Although Lu Zhixing is a "useless" prince because of his blindness, he has the Queen Mother and Old Master Lin behind him, so he still needs to curry favor with the court and the people.
Especially for this birthday banquet, the emperor clearly stated that he would go to Prince Jing's Mansion. This showed the emperor's attitude, so naturally the people below would follow suit.
Lu Zhichen was throwing a tantrum at the mansion. "I'm already a prince, why would I go to Prince Jing's mansion? To be laughed at?"
Lin Zong rarely came to visit, and he felt disgusted when he saw Prince Yu throwing a tantrum, but because he was the most useful and the situation was not at its end, he naturally had to show up.
Last night, Old Master Lin received a secret letter from Prince Jing's Mansion. After reading it, he immediately burned it and called Lin Zong to ask him to take Lu Zhichen to Prince Jing's Mansion to celebrate his birthday no matter what.
If he really doesn't want to go because of his face, then the Lin family must make plans early.
"Do you really think you are going to celebrate King Jing's birthday? His Majesty is going too. Don't you really understand?" Lin Zong frowned and looked at Lu Zhichen. He really didn't understand why Lu Zhichen was so stupid even though they were from the same mother?
Lu Zhichen was stunned for a moment, and an idea came to his mind, "You mean..."
Lin Zong was also a child of destiny, and had never suffered any hardship in his life. The only hardship he experienced was when he was praising Lu Zhichen. Seeing that Lu Zhichen was still so stupid, he left after saying a few words.
"If you don't go, you will be the prince for the rest of your life!"
Lin Zong's attitude directly angered Lu Zhichen. He endured for a long time, and when Lin Zong had already walked out of Prince Chen's Mansion, he turned around and smashed everything in the house to pieces.
"Once I take that position, you will all die! All of you will die!"
The study in Prince Chen's Mansion was smashed to pieces by Lu Zhichen, and the study in the Crown Prince's Mansion was not much better.
When Lu Yanzhou learned that the emperor was going to Lu Zhichen's birthday banquet, he immediately flew into a rage, "Father, what does this mean?! I will never go there to see that idiot Lu Zhichen rise to prominence!"
Isn't that clearly a plea to prop someone up to continue opposing me? The blind person naturally can't fight me, so they're just the one being disparaged.
In particular, it has been confirmed that Lin Fu and Lu Zhichen will attend Lu Zhixing’s birthday party.
Doesn't that mean that the emperor wants to bring Lu Zhichen back to oppose him?
Although everyone knew the emperor's intention, and it was obvious that the prince's good days were about to end, Jiang Wenpu still had to persuade Lu Yanzhou kindly, "Your Highness, it is precisely because of this that we must go to Prince Jing's Mansion--"
Before Jiang Wenpu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lu Yanzhou. He smashed the cup in his hand at Jiang Wenpu, making a hole in his forehead and bleeding profusely.
"What did you say?!" Lu Yanzhou looked at Jiang Wenpu gloomily.
After Jiang Wenpu was promoted to the position of Chancellor of the Prince's Palace, he did everything to please Lu Yanzhou, but in his heart, he was just an obedient dog.
"Your Highness, please calm down. If you hadn't gone to Prince Jing's Mansion, you wouldn't have been able to know His Majesty's intentions at the first time, and you wouldn't have been able to come up with a plan immediately. When the news came back, you would have been one step behind!" Jiang Wenpu kowtowed fiercely, ignoring the blood on his forehead.
After hearing what Jiang Wenpu said, Lu Yanzhou's expression eased. This made sense. If he were at the scene, Lu Zhichen's promotion would definitely not be smooth. He also knew why Lu Zhichen was promoted back.
If I find the source of this matter myself, I will definitely be able to defeat Lu Zhichen again!
Thinking of this, Lu Yanzhou's expression finally softened. With an apologetic look on his face, he asked Jiang Wenpu to stand up. "I was impulsive. Fortunately, you are here. Wenpu, hurry up and get yourself bandaged at Old Doctor Fan's place."
Jiang Wenpu immediately thanked him, then left the study with his handkerchief covering his wound.
After Jiang Wenpu left the study, Lu Yanzhou stared at the direction he left in silence, and walked out from the shadows alone.
"Your Highness, this man is indeed from Ganzhou. His family members are all commoners. After coming to Kyoto, the only place they have close contact with is Wenchang Tower." He is Lu Yanzhou's confidant in the dark, as well as a secret guard and deadpool.
He is the only person Lu Yanzhou can trust. Lu Yanzhou will not trust either Xia Xingde before or Jiang Wenpu now.
They all came here halfway, how could they compare to those who he had trained and raised since childhood and would never betray?
"Can you verify the status of the owner of Wenchang Tower?" Lu Yanzhou knocked on the table. Wenchang Tower holds a high status in the hearts of scholars in Kyoto and even in Dayan Dynasty.
Lu Yanzhou has always wanted to take over Wenchang Tower, but the person behind it has never been found.
I wanted to subdue Song Yushu before, and I also intended to test whether Song Yushu was the mastermind behind Wenchang Tower, but there has been no evidence.
"A few days ago, spies reported that the owner of the building has been identified. She is just a talented young woman. Her family has no power, and she has broken with the family." The figure in the shadows paused and continued, "However, the owner of the building has disappeared recently. I heard that the owner has been replaced by a new person."
Lu Yanzhou frowned and waved his hand, "So there's still no progress?"
What's going on with this Wenchang Building? Can the owner change it?
But this incident also indirectly confirmed that the poster is not the person behind the scenes, there must be someone behind him.
In this case, the most suspicious person at the moment is Song Yushu.
"Your Highness, please forgive me." The man in the shadow immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.
"You've been searching for a long time, but there's been no progress." Lu Yanzhou's lips curled up slightly, emitting an eerie glow in the candlelight. "Then you can come a day later to get this month's antidote."
The man in the shadow was stunned for a moment and wanted to beg for mercy, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that he had begged for mercy before but was punished even more horribly. He clenched his fists and kowtowed suddenly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Lu Yanzhou and Lu Zhichen lingered in the mansion for a long time before setting off for Prince Jing's Mansion.
As luck would have it, the two met as soon as they got off the carriage.
Lu Yanzhou didn't react at all. He even smiled at Lu Zhichen and nodded, "Fifth brother."
Lu Zhichen was not like Lu Yanzhou who could pretend in public. He was resentful because of Lin Zong's threat. When he saw Lu Yanzhou like this, he didn't even glance at him and walked away pretending not to see him.
"No wonder Prince Yu was demoted, Crown Prince." The eldest princess came out from behind and bowed to Lu Yanzhou.
Lu Yanzhou pretended to be magnanimous and waved his hand, "He must be very uncomfortable being demoted to a prince. Let him be."
The eldest princess cleverly changed the subject. She smiled and led Lu Yanzhou out. "Well, why bother? Today is Prince Jing's birthday banquet. I heard that my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, will be there. Our family hasn't been together for a long time, so tonight is bound to be lively."
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