Cypress Boat Floating

Ye Jianqing walked around the bamboo forest, around the ruined temple, and left in another direction.

She thought that since she was reborn for unknown reasons, she would not meet Lu Ci Qiu in this life for the time being. She would go to him after he set up his own palace. That way, she would not meet Lu Zhixing, and she would not have to live in the palace for another year or two, saving a lot of trouble.

The pressure from her former boss was too great, so she now only wanted to avoid Lu Zhixing in every way.

As they walked, it was getting dark. There was no village ahead and Ye Jianqing didn't know how far she had walked. She only knew that she didn't meet anyone along the way, although she couldn't rule out the possibility that she was taking a detour to avoid them.

He had finished eating the naan he had taken from the secret guard camp, and had finished drinking all the water. He had no money left, and he didn't know how far the next town was. At this moment, Ye Jianqing felt that he had been too much of a homebody in his previous life and the life before that. He had always stayed in the capital and had never left. Now, he didn't even recognize the road.

Yesterday I was eating delicious food in the palace, but today I can only eat cold naan on the roadside. There is even a possibility of rain at any time today. What a huge gap!

Before Ye Jianqing could finish her complaints, it started raining heavily just as she expected.

The summer rain came so suddenly that before she could react, she was already soaked.

I sighed deeply, lamenting how difficult it was for myself. But sighing was of no use, and I could only continue moving forward in the rain.

Fortunately, after turning the corner, a small bamboo house appeared in front of her. Ye Jianqing was as happy as if she had found a treasure. She thought that she could ask the owner for a bowl of hot water to drink. If possible, she could change her clothes at the same time, otherwise she would easily catch a cold. In ancient times, catching a cold was a big deal and could easily lead to death. At the very least, she could just give them a place to shelter from the rain. After the heavy rain was over, she could continue to move forward.

Ye Jianqing walked quickly to the bamboo house. There was a small courtyard surrounded by a fence in front of the house. Through the rain, he saw two men eating in the main hall of the house. One of them seemed to be blind, with a white cloth tied around his eyes, and the other man was picking up food for him.

Ye Jianqing stood outside the yard, not daring to go in without permission. He found that the two people didn't seem to notice him, so he had to shout loudly:

"Excuse me, gentlemen. It's raining so hard. Can you please borrow our room for one night?"

After shouting, both of them raised their heads and looked towards her.

"Who is it?" Ye Jianqing heard the blind man ask.

"Sir, I am just passing by your place. I was soaked by the heavy rain just now. Can I borrow your place to dry my clothes? I will leave after drying them."

Ye Jianqing didn't know what the other man said in his ear. The two men were talking in low voices. The rain was too heavy and Ye Jianqing couldn't hear what they said at all. He also didn't know whether they agreed or disagreed. He could only stand there anxiously.

After a long time, the healthy man put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked out holding an umbrella. He said to Ye Jianqing in a gentle manner and tone, "Please come in, young lady. There are only two men in this room. Please don't mind, young lady."

"I'm sorry to bother you two. The heavy rain came so suddenly that I'm soaked. That's why I bothered you." Ye Jianqing replied politely.

The man took Ye Jianqing to a small bathroom behind the bamboo house, filled her bathroom with hot water, and gave her a new set of men's clothes.

"We don't have women's clothes here. I just bought this set of clothes two days ago and haven't worn it yet. You can make do with it."

"Thank you, sir. You are so polite." Ye Jianqing was flattered and quickly took the clothes from his hand.

After giving the clothes, the man went out, leaving the space to Ye Jianqing.

After she took a shower and changed her clothes, she went out again. Both of them had already eaten their fill. One of them, who was clearly blind, sat there staring at the rain in a daze, while the other was in the kitchen preparing food for Ye Jianqing.

Seeing the bowl of noodles the man brought over, Ye Jianqing burst into tears of gratitude.

"I am really sorry to trouble you, sir. My name is Ye Jianqing. I am from Liang Village and work as a maid in the capital. I wanted to go home on vacation today, but it started to rain heavily while I was walking. Fortunately, I met you two gentlemen here, otherwise, I would be in trouble." Ye Jianqing found an excuse for herself to answer them, otherwise she would not be able to explain why a woman would suddenly appear here.

"Girl, are you going home to visit your relatives?" the man asked.

