Frost shines on Qingcheng

"If there is nothing else, today's discussion in the main hall will come to an end." Shen Shuangzhao slowly walked down from the high seat, looking a little absent-minded.That's what she said, but she walked straight out of the hall without waiting for the people below to answer.Luo Qi went to Qingcheng to see Shen Wanrong today, and Shen Shuangzhao presided over the discussion alone in the main hall.

"City Lord." Zhang Shan quickly chased after him.

Shen Shuangzhao just glanced back at him slightly, but did not slow down.

"I took care of everything about the city wall before." Zhang Shan caught up and walked side by side with her.

"That's good." Shen Shuangzhao walked forward without looking at him the same way.

Zhang Shan looked around and whispered to Shen Shuangzhao: "Can I take a step to speak?"

Only then did Shen Shuangzhao stop and look at him, and then retreated from the attendants.The two walked to a quiet pavilion somewhere in the inner city, and Shen Shuangzhao asked, "What do you want to say?"

"You and that person..." Zhang Shan hesitated as soon as he started talking.

Shen Shuangzhao looked directly at him, keeping a calm expression.

"How are you and that person?" Zhang Shan paused, and finally asked.

As soon as he asked, Shen Shuangzhao withdrew her gaze from his face, and sighed helplessly: "What can I do? She doesn't even remember who I am. Can I still expect her to treat me like before?"

Zhang Shan lowered his head and frowned, fell silent for a while, and said, "So you let her go? As far as I know, she hasn't left Shuilan City yet. If you look for it now, maybe you can catch her before she leaves the city..."

"That's all. So what if we find her?" Shen Shuangzhao smiled faintly, "I can't do anything."

Zhang Shan hurriedly asked: "I don't understand why you didn't tell her the truth?"

Shen Shuangzhao looked at him with weird eyes, and suddenly felt amused: "What's the matter with you? It seems to be more anxious than me."

"..." Zhang Shan was speechless, knowing in his heart that Shen Shuangzhao had suffered a lot for this in the past few years.Now that she finally had the chance, she behaved lukewarm, which was abnormal.Or did she really give up on Lu Qingrong?

Shen Shuangzhao put away her smile: "You don't have to worry about me and her. Now, after Luo Qi, I have more important things to do." After saying that, she left alone.

After noon, Shen Shuangzhao squinted her eyes and leaned on the recliner, as if she had fallen asleep soundly.However, what Zhang Shan said in the morning kept echoing in her mind: "She hasn't left Shuilan City yet, if you look for it now, maybe you can catch her before she leaves the city..." Stop her?Thinking of this, Shen Shuangzhao couldn't help but frowned.

Now that Lu Qingrong left, if she didn't take the initiative to find her, maybe she really wouldn't return to Shuilan City; but now Luo Qi is focusing on herself, if it is discovered that she went to Lu Qingrong, then she will definitely The little bit of freedom that is left will be stripped away.A small leak will sink a great ship……

Rationally speaking, this is the case, but after a fierce struggle, her longing for Lu Qingrong finally prevailed.She got up from the reclining chair, walked back to the bedroom, and said to Nan Yan: "I'm a little sleepy and need to sleep for a while, don't come in and disturb me."

Nan Yan naturally agreed repeatedly.

After entering the dormitory, Shen Shuangzhao quietly changed into casual clothes, and slipped out through the window at the back of the dormitory while the maids and guards were changing shifts in the afternoon.Growing up in this inner city, no one knows better than her how to avoid the eyes of the guards and maids.

When she ran to Jingfeng Garden, she couldn't help thinking that she and her senior sister often slipped out of here to play in the outer city, and had gone out from here countless times, just to meet Lu Qingrong.But now, she curled up her lips and smiled self-deprecatingly. The senior sisters were no longer in this world, and she was no longer that innocent and carefree girl, and Lu Qingrong had completely forgotten her.If there is one thing that has not changed, it is her passionate love and longing for Lu Qingrong.After so many years, she was still full of enthusiasm and excitement at the thought of meeting Lu Qingrong.

After climbing over the wall and leaving the inner city, Shen Shuangzhao ran wildly all the way, looked back several times to make sure that no one was following her, and then walked down the street with confidence.Even so, the city is now full of people from Luoqi, she is still a little worried, thinking that it would be better if she could cover her face like Lu Qingrong did.She looked up, and happened to see the stall selling masks.

