Frost shines on Qingcheng

"Miss!!" Qiurui hurried into the room and accidentally bumped into the stool.

Ling Yan was staring at the book in her hand, seeing Qiurui's recklessness, she came back to her senses: "What made you so panic?"

Qiurui clutched her sore knee and said, "I went to another yard just now and heard that Miss Lu is back." Ever since Lu Qingrong "saved" Ling Yan's life, Qiurui's name for Lu Qingrong has changed.

"Oh?" Ling Yan lowered her head, and responded indifferently. She thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that Lu Qingrong returned to Qingcheng.What's all the fuss about?

Qiu Rui shook her head and looked at Ling Yan eagerly: "It's true that Miss Lu is back, but the key is that her father brought her back."

"What?" Ling Yan raised her head suddenly.

"Miss Lu seems to have been injured and was brought back by her men, accompanied by Lu Yuanzheng." Qiurui explained.

Ling Yan sensed that something was wrong, she said, "Are you sure that's Lu Yuanzheng?"

Qiu Rui nodded again and again: "Although I haven't seen him for many years, I will never forget his face." Even after so many years, Qiu Rui still remembers the changes and bloody events at that time very clearly.

"What is he here for..."

"It is said that Miss Lu was injured in Shuilan City. I guess Lu Yuanzheng went to save her. Miss also knows that there was a deep hatred between Shen Wanrong and Lu Yuanzheng back then."

Ling Yan glanced at her, and said in her heart that it was not only Lu Yuanzheng, but if it really got to the bottom of it, Zhao Yueyao and her father Ling Jingxuan were Shen Wanrong's enemies.

"Things won't be that simple." Ling Yan's fingers pinched the pages of the book tightly. Is her father really in Lu Yuanzheng's hands?

-------------------------------------------------- ----

"City Lord Lu is really a rare visitor." Zhao Yueyao leisurely blew on the freshly brewed tea in her hand, and the hot air lingered in front of her eyes, and said with a smile, "The City Lord and the young master are not sitting in the sand sea, so the City Lord Lu is really relieved."

Lu Yuanzheng raised his sword eyebrows, and looked at Zhao Yueyao seriously: "I came to you to discuss something."

Zhao Yueyao understood, glanced at Lan Xin, and Lan Xin retreated with the maids.

"Is there anything that your eldest lady can't do for you, you must come to me in person." Zhao Yueyao took a sip of tea and leaned lazily on the chair.

Lu Yuanzheng stood up, with his hands behind his back, and his words were full of dissatisfaction: "She is fascinated by Shen Wanrong's daughter, and she almost doesn't see me as a father in her eyes." It's just a tryst with Shen Shuangzhao.How could he expect her to act decisively and cruelly like before.

Zhao Yueyao hooked her lips, and said leisurely: "I thought that for a beauty like Lu Qingrong, she was the only one who could confuse others, but I didn't expect her to fall into the hands of a little girl."

"Forget it, don't mention her." Thinking of Lu Qingrong, Lu Yuanzheng felt angry, "I ask you, do you still want Shen Wanrong?"

Hearing him say so abruptly, Zhao Yueyao's face suddenly changed, and that faint smile was completely reduced to ashes.To her, Shen Wanrong is a wound that she will never heal over, and it hurts every time she mentions it.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lu Yuanzheng felt confident, and this time he smiled: "You still love her."

Zhao Yueyao raised her chin: "It's never been a question of whether I want her or not, so what if I love her? I'm afraid we will never have anything to do with her in this life." Between them, she has always been self-indulgent.Even after so many years, if Shen Wanrong shows any intention of staying with her, she can go to her side regardless of any cost.

"You are only in your thirties, and you are still very young, so why be so pessimistic." Lu Yuanzheng looked at her, he was still a stunning beauty, compared to a young woman like Lu Qingrong Lingyan, Zhao Yueyao at this age has her unique charm, " No matter how good Chu Xingzhi was, he died too. Except for the photo of that girl named Shen Shuangzhao, he left nothing for Shen Wanrong. If you try to fight again, there must be a lot of room for redemption. After all, Shen Shuangzhao is still alive and well. "

Zhao Yueyao remained silent, as if weighing these words.

