Cypress Boat Floating

Gunpowder is a product made mainly of saltpeter and sulfur, supplemented by wood ash. Although it is not particularly common on this continent, it is not rare either. It’s just that most of the saltpeter mines are occupied by various countries. If ordinary people want to buy it, they must register specially and confirm the purpose before they can buy it.

Most of the saltpeter mining on the mainland is done in Da'an. Da'an took advantage of this to gradually consolidate and expand its territory.

Nanlin has always relied on water for its livelihood. There are very few saltpeter mines within the country, so it is extremely cautious in the use of gunpowder. Sometimes it even purchases gunpowder from Da'an if it does not have enough. In view of the friendly relationship between the two sides, Da'an has never been stingy with Nanlin.

Therefore, during this mountain excavation, Da'an also demonstrated the demeanor of a great country and provided great help in the use of gunpowder, saving Nanlin a lot of effort.

Although Gongyang Junyu received orders from Gongyang Bo to handle the whole process of digging the mountain and give him full authority to use gunpowder, he still wrote a letter to his father after discussing all matters with Lu Ci Qiu, and also reported his safety to Gongyang Bo.

Before Gao Yuankai arrived, Da'an had already prepared all the necessary gunpowder. This batch of gunpowder departed from Da'an a few days later than Gao Yuankai. During the time when Lu Ci Qiu was missing, all the gunpowder prepared by Da'an had safely arrived in Nancheng, and they were waiting for Lu Ci Qiu's order to act.

Now, everything is ready, and once Nanlin's news arrives, we can make arrangements directly.

While waiting, Lu Ciqiu did not forget about Lu Cishan. In the morning, he came to Ye Jianqing's room with only a vague understanding from Lu Cishan. Now he kept sighing in front of her. He still couldn't figure out what Lu Cishan meant by "I can't go back". Seeing him like this, Ye Jianqing became depressed.

"I say, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go out for a walk? Why are you sighing in front of me all the time?" Ye Jianqing really couldn't bear it anymore, and he was in no mood to continue wiping the knife. He put the knife in his hand on the table with a bang, and gave Lu Ci Qiu a suggestion in a kind and friendly manner.

Lu Ci Qiu was frightened by the knife. He looked up at her, then turned around and continued to sigh.

Seeing him like this, Ye Jianqing was so angry that his teeth were itching. He couldn't hit him, nor could he scold him. This little prince was really difficult to serve.

After she finds out the reason for their rebirth, she will leave. She will leave this unlucky little prince and live her own carefree life. Ye Jianqing thought viciously in his heart.

"You say." Ye Jianqing was waving his fists behind him, pretending to hit him, when he suddenly spoke, almost scaring Ye Jianqing. He quickly put his hands behind his back, sat up straight and listened to him.

"Why doesn't our emperor let my brother go back?" Lu Ci Qiu frowned and looked at Ye Jianqing in confusion.

This little look, at such a young age, with the baby fat on the cheeks still not gone, made him look particularly childish. Seeing this, Ye Jianqing couldn't help but call him adorable and had already kicked the annoying look from his mind.

Children, they deserve to be spoiled.

"What do you mean you don't let him go back?"

Lu Ci Qiu leaned on the table with his hands supporting his face, and said with a sad face: "Seventh Brother said he can't go back. I don't know what happened, but as far as I remember, Seventh Brother has never left the capital."

Ye Jianqing thought he was cute and looked at him twice more. Even so, she couldn't give any answer to his question, so she asked casually: "Your father asked him to stay in Nanlin? Doesn't that mean he is a hostage?"

This casual remark shocked Lu Ci Qiu deeply. He had never thought of this possibility. He had always been thinking about the time before his rebirth. Could it be that his rebirth changed history, so his Seventh Brother also changed the trajectory of his life?

"It's a good thing that your father let him stay in Nanlin. At least it can prevent him from being innocently implicated when you other brothers fight for the throne." Ye Jianqing comforted.

But at this time, Lu Ci Qiu could no longer sit still. Being a hostage in another country was different from being a prince in his own country. The treatment would be different. If there was a conflict between the two countries, he would be the first to die.

Seeing him stand up and about to run out, Ye Jianqing quickly stopped him: "Where are you going?"

"I want to take Seventh Brother back home." Lu Ci Qiu pushed her hand away and said excitedly, and was about to rush out again.

