Frost shines on Qingcheng

When Shen Shuangzhao came back from doing business outside, the sun was already setting.The orange afterglow shines on her and then falls on the empty square, leaving only her elongated figure.

Luo Qi stood on the turret, watching the slowly moving figure calmly, and then couldn't help but think of some past events.

In the past, Shen Shuangzhao came back too early when she went out to do errands, but recently she deliberately delayed the time to go out, and it was always dusk when she came back.The reason was that he didn't want to meet Luo Qi.

She bowed her head in thought, silently crossed the threshold and walked towards her bedroom. When she walked into the courtyard, she raised her head and saw the person she least wanted to see.

"The young master came back so late, but I have to wait." Luo Qi spoke the same as Lu Qingrong, with a half-hearted banter.

But from Shen Shuangzhao's point of view, Luo Qi's banter was far less cute than Lu Qingrong's.Humans are such eccentric animals - when you like her, even if she has the same shortcomings as others, but with that love, all you see in her eyes are small places that make people feel pity.

Shen Shuangzhao raised her eyes, and glanced at her coldly: "There is no 'young master' you are waiting for here."

Luo Qi smiled sweetly: "Why don't you invite me in?"

Shen Shuang walked in on her own, and sneered unabashedly: "I didn't invite you here, so what does it matter if I invite you to sit?"

After entering the room, the maids served tea for the two of them, but Shen Shuangzhao didn't take a sip, and asked directly: "Miss Luo, why do you want to find me today? Could it be that you are short of someone to accompany you on a tour of the city?"

Luo Qi said: "I heard that our Aji bumped into Miss Shen in the pavilion that day. As his older sister, I came here to make amends."

Shen Shuangzhao curled her lips into a smile: "He is the majestic suzerain, yet he wants your sister to come forward and apologize."

"You also know that he has a cold, and I have to consider his health."

Brazen statement.Shen Shuangzhao narrowed her eyes and muttered something in her heart.She said: "A few days ago, I heard from Miss Luo that she was going to recover from the cold. Why is it still happening today? If something happened to Sect Master Luo in Shuilan City, we can't bear the responsibility."

Before Luo Qi could answer, Shen Shuangzhao said again: "But when I looked at Sect Master Luo's face that day, it didn't look like he was slapped by someone. I don't know who is so bold in Shuilan City. Even Sect Master Luo Dare to fight."

It's a really good irony.Luo Qi said calmly, "Lu Qingrong taught you this eloquent tongue?"

Knowing that she was changing the subject, Shen Shuangzhao didn't expose it, but said: "Miss Luo seems to be very interested in my affairs with her?"

Luo Qi's sharp gaze turned to her, without hesitation: "So what? Because I also want to taste what it's like to be in love with a woman."

Shen Shuangzhao didn't know how to answer her frankness. She looked away unnaturally: "That has nothing to do with me. If Miss Luo wants to talk about this today, I don't think I'm the right person to talk to..."

"Then let's get back to the topic." Luo Qi interrupted her, "Today, Aji and the city lord have negotiated, and the alliance ceremony between the two cities is scheduled for half a month later. At that time, as the young master of Shuilan City, Miss Shen will Attend on time."

Shen Shuangzhao felt that Luo Qi was simply a strange and unpredictable person, one moment he was talking about another matter, and the next moment he was talking about other topics.

"Why don't you speak?"

"I'll go." Shen Shuang returned to her senses, "You came to me just for this?"

Luo Qi got up, as if he was about to say goodbye: "That's right. Of course, I also want to say, don't try to hide from me anymore, I won't trouble you."

Shen Shuang looked at her leaving back, and felt that she was really an inexplicable person.When can she go back to her Bihai City?You can also clean yourself up.

……

"I've been keeping an eye on Zhao Yueyao and Lu Yuanzheng's every move for half a month." Shen Wanrong said to the officials under her hand, "Also, everyone who passes through the city gate during this period must be carefully checked one by one. Once suspicious People, all detained and investigated.”

"Yes." The officials and subordinates took orders and retreated.

Shen Wanrong paced in the hall, feeling infinitely sad: "For some reason, I have been restless these few days. The closer I get to the day of the alliance, the more I am afraid that something will happen."

Sang Yu reassured: "Master, don't worry, we will strengthen the guard at that time, and there will be no problem."

Shen Wanrong nodded: "At that time, I will send heavy troops to guard the east and west gates." She paused, and then said, "Also, watch Shuang'er, don't let her run around."

Sang Yu kept silent, frowned, and looked up at her.

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In the woods near the ferry—

"Miss Lu has only been back to Shahai for a few days, so can it be that she can't leave Master Xin?"

With a weak lantern, Lu Qingrong's white skirt could only be vaguely illuminated.

Lu Qingrong turned around, the orange color was reflected on her beige veil: "I'm here to find you."

Luo Qi smiled: "I heard it wrong at night? Miss Lu told your Shuang'er thousands of times to keep her away from me, but she asked me to meet day and night in the middle of the night." She curled her lips. , raised her eyebrows, "If Shen Shuangzhao finds out, I'm afraid she will be jealous of me."

The wind blew through the woods, and only the rustling of leaves could be heard. Lu Qingrong's peach blossom eyes lost their former brilliance, and even her voice was full of exhaustion: "I won't let her know. Luo Qi, I'm serious. I'm asking you."

Lu Qingrong is much taller than Luo Qi. When Luo Qi looked up, he saw the seriousness in Lu Qingrong's eyes: "I don't need you to tell me what it is. As for the question you want to ask, I can answer you first."

