Cypress Boat Floating

Perhaps it was because he hadn’t had a good rest for a long time, or perhaps it was because he had finally settled down, Ye Jianqing slept particularly well on the first night back in the palace. It was the first time he slept so well since his rebirth.

The next morning, she followed her biological clock, got up, washed and started her daily training on time.

She originally thought that she got up early enough, but who knew that when she got up, Lu Ci Qiu had already gone to school.

"No wonder you are so confident and think you can get first place. You started practicing martial arts earlier than me. If you don't get first place, who will?" Ye Jianqing complained while rinsing his mouth.

After washing up, she put on the martial arts clothes that Lu Ci Qiu had prepared for her. It must be said that the texture of the clothes in this palace is indeed much better, and they fit her well. How did Lu Ci Qiu know her body size? Although the waist is a little wide, it is not too wide. She can just sew it with a needle.

Ye Jianqing's identity is special, and few people in the palace have seen her. She doesn't dare to run around. The memories of her previous life in her mind keep reminding her that if she runs around in the palace, Lu Ci Qiu's current ability will not be able to save her. If she doesn't want to trouble others and cause a big fuss, it's better to stay in the yard honestly.

Fortunately, Lu Ci Qiu had told her last night that she could move around freely in the yard, so there was still some space for training. It was just a little small, but it didn't hinder her.

Ye Jianqing stood at the door of his house, moved his arms and legs, did some warm-up exercises, and then ran around the yard.

On the way, he met many servants in the yard. They looked at Ye Jianqing running with puzzled expressions and whispered to each other. In the palace, Ye Jianqing was the first person to run. Humans always feel afraid and subconsciously resist the unknown.

Just as everyone was gathered together to discuss, Huai Xi came over. Although he was also frightened when he saw Ye Jianqing running, he also remembered what Lu Ci Qiu had told him last night. He sighed and dismissed everyone: "Disperse, disperse, what are you all looking at here? This is specially approved by His Highness. Go to work and stop looking."

His Highness told him that Miss Ye would do some strange things and asked him not to interfere. As long as she did not leave the yard, she could do whatever she wanted.

But this...

"Miss Ye, what are you doing?" When Ye Jianqing passed by him, Huai Xi hurriedly followed and asked with a smile on his face.

"Running, exercising." Ye Jianqing glanced at him and replied, "Didn't His Highness tell you about this last night? I told him in advance."

"I have already told you about this. But have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat first before running?"

"No need, thank you, Grandpa Huaixi, I'll go eat after I finish running. Eating breakfast before running can cause indigestion."

"Indigestion?" Huai Xi was obviously a little confused about this modern word.

"It's okay, Uncle Huaixi, just go about your business. Aren't you tired running with me like this?" Seeing that sweat was pouring down his forehead, Ye Jianqing gave him a friendly reminder. After all, Huaixi was too fat and would feel too tired to breathe after the slightest movement. For the sake of his life safety, Ye Jianqing did not recommend that he run with him.

After Ye Jianqing's reminder, Huai Xi realized that he was so tired that he could hardly breathe. He couldn't care less. Since she said she would eat after running, he didn't need to persuade her any more. His life was more important.

Ye Jianqing couldn't help but smile when she saw Huaixi sitting on the ground and breathing heavily without caring about his image. Suddenly, she seemed to have returned to the time before she traveled through time. When she went home on vacation, she got up in the morning and ran and was seen by her father. Her father ran with her with a beer belly, but he collapsed on the ground after running for a while.

I miss my parents so much, I want to go back so much, I miss the blue sky and white clouds in my hometown so much.

Forget it, forget it. I shook my head and threw these past events that could no longer be realized out of my mind and stuffed them into the deepest part of my memory. Since I am already in this world, there is nothing I can do. The only way is to try my best to survive!

After running, Ye Jianqing went to have breakfast, while the idle palace maids were counting how many laps Ye Jianqing had run.

"20 laps!"

"what!"

"so many!"

Several voices rang out in unison.

As if they realized that their voices were a little loud, the palace maids quieted down again, their heads leaning against each other, whispering softly.

When Ye Jianqing saw this scene, she just smiled and said nothing. To her, these were all little sisters, so there was no need to care about them.

At present, Ye Jianqing does not have any work in the Eighth Prince's courtyard, which means that her time is completely her own. And yesterday she also got Lu Ci Qiu's permission to move anywhere in the courtyard, including the door of his study.

After Ye Jianqing finished her daily training, she was extremely bored with nothing to do. Suddenly, she remembered that the gardenias in front of Lu Ciqiu's door did not seem to be doing well, so she decisively chose to go to the door of the study to take care of those poor gardenias.

The summer sun hangs high in the blue sky, madly absorbing the surrounding air and releasing its heat everywhere.

