Cypress Boat Floating

At dawn, the morning light was just beginning to shine, and the sun had not yet fully risen, but the earth had quietly awakened, ushering in a new day. Ye Jianqing slowly woke up. According to her usual habits, she should have gotten up and practiced basic skills. However, the first thing she did after opening her eyes today was not as usual, but to hurriedly get up and rush to Lu Ciqiu's yard to confirm whether he was still there.

Last night, after he came back and finished his dinner, he left the house without saying a word. When Ye Jianqing was about to go to bed, he still hadn't seen him return. Ye Jianqing was very puzzled by his behavior: Where on earth did this guy go? He was in such a hurry that he didn't even tell me?

When they arrived at Lu Ciqiu's yard, Huaixi found that he was so worried that he was sitting there restlessly. After asking, he found out that Lu Ciqiu had not returned home all night and had not even left a message. No wonder Huaixi was worried.

Ye Jianqing really didn't know what he wanted to do that would keep him away all night. Just as she was thinking hard, there was a noise at the side door of the palace. Ye Jianqing hurriedly took Huaixi to investigate.

When they arrived at the door and pushed it open, Huaixi was almost frightened to the point of having a heart attack. Lu Zhixing was supporting the dishevelled and dirty Lu Ciqiu standing outside the door. From Lu Ciqiu's appearance, it seemed that he had just experienced a big storm, but Lu Zhixing was clean and tidy.

"Ah! What happened to the prince?" Huai Xi looked at Lu Ci Qiu with a distressed look on his face and couldn't help but exclaimed. His eyes were filled with tears and his voice was trembling, as if he was extremely frightened.

When Ye Jianqing saw Lu Ciqiu like this, she immediately understood that Lu Ciqiu must have gone out with Lu Zhixing last night to do something unspeakable, and this matter could not be known to others, so he did not return home all night. The bitterness that originally surged in her heart was instantly replaced by the injuries on Lu Ciqiu's body. She frowned tightly and whispered to Huaixi: "Stop shouting, bring the prince in quickly."

Huai Xi nodded his head and walked forward quickly, carefully taking the unconscious Lu Ci Qiu from Lu Zhixing's hands. He moved gently, fearing that he would hurt Lu Ci Qiu.

"Prince Qin, may I ask what happened to my prince?" Ye Jianqing took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She was frightened by Lu Ciqiu's embarrassment just now, but now that she has calmed down, she thinks it is clear. With Lu Zhixing around, there is no way Lu Ciqiu will get into trouble. It should not be a big deal.

But regarding Lu Ci Qiu's current condition, she felt that she still needed to ask one more question. At the same time, she was also eager to know what had happened to Lu Ci Qiu.

Lu Zhixing replied calmly: "He just fell asleep, let him have a good rest." After that, he turned around and left without hesitation, his steps hurried, as if there was something important waiting for him to deal with.

Ye Jianqing certainly knew what Lu Zhixing was anxious about, but... she couldn't help but look up at the rising sun on the horizon, thinking to herself: Isn't it too late to rush to court now?

After Lu Zhixing left, Ye Jianqing and Huai Xi supported Lu Ciqiu and walked slowly towards the courtyard. Arriving at Lu Ciqiu's room, Ye Jianqing first arranged for Huai Xi to help Lu Ciqiu change his clothes and wipe his body, and then turned to his room to find some suitable medicines for his treatment.

When she returned to the courtyard again, she happened to see Huai Xi walking out of the room with a basin of dirty water. Ye Jianqing hurriedly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "How is the prince now?"

Huai Xi answered truthfully: "The prince has wounds all over his body, but only one or two of them are bleeding, and the rest are bruises." After saying that, Huai Xi's chubby body trembled constantly because of crying, and he was obviously exhausted and sad - after all, he had just completed the difficult task of changing Lu Ci Qiu's clothes alone, and he was already exhausted and out of breath.

Ye Jianqing carefully took out several packets of carefully wrapped medicine from his arms, and gently handed them to Huaixi, and instructed: "Thank you for your trouble, eunuch. Please use these medicine powders and wine according to the method I said. First, sprinkle the medicine powder evenly on the prince's wound, and then use this bottle of medicine wine to gently wipe the bruises on his body. This can speed up the dissipation of blood stasis and relieve pain."

Huai Xi nodded his head and agreed, saying that he would do it. After Huai Xi poured out the dirty water in the basin and filled it with clean water, he took the medicine that Ye Jianqing gave him and walked hurriedly into the house.

At this moment, Lu Ci Qiu had returned safely and was in good health. The huge rock hanging in Ye Jianqing's heart finally fell to the ground. The boredom and worries that had accumulated in his heart gradually dissipated. After all, all the questions could be asked slowly after Lu Ci Qiu woke up, and there was no need to rush for a moment.

Thinking of this, Ye Jianqing took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He stood aside quietly, watching Huai Xi walk into the room, waiting for Lu Ci Qiu to wake up, and asked someone to simmer a pot of refreshing hot soup for Lu Ci Qiu to drink when he woke up.

When Lu Ci Qiu finally woke up from his coma and regained consciousness, the sun was already setting and it was about 3 p.m. Huai Xi had been quietly waiting by his side. When he saw Lu Ci Qiu open his eyes and wake up, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and excited. He hurriedly and carefully helped Lu Ci Qiu, who was sore and weak all over, up and asked with concern: "Your Highness, you must be starving, right? I'll have someone bring you a bowl of hot soup right away."

