Frost shines on Qingcheng

Zhao Yueyao frowned irritably as she looked at the mountains of business affairs in front of her, she put down her pen and said, "I want wine."

Lan Xin lowered her head, and said cautiously, "City Lord, Miss Ling, please see me."

"She's looking for me?" Zhao Yueyao showed surprise.

"Actually, Miss Ling has been waiting outside for quite some time. Just now she saw that the city lord was busy with business, so she waited outside until now." Lan Xin replied truthfully, "City lord, do you think you want to invite Miss Ling in?"

Zhao Yueyao got up, and sighed: "No need. This pile of nonsense annoys me. When she comes, I just go out with her." Then he went straight down the steps and walked out of the hall.

Ling Yan saluted Zhao Yueyao.

Zhao Yueyao looked at her, and felt that her complexion had improved a lot in the past few days: "This time, Lu Qingrong really did a good deed. It seems that your health is almost in good shape."

Ling Yan nodded slightly, and followed her: "Speaking of this matter, I always wanted to thank Miss Lu in person, but unfortunately she didn't show up these days."

"Her?" Zhao Yueyao laughed angrily, "I'm probably fooling around in Shuilan City right now."

"Shuilan City?" Ling Yan frowned, "What is Miss Lu doing in Shuilan City?"

Zhao Yueyao didn't answer her, but just stopped, looked at her with complicated eyes, then glanced at the people around, and ordered: "You all retreat." The maids all retreated respectfully upon hearing this.

Ling Yan suddenly felt nervous, and all ten fingers bent up in tangled hands: "City Lord."

Zhao Yueyao stared at her intently, and then smiled, the charming look in her eyes made Ling Yan almost dazzle.Zhao Yueyao strolled in the corridor, with a relaxed tone: "It's just walking around with me, but you seem to be very anxious..." Zhao Yueyao said the last word very lightly and playfully.

"Yes, I'm very anxious." Ling Yan has never been a sharp person, but today she showed her emotions so bluntly in front of Zhao Yueyao, Zhao Yueyao became very interested.

Today's sunshine is exceptionally good, covering it thinly from the side of the garden, and the whole person seems to be wrapped in warmth.Looking at the sparkling water in the pool, Zhao Yueyao said in a neutral tone: "I can make you take the initiative to see me, the anxiety in your mouth is really great."

"City Lord, is Shen Shuangzhao still alive, right?" Ling Yan stood quietly behind Zhao Yueyao, her jade-like face was reflected in the pool water, she had a special charm, but Zhao Yueyao didn't even bother to lift her eyes.

Groups of koi in the pool were freely running around in the water, Zhao Yueyao didn't deny it: "Why do you ask me if you already know?"

After getting her confirmation, Ling Yan's heart beat even more violently: "At the beginning you wanted to kill her..." Just remembering the scene when Zhao Yueyao held her hand and asked her to kill Shen Shuangzhao that day, she was in so much pain. .Ling Yan subconsciously clutched her chest, breathing quickly: "I clearly heard people say that Shen Shuangzhao died in the fire on that ship..."

"If it wasn't for that meddling jailer, how could I have let her live to this day?" Zhao Yueyao said lazily, she really didn't care whether Shen Shuangzhao died or not that day.Anyway, whether she is kind or cruel, it is all for seeing Shen Wanrong.Shen Shuangzhao escaped death by chance, and now that she thinks about it, she feels lucky.At least—or in other words, the relationship between her and Shen Wanrong has not reached the worst point.

Zhao Yueyao frowned melancholy, but she was mocking herself in her heart, she was always like this, constantly paralyzing herself and giving herself hope, always thinking that as time passed, there would always be room for reunion between her and Shen Wanrong.If not, that's fine too.It is better for Shen Wanrong to hate her for the rest of her life than to be forgotten by her in the end.What is Chu Xingzhi, the dead person has already lost the qualification to compete with her.

