Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 31

"Father, do you believe in resurrection from the dead?" Liu Qingtang asked softly, and before Liu Shaodi could answer, she added another sentence: "I died in the autumn of the 15th year of Yuanning."

When Liu Shaodi heard this, he was a little astonished, and blurted out: "How is it possible!"

Liu Qingtang looked at her father with deep eyes, and continued in a calm tone: "It is the poisoned wine bestowed by the emperor. After I died, you and your elder brother also died. The relatives of the Liu family intended to rebel. This is the emperor's death for us." Arranged charges."

Liu Shaodi looked at his daughter with a serious and stern expression, pursed his lips and did not speak.Liu Qingtang looked at him quietly, but also did not speak again.

After a long time, Liu Shaodi finally said, "You mean the truth."

"I still remember the burning pain of the poisoned wine entering my throat, I still remember the sadness of seeing my father and brother's heads fall in the chaos of my soul, and I still remember the regret of seeing the body of my protector... If it is possible, I would rather it was just a piece of cake. A nightmare."

"But I was plagued by this nightmare day and night, and I couldn't live in peace. After death, I should go to hell and reincarnation, but when I opened my eyes, I found myself back ten years ago, when everything was still too late to save. Weeping with joy and feeling guilty and terrified, I couldn’t even distinguish between reality and fantasy, it has been a few months since I woke up that day, but until now, I still often fall into confusion.”

"Father, do you know? Every day I worry that I will fall into madness, because of my incomprehensible hatred..." And seeing the pain of you ignoring everything, I am glad that you don't have to Tortured as I am, and overwhelmed by the secret I can only bear alone.

Even if she killed the two chief culprits and suppressed the emperor in this life, what happened in her previous life was engraved in her mind and could never be erased.Sometimes when she suddenly saw Qin Shu's face beside her, she would think of the rotten face covered with mosquitoes and maggots she saw at that time.She even felt that Qin Shu and her father and brother were dead, and the people around her were no longer the same as they used to be.

But to be reborn, to start a new life, is such a heaven-defying thing, how could it be free of cost.Perhaps those lingering nightmares were the price she got back.Liu Qingtang is very clear that if there is a cause in the world, there will be an effect, there will be no unreasonable repayment and gain, just like there will be no unreasonable love.

The treasure was once broken and had cracks, even if it is still intact now, she will still remember those cracks.But so what, she will only hold on to the treasure tightly, and will not allow anyone to have a chance to make a crack.Those things can make her suffer, but they can never defeat her, they will only make her calmer in this pain.

A look of pain and bewilderment appeared on Liu Qingtang's face, and she stood there with her fists tightly clenched.I can no longer see the calmness that I deliberately pretended to have when I first came here, and even the slightest bit of the smile in my eyes is gone.

Obviously it looks so uncomfortable, but she is like a prickly bamboo, with the momentum of never bowing her head, as if she wants to hold up a world.

Looking at such a daughter, Liu Shaodi felt the ups and downs of her mood. The man who has always been regarded as the soul of the army by countless people is actually a little staggering.

He clearly knows what kind of person his daughter is. She is tenacious, stubborn and strong. She has never been soft like him since she was a child, but today she can't help showing this appearance in front of him. If she has no experience After that, his daughter would not become what she is now. How could this feeling of being a trapped animal appear in his little daughter who had always been soft and kind in her heart.

No matter how bizarre this matter was, Liu Shaodi still believed it, because he believed in his daughter, the child who valued family affection and responsibility more than anything else, would not fabricate such a lie to deceive his father.

Once he believed it, thinking of what she said, Liu Shaodi felt huge guilt and self-blame in his heart.

He has guarded the territory of the Southern Dynasty for many years, defended the Southern Dynasty from being invaded by others, and brought a peaceful life to countless people in the Southern Dynasty.But he couldn't guard the family like this. At that time, he couldn't save the life of his beloved wife, he couldn't protect his eldest daughter well, and now he couldn't even protect his younger daughter well.

Time and time again, Liu Shaodi understood how powerless he was.The mountain-like man sat on the chair dejectedly, his expression finally showed some fatigue.

Just like a father understands his daughter, Liu Qingtang also knew what kind of person her father was, so she restrained her emotions, took a deep breath, stepped forward and hugged the silent father.

"I failed to save my father and elder brother, and failed to keep the Liu family, so I have always been immersed in guilt, even now."

Liu Shaodi hesitated a little, but still put the bracelet on his daughter's shoulder, his lips twitched a few times, and said with a sigh: "You shouldn't be responsible for this, I didn't do it well."

