Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue stepped off the private starship, it was noon in the imperial capital on the Central Star.
Even before the starship landed, Shen Qingzhu saw an endless sea of flowers on the ground——
This is Ji Mingxue’s residence, Tingquan Villa, on the Central Star, located in the picturesque Baihuazhou where it is spring all year round.
Tingquan Villa is exactly the same as Ji Mingxue's private domain in the holographic star network, so even though it is the first time Shen Qingzhu comes here, he does not feel unfamiliar.
The banquet will start in the evening, so they still have plenty of time.
After having lunch with Ji Mingxue, Shen Qingzhu took a nap again. Ji Mingxue got up early after the nap to take care of some matters here.
After that, Ji Mingxue also received his cousin Ji Mingfeng.
Ji Mingfeng is the eldest son of Ji Ronghuan, the head of the Ji family. He is also the commander of the First Legion of the Leman Empire and holds the title of Earl.
He will attend the banquet tonight on behalf of the Ji family.
Because Ji Mingxue might not attend the banquet tonight, he contacted Ji Mingfeng a few days ago, hoping that he would take care of Shen Qingzhu at the banquet.
Ji Mingfeng naturally agreed to this.
Ji Mingfeng first met Shen Qingzhu at a secret military meeting not long ago. At that time, Ji Mingfeng had a very good impression of Shen Qingzhu. After all, it was thanks to Shen Qingzhu's anti-pheromone weapon that the military was not completely wiped out.
Therefore, just because of Shen Qingzhu's abilities, Ji Mingfeng would never look down on him in the slightest. Instead, he would respect and admire him from the bottom of his heart.
Of course, this is for the public.
Personally, Shen Qingzhu is still Ji Mingxue's lover.
Like everyone else in the Ji family, when Ji Mingfeng first heard that Ji Mingxue was in a relationship and that the other party was an Alpha, his first reaction was disbelief.
After all, because of the Dog Emperor, Ji Mingxue has hated Alpha since childhood.
If it weren't for the Ji family's strict family education, relatively equal education and treatment of ABOs in the family, and if Ji Mingfeng and other brothers and sisters had not been close to Ji Mingxue since childhood, Ji Mingxue might not even bother to pay attention to the Alpha of the Ji family.
So, when they later learned that Ji Mingxue was really in love, everyone in the Ji family became extremely curious about Shen Qingzhu.
But Shen Qingzhu was far away on the Academy Star, and Ji Mingxue also kept her very close to him during the holidays, so until now, very few people in the Ji family had actually come into contact with Shen Qingzhu.
But even so, just look at the military hovercraft (which can be transformed into mecha mode), the private shuttle, the gold gem card that only the core members of the Ji family have, the space button, and the protective brooch that can withstand the attack of the light energy particle cannon that Ji Mingxue took from the Ji family for Shen Qingzhu...
Ji Mingfeng could see that Ji Mingxue really liked and valued Shen Qingzhu as her lover.
Ji Mingxue even contacted him specifically because of Shen Qingzhu and asked him to help take care of Shen Qingzhu at the banquet.
Shen Qingzhu is the only 3S-level Alpha in the empire. Today is his first official appearance in the powerful class. Ji Mingfeng can foresee without thinking that there will be many people who want to win over or seduce Shen Qingzhu, or there will be mortal enemies of the Ji family who want to set a trap for Shen Qingzhu.
Because of this, when Ji Mingxue contacted him a few days ago, Ji Mingfeng agreed immediately.
After meeting Ji Mingxue today, Ji Mingfeng also assured him, "Don't worry, Xiaojiu, I will definitely follow him closely at night."
Ji Mingxue: ...
"That's not necessary," he said with a smile, "Qingzhu is not a child, he can handle many things by himself. If you keep following him, he might feel uncomfortable."
Ji Mingfeng: ...
I understand. What it means is that Shen Qingzhu only needs him when she really has something she can't handle.
