Frost shines on Qingcheng

Frost shines on Qingcheng

Author: Mizukichi Takedera

The bewitching Lu Qingrong tried all kinds of tricks against Shen Shuangzhao, but she herself still suffered from heart-wrenching pain;

In order to get rid of Lu Qingrong, Shen Shuangzhao tried her best to get rid of Lu Qingrong, but unfortunately the other party still lingered.

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Search keywords: Protagonist: Lu Qingrong, Shen Shuangzhao┃Supporting role: Ling Yan┃Others:

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As dusk approached, the setting sun was reflected on the sparkling water at the last moment, and the brighter colors dyed the river red.Against the afterglow of the setting sun, one can vaguely see a small boat slowly approaching the shore from the junction of water and sky.

The ferryman on the boat was an old man over sixty years old, wearing a bamboo hat, and his movements of punting looked extremely relaxed and skilled.There was also a young girl sitting on the boat, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with long black hair hanging down her back.Although young, the picturesque eyebrows and eyes faintly revealed a few traces of maturity and indifference beyond age.

The girl was dressed in a simple light ink color shirt, her right hand was tightly clutching the black bundle carried on her right shoulder, and her left hand was holding a sword.Although her attire seemed simple, the delicate embroidery on it and the high-quality clothing material still revealed that this girl definitely did not come from a poor family.

"Girl, we are about to reach the shore." The old man reminded.

When the girl heard this, the hand holding the sword couldn't help tightening up a bit.She furrowed her brows lightly, and responded with a deep voice.

Soon, the old man pulled the boat to the shore, and said a few words kindly: "Girl, you go forward for about three miles, and you can see the gate of Qingcheng through the woods." Looking at the sky, "it's getting late, you have to speed up your pace and enter the city before the gates of Qingcheng are closed, so that you can find an inn to rest your feet for the night. Otherwise, it will be dark, and you, a girl, live in these two cities The wilderness at the border is really dangerous."

The girl nodded slightly, thanked the old man, then gave the silver tael to the river crosser, stepped from the boat to the bank, and walked on without looking back.

The old man took the silver and looked at the girl's back, feeling a little worried.He is the only ferryman on the river.If people on both sides of the river want to go to the other bank, they all rely on him to cross by himself.

The bank the girl went to was Qingcheng, and the other bank of the river was Shuilan City.There is a river and a forest between Qingcheng and Shuilan.Qingcheng is mountainous, and the whole city is surrounded by green hills, hence the name.On the other side, Shuilan City has many rivers and many lakes. The river water is clear, and the lake water is especially clear on sunny days.Shuilan City is connected by water transport, and all rivers flow eastward and flow into the sea.

The old man on the ferry was worried about the girl because of the hostile situation between Qingcheng and Shui Lanlan.More than ten years ago, the two cities were originally one city, but unfortunately, due to the hostility of various forces, the one city split into three cities.One force is still in control of the original main city, Shuilan City, another force crosses the river and establishes itself as Qingcheng, and another force is far away from these two cities, going all the way west into the desert, and establishing Sand Sea City.Shuilan wanted to annex the neighboring Qingcheng and re-merge it into one, but the two are now of equal strength, and they can only stand still before they are sure.And Shahai is far to the west, and hardly communicates with Qingcheng and Shuilan, and seems to be far away from the disputes between the two cities.

Although Qingcheng and Shuilan haven't had a direct battle yet, murders and robberies often occur on the border between the two cities.The old man saw that the girl was born beautiful and beautiful, she was already so beautiful at such a young age, and in a few years she must be a beautiful woman who will overwhelm the country and the city.If that girl meets those shameless and vicious people on the border, I'm afraid it will be a disaster.The old man sighed and prayed in his heart that the girl would be safe.As it was getting late, the old man turned the boat back to Shuilan City.

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Shen Shuangzhao was in a hurry, did not delay on the road for too long, and did not encounter shameless and vicious people like the old man on the ferry was worried about.She entered Qingcheng smoothly and found an inn to settle down.

The settlement is only temporary.Shen Shuangzhao closed the door, looked around and didn't notice anything unusual, then took out the night clothes from the baggage she brought with her and changed into them.She opened the rear window, and outside the window was the back of the inn, and she jumped out of the window deftly.After looking around and confirming that no one was following her, she left and disappeared into the night.

