Genshin Impact: I, the Winter Prince, reign supreme.

"Get ready, we're going to the Kamisato family's banquet tonight."

"But we didn't receive an invitation."

“Silly son, it is precisely because we did not receive an invitation that we lowered our stance and took the initiative to see His Highness the Prince, which made our sincerity even more apparent.”

Kujo Kamaji suddenly realized.

"Father's thinking is still the most thorough."

Chapter 12 The Satoshi Family Banquet

The appointment was carried out and the residence of the Hiiragi family was established.

Hiiragi Senri was admiring the flowers in the pavilion in the back garden. Several maids stood behind her, all with their heads down, not daring to breathe.

Hiiragi Senri snorted coldly and asked, "Prince Shifu refused our invitation? Did you tell them that if they came to our Hiiragi family tonight, our family would offer them a large amount of gold and silver treasures?"

The head maid had a bitter face.

“Young Miss, we’ve already said all that. But this Prince Zhidong is different from the executors of the Fools’ Clan; bribery with money is completely useless to him. I secretly gave that Lady Zangjing under his command an expensive jade pendant, asking her to say a good word for us to Prince Zhidong, but she returned it to my face.”

That jade pendant was incredibly valuable, enough to cover most of the Hiiragi Lady's lifetime earnings, yet the other party refused to accept it. Greed has always been a weakness of the vast majority of the Fools, and the Hiiragi family has exploited this weakness to cooperate with the Fools on numerous occasions, even acquiring a great deal of classified information.

The Hiiragi family's tried-and-true method failed to work on Prince Shifuyu.

"Alas, what a pity."

Hiiragi Senri spared no expense in hosting the winter delegation in order to use this opportunity to establish her prestige within the family and solidify her position and power.

Now that her plan has fallen through, she has to think of other solutions.

After thinking it over, Hiiragi Senri's eyes lit up.

“Since His Highness the Prince is unwilling to come, I will go to the Shinri family tonight. As long as I can establish a good relationship with this Prince Shifu, I can achieve the same goal.”

“Young Miss, the Kujo family, like us, was rejected by Prince Shifuyu. Why don’t you make an appointment with young master Kamaji to attend the banquet together tonight? Even if Ayato Kamisato is unhappy, he will still have to give face to our future master.”

Hiiragi Senri's dark eyes darted around rapidly.

“I don’t believe the Kujo family can’t think of a countermeasure that even we can think of. Even if Kujo Kamaji can’t, his father, Kujo Takayuki, is a cunning old fox and will definitely remind him. Young Master Kujo Kamaji has always said that he is interested in me. If he really has feelings for me, he will take the initiative to send someone to contact me. I just need to wait.”

Hiiragi Senri also took this opportunity to test Kujo Kamaji.

Whether a man loves you or not can be seen from his actions.

The maid asked, "What if Young Master Lianzhi doesn't come?"

Hiiragi Senri forcefully snapped off a bright red flower.

"Then let's not mention the marriage alliance between our two families again!"

……

Su Yu agreed to attend the banquet, primarily to align with his upcoming visit. His presence at the banquet, given the warm hospitality of Inazuma, was in accordance with diplomatic protocol.

Secondly, retrieve the Eye of God from the lady-in-waiting of the Hidden Mirror and reprimand the Heavenly Commander.

Secondly, we discussed cultural cooperation with the Kamisato family. While the company adheres to the principle of promoting Inazuma culture and strictly prohibited trade during the "national isolation" period, both sides can strengthen exchanges in cultural and tourism fields.

The culture of Zhidong was dull and monotonous, but since Su Yu became a prince, he had never slackened in his efforts to develop the cultural field in Zhidong. As a result, the minister in charge of culture and education in Zhidong would come to Su Yu for instructions on everything.

After three years of transformation, Su Yu has brought about a flourishing development in Winter's cultural fields, such as art, poetry, dance, music, and painting. Ballet has become world-renowned, and oil paintings are selling well across the Teyvat continent, forming a brand-new calling card for Winter.

But Su Yu was not satisfied with this.

Culture needs exchange and integration to develop more quickly; therefore, cultural exchange was an essential part of his talks during his visit to six countries.

Finally, it was to obtain Inazuma's Heart of God from Yae no Miko.

At dusk that day, Su Yu led several hundred members of the Winter Solstice delegation to the Shenli family on time.

Ayato and Ayaka Kamisato, the two siblings, personally went out to greet Su Yu's arrival.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ayato Kamisato led Su Yu inside.

The father and son of the Kujo family, who are in charge of the Tenryō (Heavenly Commander), the eldest daughter of the Hiiragi family, who are in charge of the Kanjō (Management Commander), and Yae no Miko, the high priestess of Narukami Taisha, stood in the very center of the welcoming crowd, their faces full of smiles.

"Welcome, Prince Winter!"

Besides that, Su Yu also saw several familiar faces—

Kujo Sara, Kaedehara Manyo, Hayato, Shinobu Kanoin, Toma, Kuki Shinobu, and Arataki Ichito, all of these guys who entered the gacha pool, are all here today.

Su Yu's gaze skipped over the Kujo family and the Hiiragi family, passed over Yae no Miko, and landed on Hayato and Hisaki Shinobu. Su Yu greeted them one by one before taking his seat.

