174.Chapter 174
When he hurriedly left Chang'an and returned to Shangzhou, Wang Zixian didn't think that this matter would take too much time. He felt that in a day or two at most, he would be able to find Wang Ziling and Wang Luoniang, the brothers and sisters, and the punishment that should be punished, the lesson of the lesson, try his best to cover up this matter, and there is no need to bother the elders such as the patriarch to inquire.
Because, after all, Wang Ziling is just a pampered child of a family, and he has never suffered anything, and it is too difficult to escape from Shangzhou without knowing it. Moreover, he had never traveled before, and did not know how to hide his whereabouts, so presumably the trilogy would soon be able to find his traces in the clues. In addition, he also took Wang Luoniang on the road together. A young lady like her can't stand the bumps of the journey at all, and the brother and sister are more likely to attract attention when they go together.
When they came to the remote manor near the Qinling Mountains, Wang Xiangniang greeted them with red and swollen eyes. Xu wore a narrow-sleeved bearded suit for the convenience of walking, looking like a sassy young man: "Big brother, third brother, the trilogy has searched all the nearby mountains, but still hasn't found them." I heard that there are jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, and they ...... Isn't there any danger to them? ”
Hearing this, Wang Zimu's face turned pale in an instant, and it seemed as if he was about to fall off his horse immediately. His lips twitched slightly, and he looked up at the mountains around him, as if he could hear the howls of countless wild beasts, interspersed with intermittent screams. In the next moment, even those mountains seemed to transform into the appearance of wild beasts, and they pounced on him with their bloody mouths open.
The prince turned over and dismounted, and when he saw that he was shaking, he helped him down, and said in a low voice of relief: "Even beasts of prey will not hurt people at will, so you don't have to think about it." Xiang Niang, think about it carefully, what was wrong with Luo Niang at that time? She knew what Wang Ziling had done before, why was she still deceived by him? Although Wang Luoniang is not as clear as Wang Xiangniang, she is by no means stupid. Moreover, she and Wang Ziling are not brother and sister, and they will definitely not believe his coaxing words.
Wang Xiangniang pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then raised her eyes suddenly: "Brother, I remember that when my sister looked at my grandfather and drank medicine, she gently called 'Auntie'." She also asked abruptly, 'Why aren't Grandpa and A-Niang in the same Zhuangzi'. I can't say it, the second brother saw that she missed her mother, so he tricked her into taking her to see her mother, and she believed it! ”
Wang Zixian tightened his eyebrows, judging from Wang Luoniang's temperament, the truth is very likely to be the case. Carefully speaking, among the two sons and one daughter born by Xiao Yang's family, Wang Luoniang is the closest to her, and the relationship is also the deepest, and the mother and daughter have never been separated for more than ten years. Presumably, although Wang Luoniang was saddened that Xiao Yang had made a big mistake, she was still worried about her and couldn't help but want to see her.
The mother-daughter relationship has nothing to do with right or wrong. The more Xiao Yang's whereabouts were unknown, the more she couldn't find out about her, the more anxious Wang Luoniang became. As long as Wang Ziling persuaded him slightly, and showed a look of remorse, she would agree to the letter suspiciously. A spoiled little lady, in a hurry, how could she think of the consequences of this matter? How can you think of the hardships of this trip?
It's just that she didn't know at that time - Wang Ziling would never know the whereabouts of Xiao Yang's family. Among the Wang family, only the patriarch knows where the Xiao Yang clan is locked up now. In order to escape from the manor, he not only deceived her, but also took her with him.
Perhaps, Wang Ziling just didn't want her to alarm others, so he went to great lengths to bring her with him? Or maybe he has other plans?!
All in all, Wang Zixian has no intention of speculating on Wang Ziling with the greatest malice. After all, it is never in his interests to keep Wang Luoniang by his side all the time. Unless for him, Wang Luoniang has other functions, such as interceding for him when he is found, and even more......
The prince whispered a few words to Qingsu and Cao Shilang, and then half-forcibly took the prince to rest. Wang Xiangniang wiped her tears and followed them step by step, obviously frightened. After all, she is just a ten-year-old lady, no matter how smart and smart she is, she still hasn't experienced too many ups and downs.
Two or three days later, the tribe finally found the hoof prints of the mule, continued to track it away, and found that Wang Ziling had actually entered the Qinling Post Road by mistake. The prince ordered his men to continue the search along the post road, intending to go and check the situation himself. Wang Zimu and Wang Xiangniang were finally relieved and strongly asked to go with him.
One said: "Brother, I came back to find my sister, and I must take her back in person to feel at ease." ”
Another also said: "My sister and my son came together, and because my son was careless for a while, she couldn't notice her abnormality, which made her mistrust others." In the huge manor, there is only one child left, how can Jiao'er wait for news here silently? ”
Seeing that both of them were so stubborn, Wang Zixian had no choice but to agree.
