Cypress Boat Floating

The air from Lu Ci Qiu's words hit Ye Jianqing's ears, making her ears and heart itchy as well. She didn't know what was wrong with her, so she subconsciously tried to move away from him, but was grabbed by Lu Ci Qiu.

"Be careful, don't fall." Lu Ci Qiu's tone of voice was normal, but it sounded so abnormal to Ye Jianqing's ears. She felt that there must be something wrong with the soup she had just drunk, and Chef Zhang Yu must have secretly put some wine in it.

She looked down at Lu Ci Qiu's hand that was holding her arm and had not yet let go because he was afraid that she would fall. Ye Jianqing's ears turned red, which was rare.

Now she was even more certain that Zhang Yuchu must have secretly given her alcohol. Otherwise, how could she explain why her face was so hot and she even felt a little dizzy?

She wanted to pry Lu Ciqiu's hands apart, but she was afraid that it would be too hypocritical. How about calling him brother as usual? But he was still a prince, and was this what a brother would do? Thinking of this, she was a little stunned for a moment, not knowing how to react.

By the time she reacted, Lu Ci Qiu had already let go and returned to his normal distance, looking at the fireworks in the sky intently.

Ye Jianqing secretly turned her gaze to him. The light from the fireworks shone on him, flickering, and his whole body seemed to be surrounded by a layer of light. With his slightly red face, she grinned silently as she looked at him.

The sky was filled with fireworks, such a beautiful scene. Ye Jianqing slowly said, "I heard that if you make a wish to the fireworks, it will come true."

Lu Ci Qiu never believed in these things, but Ye Jianqing insisted on asking him to make a wish. On the high roof, the two of them closed their eyes, crossed their hands, and made their wishes to the fireworks that kept blooming.

"What wish did you make?" Ye Jianqing opened his eyes and looked at him with a smile.

"I......"

"I can't say it. If I say it, the wish won't come true."

Lu Ci Qiu was about to speak when Ye Jianqing stopped him. The wish he was about to express was stuck in his throat and he swallowed it.

"Then why are you asking me?" Lu Ci Qiu complained slightly.

Turning his head to see Ye Jianqing smiling, he also smiled. Since he couldn't say it, he would just keep the wish in his heart. His unspoken wish was: I hope you are safe and healthy, everything goes well, and, never leave me.

The fireworks were brilliant and dazzling, especially with the beauty by my side today, it was even more worth remembering. Lu Ci Qiu watched the exploding colors disappear in a flash, and for a moment, a bit of sadness arose in his joy.

No matter how reluctant you are to leave the present moment, it will flash by like fireworks and you cannot grasp it. In the end, you still have to move forward.

If only there was a way to make time stay at this moment, he thought as he looked at Ye Jianqing's profile.

After Lu Ci Qiu’s opening banquet, all officials’ holiday ended and it was his first day in court.

While ordinary people were still immersed in preparations for the upcoming Lantern Festival, officials from all over Da'an had already started working.

Early in the morning of that day, Lu Ci Qiu was ready and set out on the road to the main hall with great ambition. This was his first step and he wanted to complete it better.

On the first day, basically all the officials briefly reported what had happened in the past few days, and then talked about their plans for the coming year. At the same time, the emperor also announced that Lu Ci Qiu would officially serve as an official in the court, and asked him to first work with Lu Zhixing to handle various matters, and then they dispersed.

Lu Ci Qiu had been trained by Lu Zhixing before coming here, and he probably knew what it was like to attend court, and he also knew what he should and shouldn't say. In fact, even if Lu Zhixing didn't train him, he had attended court before his rebirth, and he probably knew what it was like.

The first day of court was still unremarkable and uneventful.

Just as he followed the officials out of the hall, the usually weak Fourth Prince Lu Jinqing came behind him, coughing and calling him in a hurry.

Lu Ci Qiu turned around curiously and waited for him to come forward. His fourth brother had always been weak since he was born. It was said that he almost died when he was young. He survived by relying on his tenacious vitality, but his body was ill and has been in poor health ever since.