In the quiet afternoon, when the wind blew through the nearly withered leaves on the treetops, Ling Yan felt an inexplicable depression in her heart: "City Lord, I want to ask, why do you hate Shen Shuangzhao so much?"

Zhao Yueyao sighed: "Just talking about her, to be honest, I don't hate her." She even thought that if Shen Wanrong was willing to be with her, she could treat Shen Shuangzhao as her own daughter and love her.You know, when Shen Shuangzhao was born, although he was unwilling to hold her, and his jealousy towards Chu Xingzhi reached its peak, but looking at the baby in his arms that was as good as a cat, he thought that this was Shen Wanrong. The child, she is more affectionate.After Shen Wanrong was rescued, the child was still in her hands. She thought that if she really couldn't get Shen Wanrong, it would be good to keep her child in mind.Unfortunately, the child was lost later.

"Forget it, I don't want to mention this." Even though Zhao Yueyao's heart was twisting and turning, in the end, he could only use these words to force himself to end it.She turned to look at Ling Yan, feeling that something was wrong with her today, "You came to me for this? If so, I will tell you the truth."

Ling Yan knew that what she meant was to drive people away, but she couldn't move anymore, and after a long time, she said: "There is still my father's business..."

Zhao Yueyao suddenly felt a severe pain in his forehead, and when he raised his head, his eyes hurt from the sun's rays. His words were unpleasant but quite helpless: "It's about your father... Yan'er, if you want to ask me where he is, I really don't know where he is." I don't know."

What I got was an impatient denial: "It is impossible for the city lord not to know."

Sometimes Ling Yan is also very stubborn, if not for her lovely and pitiful appearance, she must be an annoying girl.Zhao Yueyao has already started to regret why she wanted to see her, why not go drinking alone, and said: "Why do you think I must know your father's whereabouts?"

"Didn't the city lord have plans for my father when he kept me?" They had already discussed this topic, "Otherwise, why wouldn't you let me go after all these years?"

Zhao Yueyao nodded, and said meaninglessly: "So what? If I knew where your father is, I would have taken you to blackmail him. Unfortunately, after so many years, I don't even know whether he is dead or alive. If it is true Someone knows his whereabouts, and that person should be Lu Yuanzheng. Compared with me, he has more plans for your father." After speaking, Zhao Yueyao shook his head, turned and left.

Ling Yan stood in a daze in the corridor, Lu Yuanzheng... From this point of view, what the man said last night seemed to be true.

It was night, in the cell of Shuilan City——

Lu Qingrong leaned her back against the wall. Although the wound on her shoulder had stopped bleeding, the ulceration of the wound and the high fever that followed made her weak and she fell into a semi-comatose state. "Squeak—" She could only vaguely feel that someone opened the door of the cell.

With the sound of footsteps, she knew someone was walking in front of her.Who is the one?Is it the prison boss who wants to torture her, or Shen Wanrong who hates her?Taking advantage of the last trace of her sobriety, Lu Qingrong struggled to open her eyes. What she saw was a pair of black boots with a small piece of jade inlaid on the toe. This is... Lu Qingrong shook her head, trying to wake herself up , she looked up and saw a gloomy face.

"Father?" Lu Qingrong frowned, his eyes were slightly squinted, he looked haggard and weak, and even his words were light.

Lu Yuanzheng was wearing the jailer's clothes, with a straight face, and Qilin and Ziqin were following behind him.He looked at his daughter coldly and asked, "Did you suffer?"

Lu Qingrong didn't know if she was dreaming or if she really saw her father in the prison of Shuilan City. The high fever had made her delirious, so she started talking nonsense: "Father, I have been lying to you... I have long forgotten the three-month deadline you gave, and I don’t even want to find any secrets about Qinglong..." No mask, no pretense, she wants to be an honest person.

Lu Yuanzheng remained silent, but his face became increasingly ugly: "Is it because of Shen Shuang's photo?"

"Yes..." The corners of Lu Qingrong's lips curled up, and she tilted her head. Even though she was so haggard, her exquisite face still made her look extremely charming, "I love her so much..."

