As soon as Qiao You flicked his tail, Eleanor handed him a small cushion and helped him put it on. "How is it? Are you more comfortable now?"
"Thank you, Sister Nuonuo." Qiao You held a lollipop in her hand, which her brother had given her earlier. "When do we start?"
Eleanor and Joe waited in the back lounge, watching the commotion outside through a screen.
Helian Jue and Lin Zhong were already waiting at the designated spot. Eleanor glanced at the time and said, "Three minutes."
Qiao You waited patiently, knowing he couldn't help anyway.
"Lucy and Yu Qin must be prepared to monitor public opinion at all times and absolutely cannot make any mistakes."
Qiao You was puzzled but impressed, his eyes fixed on the screen.
“Youyou, look at this.” Eleanor shared her personal computer screen with Qiao You. “His Highness is now ranked ninth. He used to be last.”
"We have to work hard to get His Highness into the top three."
“However, His Highness’s image of being aloof and unapproachable has already taken root in people’s minds,” Eleanor sighed. “His Highness doesn’t seem to care much about this stuff.”
Qiao You lowered her voice slightly, "Sister Nuonuo, will this ranking affect my brother's succession?"
Eleanor replied in a similarly low voice, "Public approval ratings are too low; the prince and the people will oppose the new emperor."
"By the way, news has come from the palace that His Majesty's health is deteriorating."
"Therefore, the Leiden family and Helian Tu are eyeing each other covetously and are speeding up their actions, trying to force His Majesty to change the crown prince."
"That's why I insisted that His Highness return to the capital planet."
Qiao You listened in a daze. Humans are too complicated. The royal family of their mermaid clan has strict reproductive conditions and adheres to monogamy. Usually, a couple will only have one offspring.
All the mermaid subjects will take good care of this cub and do their best to support him so that he can become their new emperor.
Qiao You remarked with a touch of unease, "You humans are truly complex..."
Eleanor chimed in, “Yes, it’s complicated.”
Yu Qin looked at his boss and Prince Qiao You in the same pose, one hand supporting their cheeks, sighing and groaning, and felt a strange sense of amusement.
"here we go."
"Get ready to work, everyone!" Eleanor perked up instantly, calling to Lucy and Yu Qin.
Qiao You's eyes were wide open as he stared at the screen, not wanting to miss a single expression on his brother's face.
Helian Jue faced the media with a blank expression, answering questions in a very simple and methodical manner. Lin Zhong occasionally added a few words to smooth things over.
It was really boring. After watching for almost an hour, Qiao You started yawning.
Before, when his older brother played with him, it was fun all day long. Just looking at his brother's face made him happy. But today... it was so hypnotic.
Qiao You couldn't hold on any longer and started playing with the quantum computer.
Right now, the entire StarNet is filled with news about His Highness the Crown Prince's press conference.
The quantum computer tapped, and Qiao You took a picture of the screen he was looking at and posted it on the StarNet.
Qiao You: Brother is so serious!
The accompanying photo shows Helian Jue answering a reporter's question with a serious expression.
Before long, countless netizens flooded Qiao You's account.
"Tsk tsk tsk, is His Highness usually especially gentle with Xiaoyu? Otherwise, why would Youyou baby make such a remark?"
"If I had such a cute little fish, I'd be gentle too, waaaaaah~"
"Your Highness, come and comfort him! @Helian Jue"
"You're really brave, upstairs! You actually tagged His Highness the Crown Prince directly!"
"It's alright, His Highness is in a meeting right now, he doesn't know we're playing with crickets."
"My darling Youyou, what kind of person is His Highness in private?"
"My little Youyou, what kind of food do you like to eat?"
...
"Also, is His Highness really as violent as he appears in the video?"
Soon after, Qiao You's comment section was flooded with questions, all of which revolved around Helian Jue.
Previously, Helian Jue's mental power went out of control and erupted, which was secretly recorded by someone with ulterior motives and posted on the Star Network, causing a shock throughout the entire Star Network.
The video involved the Empire's new weapons, and the authorities took action, removing the video from the StarNet and erasing all traces of it. This action only fueled suspicions that the Crown Prince was guilty, and no matter what explanation they offered, people remained skeptical.
Even now, people still ask about this from time to time.
Qiao You's finger lingered on these comments for a moment. Emotion overcame reason; he didn't want to see his brother suffer.
So he selectively replied to a few messages.
"My brother is very gentle in private and can cook a lot of delicious food."
"Mushroom noodles! No other noodles like it!"
"No, my brother is very good, especially good."
After replying, Qiao You turned off his personal terminal, not wanting to look anymore. At the same time, he felt a little guilty, wondering if what he had said would cause trouble for his brother...
But he couldn't help it!
Eleanor was busy at the moment, so Qiao You had to hold back.
After a while, Lucy exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Nono, His Highness's ranking has risen again!"
"We're currently in eighth place, just a little bit away from seventh!"
Eleanor strode over quickly in her high heels. "What's going on? Have the people changed their minds?"
Yu Qin silently raised his hand, "I think I know why."
"Prince Qiao You spoke highly of Your Highness on the StarNet."
Eleanor immediately picked up the personal terminal to check, wow! Youyou is truly their darling!
And their hearts are only for their prince! How blessed they are!
When Qiao You heard Nuonuo and the others mention his name, he was a little scared, afraid of causing trouble, and wanted to minimize his presence.
Eleanor had someone fetch some food and treated the little fish well.
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