Lu Zhixing had just finished court. The weather was hot and the hall was crowded and noisy. It would be tiring to stand there for a long time.

As he walked out of the hall, a thin layer of sweat could be seen on his forehead, but it was still better than those frail civil servants, some of whom were sweating profusely on their backs.

Thinking back to the faces of those people just now, and looking at the prince surrounded by people in the center, Lu Zhixing couldn't help but sneer. At this time, the fifth prince walked past him, not daring to stay any longer, and called "Second Brother" and left in a hurry.

Lu Zhixing said nothing, secretly hid the note in his hand, glanced at the person who was gradually walking out in front of him, turned around and walked in another direction.

The gardenia at the door of the study succumbed to yesterday's heavy rain and bent its noble body to avoid the rain.

Ye Jianqing specially brought some thin bamboo today to tie up the flower path to prevent the flowers from breaking.

Just as she was dealing with them one by one, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

somebody is coming!

Ye Jianqing instinctively wanted to stand up, but she tried hard to suppress her instinct. She was just a teenage girl who knew nothing and her ears were not that sensitive. What's more, the person behind her deliberately walked lightly. According to the normal ears and reactions of someone who had not practiced martial arts, she would not be able to sense that there was someone behind her.

Ye Jianqing was trying to integrate himself into this world, and trying to keep the fact that he knew martial arts a secret from some people. Now that he had just entered the palace, it was not a suitable time to expose himself.

While keeping your attention and paying attention to what the person behind you may do, you continue with the work at hand without stopping.

Until she had tied up all the flower paths, the person behind her didn't speak or make any movements. He seemed to just stand there and watch.

Ye Jianqing took a deep breath, slowly picked up the things scattered around, then stood up, turned around, pretended that he had not just noticed, made frightened movements and expressions, and knelt down.

"This servant greets His Highness."

“You just discovered it now?” The person who came was the Second Prince Lu Zhixing who had just walked out of the main hall.

Lu Zhixing had already noticed that Ye Jianqing had discovered him. When he first walked over, he noticed that her hand paused for a short while and her body stiffened for a moment. Although it was only a short moment, he observed it, so he didn't believe that Ye Jianqing had just discovered him.

"I was so focused on taking care of the flowers and plants that I didn't notice your Highness coming. I didn't greet you in time. Please forgive me."

"what's your name?"

Lu Zhixing didn't even look at her, he walked over and sat down on a stone bench nearby.

"My surname is Ye, and my name is Jianqing." Ye Jianqing turned around and continued to answer while kneeling.

"Ye Jianqing, this name..."

Lu Zhi pursed his lips and said nothing more, but Ye Jianqing saw it and had to explain: "Although the name is strange, it is also an expectation of my father for me. The leaves gradually turn green, which means that spring is coming. Spring is a season when all things come back to life. My father also hopes that I can live a vibrant life in this world."

"Your parents' expectations of you are very realistic." Lu Zhixing nodded.

"Yes."

"Then when did you enter the palace?" Lu Zhixing asked again.

Ye Jianqing tightened his hands on his chest, his mind frantically recalling the life background that Lu Ci Qiu had asked him to memorize yesterday.

"I arrived at the palace eight days ago." Ye Jianqing now adopted the strategy of answering each question asked by Lu Zhixing. If she didn't say anything, she would not be wrong. The more she said, the more mistakes she would make.

"Where did you live before entering the palace?"

"I live with my parents outside Liang Village in the suburbs."

"What about your parents? Why did you want to enter the palace?"

"My parents passed away a month ago. I have no relatives and nowhere to go. That day I wanted to find a job and give it a try, but I ended up walking to the palace gate, where I met the Eighth Prince. He felt sorry for me and took me into the palace." At this point, Ye Jianqing shed a tear or two to express her pity. Although she knew that this trick would not work on the man in front of her, she still had to complete the act.

"Oh, you live outside Liangcun, but why do people in Liangcun say they don't know you?" Lu Zhixing bent down and looked at Ye Jianqing with a smile on his face.

Although there was a smile on his face, it did not reach his eyes at all. Ye Jianqing felt a chill on his back. He really went to investigate!

Although we don't know how far he has found out, it is precisely because we don't know how far he has found out that people are frightened. So everything he is doing now is a test. He probably started to doubt himself since the time they met in the carriage yesterday, but he didn't say anything because of his brother's face.

Now that his brother was not around, he came straight over to test himself.

Hypocrisy! Smiling tiger! Ye Jianqing cursed silently in his heart.

"My family lives outside the village and we have no contact with the villagers, so naturally I don't know them." Ye Jianqing replied.

"What have you been doing here after the Eighth Prince brought you in?" Lu Zhixing looked around and continued to ask.