Another day passed, and they finally saw Wang Ziling galloping on a mule from a distance on the post road. He apparently heard the sound of the horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked back, the tighter he thrust, the whip whipped the mule and neighed in mourning. However, no matter how fast the mule ran, it could not match the horse, and Keisho and Cao Shiro immediately urged the horse away and tied him up with a tripping horse.
Wang Ziling fell to the ground, struggling all over his body, scolding uncleanly, and no longer had the demeanor of a child of the family: "Prince Xian!" You're just a pig and a dog from a slut!! I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you!! ”
Wang Zixian narrowed his eyes slightly, turned over and dismounted, chuckled, and kicked him unhurriedly. This kick didn't seem to have much force, but it made his body curl up in an instant, and his whole body became numb from the pain. For a moment, he couldn't even say half a word.
Wang Zimu really didn't want to look at him anymore, looked around, frowned and whispered, "Why don't you see my sister?" Where did he hide his sister? He thought that if he found Wang Ziling, he would definitely be able to find Wang Luoniang - who knew that the two of them were separated halfway? How can a delicate little lady like Wang Luoniang stay alone in the wilderness? Not to mention the beast, even if she meets someone with bad intentions, she is very likely to be unable to escape the danger!!
"Yes, there seems to be no trace of my sister along the way." Wang Xiangniang bit her lip and almost cried. Although she and Wang Luoniang do not necessarily have a deep friendship, after all, they have experienced the same changes these days, empathize with each other, and are more considerate of each other. It's that she doesn't like this sister too much, and she will never expect her to be in danger, let alone imagine that she will disappear without a trace.
Qingsu searched all over the mule, picked up an inconspicuous skin, and his expression was a little solemn: "Ah Lang, there is one gold and four or five loose coins here." "One gold means at least fifty pieces of loose money. And Prince Ling, who fled from the manor in a hurry, didn't even bring a jade pendant with him, how did he get the money?
Wang Zixian reacted almost immediately, stepped on Wang Ziling's chest expressionlessly, and slowly crushed it hard: "Say, where is Luo Niang?" ”
Actually, he wanted to ask, who was Wang Luoniang sold to by you?! You pig and dog are inferior brute! actually sold his sister-in-law who was the same father and mother? Discounted into fifty or sixty dollars for your own escape?! You are all over your body, but you still have half of the spirit of the children of the Langya Wang family?! Even the dog slaughterers in the streets and alleys are not as good!!
However, Wang Zimu and Wang Xiangniang were next to him, and they still had a glimmer of hope for Wang Luoniang's whereabouts, so he had to exercise a little restraint.
Wang Ziling only felt that his chest was extremely heavy, as if a huge stone was falling, pressing him so hard that he could barely move. And his ribs were creaking, and he was about to be crushed or even torn apart. His face was extremely distorted by pain, and even had a ghost-like hideous appearance, like the exorcism mask worn on Chinese New Year's Eve, extremely ugly.
However, when he had become accustomed to the seemingly endless pain, and was gradually able to try to make a sound, he laughed intermittently, and his voice was hoarse as if it were gravel: "You want to find her? Ha ha! You'll never find her again!! ”
Wang Zimu suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and his body shook involuntarily: "...... You, what did you do? ”
"Haha!! What did I do? What did I do? Stupid! Can't you guess? Penniless and unable to move an inch, I sold her to a passing merchant! Wang Ziling kept coughing in pain, and laughed loudly, as if he felt extremely happy when he saw their painful expressions, "Tsk, a daughter from a family from the Langya Wang family is worth no different from a maid with a better appearance!" I obviously asked for a dowry, and I wanted to marry her seriously, but the merchant gave her the money to buy a concubine! It's also that her luck is not good enough!! ”
"You...... You ......" Wang Zimu was almost out of breath, his blood-red eyes widened, and he pulled out the barrier knife at his waist, "You brute! Pigs and dogs are not as good as animals!! You give back my sister! Give back my sister!! ”
"Stupid! If you want to complain, just blame her for herself!! Wang Ziling's eyes were full of malice, like a dagger quenched with poison, extremely dark, "Who made her believe me inexplicably?" And promised to leave with me? Who made her regret it on the way, and tried to persuade me to go back to that cage?! Who made her so bad?! ”
The snow-bright barrier blade flashed with a glimmer of light, and almost with lightning speed, it suddenly plunged into his arm.
When the severe pain hit, Wang Ziling couldn't help but scream. And Wang Zimu held the barrier knife tightly, looked around blankly, and muttered, "Sister...... I even ...... my sister I lost my ...... too," and he collapsed into a pool of blood gushing from the prince.
Wang Xiangniang looked at them in horror, took a few steps back, and finally covered her lips and cried helplessly.
But Wang Zixian lowered his eyes and sighed silently.