The real change happened only five years ago.
Brother, he killed someone.
This is the most unacceptable thing - no matter what kind of trouble you get into, you can always take care of it by getting some money from your family and building relationships. It's just a matter of life and death, it's not so easy. Of course, there are things that cannot be solved without money, and the inability to save a life is ultimately due to insufficient money in the family. Moreover, the people my brother killed were only half of the officials.
To put it bluntly, he was indeed too complacent. Over the years, the accounts here have always been unclear, and local officials are suspected of being corrupt and accepting bribes. Whether or not this matter exists, of course it does. Especially Ye Xuici's family, if they don't spend more money to honor the officials, how can they do things that they usually do for personal gain and bend the law? Merely stealing secrets is already a serious crime, and raking it in for the benefit of the imperial court is obviously asking for death. Therefore, blinding their eyes with money and blocking their mouths with money became necessary means. Anyway, it was not her family who did this. Almost all the big merchants were involved. This was already an open secret. After all, Ye Xuici could only commit petty theft by himself, and no matter how much his brother cooperated, he would not be able to control so many pairs of eyes. Therefore, bribery became a necessary means.
Naturally, the local officials were very anxious. They called almost all the merchants to discuss how to deal with the governor who was sent by the imperial court. The person sent by the Ye family was Ye Xuici's eloquent brother. With his ability, he has gained the recognition of his master from a very humble position to his current status. This is something they never dared to think about in the past. At first it was proposed to bribe the governor, but the idea was immediately dismissed. The governor was a well-known honest official. His family was poor since he was a child, and he hated those evil officials who only saw money but never made decisions for the people. Doing so can only lead to self-destruction.
This account is really unfair. If there is no other way, we have to introduce one or two victims. This is going to start a quarrel, but it will never end. No one wants to be the victim of other people's self-protection, especially Ye Xuici's brother. After going back and forth, the quarrel naturally came to no result, and everyone almost started fighting. Finally, Mr. Qianliang spoke and asked everyone to go back and clean up on their own. He would decide which family would ultimately bear the risk for everyone. The elderly and children at home should be settled first. After they are taken to jail, everyone will find a way to raise funds for rescue. This sounds nice, but no one is stupid. Are you really going to be thrown into jail, let alone rescuing people, and the remaining assets must not be divided up by these locusts? The representatives of the merchants were noisy again, one or two crying to the money and food master. He asked people to kick these people out and go home to deal with their respective accounts, and then everyone left dejectedly. Everyone was secretly cursing this bastard, but there was nothing they could do.
"Master said, we have to provide someone to bear the bill."
After returning home, the elder brother truthfully conveyed what he saw today to his elder brother and younger sister. Ye Xuici originally practiced magic with the onmyoji in the city, but had not been involved in family matters for a long time, and he did not go home often. His brother suddenly called him back today. After hearing these things, she immediately frowned.
"This matter is not good for us. Think about it, if our bribery is exposed, those guys will beat them up and find out a series of things about our family. By then, it will not be as simple as arresting one person and going to jail. "
"Who says it's not the case!" The mother, who had no opinion, echoed, "You guys are very smart, you must find a way to avoid this jail for our family."
The timid father said: "I'm afraid I'm going to lose my head! Oh, oh - what can I do!"
Seeing that the two old men could no longer hope for anything, the brother and sister went to the side to discuss. Ye Xuici said bluntly that there was basically no solution to this matter. The head of the Ye family started out as a businessman, and he is very committed to honesty and integrity. If the owner's family knew about these scandals, they would send someone to investigate as soon as possible. If it is a slander, the entire family will support him; if it is true, the Ye family will make an immediate decision to remove them from the Ye family to correct the family tradition.
"Isn't that dangerous?!" My brother was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead. "Both of them are very smart, they must know our fate! Aren't they working together to push us into the pit?! My good sister, you have to think of a way. You can save the day every time, and you can do it this time too!"
Ye Xuici pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly. Looking out the window at the setting sun, she felt a headache, as if her consciousness was sinking, scattered, and darkened with the sun. She felt a little dizzy, but not because of her unstable fate. She knew very well that with her current abilities, she could create her own world even if she went out alone. What can't be separated from her is this burdensome family. My brother has many girls he likes. Even if nothing happened today, he doesn't know if he will get into trouble one day. When the time comes, the one who wipes the butt will probably be my sister. A long time ago, she felt that these things gave her a huge headache. These people, one or two, just know how to be clever and enjoy their own happiness, but they never consider what she wants.