"Fourth brother, is there anything you want me to do for you?" Lu Ci Qiu asked with a smile. Although he didn't have much contact with his fourth brother, they were still brothers after all, so he still had to maintain the appearance of a relationship.

"The last time you set up your residence, Fourth Brother was not feeling well and did not attend the banquet. I feel really bad about that." Lu Jinqing smiled shyly, took out a small wrapped gift from her sleeve and handed it to him, saying, "This is a small apology from Fourth Brother. As you happen to be an official in the court, I'll just wish you good luck in your career."

Seeing Lu Jinqing stuffing something into his hand, Lu Ci Qiu quickly declined, "It's okay, Fourth Brother, you already gave me a gift last time, I can't accept your gift again."

"It's just a little thing, just accept it. It's nothing." Lu Jinqing pushed the gift back into Lu Ci Qiu's hands, pushing it back while saying, "Eighth brother, just accept it. I'm leaving first," but he left the scene as fast as the wind before Lu Ci Qiu could react, leaving Lu Ci Qiu standing at the door of the hall in a daze holding the gift.

When Lu Zhixing came out, he saw the dazed Lu Ciqiu, walked up to him, patted him and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you so dazed?"

Lu Ci Qiu showed the gift in his hand to Lu Zhixing and said, "This is what my fourth brother just gave me."

Lu Zhixing looked at the gift in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Just accept it if he gives it to you. It's nothing. Although Fourth Brother is weak, he usually does a good job. He works in the Ministry of Rites now. You will inevitably have to deal with him in the future. You can learn how to do things from him."

"Okay." Since Lu Zhixing said he could accept it, he readily took the things.

Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time he really dealt with Lu Jinqing, and it was also the first time he heard about Lu Jinqing from Lu Zhixing. He searched his memories before his rebirth and found that his fourth brother before his rebirth was like an invisible person, with no impression at all in his memory.

He seldom attended family dinners in the palace or banquets hosted by court officials. Even if he did, he would just sit in the corner like an invisible person, never showing up or saying a few words to others.

Although he was in poor health, he had a good reputation among the officials. However, everyone always regarded him as an ordinary prince and a colleague, and never thought of him as the emperor. If he wanted to compete for the throne, he was afraid that he would not be able to win over the prince and Lu Zhixing.

Because his mother is the princess of the desert!

Just because of this, he could only be an ordinary prince in this life. In addition, his health was not good, and who knew when he would die, so there was no expectation of him at all.

That year, after General Ye Honghai of Da'an forced Damao to the outskirts of Xiabei City, Damao surrendered and signed a truce agreement with Da'an. In the same year, he gave Princess Damao to the emperor of Da'an as a token of reconciliation.

Da'an also wanted to recuperate and accepted Da'an's truce agreement. Generally speaking, Da'an and Damu have been peaceful for nearly a decade, but for some reason, in the past year, Damu has begun to make moves again and has been harassing the border.

This is also what Daan has started to worry about recently, but at least General Ye Honghai is now stationed at the border. As long as he is there, Damo will not be able to advance any further, so Daan feels a little more at ease.

"Since father asked you to follow me first, I will take you to see a few places first, and then I will assign you work, okay." Lu Zhixing walked in front of Lu Ci Qiu, thinking about what job to arrange for his younger brother, and did not notice that his younger brother was distracted behind him.

"Okay." Speaking of this, Lu Ci Qiu instantly forgot about Lu Jinqing's matter. After all, Lu Jinqing was just an ordinary prince before his rebirth. Instead of paying too much attention to him, it would be better to pay more attention to the work that he should deal with right now.

Lu Ci Qiu, who was only thinking about how to gain a foothold in the imperial court, had no idea that his mansion had already been surrounded by people, to the extent that even an ordinary servant would be monitored when he went out.

The court always held court very early, so everyone usually went back to have breakfast after the morning court, and then went out to work in various departments after breakfast.

Lu Zhixing was no exception. After coming out of the palace, he took Lu Ciqiu back to Prince Qin's Mansion for breakfast, but was rejected by Lu Ciqiu. So the two parted ways and agreed to pick him up after Lu Zhixing finished breakfast.