In a few days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the people in the city are preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.Even at night, the streets of Qingcheng were extremely lively these two days.

Shen Shuangzhao ran all the way along the remote path, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the outskirts of the inner city where the Lord of Qingcheng lived.Taking advantage of the darkness, she quietly hid in a tree with a sword in her arms.Shen Shuangzhao thought that there were several gates from here to the main hall of Qingcheng, and the bedroom where the city lord lived was heavily guarded inside and outside, and there were guards patrolling it no matter day or night, if she forced her way through, it would definitely be impossible. Only try to get in.

It happened that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching recently, and perhaps to prepare for the celebration, the maids in the inner city often went in and out of the hall to buy things.Shen Shuangzhao frowned, squinted her eyes and thought for a while, then she came up with an idea.She threw herself, jumped from the tree onto the roof.In the night, wearing a night suit, she ran lightly on the roof, as if blending into the thick night.Immediately, she jumped down from the eaves, cautiously avoiding the patrolling guards, and shuttled through the inner city.

A group of maids walked towards the front door with all kinds of brocade boxes and baskets. Shen Shuang looked at the timing and quickly covered the mouth of the last maid who fell behind.Shen Shuangzhao changed into the maid's clothes, and for the sake of convenience, she hid the long sword behind the bonsai, leaving only the dagger for self-defense.She took the basket, quickened her pace without changing her expression, and successfully blended into the group of maids.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival will be here in a few days, and the inside and outside of the main hall will be lively." The maid who was walking forward looked at the brocade box in her hand and thought about the festival, her tone couldn't help being cheerful.

"Yes, not only the inner city will be lively, but the whole city will be decorated with lights and festoons." The maid behind her followed suit, full of anticipation for the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days' time.

Shen Shuang walked behind calmly, still extremely vigilant, constantly paying attention to the surrounding situation.

"It's Mid-Autumn Festival again, will the city lord sit in the pavilion by the lotus pond all night again like in previous years?" Someone asked.

Perhaps it was because he was afraid that the walls had ears, after all, he was talking about the city lord's affairs behind his back, so he answered in a much softer voice: "Perhaps that is the case. Which Mid-Autumn Festival has not been like this for the city lord in the past ten years?"

"Looking at a long life lock outside the house overnight, the city lord is really blind to this beautiful and full moon festival."

Hearing the words "Longevity Lock", Shen Shuangzhao pricked up her ears and listened carefully to their conversation.

"I don't know the origin of this longevity lock. It's so important to the city lord. I heard from the servants in the Danyang Palace that the city lord treasures the longevity lock very much. She can't leave the lock on weekdays. Even at night, she puts it on the lock when she sleeps. Lock it on your body."

Shen Shuangzhao ticked the corners of her lips, which meant that she had obtained useful information - Danyang Palace.

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In Danyang Palace, Lan Xin finished lighting the agarwood in the room, and seeing that the person on the bed had fallen asleep, she closed the door softly, preparing to hand over to the maid on duty in the second half of the night.

"Master is already asleep, you should be gentle so as not to disturb her lucid dream." Lan Xin was afraid that the newcomer who came up would not be well taken care of, so she would inevitably explain a few more words.

"Yes." The maid bowed her head and replied respectfully.

After Lan Xin finished explaining, she went back to her residence.

The maid who just arrived stood outside the door. After standing for a while with her other maid on duty tonight, she couldn't resist the bouts of drowsiness, and fell asleep next to them not long after.

Shen Shuangzhao raised her head and looked around. A group of guards happened to be patrolling past, and the maid next to her was asleep. It was a good time for her to strike.

To be careful, Shen Shuang touched the maid's acupoints, opened the door and quietly entered Qingcheng City Lord's bedroom.

Taking advantage of the few burning candles in the house and the extraordinarily bright moonlight, Shen Shuangzhao walked carefully into the depths of the bedroom.According to what the maids said just now, the longevity is locked on Zhao Yueyao.Shen Shuangzhao walked around the tables and chairs, opened the bead curtain, and walked towards the bed.

