The officer hesitated for a moment, looking nervous, then lowered his head and reported, "According to the results of His Highness the Third Prince's investigation..."

The little princess is suspected...suspected of not being of royal blood!

Not of royal blood?

These words shocked the entire audience.

Exclamations and gasps of amazement rose and fell.

Of course, many of them remained unfazed.

For example, Governor Chuhe watched all of this calmly, as if he were watching a farce.

Consort Zhen looked shocked: "Explain clearly! What exactly happened!"

What do you mean the little princess has no royal blood?

This matter cannot be fabricated!

The officer dared not look up and continued, "According to His Highness the Third Prince's investigation, the little princess is... is the child of the Empress's affair."

"Who is that person!" Consort Zhen demanded.

"The second son of the former governor of the Cangyue Star Region, Marquis Zhou Qian! This man and the Empress... once studied at the same interstellar academy."

After Zhou Qian was exposed, he led his army in rebellion in his interstellar territory, but was suppressed by the old governor of the Cangyue Star Region who put righteousness before his own family. The Third Prince was also present at the time.

Governor Cangyue said he was guilty for neglecting to discipline his rebellious son!

"Once I've dealt with the matters in the Azure Moon Star Region, I will personally come to the Imperial Capital Star to apologize!"

Cang Yue Star Territory!

This is one of the eight star regions of the Starry Empire.

Furthermore, the current empress's family originated from the Cangyue Star Region. She met Emperor Xingyao after being promoted by the former governor of Cangyue, and eventually became the empress of the Xingyao Empire.

The Azure Moon Star Region has always been a party that supports the First Prince, and its relationship with the Empress is extraordinary.

"What you're saying is all nonsense, it's confusing me." Consort Zhen covered her head, seemingly angry, and pointed at the other person: "Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened!"

The officer began to speak in detail.

Everyone in the hall was listening to this incredible story.

It was only then that Zhao Chen learned what had happened.

According to the Third Prince's investigation of the events.

It was His Highness the Crown Prince who, by chance, discovered that his younger sister was not born to his father, the Emperor.

Fearing exposure, the little princess, through some unknown means, attacked the eldest prince's interstellar fleet at the front lines.

Later, he discovered that the Third Prince was investigating him, so he simply conspired with his 'biological father' to launch a rebellion!

The little princess led the royal fleet to attack the third prince's interstellar fleet.

"How could this be... how could this happen?" Consort Zhen swayed, clutching her head, looking utterly devastated.

At this moment, Huang Zhixiong stepped forward from the main hall: "Your Highness, this matter should not be taken lightly."

If the little princess truly harbors rebellious intentions, she must have many followers within the empire.

The empire is currently in a precarious situation and must be dealt with decisively! Otherwise, it will surely lead to disaster!

After a moment's thought, Consort Zhen said, "Marshal Huang Zhixiong, I order you to immediately lead ten Imperial fleets to capture the little princess and bring her back to the capital star."

Furthermore, closely monitor the movements of any factions or groups associated with the little princess; any actions that threaten the empire must be immediately curbed!

"Yes!" Huang Zhixiong walked out of the main hall with a smug look on his face.

Many people in the main hall were still processing this matter.

But no one dared to stand up and raise any objections.

Any experienced official could see that this matter was utterly absurd.

There are too many loopholes.

"The awarding ceremony will continue," Consort Zhen announced, but most people were already distracted.

Even Zhao Chen's thoughts had long since wandered off to somewhere else.

Zhao Chen could ignore these royal disputes, but the problem was that his older sister was in the little princess's royal fleet.

【Triggered system quest 'Rescue the Little Princess Royal Fleet'】

Mission objective: Ensure the safety of Qin Xiaolei and Zhao Ruyue.

Qin Xiaolei? That's the little princess's name.

Zhao Chen's heart lit up. This sudden mission at least meant that his eldest sister was still safe.

Below the mission map is a star map with a glowing dot, which indicates the location of the princess's royal fleet.

A star system located within the Cangyue Star Region.

As for the claim that the Third Prince was attacked, Zhao Chen didn't believe it; he suspected it was a fabrication.

The princes' faction wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate the little princess as well.

Zhao Chen thought to himself: We must go to the rescue as soon as possible!

Everyone in the hall was thinking about the little princess.

But probably no one would have imagined that one of them would actually try to rescue the little princess.

If all of this is a conspiracy...

That undoubtedly means that Consort Zhen wanted to take advantage of the situation to support her son to the throne, and was preparing to completely plunge the little princess into the abyss, so that she would never have a chance to rise again.

As for whether the little princess was born from the Empress's affair with another man, when Consort Zhen catches her in the act, the conclusion will not be up to the Empress.

Moreover, it's not certain whether the little princess will even come back alive.

And among all these high-ranking officials present, not one has stood up to speak for the little princess so far.

What does this tell us?

Before this, the Crown Prince had the most supporters in the Starry Empire!

Even after the death of the eldest prince, he still had many trusted followers.

The current situation demonstrates that the princes' faction, led by Consort Zhen and her son, has begun to rapidly influence the entire Xingyao Empire.

Who exactly are the figures supporting the Prince's Party? Zhao Chen wondered.

Are they just going to let it go? Don't they have any countermeasures?

Although there are quite a few dukes in the empire, there are more than twenty or thirty still alive.

But the only dukes with real status were the eight star field governors!

Old Chu was a typical neutral. If he hadn't always stayed out of party and government affairs, Emperor Xingyao would never have allowed him to possess such a large interstellar fleet.

Governor North Wind has always been on the same side as Old Chu. After all, the strength of the North Wind Star Region is relatively low among the eight star regions. Governor North Wind has always lived a carefree life with Old Chu on the border.

The remaining five star systems.

Now that Consort Zhen is in control of the situation, the Central Star Region of Star Glory must already be under the control of the princes' faction.

Since Prince Yan has been invited, it's highly likely that the Xueyan Star Region is also on the side of the princes' faction.

The Cangyue Star Region was originally sent by the First Prince, but given the current situation, even the former governor of the Cangyue Star Region is now going to apologize, showing a somewhat complicated attitude.

The attitudes of the remaining three star field governors are also unclear.

Besides these, the most important thing about the Star Empire is its eight five-star marshals!

Of course, Old Chu also has a place among them.

The title of Five-Star Marshal is not just a simple one; it grants the authority to mobilize five Imperial fleets at any time!

Zhao Chen looked at the group of people standing in a row, dressed in military uniforms.

The first in line was naturally Chu Changhe, followed by several others whom Zhao Chen had seen in books from the Northern Star Academy. Huang Zhixiong, that guy, had gone to carry out the mission assigned by Consort Zhen and had already left.

"The awarding ceremony is over, everyone else may leave. Governor Chuhe, please stay behind," said Consort Zhen.

The people inside the hall took their leave one by one, and everyone walked quickly.

After all, such a big thing has happened, everyone needs to go back and discuss it, and prepare for their future.

Zhao Chen was one of them.

However, he had something more important to do.

He had secretly sent a message to his T3 Blizzard 30 ship.

'Apply for departure immediately and contact the Dragon Fleet in the Dragon Galaxy right away!'