Cypress Boat Floating

Ever since Li Boming was beheaded and the Li family was ransacked, Lu Ci Qiu has been free from all worries. Lately he has been behaving himself and has been doing the tasks at hand in an orderly manner according to Lu Zhixing's requirements.

But the court has been changing a lot recently. A colleague standing next to you today may be thrown into jail tomorrow, causing panic in the entire court. Those who are innocent are naturally innocent and have no worries, but how many people in the court can claim to be innocent? Therefore, everyone is worried, fearing that they will be the next one to go to jail.

Lu Ci Qiu didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. In his memory, this kind of thing didn't happen in the court at this time in his previous life. It was very peaceful. Of course, at this time in his previous life, no one discovered what Li Boming had done, and the Li family was not confiscated.

"Don't think too much. If these things hadn't happened, how would your second brother have placed more of his own people in the court? You have to think about how your second brother died there while providing disaster relief a few years ago. You have to think about how your mother died. It seems that there is a lot of time, but it is not much for you." After listening to Lu Ci Qiu's worries, Ye Jianqing interrupted his unnecessary thoughts with a ruthless face. They couldn't even handle their own affairs, so how could they have the mood to think about other things.

Although he felt wronged when his thoughts were interrupted, when he mentioned Concubine Shu and Lu Zhixing, Lu Ci Qiu's mind instantly turned to this again. He no longer wanted to think about whether the current changes in the court were caused by him.

"If things continue like this, if we change history, then there will be more variables. Then... Second Brother won't have to go to provide disaster relief."

Ye Jianqing shook her head. To be honest, she herself didn’t know what was going on. If history was really allowed to be changed by them, then what would happen next would be uncontrollable. But if it could not be changed, then would they have to keep being reborn and dying according to history?

So what is she, an outsider in history?

"Whether history changes or not, we can only do our next steps well now. You still have a lot to face. To be honest, the help I can provide is minimal, and you need to deal with most of it yourself." Ye Jianqing has always been very clear about her own positioning. She has lived under the beautiful red flag for more than 20 years. Although she has studied history, she feels that she is overwhelmed by the wisdom of historical figures. She is not as good as them.

Even if we take a step back and say that all these opponents are now members of the royal family, and although the person in front of her is in the same boat with her, Ye Jianqing does not want to reveal too much information in front of Lu Ci Qiu that she does not belong to this era, so she must hide her shortcomings. She can execute plans, but she cannot plan them.

"I know that during this period of time the Crown Prince will definitely compete with my second brother to fill those vacant positions. If we want to deprive the Crown Prince of his rights, we can't let him succeed. We have to increase my second brother's power. In this way, when an earthquake occurs in Shu, my second brother won't have to go to provide disaster relief and can escape the disaster." Lu Ci Qiu sighed. After all, he still felt a little powerless. He had to rely on his own strength to help Lu Zhixing overthrow the Crown Prince, and he also had to investigate the cause of his own death in his previous life and the cause of Concubine Shu's death. Just thinking about it made him feel a little exhausted.

But, there is no way after all.

"On the contrary, I think that you could restrain yourself a little during this period of time, just attend court properly and handle daily affairs well. Since the emperor dares to take action to eliminate those evils, he must have already thought of someone to replace him. If you are too obvious at this time, I'm afraid the emperor will become suspicious of you." Ye Jianqing fiddled with the gardenia at hand. He said he would not help, but he couldn't help but say a few more words in the end.

Ye Jianqing's words did serve as a reminder to Lu Ci Qiu that he was now just a prince without any power. He was not like the crown prince and Lu Zhixing. The two of them had been entrenched in the court for a long time, each controlling one side, which was something that others could not interfere with.

All he can do now is take care of himself.

"Those people outside have dispersed a bit." Lu Ci Qiu said casually. After observing for the past two days, he found that there were fewer people monitoring outside.

"The Li family has fallen, and the emperor is busy cleaning up. Everyone is busy protecting themselves, so how can they have time to care about us?"

Lu Ci Qiu glanced at her. Ever since he knew Ye Jianqing, Ye Jianqing had always been like this. Although he was not very old, younger than himself, he always had a mentality that was beyond ordinary people.

Her emotions are very stable, her thoughts are mature, and the words she says and the decisions she makes are all reasonable. Lu Ci Qiu can always see an attitude in her that is different from others. He didn't observe her carefully in his previous life, but in this life, perhaps because their fates are intertwined, he has more time to observe her.

