315: Chapter 319 Undercurrents

There were seven thrones there.

The central throne was the most magnificent.

The other six were identical in size and height.

One of them was empty.

Salina and Lu Chen walked slowly toward the thrones together.

Everywhere they passed,

everyone greeted her one after another.

Lu Chen saw his father, Lyon Flavius,

sitting on the most prestigious throne.

Five beauties sat on the other five thrones respectively.

Soon,

they arrived before the thrones.

Lu Chen bowed and said,

"Greetings, Father King."

Then he looked at the other five beauties and said,

"Greetings to the First Royal Consort, Second Royal Consort, Third Royal Consort, Fourth Royal Consort, and Fifth Royal Consort."

Lu Chen's attire and manner of speaking were very poised.

For all children of the royal Family,

the first education they receive from birth is how not to lose etiquette in front of others,

especially in front of the King.

Lyon nodded with satisfaction.

He said,

"Ger Leon Flavius, step forward and receive your gift."

Lu Chen walked to the front of the central throne

and knelt on one knee.

With a wave of Lyon's hand,

an exquisite dagger appeared in his palm.

"This is an heirloom of our Flavius Family."

"I give it to you. I hope it will protect you throughout your long life."

Lu Chen didn't know what level of treasure this was,

but he was very happy to receive a gift from his father.

However,

seeing that dagger,

the expressions of everyone around changed.

Especially the First Royal Consort;

her expression was extremely unsightly.

On the day of her own son's talent testing,

she had pleaded with the King to give this dagger to him,

but His Majesty had never relented.

Yet today,

without the Sixth Royal Consort even asking,

he gave it to the Sixth Prince.

Why?

Was it because the Sixth Royal Consort was the most beautiful woman in the Dynasty?

It must be so.

But she would not accept this.

At this moment,

she only wanted to destroy that woman.

But in reality,

she didn't dare to say anything out loud.

The expressions of the others weren't great either,

except for the Fifth Royal Consort,

who maintained a gentle smile on her face throughout.

"Thank you, Father King."

Lu Chen bowed slightly,

then stood up

and walked to his mother's side.

Salina paid her respects to the Emperor,

then sat on her throne.

Afterward, she looked at the Fifth Royal Consort

and began to converse with her.

Soon,

a six-year-old girl walked onto the high platform

and went directly to the Fifth Royal Consort's side.

"Mother Consort, did you call for me?"

"Yes, take your sixth brother and get to know the others,"

she said.

Salina looked at Lu Chen and said,

"This is your Fifth Sister, Cofier Leon Flavius. Quickly, say hello to her."

Lu Chen looked at the girl dressed in an exquisite gown

and said,

"Hello, Fifth Sister. I am Ger Leon Flavius. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Cofier first sized him up from head to toe,

then smiled.

"Hello, little brother. I am your elder sister, Cofier Leon Flavius. I am also very happy to meet you."

She was very proud in her heart.

Before today,

she had always been the youngest in the royal Family,

but now she could finally be someone's elder sister.

This was almost the happiest Family gathering of her life,

because she was no longer the smallest one.

Seeing her smile,

Lu Chen also began to smile.

Then Cofier said,

"Let's go. Third Brother has already arrived. First Brother, Second Brother, and Fourth Brother are still on their way."

Then she took Lu Chen's hand

and led him to meet the others.

Cofier brought Lu Chen to a place where a group of young boys and girls were gathered.

A handsome, black-haired young man was in the middle of the crowd,

talking to others.

Soon,

they reached the vicinity of the crowd.

"Hello everyone, meet my younger brother, the Sixth Prince."

Cofier spoke up.

They all stopped talking

and looked at them.

The crowd made some space

so that the young man in the middle could also see them.

"Hello, Fifth Princess."

The crowd greeted her one after another.

Then a young girl looked at Lu Chen

and exclaimed,

"Oh my, is this today's protagonist? Isn't he just too cute?"

"Hello, Sixth Highness. I am Ulis Fernan, the granddaughter of Archduke Fernan. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Soon, everyone followed her lead and introduced themselves.

Then Lu Chen also introduced himself,

"Hello everyone, I am Ger Leon Flavius. It is a pleasure to meet you all."

Then he looked at the handsome young man and asked:

"Are you my Third Brother?"

The Third Prince, Tomis Leon Flavius, looked at Lu Chen with interest and said,

"That's right. I am the Third Prince, Tomis Leon Flavius."

Lu Chen nodded.

Then Cofier took him again to meet her friends.

As they were leaving,

someone looked at Tomis with a meaningful gaze,

"Your Highness, it seems His Majesty particularly dotes on this younger brother of yours."

Tomis did not react to this teasing.

He began chatting with others.

No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

About an hour later,

the guard's voice rang out again.

"The First Prince, Second Prince, and Fourth Prince have arrived."

Now everyone was present.

The ceremony could begin.

Lyon stood up,

his gaze sweeping left and right,

and spoke slowly.

"Thank you all for coming to attend my sixth son's birthday and for your blessings upon him."

"Now, we shall begin the talent testing."

"Afterward, there will be a feast and arrangements for song and dance."