Cypress Boat Floating

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather began to gradually get warmer. The annual rainy season in the south began again. It started raining a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, and now it has been almost half a month and I heard that it has stopped. Ye Jianqing, who had been living in the south before traveling through time, naturally knew the weather in the south. This rain is expected to continue for a long time.

Fortunately, Lu Ci Qiu went to Nancheng last year to completely eliminate the flood. There was no another flood in Nancheng this year, and with the help of the new county magistrate, the water diversion project in the city was also done very well. Although there was a lot of rain, the fruits in Nancheng grew well this year, and the people had a good harvest. The tragic scene of last year is no longer there.

The people of Nancheng also remembered everything Lu Ci Qiu had done for Nancheng. They gathered together, and while paying tribute, they secretly gave Lu Ci Qiu some fresh fruits that were only available in Nancheng. They wanted to let Lu Ci Qiu know that the people of Nancheng remembered him, but they didn't dare to be too obvious. They were always worried that others would find out and blame them.

In the scorching heat, Ye Jianqing was less and less willing to go out to bask in the sun, and there was nothing fun outside. Recently, she went to Chunmanlou except the palace. In order to take care of Lu Ciqiu's face, Ye Jianqing always went out the back door every time she went to Chunmanlou, but she was still inevitably seen.

Just today, Du Rou, Ye Jianqing's first good friend in this world, came to visit him.

"Qing'er, it's been so long since you last visited me. Have you forgotten me?" Du Rou looked a little aggrieved when she saw Ye Jianqing as soon as she entered the room. Her eyes blinked so much that they almost shed two drops of pearls to scare Ye Jianqing.

It’s not that Ye Jianqing didn’t look for her or forgot about her, but she has been busy comparing information with Jiang Wanyin recently. She also wants to know what Jiang Wanyin knows in this world. Only in this way can she find out how she got together with Lu Zhixing in her previous life, and then she can complete Lu Ci Qiu’s mission and rescue Jiang Wanyin from Chunmanlou.

"Rou'er, Rou'er, don't be sad, I've been busy lately." Ye Jianqing hated to see beautiful women being wronged in front of her the most, so he was in a hurry, serving tea and pouring water, for fear that she would be really sad.

"What have you been busy with recently? How come I often see you going in and out of Chun Man Lou? Chun Man Lou is a brothel. How can a girl like you go in and out of such a place casually?" Du Rou took her hand, stopped her from being flustered, and asked quietly. She knew that although everyone in the palace was her own family, they were afraid that there might be ears behind the walls. It was not acceptable for a girl to frequently go in and out of a brothel. If this were to be made known to others, it would not be good for Qing'er's reputation.

"I have a friend who is performing in Chunmanlou. I feel sorry for her, so I often go to talk to her these days." Ye Jianqing explained.

"Is that so~" It must be said that Du Rou really trusts Ye Jianqing. As long as Ye Jianqing says something, she never refutes or doubts it.

"By the way, Rou'er, why did you come to see me today?"

"Can't I come to see you if nothing happens?" Ye Jianqing's words caused Du Rou to blame her coquettishly.

"Yes, yes, of course." Although Ye Jianqing knew that Du Rou would not get angry easily, he was still worried and quickly comforted her with a smile.

Du Rou wasn't really angry, she was just playing with her.

"You should be careful recently. I heard from my father that there seems to be a lot of witchcraft in the capital. Many people have died suddenly due to sudden illnesses, and the doctors can't find out anything. The government office is also investigating, but it seems that they can't find out anything. Instead, they found some strange things in the homes of people who died suddenly." At this point, Du Rou looked around and looked outside vigilantly. After confirming that no one was there, she leaned close to Ye Jianqing's ear and whispered, "I heard that the people in the government office found some cursed things with names written on them in those people's homes. Some people were made into puppets with their names engraved on them, and then the puppets' mouths and noses were wrapped with soaked rice paper, and then buried in the ground. After a few days, the person will suddenly be unable to breathe and die of exhaustion."

Ye Jianqing frowned as he listened, "Is it so scary?"

"Yes, so you must be careful not to give your birth date to others." Du Rou said this as usual, as if she didn't take it to heart at all.

Seeing her like this, Ye Jianqing was curious, "Why don't you seem afraid at all?"

"What is there to be afraid of? I haven't offended anyone. I heard from my father that the witchcraft disaster seemed to have existed in the previous dynasty. In the previous dynasty, if anyone was found to have used witchcraft privately or had anything to do with it, they would be arrested and beheaded. But when we arrived in Da'an, our ancestors didn't believe in it and didn't take it seriously. They abolished this law, which gave the people in the Miao village a chance to survive."