Although what she wants cannot be satisfied by saying it. I'm afraid if she really said it, her parents would be frightened and regard her as a sick monster. And wasn't it her monster who brought them their current life?
This cumbersome family.
"It's not impossible." Ye Xuici suddenly said, "Go find Master tonight. There must be many people looking for him, and he will definitely take this opportunity to make a big profit. If you go late, you will be in trouble."
"How much money do we need to prepare?! This old bastard has a huge appetite. Others must have lost money to eliminate disasters, but we are not a wealthy family. Even if we lose everything..."
"Not only do you have to bring money...you have to bring weapons."
"arms?"
"Give Tianzao first, and then give him a slap. The slap will be louder." Ye Xuici said quietly, "I will give you a letter, which contains the details of how he has accepted bribes and bullied men and women over the years. Records, as well as his affair with the wives and concubines of those merchants... Go and threaten him. He must dump these bad debts on others, otherwise his head will fall on the ground, who knows who."
The elder brother thanked her profusely and was extremely flattering and grateful to his younger sister, who was not even in her twenties. This scene has happened more than once or twice, and she has long been used to it. She had prepared this letter a long time ago, and it was not just from the Master. After it was handed over to his brother, he didn't dare to waste a moment. Went quickly. But Ye Xuici took out all the paper products in the room, whether they were written or not, poured them all into the brazier and burned them. Then, she picked up her small purse, picked through the jewelry pile, and stuffed a few items into it. She saw the fragment that she had forgotten for many years - the copper fragment. After thinking again and again, she threw the little thing into her bag. Afterwards, she told the servants at home that she should go out to relax and then left the house.
From then on, she never came back.
She went to a far away place, far beyond her imagination. Now, she is finally like a bird whose rope has been cut, and can fly anywhere freely. She also heard about what happened next at home - just as she expected, the Qianliang master jumped over the wall and threatened her brother with his life. Her brother was not an easy man either. Under the stimulation of a few words, he picked up a knife and stabbed the master to death. This was something Ye Xuici had never expected, but the development of the matter did not deviate from her imagination. The family must be investigated, but the blind and helpless parents are obedient and do not know anything about it. They were calf protectors, so naturally they were investigated and punished for harboring murderers. Originally, her brother wanted to dig out the account books from his room and plan to fight the government and the merchants to death, but his sister burned everything. He looked into the brazier, where the embers were still hot. He frantically asked people where his sister was, but found nothing. She took nothing away and aroused no one's suspicion. Even if she chased him immediately, she would have already left here by horse and carriage. The elder brother was stimulated and became crazy and stupid. During the interrogation, he would only say crazy words and do crazy things. The Ye family also quickly sent people to investigate the matter. But no matter what, this family is dead.
She was led to a dead end by her own hands.
But she felt nothing about it. No sorrow, no sorrow, no anger, no guilt. She believed that any feeling of guilt over this was being unkind to herself. It was the three of them who shaped themselves into what they are today, and they should bear the consequences themselves. Ye Xuici had no worries and no fear.
She had only been away from home for less than a year, and she almost forgot about the past. Traveling around, visiting experts from all over the world to get advice... all this is her ideal life. The only thing that was certain was that she had lost her home forever. But to her, it was once just a luxurious house. She is not in a hurry to start a new family. After all, there is still an unforgettable shadow in her heart. She has seen all kinds of people, but no one can compare with her.
However, she could really feel what the saying "a person without a home is like a duckweed without roots" meant. She would still feel a little tired of wandering like this. She carries too many secrets, those that belong to her and those that do not. They were light and airy during the day, as if they wanted to pull her up and fly together in the sky, forgetting all their worries. But at night, they would also become heavy, binding her tightly, making her toss and turn. She didn't feel sad about such a sharp contrast, but felt indescribably excited.
But this is not enough, far from it.
She is still Ye Xuici, not the evil messenger of thieves.
Until that day, when she was drinking tea in the store, she was rubbing the fragment with her hands. To this day, it's still sharp. The other jewelry had already been sold by her. Just then, a strange man walked into the store. The moment he came in, the whole world fell silent, as if time stopped for the two of them.
She knew what the problem was and looked at the visitor quietly.
He looked... somewhat familiar to her, but she couldn't recall it no matter what. Maybe it's just an illusion. The man sat opposite her and looked at her openly, not treating himself as an outsider.
"You are becoming more and more worthy of this mirror. I can't believe it."
"What mirror?" she wondered, "What are you talking about?"
"A mirror that is knowledgeable about the past, discusses the present, and understands the world."
She saw something moving and glimmering in the joking man's eyes.
