Frost shines on Qingcheng

.I'm not sure whether the shopkeeper is still alive, but I can be sure that he is definitely not the murderer.Because——" Shen Shuangzhao's eyes became alert, she suppressed her voice, and moved closer to Ling Yan's ear, "I've seen the murderer. "

After hearing the news of the tragic death of the clerk in the Li family pharmacy and the disappearance of the boss, the hope in Ling Yan's heart disappeared completely. It seems that she made the trip in vain.A dejected look flashed across her face, and her eyes dimmed a bit.

"Miss Ling, it's inconvenient for me to disclose the details of the case. I just want to ask you a question."

Ling Yan drank the tea in the cup in a depressed mood: "You just ask."

Shen Shuangzhao's right fingertips touched the bell on his left wrist intentionally or unintentionally: "Three years ago, when I broke into the inner city of Qingcheng, did you see a veiled woman?"

"Veiled woman?"

"Exactly. The murder at the pharmacy is very likely to be the work of that woman. That's why the policemen mistakenly thought that you were that person when they saw you were wearing a veil and asked about Li's pharmacy, and arrested you."

Speaking of masked women, the first thing Ling Yan thinks of is the enchanting Lu Qingrong."I've seen her," she said.

"But the surname is Lu?" Shen Shuang's eyes glowed, as if she had seen the answer to the mystery that had been hidden for three years.

"Lu Qingrong." Ling Yan replied.

Shen Shuangzhao couldn't help but raise one corner of her lips. It turned out that her name was Lu Qingrong.

"I only saw Lu Qingrong once. That night you fainted in my Rongyuexuan. Time was running out, and I hurriedly hid you under the bed. Afterwards, the city lord and Lu Qingrong appeared together, and Lu Qingrong said that she had drugged you .” Ling Yan recalled.

Speaking of the matter of administering the medicine, Shen Shuangzhao managed to calm down the resentment that had been held for three years and was easily aroused again. She couldn't help gnashing her teeth: "The medicine is Mihunxiang."

Ling Yan: "Yes, she said the same thing. She said that she is familiar with Mihun Incense, and can tell whether there is Mihun Incense in my room by the smell. If there is, it means you have been here."

Shen Shuangzhao's eyes seemed to be clouded with suspicion, she never thought that such a thing would happen when she was unconscious: "What happened next?"

"She once walked to the bed, suspecting that there was something strange near the bed. However, in the end she was merciful. I thought that a flirtatious and cruel woman like her would definitely not let you go, but in the end I was wrong." Ling Yan smiled She said, "Lu Qingrong, she is just like her face - she is a mystery."

Shen Shuangzhao found it inconceivable that Lu Qingrong really didn't seem like someone who would show mercy to others over and over again: "Maybe she didn't notice me at all."

"That's not the case. When Qiurui and I helped you into the house, the clothes on your body were stained with your blood, and then the city lord came. I didn't have time to change my clothes, so I took off my coat and hid it under the bedding. That night the city lord left After we finished, Lu Qingrong whispered something in my ear, she said, 'You can't sleep on a bedding that smells of blood'." Up to now, Ling Yan can still clearly remember when Lu Qingrong said this in a cold and joking manner Full of appearance, too intriguing and too weird.

Shen Shuangzhao was in a daze, her deep eyes seemed to close her inner world to the outside world.

Ling Yan was also full of curiosity about Lu Qingrong. She kept searching for everything related to her in her mind. After thinking for a while, she said: "However, I only met her once. After that meeting, I never saw her again After you were picked up by someone sent by Shen Wanrong, I heard that she left Qingcheng suddenly."

After Shen Shuang heard what she said, she realized that Lu Qingrong would leave Qingcheng because Zhao Yueyao discovered her entanglement with him.If she didn't leave at that time, it would only cause more trouble.Oh, Shen Shuangzhao sneered in his heart, but Lu Qingrong's mind was very clear.

"Does Miss Ling know her details?"