Lu Yuanzheng's pupils shrank suddenly, the veins on his forehead began to bulge, and the familiar memories in his mind began to torment him again.Looking at this similar face in front of him, and unabashedly admitting the painful facts in front of him, this made Lu Yuanzheng almost crazy.

"City Master, if you don't leave, it will be too late." Qilin urged anxiously.

Thanks to Qilin's urging, Lu Yuanzheng's eyes gradually regained clarity, and he went to hug Lu Qingrong.Xu Shi touched the wound on his shoulder, and Lu Qingrong let out a soft breath.Lu Yuanzheng's eyes touched her festering wound, and he couldn't help feeling distressed.He has loved her since he was a child, why has he ever made her suffer like this?Shen Wanrong's family is not a good person.

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"Why hasn't Sister Shuang'er come back?" Cai'er persistently pestered Nan Yan to ask about Shen Shuangzhao's whereabouts. Nan Yan didn't dare to tell her, so she had to warn her again and again not to stay in the inner city these few days. Make trouble.

Cai'er said angrily: "Without Sister Shuang'er, how can I stay in this inner city? Also, she hasn't come back for so many days, could something have happened?"

Nan Yan herself was so annoyed to death, she was even less in the mood to take care of her, and finally let her go: "If you are bored, you can walk around the inner city, but remember not to run around."

Cai'er pursed her mouth, frowning, she was thinking about Shen Shuangzhao all the time: Shen Shuangzhao, where have you been?Feeling very depressed, she was wandering aimlessly in the inner city by herself, and accidentally bumped into someone.

She trembled in her heart, raised her eyes, and happened to meet Sang Yu's sharp eyes: "Yes... I'm sorry..." Cai'er apologized staggeringly, for fear that Sang Yu would embarrass her.

Sang Yu frowned, feeling that she looked familiar, and after thinking for a long time, she realized that this was the little girl brought back by Shen Shuangzhao.Her complexion eased a little, and she asked, "Are you the one brought back by Junior Sister?"

"Junior Junior Sister?" Cai'er lowered her head and secretly raised her eyes to look at Sang Yu.

Sang Yu cleared her throat: "I mean Shuang Zhao."

"Yes..." Cai'er replied tremblingly.

Sang Yu raised a smile, and her tone was full of complacency: "When Shuangzhao was still favored by Master, it was right for you to follow her; but now, she killed someone, so to speak, she is just a prisoner, and there is nothing good for you to follow her If you want to eat the fruit, you might as well come to me..."

Cai'er shook her head: "Thank... thank you, I... I have to leave beforehand." Then she turned around and ran away as if fleeing.

Sang Yu shook her head, another clueless thing.Shen Shuangzhao did such outrageous things a few days ago, but she wants to see how Master will protect her?She brushed the dust off her sleeves and left with her head held high.

Cai'er ran back to Qingshuang Palace panting, Nan Yan saw her and asked, "Where did you go?"

Cai'er stared at the fallen leaves on the ground in a daze, turning a deaf ear to her words.

Nan Yan looked at her strangely, and went to work without thinking too much.

"Sister Shuang'er killed someone..." Cai'er muttered to herself.

When Nan Yan heard it, the bucket in her hand fell to the ground with a "boom": "Who did you listen to?"

Cai'er stared at her blankly, and told Nan Yan everything that happened just now.Nanyan covered her mouth, pulled her to a remote corner, and told her in a low voice but seriously: "Let me tell you, Miss Sang and Miss Shen have always been at odds, so don't go into the muddy water between them. As for the prisoner she said, you must not go around talking about it."

"Then Sister Shuang'er..." Cai'er was so wronged and worried that she almost cried, her eyes were red.

"She'll be fine." Nan Yan was also worried in her heart, but on the surface she had no choice but to comfort Cai'er like this, and she also regarded it as comforting herself, "Anyway, Miss Sang is not a good person, stay away from her."

Cai'er nodded, but rather complicated emotions flashed in her bloodshot eyes.