General's humble stand-in

On the third day after Princess Pingnan was sent back to the palace, the general's residence received news that the princess had committed suicide.

At that time, the stick drum of the third watch had just been beaten, and Tao Zhuo was woken up by the noisy sound outside.As soon as he sat up, Zi Yan ran in desperately, saying that the princess hanged herself, and when she died, she was wearing the bright red wedding dress back then.

"Oh." Tao Zhuo squeezed the corner of the quilt, and said seemingly calmly, "Understood, you go down first."

Looking from the window, the night is pitch black like a purgatory on earth that devours all things, even the shadows of the trees are barking their teeth and claws, and the eyes can only see the ferocity in the darkness.

Tao Zhuo sat in that position for a long time, only the fingers that were closed were turning blue and white due to the tight grip.

When lying down, Tao Zhuo was shivered by the coolness on his body, only to realize that his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.It wasn't until the sky was getting brighter that Tao Zhuo felt a little sleepy.

As if just closing his eyes, the princess in red broke into Tao Zhuo's dream.

The frightened Tao Zhuo suddenly sat up, and the bed board made a "squeak" sound because of his violent movements.

When the sky was bright, Zi Yan came in to wake Tao Zhuo to get up, only to see Tao Zhuo's eyes were tightly closed and his brows were locked, occasionally twitching uneasily, chanting words in his mouth and making dreamy sounds.

"My lord, my lord." Zi Yan stepped forward and gently pushed twice, and put her finger on her forehead, the scalding temperature made Zi Yan withdraw her hand suddenly.

Tao Zhuo was sick, more sleepy and less awake.Some people said that they were frightened by the death of the princess, while others said that it was Princess Pingnan who came to ask for his life.

Gu Yan, who hadn't been to Yanyu Tower for more than a month, has been waiting day and night for the past few days. Tao Zhuo's face is ugly, like a paper man made in a coffin shop, showing a decayed gray.His breathing was not steady, and he felt like he was struggling hard in a dream.

At night, the sleeping Taozhuo showed a painful expression again, his hands were tightly clenched and shaking gently.

"Tao Zhuo, Tao Zhuo." Gu Yan hurriedly shook Tao Zhuo's shoulder.

This has been the case for the past few days, but whenever Tao Zhuo had a nightmare, Gu Yan would wake him up, every time Tao Zhuo would just stare at Gu Chan for a while in a daze, and then close his eyes, so that he would sleep more peacefully.

"Huh?" Tao Zhuo struggled to open his eyes, still staring at Gu Yan with blank eyes.

"It's okay." Gu Chan inserted five fingers into Taozhuo's messy hair, and rubbed it lightly, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

Tao Zhuo closed his eyes again, but this time he opened them again quickly.The apricot eyes contained the foggy look after waking up, and looked at Gu Yan without blinking.Then, as if he had been greatly wronged, he curled his lips and shed two lines of tears.

"Don't cry." Gu Yan is not very good at comforting others, but just kept saying, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid."

The more he comforted him softly, the more Tao Zhuo couldn't hold back his tears.Sitting up, Tao Zhuo threw herself directly into Gu Yan's arms, crying uncontrollably.

The chest in the dark Chinese dress was dizzy and wet, and Tao Zhuo buried his head in Gu Yan's arms like an ostrich, and his crying shoulders shook violently.

The sound of crying lingered in the tip of his heart, like an invisible rope tightened tightly, and Gu Yan, who was strangled, felt pain in his chest and had difficulty breathing.Gu Yan didn't say anything, just hugged Tao Zhuo tightly, and kept stroking his back.

The crying gradually subsided into silent sobs, Tao Zhuo slowly left Gu Yan's arms, his red and swollen eyes were still lifeless.

After lying down, Tao Zhuo uttered the first words these days, "I didn't expect her to commit suicide, I o"

I didn't want her to die.

The bamboo is green and green, with many slanting shadows, the wind blows through the forest, and it is a fairyland of clouds and smoke.

The long path was covered with mottled halos in the morning light, Tao Zhuo looked back after every few steps, only to see Feng Xuancang and the others were following behind him not far or near, not hiding in the In this dense bamboo forest.

It wasn't an earth-shattering move, but it warmed Tao Zhuo's heart.

These days, he seemed to be trapped in a dark abyss. The heaviness and depression in his heart almost made him give up struggling, wanting to drown in that indescribable pain.

He wasn't guilty of Princess Pingnan's death, but the death of Princess Pingnan was like a trigger, breaking out the pain that had been suppressed in his heart for these years.And the wanton crying last night finally caused those painful depressions to flow out with tears and dry up again.

He got up early today and took the four of them to Yunyan Xiaozhu. This place is the only place where he can hide from everything in the outside world, block all disturbances, and let Taozhuo have a moment of peace.

Yanxiao Pavilion is still quiet and gives people a sense of painting. Whether it is the radiant sunshine in the air, the misty mist rising from the hot spring, or the green singing from the forest, it will make people feel a kind of It feels like stepping on the spot with one foot and stepping into a fairyland with one foot.

Just as he was about to go upstairs along the escalator, Tao Zhuo noticed a piece of dried blood on the mahogany floor with sharp eyes.Because it blends with the color of the floor, it is really not easy to find if you don't look carefully.

The panic in my heart came uninvited again, Tao Zhuo rushed to the door of Young Master Ling's room in two or three steps, and knocked hard, "Young Master, Young Master, are you there?"

There was no reply, Tao Zhuo cried out anxiously, "Young master, speak up, young master."

"I'm going to die." A lazy voice came from inside with some displeasure, "I'm so crazy to run around early in the morning."