The closer she was to the bed, the more vigilant Shen Shuangzhao became, and even her right hand subconsciously touched the dagger hidden in her right boot.After all, he is the Lord of Qingcheng, if he fights with her, he will definitely lose, so he must be careful.What's more, she didn't mean to harm anyone, she just wanted to get back the longevity lock.

Shen Shuangzhao's hand stretched towards the hanging bed curtain, intending to pull it away.Unexpectedly, before this hand touched the bed curtain, the sound of a bell came from behind.She immediately pulled out the dagger in her right boot, turned around and looked forward cautiously.

A long shadow drawn by the moonlight was reflected on the ground. Shen Shuang followed the shadow and looked, only to see a woman in a pink tulle dress half lying on a low couch.

"Unexpectedly, there would be little thieves coming in to steal things at night in the majestic palace of the city lord of Qingcheng." The woman joked.

Shen Shuangzhao did not let go of her guard, she thought it was Zhao Yueyao who came, but after hearing what this woman said, the person in front of her was not the city lord.

The woman didn't intend to get up to catch the thief, she was still lazily leaning on the couch.Shen Shuangzhao stared at her. Not only was the woman wearing gauze, but her face was also covered with a white veil, revealing only her delicate and beautiful eyebrows.Her waist-length hair was loosely scattered on her shoulders, and her black hair set off against her white skin, and her provocative posture further revealed her enchanting charm.

Through the moonlight, she could vaguely see the faint breasts under her loose gauze, which made Shen Shuangzhao quite embarrassed, her eyes froze, and even the hand holding the dagger tightened a bit.

Seeing that she didn't answer, the woman chuckled lightly, and even her charming peach eyes were full of smiles, but that smile was cold and indifferent.She said: "Wearing a maid's clothes, I feel wronged by your beautiful appearance."

Shen Shuangzhao didn't intend to pay attention to her, even if the other party didn't intend to kill her, but he had exposed his purpose after all, it was the best plan to go at such a time.

Seeing that she got up and wanted to run, the woman waved her right hand, the little bell rang, and the three knives flew towards Shen Shuangzhao.Shen Shuangzhao reacted quickly, leaning her whole body back swiftly, dodging the attack of the three flying knives.Three flying knives brushed past Shen Shuangzhao's throat, and finally pierced them in unison on the wooden post behind Shen Shuangzhao.

The woman smiled delicately, a trace of cold contempt flashed in her beautiful eyes, and her enchanting body finally got up from the couch. "Could it be that the little thief is a mute?" He didn't respond to her, and he seemed to be indifferent to himself, which was really abominable.

Shen Shuangzhao still didn't pay her any attention, and the last trace of smile disappeared from the woman's eyes, but she was somewhat sullen.She stopped Shen Shuangzhao, her voice was cold: "You are not allowed to leave." The other party refused, and they fought together.

Shen Shuangzhao grabbed the dagger and took the opportunity to stab the woman. The woman did not dodge or dodge, and her left foot hit Shen Shuangzhao's lower abdomen.Shen Shuangzhao jumped up, her whole body was in mid-air, and she turned around and landed behind the woman.The woman turned around and grabbed Shen Shuangzhao's wrist with both hands. With the sound of the bell, the dagger in Shen Shuangzhao's hand was tightly clamped in both palms.

The woman's strength was obviously superior, Shen Shuangzhao only felt the pain in her wrist being grabbed, and she couldn't move.But she still refused to admit defeat and fought with the woman at her feet.It's just that her skills are not as good as others. After a few times, she was locked by the woman in every joint of her legs.

"Still wanting to struggle." The woman mocked with extreme disdain, the corners of her mouth hooked under the veil, revealing a bit of playfulness.

After all, Shen Shuangzhao was young. Even though she received strict training since she was a child, it was the first time that she was imprisoned in such a way that she couldn't move.What's more, this is still in the enemy city, if she can't escape tonight, she must be in danger.

The woman's face approached Shen Shuangzhao, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her eyes were narrowed, and she felt a sense of oppression: "Who are you?"

The faces of the two were so close that Shen Shuangzhao could even smell the fragrance of the woman, a faint cold fragrance that made her dizzy.

