Chapter 785: Chapter 7: The Story Between Wang Anye and the Little Princess That Must Be Told (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_5

In fact, within the Royal Family, aside from a few Divine Power Realm princes, there are not many Great Celestial Prides, but there are still about five or six. However, not all Great Celestial Prides are qualified to compete for the position of Emperor’s Son.

Among them, one is too old, now already at the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm, and will break through to the Divine Techniques Realm in a few decades, which is being born too early and missing the timing. Another is too young, only in their teens, and cannot catch up.

The remaining ones are too distant in bloodline, not of the Direct Lineage, and not qualified to compete for the succession rights.

Finally, it comes down to only Prince Kang and Prince Anjun, both appropriate in age, cultivation, and status.

However, Wu Dianshan himself does not favor Prince Anjun.

Firstly, Prince Anjun is from the line of Princess Qingluo, which is inherently not that stable.

Princess Qingluo indeed made great contributions to the Daqian Kingdom back then, and the late Emperor indeed left a testament, but after all, thousands of years have passed, even the princes have changed a generation, how many people would seriously remember the sentiments of the past?

If the name is not legitimate, the words will not be proper.

Nowadays, within the Royal Relatives, there is indeed some private dissent regarding Prince Anjun’s rights of succession. However, Emperor Longchang, considering the old ties with the Eldest Legitimate Daughter, brought out the testament left by the late Emperor before his ascension, and the oath he made during his own ascension. People couldn’t say much against it.

But because of this, within the Royal Relatives, there has always been a reserved attitude towards Prince Anjun. Except for the Princes and Commandery Princes of Princess Qingluo’s line, there are seldom those who openly support him.

Unlike Prince Kang’s side, up to now, two princes have already openly supported him, and the number of Commandery Princes supporting him is much greater than those supporting Prince Anjun.

Secondly, it’s about marital relationships.

After all, Prince Kang is of the Direct Lineage, and the target of marriage for generations has always been the top Second and Third-Grade Noble Families of the current dynasty, marrying daughters of the higher status Direct Lineage, maintaining very close ties with these top noble families.

In this aspect, Prince Anjun is quite inferior.

Although Princess Qingluo’s line has also produced talents over the past thousand years, they are ultimately not of the Direct Lineage. In terms of marriage targets, they inevitably fall short, Second-Grade Noble Families are basically out of the question, and most of the time they marry into Third-Grade Noble Families.

But even among Third-Grade Noble Families, the Misses of Direct Lineage they can marry, in terms of family hierarchy, fall short compared to Prince Kang’s side. Only a Great Celestial Pride like Prince Anjun can marry a Miss of Direct Lineage of high standing and talent like Gongsun Qingrui.

Over time, the gap naturally widens.

Prince Anjun’s influence on the court is never quite as strong as Prince Kang’s, and the crux lies precisely here. After all, besides the royal members, those with high positions in the court are from these top noble families.

Thirdly, it’s about personal reputation. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Prince Anjun’s conduct is overly low-key.

Clearly, he is a Great Celestial Pride, but before becoming a quasi-crown prince and joining the "Struggle of the Imperial Sons," there was so little heard of his deeds in the Imperial Family, that people barely understood his personality and way of conduct.

In comparison, Prince Kang is much more high-profile.

Before becoming a quasi-crown prince, he already made quite a name for himself in the court and on the battlefield, relying on his status as a Great Celestial Pride and formidable combat power.

Comparatively, Prince Kang’s momentum is naturally much better than Prince Anjun’s.

Nowadays, as more and more courtiers and royal relatives pick sides, and the conflict is increasingly at a fever pitch, the gap between the two is also widening, and the situation is getting clearer.

That Prince Anjun and his wife would come to visit him at this time is honestly quite surprising to him.

However, he’s not too worried.

Being a detached Commandery Prince away from the political center, his bloodline is very distant, plus his influence on the court is very limited, the value of being roped in is not much. No matter how the Struggle of the Imperial Sons goes, it doesn’t have much to do with him.

Regular interactions continue as usual, and he doesn’t need to worry about anything.

Unconsciously, half a day passed in a flash.

In the afternoon, a Dragon Eagle Flying Chariot descended from the sky, slowly landing on the small square outside the Prince’s Mansion.

Soon, Prince Anjun Wu Mingyuan, wearing a Commandery Prince’s usual attire, along with Princess Anjun Gongye Qingrui, lifted the curtain and alighted from the Flying Chariot.

The old steward of the Prince’s Mansion had been waiting for a long time, and immediately led people to greet them and escorted the two into the gate.

Accompanying them in greeting was also a teenage boy.

He is the great-great-grandson of Prince Zhenzuo Wu Dianshan and the Eldest Legitimate Son of the Crown Prince of Prince Zhenzuo.

In fact, the visit of Prince Anjun and his wife should have been received by the Crown Prince to meet the etiquette standards. However, the Crown Prince of Prince Zhenzuo is currently in seclusion, striving to break through to the Celestial Human Realm, so his Eldest Son had to step in to welcome on his behalf.

The young man escorted Prince Anjun and his wife all the way into the main hall, then withdrew.

In the main hall, Prince Zhenzuo Wu Dianshan had arrived earlier, and seeing this, he immediately went out to greet them.

"Uncle Grandpa, it’s been a while, are you still in good health?" Following their seniority, Prince Anjun and his wife first saluted Wu Dianshan and exchanged polite greetings.

"Hahaha~ Mingyuan, Qingrui, you both are such rare guests~ No need for such formality, come, come inside, take a seat inside." Wu Dianshan also returned the courtesy politely, "It was a long journey, was everything smooth on the way?"