Meng Eqi stepped on the muddy mountain road with one foot and one foot. She didn't even know if she was going in the right direction, so she could only keep running forward with her skirt up. During this period, she was tired from walking, so she found a big tree to sit and rest, and when she was breathing heavily, she suddenly noticed that a bunch of eyes had been following her, and after Meng Eqi looked around vigilantly, nothing happened. No, as if it was just her hallucination.
The sound of rain hitting the smooth leaves made a crisp sound, Meng Eqi wiped her face, got up from the ground and staggered forward.
Layers of dead leaves piled up, and I don't know how many layers of rotten fallen leaves were piled up underneath.
The next moment, she accidentally stepped on the folded leaves, and her floppy body immediately tilted to the right.
not good!
Meng Eqi felt a chill in her heart, the right side was the slope, Meng Eqi falling like this was no different from falling off a cliff. She rolled down the hillside, trying countless times to reach out and grab the grass and trees to stop the falling trend, but it was all in vain.
Suddenly, her body suddenly lightened.
It turned out that there was a cliff that could not be seen to the bottom of the hillside. Meng Qiqi closed her eyes in despair and let her body fall off the cliff, the whistling wind passing by her ears.
But her falling tendency suddenly stopped, and someone was already tightly hugging her waist.
The familiar and unfamiliar fragrance burst into her nose, Meng Eqi opened her tearful eyes, and met Sheng Jiayan's face with a bit of anger and anxiety.
Sheng Jiayan was hanging in the air holding Meng Eqi, his right hand clung to the branch protruding from the cliff, and his left hand held Meng Eqi tightly, the branch bearing their weight, making a 'squeak, squeak' sound.
"Ayan..." Meng Qi's voice was like a mosquito.
She didn't know if she was frightened just now or when she saw him, tears and snot flowing together at this time.
"You still know how to cry," Sheng Jiayan almost gritted his teeth: "Meng Eqi, you really don't want to die, right? You can tell me if you want to go, and I will send someone to take you there, but you dare to climb the mountain and risk your life. ,you-"
Xu Shi was so angry, Sheng Jiayan finally said: "You can't scare me like this."
His words were somewhat compromised and helpless, and Meng Eqi burst into tears in an instant: "But you can't kill Nie Xuanlie..."
Sheng Jiayan's breath gushed on her face: "Who am I going to kill him? If you are willing to listen to my explanation, you will not be used like this, and you will almost lose your life."
Meng Qiqi was surprised. Didn't Sheng Jiayan want to kill Nie Xuanlie? Why is Fang Yansui...
She suddenly realized that since A Rong appeared, she overheard his conversation with Sheng Jiayan, so she guessed that Sheng Jiayan and him both have a heart for revenge. Maybe Sheng Jiayan really wanted revenge, but under the influence of A Rong, she always listened to other people's side words, coupled with her own cranky suspicions, that's why she broke away from Sheng Jiayan.
If Sheng Jiayan's plan was not like Fang Yansui's at all, Fang Yansui and Xie Yaohua who helped her escape...
Meng Eqi suddenly trembled, feeling a little cold.
Is it possible that these people are all trying to plot against her
The branch above his head made a loud noise again, as if it could not bear the weight of the two of them.
Sheng Jiayan pursed his thin lips, and he immediately ordered coldly: "Hold my waist tightly."
Meng Eqi did as he was stunned.
Then Sheng Jiayan tore off a piece of clothing from the sleeve with his left hand, and took Meng Eqi's hands and tied it to the branch in circles. While he was doing this, Meng Eqi saw tiny beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.
Sheng Jiayan's right hand was injured, and it has not been taken care of until now. After holding her and hanging on the cliff for so long just now, her right hand must have reached its limit. No wonder he looked pale, and was anxious to let Meng Qiqi get down first.
Meng Eqi, who noticed his intention, called out in panic, "Ayan, what are you doing?"
Sheng Jiayan tightly tied the cloth strip and fixed Meng Qiqi's figure on the cliff.
Qiu Yu drifted back and forth around the two of them, making Meng Qiqi's heart feel uneasy.
Sheng Jiayan's expression was no longer sullen, he gently kissed Meng Qiqi's forehead, and brushed away the hair sticking to her cheek with his hand.
"Qiqi." His tone was inexplicably gentle, with countless nostalgia. Sheng Jiayan did not continue, but dragged Meng Qiqi's head and slowly kissed her red lips.
As her lips and tongues alternated, Meng Eqi's heart seemed to be enlightened, and the gurgling spring water flowed out from it. She looked at Sheng Jiayan's close eyebrows, and suddenly understood something.
She likes Sheng Jiayan, no, she likes His Majesty Hades.
like, like-
Sheng Jiayan left her lips, and the two pressed their foreheads. Under such a dangerous situation, Sheng Jiayan chuckled: "I have wanted to do this countless times, and now I finally got what I wanted."
"Qiqi, if I can live, I will come to you."
"You are worth all my sacrifices."
Sheng Jiayan stopped, and before Meng Qiqi could react, he suddenly let go.
"Sheng Jiayan—Sheng Jiayan!" Meng Qiqi shouted almost hysterically. She subconsciously wanted to grab Sheng Jiayan, but her hands were already tied tightly by him.
His figure was obscured by the layers of mist at the bottom of the cliff, and Meng Eqi didn't know where he fell. She raised her head and gasped and cried, and the pain in her wrist was less than half the regret in her heart.
She kept calling Sheng Jiayan's name until her voice became hoarse, and no one responded to her.
