Liu Qingxue was together in the early morning, and the depression in her heart never waved, so she came to the practice room to practice swords and practiced until noon. As soon as he walked out of the door of the practice room, he met Chen Ye at the door. Chen Ye was obviously waiting for her, and as soon as he saw Liu Qingxue coming out, he stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Miss, the master has something important to discuss, please move to Rongxue Garden." ”

"What is the matter with the Snow Melting Garden?" Liu Qingxue was a little curious.

Chen Ye kept his head down, not looking at Liu Qingxue's face, and replied, "The master will explain it to the young lady." ”

Rongxue Garden is another garden where the head of the Liu family handles official documents, and Liu Qingxue only went to it when she was a child. When she heard that her father was going to Rongxue Garden by herself, she suddenly felt a little curious, so she nodded and followed behind Chen Ye.

She thought that Chen Ye would ask her some questions along the way, or her attitude towards herself suddenly changed because of the easing of her relationship with her father yesterday, but she found that Chen Ye was only walking unhurriedly in front, his eyes lowered, and he seemed absent-minded. Liu Qingxue was happy to be clean and didn't speak.

When she arrived at the Snow Melting Garden, the first thing Liu Qingxue saw was a cedar tree in the center of the courtyard, and the winter snow spread a white cloth on the treetops. It seems to be a hundred years old, and its trunk is thick enough to be surrounded by three or four people. Liu Qingxue remembered the scene when she was a child climbing on this book, and her mother and father stood together at the door of the main hall, watching her climb up and down with a smile on their faces.

At that time, where they were standing, only Liu Yuelei was left.

Liu Qingxue hung her head and followed Chen Ye into the conference hall, and Liu Yuelei, who was originally standing at the door, also turned around and entered the door and sat on the main seat in the middle. Chen Ye walked to Liu Yuelei's side and stood, while Liu Yuelei beckoned Liu Qingxue to sit down beside him. Liu Qingxue was not used to getting too close to her father, so she sat down outside his first two seats.

Liu Yuelei was not annoyed, and sighed: "I know that you have always been dissatisfied with me, yesterday your mother died, and I was delayed by important matters again, and I couldn't see her for the last time, you also blame me, I have no excuse." But now that the life and death of the Liu family are on the line, I hope you don't let these things affect your choice. ”

When Liu Qingxue heard something like "the survival of the Liu family is on the front line", she began to sneer in her heart again, and the implication was that for the survival of the Liu family, everyone could be sacrificed, including her mother and herself. Her original impression of her father's slightly better suddenly fell to the bottom.

Liu Yuelei didn't notice the abnormality of Liu Qingxue's expression, and continued: "The weapon that Binyuan found in the Northern Wasteland before, we have confirmed that it is owned by Yunzhou. We still don't know what their intentions are for Shuozhou and the Liu family, but in the battle of the Northern Wasteland, we are already on the opposite side of Yunzhou. You also know that the Yunzhou Weiguo Army is strong, and the Yunhai Iron Cavalry is famous all over the world, and now it can still maintain a draw with one enemy and three enemies, if Yunzhou points the spearhead at my northern border, then the Liu family will have no power to parry. As he spoke, he quietly looked at Liu Qingxue's expression. However, Liu Qingxue's face remained unchanged, as if she had nothing to do with herself.

He had no choice but to continue: "So, in such a situation, we need an ally with the same position to fight against Yunzhou in order to survive. However, the Liu family is neither a prince, nor does it have any friendship with the princes, and an alliance with others will always be unbelievable. So ......"

Liu Qingxue interrupted him: "So you want to use me as a bargaining chip for negotiations?" She listened for a long time, her heart became clearer and clearer, but her anger became more and more vigorous. It's still the same rhetoric, but the day after my mother died, I was impatient to sell myself. Her words also revealed an aggressive chill as a result.

Liu Yuelei saw that she reacted so much, and immediately panicked. He hurriedly explained: "How can this be called a bargaining chip? You have reached the age of finding a husband's family, who can beat the children of the nobles? Although the Liu family is also wealthy, it cannot be compared with the princes. If you can marry into the princes and nobles, you will not have a problem in the future, and you can also help the Liu family, and the status of the Liu family can also be greatly improved, why not? I have also thought about it, the two sons of King Chengji of Benhai City in Qingzhou are both talented, and you are a talented woman......

