Chapter 116 I wanted to give you a chance, but I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded and hopeless
She reacted suddenly and turned to Mr. Ruan with a changed expression, but Mr. Ruan's eyes became cold as ice.
"father……"
Before he could finish his words, Master Ruan had already slapped him!
He slapped Ruan Jiao hard on the cheek.
She suddenly felt numb and the corners of her mouth twitched.
"I wanted to give you a chance, but I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded and hopeless!!"
"Ruan Jiao, since your mother gave birth to you, I have never owed you and your daughter anything. I have never lacked food or drink. Since you were a child, how can your food, clothing, and other necessities be inferior to those of Mian Mian?"
"When we discussed your marriage, we wanted to find you a good family, no worse than the one Mianmian had chosen. But you... you shamelessly had an affair with a man outside your family, forcing us to agree to let you enter the Bo Mansion as a concubine."
"You kept saying you wanted to break off the relationship! Now, let's do it! From now on, you don't have to be called Ruan anymore. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with us anymore! Get lost!"
"No, Father, please listen to my explanation. I was just panicking. When people are panicking, it's easy to go against their conscience and do the wrong thing!"
Ruan Jiao rushed over and hugged Master Ruan's legs, but it was too late. In the end, the last bit of family affection was severed by her own hands!
Master Ruan kicked out, and Ruan Jiao hit the dead branch hard, leaving another cut on her face, with blood dripping down.
She covered her bleeding wound and broke down crying in fear.
Ruan Mian, who was not far away, smiled faintly and turned to go down the mountain.
However, just as she reached the riverbank, a figure suddenly pounced towards her...
“Help! Help!”
Before Ruan Mian could react, Zhu Qin'er grabbed her legs.
Zheng Zhao followed behind her, running towards her with a ferocious look on his face, holding a big stone.
At this moment, Zhu Qin'er's face had obviously been hit several times, and most of her head was covered in blood.
Ruan Mian's expression changed slightly, and he stood in front of him: "Zheng Zhao, are you going to kill someone?"
"You don't need to meddle in my family affairs! I'm going to kill this bitch today! Go away!"
After saying that, he went to grab Zhu Qin'er, scaring her so much that she curled up and trembled.
Ruan Mian simply turned his hand over, snatched the stone, and threw it at Zheng Zhao without hesitation.
The move was so quick and decisive that even Zheng Zhao himself didn't have time to react. His eyes went dark and he passed out.
Zhu Qin'er shuddered a few times and started to run.
But Ruan Mian grabbed her arm. After meeting her panicked gaze, Ruan Mian asked her, "How did you offend him? To the point where he wants to kill you?"
Just now, Zheng Zhao clearly had murderous intentions, unlike yesterday when he was just trying to teach him a lesson.
At this moment, Zhu Qin'er couldn't even stand up. Ruan Mian looked down and found that her feet were swollen and the instep was stained with blood.
In other words, this was Zheng Zhao treating her violently. If she wasn't here today, Zhu Qin'er would have been beaten to death by him.
It doesn't seem to be because of what happened yesterday.
But Zhu Qin'er was so scared that she didn't say a word. Seeing her like this, Ruan Mian simply spoke.
"In this desolate wilderness, running away will lead to your death. When Zheng Zhao wakes up, you will have no chance of survival."
"Zhu Qin'er, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you. But if you don't tell me, I can't do anything. Only death awaits you."
Ruan Mian walked forward, felt her pulse, and rolled up her sleeves, only to see that there was nothing left on her body to see.
As she frowned, Zhu Qin'er suddenly broke down and knelt down on the ground.
Ruan Mian patted her shoulder comfortingly: "Could the reason he treated you like this be related to your lost child?"
Speaking of children, Zhu Qin'er finally couldn't bear it anymore and told them what had happened to her.
"The child wasn't lost. She was sold by that... heartless man. I wasn't crazy about gain or loss, I was just pretending. She wanted to kill me today because... because she found out last night that I knew he sold the child..."
Ruan Mian stood up suddenly and asked, "Did he sell the dozen or so children who were lost in your village two years ago?"
Zhu Qin'er kowtowed and cried bitterly, agreeing with what he said.
Ruan Mian remembered what Mr. Xue said yesterday and came to his senses.
This Zheng Zhao was actually a human trafficker? He was so heartless that he sold his own son?
That was his own son. The ancients valued incense the most: "How could he be so cruel to your own son?"
Zhu Qin'er said in despair, "Because the child is sick and there is no doctor to see him, and he was born with a missing ear, so..."
"I was too cowardly! I failed to protect the child... It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
She was repenting on the spot, and Ruan Mian was also angry. After all, she chose to escape after learning the truth, which led to the deaths of more innocent children.
But on the other hand, she could understand Zhu Qin'er.
A fugitive with no ability, once the truth is revealed, will only become a ghost in Zheng Zhao's hands. Even if he escapes, he cannot escape the clutches of Wu Heng's officers and soldiers.
Even if she was lucky enough to escape, a fugitive without household registration would only die on the streets.
So whenever any children came near their house, they would be scared away by her pretending to be crazy.
This is probably the last thing she can do.
Ruan Mian looked at Zheng Zhao and pulled out a dagger from his sleeve!
Just as he was about to kill him with a knife, he suddenly remembered those innocent children who were sold and the innocent parents among the exiles.
It would be too easy for him to just let him go.
She retracted the dagger and had another idea in mind.
She brought Zhu Qin'er back to her own cellar, treated her wound briefly, and asked Cuizhu to take care of her temporarily.
When it was late at night and the cellars of every household had become dark and everyone was about to go to sleep, there was only some movement outside Zheng Zhao's house.
Zheng Zhao, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the strange noise. However, when he opened his eyes, he saw a child hanging upside down on the eaves, looking at him with his eyes open, his face completely disfigured!
Zheng Zhao's pupils suddenly constricted! He jumped up and rolled into a corner, shaking with fear and stuttering.
“You, you, you… who are you?! Don’t come over here!!”
The child was dangling overhead, crying out in a sinister voice, "Daddy... Daddy, don't you recognize me? I'm your child..."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhao's body trembled violently, his trouser legs were soaked with fear, and he became incontinent.
His lips began to tremble: "Boy...boy, why are you here? What's wrong with you? Didn't Dad sell you to a good family and you will have a good life?"
"Dad, why did you sell me? I am your biological son. I miss you and mother so much."
Zheng Zhao was so frightened that his face turned pale and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Dad is doing this for your own good. You'll only live a hard life if you follow me. Unlike those kids, they have nothing to do with me. I won't ask a single question about them no matter where they are sold to."
"When Dad sold you, he did a lot of research and even spent money to bribe others. The family that bought you was rich and powerful in Lanqiang. You..."
He couldn't continue his words and kowtowed over and over again, just wanting the child to let him go.
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