Chapter 43: wedding eve
Tao Jingyi obtained the Shuxi Pill and got the exquisite dagger. He was as happy as a little oriole, his whole body was filled with joy, and he jumped into the carriage.
Feng Linzhi stood on the fourth floor, with his hands on the railing, watching her carriage go away.
Tao Jingyi was sitting in the carriage, holding the dagger that Feng Linzhi had given him, and dialed the mechanism back and forth. Suddenly, the carriage stopped abruptly, Tao Jingyi was unprepared and almost hit the wall of the carriage.
"What's the matter?" She pinned the dagger on her waist and asked as she opened the curtain.
"Miss, something seems to have happened ahead." Zhong Ling replied.
A lot of people surrounded the middle of Qingshi Street, and it was these people who blocked the way of the carriage.
"Zhong Ling, go and see what's going on," Tao Jingyi said.
Zhong Ling nodded, jumped out of the carriage, pushed aside the crowd, and walked in. After a while, Zhong Ling's exclamation came: "Miss, come here quickly, it's Duan Shaoxia!"
Tao Jingyi jumped off the carriage and walked into the crowd.
In the middle of the crowd, a man in white lay down on the ground. He was still holding a jug in his hand, the mouth of the jug was tilted, and most of the wine was spilled on the floor.
The night wind blows, bringing a strong aroma of wine.
The man was lying on his back on the ground, his long black hair messily covering his cheeks, covering half of his face.
He seemed to be very drunk, and he struggled for a while, but he couldn't get up from the ground.
There were voices of discussion among the crowd of onlookers, accompanied by words such as "drunkard" and "drinking all day".
Tao Jingyi's eyebrows twitched violently, and he wanted to turn his head and leave, ignoring him, but Zhong Ling had already helped him up. She walked over resignedly, supported Duan Feibai, and walked to the carriage.
Duan Feibai was drunk, and when she and Zhong Ling helped him to the car, both of them were sweating.
"Go home." Tao Jingyi panted while leaning on the wall of the car, and said to Zhong Ling outside.
Zhong Ling lowered his whip, and the carriage started slowly. As the wheels rolled, Duan Feibai's body fell to the side due to inertia.
Tao Jingyi reached out to help him.
Duan Feibai was as soft as a puddle of mud, and his whole body was heavy. The moment Tao Jingyi was pressed over him, Tao Jingyi didn't support him, and was actually pressed on him.
She raised her hand and pushed against his chest, trying to remove him from her body. It's just that his body sank like a mountain, and after pushing for a long time, he remained motionless.
Tao Jingyi withdrew his hand angrily, bared his teeth, and whispered, "Duan Feibai, what the **** are you doing?"
Duan Feibai fell asleep on her body, and the strong aroma of wine lingered in her nose, making her almost drunk.
Tao Jingyi really couldn't figure out why the male lead went to drink too much when he was so nice.
I can't figure it out, so I simply don't want to. Fortunately, even though Duan Feibai was pressing on her, he didn't find it unbearable, he just couldn't move.
She even suspected that he did it on purpose, but seeing that he was so drunk and unconscious, it didn't seem like he did it on purpose.
Why. She let out a long sigh, really owed him.
The return trip was not long, and it didn't take long to arrive at Hongfeng Mountain Villa. Even so, when Zhong Ling opened the curtain, half of her body was numb.
"Miss!" Zhong Ling quickly pulled Duan Feibai up.
Tao Jingyi managed to break free from under him, but he fell onto her again.
"Both of you, come quickly and help me." Zhong Ling said to the guard guarding the gate.
With the help of two guards, Duan Feibai was finally sent back to his Bihua Garden. Tao Jingyi was still a little worried, and followed behind.
The guards put Duan Feibai on the bed, Tao Jingyi raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said to them: "You all stand down, Zhong Ling, go get a basin of hot water."
After everyone retreated, she sat by the bed, lifted Duan Feibai's legs, and took off his shoes and socks.