Ji Mingxue reminded him again, "He is not familiar with you yet, Brother Feng, don't be too enthusiastic when the time comes."
Ji Mingfeng: ...
It was the first time he heard someone use the word "passionate" to describe him. Even his partner often called him an icy face.
Ji Mingxue thought for a moment and said, "But don't be too cold, otherwise he might misunderstand that the Ji family doesn't like him."
Ji Mingfeng: …………
He finally realized that Ji Mingxue was the one who was really nervous about Shen Qingzhu's meeting with him, a member of the Ji family.
Is this what it means to be too concerned and thus become confused?
I didn't expect that Xiao Shijiu would have such a day.
A faint smile appeared in his calm golden eyes, and Ji Mingfeng looked at his younger brother, the prince, who had been proud of himself since childhood, with great interest.
It was not until Ji Mingxue realized that she had said too much and felt a little uncomfortable that Ji Mingfeng comforted her, "Don't worry, I will definitely send him back safe and sound tonight."
After saying that, Ji Mingfeng's face straightened and he whispered, "The eldest prince has been making some big moves recently."
Ji Mingxue frowned, "Haven't you figured out what they are planning yet?"
Ji Mingfeng leaned back on the sofa with his arms folded. "I heard that Iris often went to the Yuange delegation a few days ago to ask to see someone, but he always came back empty-handed. Because of this, he has been going crazy recently and even injured his attendants more than once."
Ji Mingxue pondered, "'Ji Mingzhuo' has an unusual status in Yuange, and the person the eldest prince is going to see is likely to be him."
However, this is not Ji Mingxue's biggest concern.
"The Sixth Legion has always been very close to the Royal Family. A month ago, Romanov (the commander of the Sixth Legion) returned to the Central Star to report on his duties and has not left until now. The place where the garrison is stationed is under very strict control, and it is extremely difficult to find out their internal information."
Ji Mingfeng nodded. "Currently, the Second Army is in charge of the defense of the Central Star. I have contacted Marshal Chu (the commander of the Second Army) privately in the past few days, but he has not found anything. He is also quite wary of Marshal Romanov's delay in leaving the Central Star."
Ji Mingxue tapped her knees with her fingertips. "The news that the 'Expeditionary Force' is about to return has been circulating for a while. The eldest prince is likely to be desperate."
Ji Mingfeng narrowed his eyes, "I'm not afraid of him moving, I'm only afraid of him not moving."
Ji Mingxue thought so too, and then she curled her lips and smiled, "We'll deal with it when the time comes."
After that, the two chatted about tonight's banquet for a while, and not long after, Shen Qingzhu, who had just woken up, appeared.
Ji Mingxue immediately introduced the two of them, and then the three of them went to get their hair done together.
…
In the evening, Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingfeng, who had finished their looks, boarded a private shuttle to the banquet venue.
Noticing that Ji Mingfeng kept looking at him, Shen Qingzhu smiled generously, "Do you have anything to say?"
Ji Mingfeng: ...
He rolled his Adam's apple uncomfortably, and after enduring for a long time, he couldn't help but whispered, "I'll try to stay by your side tonight."
Although Xiaojiu had said before that he didn't need to follow Shen Qingzhu all the time, but! That was before Shen Qingzhu had her styling done!
Originally, Shen Qingzhu looked so handsome and elegant that even an Alpha like him thought he was too handsome and elegant. After the styling, he became so attractive that people could not take their eyes off him.
Ji Mingfeng didn’t know how Xiao Shijiu had the courage to let Shen Qingzhu out alone?
Not to mention Omega and Beta, even Alpha would be unable to move when seeing Shen Qingzhu in her gorgeous dress, right?
Even before arriving at the banquet venue, Ji Mingfeng had already started worrying about how to help Shen Qingzhu drive away the addicts.
Seeing that his cousin Ji Xiaoxue had unconsciously revealed a bit of unspeakable anxiety on his face, Shen Qingzhu blinked slowly. He felt amused but not nervous at all. After all, in his original world, attending such banquets or dealing with nobles was a common occurrence for him.
