The next morning, after breakfast, there were no children's laughter in the sky garden except for the chirping of birds and insects. In the hidden grass, the little lovers who had once hugged each other had disappeared.
Not only the Space Garden, but the entire Palace of Aries was also extremely quiet. However, if one looked along the corridor of the Palace of Aries, they would see a large group of people walking out of the palace.
Surrounded in the middle by the maids were the familiar figures who had been searching for them to no avail.
The six-year-old little prince, known as the most outstanding genius in the history of the empire, Lelouch VI Bunitania, was walking at the front of the team. An arrogance and nobility that did not match his age appeared on his young face.
The two extremely cute little princesses, the third princess of the Empire who was as dazzling as the sun, Eufemia Li Bunitania, and Lelouch's sister who was as weak as a kitten, Nunnally VI Bunitania, were clustered on both sides of their brother. They were like lovers, each holding an arm and glaring at each other at the same time. Occasionally, they would chatter and argue. Their cheeks were red like a pair of bright apples, making people want to bite them.
Of course, as the imperial daughters of the Empire, no one would dare to do such a thing to them. However, there was one person who was an exception. That was the person they were arguing about, their favorite brother, Lelouch.
Every time his two younger sisters argued too much, he would lower his head and kiss his two younger sisters heavily on the cheeks. The two cute little guys would immediately stop arguing and bury their faces in Lelouch's arms. However, after a while, they would start quarreling again because of this and that. Then, Lelouch used the kissing attack again. It went back and forth from the Palace of Aries to the outer gate of the palace. This situation continued to repeat itself.
It was not until they arrived in front of the convoy outside the palace that the two little lolis stopped their usual confrontation. At the same time, they reluctantly let go of their brother's arm and stood demurely on both sides, showing the royal style.
"Gino Beinberuch, you've been waiting here so early!”
Lelouch did not immediately enter the royal family's exclusive convoy. Instead, he changed direction and came to a convoy on the right that had a completely different royal emblem. He smiled at a little boy who was much taller than him standing at the front.
"Hello, Your Highness Lelouch. I'm so happy to see you!”
The little boy called Gino had been standing there respectfully when Lelouch appeared. When the prince approached, he respectfully knelt down on one knee. This was the etiquette that a subject of an empire should have towards the royal family, not to mention that the other party was Prince Lelouch, who was the 17th heir.
This little boy, who seemed to be two or three years older than Lelouch, was actually the same age as him, six years old. Moreover, his birthday was November 27th, which was exactly one week older than Lelouch. As the eldest son of the Beinberg family, he would inherit the position of archduke in the future. His status in the empire was only second to the royal family.
A year ago, at a banquet held by the royal family, Archduke Bayinberg brought his grandson to the banquet. When he greeted Princess Mariana, the two boys of the same age met and became good friends.
"Gino Beinberuch, I've already said that there's no need to be so polite. We're good friends, aren't we?”
Lelouch waved his hand and gave his good friend an annoyed look. When they were young, the friendships between children were usually the most pure and simple, without a trace of hypocrisy. Therefore, Lelouch was very happy to have a friend of the same age as Gino, who had a relatively forthright personality. Therefore, he was slightly displeased with his good friend's respectful attitude.
From birth until now, he only had one male friend, Gino!
"Your Highness, this is outside the Imperial Palace. If anyone sees me disrespecting the prince, the Bayinberg family will probably be punished!”
Gino forced a smile and told the truth. He didn't want to be so restrained, but outside, he had to abide by the etiquette between officials. He couldn't bring shame to his family or even leave a bad impression because of a small matter.
Furthermore!
Looking at the two princesses behind Lelouch who had given up their prejudice and glared at him angrily, Gino felt a sense of innocence.
Lelouch had obviously noticed his good friend's gaze on him. He tilted his head and immediately saw his two sisters who shared a common enemy. He nodded in understanding.
"Then let's set off. Today is Royal Sister Cornelia's 16th birthday coming-of-age ceremony. I don't want to suffer her anger because I'm late!”
“Yes，YourHighness！”
Gino bent down again and watched as Lelouch and the two princesses entered the car. Then, he turned around and returned to his convoy.
The luxurious limousine had all the necessities of life. Compared to the limousine, it was more like a luxurious room. The two beautiful handmaidens stood at the side, waiting for the orders of the three majesties.
