Cypress Boat Floating

As the days go by, spring is about to pass, but due to geographical reasons, summer cannot come so quickly in the north.

Perhaps because of years of martial arts training, Ye Jianqing's health is better than others. When most people in the capital were still wearing spring clothes, she had already changed into homemade summer clothes.

The clothes that Lu Ci Qiu prepared for her all had wide sleeves. Except for some clothes that were worn when practicing martial arts, the rest of the clothes had wide sleeves for daily use. This made Ye Jianqing feel inconvenient in doing anything, so she asked the embroiderer in the mansion to make a new set of clothes according to her wishes. It was similar to some modern clothes and would not look too conspicuous.

Du Rou also liked this set of clothes after seeing it, and asked Ye Jianqing to get her one as well.

Ever since the Li Boming incident, Ye Jianqing's relationship with Du Rou has improved a lot. What's more, Du Rou even tried to ask Ye Jianqing to be her master and taught her martial arts, but was rejected by Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing felt that he could not bear the burden of being a master, so he only promised to teach her some basic martial arts. Ye Jianqing thought very simply. Du Rou had a basic knowledge, so teaching her some modern grappling techniques would be very simple for her, and she could also apply them in her life. If she encountered any unexpected situation, she could just use grappling techniques to deal with it. If she really encountered a hero, she could just run away if she couldn't beat him, or else she could just admit defeat.

Recently, Lu Ci Qiu has been following her advice and doing his job well. There is nothing special arranged, and Ye Jianqing is happy to have some free time. With nothing to do, she accepts Du Rou's invitation and goes to the Du Mansion to see how her grappling skills are going.

Du Rou's mindset was more open. She yearned for the martial arts world and female knights. She and Ye Jianqing could talk about this, so they chatted for a while longer. By the time they returned to the palace, it was already dark.

Ye Jianqing always came back at this time recently, but she didn't think anything of it. Usually at this time, Lu Ci Qiu would have come back long ago and was waiting for her to eat in the side hall. But today, when Ye Jianqing came back, she didn't see Lu Ci Qiu, so she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Is the prince not back yet?"

Yuqin shook her head gently and replied, "He hasn't come back yet. Eunuch Huaixi came back this morning and said that something seemed to have happened in the court. It was very serious. The prince is probably busy now."

"Eunuch Huaixi hasn't come back yet?" Ye Jianqing was stunned for a moment. This was quite strange. Everyone had been behaving very quietly during this period. What could possibly happen at this time?

"Yes, Eunuch Huaixi came back and asked me to tell you, and then he left, saying that he was going to the Ministry of War with the prince."

"Ministry of War?" Ye Jianqing frowned. How come she had never heard of anything happening in the Ministry of War? But the situation was unclear at the moment, so she could only wait for Lu Ci Qiu to come back and ask. She couldn't just run to the Ministry of War to look for someone.

Seeing that Ye Jianqing had no intention of picking up her chopsticks, Yuqin was worried that she would feel uncomfortable in her stomach after being hungry for a long time, so she couldn't help but say, "Miss, why don't you eat first? According to what Eunuch Huaixi said, the prince should not be back so soon."

Ye Jianqing shook her head. She had already eaten a lot of cakes and pastries at the Du Mansion, so she was not very hungry. But now that she heard that something had happened, she became even more worried about Lu Ci Qiu. She felt like she couldn't eat anything, no matter how delicious the food in front of her was.

An hour later it was time for Lu Ci Qiu to come back. Ye Jianqing had already washed up and was planning to read for a while before going to bed, but Yuqin came running in and said that Lu Ci Qiu was injured. Ye Jianqing quickly put on some clothes and rushed to Lu Ci Qiu's room.

Lu Ci Qiu's room was brightly lit, and many people were coming and going inside. Ye Jianqing watched, and her originally nervous mood gradually eased. She took a breath, tidied her clothes and walked over, but she did not go in directly. Instead, she stood at the door and observed to see what was going on inside.

Lu Ci Qiu's injury didn't seem to be very serious, and the imperial physician left after a short while.

It was Lu Zhixing who sent the imperial physician out.

When Lu Zhixing sent the imperial physician out, he naturally noticed Ye Jianqing who was waiting at the door. He glanced at her inconspicuously, then stood at the door and discussed Lu Ci Qiu's injuries with the imperial physician.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. The Eighth Prince is in good health and will recover soon. However, he still needs to rest and not move around," the imperial physician instructed.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Imperial Physician." After Lu Zhixing finished speaking, he asked his men to give some change to the Imperial Physician, who quickly thanked him and left.

Seeing the doctor walking away, Lu Zhixing turned and walked into the house. He glanced at her and said, "Come in."

Ye Jianqing hugged his clothes and followed Lu Zhixing into the house.

The room was filled with the smell of blood, and Ye Jianqing frowned and looked towards the source.

Lu Ci Qiu was sitting on the bed. His official uniform was covered in dust and his calves were bandaged. The blood on the ground had not been completely wiped off and the basin next to him was full of blood and had not been emptied yet.

Seeing this, Ye Jianqing could probably guess that he was attacked by someone and his calf was hit, but who in the capital would dare to attack him? Moreover, there was Lu Zhixing next to him, so how could Lu Zhixing let his beloved brother be attacked by someone?

