Cypress Boat Floating

"In fact, according to the deterioration of your age group, you are still a child and have not experienced anything. You have to know that even your second brother was not so smart and powerful when he was born. He also went out to experience some things and went to Beiguan for a few years before he grew up.

Everyone must go through something to grow up. You are just not grown up yet, so you will do things purely according to your own ideas, but your second brother is different. He needs to consider more, so you don’t need to feel sad. You are just you, and you still have a lot of room for the future. "

Ye Jianqing was worried that what he had just said might make Lu Ci Qiu depressed, so he quickly put down his chopsticks and explained things to him seriously, which could be considered as giving him a sweet reward after giving him a good reward.

What Ye Jianqing said was actually not wrong. Lu Ci Qiu was raised like a child before and after his rebirth. Boys are late in maturing, and everyone around him pampers him, loves him, and protects him, treating him like a child. People who have never experienced anything are like a blank piece of paper, and after so many years, he is still pure white.

The calculations he showed were only simple and superficial, which was why Lu Zhixing had to keep him by his side ever since he entered the officialdom.

Lu Ci Qiu seems shrewd, but he is simple at heart. Even though he grew up in the big melting pot of the imperial palace, Concubine Shu and Lu Zhixing deliberately maintained some of his innocence.

This person really needs to grow up.

Ye Jianqing didn't know what kind of person he would become in the end, but now he was very simple and kind, isn't that good enough? He could add his own schemes to this simplicity and kindness. He didn't have such high demands, and he had no intention of the so-called throne.

This prince is the most special.

Lu Ci Qiu really wanted to deny everything Ye Jianqing said. He wanted to deny that he was so self-righteous that he felt he could change everything just by relying on his memories before his rebirth. He wanted to deny it, but his heart was stopping him, and his brain was stopping him.

Yes, in fact, he was just as Ye Jianqing said. What he wanted to change was not only the death of his mother and second brother, he also wanted his second brother to ascend to the throne. He owed his mother and second brother, and he wanted to repay them with all his ability.

From the beginning to the end, he only thought about Lu Zhixing and his mother. Even now, there was only Ye Jianqing added to the mix.

"I'm very selfish, right? I only think about my mother and my second brother." Lu Ci Qiu smiled self-deprecatingly and buried his face between his knees. He didn't dare to raise his head, let alone look at Ye Jianqing. He was afraid that he would really see contempt in Ye Jianqing's eyes.

Ye Jianqing was puzzled: "Who else do you want to think about? How big is your heart? How many people do you want to put in it? Only selfish people can live comfortably."

"I thought you would look down on me." Lu Ci Qiu couldn't believe that Ye Jianqing didn't oppose him.

"What's there to be ashamed of? There are many kinds of selfishness. You just want to protect your family and take good care of your family, that's all. Isn't that a good thing?"

"But, as a member of the royal family, you should always do something for the royal family. Everyone knows that the prince enjoys the best treatment. When the royal family is in danger, shouldn't you stand up?"

Ah this.

Lu Ci Qiu's short words left Ye Jianqing completely stunned, and he didn't know how to respond to him.

this......

She now only hated herself for not being good at history. At this moment, when she heard Lu Ci Qiu's words, the only thought that came to her mind was "sacrifice the small self for the greater good".

However, it seems that this was the case in ancient times. Whether it was the imperial palace or those large mansions, children in the family were required to make sacrifices. Everything was for the sake of the family.

As an only child born under the red flag in the new era, she had no concept of a large family, so she naturally didn't understand those who sacrificed themselves for the family, even if it meant marrying someone they didn't love but who was good for the family. It seemed that all of them, from top to bottom, could be traded.

but......

"The world does not belong to your Lu family." Ye Jianqing said.

"You, the Lu family, are only temporary leaders. You are only managing this world. The world belongs to the people. You take from the people and will give back to the people. The prince does enjoy the best treatment in the world, but isn't this treatment also the result of the people's hard work? If you say so, then don't you have to do whatever the people say?"

