Chapter 176 Holding his wife and children hostage
Listening to Guan Ziyi's refusal without hesitation, Chu Ling was deeply anxious, took a few steps forward, looked at Guan Ziyi and said hurriedly.
"That's in the past." Guan Ziyi retracted his eyes, looked at the qin in his hand and said lightly: "At the moment, I can only hold the piano with my hand, dance the gun and play with the stick, I can't do it anymore." β
"Right now, I just want to spend my life in the mountains with my wife and children, and I don't want to go back to the court to intrigue. I also hope that the prince and the right prime minister will go back, don't mention this matter again. β
Guan Ziyi's long eyelashes drooped, covering the expression under his eyes, clearly indicating the meaning of refusal. He was already so resolute, and the two of them couldn't persuade him anymore, so they could only leave.
Chu Lingshen was very helpless in his heart, but he couldn't stay any longer, so he could only return to the palace with Xu Qinghe.
After returning to the palace, the two of them thought about Guan Ziyi's attitude, and they were very disappointed. Xu Qinghe said: "It seems that the general is determined to return to the court." β
"It looks like that's exactly what it is." Chu Lingshen's face was gloomy, "If the general doesn't want to come back, how can this be good?" At the moment, there is no one available in the court, which is really worrying. β
Hearing this, Xu Qinghe lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Just now, Wei Chen saw Guan Ziyi's extraordinarily tender and loving wife, and he knew that Guan Ziyi loved his wife and relatives very much. β
Guan Ziyi's attitude towards his wife, Chu Lingshen naturally saw it clearly. Wen Yan nodded deeply: "It seems to be so." But what does this have to do with us right now? β
"Guan Ziyi's wife seems to be called Su Wan. It's just an ordinary woman, who doesn't have any power, but she is in harmony with Guan Zi Yiqinse, and she is a mandarin duck couple. Xu Qinghe said in a low voice, "It's better for us to hold them hostage, so as to coerce Guan Ziyi to lead troops to assist the prince and help the prince stabilize the situation." β
Although this idea is a bit vicious, but in this extraordinary period, I can't care about paying attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality. Xu Qinghe silently said sorry to Guan Ziyi in his heart, thinking that when the situation in Chu was stable, he would definitely let them go back, and then live the life of a fairy couple.
On the other side, Chu Lingshen lowered his head and thought carefully for a while after hearing this, and felt very good. There's no other idea at the moment, that's all it can be. He raised his head and said to Xu Qinghe: "Qinghe is still resourceful and can come up with so many ideas." β
After that, the two discussed it carefully and settled on a preliminary plan. Chu Yan immediately called someone to come, told him Guan Ziyi's current residence, and ordered him to go to the mountains secretly, and first kidnapped Guan Ziyi's wife and children, and placed them in his palace, and then made plans.
After making a plan, it is naturally much easier to carry it out. And although Guan Ziyi is strong in martial arts and was once a hussar general with great achievements, his life in the mountains for many years has already made him lower his vigilance and defenseless against the outside world.
This greatly facilitated Xu Qinghe and Chu Lingshen's actions. After a brief discussion of the plan, the two of them both felt that this matter should be done as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night.
In the hall, Chu Ling thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind, so he called a few henchmen, carefully advised, and explained the matters here. At the end, he also added: "Remember, this time I only captured General Guan Ziyi's wife and children, but if you hurt them in the slightest, be careful about your lives!" β
The last sentence was quite threatening, and several henchmen were silent for a while after hearing it, and they didn't dare to say anything else, but hurriedly took the order and went to execute it.
According to Chu Lingshen's guidance, several henchmen walked all the way to the mountains where Guan Ziyi lived in seclusion. A short walk into the depths of the forest, I saw a small house.
The house is small and exquisite, simple but not shabby. It is made of solid wood, and a courtyard is surrounded by a low fence in front, and a few elegant chrysanthemums are planted in the courtyard, which has a unique flavor.
"The knot is in the human realm, and there is no noise of cars and horses. Ask you how you can be, and your heart is far away. Presumably, the artistic conception in Tao Qian's poem is as unique as it is in front of him.
Some of them read a few poetry books when they were young, and they knew a little bit about culture, and when they looked at the picturesque scenery in front of them, they couldn't help but think of such poems in their hearts.
The pace of several people did not stop, and when they looked at it, among the layers of chrysanthemums not far away, there was a young woman, her eyebrows were extremely peaceful and comfortable, and her eyes were as soft as water. She was holding a baby in her arms, and her pink and jade appearance was very pleasing.
Seeing the lady in front of them, everyone couldn't help but think silently in their hearts. Presumably, this is General Guan's wife and children.
Because of Chu Lingshen's order, and there was nothing around this hut except for the young lady and the baby in her arms. Presumably, Guan Ziyi went out for something at this time, but this was in the hands of everyone. If Guan Ziyi is still in the house at the moment, it will inevitably be a bloody storm, and Guan Ziyi's martial arts are strong, and everyone may not be able to beat it.
