Fifth Prince Zhu Ziye watched his second brother, third brother, fourth brother, and seventh brother walk towards the chairman one after another.
As usual, he stood behind them and watched them walking further and further together.
As the autumn wind came, a group of birds chirped on the trees in the garden. He looked around and was the only one who heard it clearly.
Zhu Ziye sighed softly and walked out the door.
The servants from various families outside the mansion were waiting for the return of their masters, and Zhu Ziye walked slowly towards his sedan chair.
"Why did the prince come out? But what was left behind?" Zhu Ziye's personal guard Ming Zhi walked up to him quickly and asked.
Zhu Ziye said nothing, just waved his hand and got into the sedan chair.
Tonight, he is dispensable again.
Since there was no need to stay, he stopped getting involved.
Wei Mingzhi noticed something strange and knew that his prince must be unhappy.
Although he didn't know the reason, he had a rough guess.
The prince must have been ignored again.
"The fifth prince, the fifth prince, and the second prince invite you!"
I saw an old man who was half a year old walking quickly in front of Zhu Ziye's sedan. He seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and nodded slightly to the person sitting in the sedan: "The fifth prince, the second prince specially asked this old slave to invite you to take a seat."
Zhu Ziye was sitting in the sedan chair without moving at all, his expression cold and indifferent.
He has never had much contact with his royal brothers.
I came to the banquet this time because King Hu specially mentioned tonight's dinner in today's morning meeting, and also specially sent a first-class tribute from the kingdom to his second brother's newborn son.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know that this was King Hu's move to announce to the world that he valued his relationship with his third brother.
Even though it was just a wedding banquet for a newborn, he attached great importance to it.
This is why the Right Prime Minister, who is rarely out of town, also came to the banquet, in order to prevent others from taking advantage of him and give him an arrogant title.
After all, the king of Hu took matters seriously, so as a minister, how could he dare to ignore them calmly?
But he was really tired tonight and really didn't want to stay any longer.
"Please also tell the second brother that the fifth brother is not feeling well and will not attend the royal brother's wedding banquet. Mingzhi, let's go."
The head steward of the Second Prince's Mansion widened his eyes and felt incredible.
The fifth prince actually rejected the request of the second prince.
He refused?
Wei Mingzhi was also very surprised that his prince refused so decisively.
Your Majesty, something is indeed wrong tonight!
"Mingzhi, let's go." Zhu Ziye spoke again, and his tone sounded lower than before.
"Yes!" Wei Mingzhi came to his senses and shouted several times to the boys, "Get up the sedan! Go back to the Fifth Prince's Mansion."
Under the surprised look in the steward's eyes, Zhu Ziye and his party gradually disappeared into the night.
"This fifth prince is really... a loner..."
***
Fifth Prince's Mansion
Zhu Ziye was sitting alone in front of the window, holding a white stone and thinking about how to finish the chessboard left this morning.
White has a slight advantage on the chessboard. After capturing the left plate, he only needs to break the layout of black in the middle plate. White will win this game.
However, Zhu Ziye has yet to make a move.
"What are you waiting for?"
A deep voice came into Zhu Ziye's ears.
He instantly became alert and looked around with stern eyes.
"who?"
Zhu Zijian walked out from a corner and walked to the center of the hall.
"Fifth brother, long time no see"
Zhu Ziye stood up from his seat suddenly, his eyes becoming colder and colder.
"who are you!"
"Zhuzijian, your sixth brother" Zhuzijian walked slowly to Zhuziye, "I'm back."
Only then did Zhu Ziye finally see Zhu Zi Jian's face clearly under the bright lights.
Very familiar feeling
But I've never seen it before.
"How can I believe that you are Zhuzijian?" Zhuziye asked.
Zhu Ziye did not relax his vigilance. He watched Zhu Zi Jian's every move. As long as Zhu Zi Jian made any move, he would immediately take the worst plan.
"Fifth brother, you can't beat me. The moment you draw your sword, my sword has already been unsheathed."
Zhuzi Jian had already noticed Zhu Ziye's secret movements.
She reminded Zhu Ziye aloud because she had already predicted his next move.
No need to work in vain.
Zhu Ziye's expression changed and he tightly held the sword hidden under the chessboard.
Found out...
Zhuzi Jian's expression was as calm as usual, his eyes were bright, and just one glance made people dare not ignore him easily.
Although it exudes a cold temperament that makes people shudder, there is no aggressive murderous aura.
Zhu Ziye's face gradually relaxed, and he was no longer nervous as before.
"How can I prove that you are my sixth brother?"
Zhuzi Jian did not answer, but took out a red and transparent glass plaque from his arms, with one word "Jian" engraved on it.
As soon as Zhu Ziye saw the sign, he let go of the sword in his hand, "You are indeed the sixth brother, but why did you find me?"
Zhuzi Jian caught Zhu Ziye's gaze on him without dodging.
She knew that Zhu Ziye was still watching her every move.
She took a few steps back, making the distance between the two further.
"Of course I have something to ask Fifth Brother for help." Zhu Zijian said, "Does Fifth Brother want to participate in the Dragon God's Banquet?"
Zhu Ziye raised the corners of his mouth slightly, sat down again and focused his gaze on the chessboard in front of him.
Zhuzi Jian disagreed and continued: "The Dragon God's Banquet is held once every five years, and there are only ten places in Lan Kingdom. Four princes occupy four places, and the remaining six places will be selected among civil servants and military officers. The second brother Zhuzi suddenly became the current Lan
As the younger brother of King Guohu, he will naturally occupy one of the places, and the remaining three places will be produced by the third brother Zhai, the fourth brother Zhuzi Wu and the seventh brother Zhuzi Mi."
"Wei Hanyi will be absent from the Dragon God Banquet due to the death of Prime Minister Zuo, so naturally someone will take his place."
"So? What exactly do you want me to do?" Zhu Ziye asked gently.
"I want you to take Wei Hanyi's place and fight for this spot." Zhu Zijian said, "I can help you."
Zhu Ziye suddenly let out a chuckle and shook his head, "You are just an abandoned son who was abandoned by your father. How can you help me? What a shameless statement!"
"Because behind me is Xuanyang Palace, a famous Jianghu sect in Yuehua Continent, and I am the first-class black warrior of Xuanyang Palace's brave killing sect. Only I can give you this golden opportunity."
"Only I can help you!"
After finishing his words, Zhu Ziye was suddenly startled and looked at Zhu Zijian again in disbelief.
In his eyes, he saw firmness and decisiveness, and his expression was as calm as a lake without any fluctuations.
But you can feel from the calm surface of the lake that a huge bottomless whirlpool is forming step by step.
Like...
Just like when he saw his father when he was still alive.
The dark pupils contained everything in the world, taking everything in his eyes.
It has never shown any retreat, only endless determination.