(16) Captivity
In a closed room, a woman dressed in red looked in surprise at Xu Qiangning, who was rapidly turning in front of her, desperately untying the rope on the woman's body.
I didn't expect what Xizhou said to be true, why did she have such a strange idea, she must be crazy to believe that this ridiculous thing turned out to be true.
Xu Qiangning untied the rope for Luo Xiaoxi, and said, "Xiaoxi, I won't let you have anything to do, I'll take you back to the palace now." ”
Before Luo Xiaoxi could speak, a sentence came from outside, "Where are you going?" Today, none of you will be able to go back. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of dense footsteps, and Xu Qiangluo, who had just come in, surrounded them with soldiers, at this time, Zhiyi was so angry that she threw her red sleeve and was about to hit Xu Qiangluo, but was grabbed by the other party's wrist.
"Xu Qiangluo, I know that I really misjudged you, I used my own safety as an excuse to kindly get back the Qiang military talisman for you in front of Uncle Qiang, and you treated me like this?"
"Zhiyi, don't you dare to be so presumptuous because the king is pleased with you? It's a pity that this time it won't be as you wish. Xu Qiangluo pushed his knowledge to Xuewen on the side, and a cold face couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness, "Don't look at me with such an angry look, for the sake of you recaptured the Qiang army talisman for this king and tied up my good brother, my Rongwang Mansion will definitely not treat you badly, Xuewen, take the princess down to take care of her, if she escapes or has a trace of damage, this king will ask you." ”
Xu Qiangluo looked at the Zhiyi who was taken away, and he didn't want to bypass his younger brother in his heart, his father was so partial, even Zhiyi had to be towards his younger brother, he was cultivated as the next Qiang King since he was a child, why did he give up this position to a sick seedling, and why did he give Zhiyi to a half-hearted person.
"Now that you have arrived here, it is just right that you will not be able to get in the way of the king's good deeds by keeping it with your medicine."
After Xu Qiangluo finished speaking, he walked away, Luo Xiaoxi looked at the stone door that was closed again, but he was not particularly afraid, but he didn't have to be tied up anymore, but sat down against the wall at this time.
"I'm sorry, I'm the one who caused you this time." Luo Xiaoxi watched the light spilling in from the window getting dimmer and dimmer, thinking that it was already sunset outside, "It's this princess of knowledge, isn't she pleasing to you, why do I always think that her eyes are so unusual when she looks at your brother?" ”
"You were jealous to escape from the Qiang Palace, right?"
"Whoever eats you is jealous, guess it."
Xu Qiangning sat down next to her as he spoke, and said: "Zhiyi She has been spoiled by us since she was a child, and outsiders think that the person who knows and likes her heart is me when they see the surface." Actually, no, I only have a brother-sister friendship with Zhiyi, my brother always locks himself in the house with his studies as the priority, no matter how Zhiyi persuades him, he always takes a lot of reasons to prevaricate Zhiyi, and only when he encounters my things will he listen carefully. So. Zhiyi always went to find his trouble under the guise of helping me, and this back and forth was inevitable to quarrel with him, but he didn't know that Zhiyi was just looking for an excuse to talk to him,"
"Oh, I kind of get it. It seems that Zhiyi originally wanted to use this to attract Xu Qiangluo's attention, but he didn't think about it, but it backfired and let the other party misunderstand his mind in vain, and put you in, sure enough, she is a princess who grew up eating honey, and her ability to mess things up is a must. ”
Xu Qiangning looked at her, touched her head, and said with a smile: "I look at you similarly, why bother with fifty steps and a hundred steps?" ”
"Why, I just talked about your princess sister, and I can't bear it? Do you have to be sarcastic about you being so witty? Luo Xiaoxi pointed to the tight stone door under the shining window, and his eyes turned white, "If the prince really wants to be a hero, I don't mind if you come to save the beauty at this moment." ”
Xu Qiangning glanced her up and down, and said thoughtfully: "If you dress up a little, you can barely be considered a beauty, but it's a pity...... I'm not a hero. ”
"But ......"
Isn't this equivalent to saying it in vain, it seems that Xu Qiangning really trusts that princess of Zhiyi, otherwise why did he dare to come alone without even bringing Xizhou, it was really self-inflicted, this time they were all trapped.
"Bang ......"
In a room in King Rong's mansion that was heavily surrounded by soldiers, there was a sound of porcelain breaking. Zhiyi, who has been locked up for a long time, finally "poisoned" his lunch plates and bowls after smashing the things that could be dropped in the house.
It's really hateful, she has played the scene of crying, making trouble and hanging herself, since she was under house arrest in the courtyard of King Rong's mansion, Xu Qiangluo has never come to look at her. He actually used her to put Brother Ning under house arrest, and he hadn't seen how he could have become such a black-hearted appearance for a few years.
She finally begged her father to agree to her request to come to the Qiang Kingdom, although it was an ordinary gift to come to the Qiang Kingdom along the way, but she was very excited in her heart, because she knew that the next Qiang King of the Qiang Kingdom must be him, but now it seems that she has become a tool used by him, and the love for so many years has now become a joke.
When Xiao Yu was cleaning up the pile of things on the ground, a piece of broken porcelain was taken by Zhiyi without paying attention, and she was so shocked that she immediately put down the things in her hand and stepped forward and said, "Princess, give up." In the past few days, you have made trouble, scolded and scolded, and I haven't seen Prince Rong send someone to ask for more than half a sentence, why do you practice yourself again? ”
Even Xiao Yu could see that what she had done before was just a matter of lip service, Xu Qiangluo was so shrewd that she would have seen it a long time ago, it seemed that if she didn't do something again, she was afraid that he would kill her siblings.