"Small mouth is really stubborn." A sneer appeared in the woman's eyes, she exerted force on her feet, Shen Shuangzhao's knee bent, and she was forced to kneel on the ground with one knee.

At this time, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door.The woman knew that it was the movement in the house that attracted the guards.She looked at Shen Shuangzhao, and said: "I will let you go today, but whether you can escape from this Danyang Palace depends on your own ability." After saying that, she let go of her.

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"Boom!" The door was kicked open violently, it can be seen that the people outside the door are very worried about the situation inside the house.

A large group of guards rushed in with swords in their hands, and only after confirming that there was no danger in the house did the people behind them enter.Seeing that the window behind Lu Qingrong was open, the chief guard immediately led a group of people to chase after the assassin, and the rest of the guards stood on both sides. Lan Xin walked from it, and behind her was the city lord Zhao Yueyao.

"Miss Lu is not hurt, is she?" Lan Xin asked.Although she knew that with Lu Qingrong's skills, ordinary people could not hurt her, but she was a distinguished guest, so she still wanted to ask out of politeness.

Lu Qingrong curled her lips and smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, and there was a bit of contempt in her charming voice: "It's just a little thief."

Unlike Lu Qingrong who only wore gauze, Zhao Yueyao was neatly dressed.She was wearing a plain white brocade dress, embroidered with a few peonies and a few light blue butterflies about to fly, and a light blue belt around her waist, which highlighted her graceful figure to the fullest. The black hair on the head is tied up only with a silver hairpin.The jade-like and delicate face is as bright as peaches and plums. Compared with Lu Qingrong, Zhao Yueyao has a bit more mature charm.

"It's good that Ms. Lu is fine. It's because I didn't entertain well enough that an assassin entered the bedroom. Ms. Lu was shocked."

"The assassin was only thinking about the long life lock of the city lord, and never wanted to hurt anyone. What puzzled me was the imposing palace of the city lord of Qingcheng. The little thief can come in and out so easily. The guards in the inner city usually don't I don't know what I'm doing." Lu Qingrong smiled half a smile, and anyone could hear the sarcasm in his words.

"You...Miss Lu is superb in martial arts, why did you let the assassin run away?" Xuemei, who was more aggressive, was extremely annoyed by her words.If Lu Qingrong hadn't insisted on living in the city lord's dormitory, and even ordered some guards to be removed, would such a mistake have happened tonight?The city lord is also very strange, to tolerate an outsider occupying her bedroom.

"Besides, how do you know that person has no intention of assassinating the city lord?" Xuemei became angrier as she thought about it, but luckily Lan Xin was on the side to dissuade her, otherwise the two might have a dispute.

Lu Qingrong raised her eyebrows, the veil covered her expression, she did not respond to Xuemei's words, but instead sighed lightly: "Forget it, it seems that I have no good fortune in the city lord's bedroom. This Danyang Palace will return to its original owner. Please, the city lord, give me another bedroom."

Xuemei was indignant and hated Lu Qingrong extremely, but because Zhao Yueyao was present and Lu Qingrong was a very important person, she could only grit her teeth and swallow it.

Zhao Yueyao turned her head sideways, and ordered Lan Xin to arrange a new bedroom for Lu Qingrong.

Lu Qingrong put on a coat and followed Lan Xin to the new bedroom. After walking for a few steps, she remembered something and said, "That thief can't run far. She has inhaled the ecstasy incense on me. After walking a long distance, she will gain strength. It's all lost. If you search and chase carefully, you will surely catch her." After saying that, Lu Qingrong left.

"City Lord, tonight you are..." Xuemei wanted to ask Zhao Yueyao if he was still staying in Danyang Palace tonight.

Zhao Yueyao paused, and said coldly: "Don't sleep anymore. Pass down the order to step up patrols tonight and try our best to catch the assassin."

"Yes..." Xuemei replied.Thinking about it, the city lord cared so much about the longevity lock that he never left his body every day.Tonight, a thief was so bold that he broke into the bedroom alone and tried to steal the lock, so the city lord would not spare her lightly.