Ling Yan shook her head: "I only know that she is Zhao Yueyao's distinguished guest, I don't know anything else. I don't even know where she went and whether she is still in the outer city of Qingcheng."

Shen Shuangzhao didn't say anything more, and it seemed that she couldn't find any more specific clues, but anyway, she knew the name of the demon girl——Lu Qingrong.

Lu Qingrong... Shen Shuangzhao silently chanted the name, and thought about the other person's appearance, and felt funny for no reason.The existence of Lu Qingrong is probably the best rebuttal to the phrase "a person lives up to his name".

Compared to her, Ling Yan seemed worried: "Since the people in Li's pharmacy are gone, I should go back to the city."

Shen Shuang's heart sank: "Go back to the city?"

"Exactly. I'm from Qingcheng, and I came here today just because I wanted to inquire about something from that pharmacy. Now, it seems that my wish is about to come true." She sighed.

Shen Shuangzhao hurriedly answered: "What do you want to inquire about? Maybe I can help."

Ling Yan smiled, and made a "thank you for your kindness" expression: "forgive me for not revealing to you."

Shen Shuangzhao drooped her eyebrows, but what she said seemed open-minded: "It's okay. Miss Ling must have her own plans. But—" she changed the subject, "It's almost time to close the city gate, and Miss Ling might not be able to return today. the city."

Although the two cities are not completely closed, there will still be a very small number of people going to the opposite city during the day, but both Shuilan City and Qingcheng have fixed gates.In the evening, once the city gate is closed, it will not be opened until the opening time of the next day.This is the first line of defense against foreign enemies.

Ling Yan was helpless: "Then I can only stay here for one night."

It is this stay that leaves future troubles.

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"I think it's getting late, and it's time for you to go back." Ling Yan looked at the darkening sky outside the window and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will go to the river to find the old man on the river to take me across the river."

Shen Shuangzhao said: "I don't worry about you staying in this inn alone, I will accompany you until dawn, and then send you out of the city."

Ling Yan smiled and asked: "What's there to worry about? Can a person of my age still lose it?"

Shen Shuangzhao nodded honestly, she was really afraid that if she went back, Ling Yan would be lost in this inn.Such a beautiful woman who is as beautiful as flowers and jade, staying here alone will inevitably make people feel uneasy.

"This is unnecessary worry." Ling Yan smiled unabated.

Shen Shuangzhao shook her head stubbornly, as if she had made a decision that would not change: "In short, I will stay with you." In fact, she could have a few guards stay outside the door, but she was worried that this would attract people's attention.If someone finds out that Ling Yan is someone close to Zhao Yueyao, and he is involved with her, no matter whether the matter spreads to the inner city or to Zhao Yueyao's ears, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

Seeing her so determined, Ling Yan had nothing to say.She carefully looked at Shen Shuangzhao from the corner of her eye, and concluded that the person in front of her was a stubborn master.In other words, it is stubborn.

But——Ling Yan raised a smile, Shen Shuangzhao's beautiful face coupled with such a dull and stubborn personality didn't make her feel disgusted at all.

Shen Shuangzhao soon noticed that Ling Yan was looking at her, and there were cracks in her dull and calm expression in an instant, and a few traces of shyness and bewilderment emerged from those cracks.

Ling Yan smiled even more, her eyes did not miss any change in Shen Shuangzhao's expression.That's it.Shen Shuang looked mature and calm, but in fact she was still a shy girl.If you look at her twice, she can blush helplessly.It's very interesting to think about breaking her indifferent skin and discovering her young and sensitive heart.

"How old are you?" Ling Yan asked.

"Eighteen." Shen Shuangzhao turned his gaze to another place, and answered honestly.

"That's not too small, but do you have someone in mind?" Ling Yan saw the red string in Shen Shuangzhao's hand, and before Shen Shuangzhao could answer, she said, "There must be..."

Ling Yan's last words were very meaningful, Shen Shuangzhao turned her head and saw the other party looking at her left hand.She was startled, as if someone had discovered her ulterior secret, and hastily covered the red rope and bell in her hand with her sleeve, stood up from the stool abruptly, and said incoherently: "No... this... this It has nothing to do with the sweetheart."