She didn't know why she was soft-hearted towards Duan Feibai, probably because he was too miserable. The way he was lying alone in the middle of the street reminded her of the scene where he committed suicide in the original book.
It is also a lonely person, lying in the endless snow, gradually buried by the heavy snow.
The imagery of the book "Fei Bai" is very good. When watching the finale, it was as if he saw Duan Feibai die in front of his own eyes. There was a trace of hatred.
Zhong Ling brought in the hot water, Tao Jingyi took a cloth towel and soaked it in water to wring it out, squatting beside the bed, and helped Duan Feibai wipe his cheeks.
"Zhong Ling, go and make some hangover soup." Seeing Duan Feibai frowning in distress, Tao Jingyi ordered.
Zhong Ling nodded, walked out, and closed the door.
Tao Jingyi picked up a cushion and put it on the head of the bed, and helped Duan Feibai to sit up. Duan Feibai lifted his eyelids and gave her a misty look.
Tao Jingyi put down the cloth towel and took off his clothes. His clothes were wet with wine and mud, and there were a lot of smudges on his white clothes. Halfway through the solution, something fell from his arms and rolled all the way to the ground.
Tao Jingyi took a closer look and found that it was a blood-colored jade pendant. The jade pendant was as red as blood, and it was carved in the shape of a phoenix. Fortunately, there was a thick blanket on the ground, so the jade pendant did not break.
Tao Jingyi was stunned for a moment when he saw the scarlet jade pendant. She turned her head to look at Duan Feibai. Duan Feibai closed his eyes and was still asleep in a drowsy state.
She bent down to pick up the jade pendant, put it in her palm, and rubbed it with her fingers.
Scarlet, phoenix, jade pendant...
These three words inevitably reminded her of the phoenix blood jade in the original book, but the phoenix blood jade contained the magic medicine of immortality, which was originally fabricated by Yu Sangqing.
She put the blood-colored jade pendant in front of her eyes in doubt, and looked at it over and over again, but she didn't see any clues.
Duan Feibai hid the **** jade pendant with him, and he didn't know who he was trying to deceive.
Tao Jingyi looked at it for a while, then put the jade pendant back under his pillow and hid it away. Although she knew that the Phoenix Blood Jade was a fake, other people didn't know. If others knew that Duan Feibai was carrying this thing with him, no matter how good his martial arts skills were, Duan Feibai might not be able to defeat a group of martial arts people.
After putting away the jade pendant, she picked up the cloth towel again, grabbed Duan Feibai's hand, and wiped the back of his hand for him. The back of his hand was stained with a lot of mud, and his fingers were scratched, which seemed to be cut out by a sharp knife.
There are several scratches, obviously left by accident. Tao Jingyi couldn't figure it out, with his cautious temperament, he only made one slash, why did he leave several slashes behind?
She turned his palm over, and there was a blood hole in the palm. I don't know what stabbed it. The wound was obviously done not long ago. Although the blood had solidified, the flesh and blood of the wound turned outwards, which looked terrifying.
Tao Jingyi looked terrified, and couldn't help but move a little softly. Just as she was wiping away the stains near the blood hole, Duan Feibai on the bed turned over and fell under the bed.
Tao Jingyi was caught off guard and was pinned down by him. Just when she wanted to get up, the hand with the blood hole in the palm pressed against her neck, encircling her slender neck, with a slight force, her breathing was blocked.
Tao Jingyi stretched out both hands, pushed him with one hand, and broke the hand that fell on her neck with the other.
That hand tightened more and more tightly, and the air in her mouth gradually decreased. She opened her mouth involuntarily, sticking out her tongue, her eyes turned black, and her eyeballs tended to protrude.
Just when her consciousness was about to drift away, a warm kiss was printed on her lips.
Tao Jingyi's eyes widened, Duan Feibai's magnified face was in front of him, his eyes were slightly closed, his lips were pressed against hers, and a long breath came out of his mouth, carrying the clear aroma of wine Go down her throat.
