Cypress Boat Floating

After all, he was his brother. Thinking of his appearance today, Lu Zhixing was still quite worried. After settling Wei Wangshu and his daughter down at night, he secretly ran out by himself to see him.

But he didn't know that as soon as he left, Wei Wangshu, who was thought to have fallen asleep, opened his eyes and shook his head helplessly as he looked at his leaving back.

Even though she spoke so harshly, saying that she wanted him to learn to grow up, she still couldn't let it go in her heart. She even had to go see him in secret, even though she could clearly see him at the morning court tomorrow.

The Xianwang Mansion was extremely quiet late at night. Lu Zhixing did not disturb anyone and walked secretly towards Lu Ciqiu's yard.

To get to Lu Ciqiu's yard, you will pass by a pond full of lotus flowers. There is a small pavilion next to the pond. At this moment, there is a person sitting in the pavilion.

Under the moonlight, the shadows of people were floating in the water. Lu Zhixing stood aside and watched without going forward. Although the person in the pavilion had his back to him, he recognized who that person was at a glance.

He chose not to go forward, just because he wanted to see what the other party was going to do. However, the other party just sat in the pavilion, looking at the lotus in the water, his back showing loneliness.

Lu Zhixing was surprised that he could see loneliness in her. He didn't understand her before, but he had been dealing with her frequently in the past year. In his impression, this person had nothing to do with loneliness. She was more like a bird without legs, unable to settle down here.

"King Qin?" At some point, the person in the pavilion suddenly turned around and saw Lu Zhixing hiding aside.

Seeing that he was exposed, Lu Zhixing no longer hid himself. He walked out and sat down next to her.

When Ye Jianqing saw him coming, she quickly stood up and saluted. Although she didn't need to salute in front of Lu Ci Qiu, she never failed to salute in front of Lu Zhixing.

"What are you doing?" Lu Zhixing asked as if nothing had happened.

"Nothing, just looking at the flowers." Ye Jianqing shrugged quietly, thinking to himself: It's good enough that I didn't ask you why you came first, but you asked first.

"Your Highness, why are you here so late at night..." Ye Jianqing gave him a puzzled look, which made Lu Zhixing feel awkward.

He was too embarrassed to say that he was here to see Lu Ci Qiu, but he couldn't find any excuses, so he just touched his nose awkwardly and tried to avoid the topic. But Ye Jianqing didn't give him any face and asked directly, "Are you here to see the Eighth Prince?"

Lu Zhixing glared at her awkwardly. Since she had said it, he couldn't continue pretending, so he asked, "How is he?"

Ye Jianqing found it funny to see him like this, but she didn't dare to laugh in front of him. After all, Lu Zhixing was different from Lu Ci Qiu. Lu Ci Qiu would play and fight with her, but Lu Zhixing would only beat her to death.

"In fact, the Eighth Prince also knows that you are doing this for his own good, and he also knows that what he said was wrong. So, why don't you go and see him in person? He should not have gone to bed yet, and the lights in the house are still on. He is probably still reading a book." Ye Jianqing said as he glanced into Lu Ci Qiu's yard. The lights were brightly on inside. Based on Ye Jianqing's understanding of Lu Ci Qiu, he knew that he was probably not resting yet and was reading a book. If that was the case, then Lu Zhixing could go over and see what Lu Ci Qiu was doing, which would give Lu Zhixing a better impression.

Lu Zhixing followed her line of sight and sighed softly, "I have spoken too harshly today."

After he went back, with the help of Wei Wangshu, he figured out a lot of things. Wei Wangshu was right. He himself had been away from home for many years and had lacked the education for Lu Ci Qiu. Moreover, the two had different growth paths. How could he force Lu Ci Qiu to think the same as him?

Ye Jianqing didn't dare to agree with him. Having lived in this world for so long, she still understood this. As a superior, Lu Zhixing could say that he was wrong, but she was his subordinate at this moment, so how could she dare to agree with him and say that he was wrong? So she had to choose to remain silent.

"I'm leaving. Don't tell him that I've been here." Lu Zhixing looked at the light for a long time, and finally chose to turn around and leave.

"Your Highness, are you really not going to go in and take a look? I think the Eighth Prince might also be thinking about how to apologize to you." Seeing that Lu Zhixing was about to leave, Ye Jianqing hurriedly spoke up to stop him.

Ye Jianqing saw how Lu Ciqiu was doing today. She thought that since Lu Zhixing was here, why should he leave? Although they were brothers and there would be no gap between them, some things had to be discussed. Otherwise, the time between them would only make their relationship more and more distant.

"He was in a bad mood today and has been blaming himself." Seeing that he was a little moved, Ye Jianqing continued to persuade him, "The Eighth Prince blamed himself so much that he couldn't even eat dinner. He returned to his room early and hasn't come out since."

Ye Jianqing, who was determined to put on a good show, saw that Lu Zhixing's gaze was always on Lu Zhixing's yard. He raised his hand to wipe the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes and was about to continue persuading him, but was stopped by Lu Zhixing.