"Sit down. I don't intend to pry into your private affairs, so I just asked." Ling Yan signaled her to sit down, feeling a little surprised, "You don't have to be so nervous. If I offend you, please forgive me."

It was only then that Shen Shuangzhao felt that her reaction was too big, tried to calm down some of her emotions, and whispered: "It's okay..." She felt that she was very embarrassed now, and she was really uncomfortable being in the same room with Ling Yan, and said, "Miss Ling, you should go to bed earlier. I'm in the room next to yours. If you need anything, please call me."

"it is good."

Shen Shuangzhao nodded to her, picked up the sword on the table and left.

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After returning to her own room, Shen Shuangzhao sat at the small round table, recalling the situation just now, both embarrassment and resentment.

She rolled up the sleeve of her left hand, and the silver bell and the bright red string formed a stronger visual impact.Shen Shuangzhao squinted her eyes, the red string and the bell at this moment were particularly irritating to her eyes.If it was possible, she really wanted to kill her relationship with these two things.

Lu Qingrong... Shen Shuangzhao silently read these three words, why would she get involved with such a capricious person?

Although she and Lu Qingrong only met twice in a hurry three years ago, this other party seemed to affect her life trajectory all the time.Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Lu Qingrong left deep and shallow traces in her heart in various ways.

Shen Shuangzhao often felt that Lu Qingrong might be hiding in a distant dark place, secretly manipulating her fate.And the red string in her hand is the string that Lu Qingrong used to turn herself into her marionette.

Of course, this is just Shen Shuangzhao's exaggerated guess.Maybe Lu Qingrong had forgotten her a long time ago, and the red rope was nothing to her.Even so, it cannot be denied that Shen Shuangzhao often thinks of Lu Qingrong, her veil, her peacock mask, and even the smell of cold fragrance on Lu Qingrong's body, and the moment when they passed each other during the Lantern Festival that year. for a moment.

The more she thought about it, the more troubled she became, Shen Shuangzhao simply closed her eyes and shook her head, trying to get Lu Qingrong's figure out of her mind.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden heavy rain in the city.Shen Shuangzhao was awakened by the sound of raindrops hitting the tiles outside the window. She looked at the sky and saw that it was almost time.She got dressed and went to Ling Yan's room door.Seeing that there was still light in the room, he knocked lightly on the door: "Miss Ling?"

"Shuangzhao? What's the matter?" Ling Yan was also awakened by the downpour, and went to open the door for Shen Shuangzhao.

Shen Shuang's bright black eyes also shone in the dim candlelight: "In another hour, it will be dawn. But I don't think the pouring rain has any sign of weakening. If the rain is still so heavy, I'm afraid today You can't go back." When crossing the river, the old man's small boat could not withstand the strong wind and waves on the river.

Ling Yan frowned, everything was really not going well in Qingcheng this time.Not only did she fail to find anyone from the Li Family Medicine Store, but today there was also a strong wind and heavy rain. If the rain did not subside, she would not be able to return to the city.It doesn't matter if she postpones returning to the city for a day, she is afraid that Zhao Yueyao will find out that she is not in Rongyuexuan, in that case, all the guilt and anger will fall on Qiurui's head.She didn't want Qiurui to suffer for her.

"Yesterday, the daytime weather was so good, who would have expected it to rain heavily now. It's spring, why is it raining so much?" Ling Yan still frowned, sighed lightly, and then sat down slumped.

"Miss Ling, don't worry too much. Maybe the rain will stop in a while, and then I will take you out of the city." Shen Shuangzhao saw the worried look on her face, and said a few words to comfort her.

Ling Yan: "I hope so."

"Miss Ling, it's still early, you should sleep a little longer. I'm going back to the inner city, but it's only half an hour away. I'll be back soon, and I will never delay your return to the city." Shen Shuangzhao wanted Go back and greet Shen Wanrong.Since she sneaked to Qingcheng three years ago, Shen Wanrong has set the rules.Unless she had something important to leave the city, she would greet Shen Wanrong every morning.

