164.Chapter 164
At the same moment, Prince Ling Xingse hurriedly came to the inner hall, and said to Xiao Yang almost anxiously: "It's been a few days, when will Ah Niang give a hundred guan to the child?" Two days ago, my cousin sent someone over to ask, when will we go to the Yang family to propose marriage, it should be the county prince who asked about it. But the dowry has not yet been prepared, and the family can't even get a hundred times, so how can they celebrate the six ceremonies seriously? β
"Propose?" Xiao Yang looked a lot haggard, and pressed the corners of his forehead and said, "What are you anxious about?" As long as you invite an official media, you can go to Yang's house to propose. After the completion of the three ceremonies of Najib, it is necessary to get at least more than a month, and when it comes to the enlistment, the 32 dowry gifts will definitely be ready. β
"When will this hundred times be given to the child? The sooner you prepare the dowry, the more you can feel at ease. Wang Ziling couldn't help but urge again, "My cousin has always known about the child's preparation for the dowry, and he must not let him see that our family is already a strong outsider, otherwise who knows if Yang Shangshu will regret the marriage......" He is now a little regretful and took the initiative to ask Yang Qian about the dowry. With Yang Qian's intelligence, how can he not see that the Wang family can't afford much money now? Otherwise, he would not continue to buy the dowry and suddenly return to Shangzhou, what would he do?
Listening to him urging and urging, Xiao Yang felt more and more headaches, and couldn't help but say angrily: "You only know how to ask for money all day long, how do you know the difficulties of economic affairs at home?!" Just for you, I don't know how many Zhuangzi shops I sold!! I thought you would be more productive than that slut's son, but who knew that all this money would be wasted!! Look at you! What does it look like today? I want to marry a concubine of the Yang family, and I don't even care about the food, clothing, housing and transportation of my grandmother and younger siblings in the future? ! β
No matter how hard you try, it can't compare to the prince's dedication, and it has always been Wang Ziling's backlash. He didn't want to hear anyone use this to disparage him, not even his own mother. Xiao Yang cried to himself, and he didn't notice that his face was already extremely ugly, his eyes were round, and his fists were clenched tightly.
"All in all, I really can't get a hundred at the moment. If you are in a hurry to use the money, you might as well come forward and borrow it from your clan brothers. In the past few days, I have been borrowing money from those sluts with a shy face, but no one is willing to agree!! Hmph, if they ask me for anything in the future, don't accuse me of being ruthless and unjust! With that, Xiao Yang raised his hand and motioned for Wang Ziling to leave.
Wang Ziling took a deep breath, barely suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "If the child goes to find someone to borrow money, our family's face will be lost." If Grandpa knew, he would definitely not spare the child. β
Xiao Yang closed his eyes: "Then you just wait, it's a big deal, I'll send someone to borrow some money from your grandfather and uncle to get by." The marriage of Yang Shangshu's family has been decided, and we invited the official media to propose marriage. What should be yours is yours, and nothing will go wrong. β
Wang Ziling's eyes sank, and he said in a low voice: "The child remembers that Ah Niang still has two Zhuangzi and three shops in her hands, which are scattered in Shangzhou and Huazhou. That is the real dowry of A-Niang. As long as A-Niang sells one, the family can tide over the difficulties. The child promises that he will redeem it within six months! Never let A-Niang's dowry go outside! β
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yang casually threw out the porcelain pillow beside him and smashed it behind him. The loud noise made Wang Ziling completely stunned, and the porcelain pieces flying everywhere scratched the back of his hand and cheek, and thin lines of blood flowed out, but he looked at Xiao Yang in a daze as if he was stunned.
And Xiao Yang's face was pale, like crazy: "I'm not dead yet!" You're thinking about selling my dowry?! You unfilial son! Who sued you and my dowry list?! Which slut sues you for eating inside and out?! Get the hell out of here! Get out now!! β
At this moment, the woman in front of her still has the grace of a noble lady of a family, with her hair scattered, her teeth and claws, completely no different from a shrew in the market. Wang Ziling didn't dare to annoy her anymore and slowly retreated.
It's just that before he could exit the inner hall, a group of mothers-in-law with big shoulders and round waists rushed in. Their faces are extremely unfamiliar, and their goals are extremely clear. Several people surrounded her, completely ignoring Xiao Yang's crazy appearance, and held her down with great familiarity, and gagged her mouth with a soft towel.
"You ...... Who are you?! Why are you trespassing on my house?! Only then did Wang Ziling react and shouted loudly.
However, these mothers-in-law ignored him, wrapped Xiao Yang's tightly with the brocade quilt on the bed, and carried him out neatly. And Xiao Yang's personal maidservants and cronies also handled the same, and in the blink of an eye, there were several more quilts inside and outside the main courtyard, and they were carried out of the Wang family quietly and neatly, and quickly put them into the carriage outside.
