Chapter 24: The Royal Family is like an ignorant lamb about to run into a tiger's mouth...
Ji Mingxue stared at the snow peony and the gentle, smiling face behind it.
After a while, he suddenly flicked his sleeves and used the authority of the owner of the holographic space to teleport Xue Shao to the small round table.
During the whole process, he did not touch Xueshao at all, which showed his rejection.
After that, he finally calmed down and asked Shen Qingzhu, "But what would you do if too many people approached you?"
"Should we give each of us a peony?"
"Also, if there are no peonies at the Luming Banquet, what will you do?"
This is not to make things difficult for Shen Qingzhu, but a very practical issue.
"Besides, sending flowers to show refusal is only useful to those who know the story and are knowledgeable and sensible."
"What would you do if someone pretends not to know, or does not know what this flower represents?"
Three consecutive "what to do"s left Shen Qingzhu speechless.
Still, “it’s a problem.”
Shen Qingzhu was in deep thought.
Although there were often Alphas around Shen Qingzhu in the past, in daily life, the ones he came into contact with the most were actually Omegas and Betas.
Most of those Omegas were gentle in temperament and sensitive in mind. Although they all liked Shen Qingzhu very much and often made various invitations to him, every time Shen Qingzhu politely refused, they would understand and would not make excessive entanglement.
Therefore, when Teacher X asked, Shen Qingzhu, who was surrounded by a sea of flowers, subconsciously thought of peony.
"I can prepare something small."
After a moment, he finally thought of something and quickly found a small prop from the holographic store. He bought it and showed it to X.
Ji Mingxue looked at the prop closely. Although she felt that it was better than nothing, this method was still too tactful and gentle.
——Is this person really 3SAlpha?
——Why do I feel like a naive little lamb about to fall into a tiger’s mouth?
However, when Ji Mingxue thought that Shen Qingzhu was alone and had grown up entirely on his own, her heart suddenly softened as she looked into his clear eyes.
"Forget it," he sighed silently, "I will arrange for someone to protect you when the time comes. If someone really wants to cause trouble, that person will take action."
Shen Qingzhu: ...
He really isn't that weak.
When he was an Omega, he was never really bullied by anyone.
He was just subconsciously keeping his cards close to his chest. After all, this was just the first time he met Teacher X and he didn't even know his true identity.
But it was obvious that the etiquette teacher seemed to have misunderstood something.
Shen Qingzhu thought about it, but did not refute or refuse - this Teacher X was sent by the president of Imperial University. Because of his previous good impression of Imperial University and Academy Star, Shen Qingzhu was happy to give them the minimum trust.
"Then I'll trouble you."
…
Shen Qingzhu was originally the chief of the Imperial Court and was well versed in aristocratic etiquette.
Although he couldn't tell anyone about this, he didn't act clumsy on purpose. He cooperated with X's teaching seriously and attentively throughout the whole process.
Because of this, in less than a day, Ji Mingxue taught him all the etiquette that might be used when attending the "Luming Banquet", and watched Shen Qingzhu transform from a slightly leisurely and gentle boy to an elegant gentleman of unparalleled nobility.
Ji Mingxue: ...
[Mingfeng, how long did it take me to learn this etiquette when I was a child? ]
Mingfeng: [One week.]
Mingfeng: [Your Highness, you have been very smart since childhood and learn everything very quickly. ]
Ji Mingxue: [I suspect you are scolding me.]
[What's wrong with this person? How come he learns etiquette so quickly! ]
Ji Mingxue doubted her life.
Faced with Teacher X's long silence, although he was wearing a mask, Shen Qingzhu could still see that he seemed surprised by his learning progress.
However, courses like etiquette that focus on practice and details are indeed not something that can be learned overnight.
Shen Qingzhu had no choice but to patch it up again, and said in a gentle voice, "I have also studied a lot of etiquette courses on Starnet over the years."
Ji Mingxue: ...
Then why didn’t other people who were also able to learn on StarNet learn these things?
But apart from this, Ji Mingxue really couldn't think of any other reason for the moment.
I can only let it go for now.
…
After learning the basic etiquette, in the class the next day, X began to tell Shen Qingzhu the detailed information of the participants of the "Luming Banquet".
Shen Qingzhu heard X, "The Leman Empire has 363 human-inhabited planets and a population of 530 billion. The government is jointly controlled by the royal family, the cabinet, the parliament, and the military."
"Because your status is special and rare, at this banquet, all four parties will send people to contact you."
"These people belong to the military." He circled several military academy principals, legion commanders and nobles.
"These are from the Cabinet and Parliament." He circled another group.
"As for these celebrities and tycoons, the forces behind them are even more complicated." He drew lines connecting those names with the various forces.
"And finally, the royal family."
X circled the royal family, and then divided it into two branches, one is the eldest prince and the other is the crown prince.
"The prince did not send anyone this time."
At this point, X suddenly paused and asked Shen Qingzhu, "How much do you know about the royal family?"
Shen Qingzhu: ...
He really knows a lot about this.
Moreover, not only him, but the entire empire knew how bloody and outrageous this royal family was.