He really discovered the difference in Ye Jianqing, and sometimes he felt that he could learn a lot from her.

"How is Arnold doing recently?" Ye Jianqing asked suddenly. Lu Ci Qiu, who was still immersed in his own thoughts, did not react at all. Ye Jianqing called him several times before he reacted.

"what?"

"I mean, how's Arnold doing lately?"

"He's doing fine, right? Do you want to go see him?" Lu Ci Qiu didn't have much time to go see Arnold recently, so he was stunned when Ye Jianqing asked him this.

However, Ye Jianqing rejected his suggestion: "No, I won't bother him any more."

The pot of gardenia in his hand was transplanted from a small courtyard in the palace. The flower was not very big and only had a few buds at the moment. It showed no sign of blooming. Ye Jianqing trimmed it slightly and put it back in its original place.

She felt that she was just like the flower, her fate was completely controlled by someone else. Her life was controlled by Lu Zhixing, by this so-called rebirth.

Unable to return to the original time and space, unable to escape this fate, a feeling of powerlessness spreads throughout her body. This is the case for her, and for Arnold who is trapped in prison as well. Whether to go or not, to see or not, what solution is there for each other?

Ye Jianqing has no way to deal with this era, she doesn't belong here.

......

The other side of the capital.

A rough man in linen clothes walked quietly along the base of the city wall with his head down. He seemed very afraid of being discovered. He even walked as lightly as possible and avoided people.

After much difficulty, they arrived at a small house that was not very conspicuous. He was seen standing at the door, looking left and right to confirm. When he was sure that no one was following him and no one was paying attention to this side, he walked towards another small house nearby.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door according to the prescribed method.

After waiting for a few seconds, someone opened the door for him. After confirming that there was no one behind him, he squeezed in beside the person who opened the door.

The person who opened the door welcomed the man into the inner room.

"What's the situation?" There was a masked man sitting in the inner room. He asked as soon as he saw the visitor.

"Master, the situation is not optimistic. The attack from the desert does not seem to have much effect on Ye Honghai, and he has been defeated time and time again." There was a hint of anger on the face of the visitor.

The man was not surprised at all by the news brought by the visitor, as if all of this was within his expectations. He said calmly, "The focus of Da'an now is on the Lingnan Water Gate, and this matter is a collaboration between Da'an and Nanlin. Even the Seventh Prince has been sent there, and most of the troops have been deployed there. Therefore, Da'an's troops must be readjusted recently. I will find a way to get the newly adjusted troop distribution map. You should be careful during this period and hide well. Don't do anything weird. After I get the troop distribution map, you will take this thing back to find the Khan, understand."

"Yes, I will obey, little one."

After receiving the next instruction, the visitor stood up and left quietly.

"Master, the troop distribution map is not easy to get." As the visitor left, a white-haired man walked out from behind the screen on the side.

"It doesn't matter. Someone will get the picture for us."

"You mean..."

The man's face was solemn: "This map must be useful. As long as Ye Honghai is alive, Da Mo can't break in. We have to find a way to kill him."

"Ye Honghai grew up with the current emperor. When he was young, he accompanied the emperor in his conquests. He was given the title of God of War just after he turned twenty, so naturally his martial arts are not weak. And he has been guarding the border for so many years. His knowledge of the border situation, the strength of the desert border troops, and his keenness in military affairs are unmatched by others. It is not a trivial matter for such a person to want to kill him in a short time." The wise man slowly narrated Ye Honghai's deeds, waving a palm-leaf fan.

He said these things in front of his master not to attack him or anything, but to make his master think clearly about what kind of enemy he was facing. If he had to do it, he had to be fully prepared.

Ye Honghai, the God of War, is a god-like existence in Da'an. He is a person who will be praised by the people of Da'an whenever he is mentioned. Although he has reached the age of knowing his destiny, he is still strong and can still guard the border.

The man was silent for a long time, then he slowly said: "Ye Honghai will always be a nuisance if he stays here. As long as the desert can't attack us, our plan won't be implemented. We need the desert as much as the desert needs us."

"Don't be too anxious. I do have an idea, but it needs to be implemented slowly."

"Oh, sir, since you have an idea, why not just tell me and we can discuss it together." The man was surprised.

The old man said calmly, "Master, don't worry. Someone has to do the job. Ye Honghai won't pose a big threat to us. Let's get the troop distribution map first."

"really."