"Calm down first, think about why your father did this, and taking him back now is against the imperial decree." Ye Jianqing used all her strength to press him down on the chair to stop him from being so impulsive. She was a little shorter than Lu Ci Qiu, and if it weren't for her unremitting training over the years, it would be difficult to suppress an impulsive teenager.

So when Gongyang Junyu came in, he saw a girl hanging on Lu Ci Qiu. His foot was already inside the door, but when he saw this scene, he covered his eyes and shouted, "I didn't see anything", then turned around and left with his hands covering his eyes.

Ye Jianqing was holding Lu Ciqiu down. Seeing the ram Junyu coming, how could he let him go? He quickly shouted, "Stand right there."

Hearing Ye Jianqing calling him, Gong Yang Junyu dared not take another step.

Gongyang Junyu, who originally did not take Ye Jianqing seriously and thought she was just a palace maid, watched Lu Ci Qiu during the few days in the cave and could be said to have discussed any problem directly with her, ignoring himself, the prince, and even obeyed her orders.

Seeing this, Gongyang Junyu also put down his airs and tried to understand the two of them. Anyway, he had nothing else to do at the time, and he happened to not be a pedantic person.

So after those few days in the cave, Gong Yang Junyu's relationship with Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jianqing has made great progress. It can be said that they have taken a big step towards becoming good friends.

"What are you doing?" Gongyang Junyu walked in and walked around them curiously.

With Gong Yang Jun Yu's arrival, Lu Ci Qiu calmed down a bit. He patted Ye Jian Qing's hand, indicating that he had calmed down and asked her to let him go. Ye Jian Qing received his signal, let go of her hand, sat down angrily on the stool next to her, and moved the chair under her to completely block Lu Ci Qiu's way.

"Have you heard about his seventh brother?" Ye Jianqing pointed at Lu Ci Qiu and asked Gong Yang Junyu.

Gongyang Junyu nodded, sat elegantly on the chair, slowly poured himself a glass of water, fanned himself with one hand which was not necessary in this weather, and held the glass of water in the other hand, looking as if he was determined to engrave elegance into his bones.

“I heard from my royal sister that Da’an sent the seventh prince to our country to study for two years in order to appease my father.” Gongyang Junyu turned the cup in his hand and looked at them with a faint smile on his face.

During those few days in the cave, Lu Ci Qiu had completely seen through this man and no longer indulged him. Regardless of his expression, he just turned his face and asked him, "What do you want to do?"

Gongyang Junyu, upholding his noble status as the crown prince, naturally would not argue with him easily. He put down the cup, stretched out his index finger and waved it left and right, saying: "It's not what we want to do, it's what your emperor of Da'an wants to do."

Lu Ci Qiu stared at him.

Gong Yang Junyu ignored him and continued, "You and I disappeared at the same time. Your father was not very worried, but my father was very worried. And for some reason, there were rumors that I was implicated by you, and that Prince Da'an wanted to kill you, and because I was with you, they wanted to kill me as well.

When my father heard this, he was furious and wrote to your Emperor Da'an to question him. Your Emperor did not want the relationship between the two countries to become so strained, so he sent your Seventh Prince here to help find the person. If he found the person, he would let your Seventh Prince stay here for two years. If he did not find the person, he would kill the Seventh Prince to vent his anger. "

Gong Yang Junyu shrugged, "So, it was your emperor who came up with the idea of ​​using a prince to appease my father's anger. Although no one is stupid enough to think the rumors are true, what if? So your father came up with this idea."

Lu Ci Qiu stood there in a daze. He had never imagined that this was the reason why his father sent Lu Cishan here. If Gongyang Junyu could not be found, would his seventh brother's life be ruined in a foreign country?

Father, you have such a cruel heart!

Lu Ci Qiu had an unexpected and very sad expression, which made Ye Jianqing feel very uncomfortable. As a person who traveled through time and space from a modern loving family, she could not understand why a father would sacrifice his own child in this way.

Ye Jianqing reached out and held his hand. His hand was as cold as ice. It was not known whether it was because of the weather or because of the news. Ye Jianqing wrapped his hand in his palm, trying to transfer some of the warmth from his hand to him.

At this moment, are his hands cold and his heart even colder?

Lu Ci Qiu kept his head down, and no one noticed his expression, but they could feel a heavy atmosphere. Gong Yang Junyu and Ye Jianqing looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything. They were afraid that if they said a few more words, Lu Ci Qiu would become even angrier.

"But you don't have to worry. Now that you and I are back, your seventh brother will be fine. We won't bully him in Nanlin." Gongyang Junyu patted his shoulder, trying to comfort him.

