Chapter 588 Are you talking without restraint now?
Still bleeding.
There was an executioner guarding there, looking impatient.
A few poor people lined up with bowls in their hands to catch the still warm blood that was dripping down.
Everyone who came forward to receive the blood would hand over a few large coins to the officer.
This is a traditional superstition. Some people with incurable leukemia will believe in some unconventional remedies, such as eating steamed buns dipped in human blood as a medicine, believing that it can cure all diseases...
Whenever a death row prisoner was beheaded at the Meridian Gate, there were many people who needed to receive blood.
There are also superstitions that if an illness is not cured, it means that the patient has not eaten enough human blood buns. If they eat the blood buns of a few more people, the disease may be cured.
This was an extra income for the executioners.
As soon as Liao Jiu entered, the executioner over there recognized him and quickly dispersed those who were queuing up to receive blood.
"Master Liao!"
Liao Jiu said, "I'm here to collect their bodies... Please excuse me."
The executioner quickly cooperated, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll get them down."
The corpse that was hanging there and dripping with blood was taken down.
Jiang Cheng was originally in a state of dismay, but when she saw her two sons covered in blood and their heads and bodies separated, she vomited a mouthful of blood.
He fell to the ground with a thud.
“Son!!”
The voice was shrill and the wailing was so terrifying that it made people tremble.
The emotions contained are also extremely complex.
There is love, hate, resentment, anger, sadness and regret...
Liao Jiu helped her up. "Mom, don't be sad. It's not worth it. We were mother and son, and coming here to collect their bodies is the last bit of kindness we can show you. Don't think too much about anything else."
Jiang Cheng wiped away her tears and stood up tremblingly.
"Okay, I don't want to, I don't want to..."
On Jiang Dalang's head, his eyes were wide open, full of fear and a look of unwillingness to close his eyes.
Jiang Cheng helped him close his eyes and said, "Da Lang, it's time to get going. Mother will see you off."
Jiang Erlang's eyes were closed, his facial expression was ferocious, and his death looked ugly.
Jiang Cheng was not afraid either. She gently smoothed his distorted facial features.
"Erlang, it's time to get going. Mother is here to see you off."
The voice is gentle, like singing nursery rhymes or children's songs to children.
The scene was a bit strange. The executioner looked at the abnormal Jiang Cheng suspiciously, then looked at Liao Jiu standing motionless beside her. He thought it was normal and didn't care anymore.
"Mr. Liao, how do you collect him? Do you need to wrap him in a body bag? Or did you bring a coffin?"
Liao Jiu said, "No, we burned it directly. We will take the ashes away."
The last time Nanny Cheng died, Jiang Lianzhu took her body away by cremation. At that time, she also explained to him the benefits of cremation.
The executioner had seen many deaths and burned many bodies, so it was convenient to carry them.
"Let's go prepare the firewood."
After a while, everything was ready. Jiang Cheng watched as the bodies of Jiang Dalang and his brothers were thrown into the firewood, burned with oil, and burned fiercely. She did not object.
Just watching and crying silently.
"Son! Have a good time! Be a good person in your next life!!!"
"Son! Mother will take you home..."
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Even those who want to watch the fun are unwilling to watch this scene of life and death.
It's too depressing.
As the corpse burned and caught fire, those who were collecting blood scattered when they saw that there was no hope.
The huge Meridian Gate was empty except for the burning firewood, piles of corpses, and Liao Jiu and his companions.
Black smoke mixed with the smell of corpse oil rushed into the sky.
***
Mrs. Lin was riding in a carriage, traveling through the downtown area.
I just went to a branch shop, checked the account books, and checked the inventory surplus.
She was still absorbed in thinking over the accounting problem. Her eldest daughter was traveling with her in the carriage, and the mother and daughter went to check the accounts together.
The eldest daughter of the Lin family asked, "Mother, how is my younger brother doing outside? Why hasn't he sent any letters back? He knows we are so worried about him at home..."
Mrs. Lin finally regained her composure and couldn't help but smile, "Ziyi, that kid, probably still blames me in his heart..."
"How could that be? My brother is already a grown-up, but he's still sulking like a child. Besides, even if he's sulking, it's been so long, it's time for him to calm down." The eldest daughter of the Lin family smiled gently when she mentioned Lin Ziyi.
"Who knows how wild this kid is out there? Maybe he ran away with another girl." Mrs. Lin joked.
"That's impossible. Doesn't he like Doctor Jiang? How could he change his mind so quickly?"
Mrs. Lin's face suddenly darkened. "Be careful with your words! Is this something you can say casually as a joke? Doctor Jiang is married. If people hear about it, your brother's reputation will be ruined. You let Doctor Jiang and Mr. Liao spread rumors out of thin air. Isn't that giving them something to use against you? Big girl, you weren't such a careless person before. Why are you so careless now?"
The eldest daughter of the Lin family blushed, "Yes, mother taught me a lesson, I won't make such jokes next time."
As the mother and daughter were talking, they saw the carriage gradually stop.
There was a lot of noise in front.
The driver, standing outside the carriage, shouted, "Madam, Miss, there's an imperial edict posted up ahead, and so many people are gathered around to read it, it's blocking the road and we can't get through."
Mrs. Lin lifted the curtain of the carriage.
Not far ahead, in the center of the street, near the bulletin board, there were crowds of people.
It was crowded.
The noise was also very noisy, and it was obvious that it must be a happy event. Everyone was looking at the imperial edict, shaking their heads and discussing something.
I faintly heard something about a princess...something about Fu'an...something about the War King...
Seeing this situation, Mrs. Lin estimated that the carriage would not be able to pass for a while.
I simply got off the carriage and went to see what was happening.
The mother and daughter of the Lin family went together. As soon as they walked into the crowd, they could hear more clearly.
"The War King has found his beloved daughter who had been missing for many years. It turns out she was switched at the Baihua Tower! Now the truth is out, she's back!"
"What a surprise! It's Doctor Jiang! The adopted mother of Prince Xiaoxiang, who was once named Lady Renyi and even recruited the Governor of the First Six Gates, Liao Jiu, as her son-in-law, Jiang Lianzhu!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, what an amazing couple! Before, everyone looked down on Doctor Jiang as a second-married country girl from the countryside, saying she wasn't worthy of Governor Liao. Governor Liao's mother even committed suicide at the gate of Prince Xiaoxiang's mansion rather than let them get married. Now, they've been slapped in the face! This time, Liao Jiu has become a commoner, and Doctor Jiang has transformed herself into Princess Fu'an, making Liao Jiu unworthy of the princess..."
"Hahahaha, Princess Fu'an is a great name. May blessings bless the Great An Kingdom. This will make our War King even more brave. May he bless our Great An Kingdom!"
"Hey, the imperial edict also said that Prince Zhan's illness has been fully recovered. This is double happiness for Prince Zhan's Mansion and for our Da'an Nation as well!"
"Anyway, with Princess Fu'an, our Da'an Kingdom will definitely be able to reach a higher level in the future..."
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