Frost shines on Qingcheng

Although he was reluctant in his heart, Shen Shuangzhao had completed the task.After returning to the city, I went to Shen Wanrong's place to do business.

"Shuang'er, the birthday present for Mr. Zhang, has been delivered for me?" At sunset, the sky was dyed red by the setting sun.Shen Wanrong looked very leisurely, leaning over and playing with flowers and plants in the garden.

"Shuang'er has done everything Master told me."

After Shen Wanrong finished pruning the last branch and leaf, the maid beside her immediately took the scissors from her hand.Shen Wanrong wiped her hands and looked at Shen Shuangzhao standing in front of her expressionless: "Let's go and sit in the pavilion for a while."

The two sat down in the pavilion, and the maid made tea for them.Shen Shuangzhao concentrated on watching the tea pouring from the pot to the cup, and she was more silent most of the time.

She looked at the tea, and Shen Wanrong looked at her.Shen Wanrong also often wonders why Shen Shuangzhao's personality is so cold, she is obviously the most cheerful age, but she always looks worried.

"I still remember that when I first met you, you were thin and small, shorter than this stone table, but in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and you have grown taller than me." Shen Wanrong gazed lovingly and dotingly Looking at her, the words are full of emotion.

Shen Shuangzhao said: "Unfortunately, I forgot the scene of meeting Master for the first time."

Shen Wanrong shook her head slightly: "You were still young at that time, and you were seriously ill when I brought you back. It's normal that you can't remember those things clearly."

More than ten years ago, Shen Wanrong went out to do errands, and it was already late at night when she returned to Shuilan City.Passing through the woods on the outskirts of the city, they heard a sound in the withered grass. Several people raised their vigilance and drew their swords, approaching cautiously.As a result, I looked through the bushes and saw a four or five-year-old girl hiding inside and shivering.Her coat didn't look shabby, but it was scratched by weeds and branches in the woods.Although the little girl had a few strands of hair hanging messily on the side of her face, it could be seen from her not messy hair accessories that she didn't look like a beggar living outside.

It was strange for a child to appear in this barren place in the middle of the night.The guards suspected that there was fraud, but Shen Wanrong looked into the little girl's eyes through the moonlight, and she only saw fear and defense, and her heart suddenly ached for no reason.Under the moonlight, those bright black eyes moved Shen Wanrong with compassion, and she insisted on taking the child back to the city.

The moonlight of that night was exceptionally bright, Shen Wanrong looked at the person in her arms, and thought of her child who was forced to separate when she was just born, the softest part of her heart was poked like this.It was late autumn again, and on her way back to the city with the child in her arms, the moonlight in the sky made the hoarfrost on the dead leaves by the roadside shine.Then I will call you "Shuangzhao". May your future life be clear.

It is hard for Shen Wanrong to imagine what would have happened to Shen Shuangzhao if she hadn't met Shen Shuangzhao in the outskirts of the city, if she hadn't moved to bring him back with compassion—frozen to death in late autumn, or was killed by someone with malicious intentions. People take her away... She can't accept any of them.That was her daughter, and her daughter didn't deserve to go through those things.

"That's right, if you forget the past, forget it. For me, my new life begins after Master brings me back." This is said from the bottom of my heart, and Shen Shuangzhao's gratitude to Shen Wanrong is indeed very grateful. deep.

Shen Wanrong's eyes regained clarity, and she gradually regained consciousness from the memories. She took a sip of tea and said, "Then let me ask you - has Shuang'er never thought of your biological parents for so many years?" This is a kind of temptation .

Shen Shuangzhao was stunned for a moment, and her delicate eyebrows frowned inadvertently: "I thought about it. But I don't have any impression of them, not even a trace of emotion - I neither love them nor hate them."

"Really?" Hearing her words, Shen Wanrong's complexion became ugly, "Did Shuang'er ever think about reuniting with them one day?"

