Early the next morning, Jian Qu woke up with a splitting headache. When he lowered his head and smelled it, he was greeted by the smell of wine, which made him frown.
It's not because the clothes are contaminated. Someone has obviously changed into clean clothes. But this is the only thing that can be done. The smell of alcohol comes from inside, so you can only wash up after you wake up.
Rubbing his forehead, he got off the couch. Although he was in a strange place, Jian Qu already remembered that he was in a gloomy mood yesterday and fell drunk at Su Ziji's place. He trusted Su Ziji's character and was slightly surprised. I'm ashamed of myself for causing trouble to others.
As soon as I went out, I saw a young man coming in from the door carrying a basket of hot food. I saw him wandering out and asked me to go to the place where water had been put to wash up.
"Mr. Fang, who stayed here for the night, just left. Why don't you wait for Mr. Lu to come back?" The young man who claimed to be temporarily hired by Mr. Lu told him, put down his things and left.
Jian Qu smiled bitterly. Although he was still not in a good mood, he still managed to cleanse his face, wash up again, forced himself to eat something, and then sat in the courtyard, looking at the sky in the distance, motionless.
I don't know how long it took, but there were footsteps outside the door and someone came in. Jian Qu then raised his head and looked up: "Brother Su Xian?"
"Brother Jian is awake?" Su Ziji walked over slowly and asked, "Do you have anything else to do now?"
Seeing that Jian Qu was still a little unconscious, he reminded: "No, just follow me to the Penal Department Prison to meet the person you want to see."
Jian Qu's head, which was still a little sore, immediately woke up and stood up directly: "I can leave right away!"
After leaving the yard, I got on an ox cart with Su Ziji and thanked Su Ziji again: "Thank you so much, Brother Su Xian, for running for me this time!"
"Some trivial things are not worth mentioning." Su Ziji smiled faintly.
Jian Qu knew that even if it was not difficult for Su Ziji, it was still a favor. He could not repay it now. He could only look for opportunities to repay it in the future.
When we arrived at the Penal Department Prison, there was a continuous wall, and there were people patrolling with knives. After getting off the bullock cart, we saw several passers-by gathered around a list, whispering and pointing.
If Su Ziji felt something, he looked towards the past and with just one glance, he saw that the portrait on the list was none other than Qian Zhidong.
Below is written the name, place of origin, crime, and the date of execution. The date of execution will be three days later.
Seeing Jian Qu looking sideways, his face pale, Su Ziji whispered: "I just happened to come here this time to say goodbye. You wait here while I buy some wine and meat."
I patted my shoulder and went to a wine shop a few hundred meters away alone.
This wine shop was small in scale and had strong wine. It only had a few signature dishes, all of which were sauced meats. Su Ziji ordered a jar of wine, pointed to several kinds of sauced meats, ordered two kilograms each, and carried them back with both hands.
Jian Qu came over and took all the things into his hands. Su Ziji was not polite and walked towards the gate of the Penal Department Prison empty-handed.
"No one is allowed to break into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
It was morning. A prison officer and several guards were patrolling the guards. When they saw someone coming, they looked up and down.
Su Ziji didn't waste any time and directly took out the token given by Eunuch Zhao.
The prison officer at Si Baihu in the Imperial City immediately trembled. He stood up and took a closer look: "Hey, are you Su Huiyuan? My father-in-law told me to wait for you here. You have already waited. Please come quickly." Enter!"
He called another prison officer, whispered a few words, and asked him to stay here, while he personally took Su Ziji and Jian Qu inside.
At this time, another prison officer wandered over, his face full of flesh and oil. He saw his back from a distance. He stopped and asked his colleagues who were staying behind: "Is it so early for someone to visit the prison?"
The prison officer who stayed behind said, "Yes, come and visit Qian Zhidong."
"Qian Zhidong?"
The prison officer with a sinister face was like a cat that suddenly discovered a mouse. He leaned forward and focused his eyes. His colleagues were still saying, "I'm afraid you won't even think of who is visiting the prison. Huiyuan, who is newly released from the cage this year, oh, I can't see it with my own eyes." I can’t believe it, someone is so young and promising.”
"It seems that at only sixteen or seventeen years old, he is already a Huiyuan."
"Huiyuan, I'm afraid I don't have much money, but I also care about my reputation." The prison officer with a sinister face was eager to try, wondering whether he would blackmail him later.
After all, this has something to do with Qian Zhidong. If a Huiyuan doesn't want his reputation to be damaged, he can only spend money to silence these people.
The original colleague who had stayed behind turned around and saw him. He didn't know what he was thinking. He was speechless: "Don't mess around. This Huiyuan has a lot of background. He came to visit the prison with a warrant from the Hundred Houses of the Imperial City of Ouchi. You have offended him." No one can save you if you are someone you shouldn’t mess with.”
"The token of the Imperial City Si Baihu? Forget it, you have the life to take the money, but you don't have the life to spend it." Shaking his head, the already greedy prison officer gave up his thoughts.
Besides, Su Ziji and Jian Qu were sent to a large prison with a prison officer. The cells were very dark and the ground was entirely made of bluestone to prevent anyone from digging holes.
The wall is made of thick blue bricks, with a passage in the middle. The two sides are divided into rooms of different sizes with wooden fences. As soon as you enter the door, the first thing you feel is the smell. This is the smell emanating from the toilets in each room.
Not only that, but there was also the smell of blood. It was because the prisoners had been tortured. The journey from the cells of ordinary prisoners to the cells of serious criminals was like walking through hell on earth. The screams kept ringing, and finally they arrived. Single room in Qianzhidong.
"Su Huiyuan, this is Qian Zhidong's cell. Will I open the cell door for you?" Looking at the wine and meat in Jian Qu's hand, he knew that this was not for ridicule. He came to see him off. The prison officer was very considerate. explain.
Su Ziji nodded, and the prison officer took out the key and unlocked the cell, leaving space for the three of them, while he went outside.
Su Ziji's eyes fell on the person sitting on the straw mat in the fence. Seeing that Qian Zhidong was in a state of desolation, his hair and beard were a little messy, his expression was as usual, but his eyes were gloomy, and his face looked blue in the weak light. He knew that this People are afraid that they know that their fate is not long, so they are not in a hurry.
"Go in." Seeing Jian Qu's hesitation, Su Ziji reminded him and came in calmly.
"I didn't expect that it would be you two who came to see me off." Qian Zhidong's eyes passed over Jian Qu's face, then fell on the wine and meat in his hand, and he laughed: "Wine and meat? Not bad! That’s right! Those who know me are Su Ziji and Jian Qu!”
"Put the wine and meat on the table." Su Ziji reminded the stunned Jian Qu again.
Jian Qu finally came to his senses this time, swallowed his saliva, and went over to place the food and wine on the ground, including a jar of strong wine and several packages of sauced meat wrapped in several layers of oil paper.
Qian Zhidong was not polite and directly opened the wine jar, raised it to his mouth, and took a few sips before putting it down and laughing again.
"happy!"
Su Ziji lifted up his robe, sat on the ground, and looked at Qian Zhidong: "I have done what you asked me to do, you can go with peace of mind."
Qian Zhidong was eating wine and meat nonchalantly, but his aura dimmed due to Su Ziji's words.
