Villain : I reincarnated as a Prince! Shouldn't I have a Harem?

{Xue Nanxi's Perspective}

I remained in the gallery, looking at the third princess from my seat.

She had to do this alone and this was her big day.

She appeared breathtakingly beautiful, her tall figure remaining confident despite being in the presence of such influential and powerful people of the empire.

I've always admired her despite her attitude towards me.

The arena was filled with murmurs of discussion due to the Ninth Prince. Many of them weren't even looking at the stage.

This must've taken a toll on the Princess' confidence as I saw her bit her lower lip in frustration.

However, without caring about the crowd, she gave a respectful bow to the emperor and spoke confidently: "Father, I've not brought a grand gift like what my brothers gifted you, however, This gift shows my sincerity. I've prepared this myself instead of having others take care of it."

Though it was after a while, however, I understood the meaning behind those words.

She highlighted the fact that the other three princes had the support of their clans and it was the clans that had prepared those lavish gifts.

However, She was different. She has prepared the gift by herself without the help of others. This showed her sincerity and added an emotional meaning to her gift.

Now her gift won't be evaluated solely by its value, instead, the emotional meaning of the gift will also be taken into account.

This will make her gift look a little less shabby when compared to the previous gifts.

She waved her hand as a wooden box floated in front of her.

Lifting her index and middle finger together in an upward motion, she spoke: "I gift father, the core of an emperor realm thunder beast Lion!"

The lid of the box opened, following the movements of her fingers, revealing a blue spherical core resting inside. It was the size of a large bowl.

"A good gift indeed." The grand minister nodded in appreciation.

However, the crowd wasn't impressed.

"Oh, an emperor realm beast's core, surprisingly it doesn't seem that impressive."

"Yeah, it is rare but, compared to the gifts prior, it just pales in comparison"

"Indeed, Obviously she has bought it from the market. She cannot hunt an emperor realm beast."

"But it must've cost her a fortune. The core of an emperor realm beast is not so easily found."

The crowd discussed among themselves, meanwhile, the grand minister instructed the princess to leave: "His majesty had received your gift, allow the others to present their gifts, Your Highness"

The princess, however, smiled at him confidently. This was what she had always yearned to do.

"Grand Minister, I want to appeal for support as a candidate for succession."

"Oh!" The Grand Minister was taken aback by her confidence.

He wasn't there when the third princess made her entry, otherwise, he would've noticed that the Xue clan had given their support to her.

"Go Ahead, Your Highness."

Saying that the Grand Minister sat back in his seat, sighing tiredly. "Does everyone want to appeal in this event only?"

He complained under his breath, murmuring in a disgruntled tone.

Hearing his complaint, The emperor smiled at him, speaking in a low voice: "Don't worry, this was already expected."

Of course, the emperor's intelligence network had already informed him about the third princess and the Xue clan.

The princess turned to the crowd, speaking with a confident smile: "Everyone!"

"I, Fang Ruoyan, the third princess of the Primordial Dragon Empire, hereby declare that Xue Clan has decided to join my faction and support me in the succession fight!"

At this announcement, No one was surprised since everyone had expected this.

"Hah, so she finally did receive the Xue clan's support."

"True, Even though she advanced to the King realm, the Xue clan didn't support her."

"That is to be expected since she is a princess. Never in the long history of the empire had a woman succeeded the emperor."

"But hasn't the Xue clan delayed their decision for too long?"

"Yeah, even the ninth prince announced his participation before the third princess."

"I agree with you. If I have to choose, I'll choose the ninth prince over her, he has more chance of winning than her."

"And why do you say that?"

"Well, just think. The Ninth prince has a legendary spirit, Shang Clan, high cultivation, and great potential. On the contrary, she only has a 7-star spirit, Xue Clan, a high cultivation base but no potential. She is also behind the first and second princes."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

The overall favor wasn't on the Princess's side because she had just become the last competitor for the throne. She was being compared to Ashen who was more than 150 years younger than her, of course, she couldn't impress the crowd.

To help her granddaughter, the ice empress emerged from her gallery.

A path of ice suddenly formed between her gallery and the stage.

She slowly floated above the path of ice, traveling to the stage, creating an awe-inspiring environment.

The temperature dropped in the arena and snowflakes fell from the sky. Her icy blue hair flowed in the air slowly. It appeared as if time had slowed down.

Softly, she landed on the stage before staring at the crowd.

At this moment, the arena was enveloped in cold silence.

She spoke, her voice clear: "The Xue Clan recognizes the capabilities of Her Highness Ruoyan and joins her faction! Anyone who supports her will not be treated badly."

As soon as she finished, she disappeared from the stage, the path of ice and snow disappearing instantly with her. Discover hidden tales at My Virtual Library Empire

It was as if she hadn't even appeared.

The third princess also left the stage since there wasn't anything left to say.

She couldn't present anything that could make an impact other than what the ice empress had just done for her.

Everything after that will pale in comparison.

The event continued as the fourth prince presented his gift next. His gift was a statue of a mythical bird that existed in legends. He gathered the empire's top craftsmen to create it from the legends.

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)