Chapter 906: Prison Visit
Just after Shenzheng [four o'clock in the afternoon], the oil lamps had already been lit in the prison of Shuntian Prefecture.
Under the light of the bean-shaped lamp, every bump on Zhou Zheng's face was reflecting a greasy luster, making him look like a freshly peeled potato.
At this moment, he was lying on his back on a reclining chair, squinting his eyes, looking at the young lady opposite him inch by inch, with an expression as if he wanted to wrap the other person into his mouth and eat her alive.
The young woman was so helpless being stared at that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
But she had something to ask of Zhou Da, so she could only bite the bullet and smile: "Sir, please be kind enough to let me meet my husband - this is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."
When Zhou Da heard the word "affection", his eyes lit up, but when the young lady took out two strings of copper coins from her sleeve, his expression suddenly returned to normal.
The young lady was still unaware and timidly placed two strings of copper coins on the table, looking at Zhou Da anxiously and hopefully.
Zhou Da glanced at the two strings of copper coins with his eyelids, then sighed and said, "Forget it, I'm not looking at the money, it's mainly because it's not easy for a woman like you to show up in public - go wait outside, I'll have someone take you to see her later."
The young woman was overjoyed. After thanking the master profusely, she left gracefully.
After the wooden door closed again, Zhou Da reluctantly withdrew his gaze, thinking that this young lady had a pointed and pretty oval face, but he never thought that she also had a pair of big, good-looking buttocks.
If she becomes a widow in the future, she might as well be taken into the family to help expand the Zhou family.
Thinking about it, he slammed his increasingly fat thigh against the table leg, causing the two copper coins to rustle. When the eyes of the two jailers in the room were attracted by the noise, he said slowly, "Go buy some wine and food. I'll host you tonight, so you brothers can have a good time."
"Master Zhou is so righteous!"
"I thank Master Zhou on behalf of my brothers!"
The two jailers responded hastily with flattery. Just as they were about to fight over the coin, they heard Zhou Da say, "Only one person can go. With the rest, lock that idiot surnamed Wu to the toilet and take his wife to have a look from a distance. His family must have more than this much money. They must see the miserable appearance of that pretty boy before they are willing to invest more."
The two jailers responded in unison, and no one knew how they were assigned. One of them excitedly took the copper coins to buy wine and meat, while the other lazily took the young lady from the Wu family to visit her husband in the jail.
After the two left, Zhou Da tightened the blanket around himself, feeling rather bored.
When he was first transferred to the position of prison warden, two strings of copper coins were enough to make him very happy.
But after these years of "experience", his appetite had already been spoiled, and these two strings of copper coins were naturally not worthy of his attention.
Fortunately, although his appetite was big, his courage was not much expanded. Even though he was not satisfied with the passing profits , he did not dare to get involved in such business as murder and robbery.
But this unsatisfied life is really boring.
Or, how about going to Yingchun Tower to have some fun in the evening?
I heard that there are a few new girls here recently, and they are all very good looking...
Knock knock knock~
Just as he was thinking about the next three options, he heard someone knocking on the door. Zhou Da answered it casually, and then he saw the new jailer come in with a red head and a swollen face. He pointed outside and said hesitantly: "Master Warden, there are… there are more… there are a few visitors outside."
"Come on, why are you stuttering?"
Zhou Da glared at him in dissatisfaction and asked, "Who are they? Who do you want to visit?"
"A man, and... and three women!"
The man just mentioned it briefly, but when he talked about the three women, the little jailer couldn't stop stuttering.
Zhou Da immediately perked up when he saw this. He straightened his stout body and asked with burning eyes, "Are they three pretty girls? How do they compare to the young lady from the Wu family?"
"Well... much better looking!"
Although he was still stuttering, his tone was firm and resolute.
Prettier than Mr. Wu’s wife?!
Zhou Da was getting more and more excited, but he was still patient because of the caution he had developed over the years. He asked again, "Who are they visiting? Have you asked?"
"I asked, I asked, about the maid who killed the young master in Rongguo Mansion a few days ago, they..."
"etc!"
The excitement on Zhou Da's face was immediately replaced by solemnity. He stood up from the reclining chair, threw the blanket on the table, and asked in a low voice, "Are they from Rongguo Mansion?"
