As soon as he finished speaking, he threw a stone, hitting the wolf's head. The wolf seemed to be hurt and dared not attack again.
Many people saw this and picked up stones.
For a moment, the wolves were beaten back and did not attack again.
But there are limited stones on the ground. When all the stones are gone, they will still become food for the wolves.
Shang Ruoyi walked to He Jingheng's side and said in a deep voice, "Sir, do you know internal energy?"
He Jingheng looked at her and nodded: "What's the matter?"
"With your martial arts skills, it should be very easy to pierce the wolf's skull with these stones!"
"so what?"
"Wolf King." Shang Ruoyi looked at the wolves that were staring at her eagerly: "As long as we find the Wolf King and kill him, the wolves will naturally retreat."
He Jingheng looked at Shang Ruoyi with slight surprise.
I didn't expect this woman to know so much.
How could a woman from the inner chamber know all this?
There were fewer and fewer stones at their feet, and the wolves seemed to have discovered them.
They paced back and forth, becoming increasingly agitated.
At this time, a wolf howl was heard again, and Shang Ruoyi and He Jingheng simultaneously locked onto the extremely sturdy wild wolf standing at the tail end.
He Jingheng's stone flew out with his internal force.
In an instant, the stone hit the wolf king's head. Due to the excessive force, the stone penetrated into the brain, and blood splattered everywhere.
After a weak howl, the wolf king slowly fell to the ground.
Hearing the sound, the wolves gradually stopped.
Once the wolf king died, the wolf pack lost its leader and suddenly didn't know how to attack.
At this time, He Jingheng threw a few more stones, and the wolves in the front fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the wolves stopped attacking and soon left one after another.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only when the last wolf disappeared.
After this incident, people's prejudice against Prince Ding's Palace seemed to have been reduced.
The look in their eyes was no longer filled with the same hostility as before.
Shang Ruoyi never understood how the Dingguo Palace had offended these prisoners, but no one came out to explain.
After surviving the disaster, there was a deep feeling of exhaustion.
But the crowd did not dare to delay any longer, not even to rest, until they walked out of the woods and saw the tall city walls, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the city gate was closed, so they had to spend the night in a dilapidated temple not far from the city gate.
When I entered the dilapidated temple, I heard the officials whispering something.
Shang Ruoyi had amazing hearing ability. It turned out that when she was fighting with the wolf just now, the food she brought with her disappeared.
There was still one night left before the city gates were opened, and everyone had exhausted all their energy and was starving.
The prisoners didn't say that they originally had only one meal to eat, but the officers couldn't stand it.
Discussing what to do.
Then a group of people were seen escorting another group of prisoners to the ruined temple.
The old princess suddenly stood up from where she had just sat down, and said in a trembling voice, "Ning'an, Zhiyuan, why are you here?"
He Ningan is the second and third son of the old princess He Zhiyuan.
The old prince only married the old princess and had three sons.
His first son He Yuwen inherited the throne, while his second and youngest sons were made princes.
He Ning'an was in the Ministry of Personnel, and He Zhiyuan was in the Ministry of Works, both holding important positions.
Now that Prince Ding's palace was in trouble, their two families were implicated.
"Mother." He Ning'an walked quickly in front of the old princess: "Mother, how are you?"
When the old princess saw her son, she couldn't hold back her tears.
"I'm sorry for getting you into trouble." The old princess wiped her tears and said sadly, "Now our He family is finished."
"Hey, hey, hey! I asked you to come here to reminisce about the past." An official came forward and said in a loud voice: "All the men in your family, except the disabled one, come here."
There are now six males in the He family.
In addition to He Jingheng and He Qi, there are the old princess's two sons, the second son He Ning'an, and the third son He Zhiyuan. They each have a son, He Jingheng and He Jingxi.
At the moment, He Jingheng was unable to move, but the other five were not injured.
"You guys, come with us to find some food, and bring back a few wolf carcasses."
Having been a master all his life, he was now being ordered around by a few officials, and he felt very angry.
When the officer saw that they did not move, he immediately got angry and whipped He Zhiyuan and He Ning'an with a whip, leaving a bloody mark on their bodies.
The old princess felt very distressed when she saw this.
"I'm telling you, don't put on airs in front of me. I have the final say here. If you want to live, you'd better obey me, otherwise..." He raised the whip again and swung it down again. A bloodstain appeared on their bodies again.
Just as He Jingdong was about to move forward, he was stopped by He Jingxi, who looked at him and shook his head gently.
He Jing clenched his fists tightly and turned his gaze to Shang Ruoyi.
Look at her hatefully.
She actually has the nerve to stand here.
If it weren't for her father, how could their He family end up in such a situation today?
Yesterday he was in Tianxiang Garden, drinking and listening to music with the girls, but today he has become a prisoner.
Shang Ruoyi noticed his unfriendly look and knew why they were like this. She scolded Shang again in her heart.
The men of the He family were taken away, and the women were left in the temple.
He Ning'an's wife, Zhang, took her daughter-in-law, Qiao Yanxin, to sit far away from the old princess. When Zhang came in earlier, the old princess didn't like her very much. For this reason, Zhang always held a grudge in her heart, but since the separation of the family, her husband always felt that the status of a county prince was very satisfactory, and he did not seek further advancement. He held an idle position in the Ministry of Personnel, and many things in the mansion had to rely on the help of the Dingguo Palace. Even if the old princess didn't like it, she often went to the palace to visit and ask for money.
I have fallen into trouble today. I can't rely on the Dingwang Palace in the future. It would be good if the old princess doesn't become a burden. So I will stop pretending to be filial.
Before leaving, Qin handed her the water bag and said, "Why didn't your second brother and sister-in-law say hello to mother?"
"Humph, doesn't mother usually dislike me? I thought that mother must be in a bad mood right now, so I won't offend her."
Although he said this, his butt didn't move at all, but the water bag remained.
The old princess already knew the character of her daughter-in-law, so she couldn't like all these things.
Seeing this, Qin smiled and came back.
But He Zhiyuan's wife Lin brought her daughter-in-law Cong Fangzhi to the old princess and said softly, "Mother, you have suffered."
The old princess patted her face and said, "It's nothing for me. At this age, I'm about to be buried. It's nothing for me to die. But it's you, hey."
When Lin saw Shang Ruoyi standing on the side, her smile faded a little: "This must be the daughter of Prime Minister Shang!"
Shang Ruoyi bowed and said, "Meet Third Aunt."
"I don't deserve it. How can we afford the gift of a daughter of the prime minister's mansion?" Lin was born into a family of military generals. She had a heroic air about her and was not afraid to give in when she spoke.
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