Perhaps it was because the aura around him was too calm and composed, Ji Mingfeng quickly regained his composure and even looked at Shen Qingzhu with surprise.
It was not until this moment that Ji Mingfeng vaguely understood why Ji Mingxue was so fond of Shen Qingzhu.
Just based on his calm demeanor, Shen Qingzhu is definitely not an ordinary person.
…
The imperial capital is brilliant at night.
When Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingfeng arrived at the royal palace where the banquet was held, the entire palace was lit up as if it were daytime.
From a distance, Shen Qingzhu saw the bustling crowd and stopped immediately.
This number of people doesn't seem like they are just here to welcome Yuan Ge's foreign guests.
Ji Mingfeng naturally also noticed the abnormality in the number of people.
But after seeing many people paying attention to him and Shen Qingzhu, and their sudden enthusiastic gazes, Ji Mingfeng immediately understood - it was estimated that many people came tonight for Shen Qingzhu, the 3S-level Alpha.
Ji Mingfeng: ...
The heart that had just been at ease was suddenly lifted up again.
He subconsciously straightened his back and walked towards the crowd with green eyes together with Shen Qingzhu as if facing a formidable enemy.
…
Although the banquet has not officially started yet, the dignitaries who have received invitations or found ways to attend the banquet are already looking forward to it - they have received accurate information that Shen Qingzhu will come tonight!
This is the first time that Shen Qingzhu has officially appeared in the empire's upper class society since he differentiated into a 3S-level Alpha.
Although many nobles knew that this man's lover was the Crown Prince of the Empire.
But! Even if she just got pregnant with Shen Qingzhu's child, it would be possible for the family to have a 3S-level offspring, which would take the entire family to a higher level!
Because of this, many nobles with Omega children were scrambling for the invitation to this banquet. There were also many noble families who brought Beta offspring to attend the banquet, all of them were eyeing Shen Qingzhu, the popular commodity.
What’s interesting is that the young people who usually tend to be somewhat resistant to such things were actually more active than their elders this time. After confirming that they could attend the banquet, many of them couldn’t help but show off to their friends that they could finally meet Mr. Zhu in person!
At the same time, netizens who were watching the live broadcast on Starnet were also looking forward to it. After all, apart from the photos taken at the "Luming Banquet" a year ago, they had never seen Mr. Zhu in person in full dress attending the banquet.
Perhaps because there were so many people paying attention to her, Shen Qingzhu immediately attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared.
Unlike the nobles who were far away in the banquet hall and could only try to stare with their eyes wide open, the live broadcast interface intelligently gave Shen Qingzhu a full-body shot.
As a descendant of the ancient Chinese nation, Shen Qingzhu always wears ancient Chinese-style formal wear in formal occasions, and today is no exception.
However, unlike the "Luming Banquet", although Shen Qingzhu was still dressed in green, with loose clothes and a wide belt, he had a few more obvious gold on his body than before.
For example, the jade belt inlaid with gold and stone around his waist, the necklace with a golden sun hanging around his neck, the gold crown inlaid with emerald gems on his head, the gold and gem earrings dangling gently at his ears, and the golden phoenix pattern on his clothes that fluttered among the lush bamboo shadows.
He clearly came to the banquet alone, but his entire body was filled with Ji Mingxue's color and shadow.
The audience watching under the microscope in front of the camera couldn’t help but cheer loudly after the initial series of “Ahhhhhhhhhh”—
[Is this the 6S? I’m going to eat it! I’m going to eat it! Is that not okay? ! ]
[Zhu Zong's color matching today simply has "he loves me so much" written all over his face! What's the difference between this and showing affection in public? ! ! ]
[I just want to know what the faces of those young men and women who came to the venue for Mr. Zhu are like now, hahahaha! ]
Not to mention them, even Ji Mingfeng, who was walking next to Shen Qingzhu, wanted to know.
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