Shoyu and the others felt extremely honored, but also very surprised.

Why was this Prince Zhidong so kind to me?

At the banquet, Ayaka Kamisato took over the "job" from the lady of the Hidden Mirror and personally poured wine for Su Yu.

With Yae no Miko on his left and Kamisato Ryouka on his right, surrounded by fine wine and beautiful women, Su Yu was in high spirits.

After a few rounds of drinks, Ayato Kamisato said, "I heard that this is the first time the Prince has left Shifu to visit a foreign country. In addition to tasting Inazuma's fine wines and delicacies, he will naturally want to witness another specialty of Inazuma."

After saying that, Ayato Kamisato whistled and looked up at the night sky.

The fireworks were incredibly dazzling, one after another soaring into the sky, dazzling and stunning, finally trailing their tails like falling shooting stars.

As the fireworks display came to an end, the words "Winter Solstice" appeared in the sky, with snowflake patterns adorning the edges.

The members of the Winter Solstice Mission present applauded and praised the gesture. Being in a foreign land, they were moved by the romance, and many shed tears.

"The fireworks from Naganohara Fireworks Shop are always so pleasing to the eye. The owner's name is Yoomiya, isn't it? Let's invite her to join us for dinner."

Yae no Miko was surprised again.

This Prince Shifu has studied Inatsume so thoroughly that he immediately recognized the name of the Prince of Yoshimiya.

However, I soon felt relieved.

He knows everything about the Pure Land of One Heart, so what is there about Inazuma that he doesn't know?

Seeing that Yae nod, Ayato Kamisato immediately ordered Toma to go and deliver the message.

Before long, they arrived at the Xiao Palace.

The red firework tattoo on the upper left of her chest looked particularly alluring.

"You are the Prince of Winter?" Xiaogong asked incredulously. "I thought you were an old man in his seventies or eighties."

Everyone laughed, because Xiaogong had spoken their minds.

Before meeting Su Yu in person, everyone thought that the number two person in Winter, second only to the Ice Queen, should be an old man or a middle-aged man.

Unexpectedly, he was incredibly young.

"Yomiya, please sit over there. It's too casual in a diplomatic setting; it's unbecoming of Inazuma to act so casually."

"Kujo Takayuki said in a condescending manner."

On the surface, it was a reminder to Yoshimiya, but in reality, it was a disdain for Yoshimiya's commoner status.

Their table was filled with high-ranking officials and nobles; if Xiao Gong were to join them, it would lower his status.

Ayaka Kamisato didn't mind and smiled, "Yomiya, sit next to me."

“Miss Linghua, our table is full, and we can’t squeeze in any more people.”

After explaining, Kujo Takayuki looked at Yonomiya, his eyes revealing a threat.

Yoshimiya himself was not afraid of powerful figures, but behind Kujo Takayuki was the Tenryō magistrate.

Last month, Tianling enforced the order to close her shop for ten days, citing safety concerns with fireworks. This resulted in significant losses for the fireworks shop, and the shop's employees did not receive their full wages, impacting their livelihoods.

She didn't want to see this happen again, so she bowed to Su Yu and smiled:

"Your Highness, thank you for your invitation. I hope the fireworks display just now made your evening enjoyable."

Yomiya turned around and, following Kujo Takayuki's instructions, walked to the nearby table, feeling somewhat disappointed.

She has a fiery and passionate personality, and actually really wanted to chat with Prince Zhidong a little longer...

"Old man, go sit over there and make room for Miss Xiaogong."

Suddenly, a majestic voice rang out from behind.

Chapter 13 Governing Philosophy

The table next to her was full of members of the Kujo family, and they were all men. Their eyes were wandering all over Yoomiya, which disgusted her.

Kujo Takayuki's gesture of asking her to sit down clearly implied that he wanted her to drink with him.

Suddenly, Prince Zhidong's words deeply moved her.

Kujo Takayuki thought he had misheard, and pointed to his own nose: "Me?"

The lady in the hidden mirror repeated it for Su Yu.

The atmosphere at the dinner table instantly became heavy.

The head of the Tianling family was driven away from the banquet by Prince Zhidong!

"Oh dear, our Miss Yoomiya is in for a treat this time. Many of the dishes on this table were ordered from the restaurants on the street where your fireworks shop is located."

Yae no Miko covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Kujo Takayuki could not possibly misunderstand Yae no Miko's meaning, and slunk away to the nearby table.

The empty seats naturally belong to Xiaogong.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Xiao Gong's eyes were filled with tears; she was so emotional that she wanted to cry her heart out.

"I should be the one saying thank you. Miss Yoomiya's fireworks display was wonderful."

Su Yu stood up and toasted Xiao Gong with a cup of wine.

Fireworks bearing the words "Winter Solstice" rose into the night sky over Inazuma, a heartwarming sight for Su Yu, evoking fond memories of his time on Earth.

Xiao Gong was extremely surprised and asked bluntly, "Your Highness, our statuses are vastly different. Isn't it inappropriate for you to offer me a toast? Did you do the same during the winter solstice?"

"It's not that I often toast others. But I will do so if necessary. Being a prince is one thing, being the owner of a fireworks shop is another. You and I are just different people with different roles in society, and there should be no distinction between high and low status."