Liu Qingxue couldn't help but sneer: "People who have never even seen each other, dare to say that they are talented?" She said sarcastically, but Liu Yuelei thought that Liu Qingxue was tempted, and hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, his two sons, you can like whoever you like, even if you are really dissatisfied, we can discuss it again." ”

"You're really thoughtful for me!" Liu Qingxue laughed angrily, and her smile revealed even more coldness.

Liu Yuelei sighed: "Actually, I have also discussed with your mother, which family's son-in-law is more suitable for you, but we have little intersection with the princes of the Central Plains, and our knowledge is also very limited. As long as you agree, we can choose slowly. Your mother also said......"

"Stop!" Liu Qingxue broke off, Liu Yuelei and Chen Ye in the hall were suddenly stunned in place, and even the maid serving tea was so frightened that the tray took off her hand, and the teacup fell to the ground. For a moment, the hall was silent.

Liu Qingxue rarely lost her temper like this, and even the conflict with her father before was mostly indifferent and neglectful. Liu Yuelei didn't expect Liu Qingxue to have such a reaction at all, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Don't use your mother to press me, you don't deserve it! Where were you when your mother needed you the most? Do you know what your mother's last words were? Yesterday my mother died, and you are in a hurry to sell her daughter today? What Liu family's achievements are a big pit, you pushed your mother down, and now you want to push me!" Liu Qingxue's face flushed with anger, as if opening a gap, and the dissatisfaction and grievances over the years poured like a flood that broke the embankment. Her originally delicate face looked a little hideous at the moment.

"For you, whether it's a wife or a daughter, it's all a bet and a bargaining chip. What kind of marriage sounds good, what is the difference between it and those dusty women, it's just that it is sold to the princes, and it is more expensive!" Her words were like ice edges, accompanied by the chill and anger in the sky, and pierced into Liu Yuelei's heart.

With a "snap", Liu Yuelei stepped forward and slapped Liu Qingxue. He was so angry that he convulsed, his face flushed, and he raised his hand again, wanting to fight. He only felt a surge of anger rushing up from his chest, but as if he was choked by something, he couldn't say anything in his chest, he could only say: "You! you ......" Chen Ye and several subordinates in the hall knelt down.

Liu Yuelei was originally a person who practiced martial arts, this palm was extremely powerful, and Liu Qingxue did not dodge at all, at this moment she had a red slap print printed on her face, and blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth, which was even more thrilling on her fair face. Liu Yue's thunder hand was in the air, and the next palm never came down.

Liu Qingxue glared at Liu Yuelei coldly, waiting for him to slap him. However, Liu Yuelei's raised hand trembled for a while, and finally put it down again. "Get out!" he gritted his teeth, as if with all his strength, and a word squeezed out of his throat like a beast of the end of the road letting out a low roar. Then he turned and went straight to the back room.

Liu Qingxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, glanced at Chen Ye, who was kneeling on the ground, and walked straight out.

After going out, Liu Qingxue was extremely upset, and she didn't know where to go, so she simply came to the stable and led a horse at random, and she didn't know the direction, so she let it run at will. She followed her horse all the way out of Shuofang City to Yawan. A man and a horse ran wildly on the white plain, and the cold weather also calmed Liu Qingxue's mood a little.

Liu Qingxue let her mount run wild in Yawan until the evening, when she pulled the reins of her horse and slowly returned to Liu's house. The expressions of the people along the way were a little strange, she had long been used to it, and she didn't realize it, she just looked ahead without squinting, and didn't look at these people.

She walked around the Liu Mansion twice, but she didn't find Liu Binyuan, and she couldn't tell anyone clearly. She knew the reason in her heart, and she no longer got angry, and walked silently alone. Listening to the words of a few young maids, she learned that Liu Yuelei had locked herself in the Melting Snow Garden and sent everyone back. Some people only heard the sound of clicking inside, thinking that Liu Yuelei was dancing with a sword and smashing things to vent his anger. Liu Qingxue's anger subsided, but she was very upset and wanted to find someone to talk to. Except for her mother and Liu Binyuan, she couldn't think of anyone else to find for a while.

She suddenly remembered Liu Heng and heard that he had returned from the Northern Wasteland and was injured. Liu Heng is the only one who dares to bear the pressure of Liu Yuelei and teach her "Wind and Snow Ji", although for several years, he and Liu Qingxue have no other topics except swordsmanship, and Liu Qingxue has never confided in him, but for some reason, she has an inexplicable sense of trust in Liu Heng in her heart.

After making up his mind, Liu Qingxue went to Jingfeng Hall, which was the Liu family's special medical hall, and since Liu Heng was injured, he would definitely be here.