"What's wrong?" Ye Jianqing moved to Lu Ci Qiu's side and asked softly.

Lu Ci Qiu didn't look up, but just lowered his head and shook it. Ye Jianqing didn't know what had happened, but he also knew that he didn't want to say anything now, so he had to stay beside him quietly, doing nothing and saying nothing.

"Eighth brother, you should have a good rest. I will go back first." Lu Zhixing rubbed his head distressedly and tried to comfort him, but it seemed to have little effect.

Looking at Lu Ci Qiu's appearance, Lu Zhixing was very worried, but there was nothing he could do. There were still many things to deal with later, and he couldn't just stay here with him. There were some things he needed to learn to digest and grow on his own.

"Take good care of him." Lu Zhixing left and instructed Ye Jianqing before leaving.

Ye Jianqing didn't know what had happened, but when he thought about what Yuqin said during dinner about the incident in the Ministry of War, he couldn't help but connect the two things together. Could it be that Lu Ci Qiu's injury had something to do with the Ministry of War?

"Xiaoqing." Ye Jianqing was still imagining things when Lu Ci Qiu suddenly called her.

"what happened?"

"The Ministry of War lost the marching distribution map today."

"What!!!" The marching distribution map depicts the topography of Da'an. Losing the marching distribution map is equivalent to laying out the entire map of Da'an for others to see. Even Ye Jianqing knows the importance of the marching distribution map.

"Is your injury related to this incident?" Ye Jianqing asked.

"After the morning court today, the Ministry of War reported that the marching distribution map was stolen. My father asked us to investigate the matter on the spot. We went to the Ministry of War to investigate, but there was no progress. Just on the way back, I was attacked. Someone wanted to kill me." Having said this, Lu Ci Qiu raised his head and looked at Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing looked at his eyes, and she felt as if she understood his eyes. He was killed by an assassin in his previous life, and he had been thinking about this matter all the time, wanting to find the murderer. Now someone was going to assassinate him again, and it was still unknown, so it was inevitable that he would think of the assassin in his previous life.

"Do you think it's the assassin from your previous life?" Ye Jianqing looked around. Although there was no one in the room, walls have ears after all, so she leaned over and approached Lu Ci Qiu and asked.

"Perhaps you can take a look at this." Lu Ci Qiu took out the arrow hidden in his hand from behind his back and handed it to Ye Jianqing: "He shot me with a bow and arrow from a distance, but failed and hit my calf. When he saw that the attack failed, he changed the bow to a sword and planned to kill me directly, but my second brother happened to come."

Lu Ci Qiu had never felt so scared when facing an assassin, but when he saw this familiar arrow, the memory of death in his previous life suddenly flooded into his mind, which made him freeze in place and he almost lost his life to the assassin.

"I'm not sure if that man is him, but this arrow is very similar to that arrow, and the moment he approached, I suddenly felt a fear from the bottom of my heart, a feeling I have never had before." Lu Ci Qiu himself was not sure whether that man was the one who killed him in his previous life, but he could not describe the emotion he felt when he saw the other person. He didn't know if Ye Jianqing could understand him if he expressed it this way.

Ye Jianqing reached out and patted his back. She knew that Lu Ci Qiu must be scared now. If he really succeeded tonight, Lu Ci Qiu would die again.

After this death, they are not sure whether they can be reborn again. The terrifying blade of death is still hanging over their heads and no one can escape it.

"Now that we have this arrow, we have one more direction to investigate. Don't worry, I will never leave your side. I will follow you even to court." Ye Jianqing was trying to comfort him, trying to calm him down.

"The more I think about this, the more something seems wrong." Lu Ci Qiu suddenly spoke.

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"Someone wanted to assassinate me on the day the marching distribution map disappeared. Don't you find it strange?" Lu Ci Qiu pulled Ye Jianqing to sit down next to him. He wanted to analyze the matter with her.

"Are you suspecting that these two things are related?" Ye Jianqing actually had his suspicions too, but he also felt like something was wrong.

"But if there is a connection, why would they attack you when they have already stolen the distribution map? What good would it be for them to kill you? At least you haven't shown anything yet."

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head. He himself hadn’t thought it through clearly. “Yeah, what good would it be for them to kill me? What do they want to do by stealing the distribution map?”

"Didn't you go to investigate today? How was it?" Ye Jianqing asked.

"I suspect it was an internal case. It's as if the things disappeared suddenly. They were clearly well placed. And the key to the cabinet containing the military map is only owned by the Minister of War. But the Minister of War said he didn't steal it. That's very strange."

When it comes to handling cases, Ye Jianqing is actually not as good as Lu Zhixing, and her thinking is not as divergent as Lu Zhixing's, so she can't give Lu Ci Qiu any advice for the time being. At most, she can say that starting tomorrow she will accompany Lu Ci Qiu to court and protect him well.

"Don't think too much about it. Just take a rest first. We can talk about the case tomorrow." Ye Jianqing comforted him with a few words and then got up and left.

Does the appearance of the assassin mean that the mastermind who killed them in their previous life can no longer hold back?

They are in the open while the murderer is in the dark. It will be disadvantageous for them to continue like this, so they have to find a way to lure the murderer out.