At the moment, while he hadn't come back yet, several people looked at each other, and they all saw a bit of determination in each other's eyes, nodded at each other, and rushed in the direction where the lady was.
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Although these days coincide with the cool of late summer and autumn, the weather has been a little hot in recent days. Rao is mountain is much better than the capital below, and children still can't stand it. The baby who used to be quiet in the past often cries in the house these days.
Su Wan had no choice but to take the child out of the house and blow a little wind in the yard, which was more refreshing. Strange to say, Su Wan stepped out of the door, a wisp of wind blew, and the baby in her arms stopped crying and returned to a well-behaved appearance.
Looking at him like this, Su Wan breathed a deep sigh of relief in her heart, looking at the baby's well-behaved appearance, a little funny, hugging him and shaking him lightly a few times, her eyebrows were comfortable.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a thin rope outside, which caused a mess near Ben's quiet hut and startled countless birds.
Su Wan frowned and looked up to look outside. At this glance, her pupils couldn't help but dilate. I saw that there were about seven or eight people outside, each dressed in tight-fitting and neat clothes, and the muscles on their bodies were bulging.
These individuals had a very clear purpose, and they rose into the air, only sprinting straight towards Su Wan and the baby in her arms.
"Who are these people?"
Without having time to think about it, Su Wan hurriedly took a few steps back, looking at the visitor vigilantly in a defensive posture, silent.
She is just a weak woman, and Guan Ziyi also said in the past that she would teach her martial arts, but she felt bored and refused. Thinking about it now, Su Wan only felt regretful and unspeakable, and could only complain in her heart.
Guan Ziyi happened to be out right now, and it would take about an hour to come back. However, Su Wan knew it in her heart, and said to a few people quietly: "A few heroes, but you are looking for my husband?" Please wait a moment, he's been out for some time, and it's time to come back. β
Su Wan didn't say anything, but as soon as she heard her words, the pupils of Chu Lingshen's confidants all contracted tightly, and her eyes couldn't help but be a little flustered.
If what Su Wan said is true, Guan Ziyi will come back soon, and at that time, he will find out what a few people have done, but I am afraid that a few people will not be able to eat and leave today.
Thinking of this, several people looked at each other a few times, originally planning to take it step by step, but now they only cared about anything else, and hurriedly said to Su Wan: "Mrs. Guan, I am offended." β
After that, one person stretched out his hand, and before Su Wan could react, a sharp hand knife slashed straight over, showing no mercy at all, and it was very powerful. Su Wan is a delicate woman, where can she stand this? As soon as the hand knife fell, Su Wan's eyes closed leisurely, and the whole person fell to the ground softly.
The mother suddenly fell to the bottom, and the child in her arms was naturally frightened, crying incessantly, and the sound was almost resounding in the sky. Listening to this voice, everyone was afraid that they would make a noise about Guan Ziyi, and the movements under their hands were a little faster.
I saw a few people hurriedly helping Su Wan up, and carefully took the baby in her arms, dragged it stiffly, and forcibly held Guan Ziyi's wife and children hostage.
Time passed little by little, and the wave of people sent by Chu Lingshen left for less than a pillar of incense, and Guan Ziyi came back.
"Lady. What do you see your husband brought back to you? Before he could reach the door, Guan Ziyi's hearty voice came first.
He didn't care if the people inside could hear it, he only shook the bag in his hand with a smile, and walked forward with a smile while shaking it, pushing the door into the house: "It's the lady's favorite egg yolk crisp." I haven't been down the mountain these days, and today I brought you so many egg yolk crispsβ"
The sound stopped abruptly here. The bag in Guan Ziyi's hand fell, and the oiled paper bag was scattered all over the ground. Occasionally, a few of them fell badly, and the crispy skin inside had been exposed, and the fragrance of egg yolk crisp came out arbitrarily for a while.
But these pipes can't be taken care of. He only looked at everything in front of him in a daze, and the look of disbelief in his eyes was clear at a glance.
I saw that the room was empty, and there was no one in it. It's not just that Su Wan is not there, but even Guan Ziyi and Su Wan's child Erbao is not in the room.
Erbao has only passed a hundred days, and he is still very fragile, and his body is delicate. In the past, even if Su Wan took Erbao out for a walk, she was just wandering around the courtyard.
Su Wan's temperament and name are average, she has always been very gentle, and she will definitely not do such a rash thing to take Erbao away. Thinking of this, Guan Ziyi's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly pushed the door out, carefully inspecting the strangeness in the yard.
Looking at it this way, it really made Guan Ziyi discover something. I saw a few chrysanthemums near the door, which were a little crooked, and the grass under the flowers was also flattened, and some footprints could be faintly seen.
"I'm sure a lot of people have stayed here."