Shen Shuangzhao only felt that she had a great destiny with this mask, and she thought about others when she saw things, but what she remembered was not only Lu Qingrong, but also Caier who hadn't heard from her for many years.At that time, I accompanied the little girl to buy a mask, and I blamed myself for only wanting to land on Lu Qingrong, but I didn't notice when she disappeared.Later, Lu Qingrong said that she was relieved when she brought Caier back to Shahai, but the two of them lost contact after going back and forth like this.I don't know where Cai'er is now, but how is she doing?She sighed heavily, calmed down her depression, and walked towards the mask selling stall.

"We came out privately. If my sister finds out, will it be..." Cai'er held Luo Ji's hand, frowned, and asked worriedly.

Luo Ji patted Cai'er's hand lightly, and said in relief: "No. Today she and Jingyu went to Qingcheng, and I have told all the people in the palace, just come out for a walk, nothing will happen You are weak. You have been bumping all the way from the blue sea to Shuilan City, and you have been bored in the palace for so long. It would be better to take you out to get some fresh air. As for You'er, don't worry, I will take you to see her in two days .”

Cai'er lowered her eyes and nodded, but she still couldn't hide the worry on her face.

"Don't be unhappy. Didn't you always want to come to Shuilan City? Now that it's finally here, I should be happy. Luo Ji hates her unhappy the most. Whenever Cai'er frowned, his heart would be wrenched." The street is very lively, I will buy you whatever you want. "

Cai'er is almost twenty years old, married again and became a mother. Her childishness and innocent and cheerful personality have faded along with it.Things are different, she has long lost the curiosity and enthusiasm she had when she first came to Shuilan City in the lively streets.

"I want that." Cai'er raised her eyes and saw the mask stand where Shen Shuangzhao took her to stay. At a glance, she could still see the peacock mask she had been pestering Shen Shuangzhao to buy back then.

Luo Ji followed her gaze, with a gentle and doting smile on his face: "Okay, we will buy whatever you like." If he seized the opportunity to please his wife, how could he miss it?

Luo Ji took Cai'er's hand and walked towards the mask vendor, just as he reached out his hand to get that monstrous mask, but saw a hand picked it up first.

"Boss, I want this." Shen Shuangzhao asked the vendor while holding up a mask, "How much?"

Just as the vendor was about to answer, Luo Ji interrupted: "I'll pay double the price, I want this mask."

Shen Shuangzhao turned her face sideways while holding the mask, and Luo Ji and Cai'er also raised their eyes. The moment their eyes met, the three of them were shocked, and their expressions froze.

"Cai'er..." Shen Shuangzhao's gaze stayed on Cai'er, and she couldn't believe that the person standing beside Luo Ji was her, "Are you Cai'er?"

Cai'er's eyes turned red immediately, and she avoided Shen Shuangzhao's sight with tears in her eyes.She sniffed, pulled Luo Ji and wanted to leave.

Luo Ji protected her, watching Shen Shuangzhao warily.

"Cai'er, I'm Shuangzhao, you...do you remember me?" Shen Shuangzhao stretched her neck to talk to her face to face, "Why didn't you talk?" Did she have amnesia like Lu Qingrong?

"Shen Shuangzhao, what are you doing?" Luo Ji got a little angry, and stretched out his hand to block her.If it weren't for the sake of his sister's love for her, he might have done it long ago.

After Luo Ji said this, Shen Shuangzhao noticed him, turned his eyes to the arms they were holding, his expression changed drastically, and he asked, "What's your relationship?"

"What relationship? What do you mean we are related?" Luo Ji raised his eyebrows and stared at her.

Cai'er stood behind Luo Ji, her tears had already flowed down.

After hearing Jing Zheng's words that day, Lu Qingrong originally wanted to find another chance to meet Shen Shuangzhao and ask her clearly, but she didn't want to see Shen Shuangzhao in casual clothes appearing on the street just after she came out of the inn.Just as he was about to step forward, he saw that there seemed to be a dispute between Shen Shuangzhao and a man and a woman.Seeing her expression, Lu Qingrong faintly felt that there was something hidden in it, so she followed them all the way.

Shen Shuangzhao and the three of them were under Luo Qi's control, so in order to avoid attracting attention, the three of them had to go to a private room in a teahouse to discuss in detail.

"You guys..." Shen Shuangzhao sat across from Cai'er, she had already guessed most of it in her heart, she kept shaking her head, a little hard to accept all this.