Shen Shuangzhao jumped from the window and ran along the garden path, intending to leave the main hall.Although she stole the map of the main hall and the inner city of Qingcheng from her master before coming here, this is her first time in Qingcheng, and she is still not familiar with the roads.In addition, it was night now, and she was even more confused about the surrounding situation.After running for so long, it seems to have been going around in circles.

Shen Shuangzhao was panting, and had to admit that she acted recklessly and thoughtlessly this time, she shouldn't come to this Qingcheng alone impulsively to steal... no, it was to get back the Longevity Lock.

"Over there! Chase me!" Suddenly, Shen Shuangzhao heard the guards' voices—they were chasing them.So far, she can only run forward.It's a pity that there were more and more guards behind him, and in the end Shen Shuangzhao still had to fight with them.

Shen Shuangzhao's martial arts might not be as good as Lu Qingrong's, but it was more than enough to deal with these guards.It's just that the opponent has a large number of people, if she continues to fight, she will definitely be dragged down by the "wheel battle".What's more... Shen Shuang pierced a guard's chest with a sword, and after pulling out the sword, he used the tip of the sword to touch the ground exhausted.Her strength was gradually losing, and her hands and feet became weaker and weaker.

impossible.Shen Shuangzhao knew very well that with her skill and endurance, she would not lose her physical strength so quickly after just playing for a while.After she knocked down a few guards with great effort, she suddenly remembered the cold fragrance on the woman in the dormitory just now.It can't be wrong, it must be the smell.At that time, she felt a little dizzy, but she didn't expect to be drugged.The woman looked very evil, but she didn't expect her methods to be more sinister.Whatever she said to let herself go, everything was a trick of her trying to get her.

She couldn't go on like this, otherwise she would faint to the ground soon.With such a distraction, she was stabbed in the left shoulder with a sword, and the bright red blood kept spilling out.After finally breaking out of the encirclement, Shen Shuangzhao stepped across the surface of the small lake with difficulty, and ran to the other side.

"Where's the person?" At this time, Zhao Yueyao just rushed over and asked sharply.

"Go back to the city lord, the assassin has gone to Rongyuexuan."

Zhao Yueyao said with a tense face, "Chasing. She must be arrested and brought to justice today." If she dared to use the longevity lock, she would never give up until she was tortured to death.

Shen Shuangzhao clutched the wound on his left shoulder, trying to suppress the blood dripping from his body, so as to prevent the guards from following the blood.She walked through a bamboo forest, and there was a new mansion in front of her, and no one was patrolling.Regardless of where it was, Shen Shuangzhao staggered inside with the last of her strength.

"Miss, the agarwood is almost burnt out, I'll go get some more." Qiurui said, then turned and went to the room to get the agarwood.Unexpectedly, she had just walked a few steps in the corridor when she saw a maid whose clothes on the left shoulder was stained with blood, stumbling towards this side.

"Ah!" At night, Qiu Rui screamed in fright at the scene.

Ling Yan was originally sitting in the yard playing the piano quietly, but as the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, all kinds of thoughts were always particularly entangled, and even the music she played became sad.Unexpectedly, Rong Yuexuan's silence was broken by Qiurui's scream.Surprised, Ling Yan raised her head and followed Qiurui's direction.

Shen Shuangzhao supported the pillar, barely supporting herself from falling down.Her consciousness began to slacken, and the last picture she saw before she passed out was a woman in white walking towards her.The woman walked lightly, with a curvaceous figure, and her plain clothes danced with the cool night wind. She was graceful and graceful, and her long black hair was scattered on the white clothes, forming a very beautiful visual impact.

I saw her getting closer and closer to me, but my vision gradually blurred.Under the bright moonlight, the tip of her nose smelled a fragrance, not like the cold fragrance of Lu Qingrong's body, this smell was gentle and soft.Shen Shuangzhao's physical strength was completely exhausted, and her whole body immediately went limp.Before she fell into a coma, she remembered that woman's eyes, which were as agile as clear water and as bright as the bright moon.If she could, she wished she could have seen more.

"Miss!" Qiu Rui was still in shock, and seeing the blood-covered maid fell in front of Ling Yan, her heart became even more flustered, she seemed to be frozen, unable to move.