It is said that this emperor had no chance of ascending the throne and was just a B+ Alpha. However, he later became a partner with the most favored young master of the Ji family, the first family in the empire. After marriage, they had a son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Although there have always been rumors that the emperor had worked hard and put in a lot of effort to pursue Master Ji, a 2S-level Omega, and he was almost willing to give his heart to Master Ji, which moved that girl and made her willing to marry him.
But ironically, when the prince was three years old, the emperor suddenly had a ten-year-old illegitimate son.
The lover whom he had been hiding also jumped out at this time, saying that he was the emperor's true love and begged Master Ji to help them.
Shen Qingzhu didn't know what Mr. Ji was thinking at the time, but when he saw this gossip, he felt disgusted to the core.
Fortunately, after finding out, the woman divorced quickly, kicked the dog emperor out, and took the crown prince away.
The emperor relied on the Ji family to defeat all the princes and successfully ascend to the throne. When faced with Master Ji who wanted to divorce, he naturally begged and admitted his mistakes, and said that Master Ji had been marked by him for life and how could he live without him.
Then Master Ji asked someone to wash off the lifelong mark and refused to see the emperor again.
After learning about this, the emperor went crazy on the spot. It was not known whether it was because love turned into hate or he wanted to demonstrate to Master Ji, but he actually brought the illegitimate son back to the palace, cleared his name, and gave the illegitimate son the identity of the eldest prince.
Later, he openly gave the imperial star Mount Ida to his lover and the eldest prince, and built a magnificent palace on it, naming it "The Jade Tower of Mount Ida".
Since her divorce from the emperor, Master Ji has been living in seclusion with the prince.
It is said that the prince has been in poor health since he was a child. He has been recuperating on a private planet for many years. After growing up, he has never appeared in public, so that until now, no one knows what he looks like.
Unlike the crown prince, the eldest prince has been very high-profile in recent years. He not only likes to make friends with the powerful and wealthy, but also indulges in pleasure.
Because she had been pursued madly by the eldest prince, Shen Qingzhu knew him quite well and had always had a very bad impression of him.
If one really traces back, the reason why he became himself in this world is actually closely related to the eldest prince.
But these were not what he, an orphan who had just escaped from C-07, should know.
So, facing X's question, Shen Qingzhu just smiled implicitly and said tactfully, "I've only seen some on Starnet."
Ji Mingxue nodded, and without any hesitation, he directly told Shen Qingzhu about the bloody past of the royal family.
What he told Shen Qingzhu were all news that had already been dug out by Star Network.
As for the deeper secrets of the royal family, Ji Mingxue did not reveal a single word. Knowing those would not be a good thing for Shen Qingzhu.
After explaining the bloody past, Ji Mingxue quickly circled a few more people and told Shen Qingzhu, "These are the eldest prince's men. You must pay more attention to them."
Ji Mingxue actually wanted to say that the eldest prince was a guy who would do anything to achieve his goals, and most of his subordinates were the same. They might use some despicable means to deal with Shen Qingzhu.
But if you really say that, it seems like you are abusing your power for personal gain.
Fortunately, he has decided to send someone to protect Shen Qingzhu throughout the process, so nothing should go wrong.
So in the end, Ji Mingxue only said seriously, "The Crown Prince and the First Prince are like water and fire, and they are hostile to each other."
"If you don't want to get involved in their disputes, you'd better stay away from these people."
Shen Qingzhu nodded, "I'm not interested in politics."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept rejecting the eldest prince.
Upon hearing this, Ji Mingxue looked at him deeply.
After a while, he whispered to Mingfeng, "He is the best."
Although he had only met Shen Qingzhu twice, he did not have a deep understanding of her.
But inexplicably, Ji Mingxue didn't want to be an enemy of this person.
…
After finishing a day's classes, Shen Qingzhu quickly logged out of the holographic world.
Ji Mingxue did not leave. She just took off her mask, sat lazily in the armchair, and looked at the peonies on the small round table in a daze.
He seemed to see the young man picking up flowers again, tilting his head and smiling at him, "If you don't accompany me to play by the water, I will give you a peony and break up with you."
After a while, Ji Mingxue picked up the snow peony, took out a clear crystal box, and gently placed the snow peony in it.
…
After logging out of the holographic cabin, Shen Qingzhu made himself dinner while looking through the massive amount of information that Teacher X had sorted out and sent to him.
There were a lot of people attending the banquet, and even if X taught as quickly as possible, it would be impossible to give Shen Qingzhu the detailed information of each person.
This part requires Shen Qingzhu to work harder after class.
Shen Qingzhu flipped through the information quickly.
Shen Qingzhu had seen some of these people before, some he had not, some he knew well, and some he had never heard of.
With this information, Shen Qingzhu will be much more at ease at the "Luming Banquet".
So really, Teacher X helped him a lot.
But at the same time, Shen Qingzhu also knew that being able to produce such information and knowing the identities of all people and the forces behind them was definitely not something that the president of the Imperial University could do.
It can only be taken out by Teacher X himself.
So, while being grateful to X, Shen Qingzhu was also really curious about who this mysterious teacher X was.
…
Two days later, the "Luming Banquet" arrived as scheduled.
Shen Qingzhu also got ready and headed for the venue of the banquet - Yunding Mountain.
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