As for the Crown Prince Zi Qi, who had already lost his chance to compete for the throne before he could even react...
Li Ping'an merely used his Immortal Consciousness to admire the shocked, confused, astonished, angry, and fearful expression on the Crown Prince's face, but did not do much more.
There are rules even in the mourning of feudal lords;
The vast majority of feudal lords live far away from Chaoge City, so even if they ride the fastest Exotic Beast Suoma, rushing day and night to Chaoge City, they still cannot make it in time for the late king's burial.
Therefore, like the Marquis of Xibo, where it is too far for the feudal lords, they send hostages in Chaoge City as representatives of the marquis' residence to attend the late king's funeral.
Attending the late king's funeral symbolizes recognition of the hostage's future inheritance rights by Chaoge City.
Initially, Li Ping'an did not care much about such trivial matters but ended up causing some discontent.
