Ye Qingluan lowered her head at this moment, her eyes slightly drooping. There was an indescribable sense of melancholy in her appearance.
Zhao Shuning knew that there must be some regret.
"But I've never regretted giving birth to you," Ye Qingluan said.
Zhao Shuning actually felt a bit sad. She gently snuggled into Ye Qingluan's embrace. This embrace was as warm as she had imagined.
"Mother, thank you."
"Silly girl, what are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for bringing me into this world."
"But I don't know whether it's right or wrong to bring you into this world."
Zhao Shuning said, "There's no way to tell right from wrong in this world. Since I was born into the Luo family and became your daughter, it's my fortune. I don't know whether the road ahead will be smooth or rough, but I know that if you're by my side, I'll surely be happy."
Ye Qingluan smiled with relief.
In the courtyard, small snowflakes began to fall in a flurry, just like that winter when Ye Ling huddled in the snow, holding the last few purple dumplings and waiting for the pity of passers - by.
Was she really an orphan?
Did she and her younger brother really have no parents?
Why did she only remember that her parents had entrusted the stars to her, but couldn't remember her parents' faces at all?
Also, why did her grandfather give her the name "Ye Ling"? Was it a coincidence? After all, when she was Ye Ling, it was five hundred years later.
Zhao Shuning stretched out her hand and watched as the snowflakes grew bigger and bigger. The snowflakes were in a crystalline shape. As soon as they touched Zhao Shuning's hand, they melted into water.
Zhao Shuning closed her eyes and felt the snowflakes falling around her. At this moment, it seemed that everything around her had stopped moving. The world was so quiet, and there was only her left.
Zhao Shuning's spiritual power was released at that moment. Immediately afterwards, a powerful air pressure swept through the courtyard.
Zhao Shuning opened her eyes. The falling speed of the snowflakes became extremely slow, and all things seemed to move very slowly in front of her.
She saw that in the large courtyard, the plum - blossom trees that had been in bud actually began to bloom slowly under the influence of the air pressure just now.
Red plums covered the branches.
Zhao Shuning stretched out her hand. The snowflakes fell on her fingertips without melting. She reached out again, and the snowflakes seemed to come to life, floating around her.
When Zhao Shuning moved, the snowflakes moved with her.
Zhao Shuning had never seen such a miraculous sight before.
She raised her eyes and looked at Ye Qingluan. Ye Qingluan was also shocked.
When Zhao Shuning spun around, the snowflakes danced around her. No matter what she did, the snowflakes danced with her.
Zhao Shuning found it extremely fun and started to play with the snowflakes in the courtyard.
On this brightly - lit night, in the large courtyard, the plum blossoms all bloomed on the branches in an instant. The snowflakes fell, but didn't touch a single bit of the girl's clothes.
Zhao Shuning danced with the snowflakes in the courtyard. Her crimson cloak and extremely beautiful face made her look like a fairy descending from the sky at this moment, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
Among the guests in the hall, someone noticed the commotion outside.
A person exclaimed happily, "It's snowing! My lord, it's snowing in Ruoqiang!"
Ruoqiang was located close to the desert. In winter here, it was cold but dry. It had been a long time since it had snowed in Ruoqiang.
A timely snowfall was a good omen!
The person's voice quickly spread to every corner of the banquet. Everyone put down their wine glasses and looked outside the courtyard. The white things were undoubtedly snowflakes.
"A great auspicious sign!"
"Let's go out and take a look."
For a moment, there was a hubbub of voices, and more and more people came out.
But when they saw the scene in the courtyard, all the noise stopped. They just stood there quietly, watching the girl in the courtyard dance with the snowflakes.
Against the backdrop of the red plums, she was extremely beautiful. Every glance, every smile, and every move of hers deeply tugged at the hearts of many young men present.
Beautiful.
Extremely beautiful.
Incomparably beautiful.
The snowflakes seemed to come to life and kept spinning around the girl in the courtyard.
Zhao Shuning broke off a bunch of red plums. Turning around, she wanted to give them to Ye Qingluan. But then she saw that, at some point, the courtyard was surrounded by so many people.
Luo Hao also walked out from the middle and looked at Zhao Shuning in the courtyard. He was in a daze for a long time.
Many years ago, when he met Ye Qingluan, the situation was quite similar. Ye Qingluan liked red plums. That was why, after they got married, Luo Hao planted a whole garden of red plums for her.
Now, their daughter had grown up and become even more beautiful. But he and Ye Qingluan could never go back to the past.
Zhao Shuning returned to Ye Qingluan's side and handed the red plums to her.
"Mother, this is for you."
The red plums were blooming beautifully. The smile on Zhao Shuning's face was even more charming than the red plums.
"Yan'er has grown up."
After Zhao Shuning finished what she was doing, she nodded to Luo Hao.
"Father, why did you come out?"
Everyone looked around. Why did all the red plums bloom at this time?
"My lord, you've really given birth to a wonderful daughter. As soon as she came back, she brought the long - awaited timely snow to Ruoqiang. A timely snow promises a good harvest. This year, Ruoqiang will surely have a bumper harvest," said the head of the Lin family.
After that, there were quite a few people who echoed him.
Zhao Shuning didn't really care about these remarks, but looking at Luo Hao, his expression finally changed a bit.
"Yan'er, come here."
Zhao Shuning obediently walked to Luo Hao's side.
"Thank your uncles."
Zhao Shuning bowed accordingly. Those elders didn't make things too difficult for Zhao Shuning.
"It's a pity, though. My lord has a great reputation, and your wife is the eldest daughter of the Ye family. But your child has no talent in cultivation at all. Who will be able to support the Luo family in a hundred years?"
"Yes, my lord holds great power, but now that you're in middle - age, you're feeling the strain in many things. I've also heard that after you came back from Cangwu Country, you had to rest in the master's bedroom for four or five days."
"My lord, don't blame us for being talkative. Since your health is failing, you should make plans early. The power of the Marquis Mansion is not small, and it's closely related to the people of Ruoqiang. You should let go of some things when it's time to."
Zhao Shuning frowned slightly. Luo Hao's expression also changed subtly.
In fact, over the years, because Luo Feiyan had no talent in cultivation, there had never been a shortage of such veiled sarcasm and remarks hoping that Luo Hao would give up his power. But Luo Hao had never taken them to heart. And those people didn't dare to blatantly bully the Marquis Mansion.
Today, they must have made a plan long ago. Taking advantage of the welcome banquet, they planned to join hands and force him to abdicate.
Unexpectedly, it had finally come to this day.