readytorunbook Chapter 385 Plaything
Chapter 385 Plaything
In the woods.
"Ah!" A woman's cry broke the tranquility of the night.
This voice came from the exile team of the Marquis' Mansion.
The sound was made by Jiang Qin.
Because when she was sleeping in the woods, she felt something wrapped around her body. When she opened her eyes, she saw it was a snake, so she screamed in fear.
Their exile team did not enter Peijing.
They were prisoners, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, they would not go into the city. They walked along the mountain road almost day and night, and when they were too tired, they would find a place nearby to rest.
Before this, they had been walking for three consecutive days, and the prisoners were allowed to rest for one night in the mountains only when they could no longer bear it.
As a result, I had just fallen asleep for a while when I heard such a shout.
It woke everyone up at once.
Including the officers and soldiers who had fallen asleep.
So the soldier stood up from the ground without saying a word, picked up the sword placed aside, and regardless of Jiang Qin's words about the snake, he went up and hit Jiang Qin in the face with the hilt of the sword.
"what!"
Jiang Qin had lost a lot of weight during the period of imprisonment and exile. This time, she was knocked to the ground, and blood came out of her mouth.
"Damn it!" the soldier yelled angrily, "Why are you yelling so late at night?"
"It's so depressing!" He was very tired after walking all the way west, so he was naturally in a bad mood.
Although the shackles were removed at night, Jiang Qin's hands were still tied with iron chains. She staggered twice on the ground because of the severe pain and was unable to get up for a while, but no one came to support her.
What I heard was Mrs. Du's disgusted voice: "You are really annoying me. The blood is all over my feet!"
Who would be happy if they heard the ghost screaming in the middle of the night?
After she was severely beaten by the soldiers at the gate of Yongning Marquis' Mansion last time, she has learned her lesson. She doesn't dare to confront them head-on now, but she is not afraid of Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin has been taking care of her all the way and is now just acting as a servant. Why can't she be bullied?
Along the way, there must always be someone who is suppressed by her in order to satisfy her perverted desire to always be superior to others.
So when she saw Jiang Qin like this, she not only did not help her, but also rolled her eyes and made sarcastic remarks.
The old marquis did not say anything when he saw this. He just pulled Mrs. Du, signaling her not to speak at this time, so as not to be implicated and beaten.
Jiang Qin tried to get up twice but failed, so she simply gave up and turned around, glaring at the soldier with a fierce look.
The soldier was about to leave, but when he turned around and saw her eyes full of dissatisfaction, he immediately clenched his sword and walked back, shouting angrily: "What are you looking at? Are you still not convinced?"
He was so angry at her defiant look that he simply drew out his sword, walked towards her and said, "I'm going to blind you right now. I'll let you watch again!"
"No!" This time, Jiang Qin didn't say anything, but an old woman who was exiled with him couldn't bear it anymore and came over to stop her.
Although she was not in trouble because of the Marquis's Mansion, she was also a prisoner this time. She stepped forward to protect Jiang Qin and said, "Sir, this child is young and naive. Don't bother with her. It's just a small matter. Please calm down!"
They were going to the northwest, and the road was still long. If their eyes were blinded, they would definitely not be able to reach the northwest and would die on the way.
It's really unnecessary to die for such a small matter.
"Yes, big brother!" The other two people also said, "Please, have mercy!"
As they quarreled, the official became even more annoyed. He waved his sword and said, "Get out of here! I tell you to get out of here!" It seemed that someone was about to get hurt.
Zhou Ziyue, who had been sitting on the side, finally couldn't help but speak: "Official!"
He stood up from the messy grass. He looked even more disheveled than before. Severe fatigue and lack of sleep made his face look very ugly.
It has long lost the vigor and vitality it once had.
He glanced at Jiang Qin lying on the ground. If she was blinded, there would be no one to take care of his mother.
Along the way, he also truly realized that this journey was even more difficult than he had imagined.
Someone has to look after her.
So he came to the soldier and took out a few small silver coins from the innermost part of his tattered clothes and handed them to him.
The soldier was also stunned. He was already in this state, but he still had silver hidden.
This means that he still has a place to get money after he gets out of the cell.
This guy is amazing!
"You are so brave..." Before he could finish his words, Zhou Ziyue had already stuffed it into his clothes and said, "Sir, please be kind. She is ignorant. Don't argue with her."
The man rolled his eyes and saw that the other soldiers were still asleep, so he said, "Take good care of your woman. Now that she has fallen into this situation, don't make any more trouble! Otherwise, I guarantee that she will not survive to the northwest!"
Zhou Ziyue listened and nodded quickly, "Yes, I know."
After saying this, the soldier turned around and went back to sleep.
It was still dark, so everyone could still sleep for a while.
Zhou Ziyue also felt very tired.
At this moment, a very arrogant shout of "Huha!" was suddenly heard from a distance!
Everyone who was preparing to rest was startled and turned to look at the source of the sound.
Several sleeping officers and soldiers were immediately awakened.
The sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and they saw from afar several men sitting on several fast horses running towards them.
Although they were wearing Zhou Dynasty clothes, they were loose-fitting, which did not make them look like Zhou people.
Everyone could see that they were Shanrong people.
Yesterday I heard that the general who was chasing them was recalled by the emperor, and they escaped completely.
They were running forward at full speed, cheering.
As they ran over, everyone noticed that they were throwing something at each other while riding their horses.
Everyone looked carefully and found that it was actually a person!
And it's a woman!
She was tied up with ropes like a silkworm cocoon. Several men seemed to be shouting and throwing her from one horse to another, and from one man's hands to another.
While being thrown, the woman felt dizzy and kept vomiting.
God!
This is too cruel.
At this moment, even those in exile could not bear to look at the scene before them.
Others did not recognize it, but Zhou Ziyue recognized it clearly.
The woman who was tossed around by Shanrong was none other than Tang Yueer.
When he was in prison some time ago, he heard that the Zhao family was also sentenced to death.
He felt sorry for Tang Yue'er at the time, thinking that she had worked so hard to get into the Zhao family, but she didn't expect to end up like that.
Unexpectedly, she did not die, but was captured by Shanrong.
Seeing her end, Zhou Ziyue couldn't help but shook his head.
In his opinion, it would be better to die.
The torture that followed was unimaginable.
But all this has nothing to do with Zhou Ziyue.
Nothing Tang Yue'er did could cause even the slightest ripple in his heart.
He was now worse than a stranger to her.
The horses were running far away, and all the people were awakened. They simply did not want to sleep, so the officers and soldiers asked everyone to put on the shackles and continue on their journey.
Zhou Ziyue, like everyone else, withdrew his gaze from watching the fun, consciously put on the shackles, dragged the heavy anklets, and set off again.