Ling Yan's heart was agitated, so she couldn't sleep. She pinched the bridge of her nose, forced a smile, and said: "It's raining outside, so you must be careful when you go back. In fact, you don't have to rush back because of me." , I can go out of town by myself."

Shen Shuangzhao shook her head: "No, I will come back. Anyway, just wait for me here with peace of mind."

"it is good."

Seeing that she agreed, Shen Shuang turned around and left in a hurry.

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Shen Shuangzhao borrowed a bamboo hat from the clerk at the inn, and braved the heavy rain to enter the inner city.In the strong wind and heavy rain, the bamboo hat did not work at all, and when she returned to her residence, she was almost soaked through.

Before she had time to go back to the back room and change her clothes, she saw Sang Yu and Tang Mengxuan sitting there.

"Master...Senior Sister..." Shen Shuangzhao was taken aback and stuttered.

"Shuang Zhao, where have you been all night? You didn't leave a word, do you know how worried I am about you?!" Tang Mengxuan's heart dropped when she saw her come back.

"I...I just..."

Before she could finish making up the lie, Sang Yu interjected: "It's rare for junior sister to stay away overnight without leaving a message. At this time, you came back in the heavy rain. It seems that you still remember to greet Master?"

Shen Shuang's face turned cold. In the past three years, Sang Yu's hostility towards her has become even worse, so she can only choose to be cold-eyed: "Of course I remember."

"Junior Sister doesn't come home at night, so she is going to meet her lover?" Sang Yu said with a smile.

Tang Mengxuan was quite disgusted with Sang Yu's provocative behavior, and gave her a hard look to signal her to shut up.

Shen Shuangzhao sneered: "Whether it's meeting a lover or doing important things, it's all my own business and has nothing to do with Senior Sister Sangyu. It's cold spring, so it's better for Senior Sister to go back to bed and rest. After all—" She raised her eyebrows , looking at Sang Yu, "Master only asked me to pay her respects, some people don't even have the chance to pay her respects."

Everyone could tell that these words were meant to satirize Sang Yu. Sang Yu gritted her teeth and touched the hilt of her sword.If Tang Mengxuan hadn't held her down, Sang Yu would have drawn her sword and pointed at Shen Shuangzhao's chest long ago.

"That's enough! You all don't say a few words!" Tang Mengxuan had a headache, and the two of them went back and forth endlessly.She dragged Sang Yu out, and said to Shen Shuangzhao, "Shuangzhao, change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold, and remember to go to Master to say hello later."

Shen Shuangzhao agreed sullenly, not even bothering to look at the distraught Sang Yu.

Tang Mengxuan dragged Sang Yu all the way out of the yard, not even holding an umbrella in time.After leaving the courtyard, Sang Yu shook Tang Mengxuan's hand vigorously: "She humiliated me like that, why did you stop me?"

Tang Mengxuan let her throw herself away, and the heavy rain hit them mercilessly: "Shuangzhao didn't mean to humiliate you, it was you who begged her to humiliate you! I don't understand, how did Shuangzhao offend you?" ? You have to trouble her over and over again."

Sang Yu said: "I just hate her! I hate her for no reason! I hated her from the first day Master brought her back! I wish she died in Qingcheng three years ago, and I wish she was expelled by Master. "

Tang Mengxuan wanted to cry, she kept shaking her head: "You are crazy!"

Sang Yu raised her head haughtily, her indifferent expression buried in the heavy rain.

Tang Mengxuan's whole body was soaked and her hair was dripping with water. She said "Don't be a cocoon" and left, leaving Sang Yu alone in the rain.

Sang Yu was stunned for a while, the Qi Qiran in his eyes was something no one could understand.

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After Sang Yu and Tang Mengxuan left, the fire in Shen Shuang's heart that was drawn by Sang Yu gradually subsided.Soon, she began to regret secretly again in her heart - she shouldn't have confronted the elder sister like this.

