Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

When I came to my senses, I heard Situ Jue calling my name.

"What are you thinking about? You were so absorbed that you didn't respond even when I called you twice."

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about where to go for fun later." I forced a smile, and only then noticed that Jia Liu had quietly bowed and retreated. He walked very quickly, and his figure disappeared in the crowd in a flash.

Situ Jue led me into the palace and said, "Let's go in. When the prince and his majesty arrive, there will be more people here. Those who arrive first will get a good seat." As he spoke, he winked at me with pretentious ease.

It seems that he is in a good mood today and is even joking.

As a modern person, I know this kind of occasion. It seems casual, but the order of entry and the arrangement of seats inside are very particular. The closer you are to the royal family, the better, front and closer to the emperor you can get. How can you just arbitrarily follow the order of first place?

After following Situ Jue in, people greeted us along the way.

Although his title was lower than that of a proper prince, his family had always had a close relationship with the royal family. The queen and the concubine were somewhat related, and could be considered cousins. It was unknown how far this cousin was from, but the cousins ​​in the capital were considered close relatives, and if the in-laws of the big families were included, more than half of the court officials could be connected, and this was the intricate relationship of the aristocratic families.

Based on this level of kinship, Situ Jue can call the Queen aunt.

If this connection continues, Situ Jue and the future emperor can be considered cousins.

I followed Situ Jue like a ruthless courtesy robot, watching him greet people everywhere. He would occasionally whisper in my ear to remind me of the other person's identity. Fortunately, my reaction was not slow, and I handled it relatively smoothly.

It was not until Prince Duan appeared that the scene became a little more formal. People who were walking around casually quieted down and saluted respectfully to Prince Duan.

Three years ago, he was still the crown prince, and now he was only a Prince Duan, but he still had the pride of being the heir to the throne. He just looked around, raised his hand fakely and exempted everyone from the formalities.

When Prince Duan's gaze swept over us, he deliberately stopped at Situ Jue for a while and nodded at him as a greeting.

Situ Jue also responded with a smile, but I was close to him and saw it very clearly. After Prince Duan withdrew his gaze, a cold light flashed in his eyes. That kind of unconcealable disgust seemed somewhat familiar to me.

The reason why Prince Duan was deposed from the position of Crown Prince was largely due to the war in the north.

A battle situation was reversed due to a traitor colluding with the enemy. Our side suffered repeated defeats and retreated repeatedly. The last line of defense, the general defending the city, fought against hundreds of enemies for three days and was beheaded under the general's flag. That general was Situ Jue's father...

In just three years, the capital seemed to have forgotten the tragedy of that year.

No one dares to talk about how much Prince Duan was involved in the collusion with the enemy. The person who was convicted at the beginning was just a fourth-rank civil servant recommended by Prince Duan, who followed the army to the northern border as a commander-in-chief. Many officials under him who used military pay to embezzle were also found, but he had no connection with the officials above him.

Because the number of soldiers killed in the battle reached more than 300,000, the court and the public were furious. The emperor also criticized the then crown prince for not being able to judge people and employing people properly. He even wanted to draw the sword of the guard to kill him in the court. As a result, a group of ministers tried their best to stop him, and finally he was abolished from the position of crown prince and returned to the status of prince.

From then on, Prince Duan's hands indeed retracted a lot, at least he behaved much better under the emperor's nose.

I don't know much about this part of the story because it was only mentioned once or twice as Situ Jue's background when I read the book. A lot of it was only discovered slowly after I came to this world.

Prince Duan had just arrived when Prince Yu arrived not long after.

Prince Yu was nearly ten years younger than Prince Duan. Although he was not as popular among the court officials as Prince Duan, he had a better reputation and was obviously more talented. He was good at poetry, song, riding and hunting, and was much more handsome. At the age of twenty-one, he had not yet taken a concubine, so he could be considered a golden bachelor in the capital.

As soon as he appeared, many women looked at him sideways.

Especially when Prince Yu stood next to Prince Duan, he looked even more fresh and refined like a jade beauty compared to Prince Duan's dark face.

Logically speaking, if I were the emperor, I would have made Prince Yu the crown prince. As the ruler of the people, he has a good appearance. When he stands on the city wall and performs some ceremony for the people to admire, the people will feel much better when they see such a good-looking emperor.

Although Prince Duan is not ugly, he was made the crown prince when he was young, and probably because of the excessive pressure, a deep groove appeared between his eyebrows early on, making him look fierce. In addition, he became more and more scheming in the past two years after being deposed as the crown prince, which made his face more and more sinister. When he doesn't smile, it's like writing "I am a villain" on his face.

Prince Duan and Prince Yu were not close in private, but in this kind of situation, they were the only two adult princes to take the lead, and they had to act like brothers in front of others. Prince Yu was fine, whether he really didn't care or was just pretending to be a smiling tiger, he spoke to Prince Duan earnestly, and no one could see the flaws anyway. But Prince Duan's face became more gloomy and serious, and he didn't give his younger brother any face.

Not long after, the finale, the emperor finally arrived.

To everyone's surprise, the Ninth Prince actually accompanied the Emperor up the mountain.

After the ceremony, the emperor sat down and was about to start the prayer ceremony before hunting to thank the mountain god. In the past, these things should have been done by Prince Duan. I even secretly saw that as soon as the eunuch finished speaking, he couldn't wait to take a step forward.

Unexpectedly, the emperor called Prince Yu's name and said, "Meng Ze, you will preside over this ceremony."

Prince Yu was stunned at first, but he quickly came to his senses and stepped forward to receive the order. Prince Duan, on the other hand, was a little nervous, but fortunately he finally held back his anger and retreated, as if no one around him noticed that he had acted on his own and predicted the outcome in advance and had predicted it wrong.

I couldn't help but whisper to Situ Jue, "Isn't Prince Yu's name Jiang Huan? Is Meng Ze his courtesy name?"

Situ Jue nodded, and at the same time leaned over to whisper in my ear, "Don't say the prince's name in this kind of situation."

Then I remembered that in this era, not only the emperor's name cannot be pronounced casually, but the prince's name cannot be pronounced casually. However, I called this cheap prince Situ Jue by his name several times in person, and nothing happened. Should I consider him generous?

After collecting my thoughts, I stood up again. My legs were a little sore from standing for so long.

Everyone else kept their heads down and waited for the ceremony to end, but I would secretly look up and glance around from time to time, until I saw a pair of eyes staring at me, and I subconsciously looked back.

Then I realized that it was the Ninth Prince Jiang Kang who had been standing beside the emperor like a servant boy. He looked at me through the crowd and smiled at me. It seemed that he had recognized me, and I smiled at him too.

That's right. When we were on the street before, I asked him to pay back the money and send it to my dowry shop. Although I didn't tell him my identity, as long as he is not a fool, he can guess my identity by asking around, just like I guessed his identity.

However, since he and Situ Jue are relatives, they can be considered as one of our family, so it should be fine.