"It's not a bad thing to fight for it." Lu Yuanzheng pushed the flames, "How?"

Zhao Yueyao stretched his eyebrows, and asked him with a casual smile: "May I ask you, how can I fight for it?"

"Take the Water Lan City."

Zhao Yueyao sighed silently in her heart, slandering her because Shen Wanrong didn't hate her enough? "What about your conditions? Half a city?"

"No." Lu Yuanzheng denied, "I'm fine in the sandy sea, so I don't want to stay in a place full of water."

Zhao Yueyao gently lifted the lid of the teacup, strands of hot air entangled up, she looked at the soaked tea leaves: "I don't quite understand what you mean, why don't you do it for power?"

"I want something from your hand."

Zhao Yueyao suddenly raised his eyes: "What is in my hand?"

-------------------------------------------------- ------

"Sister Shuang'er..." Cai'er appeared in front of Shen Shuangzhao with her face in her hands.

Shen Shuangzhao, who had been in a daze, raised her head when she heard the sound. She had been frowning for the past few days, and she purposely found a secluded place to be quiet for a while. Her attitude towards Caier was also much colder, and she asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"You don't seem to be very happy recently..." Cai'er's tone became lower and lower, Shen Shuangzhao's absent-minded appearance made her quite uncomfortable.

"Yes." Shen Shuangzhao did not deny it. Although she learned that Lu Qingrong was rescued, she was still worried.Lu Qingrong's pale face, bloody shoulders, and the heartache at that time made her never forget.In addition, she is also entangled by her own demons, does Lu Qingrong really love her?Or is the "happy love between two people" these days just a game set up by Lu Qingrong?She loves Lu Qingrong so much that she almost forgot that Lu Qingrong was originally a scheming woman. Could it be that this time, she fell into the trap again?

The more Shen Shuangzhao thought about it, the more annoyed she became, there was actually hatred in her heart, and even her usually warm eyes had a faint murderous intent: "Cai'er, tell me, why am I forced to accept things that I don't want to see? "She looked at Cai'er, and the resentment in her heart was getting deeper and deeper.

The cold winter wind blew over Shen Shuangzhao's face, raising a few strands of hair hanging from her ears, her eyes were cold, and even her tightly pursed lips seemed to be sealed by ice.

Cai'er's hand hanging by her side was clenched tightly, feeling an indescribable depression in her heart. She hugged Shen Shuangzhao, her voice trembling slightly: "Sister Shuang'er, don't like Miss Lu anymore." For several days and nights, she Tortured to death by this cruel fact, "If you stop interacting with her, there won't be so many disturbing things."

Shen Shuangzhao let her hug her, but her body was stiff, and she murmured, "Do you even think I did something wrong?"

Cai'er hugged her even tighter: "Although there is no right or wrong in this matter, I just think you..."

"Enough." Shen Shuangzhao interrupted her coldly, "There is no right or wrong, why can't I love her?" For her, this is the most intolerable thing among all things.Who does she want to love, and why should she be interfered by others?

Cai'er let go of her hand: "I'm with you, always with you." A rather paranoid sentence.

"Let's go." Shen Shuangzhao didn't respond much, feeling that everyone was angry with her.

Cai'er stood there and watched her back. Compared to Lu Qingrong, she missed too much.

The two walked back to Qingshuang Palace one after the other, they met several maids on the way, seeing her, the maids hurriedly saluted: "Young Master."

Shen Shuangzhao was startled when she heard this, and immediately her blood surged up: "Who told you to call me that?"

The maids were terrified by her losing her temper, and immediately knelt down: "The servants are just following the instructions from above..."

"Boss?" Shen Shuangzhao's brows were almost knotted, and she gritted her teeth, "It's her."

The maids were trembling, they had never seen Shen Shuangzhao so irritable.

