Excellent. This was just how he liked it!
After contributing so much yesterday, he had started offering up more first thing in the morning. This Crown Prince certainly had spirit!
He chatted intermittently with Li Chengping and a few other relatives with whom he had dealings involving shared interests.
Someone asked why the Eldest Princess, Li Yunrui, was nowhere to be seen. Ordinarily, she would have arrived long before this.
Zhou Cheng's gaze flickered. Naturally, he knew what had happened, but he said nothing.
Then someone well-informed explained that Li Yunrui had caught a chill and was bedridden.
Soon, it was time.
The Imperial Guards maintained order as the princes and imperial relatives entered in the first group.
Emperor Qing had yet to appear. As the supreme sovereign, he followed a different order of entrance from everyone else: he would make the final appearance.
The Fourth Prince, Li Chengping, was visiting the Hanging Temple for the first time, and he was somewhat afraid of heights. The moment he stepped onto the cliffside walkway, his legs began to tremble.
Seeing this, the Crown Prince hurriedly reached out to support him, helping him along the entire way. Many imperial relatives praised the Crown Prince's kindness and affection for his younger brother.
Zhou Cheng listened without reacting, much less lending a hand. He simply followed unhurriedly behind the Crown Prince.
Up ahead, the Crown Prince supported Li Chengping while occasionally glancing back at him, as though afraid he might suddenly give him another shove like yesterday.
The others, unaware of what had happened, thought the Crown Prince was deliberately displaying brotherly affection and showing Prince Cheng considerable humility and respect as well.
The Hanging Temple had five stories. Civil and military officials were assigned to different heights and floors according to their ranks,