The two men split up and returned home in two different groups.

Ye Jianqing asked Lu Ci Qiu to set up a complete set of relatively modern tools suitable for her training in her yard according to her requirements.

Because she watched the fireworks with Lu Ci Qiu quite late last night, and she tossed and turned thinking about her mood last night, she couldn't fall asleep last night, although she usually had a good sleep. So she miraculously woke up late today.

She was supposed to complete her training task in the yard as usual, but suddenly she felt craving for Cuifangzhai's cakes, so she said hello to Yuqin and went out alone to buy cakes.

It wouldn't be a big deal if she didn't go out, but as soon as she went out she discovered something was wrong.

Not to mention that she met three people following her every step. After careful observation, she even found that the area around the palace was full of people. It seemed that they were here to monitor them.

Ye Jianqing snorted coldly. It seemed that some people could no longer sit still. It was just a matter of setting up a government. Was it necessary to make such a big fuss?

Although she was very disdainful in her heart, she remained calm on the surface. Someone followed her all the way to Cuifangzhai, and it was not until she entered the palace that the feeling of being monitored completely disappeared.

Ye Jianqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that she would not be able to control herself and would rush out and kill someone. She was always the one who followed others, but she had never been followed so obviously before.

Moreover, the people sent by the other party were a bit clumsy, which made Ye Jianqing feel a little uncomfortable.

As soon as she stepped into the palace, Lu Ci Qiu came back.

"Today I went out to buy pastries and someone followed me." At the dining table, Ye Jianqing pretended to be having breakfast as if nothing had happened while whispering to Lu Ci Qiu.

Lu Ci Qiu nodded slightly, not much but Ye Jianqing could see it clearly: "I felt it when I went out this morning."

Besides Huaixi and Yuqin, there were two other newly arrived palace maids serving the meal. It was obvious that Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jianqing did not trust them and they did not even dare to speak too loudly for fear of being overheard by them.

Lu Ci Qiu secretly gave Huai Xi a look.

Huaixi understood immediately, and urged Yuqin and the other two palace maids to leave, and then he left too, leaving the two of them alone.

As soon as they left, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't dare to speak too loudly. They heard Lu Ci Qiu say to Ye Jianqing nonchalantly: "They will definitely keep an eye on us, so let them keep an eye on us. We didn't do anything anyway."

"We need to pay attention to these people in the mansion and find time to clear them out. We can't keep a bomb around us." Ye Jianqing said while eating.

Lu Ci Qiu nodded.

In fact, both of them knew that their death in the previous life was not so simple. Although they died under the bow and arrow, the palace was flooded that night. And that person that night also knew the terrain of the palace very well.

From the very beginning, the two knew that there must be a spy in the palace, but they just didn't know who it was.

"What are you going to do next?" Ye Jianqing asked. She had always followed Lu Ci Qiu's steps. She had to make sure that Lu Ci Qiu had a clear idea. He could not accept the idea of ​​just getting by.

Ye Jianqing continued, "Now our every move is exposed to others. They know everything we do, and they must also know about my existence. If you want to use me as a hidden line, it is no longer advisable. So it is best to think carefully about what other tactics we can use against them next."

Lu Ci Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Pretend that you didn't notice these people and do what you normally do. I'm in the court now collecting some evidence about the prince. He wanted to kill me when we were in Nancheng, so we have to be on guard against him first. We have to bring him down first."

Ye Jianqing didn't have any objection. Her role was that of a knife. She would cut wherever Lu Ci Qiu told her to. She was unfamiliar with everything here, and her control over the information was not that complete.

Thinking of this, Ye Jianqing suddenly felt that he seemed a little too passive. If he had to rely on Lu Ciqiu for everything...

She looked up at Lu Ci Qiu who was eating and thinking. It was not that she did not trust him, but what if he betrayed her one day?

Ye Jianqing began to worry. She still didn't know much about this world. It was not like the modern world where she could learn anything through the Internet. Her level was high enough in the modern world and she could get enough information. There was no information gap between her and the enemy.

But here she was, all by herself, and it still wasn't enough.

Would it be better to create my own information database? Ye Jianqing thought.