It seemed that after a start, the next step would be much easier. Liu Shaodi circled his daughter who seemed to be crying silently, and patted her head comfortingly.

"When your mother passed away, she took my hand and asked me to take good care of you three brothers and sisters, but I never knew what to do, and now it proves it even more. If she knew, she would definitely be cruel. scold me."

"In this world, is there anyone who dares to scold you, father? You frighten people to death when you frown." Liu Qingtang didn't let her father see her red and swollen eyes, leaned against his broad shoulders, and smiled in a hoarse voice.

"Your mother used to always like to scold me, but she was never afraid of me. Not only do you look a lot like your mother, but you are also very similar in this point. You never care about my face and do what you want on your own. "

She had never seen the hearty, warm, gentle and generous mother they said, and she had never even dreamed of it.She used to think that it was enough to have an older sister, but at the age when she longed for her mother's love the most, she lost the gentle elder sister who was treated as a mother. Later, the closest thing in her life was only her father and elder brother. "I'm sorry, father, I'm afraid I will do some things that make you unhappy in the future."

Liu Qingtang let go of her father and took a step back, looking at him firmly: "I can't give up revenge, I won't let go of those who hurt us in the previous life. Maybe I will do something that I can't even imagine. Becoming a completely different person from Liu Qingtang a long time ago may embarrass you, father. But, forgive my daughter for her unfilial piety, I must go on according to my own ideas."

"Huaixu...do you want to kill the emperor too?" Liu Shaodi was silent for a long time, and only asked this question.

"It depends on whether he still wants to put our Liu family to death." When Liu Qingtang said this, her eyes were firm and cold, but considering her father, she slowed down and said: "Unless it is a last resort, I will not move." Emperor, after all, he also has the blood of the Liu family in his body."

"If you must do that, let me do it." Liu Shaodi said suddenly, with the same determination and undeniable refusal as Liu Qingtang.The father and daughter look so similar at this moment.

Liu Qingtang's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe her father would say that.In her heart, her father would not allow her to have such an almost treasonous heart. At most, she thought that he would just turn a blind eye to some things she was going to do in the future, but now he actually said, let him do it?After thinking about it, Liu Qingtang understood what he meant, and shouted with some emotion: "Father..."

"I am a father, how can I let my children bear my responsibilities." Liu Shaodi stood up, straightened his back and looked at the picture of mountains and rivers hanging on the wall of the study, "And what I guard is the stability of the entire Southern Dynasty peaceful."

At this moment, Liu Qingtang let go of a certain burden in her heart.At first, she thought that the worst outcome would be that her father didn't believe in her and wanted to break with her unfilial daughter. Fortunately, he chose to believe that what she was afraid of didn't happen.Listening to her father's words, Liu Qingtang seemed to have a backbone, but she wanted to cry because she finally felt at ease and relaxed.

After talking for a while, and roughly telling his father about the grievances and grievances of the previous life, Liu Qingtang said again: "Perhaps, father, you still feel a little unacceptable in your heart. After all, such a thing as death and resurrection is too bizarre. Then give me a year to come back." Let you believe it completely, father. A year later, Zhou Guoguo will have a war with our Southern Dynasty, and the final outcome is that Zhou State will be defeated."

"Although Zhou Guo is not as powerful as our Southern Dynasty, but they have a general who is also regarded as the god of war, how can they perish so easily." Liu Shaodi couldn't accept it. If there is anyone in this world who is his opponent, it is undoubtedly Zhou Guo. General Zheng, that is his opponent and also his friend. The so-called heroes cherish heroes is probably like this.

"Because there was a civil strife in the state of Zhou, and that general died on the battlefield because of the suspicion of the emperor of Zhou state. Even his bones were collected by you, father." Even if it was a general from another country, Liu Qingtang also treated that general General Zheng admired it very much, so he couldn't help sighing at this moment.But it was just a sigh, and she quickly said with a serious face: "I understand that you still have some doubts in your heart, father, then we will use this incident a year later. If it really happens, please completely trust me."

Liu Shaodi took a deep look at his daughter, how could he not understand that this is actually her daughter wanting to give him a period of time to accept this matter.She also knew that he believed it, but now let him deal with the emperor who has been hurting for so long as his grandson, and personally disturb the current peace of the court. He really still has some things he can't change, so he was given this year.

Acquiescing to her daughter's act of thinking out of him, Liu Shaodi felt relieved for a while, and complicated for a while.

I thought that my daughter's resurrection from the dead and the war a year later had made me calm about everything, but Liu Shaodi didn't expect that during lunch, his daughter threw him another one that was enough to make him feel Shocking news.

(End of this chapter)