Although Sang Yu didn't have a good face towards her, she didn't cause actual harm to herself.Besides, Shen Shuangzhao remembered that even though Sang Yu was not as kind to her as Tang Mengxuan when she was a child, she still protected herself after all and fulfilled her responsibility as a senior sister.Later, I didn't know where I offended her, which caused such a big change in her attitude.

Shen Shuangzhao sighed silently, thinking that it would be better to apologize to Sang Yu some other day.They're all sisters from the same family, and it's not good for anyone if the relationship is too tense.She went into the back room to change her wet clothes, and it would be a while before it was time to say hello to Shen Wanrong, she didn't sleep well all night, so she planned to lean on the bedside for a while.

Unexpectedly, she overslept as soon as she fell asleep.

When the time came, Shen Wanrong didn't see Shen Shuang's photo coming over for a long time, she felt suspicious: "It's already this time, why hasn't Shuang'er come over?"

"City Lord, don't worry. Maybe it's because Shuang'er was sleepy, so she missed the hour." Xue Qing replied.

Shen Wanrong frowned, and said: "Snooze? I don't remember Shuang'er having the habit of snoozing. But Mengxuan likes to stay in bed every now and then."

Xue Qing lowered her head and said nothing knowingly.

The fingers of Shen Wanrong's hands twisted together uneasily, she remembered that the last time she didn't see Shen Shuangzhao was three years ago, that time Shen Shuangzhao almost lost her life.The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, Shen Wanrong finally couldn't sit still, she suddenly stood up from the chair.

Both Xueqing and Ruodie were taken aback by Shen Wanrong's actions: "The city lord..."

"No, I'm going to see Shuang'er. I'm worried that something will happen to her."

"City Master, it's windy and rainy outside, and the servants are worried that the heavy rain will wet the City Lord's clothes and catch cold easily. For Shuang'er, let the servants and Ruodee go to find out." Xue Qing said.

Shen Wanrong waved her hand: "No need, I want to go there in person."

"Yes..." Xue Qing and Ruodie had no choice but to obey, and followed her to Shen Shuangzhao's residence.

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"See City Lord." The maid at Shen Shuangzhao's residence saluted Shen Wanrong.

"No. Where's Shuang'er?"

"Go back to the city lord, Miss Shuang'er has been sleeping in the room since she came back." The maid replied.

After hearing this, Shen Wanrong felt that things were even more strange.Shen Shuangzhao had always slept less, how could she still be asleep at this hour?She walked quickly to the door of Shen Shuangzhao's room, and first knocked on the door: "Shuang'er? Shuang'er, are you there?"

No one answered in the room, Shen Wanrong couldn't wait any longer, and pushed the door open.When she saw the person lying on the bed, she let go of her hanging heart.

"Shuang'er?" Shen Wanrong gently shook Shen Shuangzhao, Shen Shuangzhao closed her eyes tightly, made an indistinct sound, and her face was flushed.

Shen Wanrong stretched out her hand, and retracted it just as the back of her hand touched Shen Shuangzhao's forehead.A look of worry suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she touched Shen Shuangzhao's hair again, and found that it was still half dry, so she turned to the maid, "Has Shuang'er ever gone out before?"

The maid twisted her fingers nervously: "Go back to the city lord, Miss Shen did go out before, she...she came back from the rain accidentally, changed her clothes and rested after coming back." The fact that she had just returned was leaked out, but the maid knew that she could not deceive the city lord, so she kept an eye out and told half the truth and half the lie.

"Is this how you take care of her?" Shen Wanrong couldn't hide her deep anger, and snapped, "No one will know when she has a high fever!" She always regarded Shen Shuang as her own flesh and blood, how could she bear him because Did the maid become so ill due to poor care?

The maid immediately knelt down and kept admitting her mistake and begging for mercy.

Shen Wanrong was restless and worried about Shen Shuangzhao's body, so she ordered the doctor to come over immediately.As for these maids, she will punish them later.