"That's right, we got married as you thought. We got married four years ago." Luo Ji confessed, "She is my wife."

Cai'er kept her head down, staring at the yellowed tea in the cup without saying a word.

Shen Shuangzhao was holding the teacup, her hands were trembling, and then she slammed the teacup on the table, and most of the tea was spilled due to the shock.She stood up and asked Cai Er: "Why? Why did you marry him?"

Cai'er propped her chin with one hand, her right palm was pressed against her mouth, her back was shaking from crying, and the tears fell drop by drop into the teacup in front of her.

"Did he and Luo Qi force you? What did Luo Qi use to threaten you?" Shen Shuangzhao was about to lose her mind. She walked up to Cai Er and grabbed her wrist, "Speak up!"

Cai'er has remained silent from just now until now, she doesn't know how she should face Shen Shuangzhao.Marrying Luo Ji seemed to be the most embarrassing thing, making her unable to hold her head up in front of Shen Shuangzhao.

"What are you doing?" Luo Ji pushed her away, and her rudeness to Cai'er completely angered him, "She married me willingly, what right do you have to question her? Also, you care so much about other women , does my sister know?"

"What a willing one. Cai'er, do you love him?" Shen Shuangzhao calmed down a little, her eyes were also red, and she asked in a hoarse voice.My heart aches for Caier.

Luo Ji said, "She naturally loves me."

Shen Shuangzhao seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke, she sneered, followed by uncontrollable anger and hatred: "Luo Ji, what are you two brothers and sisters going to do? You hurt my senior sister, my mother... , Isn't it enough to kill me? Why do you want to hit on an innocent person?" She didn't know what other evil things this devil, Luo Qi, had done to hide from her.

"Is it because I harmed her that she married me?" Luo Ji asked back, "Shen Shuangzhao, your idea of ​​a robber is really interesting. I'm on good terms with her, she also gave birth to a child for me, and she has a family. Is this considered harm?"

Shen Shuangzhao pursed her lips anxiously, and then said: "Although I don't know what happened in the first place that Cai'er will marry you, but you can't count what you said. Whether you are willing, whether you are happy or not, whether you treat her well , only Caier knows best, and she is the most qualified to judge."

Luo Ji smiled: "In that case, well, you can ask her how I treat her and the child, and how she is doing well by my side."

"Cai'er..." Shen Shuang looked at her, feeling extremely distressed, obviously she was the one who harmed her.

Cai'er still didn't speak, but nodded, and buried her face in Luo Ji's arms again.Luo Ji hugged her, and smiled even more proudly: "How about it, did you see it?"

Shen Shuangzhao had nothing to say, with mixed emotions in her heart.

"City Lord Shen, please go out." Luo Ji said, "Also, do I need to remind you? In another hour, my sister will come back from Qingcheng. If she doesn't see you, she will probably go crazy Bar?"

His understatement made Shen Shuangzhao feel more humiliated and angry, but now she was powerless.She tried her best to calm down, looked at Cai'er's back, and said, "Cai'er, I'm going back to the city first. If... If there is anything, you can come to me anytime."

"No need, she has me." Luo Ji refused.

Shen Shuangzhao ignored him, and just brought over the peacock mask on the table: "I remember four years ago on the street, you also said you wanted this mask, but you didn't have time to buy it for you, now——I'll give it to you."

Luo Ji looked at the mask in her hand contemptuously, and wanted to refuse again, not wanting Cai'er to break free from his arms, and reached out to take the mask.

Shen Shuangzhao forced a smile at her: "If you have a good life, I will be relieved. In this case, I will leave..." Then he said to Luo Ji, "If you don't want to be punished by your sister, you can deal with today's matter. I'd better keep silent."

"I don't need your reminder."

Shen Shuangzhao didn't say anything, turned around and left.Cai'er looked at her back, and then looked down at the bewitching peacock mask, a tear fell on the mask with a "pop".

Lu Qingrong outside the door heard Shen Shuangzhao's footsteps, and hurriedly hid in a corner sideways.She watched Shen Shuangzhao coming out of it, and when she thought of the words she had just heard, her heart was sore.It turned out that the woman inside was the one who married Luo Ji. It turned out that the peacock mask worn by Shen Shuangzhao that night had such a relationship with that woman. It turned out that she was the one Shen Shuangzhao had always loved...

Lu Qingrong's red lips under the veil were tightly pursed, her chest felt lost, and her heart felt empty, as if something had been taken away.Still, she followed.