This time he was really out of the palace. The air outside was so much freer! Chu Yang took deep breaths, forcing his brain to quickly erase those embarrassing images from his mind.
"Lord Chu Yang, it's getting late. Why don't you stay another night and go back tomorrow?"
Chu Yang waved his hand dismissively; he couldn't stay on this imperial star for even a moment longer.
"It's okay, the kids at home are all clamoring for little cakes, I have to hurry and bring them back to them."
Li Yizhou didn't try to stop him any further, and watched him and Xu Le's family of three board the aircraft and leave.
No sooner had he arrived home than numerous photos of Chu Yang in the palace appeared on the StarNet, including scenes of him being harassed. Of course, the insect involved was not informed of these events immediately.
When Chu Yang got home, he felt really tired. He told the others about his experiences in the palace, then picked up Xiangxiang and let him lie face down on his face. Thinking about it now, it still felt a bit embarrassing.
"Haha, bro, we've seen the photos, it's okay, we'll just practice more in the future."
Shen Nanxi and the others had already seen many photos of the dance on the StarNet. The area where the Crown Prince was stepping on his feet was circled and enlarged by the reporters, as if afraid that everyone would not notice it.
"I'll teach you another day. I can dance this ballroom dance too."
Carrying a plate of washed fruit, Chu Xinhang smiled and said to him, "The more upscale the banquet, the more essential this kind of social dancing is. It's also a form of matchmaking. If a male and female insect find each other attractive, they can dance together to strengthen their bond."
"No, I will never attend any banquets with dancing in the future. Xu Le, please keep an eye out for me and refuse if there are any more like this."
"Well done, my lord."
The day after he returned, when Chu Yang arrived at the military headquarters, he saw the strange looks from the female soldiers. He thought about the embarrassing incident yesterday, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't go home and hide from the insects anymore. Let them laugh if they want to. It wouldn't hurt him anyway.
The topic of Chu Yang's attendance at the banquet on the StarNet is becoming increasingly popular, with many netizens noticing that he bears a striking resemblance to Prince Wenrui's family.
In particular, there is a photo taken from a special angle in which Chu Yang is facing the camera, and Prince Wenrui and his entourage are sitting not far from him. At first glance, they do look very similar. If it weren't for the difference in hair and eye color, everyone would really think that he is Prince Wenrui's illegitimate son.
Soon, voices of doubt arose on the StarNet. Although most insects directly inherit genes from their male father, some also inherit genes from their female father. Therefore, they believed that Chu Yang must have inherited his female father's hair color. As a result, the rumors that Chu Yang was Prince Wenrui's illegitimate child grew louder and louder.
Chu Yang looked at the StarNet interface that Xu Le handed him, which prominently displayed the words "[Chu Yang is Prince Wenrui's illegitimate son]" and the topic was pinned to the top of the StarNet homepage.
"What a joke, how could I be his illegitimate child? These days, reporters will say anything to get attention and traffic. Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the Wen family?"
"I think so too. I'll contact those reporters later and ask them to drop the topic."
He patted Xu Le on the shoulder solemnly and said to him.
"And also, make them remove those photos of me dancing and stepping on people's feet."
After Xu Le intervened, the photos of stepping on his feet were taken down, but there were still several posts about Chu Yang being a stalker. Although they were warned, the other party did not seem to care.
Because the news was so popular, it reached Prince Wenrui. When he saw Chu Yang's photo, he wondered for a moment if it was the result of a one-night stand with some insect.
"Sigh, do you really think this Lord Chu Yang is the patriarch's illegitimate son?"
"I think it's almost certainly true. Look at those photos, apart from the hair color being different, everything else is practically identical. It's as if the Insect God is blessing our patriarch."
Prince Wenrui, already troubled, was taking a stroll in the garden when he overheard two crickets chirping about their insects behind a rocky hill. He initially wanted to kick them, but after hearing what they said next, he stopped in mid-air. He wanted to hear what they had to say next.
"Look, Lord Chu Yang is currently the only military hero, and he was specially approved by the Insect Emperor. Won't it be easy for him to get promoted in the military in the future? Moreover, at the last Insect Emperor's birthday banquet, the Crown Prince took the initiative to invite him to dance. You know, dancing on such occasions usually means that the two are interested in each other. This shows that the Crown Prince must have taken a liking to Lord Chu Yang. After they get married, won't our position as a prince be second only to the insects and above all other insects?"
"Now that you mention it, it's true. But doesn't Chu Yang have female servants?"
"How can those lowly female servants compare to His Highness the Crown Prince? We can just have Lord Chu Yang divorce them and end their relationship, wouldn't that be better?"
. . . . .
Prince Wenrui overheard both insects' words. He withdrew his foot, which was about to kick out, and turned to leave, a look of joy on his face. What the servant insect had said was indeed very reasonable.
Over the past few decades, the Insect King has become increasingly indifferent to his position. If he doesn't seize the opportunity to consolidate his power, he may lose his title of Prince.
Back in his room, Prince Wenrui locked the door from the inside. He reached into a crack in the wardrobe, felt for a button, and gently pressed it. A compartment appeared in the wardrobe. He glanced behind him to make sure no insects had entered, then happily slipped into the compartment. After he went in, the wardrobe returned to its original state.
This is a secret room with rows of bookshelves, each with its own small compartment covered by a glass door. Each compartment contains a small recording device.
Some compartments also contain other special items, such as various kinds of underwear, a small lock of hair, other clothes, shoes, small accessories, and so on. Further inside, there are even larger cabinets containing insect wings, some in half, some in complete pairs.
Prince Wenrui stared fascinated at the spoils of his victory before him. Each compartment represented a creature he had been intimate with. These were all outsiders, and if any of them entered the Wen family's home, he would despise them and destroy everything that belonged to him.
Considering Chu Yang's hair color, which was likely inherited from his female father, Prince Wenrui came to his secret base to find out which insect's egg he had favored.
In each cubicle, some didn't have recording devices because the idea was made on the spur of the moment or due to an emergency, so no photos were taken. But every hair of the insect was something he had to keep afterward.
It took him two or three hours to look through all the small cubicles, but he couldn't find anyone with black hair. Could he have missed it earlier? So he looked around again, but still nothing.
"Impossible! All the insects I've favored have hair, how could there be none? Could it be a bug from the house?"
Thinking about this, he felt it was possible. Over the years, there had been many insects in the house. Some he had only favored once and then forgotten about, while others had been driven out by Lan Zhuo for making mistakes. Perhaps he was one of those insects that had been driven out.
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