"The Lu family has existed in this land for almost a hundred years." Lu Ci Qiu frowned, seeming to disagree with Ye Jianqing's statement.

Ye Jianqing sighed secretly, "This person's ideology and politics are still not up to standard."

"Think about your seventh brother. Why did your seventh brother go to Nanlin as a hostage?" Ye Jianqing thought hard and finally thought of someone Lu Ci Qiu was familiar with who could be used as an example.

"Father's will."

"Then why didn't your seventh brother refuse?"

"Those who disobey the saint will be killed."

"..."

Ye Jianqing looked at the top of his head with loving eyes, considering that there were people watching outside. If he hit him, he was afraid that Huai Xi would keep giving him a cold shoulder tomorrow. After thinking about it, he silently withdrew his hand that was about to hit him.

"Your seventh brother did not refuse because Nanlin and Da'an need a hub. With this hub, both sides can work together to solve the flood problem for the people on both sides of the Sannan River. Nanlin is just a small country after all. It is a bit difficult for them to refuse Da'an's water management officials to enter the country. After all, they have to pay tribute to Da'an every year.

The reason why your father asked your seventh brother to be a hostage was to reassure the King of Nanlin and give him something to hold over him. If Daan goes back on his word, he can hurt your seventh brother at any time.

Everything your seventh brother did was for the benefit of the people and for the good of everyone, and it cannot be forced by a mere imperial decree from your father."

While Ye Jianqing was saying this, his slightly furrowed brows never relaxed.

"I thought you knew all these reasons."

Lu Ci Qiu was silent.

"I always feel that as time goes by, you will always be a little anxious. You will worry about many things. You will start to doubt yourself and wonder whether what you are doing is right or wrong." This was what Ye Jianqing discovered after his first formal conversation with him this year.

In many cases, he himself could not find his own problems, so he began to seek help from the outside world, and Ye Jianqing, who had the same experience as him, was the best choice.

Every time she talked to him, Ye Jianqing observed carefully. She really felt that Lu Ci Qiu's inner fluctuations were very strong, and he always doubted himself most of the time.

Lu Ci Qiu was silent for a long time, so long that Ye Jianqing thought he had no intention of telling her anymore, when a muffled voice came from his knees: "I just feel that the gap between you and me seems to be getting bigger and bigger."

“??? Gap?” Ye Jianqing was confused. Was there any gap between them?

Once you start talking about something, it is actually easier to say it later. Now that he has already said it, Lu Ci Qiu no longer intends to hide it and tells Ye Jianqing his thoughts openly: "I am not referring to the difference in family background, but the difference in thinking. In the past, you just hid in the dark and rarely communicated with me like this. Since my rebirth, we have communicated more and more, and I find that I can't keep up with your thinking. Sometimes I even think that if you can enter the court as an official, you will do better than me and be more outstanding than me."

This reason made Ye Jianqing feel helpless, but also a little like laughing. If there really was a gap, there was already a gap of hundreds or thousands of years between them. Their souls were not from the same dynasty, and they received different educations. How could they be compared?

As a modern person, Ye Jianqing's ideas are naturally more inclined towards socialism.

Lu Ci Qiu was a native of this place in ancient times. The education he received was a royal education, so it was naturally different.

"We are different. You have your strengths, and I have mine. We grew up in different environments, so we can't be compared."

Ye Jianqing was referring to the fact that they grew up in different time and space, but when Lu Ci Qiu heard this, he heard the tragic story of Ye Jianqing growing up alone and helpless, and being forced to train in the Dark Guard Camp.

Thinking about him, he began to wonder if he had said too much, causing Ye Jianqing to recall his miserable childhood.

"I'm not..." He wanted to apologize to Ye Jianqing, but before he could finish his words, Ye Jianqing raised his hand to stop him.

"Since you said that you feel the gap between you and me has widened, then instead of sitting here and feeling sorry for yourself, you might as well think about how to narrow the gap and improve yourself. Have you practiced the martial arts moves that your master taught you today? Have you done the homework your father gave you? Have you practiced the calligraphy your second brother gave you? Have you read today's book?" Ye Jianqing used a series of combos to directly attack Lu Ci Qiu's weakest point.