Ling Yan waited sleeplessly in the inn until dawn, three hours had passed since Shen Shuangzhao left, but she still hadn't come back.Although the rain outside has lightened, it is still falling.The river water in the outskirts has skyrocketed due to the heavy rain, and I am afraid it will not recede until tomorrow or the day after.Ling Yan sighed, from this point of view, even if the rain stopped today, she would not be able to return to Qingcheng.

Now, since being stranded here has become an established fact, Ling Yan has turned his back on the matter of returning to the city. It is useless to worry, and he can only wait patiently.She only prayed that Qiu Rui would be safe and sound.

Apart from the matter of going back to the city, Ling Yan is now a little worried about Shen Shuangzhao.It's been so long, why hasn't she come back?Although Ling Yan didn't need Shen Shuangzhao to come back to guard her, Shen Shuangzhao repeatedly promised that she would come back.She doesn't look like someone who missed the appointment for no reason, could something have happened?

After much deliberation, Ling Yan couldn't think of any reason.She didn't know where Shen Shuangzhao lived, or else she would have taken the time to find her.

However, when talking about where Shen Shuangzhao lived, she remembered the relationship between him and Shen Wanrong.Three years ago, Shen Shuangzhao was an enemy of Zhao Yueyao in Qingcheng, and she almost died. Didn't Shen Wanrong come forward to settle it?Shen Shuangzhao is Shen Wanrong's disciple, so Shen Wanrong will definitely not let anything happen to her.From this point of view, my worries are unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Ling Yan instantly felt relieved.She pushed open the window, and there was a river outside the window.Misty and rainy, against the backdrop of white walls and black tiles, the beauty is overwhelming, Ling Yan comforts herself, thinking that Shuilan City intends to keep her for one more night.

Unlike the mountainous Qingcheng, almost the entire city of Shuilan City is crossed by small rivers, giving it the style of a water town.Ling Yan stood by the window, remembering that when she was a child, she used to sit on this small river boat with her parents, go down the river, and see the scenery on both sides of the river.So things are right and people are wrong, recalling the past, the eyes are full of sadness.

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Shen Shuangzhao woke up from the dream, her consciousness was still a little confused.

"Shuang'er, are you awake? I'll send someone to tell the city lord." Xue Qing was overjoyed to see her awake.

"Sister Xueqing..." Shen Shuangzhao was dizzy, her whole body was weak, and even the words she spoke were sickly, "What's wrong with me?"

Ruodie smiled and said to her: "You were caught in the rain and caught the wind and cold. This morning, seeing that you were late to pay your respects, the city lord thought something happened to you, so she rushed over. When she found you lying on the bed, your body was more serious. It's very hot."

"In the rain... Please be safe..." Shen Shuangzhao supported her forehead, and slowly recalled the earlier events.

"How are you now? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Ruodie touched her forehead, but luckily the fever has subsided.

Shen Shuangzhao shook her head: "It's okay, I'm fine..." She remembered that Ling Yan was still waiting for her to go back, and she was shocked for a moment, "What time is it?"

"It's time to apply."

"Shen Shi?" It's been so long... Shen Shuangzhao struggled to get up from the bed in a frenzied way, she would have such a fork, completely forgetting about Ling Yan.

Xueqing and Ruodie were stunned, and hurriedly pushed her back on the bed: "Shuang'er! What's wrong with you?"

"I have an appointment with someone, and now it's past time, I want to go there quickly." Shen Shuangzhao explained, "I also ask the two sisters for your understanding."

Xue Qing flatly refused: "No. You are still sick and it's raining outside, how can we let you go out in the rain?"

"But I can't keep my word. Maybe people are still waiting for me." Shen Shuangzhao blamed herself immensely. She knew that she shouldn't have slept that way, which caused her to miss the time.

Xue Qing straightened her face and said seriously: "If I say no, I won't. The city lord will come over in a while. If Shuang'er is worried about your friend, you can tell the city lord yourself and ask her to promise you to go out of the city."

