Frost shines on Qingcheng

"See the city lord." Because it was still early, the maids of Qingshuang Palace were quite surprised when they saw Shen Wanrong coming.

Shen Wanrong nodded: "Is Shuang'er up?"

Nan Yan shook her head: "Back to the city lord, Miss Shen seldom goes out since she came back. During this period of time, she was lethargic, and she slept late last night, so she hasn't woken up yet." Shen Shuangzhao used to get up early at this time to practice swords and read books .

Shen Wanrong's eyebrows were raised, and the delicate flowers between her eyebrows were glowing. She thought for a while and said, "I'll go in and see her. If you have something to do, be gentle with your hands and feet, and don't disturb her."

"Yes." The maids replied softly.

Stepping into Shen Shuangzhao's dormitory, the morning wind poured in from several windows, blowing the curtains and flying wantonly.The room was very quiet, Shen Wanrong walked carefully, for fear of bumping into tables and chairs and affecting Shen Shuangzhao's rest.Shen Shuangzhao fell into a deep sleep again, never noticing that someone had quietly approached her.

I don't know what kind of dream he had, Shen Shuangzhao was short of breath, his expression was tangled, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.Seeing this, Shen Wanrong was even more sure that Shen Shuangzhao had something to hide from her, otherwise her behavior would not be so abnormal these days.Even so, she took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away the sweat from Shen Shuangzhao's forehead.

Maybe it was because she had something on her mind last night, and then the tiredness came too suddenly. When Shen Shuangzhao fell asleep, she was only half covered with the quilt, and her chest was still exposed.

Shen Wanrong looked at her sleeping face and sighed silently, complaining in her heart that Shen Shuangzhao, who is so old, doesn't know how to take care of herself, and can't even cover herself well with a quilt.She bent down and pulled a corner of the quilt, trying to cover Shen Shuang's photo.But before the quilt could be covered, she was distracted by the peacock mask in Shen Shuangzhao's hand.

This is... Shen Wanrong's brows were furrowed all the time, she stared at the mask, only feeling that the mask was very familiar.After carefully searching for the memory related to this mask in her mind, her pupils suddenly contracted sharply, obviously she got the result.Her gaze shifted to the mask again, and she gently opened Shen Shuangzhao's hand, trying to take off the mask for a closer look, but unexpectedly, this movement woke Shen Shuangzhao from her dream.

Shen Shuangzhao opened her eyes suddenly, startling Shen Wanrong too: "Shuang'er?"

His sleepy eyes couldn't adapt to the strong light for a while, Shen Shuangzhao stretched out his arms to cover his eyes, his whole body was still immersed in the dream just now, and it was hard to regain his senses.

"Did Shuang'er have a nightmare?" Shen Wanrong asked.

Shen Shuangzhao's voice was hoarse when she just woke up: "Master, why are you here?" Shouldn't she be discussing matters in the main hall at this time?

Shen Wanrong took off her arm covering her eyes: "I heard that you are very sleepy these days, you rarely went shopping yesterday, I just wanted to ask you if you have seen anything interesting."

Shen Shuangzhao curled up sideways, since Sha Hai came back, she didn't want to see anyone, she just wanted to hide in her own room.Even Shen Shuangzhao herself didn't know where her world-weary emotions came from, but she undoubtedly knew that it had something to do with Lu Qingrong.

"It's nothing interesting. I've always disliked excitement. I went to the street yesterday, but it was at Master's request." She hugged the quilt and turned her back to Shen Wanrong.

"Shuang'er—" Shen Wanrong was helpless and powerless, and the ending sounded long, "Master is just worried about you. After all, you seem to be a different person after you come back, and you have a lot of worries. Even Mengxuan, who was closest to you in the past, you They don't want to deal with it."

Shen Shuangzhao said: "Master, I'm really fine. I don't want to go out because I have experienced so many things and I need time to recover." It is true to say so, but only Shen Shuangzhao knows clearly that the throbbing in her heart is different from that of others. Anxiety not only did not calm down with the passage of time, on the contrary, it has a tendency to become more turbulent.

On the surface she is very silent, but only she knows what kind of turbulent undercurrent is brewing in her heart.What's even more frightening is that Shen Shuangzhao had a vague premonition—she couldn't predict when the undercurrent in her heart would break through her superficial disguise and erupt completely.

"Can't even Master know these things?"

Shen Shuangzhao thought about it seriously, then shook her head and refused.

Shen Wanrong is also a person with a temper. Recently, I have broken my heart for her, but Shen Shuangzhao is still so stubborn, clinging to the secret in her heart and refusing to reveal it.Of course, she didn't get angry overtly, but she just tried to get some clues out of it: "When I came over just now, you were still awake. Although you were asleep, you were holding this peacock mask tightly in your hand."

Upon hearing the peacock mask, Shen Shuangzhao realized that she had fallen asleep looking at the mask last night, and she didn't notice that the things in her hands were gone when she woke up.Shen Shuangzhao immediately sat up and found that the strange mask was falling into Shen Wanrong's hands.

Shen Wanrong's elite gaze did not let go of any change in Shen Shuangzhao's expression, her eyes locked on Shen Shuangzhao, and continued: "As far as I know, this mask was picked up in an alley near the Li family medicine store three years ago, right? Since it's an evidence found near the murder scene, Shuang'er—why did you keep it? You even slept with it in your hands."