Shen Shuang turned around and rushed towards the main hall with big strides.Cai'er opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything, she just followed quickly.

In the main hall—

Shen Wanrong was discussing with several cronies about the visit of the suzerain of Bihai City, and Shen Shuang rushed in regardless of the guards' obstruction.

"This..." Several adults glanced at Shen Shuangzhao, and suddenly looked at each other at a loss.Now everyone knows that Shen Shuangzhao is the daughter of the city lord, and the power of Shuilan City will definitely be handed over to her in the future. If she collides with her at will, I'm afraid it will not be easy in the future.

Sang Yu stood aside and looked at each other coldly, but there was clearly contempt and contempt in his eyes.Tang Mengxuan stared at Shen Shuangzhao, then at Shen Wanrong, but did not speak.

Shen Wanrong paused for a while, and quickly said calmly: "For the time being, we will arrange the reception of the suzerain of Bihai City according to what we said just now. That's all for today. If you have no objections, you all should leave."

Several adults nodded to each other, then bowed and left.Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Tang Mengxuan tugged at Sang Yu's sleeve, signaling that she should go too.Sang Yu remained calm on the surface, but when she passed by Shen Shuangzhao's side, she still gave her a meaningful look.Shen Shuangzhao glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, raised her chin slightly and did not express too much.

"You followed the right master." Sang Yu whispered sarcastically at Cai'er who was behind Shen Shuangzhao, Cai'er bowed her head and remained silent.

"Is Shuang'er looking for something?" Shen Wanrong casually opened a memorial without raising her head.Compared to the heart-piercing two days ago, her reaction now was overly calm.

Shen Shuangzhao suddenly got tired of her appearance as if nothing happened: "Why did you do this?"

"What did I do?" Shen Wanrong raised her head, "Shuang'er, I've been tolerant enough to you. I won't pursue Lu Qingrong's matter, and she was rescued, why are you still so angry?"

"You know what I don't want, you don't want to be a young master, you don't want to have anything to do with power. Why are you still aggressive and forcing me to accept these things that are heavy to me?"

Shen Wanrong stepped down from the seat, the flower pearl between her eyebrows was particularly eye-catching, making her extremely beautiful.Shen Shuang looked after her, and she really didn't look like her.

"Power is very heavy, but it is very important." Shen Wanrong said, "Okay, even if I don't force you to accept any status, it is assumed that there is no parental grievance between you and Lu Qingrong, but if you want to stay with her forever , do you think you can do it?"

"..." Shen Shuangzhao had nothing to say.

"Need I remind you? Lu Yuanzheng will probably send Shahai's best killer to chase you down. Even if you can escape every time, will you be happy in such an uneasy life?"

Shen Shuangzhao said stiffly: "That's my choice too."

"Really?" Shen Wanrong smiled, "You are smart but chose the most stupid way. One day you will understand——power is very important." At this point, she began to regret protecting Shen Shuangzhao since she was a child. She was so good that she was always so naive and unambitious.

"So what if I have power? If I agree to be the young master, will you agree with me being with Lu Qingrong?"

Shen Wanrong shook her head: "Anyone can do it, but she can't. If you like women, I will forcefully turn a blind eye. But you have to remember that Lu Qingrong is the bottom line that must never be crossed."

"What if I must have her?" Shen Shuangzhao ignored her warning and stubbornly insisted on her attitude.

"What about me?" Shen Wanrong was dejected, her heart was terribly cold, her tough and calm pretense was instantly defeated, "Shuang'er...Are you going to give up your only relative in this world?"

Shen Shuang remained silent, feeling extremely tormented.She can't make a clean break with Lu Qingrong, nor can she let go of this relationship.After all, Shen Wanrong is her mother who is connected by blood.

"Don't force me." Shen Shuangzhao couldn't refute her, so she flung down such words coldly and ran away.Although she didn't want to admit it, she felt that what Shen Wanrong said was reasonable, but she also believed that she was right.Things have become more and more confusing, and she has been caught in a dilemma.