Chapter 12: Behind the Liberation
My father's name is Liu Qianshan, he is the most prestigious elder of the Liu family, and he is also the helmsman of the family. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
My father liked antiques, so he also opened several antique shops, collecting antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and rare treasures. Among his many treasures, there is an ice condensation bead that is the most precious, and the entire mansion of the Liu family is not afraid of the scorching summer heat, all of which rely on this ice condensation bead hidden deep underground.
As for the origin of this jewel, my father never mentioned it, we only knew that it was a long time ago, and no matter how we asked, my father frowned and avoided answering.
My name is Liu Xian, I have been the pride of my father all my life, I have two younger brothers, Liu Wen and Liu Shi, and a younger sister, Liu Qing.
I started to take care of the family business at the age of 18, and under my careful management, the family business flourished, and after my father retired, he accompanied my mother around the world.
Liu Wen doesn't like to get involved in business, he dances and writes all day long, and enjoys it, Liu Shi is still young, only seven years old, his dream is to be like me, to help his father manage the family business, and my favorite is my sister, Liu Qing. She is not everyone's best girl, because she likes to dance with knives and guns, and her father has stopped her many times, but Liu Qing's persistence is beyond our reach.
My home is in the capital, at the foot of the imperial city, and my family has extensive contacts in the capital, but my family is not omnipotent, because tomorrow at noon, I will be sent to the guillotine, and this is my last night in the world.
I had been selfish, and I had endured the daily condemnation of conscience for the sake of my family and my beloved sister, and I was bruised and exhausted, and tomorrow I will be relieved.
I will never forget the scene of that day, the roar of firecrackers and firecrackers shook the sky, my horse neighed in horror, I tried my best to stop it, but I couldn't do anything, the carriage swept the whole street, and finally rolled over in front of a pharmacy, I really hoped that my strength could be a little bigger, so that I would not knock down the little scholar who grabbed the medicine, my brain suddenly became empty and trance, accompanied by tinnitus, consciousness gradually blurred, before I lost my instincts, I kept looking at the face of the scholar, telling him that you must live, live strongly。
During the few days I was in a coma, Liu Qing never left my side, I could hear her crying, I felt her sadness, and I felt how important I was in her heart, and she was the same to me.
I once secretly went to the grave of the scholar to worship, and I also inquired a lot about the scholar, and I knew that his name was Xiaonan, and his brother Xiaobei. I often dream of the scholar in the middle of the night, he told me that fate is predestined, I feel the guilt in your heart, but you made me lose my loved family, and then disappear into the fog, I was awakened, I really wish that I would never wake up or die with the scholar when the carriage overturned, so that my heart would not be so tangled in pain.
By chance, I went to Wang Taishi's house as a guest, that day I met Xiaobei, at that time he was already an important minister in the court, Wang Taishi's proud protégé, the emperor's pillar of governance, he was upright, low-key, young and promising, I feel that death is slowly approaching me, and I have no power to recover, but for the sake of my family and Liu Qing, I must persevere, even if it is wrong, I must be wrong to the end.
That day, I drank with Xiaobei until late at night, if it weren't for Xiaonan, I think we would have become honest friends, but fate makes people, we are destined to become enemies, I really hope Xiaobei will never know about this, whether it is in the capital, or Xiaobei's hometown, I must pretend not to know at all, and only in this way can I live up to my father's trust in me and defend my family.
Xiaobei said that his hometown is a beautiful place, the emperor has decreed that he will be sent back to his hometown to inspect, by the way, you can worship the ancestors, the glorious lintel, if I have time, I can go with him, I admit that I do not have the face to face Xiaobei and his family, so I resigned, I didn't think of the East Window incident, the old case was reopened, and it was not enough to kill someone in broad daylight, and the saint was furious, and Xiaobei was appointed to severely punish the murderer.
That day was the last time I saw Xiaobei, he surrounded my mansion with officers and soldiers, I knew what happened, and I knew what I would face, I didn't resist, I must have come to this point Xiaobei has been conclusive, I have no regrets or complaints, but there are still too many things in the world that I can't let go, my family, my father and mother, and my brothers and sisters.
I finally brought the murderer to justice, Xiao Nan can finally rest in peace, but my heart still does not feel like letting go, I have to admit that I saw the shadow of Luan Jin in Liu Xian's body, they are all ambitious, strong men, all like-minded brothers with me, and now, I personally sent Liu Xian to the guillotine.
The noon sun scorched the earth, the earth was calm without a trace of wind, the scorching waves baked the skin, I said goodbye to Liu Xian on the execution ground, and drank the last glass of guillotine wine with him, he told me that he did not hate me, if there was an afterlife, he would sing with me about wine, drink heartily, my heart seemed to be suppressed by hundreds of catties of boulders, and I was about to suffocate.
There were many people watching the execution site, and at the moment when I announced the execution, everyone was silent, followed by countless cries of grief, many of them had been helped by Yoo Hyun, many of them were crying goodbye to Eun Gong, and I, like them, did not want to see such an ending.