An Exceptionally Young Lad

"Heaven's will is hard to fathom. Though the master is usually easy to talk to, it's still hard to guess what he's thinking."

Whatever Gui Junxi thought, Prince Lu understood.

"Oh? He has that aura even before being entered into the Jade Genealogy. It seems Su Ziji really is my eldest brother's son."

Watching Su Ziji recede into the distance, Prince Lu seemed to see the crown prince he remembered from childhood. Back then, the crown prince had been as distant as the moon in the heavens. Young, ignorant, and of little standing, Prince Lu had seen him only a few times from afar, though they were brothers.

Now, more than a decade later, he had seen the crown prince's grown son here. The feeling was strange indeed.

Thinking of how Prince Qi and Prince Shu had changed color at the sight of him, Prince Lu had a sudden idea. His expression gradually turned serious; the more he considered it, the more workable it seemed. "Now that he's won the title of Top Scorer, we ought to mark such a happy occasion. Send a congratulatory gift to the Su Residence."

Gui Junxi thought Prince Lu had taken his advice. Secretly relieved, he replied, "Yes. I'll see to it at once. Nothing will go wrong."

Prince Lu could tell he had not grasped the point. He nodded with a smile, but thought, My elder brothers, Prince Qi and Prince Shu, have years on me. They moved first, and their wings are gradually filling out.

They've left me scarcely a place to drive a stake into the court.

If things stay this way, what chance will I have?

*Su Ziji is my eldest brother's son. I can't recruit him to my side, but I can make him a pawn across the river