Chapter 388 State Banquet
Jun Anrou angrily helped Jun Yuan walk into the house.
"Brother Jun Ling is back. I went to see him with good intentions, but he pretended to be asleep in his room and refused to see me. Is Rou'er so unlikable?"
As she spoke, Jun Anrou started crying.
Jun Yuan saw her crying and talking about Jun Ling again.
He sent away all the palace servants and whispered to Jun Anrou.
"Rou'er, you have been the best to your brother since childhood. I just had a quarrel with Yaohua. Maybe it's because of our incompatibility."
"Brother Jun Yuan is the best!" Jun Anrou cried more and more sadly, and suddenly threw herself into Jun Yuan's arms.
Being hugged tightly by the girl, with their bodies pressed against each other, Jun Yuan suddenly felt a burning sensation somewhere in his body.
He was in his prime, had a concubine, and was quite obsessed with love affairs between men and women.
His Adam's apple rolled unconsciously and he patted Jun Anrou's back with his hand.
The sense of taboo made Jun Yuan react uncontrollably.
Jun Anrou's face pressed against his hard chest, and her heartbeat accelerated instantly.
The two of them hugged each other like this, and the air became ambiguous with the rise and fall of their chests.
Jun Anrou suddenly felt something hard in her lower abdomen. She looked down and her face turned red instantly.
What's wrong with my cousin's health?
Her heart was beating like thunder. Jun Yuan held her hand and looked at her with burning eyes.
Jun Anrou was frightened and immediately pushed Jun Yuan away and ran out with a red face.
Jun Yuan stood where he was, with no place to vent his desires, so he went to find his concubine.
The concubine was lying in Jun Yuan's arms, disheveled and panting. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seldom indulges in sexual activity in broad daylight, so what happened today?
Jun Yuan calmed his breathing, lay on the bed, and when he closed his eyes, all he could see was Jun An's soft and boneless little white rabbit look.
He clenched his fists, trying to keep himself awake.
No, they are cousins.
He couldn't have such thoughts.
If he and Jun Anrou really did that kind of thing, his father and mother would be extremely disappointed in him.
Suddenly, a sinister idea emerged in his mind. Jun Ling and Jun Yaohua are also cousins!
If something shameful happened between Jun Ling and Jun Yaohua.
Yaohua is the apple of his father's eye, and he will definitely drive Jun Ling out of Daxia.
By then, he would no longer live in Jun Ling's shadow all day long.
Thinking of this, he opened his eyes and smiled sinisterly.
Today, he wants to show all the civil and military officials what kind of person Jun Ling is!
As for Jun Yaohua, although she is his biological sister, she is blind and stands on Jun Ling's side.
It's all her own fault. She deserves to never get married.
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Daxia Kingdom, state banquet.
Deep inside the magnificent and majestic imperial palace.
The noble families and civil and military officials of the Great Xia Kingdom dressed in their best attire and walked through the long corridors decorated with carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes and arrived at the magnificent hall.
When the news that Prince Yu had returned to the imperial city came out, the entire imperial city was in an uproar.
The hall was brightly lit, candlelight flickered, and there was a wide variety of delicacies on display. The air was filled with luxury and joy.
Ye Hanting was wearing a white robe with auspicious clouds and gold thread and a straight collar. His waist was tied with a belt with moon-white patterns, on which hung a piece of black jade of extremely fine quality, with a simple and gloomy shape.
Even with simple attire, it's hard to conceal Ye Hanting's handsome and elegant demeanor.
He was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, with the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix. His every move showed the royal style and bearing.
The noble ladies were attracted by Ye Hanting's noble temperament and handsome looks. They stared at him blankly as if their souls had been taken away.
After a moment, they came back to their senses, either shy or surprised.
Even Ye Hanyan's heartbeat suddenly quickened the moment she saw him.
Jun Ling's demeanor and appearance are even more outstanding than when he was a child.
Compared to him, Jun Yuan's temperament and appearance are not good enough.
When Queen Nalan saw Ye Hanting, her eyes gradually brightened and she glanced sideways at His Majesty.
After the comparison, I was a little surprised. Why does Jun Ling look so much like His Majesty?
She looked at Jun Yuan again, and a thought arose in her mind.
Jun Ling and Jun Yuan were born on the same day. Could it be that they were taken away by mistake?
She fainted due to weakness on the day of delivery and only saw her son after waking up.
However, Princess Yu gave birth to her child in Prince Yu's mansion, so it should be impossible that she was taken away by mistake.
Is it because Jun Ling looks like the late emperor?
There are also many children who look like their grandfather.
Princess Yu and Prince Yu have kind personalities, and Prince Yu and His Majesty have a deep brotherly love.
She must have overthought it.
Queen Nalan dispelled her doubts.
She looked at her son Jun Yuan, feeling guilty.
Why did she feel that Jun Ling, who was more outstanding, was her own son when she saw him?
Queen Nalan withdrew her gaze, sat dignifiedly on the high seat, and no longer thought about this matter.
At the banquet, ministers either raised their glasses to celebrate or chatted in low voices.
Many important officials raised their glasses to welcome the return of the Crown Prince.
Jun Yunting sat on the dragon throne, always feeling that Jun Ling seemed a little distant from him after coming back this time.
Apart from this, he did not show much closeness to his father and mother.
Coupled with his inexplicable disappearances in recent years and the looks the ministers gave Jun Ling, he always felt that something was fishy.
He looked at Prince Yu calmly, "Royal brother, state affairs are busy, Jun Ling is back, and it's time to give the two children some opportunities."
Prince Yu smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, just make the arrangements. I can't help you with the fish and flowers every day. This time when Jun Ling came back, I just wanted to be with the family. That's all."
"Then I will issue an order." Jun Yunting stood up and looked at the ministers.
The ministers immediately put down their glasses and returned to their seats.
Jun Yunting said in a clear voice: "My dear ministers, my nephew Jun Ling is very talented and has won the top three places in the imperial examinations. He is the prince's imperial teacher. I am very pleased that he has returned to Daxia this time. I have specially appointed him as Prince Rui, granted him a palace, and made him take charge of the Imperial City Department to assist the prince."
The moment he finished speaking, he silently glanced at Prince Yu's reaction and then withdrew his gaze.
Prince Yu's head seemed to have been hit hard by someone. After being stunned for a moment, he looked at Jun Yunting with gratitude.
Then he heard the ministers talking about it.
"Your Majesty is so gracious and treats the prince like his own son!"
"The Imperial City Department is such an important position, and the title of prince is a huge honor!"
Everyone knows what the Imperial City Bureau represents. Prince Rui controls the Imperial City Bureau.
When the future crown prince ascends the throne, Jun Ling will be the regent!
Ye Hanting stood up and said, "I thank your majesty for your grace."
Jun Yunting smiled slightly and motioned for him to sit down.
Prince Yu's back teeth were almost broken. He tried hard to hide his emotions. His Majesty was too good to Jun Ling.
Could it be that he noticed something?
If Jun Ling was the regent, then his son Jun Yuan would only be restrained by Jun Ling.
He drank calmly with the ministers who were congratulating him, secretly thinking that Jun Ling must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Jun Yuan clenched and unclenched his fists. Why did his father treat him like this? What right did Jun Ling have to be the regent?
He raised his eyes and saw that Jun Anrou accidentally wet Jun Yaohua's clothes.
He calmed down his unhappiness, asked his followers to pick up the wine glass, and walked towards Ye Hanting with a smile.