"Where is Qing'er?" Lu Ci Qiu looked around and found that Huai Xi was the only lonely figure in the room. There was no trace of Ye Jianqing, so he anxiously asked about her whereabouts.

"Miss Ye is in the study next door. I will go and call her over right away." Huai Xi answered in a low voice, as if he was afraid that raising his voice even a little would frighten Lu Ci Qiu, who in his mind was as fragile as porcelain.

"Awake?" Before Huaixi could go and call her, Ye Jianqing, who had been silently guarding and waiting next door, had already heard the sound and rushed into the room impatiently. Although she said she was reading, how much of her energy was really focused on the book, probably only she knew it.

Hearing Ye Jianqing's voice, Lu Ciqiu's face, which was originally distorted by pain, instantly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a brilliant smile: "Qing'er, come here quickly, I have great news to tell you."

Ye Jianqing rolled his eyes at him unhappily, walked straight to the bedside, replaced Huai Xi's position, and motioned Huai Xi to go to the kitchen to bring a bowl of hot soup for Lu Ci Qiu to fill his stomach.

"What good news? Before you tell me, shouldn't you first explain what you were doing last night? You didn't come back all night!" Ye Jianqing asked angrily.

However, at this time, Lu Ci Qiu was completely immersed in the joy of successfully winning six capable helpers for everyone, and did not notice Ye Jianqing's dissatisfaction at all. He looked around the room happily, and after making sure that there was no one else around, he lowered his voice and whispered mysteriously into Ye Jianqing's ear: "Hey, this is the good news I want to tell you! I secretly ran to my second brother's dark guard camp last night and forcibly asked him for six masters!"

The warm breath brought by the words brushed past her ears like a feather, making Ye Jianqing feel a tingling sensation in her ears, as if thousands of ants were crawling on them. This strange feeling quickly spread throughout her body, and even an indescribable itch appeared in her heart. She couldn't help but glance at Lu Ciqiu.

At this moment, Lu Ci Qiu was immersed in joy, with a sincere and warm smile on his face. That brilliant smile was like the warm sunshine in spring, warm and dazzling, and impossible to ignore.

"How did you do it?" Ye Jianqing, who was originally furious, gradually calmed down after seeing his smile, and he couldn't help but laugh with him.

"I defeated them one by one." Lu Ci Qiu's tone was full of pride and pride.

"You? Beat them one by one? And beat six of them?" Ye Jianqing's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief. She was from the Dark Guard Camp, so she knew that everyone there was very strong. If Lu Ci Qiu didn't get killed on the spot in the Dark Guard Camp after fighting them one by one, he was really lucky.

"That's right!" Lu Ci Qiu nodded, with confidence shining in his eyes.

Ye Jianqing held his forehead helplessly, not knowing what to say for a moment. Lu Ciqiu acted so recklessly, and Lu Zhixing actually let him do whatever he wanted: "Who have you fought with?"

"Thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-six." Lu Ci Qiu counted on his fingers, one by one for Ye Jianqing to hear: "These are the six."

Hearing this, Ye Jianqing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint fake smile, and said softly: "Do you know what my ranking was when I was still there?"

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head and thought to himself. He had originally planned to find a suitable time to ask Ye Jianqing about this matter, but he never expected that she would bring it up on her own initiative.

Ye Jianqing slowly uttered a number: "Eleven."

"What?!" Lu Ci Qiu's face was full of astonishment. He stared at the other party with wide eyes, obviously extremely surprised by the answer.

In the Dark Guard Camp, the top ten people were Lu Zhixing's right-hand men, and they were respected and even had the power to manage the entire Dark Guard Camp. Starting from the eleventh place, it was the ranking of the ordinary Dark Guards.

If Ye Jianqing is really ranked eleventh, then doesn't that mean she is the number one figure among the secret guards?

"You are so amazing!" Lu Ci Qiu couldn't help but exclaimed!

Ye Jianqing was so angry that he almost hit him, but in the end, he still took into consideration that he was injured, and suppressed his anger and said, "Since you know the meaning of the ranking, you actually dared to fight with Thirteen. You should know that even if their rankings have changed after I left, the thirteenth position is enough to explain everything. You are simply ignorant of the immensity of the world."

However, Lu Ci Qiu nonchalantly consoled them, "It's okay, it's okay. Didn't I win in the end? And I've already arranged for them to come to the Xianwang Mansion to find me at midnight. Then we can meet each other."

Faced with his indifferent attitude, Ye Jianqing felt both angry and amused, and she felt helpless. At this point, there was no point in saying more, so she could only sigh and say, "Don't do it again. Look at how embarrassed you have made yourself."

"By the way, how is the situation over there?" Lu Ci Qiu asked with a smile on his face. At this moment, he was particularly happy to have six capable assistants who were extremely powerful and completely obedient to him. Of course, in addition to being happy, he did not forget to care about the situation over there with Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing told Lu Ciqiu in detail about the attitudes of Murong Zhixu and Chi Yu, and made it clear that they would join the team. So far, the personnel are complete, but the specific next step still needs further planning and arrangement.