When Lu Ci Qiu heard this, he raised his head, stared at Gong Yang Junyu with red eyes, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "You'd better. If I knew that he was injured or something, I would beat you to death."

After saying that, he stood up and left, leaving Gong Yang Junyu and Ye Jianqing looking at each other in bewilderment.

"I didn't say anything wrong just now, why did he beat me to death?" Gong Yang Junyu looked at his back and asked Ye Jianqing aggrievedly.

Ye Jianqing sighed, picked up the skylark he had placed on the table and continued to wipe it.

Lu Ci Qiu did not return to his room, but walked to the courtyard where Lu Cishan lived. He stood at the door of the courtyard but did not go in. From this angle, he could just see Lu Cishan reading a book with relish in the sun. There was a cup of hot tea and some pastries on the small table next to him. When he felt thirsty, he took the teacup and took a sip.

To him, Lu Cishan is a brother different from Lu Zhixing. Lu Zhixing is very domineering and is also domineering to his younger brother. He will force you not to get close to dangerous things and will want to protect you under his wings.

Lu Cishan is the kind of person who will give you earnest advice and guide you in the right direction. He is a gentleman, an upright gentleman. He knows martial arts, but he will not force you with force. He will slowly reason with you, let you know whether this matter is right or wrong, and let you give up on your own.

His eyes were red as he looked at Lu Cishan in the sunlight in the distance. He didn't know if it was because the tears accumulated in his eyes blocked his gaze towards his brother, or because the sun here was going to take his brother away. He always felt that Lu Cishan's figure was elusive, as if his brother would disappear in the next second if he blinked inadvertently.

When he learned about his father's intention from Gongyang Junyu, he would be lying to say that he was not chilled. He trusted his father so much. He was the ruler of a country and he knew that he had the responsibility of all living beings on his shoulders. But even so, he could not sacrifice his own son. That was his son with his blood.

If Lu Cishan really stayed in Nanlin as a hostage, then he would never be able to see his brother again, this good brother who was gentle and patient.

He thought that after experiencing so many things in his previous life, including the death of his mother and his second brother, he had been able to look lightly on the separation of life and death. But when such a thing happened again, he felt that his mentality was still not able to accept it so calmly.

Lu Cishan glanced at Lu Ci Qiu who was standing at the door, sighed, put down the book and walked up to him.

Seeing the tears in his eyes that refused to fall, she said nothing, but just silently held him in her arms, patted his back gently, and whispered in his ear: "It's okay, it's okay."

After all, Lu Ci Qiu is just a younger brother who is doted on by his brothers. Although he lost his biological mother at a young age and his father did not care about him, he still has the Concubine Shu in the palace to take care of him, as well as Lu Zhixing and other brothers who dote on him.

In his brother's arms, the tears that had been refusing to fall in his eyes burst out, and he tightly hugged his brother who had doted on him since he was a child and refused to let go.

"You must take good care of yourself while I'm away. You should be able to set up your own residence when you return this time. I won't be able to attend your opening banquet, but I have given my gift to my second brother, and I will let him give it to you when the time comes."

Every time Lu Cishan said this, Lu Ci Qiu in his arms shook his head. He didn't want any gifts, he just wanted to be his brother.

"If you continue like this, my second brother will think I bullied you. What will I do if he comes to beat me up?" Lu Cishan said jokingly.

Lu Ci Qiu said sullenly in his arms: "Second brother won't hit you."

"Yes, as long as you are here, my second brother won't hit me." Lu Cishan touched his head and couldn't help but sigh that his younger brother was already so tall, almost reaching his chin.

Lu Cishan was four years older than him. When he first saw him, he was held in the arms of Concubine Shu like a little dumpling. The other concubines around him were all trying to make him happy. His mother even pushed herself in front of the little dumpling so that she could look at her younger brother.

He still remembered that his mother said to him at that time: "You will not be the youngest anymore. You have a younger brother. You must take good care of him in the future."

He kept this sentence in mind. From then on, he had a younger brother. Although he was not born by his mother, he was still his younger brother. He listened to his mother and took good care of his younger brother. He went to school with his younger brother. His younger brother had good grades and learned martial arts very well. He even won the first place in every exam. But he was not jealous at all. He even felt that this was what he deserved.

Later, he had more and more younger brothers, and now he has five younger brothers, but the one he cares about the most is still this one, because he is his first younger brother.