Lu Qingrong squeezed the hand hanging by his side uneasily, waiting silently for Luo Qi's reply.

"Of course there are." Luo Qi said lightly.

"What about the conditions?" Lu Qingrong's mood did not relax at all. A person like Luo Qi's thoughts are too complicated. With the handle and capital, how could she waste this opportunity in vain?

Luo Qi tightened the cloak on his body: "Miss Lu is indeed a smart person, since that's the case, wise people don't speak secretly..."

……

After listening to Luo Qi's words, Lu Qingrong fell into boundless entanglement and pain.

Luo Qi lowered his eyes and crossed his arms. She was so small and proud at the moment: "Miss Lu, don't rush to answer me. You still have a few days to think about it, and there is no rush for us to meet again. It's getting late , I'm going back to the palace." After thinking for a while, she said again, "By the way, your Shuang'er misses you so much, if you have time, go and see her."

"Luo Qi—" Lu Qingrong stopped her, "What exactly do you want? Do you like her?"

"She?" Luo Qi asked strangely, "Are you talking about Shen Shuangzhao? She is indeed an interesting girl, and I knew this earlier than you. But if I say I like her, I don't like her as much as I do for Bihaicheng. The love of those girls is very deep. Of course, this is not the point, the point is whether you agree to me. After all, there is only one person who can solve your problem. Only me..."

Lu Qingrong only felt chills all over her body. She didn't know whether it was the cold in the wild late at night or Luo Qi's appearance made her hair stand on end.She moved her lips and her voice was low: "I really want to persuade myself not to believe you. In my opinion, even if I promise you and do what you say, what good will you get? "

"Of course you have the right not to believe it, but Lu Qingrong, you'd better think about what you want. As for my purpose, what I think, you don't need to know." After saying that, Luo Qi left without looking back. .

Holding the lantern, Xuan Zhi cautiously scouted the way for Luo Qi.

Luo Qi asked: "Did Ling Yan give you any news?"

"Not yet." Xuan Zhi was beating his heart, fearing that Luo Qi would get angry, "Please rest assured, my lord, I will go to Qingcheng again, and promise to get things done."

Luo Qi remained silent, only hearing the sound of the wind blowing the leaves and her feet on the leaves.

Lu Qingrong went to stay overnight in Qingcheng, and Zhao Yueyao happened to be sitting next to Ling Yan, she was not unhappy when she saw Lu Qingrong who suddenly barged in, she just said: "I said, are you being too casual? My inner city of Qingcheng , you, the young lord of another city, barge in from time to time, and you don't think much of me."

Lu Qingrong smiled: "The city lord didn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he stayed here with Miss Ling."

Ling Yan didn't have a big reaction, but she was polite to Lu Qingrong.

"Lu Qingrong, your father just left a few days ago, what are you doing here?" Zhao Yueyao became serious, "I have already rejected your father and Luo Qi's proposal."

Lu Qingrong sat down on one side: "I'm not here to be a lobbyist, so don't bother me. I'm thinking about my Shuang'er, but it's getting late and I have nowhere to go. Only the city lord is here for me after thinking about it. shelter."

"Hmph." Zhao Yueyao snorted coldly, "You stay here at Yan'er tonight, and you are not allowed to go anywhere else. I will send heavy soldiers to guard outside Rongyuexuan. If you dare to act recklessly, be careful not to be shot to death by random arrows." She flicked her sleeves, Stride away.

After Zhao Yueyao left, Ling Yan ordered Qiurui to prepare Lu Qingrong's bedding.

"The city lord is afraid of you and Shen Shuangzhao. After all, there was a lot of trouble in the inner city because of you." Ling Yan has a gentle personality and is also kind to Lu Qingrong.

Lu Qingrong looked around at the furnishings in the room: "Zhao Yueyao often comes to your place?"

Ling Yan: "No, it's just that she has been walking around more frequently recently. I think she has something troublesome, maybe she just wants to talk to someone."

"It's strange to say that you are not too young, but she would like to talk to you."

"We've known each other for a long time, and the sense of distance is always smaller." Ling Yan seemed unwilling to say this to her, "It's getting late, Miss Lu should go to bed early."

After blowing out the candle, Lu Qingrong still kept her eyes open.Her father insisted on getting involved with Luo Qi, and even deliberately met with Luo Qi to discuss without telling her. Although she didn't know what the specific plan was, she could know with her toes that it would definitely be bad for Shuilan City.If she got it, how disappointed would Shen Shuangzhao be with her?Can they go on between them?

The best way at present seems to be to tell Shen Shuangzhao that Luo Qi is not a good stubble, and that she colluded with her father to harm Shuilan City.In this way, even if several cities go to war, Shuang'er will not hate herself.

But she can't do that.Lu Qingrong turned over, looking extremely irritable.For the first time in her life, she hated her parents so much that she was poisoned by Gu insects.That thing gradually became stronger and bigger as her feelings for Shen Shuangzhao deepened, and she knew that soon, she would be completely controlled by it.First, the pain that is worse than death, and then I was tortured by it day and night until I died in pain.

But she didn't want to die, she couldn't bear to leave Shuang'er... Luo Qi asked her to think about what she wanted, she wanted to stay with Shuang'er.Then, she can be forgiven for using some tricks...

Ling Yan was also sleepless at night, her eyes were closed, her mind was full of what Xuan Zhi said to her before.With a deadline looming, it was time for her to make a decision.