Cypress Boat Floating

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Lu Ci Qiu had been staying in the Dali Temple since the end of the court session, but for some reason he felt very nervous today, as if something was going to happen.

This kind of panic is the most frightening. His sixth sense tells him that something should happen, but he can't know for sure what will happen. He immediately goes through several important people in his mind and thinks about what they have done recently.

Qing'er went to the Du Mansion to find Du Rou today, so nothing should happen.

My mother is doing well in the palace and no news has come out of her.

On the contrary, his second brother who was away was missing and was the most worrying thing, but he couldn't go looking for him in a high-profile manner.

His first reaction was indeed to worry whether something had happened to Lu Zhixing outside, but before Lu Zhixing left, he told him that he was just going to a place to get something and would be back soon, so there was no need to worry.

With Lu Zhixing's martial arts skills, he should be able to avoid any problems he encounters.

In that case, the only one left is Concubine Shu who has been in the palace all the time.

When he thought of the way Concubine Shu looked when she left in his previous life, he felt sad. He just wanted to see her immediately, so he hurriedly got on the carriage and rushed to the palace.

Lu Ci Qiu came suddenly. When he entered the palace, Concubine Shu was still in the courtyard embroidering tiger-head shoes for Lu Zhixing's unborn baby.

Seeing Lu Ci Qiu coming, she was extremely surprised. She quickly put down the tiger-head shoes that had not yet taken shape in her hands, pulled Lu Ci Qiu to look left and right, and kept saying, "Why did you lose weight after leaving the palace?"

"Mother, I have grown up. I'm not thinner at all. I'm stronger." Although Lu Ci Qiu had met Concubine Shu, his heart was not at peace yet. But since he was already here, he planned to chat with his mother for a while longer.

Concubine Shu smiled and turned Lu Ci Qiu around twice, responding to him lovingly: "Yes, yes, the eighth child has grown up. Come, let me see, you have grown taller. Not bad, not bad."

After finally seeing her son, Concubine Shu held his hand and was reluctant to let go. She pulled him to the couch next to her. The two sat down and chatted slowly: "How did you suddenly have time to come in and see mother today? Isn't the Dali Temple busy recently?"

Although Lu Ci Qiu had only been in office for less than half a year, he had indeed done a lot of things with Lu Zhixing during this period. He also did not come to the palace to pay his respects because he was injured some time ago and did not want to worry Concubine Shu.

The number of times they had met in the past six months could be counted on one hand. Without the children around, Concubine Shu couldn't help but think about them and miss them. In the past, Lu Ci Qiu grew up under her eyes, and she could see him once or twice a day, so she didn't think he had grown up or taller.

It's been a while since I last saw him, and when I saw him I suddenly felt that he had grown taller and older. I couldn't help feeling a little lonely. Children have to leave their mothers when they grow up, and they are not like ordinary people. I'm afraid that we will have less time to see each other in the future. Now I'd better see him as much as possible.

"Fortunately, I have been investigating some things in the Dali Temple recently. Today I suddenly missed my mother. I haven't paid my respects to her for a long time, so I hurried over." Concubine Shu treats Lu Ci Qiu as her own son, and Lu Ci Qiu also regards Concubine Shu as his own mother. When getting along with her, he would act coquettishly from time to time and show some childishness.

However, Concubine Shu loved him very much. Lu Zhixing left her at a very young age and was not by her side. He became very stubborn when he grew up and did not know how to act like a spoiled child at all. But Lu Ci Qiu was different. He had been spoiled by her since he was a child, so naturally she doted on him more. Moreover, he was also very sensible and always tried not to make her angry. If he accidentally made her angry, he would act like a spoiled child, beg for mercy, and say a few nice words to let it go.

"How is your second brother's health? I heard that he has been on sick leave these two days. I sent people to the palace to ask, but there was no news." Concubine Shu was still worried about Lu Zhixing. She couldn't get any news from other places, so she thought of asking Lu Ci Qiu, who followed his brother every day, to see if he knew.

"It's nothing serious, second brother. It's just a small problem and he'll be fine soon. Don't worry." Lu Ci Qiu didn't want to lie to his mother, but his second brother also told him before he left not to let others know that he was not in the capital. So he used his brain and some words to cover it up.

"Okay, that's good." Concubine Shu patted the back of his hand with satisfaction. She said no more and just kept looking at him.

Lu Ci Qiu was used to it and didn't care much about it. He used his other hand to flip the pastry and eat it.

"Old Eighth." Concubine Shu suddenly spoke. Lu Ci Qiu looked up at her in confusion, not knowing what she meant by this sudden move.

