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"Hello everyone! I am Di Qian, the second prince of the Central Empire. I am very happy to meet you all here. However, my elder sister Di Sa is the true protagonist today. Please focus your attention on her and consider me just a guest of the banquet. I do not want to steal the spotlight."

Di Qian's voice was filled with laughter, which gave the guests present a very good first impression. Only Mo Li frowned slightly, thinking that this person was really good at pretending.

His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder:

"Your return banquet will be in a few days. Don't think about exploring other planets during this time. Focus on preparing to officially meet everyone."

"Yes, Father, I understand. I will listen to you and Mother this time. Alright, today is my sister's day, so I won't take up her time." He then smiled and addressed the other guests below the stage:

"I hope everyone will come to my comeback party. I will definitely bring you different surprises."

"Okay, we will definitely participate. We look forward to the surprises that His Highness the Second Prince will bring us."

"Second Prince, you should also interact with us more on the StarNet, and it would be best to post more photos of your daily life."

"Okay, I will fulfill everyone's requests. Please pay close attention and become my first fans. After all, I haven't opened an account on StarNet yet."

Ye Zixuan curled her lips: "This second prince is a big peacock, isn't he? Look at him, showing off his tail feathers like crazy."

Mo Li was also watching him. Although he kept saying he wouldn't steal the spotlight, he was already very friendly, taking photos with the young female guests. The way he looked at each of them... wow, wow, it was really easy to be captivated by his gaze.

Mo Li, who hadn't wanted to have anything to do with him, was surprised when he came straight to her after interacting with those people, greeting her with a smile:

"Sister-in-law, hello. It's a pleasure to meet you. I came back in a bit of a rush. I was just brought to the banquet hall after getting off the spaceship. I just heard about you and my nephew."

I didn't have time to prepare a gift, so this will serve as a small token of our meeting. I'll trouble you to buy something you like, sister-in-law. I'll definitely make it up to you tomorrow and deliver it to your home.

Mo Li smiled politely at him:

"There's no need to call me sister-in-law. I'm not currently married to Emperor Jue. Just call me Ms. Mo Li. I really can't accept this. Please take it back."

"Your relationship with my elder brother is already a fact. Registering the marriage is just a formality. I have already accepted you as my sister-in-law. As your uncle, how can I not send gifts to my nephews and nieces? Or does my sister-in-law not approve of my relationship with my elder brother?"

"No, it's not appropriate now. I'll save it for when I have a proper relationship with Emperor Jue. But you've put in a good thought, and my baby and I appreciate it."

"Sister-in-law, you're being too polite. Alright then, I'll definitely send you a big gift. My brother isn't on the capital planet right now, but I'll be staying there for a while."

If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. It's my duty as your uncle to take good care of you and your nieces and nephews.

"You're welcome."

Mo Li appeared somewhat indifferent and aloof, which made Di Qian feel a little awkward. He left with the following words:

"Sister-in-law, please don't stand on ceremony with me. I'll go see if my sister needs any help. We'll meet another day."

"Well, let's go."

"Sister-in-law, have fun! This is a family banquet, don't be shy."

Ye Zixuan stared at his retreating figure and said unhappily:

"Tsk, he's really too familiar with people. I don't know if he can't understand human language. He's just talking to himself, calling her 'sister-in-law' over and over again. Does he really think he's one of us?"

The royal family is becoming increasingly bizarre. One minute a princess appears, the next a prince. Have princes and princesses become as common as cabbages? Will some other prince or princess suddenly appear one day?

Mo Li: "It's very likely. If this trend continues, there will probably be quite a few."

"Hehe, I thought the Emperor was the only heir of the royal family, but it seems that's not the case. I really want to ask him in person how many good brothers and sisters he has?"

"He probably can't give you a definite answer either. Looking at His Majesty and the Empress, only they probably know the truth. Anyway, with the royal family's capabilities, genetic reproduction isn't a difficult thing."

"That's true. Even if five out of ten genetically engineered newborns have genetic defects, as long as we breed more and increase the number, we can select the best seedlings to focus on cultivating."

Mo Li sighed softly: "Survival of the fittest is indeed a cruel process, but it's effective!"

It's not just the royal family that does this; it's fair to say that gene cultivation is the norm throughout the entire interstellar space. Families need to develop, and they cannot accept newborns with genetic defects because that means such people have impaired mental strength, cannot trigger their special abilities, have short lifespans, and require a large investment of resources to repair their genetic defects.

This completely violates their principle of prioritizing their own interests, which is why the entire galaxy is looking forward to the birth of naturally conceived newborns. Only in this way can they continue to reproduce and perpetuate humanity with perfect genes.

Furthermore, it allows us to extract the most advantageous data from the information, thereby attempting to overcome the numerous genetic defects present in newborns.

Ye Zixuan looked at Mo Li's protruding belly with great pride: "We are still better. We have a naturally conceived baby, so we don't have to worry about genetic defects at all!"

"Yes, yes, you're the best. Okay, there's something delicious over there, go and eat."

"No, no, none of those are as delicious as what Ali gives me." Saying this, she moved closer to Mo Li, lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I really can't eat any food containing berserk factors now. My mouth has been completely spoiled by you, Ali, so you have to take responsibility."

Mo Li raised her hand and tapped him on the forehead: "You really are unreasonable. How about I help you correct your picky eating habits?"

"No, no need, really. I think it's fine as it is now. It's great to be a picky eater, being able to enjoy all the most delicious food that Ali contributes all the time."

Mo Li didn't talk to him anymore, because other people had gathered around her, and she needed to continue her social interactions at the banquet. These were all connections that she could use in the future.

Two hours later-----

The homecoming banquet finally came to an end. To Mo Li's surprise, Di Qian and Di Sa came to see them off. When they said goodbye, the two siblings said exactly the same thing.

The implication was that she could visit the prince's or princess's residence whenever she had time.

Mo Li was somewhat confused. Regardless of how the other person perceived them, they had only just met today, and their relationship was truly, truly, still at the level of strangers.

But out of politeness, she replied, "I will definitely visit you when I have the chance."