Shen Shuangzhao shook her head honestly, her eyes still fell on the tea in the cup: "What can we do when we meet again? It just adds to the embarrassment. I am living a very good life now, and I don't need to disturb my peace by the sudden appearance of so-called parents." life."

She was only paying attention to talking to herself, and she didn't pay attention to Shen Wanrong who was opposite her at all. When she looked up, she found that Shen Wanrong was already in tears.

"Master..." Shen Shuangzhao had never seen a side of Shen Wanrong who lost control of her emotions before, "What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" She walked up to Shen Wanrong and squatted down halfway, at a loss for what to do, she could only hold her hand and give her some insignificant comfort .

Shen Wanrong wiped away her tears and tried her best to restrain her emotions: "I'm fine."

Shen Shuangzhao looked at her worriedly: "Did my words arouse your sadness? I won't say anything, so don't be sad." Although she was not good at words, she still said a lot of words to comfort Shen Wanrong afterwards.

"No. I just thought that you are not young anymore, and you will naturally marry someone in the future. At that time, you will also leave me, and Master will be alone again." Shen Wanrong changed the topic.

"Marry..." Now it was Shen Shuangzhao's turn to worry.With someone in her heart, she naturally couldn't tolerate other people, so it was even less likely that she would get married.Unless...she was about to blush at the thought of herself—unless she could marry that man.

Shen Wanrong's eyes were red: "That's right, daughters' families are all going to marry. Speaking of this, I almost forgot that you went to Zhang's mansion, did you meet Master Zhang's son?"

After finally getting rid of that annoying spirit, the master brought it up again.Shen Shuangzhao changed from worry to worry, and tried her best to suppress the disgust in her heart: "I see."

"How do you feel?"

Shen Shuangzhao let go of Shen Wanrong's hand, stood up from the ground, and deliberately turned her back: "Mr. Zhang is very good, but I don't like him." It's better to clarify the words now, so that the master will not be confused again.

"I've met Zhang Shan a few times, and I think he looks good, why doesn't Shuang'er like him?" Shen Wanrong asked.

"There is no reason." Shen Shuangzhao was very impatient, "Shuang'er doesn't want to marry. If the master is really worried about the marriage of the apprentices, then he should consider Senior Sister Sangyu first, after all, she is the oldest."

Shen Wanrong was not annoyed, the negative emotions gradually dissipated, and said with a smile: "If she knows what you say, she will be so angry."

Shen Shuang said: "As long as the master doesn't say it, the senior sister won't know what I said."

"You." Shen Wanrong smiled even more, and did not mention Zhang Shan's matter for the time being, instead she took Shen Shuangzhao to have dinner with her.

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It was completely dark, Shen Shuangzhao came out from Shen Wanrong and did not go back directly to Qingshuang Palace, but walked slowly to Jingfeng Garden alone.

Jingfengyuan is located on the edge of the inner city, as long as one climbs over the wall of Jingfengyuan, one can turn from the inner city to the outer city.So when Shen Wanrong didn't allow her to go out of the city before, Shen Shuangzhao would often go out of the inner city with Tang Mengxuan and the others.Shen Wanrong knew about this, but out of love, she often turned a blind eye.

The courtyard in Jingfeng Garden is deep, with many bamboos and various trees planted around it. In addition, it is a declination of the inner city. Except for the patrolling guards and maids, no one will come here, so the environment is extraordinarily quiet.Whenever she has something on her mind, Shen Shuangzhao often comes here to relax.

She was in a bad mood tonight, she didn't know if it was because of Zhang Shan's matter or because she was thinking about some people who left without saying goodbye.

Shen Shuangzhao sat by the pool, staring at the full moon reflected on the water.She picked up the gravels at hand and kept throwing them into the pool. The stones fell into the pool, making a slight sound of water, breaking the silent night.She just watched the calm water surface being stirred up by ripples, and the intact white moon that was originally reflected was also shattered into pieces, floating and changing into various shapes with the ripples.