Ling Yan looked at the girl's pale complexion on the ground, and recalled how she looked at him before she fell into a coma, her heart seemed to be pulled hard, and she felt sorry for her inexplicably.She called Qiurui over, and the two of them worked together to help the person on the ground into the house.

"Miss..." Qiurui's voice trembled. At her age, it was the first time she saw a person shed so much blood, "This...this...what should I do?"

At this moment, Ling Yan heard the sound of footsteps and voices approaching from far to near, her face darkened, she looked at the unconscious person on the bed, and weighed what to do in her heart.

"Miss!" Qiu Rui was more anxious than Ling Yan, almost crying.

Ling Yan frowned and said: "Hide her."

"But..." Qiu Rui hesitated, "Miss, the guards outside seem to be tracking down this person's whereabouts. Will we cause trouble if we allow her to hide here?" There are only her and Ling Yan in Rong Yuexuan , In this huge inner city, they rarely communicate with others.If so, only Zhao Yueyao would occasionally come over for the night.

Ling Yan thought for a while, then made a decision, and said: "Qiu Rui, just do as I tell you, and don't show any clues for a while."

Qiu Rui had no choice but to agree. Seeing Ling Yan's body was stained with blood, she exclaimed: "Miss, your clothes..."

Ling Yan lowered her head, looked at the blood stains on the white clothes, and said: "It's too late to change clothes, you go outside and bring in the incense burner and the qin first. When people come, deal with them first. If you ask me, just say that I'm already asleep." gone."

"Then...then this person..."

"I'll take care of it, you go out first." Ling Yan ordered.

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Zhao Yueyao and Xuemei were leading their guards to Rong Yuexuan, but they didn't expect to meet Lu Qingrong and Lan Xin on the way.

"Lan Xin?" Xuemei was surprised, "Why are you here? Aren't you..." She glanced at Lu Qingrong, "Didn't you take Miss Lu to bed?"

Lu Qingrong didn't raise her eyes, she just said casually: "It's because you guys are too noisy, how can I sleep? Forget it, I'll come with the city lord to see how you catch the thief."

"If Ms. Lu is interested, then do whatever you want." After finishing speaking, Zhao Yueyao waved his sleeves and walked towards Rong Yuexuan alone.

Lu Qingrong narrowed her eyes, looking at Zhao Yueyao's back with some interest.

Qiurui's heart pounded, and as the footsteps approached, her heart tightened and her legs almost went limp.But thinking of Ling Yan's words again, he could only clenched his fists and pretended to be calm, forcefully suppressing the panic in his heart.

"Slave servants see the city master." Seeing Zhao Yueyao approaching, Qiu Rui immediately went up to greet her.

"Where's Yan'er?" Zhao Yueyao looked at her with an air of calm and prestige.

Qiu Rui's breathing became disordered, she lowered her head with a pale face, but she still pretended to be calm: "Go back to the city lord, the young lady has already fallen asleep."

"Sleeping?" Zhao Yueyao narrowed his eyes, "Did you see anyone coming this way?"

Qiurui lowered her head lower and lower: "Miss can't sleep at night, so this servant intends to get some agarwood and light it to calm her mind. I don't want... I don't want this servant to get the aloes in the future, and the city lord will come over."

Zhao Yueyao's eyes fell on the kneeling Qiurui, and examined her: "Since Yan'er can't fall asleep, I'll go and see her."

Qiu Rui only prayed in her heart that the city lord would not find the injured woman.

"Lan Xin, you and the guards are carefully searching for the assassin around here, and if you have any news, report it to me immediately."

"Yes!"

Once Lan Xin and the guards left, only Zhao Yueyao, Xuemei, Qiurui and Lu Qingrong were left.

Zhao Yueyao walked in front, Xuemei followed behind, Qiurui lost strength in her limbs and couldn't get up from the ground for a while.

Lu Qingrong lowered her eyes, and a smirk appeared on her face hidden under the veil.Qiurui raised her head, and her eyes happened to meet Lu Qingrong's. The coolness and playfulness in the other's bewitching eyes made her breathe stagnantly.

Lu Qingrong looked away, and followed Zhao Yueyao into the house.Qiurui hurriedly stood up and rushed to the door ahead of Zhao Yueyao.