"I take care of these flowers and plants for the Eighth Prince." Ye Jianqing lowered his head and did not dare to look up.

"What were you doing at the ruined temple yesterday?" Lu Zhixing's eyes were burning. He retracted his look and stared at Ye Jianqing instead. The pressure that was slowly released from him made Ye Jianqing feel suffocated. People who have been in high positions for many years look down on the powerless people at the bottom. This feeling of oppression is something Ye Jianqing has never experienced before, even when facing prime ministers of countries or terrorists.

After all, this world is not like the modern world. The person opposite holds power and it is easy for him to kill someone. What's more, he has no value or ability to him. He is just a suspicious person who tries to get close to his brother.

One has no control over one's own life. This is what makes Ye Jianqing truly disgusted and terrified about this world!

If it weren't for her many years of experience as a special forces soldier helping her build confidence and giving her support at this moment, she would probably have confessed everything by now.

"The Eighth Prince said that the purple bamboo forest over there is beautiful and he wanted to go out and take a look, so he took this servant out with him."

"Oh, really?" Lu Zhixing raised his eyebrows: "Why did I hear that the Eighth Prince went out yesterday with only Huaixi, and didn't bring any more maids?"

Ye Jianqing's heart skipped a beat.

She had no idea of ​​this.

Seeing that she couldn't speak, Lu Zhixing continued to press her and asked, "The Eighth Prince went out without a single maid, but came back with you. Tell me, where did you meet?"

"As far as I know, the Eighth Prince's carriage never stopped along the way. The only place it stopped was at that dilapidated temple."

"Before that, how did you get on the carriage?"

Lu Zhixing's questioning made Ye Jianqing sweat on her forehead, and she bit her lower lip.

what to do? what to do?

If I can't say anything at this time, I will be considered a bad guy and beaten to death, right?

But he couldn't say that he was the assassin who escaped from his camp.

Ye Jianqing's psychological defenses were collapsing and being rebuilt repeatedly. Now the best way was to deny it.

Suddenly, she thought of the pastry from yesterday. There was a flaw in Lu Zhixing’s words!

When Lu Ci Qiu came to see me yesterday, he actually bought some pastries from Cuifangzhai. How could he not stop along the way?

Thinking of this, Ye Jianqing's heart calmed down a little. Now as long as she continued to delay, Lu Ci Qiu should have received the news. As long as she waited for Lu Ci Qiu to come back, everything would be fine.

She just didn't believe that Lu Ci Qiu would leave her in the yard without any precautions.

"Your Highness may have missed it. I followed the Eighth Prince on his carriage out of the palace early yesterday morning. He even stopped on the way to Cuifangzhai to buy some cakes. How could he not have stopped?"

"Brother, why are you here? You didn't even tell me you came."

When Lu Zhixing wanted to say something else, Lu Ci Qiu's voice came from the study door.

Lu Zhixing looked up and saw Lu Ciqiu standing at the door of the study, his chest heaving up and down. It seemed that someone had gone to inform Lu Ciqiu, so he hurried back all the way.

Lu Zhixing smiled. He had wanted to have a chat with Lu Ci Qiu for a long time. Ye Jianqing was just an excuse. And now he was even more certain that something must have happened to Lu Ci Qiu, otherwise why would he be so close to Ye Jianqing, someone he had never met before.

When Ye Jianqing heard Lu Ciqiu's voice, she felt relieved. "Finally back!" she thought. This disaster should be over, right?

"Eighth brother, why don't you study hard in school? You will be criticized by the tutor if you suddenly come back." Lu Zhixing stood up, walked to his side, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I heard that you, second brother, were back, so I wanted to come to see you right away. I've already talked to the Grand Tutor, and he agreed to my return." Lu Ci Qiu raised his head and bared his teeth at Lu Zhixing.

Seeing him like this, Lu Zhixing couldn't help but laugh. The only tenderness in his life was given to his mother and this half-brother.

"Brother, what are you doing standing here? Let's go inside and talk." As he said that, Lu Ci Qiu took Lu Zhixing's hand and prepared to go inside. Seeing Ye Jianqing kneeling on the ground, he asked in surprise, "Qing'er! What are you doing kneeling on the ground? Why didn't you make tea for my second brother when he came? You are so ignorant."

Lu Zhixing said nothing, and neither did Ye Jianqing. Everyone knew what was going on, but Lu Ciqiu had to continue the show: "Go downstairs and make a pot of good tea."

"Yes." Ye Jianqing nodded in response, then stood up and left.

Lu Zhixing just watched him leave without saying a word.

His temptation did not end here, and next he had to test his younger brother. He could pamper him, care for him, and love him, but he would not allow this younger brother to betray him.