"Miao Village, what does this have to do with Miao Village?"

Du Rou was eating Ye Jianqing's melon seeds while looking at him speechlessly, which made Ye Jianqing start to doubt whether he had asked a very stupid question.

"This witchcraft technique has always been known only by the people of the Miao Village. So once it is related to witchcraft, people will always first suspect the people of the Miao Village. I heard that because of this, in the previous dynasty, the people of the Miao Village basically stayed in their own village and did not go out. Everything was self-sufficient.

After our ancestor conquered Da'an, he personally visited the chief of the Miao village and told them that the previous dynasty was gone and that Da'an was now the ruler. At the same time, our ancestor granted them one of their requests, and they reappeared in the eyes of the world."

After eating the melon seeds in her hand, Du Rou clapped her palms and said, "So, this time when witchcraft reappeared, I am not worried whether it was done by the people in the Miao village, nor am I worried whether they will hurt me. What I care about is their purpose. Witchcraft is said to be able to use poison to confuse people's hearts, and to use witchcraft to make people hear about it thousands of miles away, but I don't believe in these.

To put it bluntly, they are not gods, and they don't have any magical powers. How can they kill people with just a few strands of hair and a few words? So I don't believe it.

But now some people want to recreate the witchcraft disaster of the previous dynasty, which is different. They are using the innocent people in the capital to achieve their goals. "

Du Rou's eyes were filled with a fire called justice, and she was extremely determined. Although she would usually play around with Ye Jianqing, she was still a martial artist. She had justice in her heart, and her dream had always been to travel the world and help others, which had never changed.

This is also the reason why Ye Jianqing has always gotten along so well with Du Rou.

"Your idea is good. Who knows how many things are hidden beneath the prosperous surface of the capital. Moreover, the capital is the center of conspiracy and it is full of twists and turns. You never know when you will be used by others to achieve their goals. I support your idea very much, so what do you want to do?" Ye Jianqing nodded in agreement.

"He died suddenly and inexplicably for so many days. The Eighth Prince is now managing the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple with the Second Prince, so he must be in charge of these cases. We..." Du Rou approached Ye Jianqing with a cunning smile. The plan that was clearly stated in her words made Ye Jianqing want to laugh.

"So you came to me today specifically because you want to follow the Eighth Prince to investigate the case? To investigate this matter?"

"Yes and no."

"???" Ye Jianqing was confused. Is it true or not? Do you think your play has nothing to do with this?

"I want to go with you to investigate." Du Rou said.

"Me?" Ye Jianqing pointed at himself: "But I don't know how to investigate cases."

"Yes, I'll follow you. The Eighth Prince must have a lot of information. You can get some information from him, and then we can secretly investigate this together."

"No." Ye Jianqing refused without even thinking about it. On the one hand, her ability to investigate cases was not even as strong as Lu Ci Qiu's. After nearly a year of training, Lu Ci Qiu had become very capable and could think divergently in many aspects, and would think of many things that Ye Jianqing had not thought of.

When Ye Jianqing herself faced these things, she only had some habitual thinking. She always thought about problems from a very realistic perspective, but in fact many things were not realistic, so this also led to Ye Jianqing's weakness in investigating cases.

"If you want to investigate, as long as the Eighth Prince agrees, you can go with him. I will accompany you. But if you want to investigate the case alone with me, I don't recommend it and I don't agree. My ability is not that strong yet. There will definitely be many dangers with this kind of weird stuff. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you, and you will be in danger. How can I explain to Lord Du? I finally pulled you back from the underworld once, and I don't want to send you down myself."

Ye Jianqing refused firmly and with sufficient reasons, leaving Du Rou with no choice but to turn down the offer. Du Rou's eyes soon turned red.

"What's wrong?" Seeing her red eyes, Ye Jianqing panicked and quickly took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, fearing that she would cry at any time.

"I didn't expect that you were so worried about me. Wuuwuwu, Qing'er, you are so kind." Du Rou hugged the helpless Ye Jianqing in her arms with tears and snot.

In her eyes, Ye Jianqing was always like this, worrying about others before thinking about herself. From the moment she entered the secret room alone, that figure, who was obviously shorter than herself, began to grow taller and longer. She stood in front of her like a giant, protecting her and not letting herself get hurt.

After being rescued, she first thought about comforting them, and she also cheered herself up.

Having such good friends is enough in life.