Cypress Boat Floating

Lu Yuanzhi is a very cute and kind little girl. Her father is Lu Zhixing, who is known as the young general, and her mother is Wei Wangshu, who was famous in the capital at that time. Those who wanted to pursue Wei Wangshu lined up outside the capital. It's a pity that Wei Wangshu didn't like anyone and just waited in the mansion for Lu Zhixing, who was unknown whether he was dead or alive, to come back and marry her.

The daughter of Lu Zhixing and Wei Wangshu grew up in the midst of endless love and care. The little girl was smart, brave, kind, lively and cute, and was loved by everyone, especially Lu Ci Qiu.

Ever since she was born, Lu Ci Qiu would basically come to see her whenever he could leave the palace. When she was a baby, she even peed on her uncle's back. After she was able to walk a little, she would slowly walk to find her uncle when he came to the house, although she would stop walking halfway through.

Now that he can remember things and is a little older, he knows that he is close to his uncle and he clamors to play with his uncle every day.

The little girl, who hadn't seen her uncle for a long time, was already very sad. With the comfort of her father and mother, she finally calmed down a little. She thought that her uncle would come to see her in two months, and continued to live with this hope.

As a result, as luck would have it, when there was a banquet in the palace during the last Ghost Festival and Wei Wangshu took the little girl to pay his respects to Concubine Shu, the little girl heard some people in the palace saying that Lu Ci Qiu had been locked up by the emperor and would no longer be favored by the emperor and might never get out again. She cried so miserably that day.

No matter how Wei Wangshu explained, she wouldn't listen. Finally, she fell asleep because she was tired of crying. But when she woke up the next day, she started crying again when she thought about this incident.

It was not until her father came back and comforted her, saying that her uncle was fine and would be out in two days, and he made a promise to her that she stopped crying. Otherwise, she would probably have cried for several days.

Listening to Lu Zhixing telling this story, Lu Ci Qiu smiled helplessly. He was punished to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, so naturally he expected that there would be some rumors in the court. He thought that since he was not competing for the throne, these rumors would have no effect on him, but he did not expect that they would affect the little girl.

He felt very sorry for the little girl in his heart, and he didn't bring any gifts for her to apologize this time, which made him feel even more guilty.

"Yuanyuan is just a child, so don't spoil her too much." Lu Zhixing patted Lu Ci Qiu on the shoulder and said a few words to comfort him.

Lu Zhixing said so, but how could Lu Ci Qiu not know that he, the father, was obviously the one who doted on Yuanyuan the most and he wanted to give her everything. If Yuanyuan asked for the moon in the sky, he would want to rush to the sky, hold the moon in his hands and give it to her.

Little Lu Yuanzhi had already known the night before that Lu Ci Qiu had been released and no longer had to be put in solitary confinement, so she begged her parents to let her uncle come home. Her father, who had always doted on her, naturally agreed. So after she woke up early in the morning, she waited in the yard for her father to bring her uncle back.

Just as Lu Zhixing's carriage stopped and Lu Ci Qiu hadn't gotten off the carriage yet, he heard his little niece shouting loudly in the middle of the yard, "Uncle is here, uncle is here."

Lu Zhixing had no way to deal with his daughter. No one in the mansion could do anything with this little girl except her mother. At this time, they could only let her scream.

Lu Zhixing got off the carriage first. When the little girl saw her father coming, she guessed that her uncle was also behind her, so she rushed out in a hurry.

Summer clothes are all thin, and if you fall, you will definitely get scratched, and if you get scratched, you will leave scars. The little girl loves beauty and she doesn't want to have scars on her body no matter what. But at this time, her concern for her uncle outweighs her fear of leaving scars, so she runs without caring.

But her father didn't dare let her run like this. He rushed over before she even walked out the door, hugged the little girl in his arms, and gave her a cushion.

"Daddy!" The little girl kissed Lu Zhixing on the face. This was a reward to thank Daddy for picking her up and not letting her fall.

"Where's my uncle?" But she wanted to see her uncle more.

"You little girl, you only think about your uncle, right?" Lu Zhixing pinched her face pretending to be angry, but the little girl knew whether her father was really angry or pretending to be angry, so she just laughed and hid in her father's arms.

Lu Ci Qiu came down behind Lu Zhixing. In just a few seconds, after seeing her uncle whom she had been thinking about for a long time, little Lu Yuanzhi immediately abandoned her father and stretched out her hand towards Lu Ci Qiu.

"Uncle, hug me!"

Whoever sees this little girl will have his heart melted, and Lu Ci Qiu, who raised this little girl from childhood, is no exception. He joyfully took the little girl from Lu Zhixing's arms, holding her with one hand, rubbing the little girl's head with the other hand, and arching his head into the little girl's arms, trying hard to make her laugh.

He loves this child so much.

