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Chapter 258 This bear has made a major discovery!

Although her two elder brothers had changed drastically, the princess remained unmoved.

Overwhelmed with mixed feelings, he maintained a noble smile on his face.

"Alright, Yue Li, please follow my lead. Let's go to the mansion to rest first, and then we siblings can talk again."

The group was arranged to stay in a separate courtyard within the Prince's Palace.

The room was simply furnished. After the maids served fruit and tea, they withdrew.

Not long after, someone came to see her outside. Zhou Wei went out and saw that the person was the steward of the Prince's mansion.

The steward bowed to Zhou Wei: "Commander Zhou, His Highness is hosting a banquet at the manor tonight to welcome the Crown Princess."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Wei with a troubled expression: "Also, I would like to ask Zhou Dianjun, what should we feed that black and white auspicious beast?"

Zhou Wei told the housekeeper about A Bao's recipe.

He instructed him: "The black and white auspicious beasts are auspicious omens sent from heaven, and are extremely intelligent. They never harm people! So you must not restrain them. Let them go wherever they want."

The butler nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

After the steward left, Zhou Wei returned and reported to Jiang Yueli.

“Princess, the steward of the Prince’s mansion said that he has assigned ten maids and ten servants to serve in the courtyard. If you have any further instructions, please let him know.”

The eldest princess nodded, her mind not on these trivial matters.

Jiang Zao asked curiously, "Judging from this, it seems that the Prince's Mansion dares not neglect the Princess. Why is Huo Shan so arrogant?"

Zhou Wei tapped Jiang Zao's head: "You've been in the palace for so long, and this isn't considered negligence?"

"What should be the standard for welcoming the Crown Prince? Even if we don't pave the road with yellow earth, there should be an incense table and ceremonial objects set up in the courtyard, and officials of the sixth rank and above from the Prince's residence should kneel outside to welcome him!"

“But look at today, there are no ceremonial implements. Not to mention officials of the sixth rank or above, there are hardly any minor officials like Huo Shan.”

After Zhou Wei said that, Jiang Zao also realized what was going on.

The image of the two princes welcoming the eldest princess today flashed through her mind.

Frowning, he said, "How strange! Logically speaking, the two princes should have the largest fiefdoms, yet the officials of the princely residence did not follow the proper procedures to welcome the crown prince, leaving the two princes standing there all alone... It's really..."

Jiang Zao couldn't describe that strange feeling.

Zhou Wei said, "They just didn't take the prince seriously."

After speaking, Zhou Wei looked at the eldest princess and asked, "Princess, are your two elder brothers really capable of managing this fiefdom?"

This is simply treating a prince like a government official!

Where do you find employees lying in the office while the manager does the work in front of them?

The eldest princess also felt puzzled: "If we are talking about my two elder brothers as I usually know them, someone like Huo Shan would not be able to gain a foothold in the Prince's mansion."

Silence fell over the room. There was a problem with the Prince's residence, and a serious one at that.

Even the eldest princess couldn't immediately see what the problem was.

Or perhaps we don't know why these problems occurred.

"It's alright, we'll see how things go at the banquet tonight."

Before the banquet began, the Prince's mansion gradually became lively, with lanterns lit everywhere, creating a scene of prosperity and grandeur.

When the eldest princess led her entourage inside, the hall was already full.

The eldest and second princes sat on the left and right sides, leaving the main seat to the eldest princess.

Everyone took their seats in turn, but Zhou Wei stood in front of one person, looking down at him.

The man sat next to the eldest prince; judging from his official robes, he was only a sixth-rank official.

Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under Zhou Wei's gaze, the man asked, "Zhou Dianjun, why don't you sit down and keep staring at me like that?"

Zhou Wei chuckled lightly, then said in a deep voice, "Get out of the way!"

This shout broke the peaceful atmosphere in the hall, and everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhou Wei.

The eldest princess, with her keen eyesight, clearly sensed that her two elder brothers trembled slightly the instant Zhou Wei reprimanded them.