"Princess...... You...... Why are you so stupid. ”
Xiao Yu looked at the woman in red without blinking, so he took the fragment and cut it on his wrist, and the bright red blood stained her white wrist, as dazzling as the red clothes on her body, and without waiting for the woman in red to say more, Xiao Yu turned around and ran out, crying while saying: "My princess committed suicide by cutting her wrists, hurry up and tell Lord Rong, if Lord Rong does not come, the princess ...... The princess is afraid that she will do stupid things again, we only have one princess in the Central Plains, the emperor is a baby on weekdays, if the princess really has any accidents, even Prince Rong will be punished, and those of us who are slaves and maids are afraid that it will be difficult to get out. ”
The soldiers guarding the door, seeing that she had analyzed the relationship very well, and Xuewen happened to be absent today, and knew that this princess of the Central Plains was the person under the care of her prince, so she had to send a soldier in to check the situation.
I saw a woman in red with blood on her wrist, holding a blood-stained porcelain shard in one hand, and said undoubtedly: "Go and tell Xu Qiangluo, if he doesn't come, wait to collect the body for me." ”
From time to time, Xu Qiangluo rushed over and snatched the fragments from her hand, feeling uneasy in his heart, and said angrily: "You actually threatened me with your own safety for him." ”
"I was going to marry the next king of Qiang, as long as you let Brother Ning go, I will marry you. Sooner or later, that position will be yours, and you won't have to take the risk of killing your siblings to fight for that position. ”
She came here this time to marry him, and if he could stop the precipice in time, she wouldn't mind bringing this wedding forward, but she was a little reluctant to go because of Brother Ning.
"Hmph...... Knowing, you are inevitably overestimating yourself, what should belong to this king, this king will personally ask for it, and you don't need your charity. ”
Xu Qiangning shook off her hand, for so many years he always let her joke, even if he punched him a few times, what he was most concerned about was whether her hand hurt, she never thought that the person in front of her would be willing to treat herself like this, looked at him knowingly, and said with some loss in her heart: "Xu Qiangluo, do you really think I'm giving alms?" ”
"Yes"
Not only did she completely disregard her own safety for Xu Qiangning, but now she used her marriage contract to deceive him. In her heart, he was so cowardly and incompetent, he even thought that he needed the help of the Central Plains, what should have belonged to him, whether it was that position or her, he would take it back one by one by himself.
As he spoke, he turned around and left, reaching out to grab the corner of the garment, but finally his hand was empty. Xuewen, who was originally sent to take care of Zhiyi, was originally sent out by Xu Qiangluo because Zhiyi's crying was just a child's temper, and after hearing that she did not hesitate to force him to come to intercede for Xu Qiangning at the cost of her life, she left Xuewen by Zhiyi's side and took care of it.
In this way, the news of the disappearance of the Qiang prince spread in the Qiang King City, and even arranged a communication to seek power and usurp the throne, and from time to time, everyone in the Qiang King City began to panic. And the important ministers of the court began to recommend King Rong as the next King of Qiang to the Qiang King, who was already very ill.
At this moment, the whereabouts of the Qiang prince are unknown, whether he really has other intentions or was kidnapped is still unknown, and the ministers began to rush to make the decision for him, so they knew that this matter must have been deliberately done, so he only appointed General Li to lead the troops to investigate, and then he didn't say anything more.
A few months later, Ren did not see any news, and the important ministers of the court were even more pressing on the matter of the next king of Qiang, and the king of Qiang finally relented and promised to the important ministers of the court to write an edict of succession. Just when Xu Qiangluo thought that the position of King Qiang was him, the news of the disappearance of the seal of King Qiang in the palace of King Qiang reached Xu Qiangluo's ears, he wanted to wait for his father to personally pass on the position to him, but now it seems that his father promised to write an edict to inherit the throne is just a disguise, and he would rather hide the seal of King Qiang, but also want to leave that position to Xu Qiangning, it is inevitable that he is too biased, in this case, then he does not need to care about any father-son affection.
As a result, Xu Qiangluo advanced the most inferior plan he had planned before, and used the half-immortal he forged in the Qiang King City to bewitch the people, and he had intended to spread some rumors of his father's incompetence through the half-immortal, and now the loss of the Qiang King's seal made the people feel that the Qiang King was not the chosen one of the Qiang Kingdom. Xu Qiangluo became the best candidate for the next Qiang King in the hearts of the people, so Xu Qiangluo and General Li raised troops in the Qiang Palace.
At night in the palace of the Qiang king, a wailing sounded, under the palace lamps hung high, the swords faced each other, the sound of contradictory cards, resounded throughout the entire palace of the king of Qiang. General Li covered Xu Qiangluo all the way to the Qiang King's dormitory and killed, blood stained with the sword in his hand, Xu Qiangluo stabbed the opponent's general to death with a sword, held the sword dripping with blood, and gave an order: "Surround the Qiang Palace for this king." ”
At this time, he had already occupied the palace of the king of Qiang, came to the bed of the king of Qiang, looked at the person coughing in front of the bed, and said: "Father, is the seal of the king of Qiang to be searched by his sons, or do you take it out yourself?" ”