Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 149 Rehabilitation 2

"Don't you have to go to court? Don't you have to work in the Dali Temple? Why do you make yourself so haggard?" While the two of them were sitting on the bed waiting for dinner, Ye Jianqing still asked the question that had been weighing on his mind.

"My father has punished me to reflect on my mistakes in the mansion for two months." Lu Ci Qiu said as he naturally massaged her feet.

"Reflect on your mistakes? Why are you suddenly punished to reflect on your mistakes?" Ye Jianqing was puzzled. She still remembered that Lu Ci Qiu was fine before she fell asleep. It couldn't be that Lu Ci Qiu was too impulsive and did something wrong during the time she fell asleep. But normally, wouldn't Lu Zhixing protect him?

"Remember what I told you about the Imperial Master?"

Ye Jianqing nodded. Of course she remembered. "You said that the Imperial Master was a very powerful person."

"Yes, he is very powerful. It is because of his power that the emperor is afraid of him. If the imperial preceptor is not loyal to the emperor, but is biased towards any of the princes, it would be a terrible thing. In order to reassure the emperor, the imperial preceptor has been secluded in his house for a long time and has not stepped out for more than 20 years. That day, he came out of the house and came here."

"Is it to save me?" Ye Jianqing asked.

"Yes. But I don't know what he said to my father the next day. Two days later, my father found a reason to make me stay in the palace for two months and not to go out. And the Imperial Master was locked up again."

"Aren't you angry?" Ye Jianqing looked at him and asked.

"Why are you angry?" Lu Ci Qiu glanced at her and could understand what she was thinking.

"It could be a big deal if the Imperial Master left the palace, but it was a big deal if he came here in the middle of the night. During those days, the whole capital was in turmoil. Everyone was speculating whether the Imperial Master would side with the second brother, and everyone was betting on the chances of the crown prince and the second brother winning.

This move by the emperor just happened to calm everyone down for a while. On the one hand, it was to appease the crown prince and let him know that the state teacher's departure would not affect the competition between him and his second brother, nor would it affect his position as crown prince. On the other hand, it could also warn everyone not to have unfounded hopes. Of course, it was more to warn my second brother. But no matter what his purpose was, it was a good thing for me to stay at home and reflect on my mistakes. "

"What do you mean? Is it a good thing that you can't go out?"

"In this way, the bloody storm outside will have nothing to do with me, and people will not always target my second brother. This is good for him. And..." There was a hint of hidden affection in Lu Ci Qiu's eyes, but he did not say the rest of the sentence.

During the time when Ye Jianqing was unconscious, he could express his love to her without reservation, but after Ye Jianqing woke up, he knew clearly that expressing his love would only push her further and further away. He didn't dare to say that Ye Jianqing didn't love him now.

"And what?"

"Nothing." Lu Ci Qiu shook his head and continued to massage her calves without saying anything else.

Fortunately, Huaixi quickly arranged dinner and sent it to Ye Jianqing's room. The aroma of the food dispelled Ye Jianqing's desire to continue asking questions. She felt that she had not eaten for a long time. She was very hungry now, and the hunger on the psychological level was stronger than the physical level.

When Ye Jianqing saw the servants put the food on the table, she wanted Lu Ci Qiu to help her move the table over to eat. However, before she could move, everyone moved the table over tacitly, as if they had done it countless times.

This action made Ye Jianqing even more curious about what had happened during her coma. She thought about finding Yuqin to talk to her later, but she couldn't find Yuqin no matter how hard she looked.

"Where is Yuqin?" Ye Jianqing asked.

Hearing her question, Lu Ci Qiu also looked up, and indeed did not see Yuqin. Instead, Yuya, who was helping to serve the dishes, answered Ye Jianqing with red eyes and a crying voice: "My dear, sister Yuqin was too excited since she knew you woke up. She is still crying in the room and dare not come to see you."

"Silly girl, what are you crying about? Why are you afraid to come?" Ye Jianqing didn't expect the answer to be like this. She thought Yuqin had something wrong, but as she talked about her, she felt a warm current flowing through her heart. She never thought that Yuqin valued her so much.

After everyone put down their food, they went downstairs. The table was placed in front of Ye Jianqing, within her reach.

"Today we asked them to make something to replenish their energy and spirit. You should eat more to replenish your energy and spirit." Lu Ci Qiu said as he picked up a small cup beside him, scooped a spoonful of food with a spoon, blew on it, and then brought it to Ye Jianqing's mouth.

"I can do it myself." Ye Jianqing was not used to being fed by others. Besides, she was not incapable of doing it herself. She felt that her hands were still strong. It was just eating, so it wasn't that bad.

Lu Ci Qiu shrugged, didn't force her, put the spoon down with the handle facing her, and let her take it herself.

There was nothing wrong with Lu Ciqiu's series of actions. But Ye Jianqing felt it was awkward no matter how she looked at it. She always felt like this guy was provoking her.

She was unwilling to admit defeat and wanted to prove to Lu Ci Qiu that she was really capable and that she was not a weakling after waking up from a sleep. She decisively reached out and grasped the handle of the spoon.