Ye Jianqing sighed, pretended to wipe away tears, and said with a little cry in his voice: "My father and mother just passed away not long ago. I'm going back to clean the house and see how to deal with it."

"My condolences, young lady." The man whispered, seeming very embarrassed.

"Thank you, sir. May I know your names? When I pass by the city on my way back to work in a few days, I will bring some gifts to thank you two." Ye Jianqing asked politely.

In the past, whether in modern times or in ancient times, she only did tasks. Except for the first eighteen years in college, she basically did not interact with people. The people she met were all the tasks she had to perform.

What's more, after returning to ancient times, she was only surrounded by the two brothers Lu Zhixing and Lu Ci Qiu. They had always given her tasks and she had to carry them out. This was her first real contact with ancient people. What's more, these two people also helped her, so Ye Jianqing really wanted to make friends with them.

Of course, it also depends on whether the other party agrees.

"My surname is Chi Yu, and this person is Murong Zhixu." Chi Yu smiled at her and introduced herself. She also introduced the blind man next to her to Ye Jianqing.

"Zhi Xu has an eye disease and cannot see. I am the one who takes care of him in his daily life."

"I really want to thank you two for saving my life this time. The rain came so suddenly and I didn't bring an umbrella. If I hadn't met you two, I don't know how long I would have been in the rain."

Chi Yu smiled, looked at the increasingly heavy rain outside and said, "I'm afraid this rain won't stop for a while. If Miss Ye doesn't mind, there is a room in the back where you can take a rest."

"Will this not bother you too much?" Ye Jianqing actually wanted to have a place to live, but he had no money. He didn't know if living at someone else's place would disturb them, so he felt very conflicted.

"It's okay. The room at the back is also empty. You can live there wherever you want." Murong Zhixu pulled himself out of his thoughts and responded to her.

Ye Jianqing then realized that Mr. Murong was not completely in a daze, but was listening to what they were talking about.

Murong Zhixu walked into the room after he finished speaking, his path was unobstructed, as if he could see, avoiding all obstacles.

"This..." Ye Jianqing looked at him in surprise as he walked back.

"We have lived here for many years, so he is very familiar with the furnishings in this house and can find the room without a cane." Chi Yu's smile seemed to be always embedded in his face. As long as he was talking to people, he would always smile. However, this smile would not make people feel uncomfortable, but instead make people feel warm.

"I see. I was rude. I'm really sorry." Ye Jianqing came to his senses and felt that he was really impolite. He said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter."

Chi Yu sat in the hall with Ye Jianqing until they finished eating the bowl of noodles, then he took her to the back room to rest.

Ye Jianqing lay on the bed, wondering why all this rebirth happened?

The last time she was reborn was because she was killed in the life she traveled through, so she was reborn at the age of six. When she was six, she was still in the Dark Guard Camp.

And this time, why?

She is not dead.

I just wanted to go back with Lu Ci Qiu. Could it be that because I returned to the palace with Lu Ci Qiu too early, it caused the butterfly effect and disrupted the course of history, so I had to start all over again?

Do not understand.

Do not understand.

It’s so confusing!!!

As he thought about it, Ye Jianqing gradually felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and he became more and more sleepy. He simply let go of all thoughts and fell into a deep sleep.

I don’t know how long I slept. When I woke up, what I saw was not that quaint room, nor was the warm and comfortable big bed under me, nor was the warm quilt covering me.

There was a leaky roof above his head, and in front of him was a compassionate stone Buddha statue, whose eyes were looking directly at Ye Jianqing. There was a beam beneath his body, and the red cloth on his body. If Ye Jianqing had not slept soundly and not moved around, he would have fallen down as soon as he woke up.

Ye Jianqing stood there in a daze and blinked.

He closed his eyes as if nothing had happened, and then waited for a long time before opening them.

It’s still the same Buddha statue, the same roof beam, and the same dilapidated temple.

Ye Jianqing pinched his face hard. It hurt, so he was not dreaming.

So, she is here again???

Ye Jianqing really wanted to curse. This was the third time. Why this time?

It's not possible for me to go back to the palace with Lu Ci Qiu, and it's not possible for me not to go back with him. It's not possible for me to live, and it's not possible for me to die. Why is this happening?

Before she could finish her thought, the door of the dilapidated temple was kicked open.

