Chapter 713 - Wei Wei Was Going To Tell His Highness… (1/2)

“Master.” The Fire Qilin approached while hiding itself partially, saying, “It’s a bit strange.” They merely left for a day but it seemed that the aura of resentment in the imperial palace had been cleared completely. Something feels wrong here.

Baili Jia Jue lowered his eyes and spun the thumb ring on his finger. Then, he instructed in a cold voice, “Go and investigate it.”

“Yes.” The Fire Qilin immediately disappeared without a trace, leaving the Green Dragon by Baili Jia Jue’s left side.

At this moment, the Xuanwu Gate that led the way to the imperial palace was opened.

Innumerable officials kowtowed on the stairs of white marbles, with their wide sleeves laying beside them on the ground. As they greeted, their voices were resoundingly sonorous.

“Your subjects welcome the Retired Emperor and the Third Prince!”

The Retired Emperor put on an elegant smile and raised his sleeves slightly, saying, “Everyone, you may stand.”

The ministers stood up one by one, forming into a long queue which seemed majestically imposing.

Since the Retired Emperor had returned, an heir apparent to the throne would be selected.

This was the most important event for the entire War Dragon Dynasty!

Everyone was smiling brightly even though there were many unresolved problems. However, all of the neighboring countries on the Divine Mainland knew that the War Dragon Dynasty was extremely powerful.

Although the neighboring countries had sent their messengers, the Third Princess Consort used her authority to deny their entry into the country, while the Third Prince seized the opportunity to attack the Southern region. Now, they would tremble in fear whenever they saw the flag of the War Dragon Dynasty.

This was an unprecedented situation.

The current War Dragon Dynasty was much more powerful than before.

Even the ministers felt greatly relieved and pleased now.

When the Retired Emperor was still in power, the War Dragon Dynasty was thriving well. However, it was trampled by the Emperor, causing the dynasty to fall into a dark and rocky era for 20 years. There were internal problems in the Elder Compound as the elders endlessly l.u.s.ted after eternal life. Due to that, they lost their rationality, causing corruption to be rampant in the palace.

Now that Emperor was gone, it might be a piece of favorable news for the War Dragon Dynasty.

However, this was not a positive turn of events for the four influential families that wielded immense control over the country.

Originally, the four influential families and the Elder Compound depended on each other.

The four influential families were given that label because of their formidable military power and the vast amount of land they owned. As they possessed far-reaching connections, each of them was a founding General of the nation.

Among them, there were people who had helped the Retired Emperor greatly.

Now that they were this powerful, they would naturally crave for more…

As they trailed behind the Retired Emperor closely with smiling faces, they pondered about how to mention the consort selection.

They had similar ideas in the past.

However, at that time, Helian Wei Wei was so outstanding that she was the best in the appearance and the martial Qi aspects.

It was impossible to send anyone else but her to the Third Prince.

However, it was different now.

It had been a long time but Helian Wei Wei was not pregnant yet.

Being a new Emperor was different from being a mere crown prince. Once he was throned, he had to spread his seeds and produce many offspring. Thus, he had to be fair to every consort so and treat them all equally.

Now, it would be easier to send other women into the imperial palace than before.

After all, they no longer have to select the best candidate from all the women.

They merely need to paint their appearances and sent the paintings to the Retired Emperor for him to look over. By merely doing so, the young ladies from the remaining two influential families could be easily selected.

After all, the Hei family would not be partic.i.p.ating while Helian Wei Wei was the head of the Helian family.

Before the two remaining families had returned to the Capital, they had already instructed their people to prepare the portraits of their young ladies.