Cypress Boat Floating

Prince Xian's Mansion

Ye Jianqing offered to go out on adventure in Yuqin's place, which made Yuqin worried since she left. She always thought of herself as just a servant. Although Ye Jianqing treated her very well, she was also a master after all. How could she deserve such a risk for her, and even risk her life.

The small patch of sky in the courtyard could no longer see the sun, leaving only a piece of blue sky. As the sun left, her heart tightened. Yuya and father-in-law Huaixi, who were worried about her, asked her to go eat something, but she refused to move. She stubbornly sat in the gatehouse, waiting for Ye Jianqing to come back.

Here, she can be the first to receive news from Ye Jianqing, and the first to see Ye Jianqing come back.

With full anticipation, as the gate of the palace slowly opened, Yuqin's grip on the handkerchief became tighter and tighter. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was looking forward to it very much.

It’s a pity that this expectant look finally came to an end. What came into view was not Ye Jianqing who he had been waiting for the whole day, but Lu Ci Qiu’s body which was much broader than Ye Jianqing’s.

Just as she stood up in disappointment and was about to salute, Lu Ci Qiu turned sideways and she saw a corner of his clothes that was blown out by the wind behind him. It was the same material and color as the clothes that Ye Jianqing wore when he went out in the morning.

"Girl!" Knowing that Ye Jianqing had returned safely, her tone was inevitably a little excited, but she remained polite.

"Yuqin, I'm back!" Ye Jianqing walked out from behind Lu Ciqiu and faced Yuqin. The marks on his face did not stay for long and disappeared in a short while. She was wearing Lu Ciqiu's cloak, so Yuqin could not tell whether she was injured or not.

She just called her name with a smile and said to her, "I'm back." These words gave Yuqin a reassurance, and the anxiety she had felt throughout the whole day finally disappeared.

"Girl, you are finally back." Before seeing the person, I had been worried and didn't want to think too much. After seeing the person, the worry was put aside. My nose couldn't help but feel sore, and my eye sockets were quickly filled with tears, which fell drop by drop like pearls.

"Girl, you don't know how worried I am about you. Don't be like this next time."

What Ye Jianqing feared most was seeing a beautiful girl cry in front of him. He was at a loss as to what to do. He had to try to comfort her with words while his hands kept moving. He reached out and gently wiped away the tears on her face. Seeing that Yuqin showed no sign of stopping, he quickly hugged her in his arms, patted her back and comforted her: "Good girl Yuqin, good girl, don't cry, don't cry. You know, girls, I'm most afraid of you crying. Look, I'm back safe and sound. I'm going to exorcise demons, not to hell. Don't worry so much. Don't cry, don't cry."

"But this is very dangerous. Yuqin is just a servant. You don't have to do this, young lady." Yuqin said while choking.

"Don't talk nonsense. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a servant." Yuqin couldn't bear to hear Yuqin say that she was a servant in front of her, so she scolded her.

"Okay, your girl is still injured, don't let her be exposed to the wind at the gate. Go back to the room and apply medicine for her." Although Lu Ci Qiu knew what Yuqin was thinking, he couldn't bear to let Ye Jianqing stand in the cold wind at the gate to comfort her while she was still injured, so there was inevitably some sarcasm in his tone.

"Miss, you are injured. Where are you injured? Is it serious? Does it hurt?" Upon hearing that Ye Jianqing was injured, Yuqin, who already felt a little guilty, asked her three questions in a row.

Ye Jianqing laughed at the question and flicked her head gently: "Why don't you let me in and apply the medicine."

Yuqin even forgot to rub her head, and hurriedly supported Ye Jianqing and walked towards the yard.

Lu Ci Qiu followed behind him, with a heavy heart, and no one knew what he was thinking. Ye Jianqing, who was walking in front, noticed it but said nothing. There were some things he needed to figure out on his own.

Because Ye Jianqing was injured before, Lu Ci Qiu specially went to the palace physician to get the best wound medicine for her, and now it’s all used up.

Lu Zhixing also arranged for an imperial physician to examine Ye Jianqing's body. Only after confirming that he only had a wound on his back and no other injuries did Lu Ci Qiu feel relieved.

But the injury on his back was too serious, so the imperial physician still prescribed some medicine and asked Lu Ci Qiu to pay more attention to prevent Ye Jianqing from having a fever and inflammation of the wound at night. Lu Ci Qiu quickly agreed and asked Yuqin to help Ye Jianqing apply the medicine in the inner room, while he listened to the imperial physician's instructions outside the room.

Yuqin applied the medicine very quickly and finished it as soon as the imperial physician left. She also wiped Ye Jianqing's face and changed him into casual clothes.

After taking off her blush, Lu Ci Qiu saw that Ye Jianqing's face was pale and she looked so pitiful with her shoulder leaning against the head of the bed.

Lu Ci Qiu sat next to her, accompanying her quietly without saying anything.

"What's wrong?" Ye Jianqing couldn't stand the quiet atmosphere anymore and asked.

"Next time, don't take such risks." Lu Ci Qiu thought for a long time and finally said this.

The atmosphere became silent as expected. Ye Jianqing did not answer him, not because he did not want to answer, but because he was thinking about answering.

She is a modern person, she does not have the idea that girls cannot show their faces and can only stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. She is not a lily that can only depend on a big tree, she is a big tree that belongs to her. But Lu Ci Qiu is a pure ancient person, he does not have this idea.

But her identity has always been his secret guard, the secret guard who protects him. He shouldn't have such thoughts.

"Lu Ci Qiu, I am a secret guard and an assassin." After a long time, Ye Jianqing spoke.

She was making it clear to him who both parties were.

"I said I can protect you." Lu Ci Qiu said.

"No, it's not a question of protection or not. I want you to understand that not only can I hide in the dark, I can also walk in the sun." Ye Jianqing obviously did not understand what Lu Ci Qiu meant just now. She looked into his eyes and expressed her meaning very seriously. She must make him understand that she is not those weak and unable to take care of herself women.

"I can pick up a needle to embroider, and I can also fight in battle. I can use my hands to lift a spatula to cook, and I can also lift a sword to kill. I am not the weak woman you imagine, nor am I the woman who needs your protection. Since I have proposed to stand beside you and face the changes in this world with you, then I have the ability to do so. Even if I am not able to do so now, I will gradually improve in the future."

"Lu Ci Qiu, you must know clearly that I am not a nympheoma, I don't depend on anyone,"