amaotonovel Chapter 295 Relief
Chapter 295 Relief
Lu Ciqiu sat there quietly, listening to Ye Jianqing's description of the relationship between the two of them. It was not until the end that he suddenly realized the problem that Ye Jianqing had been struggling with recently.
"So when I made that decision, you thought I was no longer what you expected, and even felt that I had deviated from your idea of me, so you chose to abandon me?" Lu Ci Qiu asked softly.
Ye Jianqing licked her lips helplessly and tried to explain, "No, I don't want you." However, she knew in her heart that this explanation was not credible. After all, she herself knew that this statement was untenable.
"I don't know whether it has gone astray or not, but I always know what I am doing. I also know that everything you are doing now is for my own good, hoping that I can do better. Maybe everything I have done has not yet shown obvious results, but when this matter is over, you will see that the cancer in the capital has been reduced a lot, and there will be more officials who can do practical things in the court, and there will be fewer and fewer people who only know how to eat, drink and have fun. In this way, the lives of the people will also be improved." Lu Ci Qiu spoke calmly, his voice was not loud and his emotion was not high, but every word hit Ye Jianqing's heart.
Ye Jianqing certainly knew that after the matter was over, if Lu Ci Qiu could succeed, not only would the prince be restricted more severely, but the cancer in the court would also be reduced a lot. If everyone could think about the people, Da'an would have no worries about its future.
The Imperial Master once said that the two of them were the ones who could save Da'an. Ye Jianqing didn't understand it before, but now she may have understood a little. Lu Ci Qiu really didn't want the throne, but what he wanted was bigger than the throne. He wanted Da'an to be better and everyone to live happily.
Because he has seen the suffering of the lower classes, people who have lost their homes and families due to floods, people who have been displaced by war, and people who have been innocently killed because of power or identity. It is precisely because he has seen so much that his heart is still kind, so he wants to do more, even if it means sacrificing himself.
It’s not that he doesn’t love himself, or that he doesn’t care about or take care of his body. He just feels that these things can take second place when it comes to the well-being of the people.
"I was stupid." Ye Jianqing sighed and said softly, with a hint of helplessness and self-blame in her voice.
Lu Ci Qiu frowned slightly and looked at her with some confusion.
"I always thought that as long as you stayed away from the court and didn't do anything to hurt the people, it would be enough. But I never thought that you would truly worry about the people and do more for them." Ye Jianqing's eyes gradually softened, as if he saw the kindness and responsibility deep in Lu Ci Qiu's heart.
Lu Ci Qiu smiled, a glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes. He never did these things to be praised by others, or to ask for credit from others, but if Ye Jianqing could not misunderstand him and understand him, he would be satisfied.
"Qing'er, believe me, I have always been the Lu Ci Qiu you know. I will not become anyone else, and I will never become anyone else. I am the Lu Ci Qiu you know." Lu Ci Qiu squatted down, holding Ye Jianqing's hand tightly, his eyes full of sincerity and determination.
Ye Jianqing felt the warmth from Lu Ciqiu's palm, and a warm current surged in her heart. She raised her head, met Lu Ciqiu's gaze, smiled slightly, and nodded.
In an instant, it seemed that the anxiety and irritability that had been accumulating in her heart for the past few days had dissipated, and Ye Jianqing felt much more relaxed. Lu Ci Qiu was still the Lu Ci Qiu she knew. That was enough, wasn't it?