Cypress Boat Floating

"He asked you to spy on me?" Lu Zhixing sneered, fiddling with the Buddhist beads on his wrist that the Imperial Master had just put on him.

The national teacher said that the violent temper in him was too serious so he restrained himself a little. But sometimes it is not that he does not restrain himself, but that the situation does not allow it.

"Second brother is worthy of being the second brother." Lu Mingyi nodded with a smile.

He always had such a fake smile, and what Lu Ci Qiu couldn't stand was this look of his. That smile seemed to be embedded in his face, without any sincerity at all. He didn't know if it was only like this here.

"So what do you think?" Lu Zhixing stared at him.

"Since the Crown Prince has said that I will follow you to study, then I'll trouble you to take care of me." Lu Mingyi stood up and saluted towards Lu Zhixing. It was obvious that he wanted to stay and follow Lu Zhixing for a while, and become a well-known spy.

Lu Ci Qiu didn't like it. He snorted coldly and turned his head away, not wanting to see him again. He was the only one following Lu Zhixing before, but now there was another one, and he was an undercover agent. He was annoying just by looking at him.

He thought Lu Zhixing would refuse, but he didn't expect Lu Zhixing to accept it: "Okay, then Fifth Brother, come to the Dali Temple after the court tomorrow. However, after Fifth Brother leaves, the Ministry of Rites..."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Rites will make other arrangements."

Lu Zhixing understood that the prince was afraid that Lu Mingyi would have too much power and that would be disadvantageous to him, so he suppressed him every day and did not let him make any progress. Although the queen doted on Lu Mingyi, she did not want Lu Mingyi to come into contact with the prince's power, so she only doted on him and prevented him from getting in touch with those things.

Lu Zhixing looked at Lu Mingyi who was drinking tea beside him, and a meaningful look flashed in his eyes.

Lu Mingyi had achieved the purpose of this trip and there was no need for him to stay here any longer. He just stood up and said goodbye to the two of them.

After Lu Mingyi left, Lu Ciqiu expressed his dissatisfaction to Lu Zhixing: "Second brother, you knew that Fifth Brother was not a good person, why did you let him come to Dali Temple to get involved in the matter of the Divine Spirit Cult?"

Lu Zhixing did not reply to him. Instead, he took out two strings of Buddhist beads given by the Imperial Master from his bag and handed them to them: "This is what the Imperial Master gave you two when I went to the Imperial Master's Mansion today. You two can choose yourselves."

The two strings of Buddhist beads are similar, but one is smaller and the other is larger. You can tell at a glance which one belongs to Ye Jianqing and which one belongs to Lu Ci Qiu.

Lu Ci Qiu took the Buddhist beads and gave them to Ye Jianqing to wear, but he still didn't let Lu Zhixing go, and kept saying: "Second brother, don't disbelieve me, there is really no benefit in leaving the fifth brother here. What if the prince has something to do with the shrine? And he must have ulterior motives to send the fifth brother here at this time. Maybe the shrine was built by him."

Lu Zhixing covered his face with his hands and smiled helplessly, thinking: "Why is this brother so talkative? He never stops talking."

"Brother, listen to me, no." After Lu Ci Qiu put it on himself, he saw that Lu Zhixing was not listening to him, and he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He had good intentions, so why didn't his brother understand?

But speaking of which, the second brother is not that stupid. Why did he suddenly leave the fifth brother behind? Does he have some plan?

Lu Ciqiu, who had always trusted Lu Zhixing, came up to Lu Zhixing and looked at him eagerly: "Brother, do you have any plans? Have you thought about how to use the fifth brother to deal with the prince?"

Lu Zhixing was almost amused by him. How could this boy be so cute? He would come up to you with eager eyes and ask you if you have any plans, if you are going to deal with anyone, and he was almost about to pat his chest and say, "Whoever you want to deal with, brother will help you."

With a smile on her face, she stretched out her finger and tapped his forehead, telling him: "Don't let your imagination run wild. Since the person was sent by the prince, you have to accept him even if you don't want to. Besides, it's just a good opportunity to see what the prince wants to do."

Lu Ciqiu curled his lips. He didn't believe that Lu Zhixing was so obedient. He had to accept people just because the prince gave them to him? Then why didn't he accept so many people when the prince gave them to him before?

"Okay, don't think too much. You and I just need to know the answer to this matter. Just do what you should do. Your fifth brother is not a bad person." Lu Zhixing left after leaving this sentence. He did not expect that Lu Ci Qiu would think about his words for most of the night.

"Fifth brother is not a bad person? What does that mean?" Lu Ci Qiu stood next to Ye Jianqing, and the two watched Lu Zhixing leave.

"I don't know." Ye Jianqing shook his head: "But your attitude just now showing that you don't like the Fifth Prince is too obvious."

