Cypress Boat Floating

At the banquet, everyone was still toasting each other. People who normally wished each other dead were now holding up their glasses and wishing each other a happy new year.

It's so ironic and ridiculous.

Lu Ci Lin was watching the scene outside the door and didn't want to go in and join in the fun. It was true that he liked to join in the fun, but he wouldn't join in every fun. When he was about to leave, suddenly, someone standing in the shadows called him.

"Sixth brother."

When Lu Ci Lin heard the voice, he turned his head to look at the shadow, but he did not move, and the other party did not seem to have any intention of coming out of the shadow. Lu Ci Lin had no choice but to spread his hands and walk over honestly. After all, he was the younger brother, and he also knew why the other party did not dare to talk to him in the light.

"Second brother." Lu Ci Lin walked into the shadows and bowed to the person in front of him.

"Where's my eighth brother?" Lu Zhixing's face was not good at this moment. He had been paying attention to Lu Ciqiu all night, because he had never let Lu Ciqiu drink before, so he naturally didn't want him to drink tonight. But he didn't expect that when he didn't let him drink, someone would pour him wine while he wasn't paying attention and made him drunk. You know, in previous years, he had someone secretly replace Lu Ciqiu's wine with water during the New Year's dinner, and he would never let him touch it if he could. But this year, someone took advantage of it, and he was still angry.

When he found out that Lu Ci Qiu was drunk, he originally thought that since he was drunk, he would help him go back to the courtyard to rest. However, after he turned around to tell him the time, when he came back, Lu Ci Qiu and Lu Ci Lin were gone. This made him even more angry, so when he noticed Lu Ci Lin coming back, he stopped him outside the door as soon as possible.

"Eighth brother, go back and have a rest." Lu Ci Lin didn't care and told Lu Ci Qiu where he was going.

Lu Zhixing felt the veins on his forehead throbbing uncontrollably. He gritted his teeth and asked word by word, "Why did you force him to drink?"

If the person in front of him was not Lu Ci Lin, Lu Zhixing dared to say that person would definitely not have an easy time in the days to come, but this was Lu Ci Lin. If he didn't really understand Lu Ci Lin, he would have suspected that he was sent by someone to frame him. And precisely because he understood Lu Ci Lin, he was never too polite when speaking to Lu Ci Lin.

"Second brother, don't always treat Eighth Brother as a baby, he has grown up. Look, he has done a great job in flood control. You have to learn to let go and let him grow on his own. I am now training him to drink. It is better to be forced to drink by your own family than by others." Lu Cilin didn't care about the aura emanating from Lu Zhixing. He walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder, trying to brainwash him with the look of a good brother.

Lu Zhixing shook his shoulders and threw his hand off his shoulders, "Even if he is a few years older, he is still my brother to me."

Lu Cilin helplessly spread his hands, saying that what you said was right, and then tried to defend himself: "Second brother, I am doing this for the good of my eighth brother. Didn't you see the look on the prince's face just now? If I didn't let my eighth brother drink two more glasses of wine, believe it or not, the prince would come and complain in the next second."

Lu Zhixing didn't say anything. He could see that the prince had no good intentions. He wanted to kill Lu Ci Qiu when he was controlling the flood in Nancheng. Now that Lu Ci Qiu was back, he didn't take any action. But if he let Lu Ci Qiu go so easily, he would not be the prince.

He had always been wary of the prince, and naturally expected that he would make trouble at the family dinner, but he didn't expect that his trick would be solved by Lu Ci Lin.

"Eighth brother is resting in his yard now, but you'd better not go yet. Go tomorrow. He is fast asleep." After saying that, Lu Ci Lin didn't care what Lu Zhixing was thinking and just turned around and went back to the banquet. Since he was helping someone, he had to help to the end. He also had to explain to his father why Lu Ci Qiu went back early, otherwise it would be bad for him to leave a bad impression on his father as soon as he got the chance to go to court.

Lu Zhixing stood there and watched his departing back. It took a long time before he went back to the banquet. His status in front of the emperor was now equal to that of the prince. If he left for too long, it would attract too much attention.

For Lu Ci Qiu, Lu Ci Lin pushed all the blame onto himself in front of the emperor, saying that he was the one who made Lu Ci Qiu drink too much. It was New Year's Day, so the emperor naturally wouldn't really blame them. He just said a few words to Lu Ci Lin. Lu Ci Qiu was completely unaware of this and was still sleeping soundly in his room.

what......

Ye Jianqing woke up suddenly. Even in the cold winter, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her head and her heart was beating wildly.

She reached out to wipe the sweat off her head, then covered her still wildly beating heart. Her mind couldn't calm down at all. The feeling of the sharp blade stabbing her body was too clear. Zhou Weiwei's eyes were too cold, making her feel scared for no reason.