"Miss," Qiu Rui knocked lightly on the door.

"Qiu Rui, why is it so noisy outside?" Ling Yan's voice came from the room.

"Miss, it's..." Qiurui naturally wanted to accompany Ling Yan to carry on the scene.

Zhao Yueyao interrupted Qiu Rui: "Yan'er, it's me."

"Qiu Rui, quickly invite the city lord to come in."

Qiurui opened the door as she said, and several people entered the room one after another.

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"City Lord..." Ling Yan was still on the bed, and after Zhao Yueyao came in, he hurriedly got out of bed and saluted Zhao Yueyao.

"Get up." Zhao Yueyao said without emotion, but kept looking around the room.

Ling Yan stood quietly on the side, Zhao Yueyao didn't speak, and she didn't make a sound.

Lu Qingrong's eyes fell on Ling Yan, and after looking at it for a while, he said: "Earlier, I heard that there is a beautiful woman hidden in the palace of the city lord. This must be the girl in front of me. I was still thinking about it yesterday. If there is a chance, I will definitely pay a visit to Miss Ling, but I did not expect to meet you here today. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Ling Yan was startled, she looked at Lu Qingrong, feeling a little uncomfortable for no reason.The reason - she always felt that the veiled woman in front of her was staring at herself with meaningful and even malicious eyes.

"Miss, I'm overwhelmed. But you, I don't know how beautiful you are hiding under your veil." Ling Yan said.

Lu Qingrong's peach blossom eyes curved into two charming crescents with a smile: "Miss Ling is absurdly praised. The little girl is ugly, and she dare not be so beautiful. I use this veil to cover my face, just to prevent others from You were terrified when you saw me."

"Yan'er, an assassin broke into the Danyang Palace just now, and the guards chased them all the way to Rongyuexuan. Let me ask you, did you see any suspicious people appear?" Zhao Yueyao looked back and forth in the room, but found nothing. Something suspicious.

Ling Yan was stunned for a moment, with a dazed and surprised look: "Oh? There are such bold thieves, and their crooked ideas are all on the head of the city lord?"

Zhao Yueyao didn't say anything, just stared at her indifferently.

Ling Yan said again: "This Rongyuexuan is just Yan'er and Qiurui. I haven't seen any suspicious people appearing tonight. The city lord said that she fled here, maybe she hid somewhere else, or escaped. gone."

"Autumn night is as cold as water, Miss Ling only wears such a single dress, isn't it cold?" It was Lu Qingrong again.

"I had already taken a rest before, so I only wore an unlined garment. The city lord is here, and I will have time to put on a coat in the future." Ling Yan explained.

Only Qiurui knew that Ling Yan hurriedly took off her clothes and pretended to be asleep because her coat was stained with blood and had no time to change. She hurriedly said: "It's the servant's negligence. I'll go get the clothes for Miss."

"Oh..." The ending of Lu Qingrong's voice was extraordinarily long, as if she knew what Ling Yan wanted to hide, and there was a bit of danger in that word.

Ling Yan subconsciously felt guilty, her palms were even sweating finely.At this moment, she felt that the most difficult person to deal with was not Zhao Yueyao, but this masked woman whom she had never met before.

Xuemei couldn't see Lu Qingrong's meddling, so she murmured softly, "Just now some people wore less clothes than Miss Ling, why didn't they find it cool?"

"Okay." Zhao Yueyao's slightly annoyed words stopped the turbulent conversation.She walked in front of Ling Yan, with a cold sharpness in her eyes, "Yan'er, let me ask you again, have you really never seen anyone suspicious?"

Ling Yan replied calmly: "Everything Yan'er said is true."

"That's weird. Miss Lu said that the assassin was poisoned by her ecstasy incense, but after a long time, he would lose all his strength. According to the time when the medicine took effect, the assassin must have fainted at this moment. Why did Lan Xin and the guards search around here? After so long, there is still no result?" Zhao Yueyao is calm, since she has doubts in her heart, she definitely won't just believe Ling Yan's one-sided words.

Qiurui's heart was beating violently, cold sweat was already running down her back, for a shrewd person like Zhao Yueyao, Miss might not be her match.Things are about to be revealed.