She was so wrong, why did she get to where she is now.
why…
Meng Eqi raised her head and watched the raindrops falling from the dark sky. Some dripped into her eyes, and some fell into the bottomless abyss along her tears.
She was too sad and kept choking: "If you only want to punish me and force me to compromise with my fate, why did you make such a decision in this life?"
Meng Qiqi's voice echoed in the lonely cliff, but no god appeared to answer her question.
Between the ground, she was the only one crying and whimpering, and the autumn wind swept far away.
…
Far away in the capital, Xie Yaohua was kneeling in the Qin'an Hall, the wind was bitter and raining outside, but there was only the sound of chanting sutras and chanting Buddhas. Xie Yaohua knelt under the Buddha's seat, the Bodhisattva lowered his eyebrows, the vajra eyes were angry, the incense ashes shook between his fingers, and with a slight twist, he felt thin and soft.
White jade inlaid with red coral beads and double-knotted wish-fulfilling hairpins slanted on the crow's black temples, she lowered her eyebrows and folded her hands under the Buddha statue to pray. Xie Yaohua was originally a lively character, but now she is quietly kneeling in the Qin'an Hall, her expression is calm and calm, but the palace people around who are familiar with Princess Yongning's domineering are not used to it, and they always feel that such a princess is unreasonable and strange.
Xie Yaohua's maid Leng Xiang came in from the outside and said in a low voice, "Princess, Princess Laiyi fell off the cliff. Our people searched around and couldn't find it. Maybe... they're gone."
Xie Yaohua's long eyebrows were long and her eyes were lustrous, and the bright halo from the candlestick splashed onto her pale face, as if she was wearing a thin layer of rouge.
Meng Qiqi is dead
die well, die well...
Xie Yaohua slowly let out a breath. She stared at the Buddha statue quietly, remembering how many days ago she heard that her father and mother were going to give Meng Eqi a marriage to Nie Xuanlie. She thought that Meng Qiqi didn't like Nie Xuanlie, didn't she have another Sheng Jiayan? How could she be so greedy
But Xie Yaohua saw that Nie Xuanlie was chasing Meng Qiqi in the palace, and even if Meng Qiqi didn't look back, Nie Xuanlie was still willing to follow her step by step. When Cheng Zhaoyi rushed towards the fire, he subconsciously wanted to block Meng Eqi.
It turned out that even if Meng Qiqi had no intention of it, Nie Xuanlie also had this thought.
Xie Yaohua had never hated Meng Eqi for many years, even if her father treated Meng Eqi more favorably, she would never be jealous of her. She pity Meng Eqi is a child without father and mother, although she always opposes Meng Eqi, but she really regards her as a sister.
But why? Meng Qiqi has taken all the benefits, so why do you want to fight against Nie Xuanlie with her now
At this moment, Xie Yaohua's extremely dark eyes were piercing to the bone, and her hands trembled slightly because of fear and excitement.
She didn't want to kill Meng Qiqi, but if she didn't want to die, then... best.
"Go and tell Fang Yansui that I will help with Meng Yilian and him, but my father and mother still don't know about Meng Eqi, so let him not leak the rumors."
Leng Xiang nodded and turned to go out.
Xie Yaohua turned to look at the sitting Buddha, her eyes widened, her thick eyelashes fell, like a white crane slowly gathering its dark wings.
The Buddha's brows and eyes drooped, his eyes were ruthless without love, without desire or desire.
Only cold mercy.
…
A month later, the capital gradually ushered in the early winter.
The largest brothel in the city, Drunk Qinghou Nei—
"Seeing that it's cold, the guests don't come much." Li Cailuan, the servant of the Qing Dynasty, shook the white feather folding fan, and the emerald bracelet that was about to drip out of water was hung on the thin white wrist. She leaned against the door, looking bored. looks like.
The old lady, Sang Niang, was sitting at the table, playing with needles and threads, and sneered when she heard: "I'm afraid it's going to be the New Year's Eve, so my wife is too worried to come here."
"嘁—" Li Cailuan said disdainfully, "I heard that because General Nie is going to marry Princess Yongning, so the capital is watching closely. It is not allowed to sing and dance too much on the side, so as not to overshadow Princess Yongning."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of 'dang' in the corner next to her.
Li Cailuan and Sang Niang looked away, and the mute Niang, who was rescued a month ago, hurriedly picked up the cup that had fallen on the ground.
Sang Niang looked at her beautiful figure and face, and sighed and shook her head: "If he's not dumb, he's really a good seedling."
Li Cailuan quickly covered her with a smile, and she swayed her waist: "This dumb girl is clumsy, I'll take it back to the room and give it a good reprimand."
After that, she took the dumb lady's wrist and walked upstairs. She entered her room and closed the door. Then she sighed: "Didn't I tell you not to go downstairs often? If your appearance is seen by guests, force it. I want you to accompany me in your name, are you still willing?"
The dumb girl hurriedly shook her head.
Li Cailuan sighed: "I thought you were pitiful at the beginning, but you only knew a few words before I kept you by your side. But I'm just a gentleman, and I don't know how long I can protect you. If you have a good place in the future, just leave, Talk to me, Sang Niang will not embarrass you."
The dumb girl nodded slowly.
Li Cailuan then went inside to rest.
Dumb Niang left the room lightly and came to the empty utility room, before she took a deep breath.
A month ago, Li Cailuan and one of her benefactors went up the mountain to enjoy the scenery, and happened to see Meng Eqi hanging on the cliff opposite.