He has time to think about these things because he is not busy enough. If he is really busy, he will not have time to think about these things. But in the final analysis, this case has hit his self-confidence.

"I practiced calligraphy today, but I didn't feel good when I wrote." Lu Ci Qiu said this in a very low voice, but unfortunately Ye Jianqing still heard it.

"Your mind is not calm today, so naturally you can't write well. You need to be calm when practicing calligraphy to write well."

"So what did you do in your room all day today?" Ye Jianqing asked.

"Sleeping and writing calligraphy. And I don't write well." Lu Ci Qiu felt embarrassed even when he said it himself. It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but after Ye Jianqing brought it up, he felt as if he hadn't done anything serious all day and was just wasting time.

And at this moment, I was still thinking about the huge gap between myself and Ye Jianqing, and I felt sad because I couldn't surpass her.

Ye Jianqing glanced at him and saw a trace of guilt in him. He felt that he was being too pushy and thought it was not good. He quickly changed his words and comforted him: "Actually, it's good to take a break like this when you are tired. But next time you take a break, learn to empty yourself. Don't push yourself so hard, and don't think too much. Just let it go and you will feel very comfortable."

Seeing that Lu Ci Qiu was still thinking, Ye Jianqing quickly interrupted him and said, "Okay, okay, don't think too much. Aren't you hungry? Go eat first and have a good sleep after dinner. Don't let too many people worry about you. Eunuch Huaixi is so worried about you that his hair is almost pulled out.

Have a good rest at night, and tomorrow, I will take you somewhere."

Ye Jianqing felt that this topic about depression should end here, and gave Lu Ci Qiu a day to express his dissatisfaction. After expressing it, he should get his life back on track. If he continued to live in this depressed mood, he would be able to die of depression without the need for an assassin to kill him.

Seeing that he seemed to have really gotten better, Ye Jianqing stood up, patted his butt and prepared to leave, leaving the empty lunch box with him and walking slowly towards his own yard.

She had just eaten too much, so walking back slowly was just the right way to help digest the food.

Lu Ci Qiu stayed where he was, looking at Ye Jianqing's gradually departing back, and began to think about everything Ye Jianqing had said tonight, including what she meant to him.

He felt that he liked Ye Jianqing. He had had a good impression of Ye Jianqing before his rebirth, and the heartbeat he felt at the moment of his death was not a lie, so he went to find Ye Jianqing as soon as he was reborn.

The longer he spent with her, the more he felt the distance between him and Ye Jianqing. She was open-minded and smart, and seemed to have thought clearly about everything. But he was just like the child she mentioned, who had not grown up yet, had no experience, and was completely blank.

The more they got along, the more he felt that Ye Jianqing was like his teacher. She had been teaching him how to think along the way.

"Where are you going tomorrow?" Seeing Ye Jianqing was about to step out of the courtyard, Lu Ci Qiu hurriedly asked loudly.

"You'll know tomorrow." Ye Jianqing didn't turn around, just waved his hand and continued walking forward.

Looking at her back, Lu Ci Qiu suddenly laughed. Thinking about it carefully, he was really just a child. He even went on a hunger strike and refused to eat anything just for such a thing.

His eyes moved to the empty lunch box on the ground. He suddenly felt very hungry. His stomach was empty. Apart from breakfast, he had not eaten anything else. This time he was really starving.

"Huai Xi, prepare the meal!" He stood up and said to the flowers not far away. He knew that Huai Xi must be hiding there. He didn't think about the fact that he was so fat that the flowers could not hide him.

When Huai Xi heard that the prince wanted to eat, she was so happy that she rushed out from the flowers, not caring about the petals on her hair, and ran to the kitchen in a hurry. There was another meal heating up in the kitchen. It was originally intended for Ye Jianqing. Now that Miss Ye had eaten the prince's portion, this one could only be given to the prince.