Before Ling Yan could answer, Lu Qingrong said instead: "City Master, this little thief's incident happened because of me. If I hadn't let her go carelessly, so many incidents would not have been involved."

"It was my subordinates who were not good at their work, and people slipped into the palace. It has nothing to do with Ms. Lu."

"The city lord doesn't have to take responsibility on his own. If you want to catch a thief, I think I can help." Lu Qingrong narrowed his eyes slightly, with the tails of his eyes upturned, putting away most of his enchantment and charm.

Zhao Yueyao looked at her unconsciously: "Really?"

Lu Qingrong wandered around the room seemingly leisurely, and walked to Ling Yan's bedside inadvertently.

Ling Yan pursed her lips tightly and furrowed her brows. No matter how well she acted, she would still inadvertently reveal the guilt in her heart.

"I fought against an assassin, and when she got close, I put the ecstasy incense on her body. The ecstasy incense is a special drug made by the Lu family. I am naturally familiar with and sensitive to the smell."

Zhao Yueyao understood the meaning of her words: "Miss Lu said that you can track down the assassin's whereabouts through the smell of ecstasy?"

Lu Qingrong smiled: "It is true that I am familiar with the smell of Mihun incense, but after all, I am not a hound with a keen sense of smell, and I can't follow the smell to track people's whereabouts. At most, I can only judge whether there is Mihun in this house or not." The smell of incense. If not, it means that the thief has never been here; if there is—" Lu Qingrong's gaze turned to Ling Yan leisurely, with no deep meaning, "I'm afraid the city lord wants to have a good talk with Miss Ling."

Zhao Yueyao glanced at Ling Yan indifferently, and remained calm.

"City Lord?" Lu Qingrong thought that Zhao Yueyao should still take Ling Yan's feelings into consideration, otherwise he would not hesitate.

Ling Yan raised her head and looked at Zhao Yueyao with a clear expression, with a calm and fearless look: "Yan'er has not broken into other people here, if the city owner is worried, let Miss Lu check."

"Then please trouble Ms. Lu." Zhao Yueyao lifted her chin slightly, without looking at Ling Yan indifferently.

Lu Qingrong observed them with great interest, and walked towards the bed: "I came in from the door just now, but I didn't smell the scent of ecstasy."

Ling Yan's heart relaxed a little, but Lu Qingrong's next sentence made her heart hang again - "It's just that I always feel that there is something strange around this bed."

Zhao Yueyao's eyes became sharp instantly, stabbing at Ling Yan.

Ling Yan's hand was clenched into a fist, and her fingertips poked her palm vigorously, her knuckles turned white. Only in this way can she restrain the panic and fear in her heart.

Lu Qingrong raised her eyebrows upwards, and there was a faint smile on the corners of her lips under the tulle.It's just that in an instant, the smile on the corner of her mouth froze for a moment, and the pupils in her coquettish eyes shrank.She turned her face and her lazy eyes fell on the quilt on the bed.

Immediately, Zhao Yueyao's attention followed Lu Qingrong's gaze to the bed: "Miss Lu, is the assassin here..."

Lu Qingrong opened her lips: "The city lord thinks too much, I mistakenly mistook the fragrance on Miss Ling's bed for the ecstasy fragrance."

Zhao Yueyao's raised eyebrows revealed her dissatisfaction and disappointment.

"The fragrance in Miss Ling's boudoir is so charming, no wonder the city lord hid you in this deep palace." Lu Qingrong stood up straight, walked to Zhao Yueyao, and bowed her body, "Qingrong is ashamed of the city lord's entrustment, and failed to do so." Find the assassin."

Zhao Yueyao sneered, her face froze, and her expression was extremely ugly: "It's not Miss Lu's fault. Just leave it to the guards to capture the assassin."

Ling Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and put her heart back into her stomach.

"It's getting late, Ms. Lu should go back and rest." Zhao Yueyao said, "Yan'er, you should also rest earlier, I will send someone to guard Rongyuexuan tonight."

"Yes."

"Xuemei, let's go." Zhao Yueyao waved his sleeves and left without looking back.

Ling Yan lowered her head respectfully, waiting for everyone to leave.People are leaving gradually, Lu Qingrong is the last