Shen Shuangzhao was helpless, and she couldn't tell others about Ling Yan.What's more, when the master is coming, she can't do anything that makes her suspicious.In the end, she was forced to choose to lie to Shen Wanrong.

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Unlike the heavy rain in Shuilan City, the evening in the sand sea was shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Lu Qingrong looked at the book and wrote something on the paper with a pen.

"Knock, knock..." Someone knocked on the door.

"What's the matter?" Lu Qingrong's pen tip was about to drop, but she stopped when she heard someone knocking on the door. Her brows frowned unconsciously, as if she was dissatisfied with being disturbed.

Hearing Lu Qingrong's voice was displeased, Huan Hong outside the door tightened his throat for a moment, and said cautiously: "Miss, there is a flying pigeon from Qingcheng to send a letter."

"Just take it in." Lu Qingrong said.

Seeing that Lu Qingrong didn't show much anger, Huanhong heaved a sigh of relief, pushed the door and went in, presenting a note rolled into a small roll.

Lu Qingrong put down the brush and took the note.After watching it, she pondered for a long time, Huan Hong stood aside, patiently waiting for Lu Qingrong's words.

"Huanhong, you order to go down tonight and get someone to prepare. We will leave for Qingcheng tomorrow morning." Lu Qingrong said.

"Tomorrow?" Huan Hong was surprised, "In such a hurry?"

Lu Qingrong's eyes turned to her, and Huan Hong was terrified by her look, and immediately fell silent and bowed her head.

"Huanhong, you have been with me for so many years, and your ability to perceive words and emotions has not improved at all." Lu Qingrong said softly, "And I have endured it for so long, and I still haven't screwed your head off." The last sentence Lu Qingrong said She had to grit her teeth, anyone could hear her sternness.

"Miss, forgive me." Huanhong begged.

Lu Qingrong sighed in her heart, and said to Huanhong: "Remember, I don't ask you to go through fire and water for me, but I hope you will be obedient. What I want is your unconditional obedience, not making irresponsible remarks."

"Huan Hong understands."

"Stand back, don't forget what I ordered." Lu Qingrong reminded again.

The door was closed again, Lu Qingrong put the note on the candle, the note was lit, and it turned into ashes after a while.A drop of ink fell on the white paper with the tip of the brush that was too late to write just now, and it melted away. Lu Qingrong looked at the conspicuous black dot on the white paper thoughtfully.

Some people are just as unsightly as the black dots on the white paper. In order to make themselves more comfortable, the black dots must be removed sooner or later.She lowered her eyes, crumpled the paper into a ball, and threw it into the wastebasket mercilessly.

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"Since you are in good health, I am at ease." Shen Wanrong got up from the bed, "You have a good rest, don't get caught in the rain again." After saying that, she was about to leave.

Shen Shuangzhao hurriedly called to her: "Master, wait."

"What's the matter?" Shen Wanrong stopped and turned her head.

"I've been unwell for the past two days, can you spare me the need to greet you every morning." After finishing speaking, Shen Shuangzhao lowered her head and bit her lower lip tightly, avoiding eye contact with Shen Wanrong, for fear that she would notice something.

Shen Wanrong smiled: "Yes."

Only then did Shen Shuang relax a little according to the expression on her face: "Shuang'er thanked Master."

Shen Wanrong was about to leave, but she seemed to remember something, and said to the maid: "Take good care of her, don't make any more forks."

The two maids bowed: "Yes."

After Shen Wanrong left, only Shen Shuangzhao and the maid were left in the room.Shen Shuangzhao got up from the bed: "Go and get my clothes."

One of the maids stopped Shen Shuangzhao and begged: "Miss Shen, I beg you as a servant, don't go out at this time." Shen Shuangzhao never did this, what happened these two days?

Another maid also knelt down: "Miss Shen, you are still sick. If the city lord finds out about our letting you out of the city, the city lord will have to chop off our heads."

Shen Shuangzhao said: "Please, two sisters, I really have something important to do, otherwise I wouldn't have done this embarrassing thing for you."

"Since Miss Shen knows that this matter will embarrass the servants, please don't leave the inner city again, Miss."

