Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 39 Mother-Daughter Love
Chaolu asked Miaolian to deliver the letter to the imperial palace, and repeatedly warned her to be careful and not to be discovered by anyone.

Although Miaolian is young, she is very smart. She lied that she was running errands for her master and was delivering a letter to Madam Chao.

On weekdays, Jade Purity Immortal often exchanged letters with Madam Chao, so no one in the Chao Mansion suspected anything. Miaolian met Liu smoothly and handed Chaolu's handwritten letter to Liu.

After receiving the letter, Liu was extremely anxious.

While Chao Yuan was out, Liu quietly left the palace and took Luhua to Ci Xin Temple.

When Liu saw the morning dew, she felt angry and anxious, and completely lost her usual dignified demeanor.

"Why didn't you leave? Did you know that your father sent many people to look for you? If he finds you, he will definitely punish you severely. You will never have the chance to step out of the door again in the future!"

Chaolu honestly admitted her mistake and apologized. When she looked up, she noticed a faint bruise on Liu's cheek.

Although Liu's face was covered with a thick layer of powder, Chaolu still saw it and asked hurriedly.

"Mother, how did you get that wound on your face? Who hit you?"

Liu looked unconcerned and explained casually, "I didn't see the road clearly when I got up at night and I accidentally fell and got hurt. I've already applied medicine."

Chaolu asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Liu looked at her helplessly: "I am the mistress of the Chao Mansion. Who dares to hit me? Don't let your imagination run wild. This is just an accident."

Chaolu reached out and gently touched her cheek, feeling very distressed.

Liu pushed her hand away: "Okay, don't be so nervous, it's just a minor injury, the bruise will be gone in a few days. Now let's talk about your story. Why did you stay in Xiangzhou? Why did you lie to me?"

At the end of her speech, Liu's expression became stern, and it was obvious that she really cared about this matter.

Chaolu's attention was diverted.

She lowered her head guiltily and told him her plan.

When Liu learned that she wanted to work with Ning Ci to find out the truth and catch the murderer, her worry was evident in her words.

"Alu, I know you feel very guilty about Lan Ying's death, but you have to think clearly. Once the murderer is caught, you will be implicated. He will say that you are an accomplice. What will you do then?"

When Chaolu thought of the scene where she was being criticized by thousands of people, her face turned pale.

Liu felt extremely distressed when she saw this, so she put her arms around her and spoke softly.

"The government is already doing its best to investigate the truth. You two should stop interfering. Protect yourselves and don't let yourself get hurt again. Just consider it as a plea from my mother."

Chaolu said, "Lan Ying was not necessarily killed by me."

Liu was stunned and looked at her in surprise.

"What did you say?"

Zhaolu mustered up the courage to continue, "I was blindfolded at the time, so I can't be sure if the person I stabbed was Lan Ying. Even if it was Lan Ying, the place I stabbed might not be a vital spot, so I may not be the murderer. I want to know the truth. I want to know how Lan Ying died. I want to give myself and Lan Ying a definite explanation, otherwise I will have to live in fear for the rest of my life."

Liu gradually calmed down from her shock.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Liu could see that her daughter really cared about Lan Ying's death, otherwise she would not have been hiding in this small Taoist temple. She was unwilling to leave Xiangzhou like this. She stayed here to wait for the truth.

Mrs. Liu didn't want her daughter to live in guilt, regret and anxiety for the rest of her life, so she finally had no choice but to compromise.

"Alu, since you have made the decision, I can only do my best to help you. You are my only daughter. But you have to think it over carefully. If the truth is finally revealed and it turns out that you really killed Lan Ying, how will you deal with it?" Chaolu took a deep breath, and spoke word by word as if she had made a huge decision.

"Then I will plead guilty! I will clarify the truth. I was forced to kill. In view of my good attitude of pleading guilty and my active cooperation, the government may spare my life. After I have served my sentence, I will come back and serve my mother well. I just hope that my mother will not despise me by then."

Liu's eyes suddenly turned red.

She hugged Zhaolu into her arms and hugged her tightly, choking with sobs, "You are my daughter, the precious baby I gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. I can't wait to love you, so how could I dislike you?!"

Chaolu snuggled in her mother's arms and spoke from the bottom of her heart.

"Mother, I will stay by your side for the rest of my life, serving and protecting you."

Liu also wanted her daughter to stay with her forever, but she still let her daughter go, saying sadly.

"As a girl, you will have to marry and have children sooner or later. Even if you don't marry Xiao Liulang, you will have to marry someone else in the future. You can't stay by my side forever."

Chaolu knew that her mother was doing this for her own good. Her mother wanted her to have someone to rely on, but now she had lost the courage to get married and have children.

"Mother, whenever I get close to a man, I can't help but think of what happened that day, when that man whipped me, Lan Ying cried miserably and desperately, and the warmth of blood splashing on my hands... I'm afraid of them. I dare not look at them, let alone touch them. I know it's weird for me to do this, but I can't control myself. Can I not get married? Can I just stay with you for the rest of my life?"

As she spoke, she began to cry and looked at Liu with pleading eyes.

Liu was heartbroken.

She wiped the tears from her daughter's face while shaking, and choked up, "Don't cry, Alu. It's because I didn't take good care of you that you have suffered so much. If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. As long as you are fine, I don't care about anything else."

Zhaolu smiled with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, mother."

Liu agreed to her request and decided to find out what Xiao Wang had to say after returning home to see if he was willing to cancel the engagement.
Seeing that it was getting late, the mother and daughter said goodbye reluctantly.

As soon as they walked out of the room, they saw Yan Ciwan, who lived in the guest room next door, coming out.

Yan Ciwan held onto the door frame and stepped over the threshold with difficulty. The severe pain from the wound made sweat break out on her forehead and her face turned as pale as paper.

Liu and Chaolu hurried forward and supported her on the left and right.

"Why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to lie in bed and recuperate? Go back and lie down." Chaolu said as she helped her walk back.

Liu also advised her to take care of her body, as the most important thing right now was to recover from her injuries.

Yan Ciwan felt dizzy and his limbs were weak.

She really wanted to lie down and have a good rest. She didn't want to move at all, but there was nothing she could do.

Now is her only chance to get in touch with Liu, and she must seize it.

She was helped to sit on the bed.

Liu and Chaolu wanted her to lie down, but she held on to Liu's hand and refused to let go.

She looked up at Liu and said weakly, "You can't go back to the palace."

Liu was puzzled: "Why?"

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