"Don't act in front of me, I'll just go over and take a look." Lu Zhixing glanced at her. Although he knew she was acting, he was still worried when he heard that Lu Ciqiu hadn't had dinner. He had often missed meals on time in the past, which had damaged his stomach. He naturally knew what it felt like to have a stomachache, so he kept telling Lu Ciqiu to eat well and take good care of himself.

But I didn't expect that this kid had learned not to eat just not long after he set up his own government.

Lu Zhixing walked towards Lu Ci Qiu's yard without noticing Ye Jianqing's watchful eyes behind him. Or rather, he noticed it but didn't care. He came here tonight just to see Lu Ci Qiu.

Even at night in the summer, it was never very cool, so Lu Ci Qiu fanned himself while reading history books. After today, he planned to read these history books again, and the most important thing was to learn from them how the emperors in the past viewed the people, especially the wise rulers. He didn't want to be like what Lu Zhixing said, with a hypocritical appearance but no true good heart.

Just when he was engrossed in reading, he suddenly heard the sound of the door being pushed open. In the past, the only person who could enter his room like this was Ye Jianqing. He thought it was Ye Jianqing and ignored her. If Ye Jianqing came to see him for something, she would start talking as soon as she entered the room. If not, she would occasionally come to his study to find some books to read.

She hadn't spoken since she entered the room today, so Lu Ci Qiu thought she was looking for a book to read, so he ignored her and continued to look at the book in his hand.

But Ye Jianqing was a little strange today. After coming in, he neither spoke nor looked for a book. Instead, he sat directly opposite him. He looked up in confusion, but found that the other person was not Ye Jianqing at all, but his second brother. This scared him and he quickly stood up.

"Second brother..."

Lu Zhixing nodded in response and took the book he was reading: "It's a history book, it's quite good."

"Second brother, why are you here so late?" Lu Ci Qiu felt a little embarrassed in front of Lu Zhixing. He was scolded today and he had some psychological trauma. Now that his second brother was here late at night, he didn't know what the other party was going to do.

"I heard that you didn't have dinner?" Lu Zhixing put down the book in his hand, looked up at him and asked, worry in his eyes almost overflowing. Lu Ci Qiu was naturally not stupid. Seeing his look, he knew that his second brother came because he was worried about him, and he felt touched.

"Are you hungry? Why didn't you eat at night?" Lu Zhixing asked.

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head: "I'm not hungry, I just feel guilty towards my brother and can't eat for the moment."

Lu Ciqiu was full of affection, but Lu Zhixing just raised his eyebrows, "What are you ashamed of? What did my second brother say about you today? Do you think it was too harsh?"

"No, what second brother said today was right. It is my younger brother who is shallow-minded." Speaking of today's topic, Lu Ci Qiu lowered his head guiltily. After Ye Jianqing's guidance and his own thinking, he really felt that he had done something wrong.

"Although today's incident is not a big deal, it also gives us a glimpse of some of my thoughts. Brother is right today. I shouldn't regard the case as more important than the people. It is true that solving the case is for the benefit of the people, but in the process of solving the case, the people should be the priority, and the priorities should not be reversed. I should not think about using others. Catching the criminal is our ability, and failing to catch him is our dereliction of duty. We should not just think about using others to catch the criminal. This is my dereliction of duty."

Lu Ciqiu's words were heartfelt and touching, and he really said what Lu Zhixing wanted him to change. Lu Zhixing was very satisfied. He was originally thinking about how to teach his brother, fearing that he would have a grudge against him because of what happened today. Now it seems that he will not.

"Your reflection is correct." Lu Zhixing nodded with satisfaction: "Old Eight, you have to know that we are not like others. We don't know and cannot control what others think or do, but as my younger brother, I have the responsibility and obligation to teach you well.

You should have discovered during the past six months since you entered the court that the crown prince is a dishonest person, does not know right from wrong, and is cruel and ruthless. How can such a person be eligible for the supreme throne? If he really ascends to the throne, no one knows what will happen to Da'an in the end.

Although my brother is a concubine's son, he has made many achievements over the years, all for the sake of being able to compete with the prince. If the prince is unkind, my brother will naturally not let him go. But before that, we must first do our best and control our words and actions.

The prince has no mercy on the people. We must not be like him. We are in high positions and should do more for the people. We should not let the people have nowhere to turn to for help. "

Lu Zhixing still had great hopes for Lu Ciqiu, and he would not hide anything from him, and told him his desires very frankly. He had been competing with the prince for that position for so many years, and he would not hide it from his brother, because he hoped and knew that Lu Ciqiu would definitely stand on his side.

Lu Ci Qiu naturally knew his brother’s ambition, and believed that he could do it, so he was willing to help his brother.

"Brother, don't worry, I will study hard and become a person like you soon."

Lu Zhixing is Lu Ciqiu's spiritual pillar, his role model, and the person he has always hoped to become.