"yes."
"As commanded."
The group of people came out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Young Master Liu leaned over and took off the horse's reins from the hitching post. After standing up, he looked at Song Qing and Xia Gongming.
"Brother, sir, it's already past midnight. You should go back and rest early."
Song and Qing were stunned and looked at Young Master Liu with doubtful expressions.
"Your Majesty, is it about love?"
"Let's talk about love affairs after the court meeting the day after tomorrow."
"Yes, I understand."
"Go back and rest,"
"I'll take my leave first."
After Song and Qing disappeared on the long street, Young Master Liu turned around, glanced at the children behind him, and gently tugged on the horse's reins.
"Let's go, let's go back too."
Liu Chengzhi and his four brothers and sisters looked at each other and followed slowly, holding their mounts.
Although the city has been under curfew for a long time, the streets in the city are still brightly lit under the lights on both sides.
However, on the brightly lit streets, except for the occasional military guard patrolling the streets, no one else could be seen.
Liu Chengzhi and his four brothers and sisters would glance sideways at Young Master Liu's expression from time to time.
Seeing the gloomy expression on their father's face, the four brothers and sisters followed him silently.
At this moment, even the little cutie with a carefree personality is very well-behaved.
"Chengzhi, Yue'er."
"father?"
"Daddy?"
The little cutie who has always been a stinky daddy, when he heard Young Master Liu greeting him, he also called out daddy in a sweet voice.
"Have you two brothers and sisters recorded the confessions of those bastards?"
"Reply to Dad, my sister Hao'er and Yue'er have recorded the confessions of the prisoners in detail."
"Where's the confession?"
Liu Chengzhi put the horse rein in his third brother Liu Chengqian's hand, quickly took out the stack of rice paper from his sleeve and handed it to Young Master Liu.
"Dad, all the confessions are here."
Young Master Liu took the confession from his second son, Liu Chengzhi, and casually put it into his sleeve.
"Chengzhi, Yaoyao."
"father?"
"Daddy?"
"Chengzhi, do you still have some wine in your wine bag?"
"have."
"Let my husband drink some."
Liu Chengzhi took off the wine bag from his waist without hesitation and handed it to Young Master Liu with a respectful expression.
"Dad, drinks."
Young Master Liu uncorked the wine, raised his head and took a sip of wine, and glanced faintly at the four children following him.
"Chengzhi, Yaoyao, Yue'er, Chengqian, the four of you brothers and sisters, tell me what kind of person your father is?"
"father?"
"Daddy?"
"Don't worry about your father being angry. You can say whatever you want."
"Baby, baby..."
"Daddy."
"this!"
"Dad, are you okay? Why do you suddenly ask such a strange question?"
Young Master Liu couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart when he saw his four children hesitating to speak.
The children have grown up, and they are no longer as close as they were when they were children!
I would never doubt their filial piety towards me, Yun'er and the other sisters.
However, after seeing my children gradually growing up and having their own ideas.
In my heart, I feel somewhat uncomfortable.
old.
Really old.
Young Master Liu sighed secretly in his heart, raised his head and took a sip of wine, then hurried towards the Liu Mansion with a lonely figure.
It was at this moment that Young Master Liu suddenly understood.
My children have grown up, and I and all my ladies have grown old.
To all the children under his knees, he seemed to——
It seems that it's time to let go.
I can protect them for a while, but I can't protect them for the rest of my life.
Liu Chengzhi and his four brothers and sisters looked at the lonely figure of Young Master Liu and hurriedly chased after him.
Looking at their father's lonely and desolate back, their hearts...
I felt a little flustered for no reason.
"father."
"Daddy."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Dad, are you okay?"
"Dad, do you want to say something?"
Young Master Liu capped the wine cork in his hand and handed it directly to Er Zi.
"Bad boy, wine bag."
"Dad, it's just a wine bag. If you keep it, that's all."
Young Master Liu looked happily at the four children beside him, and gently tapped the four brothers and sisters on their foreheads one by one.
"Why, does it look like my father is in trouble?
Two stinky boys and two stinky girls. In more than an hour, it will be daybreak.
You are tired, and the Father is tired too.
I won’t say anything else, let’s go back and have a rest.”
"father."
"Daddy."
"Dad, what's going on? Go back and have a rest.
If any of you are not sleepy, just keep on enduring."
As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, he got on his horse and gently whipped the riding crop in his hand.
"drive!"
To be continued...