Wang Ziling immediately chased after him, and when he came to the outer courtyard, he met the patriarch, the elders of the clan, and Wang Chang, who was tied up by five flowers. He opened his mouth, almost barely squeezing out his voice: "What does this mean from grandfather?" What did my grandpa and my aunt do wrong? How to humiliate them like this? β
"You can listen to them and you'll know what they're doing wrong." The patriarch looked at him coldly, and asked him to call the prince Xian, "Zixian should also know about this, as for Luo Niang and Xiang Niang...... It's just two ignorant little ladies. If they come back from a trip, they will send them to the old man's house, and they will be raised by the insiders in the future. Zimu ...... Send someone to Chang'an and call him back. β
In the evening, inside and outside the Langya Wang's Shangzhou Fang Ancestral Hall, adult men of different ages were already standing. If it weren't for the festival sacrifices, the ancestral hall would not usually be opened cautiously, let alone interrogated in the ancestral hall. Everyone was very curious about who had committed what heinous crime had caused the patriarch and the elders to be so angry.
Wang Zixian took Wang Ziling and Wang Zi Mu and silently walked through everyone. A lot of unclear eyes were cast on them, which was enough to teach the three young men to be nervous. However, it seems that only the prince who knows nothing is the panic and suffering. Wang Zixian and Wang Ziling were both extremely calm, so calm that Wang Zimu felt that they were extremely far away.
When the three of them entered the ancestral hall, the door slammed shut, blocking out many eyes. The ancestral hall was lit with candles, and hundreds of black tablets were lined up in rows, as if countless pairs of eyes were silently watching everyone present. After the patriarchs and elders burned incense to worship their ancestors, they sat down on the throne, and the head of each household sat on both sides.
The three Wang Zixian brothers are all young men who have not yet grown up, and they should not have come in. However, because it was their parents involved, they made an exception to let them in. Naturally, they were not qualified to sit down, so they could only stand silently in the corner and watch.
At this time, Wang Chang and Xiao Yang were escorted over by the clansmen and fell to their knees.
The prince looked at them steadily, and suddenly realized that he did not seem surprised. It was as if he had long foreseen that sooner or later his father and mother would fall into such a situation. Although Wang Ziling seemed to be calm, he actually clenched his fists tightly and tried to restrain his trembling hands - although he didn't know what happened to Wang Chang and Xiao Yang, he couldn't imagine what kind of impact this incident would have on his marriage and his future future.
"The old man doesn't want to listen to your quibbles." The old patriarch was very simple, and someone brought Zhou Erlang up, "This person has been a member of your family for generations, and even the old man remembers what he looks like." Four years ago, you claimed that twenty or thirty of your tribes were killed by bandits when they went out, and the old man and the people here remember this. Soon after, you said that the families of these tribes had either died of illness or had been put into good order and had become commoners, and there were still many people to testify toβ"
He changed his words and sneered: "Then why did Erlang recently escape to the old man's Zhuangzi, saying that they had never been killed by bandits back then, but were sent by you to do something rebellious?!" Of course, the old man would not believe his words, so he sent someone to the state capital Hu Cao to verify that you have never let go of the trilogy as a good family in the past few years! Overnight, all the family members of the tribe reported their illness and died, and the guest registration was sold cleanly!! β
"What a sick death...... Dozens of lives, just like that? The old man naturally did not believe in evil, so he dug up the grave and examined it carefully, and sure enough, he was either poisoned or killed. Tell me what kind of rebellion these tribes have been sent?! If you have never done it, why is your heart so weak that you want to kill people?! β
Wang Chang hung his head and didn't dare to say much, but Xiao Yang raised his head and said: "With just one piece of rhetoric, the patriarch will wronged us?" When the tribune committed an accident outside, causing his family to be killed, we were shocked and covered up in a panic......"
"Wicked woman! Hugh has to quibble! Do you think the old man can't find any other evidence? I'm afraid you can't imagine that these parts will also be thick and detailed, and such important evidence will be preserved!! The patriarch threw a few letters in front of themβin familiar fonts, and even with his own seals as evidence. Xiao Yang took a closer look and suddenly felt more and more dizzy. Wang Chang was even more slumped, almost falling to the ground.
"Four years ago, the major rebellion case that occurred in Shangzhou is still fresh in everyone's memory." An elder took over, "Unexpectedly, even you are involved?" How dare you act so boldly and dare to assassinate His Royal Highness King Pu?! You escaped the catastrophe back then, and you still think you were lucky?! The patriarch must not tolerate the ten heinous sins they have committed. Otherwise, if this matter is revealed in the future, our entire clan will definitely be implicated by them! β
Everyone followed suit. The big case of rebellion back then simply shocked the whole of Shangzhou. Many small clans have since disappeared and never to exist again. Although only the first evil was sentenced to beheading, the rebellion that had already been carried out was a matter of great importance, and the whole family was not spared, and all of them were exiled to the deserted land of Lingnan. The families who married with these small clans were also trembling, and they no longer dared to cross the thunder pond by half a step.
At that time, they also sighed that fortunately, the people of the Wang clan had always been serious, and it was impossible to do such a stupid thing, who knew that there were really people who were so stupid!! Such fools are simply a scourge to the whole clan, how can they be allowed to live in peace? If something happens again, it's too late to regret it!!