Although he was scolded, Tao Zhuo suddenly relaxed, with tears in his eyes and a smile in his eyes.

Sitting at the table, Young Master Ling took the tea from Tao Zhuo, and looked up and down Tao Zhuo with a smile in his eyes.

"Are you returning to the light?" Young Master Ling joked, "I thought you liked Princess Pingnan, and you couldn't stand the excitement and wanted to die for her."

Tao Zhuo blushed, lowered his head in embarrassment and sipped his tea.I don't know who came back to say it. Thinking about it, the four of them seem to be people who can't hide their words.

"I, I just didn't expect her to commit suicide, and I was a little scared." Tao Zhuo rubbed her cheeks, and hurriedly changed the subject in order to ease her embarrassment, "Young Master, why is there blood on the stairs? It scared me , I thought something happened to you."

Young Master Ling raised a faint smile on the corner of his lips, but did not explain.

After drinking a cup of tea, Tao Zhuo realized it later, and asked hesitantly, "It can't be, Su Ye?"

Young Master Ling still didn't pay attention, but the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared, replaced by his eyes darkening instantly, his face full of displeasure.

"Young master." Tao Zhuo persuaded, frowning, "Suye is sincere to you, you, don't always hurt him."

"How do you know he's sincere? He told you." Young Master Ling sneered.

The most obvious mockery, Tao Zhuo pursed his lips and was speechless.

Tao Zhuo and Su Ye only met each other a few times, but they didn't even say a word.It's just that Tao Zhuo knows the illusion Gu, so he knows Su Ye's love for Young Master Ling.

But Young Master Ling didn't know, he didn't know anything, Tao Zhuo didn't dare to say, maybe Suye didn't want Young Master Ling to know, so he kept hiding it.

But Tao Zhuo's mind was in a mess, so he could only pick up the most important thing and said, "Young master, you don't need me to remind you to understand how the poison in your body is cleared. Don't let Suye get hurt. I'm talking about the body." wound, he cannot see blood."

"Really?" Young Master Ling sneered, got up and went to the window, calling out, "Suye."

In the blink of an eye, Suye opened the window and fell into the room, knelt down on one knee, "What's your order, young master?"

Young Master Ling raised Su Ye's chin, looked at the expressionless face that made him extremely disgusted, and plunged his fingernails into Su Ye's skin with anger, a crescent bud appeared instantly on his chin Shaped bloodstains.

"Tao Zhuo said that you can't see blood." The smile on the corner of Ling Shaozhu's mouth became more and more gloomy, and the pale white nails were soon stained with half a circle of red by the oozing blood.

Su Ye didn't speak, her long and narrow eyes were drooping slightly, making it impossible to see her thoughts.Or sadness, or pain, or helplessness, he didn't show anything.This kind of Suye will make Young Master Ling feel even more disgusted, he can't figure it out, and he will never know what Suye is thinking.

"Young Master." Tao Zhuo beside him was burning with anxiety, he wanted to persuade Young Master Ling, who knew that Young Master Ling's temperament was really weird, making it impossible to guess what he would do.

Ignoring Tao Zhuo at all, Young Master Ling squatted down and looked at Su Ye at the same level, "Tell me, why can't you see blood? And why did you insult me ​​when my poisonous poison occurred?"

Su Ye didn't return, Young Master Ling got up and kicked Su Ye's chest, "Get out."

Turning to look at Tao Zhuo again, "You go too."

Tao Zhuo thinks that Young Master Ling can't accept Su Ye, or what Su Ye did to him... But if he wants to induce Gu poison, he must feed the essence and blood when it occurs.

After leaving Yunyan Xiaozhu, Tao Zhuo ran to the restaurant to sit for a while, ordered several delicious dishes for Feng Xuancang and the others, and drank a glass of wine by himself.

There are people around who are talking about the death of the princess by King Ning again, saying that King Ning will do anything to win favor, and the exaggeration he said is likening Tao Zhuo to a murderous monster.

Hua Bugui and Feng Xuancang threw their chopsticks on the table and were about to get up, but they were stopped by Tao Zhuo's eyes.

"My lord, let them talk nonsense." Feng Xuancang was furious.

"It's not something that can be solved by beating them up. When they talk enough and feel bored, it will naturally fade away."

When I returned to the General's Mansion, it was already evening, and the guards guarding the door trotted forward, "His Royal Highness Ning, why did you just come back? The General has been looking for His Highness for a day and still hasn't come back."

When I left the General's Mansion in the morning, Gu Yan happened not to be in the Yanyu Tower, and even Zi Yan didn't know when Tao Zhuo left the house.

"En." Tao Zhuo responded lightly, and calmly entered the General's Mansion as if it had nothing to do with him.

When he arrived at Yanyu Building, he saw Mo Zizhi coming out of Chenxing Pavilion.The forehead should have been sorely injured, but it has been more than a month, but a red mark can still be seen.

After a trace of astonishment appeared in his eyes, Mo Zizhi stopped and bowed his hands in salute.

Taozhuo ignored him and brushed past him.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning." Mo Zikeng said suddenly, "Did you go to get drunk? But the general is still running around outside."

But after only one drink, is the smell of wine so obvious?Tao Zhuo raised his sleeve and smelled it, and it did smell of alcohol.

"Do you feel distressed?" Tao Zhuo looked back at Mo Zizhi, "Is it time for the general to run around for you? He almost died of snake poison for you. Even if you are reluctant, he owes me his life in this life .”

Mo Zizhi's face turned pale and ugly in an instant.

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