"You are not young anymore, when are you going to get married?"

The words that Concubine Shu said casually almost scared Lu Ci Qiu to death. The pastry in his mouth was stuck in his throat before he could swallow it. He couldn't get it out or swallow it. He tried hard to cough it out, but the pastry got stuck to water. It was stuck to the throat wall and it was not easy to cough it out.

The Concubine Shu quickly poured him a glass of water, and he took a big gulp from the cup, which made him feel much better.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I'm still young, why should I get married?" Lu Ci Qiu's face turned red, and he couldn't tell whether it was because he was choked just now or because of the topic of getting married.

Concubine Shu glanced at him with an ambiguous look: "What about the little girl in your house?"

"What little girl?" Lu Ci Qiu looked at her with a pair of innocent big eyes, showing an attitude of denial.

"What little girl? What little girl are you talking about?" Concubine Shu was so anxious that she slammed the hand holding the handkerchief on the table: "Don't think I don't know, that girl named Ye Qing was by your side when you were in the palace, and you also took her with you when you went to South City. At that time, there was nothing wrong between the two of you, so I didn't make a fuss about it.

It's different now. You have established a mansion, but not only is there no mistress in it, you even let a servant take charge. I heard that she is the boss in the mansion, and sometimes she even bullies you. This is not acceptable." At this point, Concubine Shu finally showed some attitude.

"No, mother, where did you hear that?" Lu Ci Qiu was always a little helpless when facing his mother. He couldn't completely oppose what she said, but he also didn't want his mother to misunderstand Ye Jianqing like this.

"Don't worry about where I heard it, I just know it."

"Mother, Qing'er is not as you say. She treats people very well. She is not the one who manages the palace. She has never bullied me. She has never bullied anyone.

And she was very good to my son. She told me a lot of things. If it weren't for her, my son would have died a long time ago in Nancheng." Lu Ci Qiu took Concubine Shu's hand seriously and defended Ye Jianqing. Ye Jianqing had never bullied anyone. She was such a good person. He didn't want anyone to slander her, not even his mother.

As a mother, she couldn't bear to hear her son say the word "die". As soon as Lu Ci Qiu said it, Concubine Shu immediately covered his mouth with her hand and spat three times on the ground: "Pooh, pooh, pooh, stop talking nonsense."

Lu Ci Qiu pulled her hand down with a smile and continued, "Mother, Qing'er is a good person. In Nancheng, she cares about the people of Nancheng and thinks about how to do more to help them. In the case of the Li family a while ago, she also empathized with the victims and thought about how to do something for them. She is always so sincere and kind to others. My son thinks she is different from others. She has things that we cannot understand but think she is right."

Shufei felt mixed emotions when she saw Lu Ci Qiu's serious look. She had only heard that Ye Jianqing was very powerful in the mansion, and she didn't know much about Ye Jianqing. But she never thought that this person would be so fascinated by her youngest son. It seemed that she had to find time to meet her.

"Mother, I know. How about this? Next time, ask her to come to the palace and chat with me. I also heard about this person from others. But she just asked you about it, and you explained it to her so seriously. How good is this person?"

Lu Ci Qiu didn't know what Concubine Shu was thinking, but when he saw her compromise, he felt that she had really listened to what he had just said and was really planning to get to know Ye Jianqing better, so he was extremely happy.

Although he had never thought about developing any progress with Ye Jianqing, Concubine Shu was his mother, and he always wanted to leave a good impression on Ye Jianqing in front of his mother.

In his impression, Concubine Shu has always been a symbol of kindness. He never thought that if Ye Jianqing came to see her alone, he would encounter anything bad. He just thought that in his heart, when two kind people met, they should appreciate each other.

Now that he saw that Concubine Shu was here, Lu Ciqiu's panic had not completely disappeared. He couldn't help but frowned and began to wonder if something had really happened to his second brother. It had been two or three days, and there was still no news about Lu Zhixing. Could something have really happened?

Could it be that because I changed the course of the story, my second brother's death came earlier?

Thinking of this, Lu Ci Qiu suddenly felt cold sweat on his back, but he had to pretend to be calm in front of the Concubine Shu. If his mother knew that his second brother was in trouble, something bad would happen. And now it was unknown what the situation was, so he couldn't say anything.

He thought about going to the Qin Palace to see if his second brother had returned and if he had sent any letters to his second sister-in-law. Thinking of this, he said goodbye to Concubine Shu, took the tonic that Concubine Shu was going to give to Lu Zhixing, and left the palace and went to the Qin Palace.