When Yan Fei was trying to protect himself and quietly stayed away from a group of young men from the prince's party who were currently in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Qianyu had already mastered the art of concealing her presence, hiding herself near the green plants next to the flower window in the northwest corner.
This place was the farthest from the targets he wanted to observe, separated by the crowd and obscured by the banquet center.
Therefore, he was able to keep an eye on his two colleagues while maintaining the intelligence transmission without being discovered.
However, the two colleagues who were under constant surveillance were not pushovers either.
"Lord Linaian..."
"I know. Once we've confirmed that the plan is going well, we'll retreat."
Bai Ye nodded imperceptibly, his light red pupils passing through various sea creatures and accurately passing somewhere in the southwest corner.
They looked at each other, then separated immediately, and then she looked away. She picked up a piece of bloody sashimi and started eating.
Lu Qianyu was unaware of the strange eye contact and subconsciously looked away, switching the focus of her gaze.
The tiny device used to change other people's cognition continued to operate, covering a small area near the two people.
Linian didn't have time to pay attention to Bai Ye's little actions, as long as he didn't run around and didn't affect his work.
They were only here to gather intelligence and confirm the so-called "sincerity of cooperation" given by White Owl.
After all, that madman who loves to eat hearts has escaped the control of the demon clan, so we have to be on guard against him.
The spies began to fear each other, and the focus of the center of the venue did not stop talking.
"Your Highnesses, this is my grandson Guan Sheng."
Guan Xiangming did not deliberately ignore the eldest prince just because he stood on the side of the second prince.
After all, on the surface, the two are equals and both are candidates for the crown prince.
No one asked where Guan Xiangming's son Guan Yu, the nominal current head of the household, had gone.
Everyone knew that Guan Yu and the second young lady whom he sent to the eldest prince's mansion were both abandoned by Guan Xiangming.
He is decisive and courageous. It seems that the old master Guan is really optimistic about the second prince.
Many people were secretly shocked by Guan Xiangming's cruelty.
A family head who has been trained for many years can be abandoned at any time. No wonder he can sit firmly on the position of prime minister for so long.
Maybe he can really go through the power transfer smoothly and hold on to his official position.
As time approached six o'clock in the evening, the third prince, who was also a candidate for the crown prince, had not yet arrived.
You have to know that this banquet hosted by the steward was a birthday banquet, and the invitation was sent in the name of Prime Minister Guan Xiangming.
Except for some political enemies and the self-righteous noble families, no one will come.
The vast majority of sea creatures who received the invitation would not offend Prime Minister Guan.
Therefore, it is very intriguing that the third prince Yuanli did not attend.
Could it be that the Third Prince thought that as long as he took over Mao City, it wouldn't matter whether he won over the dignitaries in the clan or not?
Without the support of aristocratic families, high-ranking officials, etc., the Third Prince would definitely not be able to defend Mao City with his current army.
“Dang, dang, dang…”
The clear and loud bell announced that the auspicious time had arrived. At 6:00, the birthday banquet officially began.
According to the customs of the sea people, the birthday person must worship the sea god, respect the Dragon King, and offer sacrifices to ancestors.
Zi Sui distracted his attention from the prelude to the sacrifice at the banquet hall, and he noticed something unusual outside the main building.
It is the fluctuation of spatial energy, and it is quite restrained and hidden.
Through the faint fluctuations, it is impossible to trace the deliberately concealed source.
But he was able to catch the receiving anchor on this side.
Following the energy fluctuations, a woman who was also wrapped in the power of space was standing near the southeast corner of the venue.
He happened to see her passing by the sacrificial offerings pushed by eight servants.
The offering, covered with soft silk, was pushed around the venue, with the seemingly everlasting gardenia outlined in gold thread.
And eight whale patterns symbolizing the prime minister's authority.
The offering finished its circuit and then drove out the door, heading towards the garden that had been decorated in advance.
According to the sacrificial specifications of the Prime Minister of the Sea Clan, eight groups of different marine creatures are used to worship the Sea God.
As for other candles, wine, and fresh gardenia vines, they were also divided into eight groups and placed around the livestock.
The covering cloth was torn off by Guan Xiangming, which originally meant the official start of the ceremony.
But when they pulled it, the sacrifice revealed made everyone stunned.
Nine groups of livestock were clearly the standard for the Dragon Spirit Clan's royal family's offerings to heaven.
Guan Xiangming was the first to react, and his face turned gloomy for a moment.
Then, he immediately adjusted his state and ordered Guan Sheng beside him to go forward and remove the extra set of sacrifices.
He turned around and respectfully bowed slightly to the two royal members to apologize.
The reaction speed can be said to be quite fast.
However, those who knew about this in advance would only act faster than him.
A team of Dragon Palace Guards suddenly appeared near the Prime Minister's Mansion, fully armed and wearing armor made of psychic metal.
They went straight into the Prime Minister's Mansion, which did not have many guards because it was quite close to the Dragon Palace.
The road was smooth and we walked straight to the garden where the sacrifice was to be held.
"No one move!"
The moment the Royal Guards appeared outside the door, the two figures in the corner, Linian and Hakuno, disappeared instantly.
Lu Qianyu, who had been observing the two of them, suddenly changed expression and hurriedly tapped the communicator to alert Yan Fei that the situation had changed.
The moment Yan Fei saw the sacrifice, he realized that today's incident must be a warning to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It is easy to imagine that taking a large number of officials and nobles to stand on the same side will directly affect the outcome of the game.
It is impossible to do it without any warning.
Guan Xiangming understood the situation the moment he saw the Imperial Guards.
Because the time to decide the crown prince was approaching, he was too eager to take sides.
Even if the problem with the sacrifice was discovered in advance today, problems would arise in other links.
Previously, the butler was caught between the three heirs.
He married his children to two eligible princes and secretly provided supplies to the third prince's army.
This indeed led to the fact that the Prime Minister's Office was not considered a close confidant for the three heirs.
However, the one who is in power now is still the current Dragon King.
This kind of "neutrality" actually means standing on the side of the current Dragon King.
And now, the Prime Minister's Office has intervened in the fight for the crown prince and is openly taking sides.
The power of the prime minister granted by the Dragon King would naturally be taken back.
This was both a charge deliberately imposed on Guan Xiangming by the rulers and a warning.
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