Although her body was intact, the pain she felt just now was too clear, so clear that she almost thought it was not a dream, but that she had traveled through time again.

So was it really just a dream?

Her arms were numb from maintaining the same position for so long that she couldn't move them. The numbness of her nerves brought her back to consciousness, and she gradually regained consciousness.

"Was that just a dream?" Ye Jianqing questioned herself. However, Zhou Weiwei's knife was too real, so real that she almost thought it was not a dream, but really happened. Based on her experience of time travel and rebirth, if the numbness in her hands had not reminded her that she had not left this room, she would have almost thought that she had really traveled through time again.

Why did I suddenly have this dream?

Ye Jianqing didn't know, was it because she missed her teammates too much before the time travel? Or was it because her consciousness had really returned to the modern times for a moment?

Ye Jianqing raised his head and glanced out the window. The sky was dark with no sign of getting whiter. The candle beside the bed was only half burned. It seemed that it was about three o'clock in the morning.

She has never understood these things about time and space, such as time travel and rebirth. She doesn't understand anything. She also doesn't know why such a bizarre thing of time travel and rebirth happened to her. She never thought that she was a savior or the heroine in a novel, who came to save someone.

Whether in modern times or here, she just wants to live her life well and do what she should do. She is indeed selfish. Whether traveling through time or being reborn, the first thing she thinks of is herself. She must first ensure her own survival, and then make some money to support herself on the basis of her survival.

Her purpose has always been so simple.

So when she couldn't understand these things, she simply stopped trying to understand them and just treated them as a dream. Everyone says that dreams are the opposite of reality. In this case, if Zhou Weiwei in the dream would kill her, then Zhou Weiwei in reality would only treat her better.

Since it was just a dream, she decided to forget it. She didn't believe that Zhou Weiwei would treat her like this.

He retracted his gaze from the window. He had originally planned to stay up all night with everyone, but somehow he fell asleep. Now that he was awake, Ye Jianqing had no intention of sleeping anymore.

And it is really difficult to sleep in this position.

Ye Jianqing pulled his cloak tighter around him. The wind came in through the gap in the windowsill, making him shiver. The winter wind was really biting and hard to guard against.

Lu Ci Qiu was still sleeping soundly and well-behaved, without even a snore. Seeing that his quilt had moved down a little and did not cover his shoulders, Ye Jianqing was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he quickly moved his quilt up with his other hand.

While Lu Ci Qiu was sleeping soundly, Ye Jianqing quietly wanted to pull out the hand that he had been holding, but she didn't expect that when she moved slightly, Lu Ci Qiu held it even tighter.

Ye Jianqing looked helplessly at the person lying on the bed, pinched his face lightly with his hands and scolded: "You are using my hand as a pillow."

Unfortunately, the person on the bed didn't react at all, and Ye Jianqing's words received no response at all.

Unable to sleep but feeling bored, she could only rest her chin on her arm and look at Lu Ci Qiu sleeping with boredom.

She has seen Lu Ci Qiu when he was young, and she has also seen him when he grew up. Although Lu Ci Qiu is still like a dumpling with a chubby face now, it should be said that after two years when he grows up, his jawline will come out, the baby fat will disappear, and he will become handsome. He was a little cutie when he was young, and he will be a handsome boy when he grows up.

But even though he grew up and became more handsome, he was still like a child in Ye Jianqing's eyes. He had never suffered much, and he still had his mother and brother to rely on, so his overall temperament was still the same as a child.

From Ye Jianqing's knowledgeable perspective, Lu Ci Qiu can only be considered a handsome guy in her eyes, but not a real man. He does not have the sense of responsibility and maturity that the men Ye Jianqing has seen should have.

As he was watching, Ye Jianqing suddenly thought of the first year after he established his government.

Before his rebirth, he established his own mansion at the age of 20. It was the first time he left the palace and arranged the New Year celebrations in the palace alone. Huai Xi could obviously do it, but he insisted on doing it himself, saying that it would be more meaningful if he did it himself, so everyone just let him do what he wanted.

As a result, the dumplings he cooked for the New Year were not cooked well, he did not prepare enough red envelopes for each person, and he pasted the wrong door gods. The whole palace was in chaos that day, and Huaixi could only clean up the mess behind him.

Ye Jianqing smiled when she thought of this, it was just a pity that she didn't have a strong sense of participation in that New Year. She was just a shadow of Lu Ci Qiu, a protector. Not many people knew of her existence, so she couldn't participate in that New Year celebration.

At that time, she felt very happy just by watching. Although she did not participate, she ate the dumplings he cooked and received the red envelopes he gave her.

Ye Jianqing raised his head and his eyes wandered to the lanterns outside the door, but now, it was even better!

Now she is no longer a shadow hiding in the dark. She can eat hot pot with everyone under the lights, make dumplings with everyone, put up door gods and decorate the courtyard together, and even receive red envelopes from others.