Ye Jianqing looked at the man below in shock.

The person below looked up in her direction as soon as he came in, and then heaved a sigh of relief like a stranded fish finally finding water.

"Come down." The man below said to Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing was frightened by his appearance. He just listened to his words and jumped down.

"What's wrong with you?" Ye Jianqing was confused.

The person who came was Lu Ci Qiu, who had been unable to find Ye Jianqing.

Lu Ci Qiu took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress his emotions. In his current thinking, this was the first time he and Ye Jianqing met, so he had to maintain the appearance of the first meeting and not scare her.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to try some Cuifangzhai's pastries?" Lu Ci Qiu asked.

Ye Jianqing was frightened by his sudden change. This man was furious one second, and then smiled and asked him to eat the next. There was something wrong.

"What do you want to do?" Ye Jianqing raised his guard to the highest level and stepped back, moving away from Lu Ci Qiu.

"My attitude just now may not be very good, please forgive me." Lu Ci Qiu thought about it and felt that his attitude was not good, so he quickly apologized to Ye Jianqing.

"Isn't that possible? That's very bad!" Ye Jianqing complained in his heart, but what he said was: "It's okay, but what are you doing here?"

Lu Ci Qiu opened the canteen, revealed the pastries inside and handed them to her. While letting her eat, he spoke faster and said, "Yesterday I observed the sky at night and found that there was a star flashing in the southeast..."

"Stop, stop talking about these useless things, just tell me what you want to do, I'm in a hurry."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Ye Jianqing. Ye Jianqing already knew what she was saying, and she didn't want to listen. Lu Zhixing would be here soon, and she had to avoid him.

"Okay, since everyone is in a hurry, I'll just say it straight. I want to do something. I know you have martial arts skills, and only you can help me with this, so are you willing to come back with me?"

Lu Ci Qiu was also worried that he would not be able to take Ye Jianqing away when Lu Zhixing came, so he had to tell Ye Jianqing his requirements clearly and concisely, and at the same time try his best to convince him.

Ye Jianqing was eating cakes while thinking: Should I go back or not?

The last time she went back, she met Lu Zhixing and was reborn. But there must be something wrong with this rebirth, because why didn’t she be reborn when she slept in the palace on the first night?

But he didn’t go back last time, and was reborn after sleeping at Chi Yu’s house. Why was that?

She would be reborn if she went back, and she would be reborn if she didn't go back, so she might as well go back and find out why she was reborn so often. She had to find out the reason. If there was no problem on her side, then the problem should be with Lu Ci Qiu.

Lu Ciqiu noticed that Ye Jianqing was looking at him with a strange look, and he didn't know what she was thinking, but he was worried that if he delayed any further, Lu Zhixing would come and the same thing would happen again, so he urged, "Have you made up your mind? Will you come back with me?"

Ye Jianqing had just finished eating the cake in his hand, clapped his hands to shake off the crumbs, and then said, "Let's go."

The two hit it off immediately and got on Lu Ci Qiu's carriage without even having time to change their clothes.

"We have to take a detour and not go back the same way." After getting in the car, Ye Jianqing lifted the curtain and looked back. Although there was no trace of Lu Zhixing behind him for the time being, he still had to avoid him. Knowing that he would come from behind, only a fool would continue to go in that direction.

"I've already told Huaixi, let's take a detour."

At this point, Lu Ci Qiu felt a little relieved. Now he just had to avoid Lu Zhixing and return to the courtyard successfully, and then make arrangements for Ye Jianqing, and everything would be done.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Lu Ci Qiu, and I am the eighth prince of the Da'an royal family."

"My name is Ye Jianqing."

After Ye Jianqing finished speaking, Lu Ciqiu took out the clothes from under the food box and handed them to her: "Change your clothes first, and then follow me back to the palace. We can talk about the rest after we return to the palace."

Ye Jianqing took the clothes and nodded. She also agreed with Lu Ci Qiu's opinion that now was not a good time to communicate. There was still Lu Zhixing to come. Only if they could avoid this disaster could they be considered to have taken the first step towards success.

but......

Ye Jianqing looked at the clothes in his hands, then looked at Lu Ci Qiu.

Lu Ci Qiu looked at the clothes in her hands, then looked at her.

Lu Ci Qiu touched his nose and said awkwardly: "I'll go out, tell me when you're done."