"Since Prince Rui is dead, why go to such lengths?"
"Pausing the coffin burial, chanting sutras, who knows when he'll be relocated to the Imperial Mausoleum, can't wait."
Lu Yuan stood up, brushed the dust off his body, "Rested enough? If you have, let's move on."
Lu Qi said self-deprecatingly, "He won't open the entrance to the Imperial Mausoleum for me."
Lu Yuan smiled, "You understand your unfeeling and heartless father well. Without you, it's just an obstacle to his ascension, but if he releases Your Majesty because of this, he's doomed. Between two evils, he chooses the lesser; ignoring you is Prince Jin's best option."
Lu Qi frowned, "Then why are you still—"
Lu Yuan said nonchalantly, "But Hu Lie doesn't think so, Hu Lie will save you."
Lu Qi didn't know much about this grand uncle, but remembered that he indeed doted on him, teaching him without reservation.
He asked strangely, "Isn't he afraid of Imperial Grandfather punishing him?"