The officials accompanying the Prince of Ling's residence all looked at the Princess.

Clearly, they felt that Zhou Wei was being too presumptuous, and that the eldest princess, as the mistress, should speak up and stop her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yueli simply looked at Zhou Wei with a smile, her eyes filled with tenderness.

The atmosphere at the banquet became extremely strange because of Zhou Wei's provocation.

Zhou Wei, however, was completely oblivious and only continued to berate the sixth-rank official.

"I told you to get out of the way, are you deaf?"

"Who are you to dare sit next to the King of Ling? Are the royal tutors and chief clerks of this royal palace all dead?"

The sixth-rank official angrily retorted, "Commander Zhou, your words are utterly uncouth! I am a military advisor in the Prince's mansion, a trusted confidant of the Prince..."

As he spoke, he clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, putting on an air of deference.

Zhou Wei didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense. She stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar.

With a little force, he pulled the soldier off his seat and onto the ground.

Before the other party could react, Zhou Wei took a step and sat down in the enlistment seat.

He chuckled and said, "I'll take this seat! As for you, sit wherever you like, just don't get in my way."

He was so humiliated by his enlistment that he was trembling with anger.

Pointing at Zhou Wei, he angrily said, "General Zhou, this is a banquet at the Prince's residence. How dare you be so insolent?"

Zhou Wei, however, seemed indifferent: "Have I been presumptuous?"

After speaking, he looked at the Spirit King beside him.

He covered his mouth, feigning helplessness, and said, "Oh, Your Highness, I thought that the rules of the Prince's banquets were based on who had the thickest skin!"

"Whoever has the thickest skin gets to grab the best spot. Since I have the thickest skin, I naturally want to grab the best spot next to the Prince. Do you think I'm wrong?"

These words condemned a group of officials who did not follow the rules.

The Spirit King's face, which had been somewhat weathered and expressionless until now, finally revealed a faint smile.

He was clearly very pleased, but he was trying his best to suppress it.

Seeing that the officials were silent, King Ling finally spoke up: "General Zhou, please sit down. The hall is so big, you're sure to find a seat."

Upon hearing this, the military advisor glared at King Ling with resentment.

He silently walked to the very last seat and sat down; that seat was originally reserved for Zhou Wei.

With Zhou Wei taking the lead, the people brought by the eldest princess followed suit.

They all chose their favorite spots, stood in front of others, and looked down at them.

Those unlucky ones who were chosen, though resentful, could only slink away and stand up!

Shen Shuqing also mingled in the group and experienced the joy of bullying others by abusing her power.

She was still feeling dizzy when she sat down and raised her glass.

One sentence kept repeating in my mind: So this is how carefree Zhou Wei is?

That was so satisfying!

He takes action against anyone he doesn't like, and most importantly, he has the support of the eldest princess.

The princess's indulgence of Zhou Wei has reached an incomprehensible level.

Because of Zhou Wei's intervention, the atmosphere of the banquet changed completely.

The two princes, who had been silent, both showed some smiles on their faces.

However, he still speaks very little, and most of the time he is focused on eating.

He only raises his glass when drinking.

Zhou Wei observed that the banquet was not even halfway over, yet the food in front of the two princes was already mostly empty.

These people had traveled a long way, enduring wind and rain, and didn't find the food at the banquet particularly delicious.

The fact that a prince was eating so intently puzzled Zhou Wei.

Could it be that these two don't usually eat this kind of food?

The banquet was crowded and noisy. Apart from the casual seating arrangements and the two princes eating strangely, Zhou Wei didn't notice anything else unusual.

After the banquet ended, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

In the early hours of the morning, Zhou Wei was awakened by a sneaky panda head.

"Abao? What are you doing up so late at night?" Zhou Wei patted Abao's head.

Abao touched Zhou Wei with his nose, gesturing to her:

This bear has made a major discovery, come quickly!