Shen Shuang looked at her, then lowered her eyes to look at the mask.The cramped gaze went back and forth between Shen Wanrong and the mask several times, obviously a sign of guilty conscience.

Shen Wanrong remained silent, but she was not in a hurry to expose her immediately.I just lament that Shen Shuangzhao is still not calm enough, and she doesn't know how to hide her emotions in front of people with a little more powerful methods-it can't show her emotions and anger.

"Huh?" Shen Wanrong rarely showed a serious look to her.

"Master, to be honest, I stopped by Shanshui Lane yesterday and met Jingzheng's parents who disappeared three years ago." Shen Shuangzhao was trying to change the subject secretly, "I... the murder case of Li's drugstore has always been in my heart I have been entangled with the police for three years. After going to Shanshui Lane yesterday, this matter came to my mind again. I found out this mask just to delve into the case. After thinking about it, I fell asleep like that. "

Shen Wanrong stared at her, took a while to remove her serious expression, and smiled with her lips: "This kind of thing is unlucky, don't fall asleep holding it in your hand again."

"Shuang'er remembers."

"Since you don't want to go out during this period of time, and the doctor said you shouldn't be overworked, why don't you go to the island in the middle of the lake to live for a few days, which just fulfills your wish for peace and quiet. What do you think?" Shen Wanrong suggested.

Shen Shuangzhao nodded: "Alright." The island in the middle of the lake is far away from the hustle and bustle, surrounded by the wide lake, and she lives on it for a period of time to cultivate her self-cultivation, so that her noisy heart can calm down as soon as possible.

Seeing her agreeing, Shen Wanrong was finally relieved: "Then you prepare, and I will let Xueqing take you there tomorrow."

"Yes."

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"Let me ask you, where did Shuang'er go to the streets yesterday? Did you see any strange people?" After leaving Qingshuang Palace, Shen Wanrong summoned the guards who followed Shen Shuangzhao to the streets yesterday.

"Back to the city lord, Miss Shen didn't stay on the street for a long time yesterday. She didn't seem to be interested in the hustle and bustle of the street, so she walked into an alley after walking on the street for a while." The guard replied.

"The alley?" Shen Wanrong asked suspiciously, "What is she doing in the alley?"

The guard said again: "I remember that the alley is called Shanshui Lane, and it was an old woman who opened the door for Miss Shen. After Miss Shen went in, I only heard the old man of that family talk about his daughter with Miss Shen. If it belongs to I remember correctly, that family is the Jing family whose daughter disappeared three years ago."

Shen Wanrong nodded: "She didn't lie to me..."

"Later, Ms. Shen said that she could guarantee that Jing Zheng was still alive, but she would not be able to return home for a while. As for Jing Zheng's whereabouts, Ms. Shen did not reveal anything to the elders."

"I see, you go down." Shen Wanrong was thoughtful.

After the guards retreated, Ruodee said to Shen Wanrong: "City Master, if I remember correctly, Shuang'er asked you to go to Qingcheng again because of the murder case at the Li family medicine store."

"When Shuang'er was captured by Zhao Yueyao, she was also in Qingcheng." Shen Wanrong analyzed, "Now that she has given such a guarantee to the elders of the Jing family, it is very likely that Shuang'er was in Qingcheng when she disappeared."

Xue Qing jumped out and questioned her speculation: "City Lord, I have something to tell you."

"Say."

"A few days ago, you asked your subordinates to investigate the matter of the boundless water on Shuang'er, and now you have some results."

Shen Wanrong raised her eyebrows: "Oh?"

Xue Qing said: "The people I sent found out that although Wu Yin Shui hadn't appeared in the rivers and lakes for many years, the spies came to report that this medicine had been used in Shahai recently."

"Sand Sea?" Shen Wanrong was shocked by the news, "Have you found out who is using the Infinite Water?"

Xue Qing paused, and said: "I heard that the young master of Shahai, Lu Qingrong, has used poisons and medicines since he was a child. Not only is his medical skill superb, but he is also a top-notch expert in poisoning. It is said that she used Boundless Water a few months ago. And she has been extracting medicine from the boundless water."

"Extract Yaoyin?" Shen Wanrong had an ominous premonition, "What does she want to do?"

Xue Qing shook her head: "This has not been found yet."

"Then do you know exactly when she used the boundless water?"

"The subordinates are not doing their job well, and this...hasn't been found." Xue Qing lowered her head in shame.

Shen Wanrong has a new understanding and inference about the matter: "Xueqing, you go to investigate Shahai's affairs, especially Lu Qingrong's affairs; Ruodie, I remember that Shuang'er went to Qingcheng at the beginning because she wanted to send her 'friend' , you go and look up the origin of that so-called 'friend'."

Before, Shen Wanrong was not in the mood to take care of anything because she was hit too hard by Shen Shuangzhao's fake death.Now that Shen Shuangzhao came back, she realized that she had neglected so many things.Among them, I am afraid that there are extremely complicated secrets hidden.

Shen Shuangzhao's scar that suddenly disappeared on her left eyebrow, her arm that was whipped but intact, and her relationship with the Li family drugstore... She had to find out one by one.