The jailer immediately shook his head: "It seems that they are not from Rongguo Mansion. The man who led the group only said that he is an old friend of yours, sir."
Old friend?
Zhou Da was confused for a moment, but he quickly made up his mind - no matter who the person was, he had to go and meet him.
He straightened his clothes and hurried out with the jailer.
When they arrived outside the prison, they saw three fairies, some plump and some slim, standing together.
Zhou Da's eyes froze involuntarily, and even his bones seemed to have lightened. Just as he was about to start scanning mode, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Zhou Siyu, long time no see, you look more prosperous."
Zhou Da subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and his whole fat body shuddered suddenly. Then, a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on his bumpy face.
“Ouch!”
He slapped his thigh exaggeratedly, and as he leaned forward, he exclaimed, "It turns out to be Master Zhang! It's been a while since we last met! How is your Excellency? The last time I went to visit you, unfortunately, your Excellency happened to be at the Crown Prince's Mansion..."
Since he was in charge of guarding the prison, he was bound to meet some servants from wealthy families, and similar flattery scenes would be played out several times a year.
But this time Zhou Da was sincere.
After all, Sun Shaozong is not only his benefactor and backer, but also his biggest bragging capital in his life.
Therefore, he was full of emotion and asked about other people's well-being. It took him a long time to calm down and think about the business again.
He glanced at Yuanyang and the others but didn't even dare to see their faces clearly, so he quickly retracted his gaze and said seriously, "Master Zhang, I heard that you and these girls want to visit the maid in Rongguo Mansion? At this critical moment... you won't cause any trouble for the master, right?"
"Don't worry, it was our Second Master who captured him." Zhang Chenghun waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "These girls were originally from Rongguo Mansion, and they were quite close to Qiu Wen, so they specially asked Second Master to come to visit the prison."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and added: "Nowadays, everyone in our family is well-known. Who knows, one day she might be promoted to a concubine."
Zhou Cheng understood what he meant, and he patted his chest and smiled, "As the saying goes, 'A red plum is red, a black plum is black!' There is no one in the Rongguo Mansion, but the ones around our master are all loyal and righteous women - there is no doubt that I, Zhou, have to take the risk just for their loyalty!"
Having said that, he personally led everyone to the women's prison.
Because of the incident involving Ni Er, the women's prison in Shuntian Prefecture was much stricter than in the early years. Even Zhou Cheng, the prison warden, could not enter and leave at will.
But now that he is carrying the name of Sun Shaozong, he can get through smoothly.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the place where Qiu Wen was imprisoned. It turned out to be a very simple single room, with all the necessary food, clothing and daily necessities in it, much better than an ordinary inn.
This was not because the Rongguo Mansion spent money - Jia Baoyu wanted to pay money to visit the prison, but unfortunately he was ordered to be under house arrest.
It was because Qiu Wen was currently the focus of heated discussion on the streets, and was personally brought back to the yamen by the prefect Jia Yucun. If anything really went wrong in prison, no one would be able to take responsibility.
It was originally agreed that Zhang Cheng and Zhou Da would guard outside, and let the women go inside to visit and talk.
But when she arrived at the prison door, Caixia, holding the food box, stopped unconsciously.
At first, she fell in love with Jia Huan because of trivial matters in their childhood. Later, when she learned the truth and became Sun Shaozong's maid, her feelings gradually faded.
So when they were discussing coming to visit Qiu Wen, she did not object, and she even prepared a few words from her heart to confide in her childhood playmate.
But when she was separated from Qiu Wen by a wall, she suddenly realized that she was not ready at all to face the culprit who killed Jia Huan.
In a trance, she didn't know how long she hesitated in front of the prison door. It was not until Qingwen came out again and wanted to take the food box from her hand that Caixia suddenly woke up. She hurriedly put the food box in her arms, shook her head gently, and then walked into the prison door with a complicated expression.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Qiu Wen sitting on the bed in a trance. He glanced at her with unfocused eyes, and then said to Yuanyang, "Just tell Master Bao to tell him not to go on the day I go to Caishikou. I don't want him to see me with my head and body separated."
Caixia's hands tightened and tears blurred her eyes unconsciously.
Why does this infatuated never have a good ending?