Shen Shuangzhao had no choice but to give up the decision to go out after much deliberation.It was still raining, Ling Yan should still be stranded in the inn.She said, "I promise you that's it."

"Thank you, Miss Shen." The two of them beamed with joy, "I'm going to prepare dinner for Shuang'er right now."

Shen Shuangzhao pursed her lips, seeing that the rain was still falling outside the window, she lay back on the bed, staring at the bed curtain above her head in a daze.If the rain doesn't stop, Ling Yan won't be able to go back.

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That night, the rain finally stopped.However, the warmth of the spring that just arrived a few days ago was washed away by this heavy rain, and the cold and humidity wandered wantonly in the city.

Shen Shuangzhao was guarded by two maids in turn for a day and a night, she couldn't find a chance to slip out.By the evening of the second day, she couldn't sit still.

During the day today, she heard that although the river had receded, it was still impossible to cross the river with the old man's small boat.I'm afraid we won't be able to cross the river until tomorrow.In this way, Ling Yan should still be in the city.

Shen Shuangzhao shook the bell in her left hand habitually, she must go out tonight.

In the room, only a candle on the table accompanied Ling Yan, stretching her shadow long.

The orange candle light illuminated half of her face, her eyes were fixed, and countless thoughts were hidden in her eyes.Ling Yan was indeed in a daze, so when she suddenly found a figure reflected on the door, she was shocked in her heart.

"Who?" Ling Yan raised her voice and asked vigilantly.

"it's me."

After hearing the familiar voice, Ling Yan put his heart back into his stomach.She got up and opened the door for Shen Shuangzhao.

"It's great, Shuangzhao, that you are safe and sound." Ling Yan held Shen Shuangzhao's hand tightly, "I haven't heard from you since you left the day before yesterday. I'm really worried for you."

Shen Shuangzhao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help lowering her head to turn all her attention to her hands. Ling Yan was holding her hand...

"Why don't you talk?" Ling Yan didn't see the reason why Shen Shuangzhao was in a daze.

Probably because she just came in from the outside, so compared to her own hands, Shen Shuangzhao felt that Ling Yan's hands were much warmer.The temperature from her palm flowed into her heart like a warm current.

"It's delayed because of some things, and I won't have time to send you a letter in the future, which makes you worry." Shen Shuangzhao took out her hand without leaving a trace, went straight to the table and sat down, hiding her unease .

Ling Yan also sat down with her: "It's good that you are fine. After all, there is no need for you to come here so late. You and I just met by chance, so you don't need to do so much for me."

"We didn't even meet by chance three years ago, and Miss Ling was willing to take the risk to save me." Shen Shuang said clearly, "What I do is only because I think it should be done, and it has nothing to do with others."

Ling Yan smiled, but remained silent, only two words came to mind - stubborn.If the child in front of her falls in love with someone in the future, I'm afraid her love will also be very paranoid.I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for the other party.

"It will be dawn in a while, the river should recede, and then I will take you to the ferry." Shen Shuangzhao was also afraid that Ling Yan would not be familiar with Shuilan City, so she would not be able to find the way out of the city.Therefore, she will personally send her to the river.

Ling Yan nodded: "Thank you."

Shen Shuangzhao ticked the corners of her mouth to express that she was impolite, and there was a faint smile on her beautiful brows.

Ling Yan stared at her softly, the little girl looked so pretty when she smiled.

Soon, there was only silence between the two.One likes to be quiet and the other is quiet, which is not an embarrassing thing.

The sky gradually turned white, and the gate of Shuilan City opened.In order to avoid trouble, Shen Shuangzhao left the city early with Ling Yan.

Maybe they came early, and the old man who punted the boat hadn't appeared yet.After waiting for a while, the old man came lazily yawning.

"Hey, it's you, girl. You came really early, and you already caught up with my first boat today." The old man smiled at Ling Yan, and he would not forget the person who gave him a lot of money.As for Shen Shuangzhao, he only felt familiar, but