The dizziness caused by the lack of oxygen faded a lot in an instant, Tao Jingyi gradually recovered his mind, came to his senses, and struggled vigorously.
Duan Feibai pressed his whole body on her body, trapped her between the ground and his chest, supported the ground with one hand, held her head with the other, pried open her lips fiercely with his lips and teeth, and attacked the city in her territory.
Tao Jingyi's eyes turned black again, this time he kissed her. Her eyes were wide open, her upper body was completely unable to move, only her legs were constantly struggling.
The kiss was so long that it was hard to tell whether Duan Fei Bai was awake or drunk during the whole process. When Duan Feibai let go of Tao Jingyi, Tao Jingyi felt as if the world had turned upside down, and she was floating in the clouds.
She lay down on the ground and breathed heavily, and raised her hand to wipe her lips fiercely, trying to wipe off all the traces he left. When the dizziness in her mind subsided, she immediately got up from the ground and stumbled out of the house.
In the process of escaping, his legs were weak and his mind was dizzy, so he almost bumped his head against the pillars beside the corridor.
After Tao Jingyi escaped, Duan Feibai was lying on the ground on his back, the skylight came in from the door and shone on his cheek. After a while, he opened his eyes, and all the misty eyes faded away, replaced by a clear light.
He slowly got up from the ground, sat back on the bed, reached out and took out a piece of blood-colored Phoenix Jade Pendant from under the pillow.
He gently stroked the surface of the jade pendant with that wounded hand.
The jade pendant is fake, but the injury on the hand is real.
The scratches on the fingertips were left when he carved the hairpin. He hadn't touched the carving knife for many years, and his hand had a lot of scratches. He only carved out a semi-finished product after leaving several scratches on the fingertips.
The blood hole in his palm was poked by a hairpin. That day he lost control of his emotions and the hairpin pierced his palm. The pain in his heart overwhelmed the pain in his palm. Even though the blood dripped all over his body, he couldn't even notice it.
Just now, when he pinched Tao Jingyi's neck with this hand, he did have the killing intent.
Since she caused him so much pain, why not kill her and cut off the source of this pain.
It's just that at the last moment, he accidentally remembered her peach blossom-like lips when he was sitting in front of the window sill that day.
Uncontrollably, he kissed her and gave her a sigh of relief, saving her life.
Her lips are as beautiful as imagined.
Duan Feibai wiped his lips with his hand, then raised his eyes to look in the direction Tao Jingyi left, his eyes dimmed a bit.
The wedding is approaching, and everyone in the Red Maple Villa is busy.
The bright moon hanging in the sky is getting rounder day by day, and it is one step closer to the plot of "Blood Splattered Red Maple Villa".
Tao Jingyi closed the window, turned around and lit the red candle on the table. The candlelight was faint, reflecting her side face.
The moonlight was like frost, and the snow-white horse under the boy's seat was like the wind, smashing the moonlight and stopped downstairs.
"Woo—" Su Xingchen tightened the reins, turned over and jumped off the horse, and looked up at the small building in front of him.
The small building has been in disrepair for a long time, and more than half of the words on the plaque have been eroded by the years. It hangs crookedly in front of the door, and the two lanterns hanging under the carved beams are blown by the wind, shaking and seeming to fall down at any time.
Su Xingchen looked at it for a while, not understanding why sister asked him to meet here.
With his hands on Qingfeng hanging around his waist, he pushed open the door and walked upstairs on the wooden stairs.
The moment he stepped on the stairs, there was a "creaking" sound, which sounded especially harsh in this silent night.
Only one room on the second floor was lit, and the light came out through the crack of the door and fell on the ground. Su Xingchen stepped on the candlelight, stretched out his hand, and under his push, the two doors slowly opened to both sides, revealing the figure inside the house.
Tao Jingyi stood in the candlelight, wearing a black cloak, behind her was a tall burning red candle, the candle had already burnt a part, and the holder was filled with red wax tears.