Thinking of this, Ye Jianqing became even happier. She liked the people in this courtyard very much. Everyone was very nice to her. Huaixi, Yuqin, and Zhang Yuchu were all very nice. They all cared about her very much.

If she could only stay here until she died, she hoped to meet more pure people like this.

As she was thinking, she felt her hand being loosened. After she was no longer restrained, she came back to her senses. When she lowered her head, she met Lu Ci Qiu's round eyes.

There was a look of doubt and confusion in his eyes, and he didn't look drunk anymore.

"Why are you suddenly laughing so happily?" Lu Ci Qiu asked.

Perhaps because he drank too much and was a little thirsty, his voice was a little hoarse.

"Why did you wake up?" After hearing his words, Ye Jianqing confirmed that he was really awake. He held his completely numb arm and wanted to help him up, but he turned around and dodged.

Ye Jianqing was puzzled.

Then I heard him say, "Do you still have strength in your hands?"

Ye Jianqing glanced at his hands, and they were indeed numb and weak.

Lu Ciqiu rolled his eyes at her, then obediently climbed out of bed and walked to the table to pour himself some water. After taking a sip of the warm water, he felt like a long-awaited rain. He looked at Ye Jianqing with clear eyes, "You haven't answered me yet, what were you laughing at just now?"

"No, I just think we should be happier today because of the New Year." Ye Jianqing shook his head and walked over to sit next to him.

"Ah!" Not sure if it was Ye Jianqing's words that stimulated him, he suddenly exclaimed, and then quickly ran to the cabinet.

"Are you going to give me a gift?" Ye Jianqing asked, leaning over to look at him.

Hearing this, Lu Ci Qiu suddenly slowed down his movements and remained silent for a few seconds. His puzzled voice came from behind the screen: "How do you know?"

"You told me that yourself."

"Ah?" Lu Ci Qiu poked his head out from behind the screen in surprise and asked in confusion: "When did I tell you?"

"When I'm drunk."

If there was a mirror now, Lu Ci Qiu would probably see several black lines on his head.

Sure enough, alcohol is harmful to people!

Not only did drinking cause trouble, but he also revealed the gift himself.

Since Ye Jianqing already knew about it, Lu Ci Qiu didn't hide it anymore and took out the gift he had prepared long ago from the cabinet.

"New Year's gift, I hope you will have a smooth and safe new year."

Ye Jianqing only knew that he was going to give him a gift, but he didn't know what it was. Now when he looked up, he could see the appearance of the gift clearly.

It's a sword box.

"Gift?" Ye Jianqing asked.

Lu Ci Qiu nodded silently. Looking at Ye Jianqing's reaction, he began to worry whether she liked this gift. Was he wrong?

It shouldn't be.

Lu Ci Qiu didn’t understand, Lu Ci Qiu was puzzled.

Before Lu Ci Qiu could figure out anything, he saw Ye Jianqing stand up and solemnly take the wooden sword case from his hand, and opened it seriously. Inside was a green sword.

The scabbard is green, and the hilt is carved with a lotus flower. There is also a tassel tied to the scabbard, which is even beautiful and elegant.

Ye Jianqing curiously reached out and touched the sword. The blade was cold and chilly. She took the long sword out of the sword case and pulled out the blade.

Oops.

The sword body is made of black iron, which is thin and sharp, and has a faint cold glow. If you stare at it for a long time, you will probably break out in a cold sweat.

Ye Jianqing stretched out his hand and gently hit the sword with his fingers, and there was a continuous "ding" sound.

"Not bad, this sword. Does it have a name?" Ye Jianqing likes this sword.

"Cold light."

“It’s a nice name.”

Now Ye Jianqing loves this sword more and more, but it’s a pity that she doesn’t know how to use it because she has never learned it.

"I can teach you." Lu Ci Qiu seemed to see through her thoughts. Ye Jianqing was about to put the sword back into the sword case with regret when she heard Lu Ci Qiu say this.

Ye Jianqing, who originally planned to just put the sword away as a decoration, thought about it after hearing what he said. He thought it was a good idea, so he nodded in agreement.

"Thank you and Happy New Year. I wish you all the best in the new year." Ye Jianqing put away the sword and blessed Lu Ci Qiu with a smile.

Looking at her happy smile, Lu Ci Qiu's brain short-circuited for a moment. He felt as if someone had paused his brain, and his mind was filled with Ye Jianqing's smile.

"As long as you like it." After a long time, Lu Ci Qiu reacted and scratched the back of his head shyly.

Although the gift was delivered successfully, Lu Ci Qiu was scared after Ye Jianqing told him what happened when he was drunk. He secretly vowed to try not to drink unless possible in the future. However, after this incident he also knew his approximate alcohol tolerance, so he could control himself within the limit and would not get drunk easily.