Only a moment later, the moon in the water returned to its original intact appearance.Just like she was to Lu Qingrong, after Lu Qingrong left without saying goodbye, she was angry and sad, and she hated Lu Qingrong in her heart these few days.But after calming down, she found that she still missed her so much, and wanted to see her so much.It might be embarrassing to say it, but her longing for Lu Qingrong has long been overwhelming.

Knowing that he couldn't leave the city at will, why didn't that man come to see her?It's really annoying, next time you see her, just ignore her.

"Boom!" Just as Shen Shuangzhao was in a daze, a large stone was thrown into the pool, and what was aroused was no longer ripples but splashes, and a few drops of water even splashed on her face.

All she threw were small stones, so who threw the big stone in?

Shen Shuangzhao was about to turn her head when she heard a voice that had been on her mind for several days: "This place is quiet and there are few people, it is a good place to meet lovers."

The familiar voice filled his ears, and Shen Shuangzhao was so excited that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.She turned around, and as expected, the man was standing behind her.

"It's late at night, what is Shuang'er doing here?" Lu Qingrong put her hands behind her back, raised her head slightly, but her voice was a bit cold, "Could it be... a lover?"

Shen Shuangzhao didn't listen to what Lu Qingrong said, the blood in her body boiled because of the other party's appearance, if she could, she really wanted to hug her and smell her breath to feel at ease.

Just wanting to think about it, on the surface Shen Shuangzhao still wanted to maintain what little reserve she had left: "You...why are you here?"

Lu Qingrong looked back at her, but the brows were cold: "I agreed to see you some other day, I think tonight is 'some other day', so - I'm here to see you."

After she said this, Shen Shuangzhao remembered that the other party left without saying goodbye. He just decided to ignore her, how could he forget it in a blink of an eye?

"It's a pity... Shuang'er doesn't seem to want to see me." Lu Qingrong sighed.

Shen Shuangzhao was greatly frustrated, just seeing Lu Qingrong for a short while, all the grievances he had suffered because of her before flooded up.The more she was wronged, the more she wanted to vent, and her words became more aggressive: "What Miss Lu thinks of 'someday' is not the same as what I think of 'someday', so let's meet again at another day." After finishing speaking, she I am going to leave angrily.

"Stop." Lu Qingrong grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of him. The two looked at each other. Lu Qingrong said, "I want to see you, but you are not allowed to leave."

"Don't forget that this is Shuilan City." Shen Shuangzhao reminded her.

Lu Qingrong frowned and stared at her, silent for a long time.Then she took the initiative to take off the veil, raised her lips, and asked gently: "Shuang'er, do you think I look good?"

Originally, the two of them looked like they were about to quarrel, but Shen Shuangzhao was ready to anger Lu Qingrong, but when the man said such a sentence, Shen Shuangzhao was so suffocated in his heart that he was almost bored with internal injuries.

Shen Shuangzhao shook off Lu Qingrong's hand, couldn't hold back her face, and could only avoid Lu Qingrong's sight, and she had no intention of getting angry: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Qingrong pestered her: "I used to wear a veil, and Shuang'er would secretly take it off to see my face; but now..." She showed a little grievance, "I took off the veil myself, and Shuang'er didn't even look at it." me."

Shen Shuangzhao said: "You first answer me how did you get in?"

"I'm very free, I can go wherever I want." Lu Qingrong put away her little grievances in an instant, and her smile was still charming and evil.

"Stop teasing me."

Lu Qingrong remembered what Ziqin had said to her in the afternoon, and couldn't help snorting coldly, and said, "I'm not that young master of the Zhang family—if I want to see you, I'll be blocked by that city wall."

Shen Shuang was shocked when she heard this, she actually knew that she had met Zhang Shan.

Lu Qingrong locked her eyes, and her seductive voice suddenly became a little colder: "Shuang'er, do you think I'm right?"