The moment the door opened, she turned her head and smiled at him.
Su Xingchen was stunned for a moment: "...Sister."
Tao Jingyi raised his hand and untied the cloak on his body.
Su Xingchen's eyes widened suddenly, and he stared straight at her.
In the candlelight, she could see her body in a red dress, with a slender waist and light girdle, and under her slender jade neck was a piece of skin as delicate as cream.
Su Xingchen's throat tightened, and the candle flame reflected deep in his pupils, burning all the way to the bottom of his heart, burning his mouth dry: "Sister, this is..."
"Does it look good?" Tao Jingyi picked up the hem of his clothes, turned around in a circle, and raised his head to ask him.
"Good, good looking." The boy couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"This is the wedding dress I'm going to wear tomorrow." Tao Jingyi smiled slightly, "You may not be able to see it tomorrow, so I'll show you how to wear it in advance."
Su Xingchen didn't pursue the phrase "Maybe I won't see it tomorrow", at this moment, only the red figure in front of him was left in his eyes, and he couldn't hear or see anything else.
Tao Jingyi walked slowly to the table and sat down. Su Xingchen followed her figure and landed on the table, where a silver pot and two jade cups were placed.
Tao Jingyi grasped the wide sleeves, raised his hand to hold the silver jug, and filled the two jade cups with wine. The water wave swayed, reflecting the crimson candle shadow.
Su Xingchen moved involuntarily and approached her.
Tao Jingyi picked up one of the glasses of wine, got up, walked up to him, and handed it to him.
Su Xingchen stretched out his hand suddenly, and held her wrist. His five slender and strong fingers tightened little by little, leaving red marks on her snow-white wrist.
Tao Jingyi let out a low cry of pain, shook his hand, and spilled a little of the wine in his glass. She forced a smile on her face, avoiding Su Xingchen's fiery gaze.
The corners of Su Xingchen's lips curled up slowly, and with a slight release of strength, he took Yuzhan from her hand, leaned over to her ear, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sister, I really want to marry you tonight." .”
Tao Jingyi's body froze for a moment, and a chill passed through his heart.
"However, I don't want to wrong my sister like this. One day, I will definitely marry my sister as my daughter-in-law." Su Xingchen's eyes fell on Tao Jingyi's red earlobe, and the smile in his eyes deepened a little.
He let go of Tao Jingyi's hand, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Tao Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head, met his fiery eyes, and said softly, "Xingchen, I asked you out tonight because I have something to tell you."
Her voice was as soft as the moonlight outside the house, wafting in his ears, indistinct.
"Xing Chen, forget about me." Her bright red lips, like the wings of a butterfly, opened and closed, her voice was soft, but the words she spoke were extremely cruel.
The darkness overwhelmed the sky and swept over Su Xingchen's consciousness in an instant. He seemed to understand something, and his eyes widened in disbelief: "Sister, you... What did you put in the wine?"
He stretched out his hand, supported the corner of the table, supported his crumbling body, and tried to lift his eyelids, but under the urging of the medicine, his consciousness gradually fragmented.
The smile on his lips gradually became a bit bitter, and he gasped and said: "Sister, what do you want to feed me, why do you need to use such means..."
"As long as it's my sister, I'm willing...but..." Before Su Xingchen finished the last sentence, his consciousness completely disappeared, and his body fell to the ground unwillingly.
Tao Jingyi walked up to him, pushed his body, made sure that he really passed out, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Originally thought that with Su Xingchen's cunning, it would take a lot of effort to trick him into drinking this glass of wine, but he did not expect to succeed so easily.
She got up and walked to the window, took out a bamboo tube from her sleeve, pulled the fuse, and with a "boom", a ball of fireworks exploded in the dark night.
Not long after the fireworks signal was sent out, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs.
"Miss!" The two sisters Zhong Ling and Yuxiu opened the door and came in.
"Help him into the carriage." Tao Jingyi pointed to Su Xingchen who was on the ground.