But this...the soup spoon fell back into the stew pot before it even rose one centimeter. Fortunately, it was not high and did not splash much water.

"Let me do it." Lu Ci Qiu did not give Ye Jianqing a second chance to try. He directly took the soup spoon and scooped a spoonful of soup and put it to her mouth.

Ye Jianqing drank the soup in the spoon in one gulp, unwilling to accept the defeat: "It's not that I can't do it, I just don't have the strength right now."

"That's right, you just woke up, and you need to give your body time to react. Take your time, don't be in a rush." ​​Lu Ci Qiu was also happy to talk to her.

"So how has Liu Miao been doing during this period? Is he the reason why I'm like this?" Ye Jianqingye realized the fact that he needed others to feed him, so he sat obediently and waited for Lu Ci Qiu to feed him, asking him while eating.

"I went to look for him. He was shocked when he found out that you were murdered." Lu Ci Qiu said as he picked up another small piece of vegetable and put it to her mouth. "Also, the girl who looked a bit like you is missing."

"Missing?" Ye Jianqing raised his eyebrows: "Is she missing or was she silenced by him?"

"Missing. He doesn't look like he's lying. I also sent someone to keep an eye on you. He really looks worried. He thought you wouldn't wake up."

"If it wasn't him, who else could have harmed me? And it wouldn't be easy to steal my life." Ye Jianqing couldn't figure out how those people managed to steal my life.

"The Imperial Master said that if one wants to steal a life, in addition to the right time and place, one also needs the birth date and blood, hair, or skin of the person whose life is being stolen."

"That person hurt me that day and took the opportunity to get my blood?" Ye Jianqing thought hard. She was indeed accidentally hurt during the fight with the girl that day, but she didn't care because it was not a big problem. But she didn't expect that it would become an important reason for her death.

"You said you met Liu Miao. Is he completely unaware of this matter?" Ye Jianqing asked after taking a sip of porridge.

"Yes." Lu Ci Qiu nodded, without stopping his hands and continuing to feed Ye Jianqing.

Ye Jianqing's big eyes rolled around, and she didn't know what interesting things came to her mind. She winked at Lu Ciqiu mischievously and asked with a naughty smile on her face: "Do you want to do something?"

Lu Ci Qiu was amused by her expression, and asked in cooperation with her: "What's going on?"

"Didn't Liu Miao say he knew nothing? Didn't he think I would never wake up? You should first find a way to secretly send him a message saying I'm dead, and then we can dress up as ghosts and scare him to see if he tells the truth and whether this matter really has nothing to do with him."

Lu Ci Qiu frowned, he didn't like to hear the word "death". Ye Jianqing had no idea how worried he was that she might really die during those days she was in a coma. Now she was thinking of spreading the news that she was dead, he didn't quite agree with it.

As if seeing Lu Ci Qiu's displeasure, Ye Jianqing pushed him and said, "I am alive and well in front of you now. It's okay. We need to take our time with this matter. You see, I haven't recovered yet, and I can't pretend to be a ghost. I just proposed this idea."

"Let's talk about it later. We can discuss it again depending on how well your body has recovered." Lu Ci Qiu thought that he could delay it as long as possible. Now he only wanted Ye Jianqing to recover quickly.

"By the way, did Jiang Wanyin do anything during the days I was unconscious?" Ye Jianqing suddenly thought of Jiang Wanyin while eating. She had not forgotten this person. Although Liu Miao said at that time that it was his plan to bring them to Chunmanlou to meet Jiang Wanyin, she still felt strange, so her suspicion of Jiang Wanyin did not diminish.

"These days, Jiang Wanyin comes to see you whenever he is free. Sometimes he comes every two or three days, and sometimes he comes every five or six days. When he comes, he just sits by your bed and looks at you, but he doesn't say anything. He leaves after a while.

Du Rou, on the other hand, comes every day. She brings some food every time she comes, and then she chatters non-stop beside you. My ears are almost callused from listening to her. She stays for quite a while every time she comes, at least until her servants urge her to go back. "Lu Ci Qiu really didn't expect that Du Rou looked weak, but she really talked a lot in front of Ye Jianqing every time. He rubbed his ears distressedly.

But if he wanted to thank Du Rou, if Du Rou had not come every day and talked to Ye Jianqing every day, it would have been difficult for him to persevere on his own.

Hearing this, Ye Jianqing smiled. Du Rou is a kind-hearted and simple girl. She is a good person.

"Rou'er is a very nice girl."

"Indeed." Lu Ci Qiu agreed with this point.

"Don't let anyone come during this period of time. Tell the people in the mansion not to spread the news that I have woken up. Tell them to be cautious outside and spread the news that I am dying. And make sure this news reaches Liu Miao."

Lu Ci Qiu frowned, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Some things have to be made clear, right?" Ye Jianqing patted his hand comfortingly. Although he had no strength, at least the meaning was conveyed.

"Okay, then I'll arrange it." Lu Ci Qiu had no choice but to follow her.

"I don't know when my body will recover, so I'll just lay the groundwork slowly in the early stages." Ye Jianqing gave a bitter smile. What was the difference between her and a useless person now?