"Oni Sangma! Why was he being so polite to Gino?”
"Yes, that guy is always smiling. I don't like him!”
As the convoy started, the two princesses immediately snuggled up and complained to Gino. It seemed that even though it was only a short minute, the two possessive princesses already felt that Gino had taken up their time.
"Well, don't say that about Gino. After all, the Bayinberuch family is one of the important pillars of the empire. As a member of the royal family, you must have a broad mind and the tolerance to make your subjects obey! After all, it was very likely that he would be the successor to Archduke Bayinberg in the future!”
Lelouch smiled and hugged his two sisters tightly. He closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
About ten minutes later, the royal convoy arrived at the Imperial Family's side palace that corresponded to the Imperial Palace. This was the place where the royal family held official political activities and various ceremonies.
The coming-of-age ceremony of the second princess of the Royal Family was supposed to be held at the Imperial Hotel, just like Lelouch. However, she had graduated from the officer academy in advance and had been appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, so the coming-of-age ceremony and the conferment ceremony were held together.
When Lelouch and the two princesses alighted from the carriage, Corelia was already waiting at the entrance of the palace. When she saw her three favorite younger brothers and sisters, she happily welcomed them.
"Royal Sister Cornelia, congratulations!（*3）”
The three of them bowed solemnly. At this moment, there were countless officials and nobles of the empire watching. As members of the royal family, they had to show their etiquette and demeanor.
"Thank you, Lelouch, Yuffie, Na Nali!”
Kneeling down, Cornelia gave each of them a kiss to show the intimacy between her and her siblings. Although this kind of kissing on the lips was very common among nobles and the royal family, it was usually just a kiss on the hand and cheek. Kissing on the lips was something that only the most intimate people would do.
"Although I heard that Princess Eufemia and Princess Nunnally have already made an engagement with Prince Lelouch, I didn't expect that even Princess Corelia is so close to Prince Lelouch!”
"Her Highness Cornelia is the disciple of Princess Mariana. I heard that not long after Prince Lelouch was born, Her Highness had the intention of making Cornelia Prince Lelouch's fiancée!”
"But they are ten years apart in age. That's why Her Highness Eufemia made an engagement with Her Highness Lelouch as compensation!”
"Perhaps if Cornelia can ascend to the throne, she can appoint Prince Lelouch as her prince! The children of the four majesties will have the purest royal bloodline!”
"This is not something we can discuss. Stop!”
Although the whispers of the nobles nearby were very soft, Lelouch and Cornelia, with their sensitive ears, could still hear them clearly. Delighted, Corelia held Lelouch's hand and walked into the hall of the side palace.
The spacious hall was filled with nobles and officials from all over the empire. The sharp-eyed Lelouch even saw the first prince Austin U. Bunitania, the first princess Ginavier U. Bunitania, the second prince Senezer El Bunitania, the third prince Clovis LA Bunitania, the fifth princess Karin U. Bunitania, and other members of the royal family gathered together to discuss various topics happily.
"Cornelia, have you received our little guest?”
When Senizel saw that Cornelia had brought Lelouch and the others into the hall, he immediately turned his attention to the group of people who had just entered the hall and greeted them with a smile.
The other nobles and ministers who were talking also looked at the four noble figures at the door.
"The little boy that Princess Cornelia is holding is the legendary Prince Lelouch, right?”
"Yes, it is said that he once contradicted His Majesty the Emperor, but he was not punished!”
"I heard that although he is only six years old, he has already completed all the courses from primary school to university. His intelligence is not inferior to that of an adult. The king's temperament is stronger than His Highness Senizel and His Highness Cornelia. He is the most favorable competitor for the second generation of the throne!”
"It's just that my body seems to be a little weak!”
Only Lelouch could hear the whispers clearly, but his attention was mainly on his royal brothers and sisters in front of him. This was especially true for Senizar, who had a perfect smile on his face and even his eyes were filled with joy.
Someone who could suppress Royal Sister Cornelia was indeed not a simple person.
Today was the first time that Lelouch had observed Senezer from the front. The other party's undisguised expression and flawless smile made Lelouch feel a hint of threat.
Other than that sheep-headed Zarulu, this man in front of him was probably his biggest competitor for the throne.
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