"Oh, so what? He can't beat me in front of my second brother."

"That's true, but aren't you afraid that he will trip you up?"

Lu Ci Qiu was silent: "I just hate his hypocritical look." Anyway, he would never admit that he had just forgotten about this.

Ye Jianqing didn't believe him and walked towards the backyard. The brothers should solve the problems between themselves. She couldn't handle any conspiracy or scheme. She thought she didn't have the brains to fight with these people who grew up with them.

After the protagonist of the topic, Lu Mingyi, left Prince Xian's Mansion, he went directly to the East Palace. Now that the matters entrusted by the Crown Prince had been resolved, it was time for him to go back and report.

He never expected it, he really didn't expect that his brother the crown prince would actually ask him to go to the Dali Temple and serve under Lu Zhixing in order to curb his power. He knew that the other party was not on good terms with him and knew what kind of treatment he would receive if he went to the Dali Temple, but he still made a resolute decision.

Lu Mingyi sneered, this brother is too self-righteous.

The palace gate was approaching as the carriage swayed. Lu Mingyi rubbed his face, making sure that he would not reveal any flaws in front of the prince. Then he got off the carriage, walked in from the palace gate, and after a long walk, he finally arrived at the East Palace.

The Crown Princess often worshipped Buddha in the backyard and rarely appeared in the East Palace. The Crown Prince's concubine had become more restrained since the incident with the Li family, staying in the yard every day and not going out without being summoned. None of the other maids who slept with the Crown Prince could preside over the East Palace, so the East Palace was much quieter than usual.

Led by the eunuch, Lu Mingyi came to the prince's study. The prince usually handled official business in the study, and it should be about time at this time.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince requests to see you." The eunuch's sharp voice sounded at the door of the room, but the people inside seemed not to hear it. When the eunuch said it for the second time, a lazy voice came from inside: "Come in."

The eunuch opened the door of the study for Lu Mingyi and made a gesture to invite him in. After Lu Mingyi walked in, he closed the door and left the study. He knew that these were not things he could listen to.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Mingyi walked into the study, where the Crown Prince was lying on a couch.

"What's the result?" The prince didn't even open his eyes when Lu Mingyi came in. He didn't like his younger brother that much, but just treated him as his chess piece.

"As the prince said, my second brother dare not refuse and will let me go to the Dali Temple tomorrow to assist in handling the case." Lu Mingyi's face was calm and he lowered his posture. In front of the prince, no one was qualified to straighten their back.

"That's right. You can go there tomorrow and see what they have found out." After hearing what Lu Mingyi said, the prince finally sat up. He was very satisfied with what Lu Mingyi had done. "I heard that Lu Zhixing went to the Imperial Master's Mansion today. You can find out what he did and said when he went there."

"Yes."

"If you can solve the case before them, I will definitely ask my father for permission to let you take charge of the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible." The prince walked to Lu Mingyi with a smile on his face and patted his shoulder to show his respect for him, while also trying to test Lu Mingyi's heart.

"I don't dare. This is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How dare I ask His Royal Highness for a reward? It is my duty as a younger brother to share His Royal Highness' worries."

From the prince's perspective, he could only see the top of Lu Mingyi's head but not his face. He didn't know that although Lu Mingyi said that he didn't dare and there was fear in his voice, he actually relied on the advantage of lowering his head and his face was extremely calm without even a trace of expression.

“Fifth brother, don’t refuse. What is yours is yours. Fifth brother, you and I are from the same mother. You must know that everything I do is for your own good. Although I feel a little wronged now, your royal brother will definitely give you everything in the future. When your royal brother ascends to that position, he will give you whatever you want.” The prince spoke so sweetly with an affectionate look that even those who didn’t know the truth would cry. They would really think that he was a good brother.

Lu Mingyi, who knew the character of the prince very well, just wanted to sneer at this moment. Ever since he started to attend court, his so-called good brother who was born of the same mother has been suppressing him and not letting him touch anything. He can only follow behind him as a tail. He also said that he would have whatever he wanted when he ascended to that position. He was afraid that when he ascended to that position, he would be the first to die.

Although he thought this in his heart, he still had to put on a show: "Brother, you are joking. How could I feel wronged to do things for you? I am very happy that you can think of me when you need me. I will do my best for you until my death. I will do it for you."

Lu Mingyi showed his passion for justice and his willingness to sacrifice his life for others to the fullest, fearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not notice and that the other party would embarrass him or something because of it.

The prince was very satisfied with Lu Mingyi's attitude. Although he had countless worries about his younger brother, he had been like this for so many years. Over time, the prince did believe him a little, but only a little.

The two people seemed to be friendly and respectful to each other on the surface, but they were secretly plotting against each other.