The two sisters knew Tao Jingyi's plan, so they were not surprised when they saw Su Xingchen lying on the ground. Although the two of them didn't know the true relationship between Su Xingchen and Tao Jingyi, they could see Su Xingchen's possessiveness towards Tao Jingyi. Tao Jingyi's move was really painstaking.
They all only knew that Tao Jingyi was afraid that Su Xingchen would make trouble at the wedding, but in fact, this was Tao Jingyi's retreat for Su Xingchen.
After being called so short by his elder sister and elder sister for so many days, thinking of Su Xingchen's ending in the original book, Tao Jingyi couldn't bear it deep in his heart.
It's better to just end the relationship between her and him, send him away, and return him to a normal life.
Zhong Ling and Yuxiu helped Su Xingchen go downstairs, Tao Jingyi put on his cloak again and followed behind. The four of them got into the carriage, Zhong Ling and Yuxiu drove the carriage, the wheels of the carriage rolled on the ground, and they galloped all the way towards the sea.
The night was dark, a full moon was hanging in the sky, and the bright moonlight reflected the choppy sea. At a glance, the sea was covered with fine silver moonlight. A large boat was moored in front of the ferry, with a row of bright lanterns hanging on the bow.
There was only one watcher, who was dozing off with his head propped up on the deck.
Zhong Ling quietly walked behind him, and landed a palm on the side of his neck, and the man fell to the ground in an instant.
Tao Jingyi and Yuxiu helped Su Xingchen walk to the boat.
This boat was prepared by Su He for going out to sea. Once Duan Feibai was captured, Su He would take his confidant and most of the property of Hongfeng Villa to go overseas. At that time, even if someone finds out the truth about the destruction of Hongfeng Villa, it will be impossible to find traces of him and Duan Feibai.
Because this matter was too confidential, not many people knew about it, but it made things easier for Tao Jingyi. Tao Jingyi helped Su Xingchen to a room on the bed, left a pack of medicine powder, and told Zhong Ling and Yuxiu: "Take this medicine once a day. Remember, you can't stop taking it before you arrive on the island."
She was afraid that after Su Xingchen woke up, the thunderbolt would be furious and take revenge on these two girls.
"Miss, we've made a note." The two sisters didn't know the true purpose of the boat, they only thought it was prepared by Tao Jingyi. There were gold, clothes, food and water on board, and Tao Jingyi pointed out to them that they were supplies for them.
Zhong Ling and Yu Xiu's eyes were filled with astonishment.
"After arriving on the island, if you wish to follow the stars, you can serve him as master. If you want to recover your freedom, you can also return to Middle Earth. This is your contract of sale." Anyway, the two sisters have served Tao Jingyi for a long time. Tao Jingyi was one of the few trustworthy people in this world, and she didn't want to see them die under Duan Feibai's sword.
"Miss!" Zhong Ling and Yuxiu knelt down on the ground with tears in their eyes, "Miss, take care."
Tao Jingyi let out a long sigh, and said in a low voice, "You guys have to take care too."
After saying this, she went to the deck and woke up the person who had been knocked out before. This person is Su He's confidant and has rich sailing experience. Whether he can go to sea this time depends entirely on him.
Tao Jingyi slapped his chest with a palm, and the moment he opened his mouth, he flicked a pill into his throat.
The man's eyes widened in horror: "Miss?!"
"Take the helm and go to sea. After reaching the destination safely, Zhong Lingyuxiu will give you the antidote."
"Right now? Master Su's side..."
"Yes, right now. You don't have to ask him, Dad has his own plans." Tao Jingyi said.
The silver waves pushed the hull of the boat, Tao Jingyi stood at the ferry, watching the boats drifting away on the sea. The sea breeze was salty, blowing against her cheeks, blurring her vision a lot.
Until she could no longer see the ship, the corners of her lips curled slightly, and she turned and walked towards the carriage.
The author has something to say:
Get married tomorrow.