"Ahhh, uncle, hug little Yuanyuan." A fifteen-year-old child was holding another child who was less than six years old, just like the eighteen-year-old Lu Zhixing holding the six-year-old Lu Ci Qiu.

The children all liked Lu Ci Qiu's trick. They were amused by Lu Ci Qiu and laughed so hard that they couldn't even speak. Their hands were flapping, but they were extremely relieved because they had never fallen in their uncle's arms.

"I heard that our Yuanyuan misses her uncle very much." After the two of them finished playing, Lu Ci Qiu carried Lu Yuanzhi into the house. After all, they couldn't continue playing on the street.

The little girl nodded heavily. After playing, she remembered what she heard during the Ghost Festival. She couldn't stop worrying, and she hugged Lu Ci Qiu's shoulders tightly with both hands: "Those people said that uncle was locked up and would never be released again. They said that uncle made a serious mistake."

"Don't listen to their nonsense, uncle is fine." Lu Ci Qiu supported the little girl with one hand and stretched out the other hand to scratch the little girl's nose. He liked to treat the little girl like this since she was a child, and the little girl also enjoyed it.

While the uncle and nephew were talking, Wei Wangshu had just arranged breakfast and came out to greet them.

"Eighth brother, why are you so thin?" When Wei Wangshu saw Lu Ci Qiu for the first time, he couldn't help but frowned, and his worried expression was evident on his face.

She thought that if he went to see her mother directly in this state, her mother would probably faint from crying.

Concubine Shu has always doted on this youngest son and worried about him every day. She even wanted to keep him by her side. If his second brother had not come back and taken Lu Ci Qiu to take care of him, Concubine Shu would not have been willing to let Lu Ci Qiu go to the court so early to fight wits and courage with those old foxes.

"Sister-in-law." Lu Ci Qiu called her obediently. After hearing what she said, he looked at himself from top to bottom, but he didn't find that he had lost weight. "It's okay. I don't think I've lost weight."

"Okay, let's go in and eat first. We're hungry." Seeing that the two seemed to be planning to continue talking about this topic, Lu Zhixing, who was standing by, stepped forward to interrupt them and pushed Wei Wangshu into the house.

Lu Ci Qiu has indeed lost weight, and it is very obvious that anyone can see it. In the past, he had baby fat on his face, which made him look childish. Although his body was not fat, he still had some flesh on it. Although it was all muscle, he did not look thin, at least not the kind of thin that could be blown away by a gust of wind.

But now, after just two months of not seeing him, the baby fat on his face has disappeared, leaving only bones. His whole face has become thinner, as has his body. He looks almost the same as before, but he looks like he has lost weight.

Lu Ci Qiu touched his face and secretly asked the child in his arms: "Yuanyuan, has uncle really lost weight? Does he look ugly now?" He was still a little worried about his appearance. After all, if he didn't look good, how could he attract Qing'er?

The little girl stared at Lu Ci Qiu seriously, then shook her head and whispered in Lu Ci Qiu's ear: "Yuan Yuan thinks uncle is still the best looking, even if he is thinner."

The child's words successfully healed Lu Ciqiu. Lu Ciqiu smiled and touched the little girl's head: "Thank you Yuanyuan, uncle also thinks I am the most beautiful."

Wei Wangshu knew that Lu Ci Qiu was coming today, so she got up early in the morning and made a bowl of chicken soup, which was just right for Lu Ci Qiu to nourish his body. Now, looking at Lu Ci Qiu who had lost weight, she felt heartbroken.

When Wei Wangshu and Lu Zhixing got married, Lu Ci Qiu was only six years old, an age that knew nothing. At that time, Wei Wangshu and Lu Zhixing took care of Lu Ci Qiu together, so it can be said that Lu Ci Qiu grew up under the care of Wei Wangshu, so naturally he spoiled him like his own child.

Seeing that the child had lost weight today, she felt so distressed that she put a lot of vegetables into Lu Ci Qiu’s bowl and asked him to eat slowly.

Although Lu Ci Qiu felt that he had lived two lives and was an adult, and could no longer enjoy the love of his sister-in-law like this, no matter how old he was, he seemed to always be a child in front of his brother and sister-in-law. He had no choice but to accept this full bowl of love with happiness and pain, and worked hard with little Lu Yuanzhi.

"Brother, that shrine..." Halfway through his meal, Lu Ci Qiu suddenly remembered that he was here to talk about the shrine with Lu Zhixing today. He thought about telling his second brother about it later in case he forgot. But just as he had said that, another piece of meat was put into his bowl, which was picked up by his second brother.

"Eat first, and then talk about business after dinner. There's no rush." ​​His second brother's voice soothed him, making him relax involuntarily and continue to eat well.

In front of his family, he can always be a child, without being urged to do things he doesn't want to do, nor facing things he doesn't want to face. He can temporarily put everything aside and have a good meal first. Everything is so easy, without having to rush.