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Although there was no way this prisoner could harm Su Xiuning due to the iron bars of the cell, his crazy appearance still frightened Su Xiuning.
Su Xiuning's delicate body trembled, and she quickly took a few steps back, hiding behind Aunt Xiang, looking at the prisoner with horrified eyes.
The prisoner was seen to have a gray head and a thin body. His disheveled head covered his face. He looked to be in his fifties.
On the other side, the cell leader had an angry expression.
After discovering that Su Xiuning was related to a big shot like Zhao Junchen, the cell boss was obsessed with currying favor, so how could he allow the prisoner to scare his "distinguished guest"?
So, the cell leader quickly walked up to the prisoner and kicked him hard through the cell door, causing the prisoner to fall heavily to the ground.
"What are you calling for! Can you bear with me for scaring these two nobles? Mr. Zhao is such a noble person, how can you just meet him whenever you want?" The prison boss said fiercely: "You were also a noble man, but now A phoenix is no longer as good as a chicken. Even your brother is in bad luck. No one can protect you anymore. You must abide by the rules in prison! If you dare to yell again, I will whip you with a big whip. !”
After the prisoner fell heavily to the ground, he finally regained consciousness. The cell leader's legs were also heavy, preventing him from getting up for a long time.
But he was still looking at Su Xiuning with feverish eyes, but he ignored the warning from the prison boss, and still shouted to Su Xiuning with all his strength: "Girl, please do a good job and ask me to send a message to Mr. Zhao, just tell me If you are willing to work for him, Mr. Zhao, he should still remember me. I am Guo Min, and I will definitely be able to help Mr. Zhao..."
It turns out that this person is Guo Min, Guo Tang's brother and the former boss behind "Sitong Trading Company"!
However, looking at Guo Min's disheveled and crazy-looking image today, there is no trace of his past appearance?
Seeing that Guo Min did not heed his warning at all, the cell leader felt that he had lost face in front of Su Xiuning. He suddenly became angry and planned to open the cell door and rush in to punch and kick him!
However, Su Xiuning was a kind-hearted person after all. He couldn't bear to see this prisoner suffering in front of him, so he stopped him and said: "Forget it about this prison chief, he is also a poor person."
After hearing Su Xiuning's dissuasion, the prison boss naturally wanted to give Guo Min some face, but he glared at Guo Min fiercely and said, "For this girl's sake, I will spare you for now, and I will settle the accounts with you in the future." !”
After saying that, the cell leader ignored Guo Min and just led Su Xiuning to continue walking deeper into the cell.
However, although Su Xiuning left quickly, Guo Min still kept shouting at Su Xiuning's back.
"Girl, you must tell Mr. Zhao for me! I want to see him! I want to see Mr. Zhao..."
After walking far away, Guo Min's screams gradually became less harsh. The cell leader finally explained Guo Min's background to Su Xiuning: "Girl, don't be offended. This man has gone completely crazy. He was also a big shot. There are many big businessmen in the capital, and his brother is the young master Guo Tang. However, his brother has offended a more powerful big shot, how can he be pleased with him? Not only did he lose Wusha and be imprisoned, but the whole The Guo family is all in bad luck, and this man was also implicated and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment..."
At this point, the cell leader lowered his voice and said, "Speaking of which, the big shot he and his brother offended was Mr. Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
Is this prisoner named Guo Min related to Zhao Junchen? Since he was in prison because of Zhao Junchen, why was he eager to seek refuge with Zhao Junchen?
Originally, Su Xiuning didn't take this matter very seriously, but after hearing that this prisoner was related to Zhao Junchen, Su Xiuning quietly paid attention to it for some reason.
And just as the cell leader was explaining to Su Xiuning, several people had already reached the depths of the cell.
Different from the small and dirty cells outside, the cells here are clean and spacious, and have all the common daily utensils. There are beds, tables and chairs, and even clean teapots and cups. There are also many items placed outside the cells. Things such as books, chess, pens, and ink can be provided to the prisoners at any time. The guards around them do not look arrogant at all, and all of them are easy-going and friendly.
Although the cell leader had already said that the conditions here were much better than those in the outer cells, Su Xiuning was still stunned after seeing this scene.
Seeing Su Xiuning's surprised expression, the cell leader smiled and explained: "Most of the prisoners detained here were originally court officials of sixth grade or above. Although they were unlucky enough to enter the cell, no one knows whether they will go out to serve as officials again in the future. After reinstatement, I don’t know if they have any relatives or friends in the court, so we people don’t dare to offend them easily. On the contrary, we want to eat and drink well. If they have any demands, as long as they are not too excessive, we will I will try my best to agree and never let them suffer."
Common people and powerful people have long become two different species. Common people steal a hundred taels of silver, while powerful people embezzle millions. After being caught, they will be thrown into prison. However, the former will often suffer a lot in the prison cell, while the latter will still enjoy it. Treated like a distinguished guest, even if the latter’s crime is thousands of times worse than the former’s!
In a way, this is a very ironic thing, but it has been true throughout the ages!
After hearing the prison boss's explanation, Su Xiuning didn't think much of the truth. She just no longer worried that her father Su Changzhen would be wronged, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
On the contrary, Aunt Xiang seemed to have thought of the irony and couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
As he spoke, the prison head pointed to a cell not far away and said, "Mr. Su Changzhen, whom the girl wants to meet, lives there for the time being. The girl has a warrant from the Vice Minister, so naturally she can meet him at will. I don’t dare to limit the time, but it’s best not to meet for more than half an hour, otherwise it will be more difficult for us.”
Following the cell leader's guidance, Su Xiuning looked around and finally saw the figure of her father, Su Changzhen.
At this time, Su Changzhen was sitting next to a round table, holding a book and reading it carefully. There was also a pot of tea and a plate of cakes on hand, which seemed to be a bit leisurely and contented.
Su Changzhen's perfect father image has long been broken in Su Xiuning's heart. Su Xiuning is still a little resentful of some of Su Changzhen's actions, but she is Su Changzhen's biological daughter after all, and it is impossible for her to divorce Su Changzhen just because of some resentment in her heart. Zhen was a stranger, so Su Xiuning felt a little excited after seeing Su Changzhen.
The cell leader shouted to the surrounding jailers: "This girl wants to see Mr. Su in Room C, so hurry up and open the cell door!"
Following the cell leader's shout, Su Changzhen in the cell was slightly startled. He turned around and saw Su Xiuning and Aunt Xiang, and his face suddenly showed excitement.
More than twenty days have passed since the last time the father and daughter met. During this period, Su Changzhen was also thinking about Su Xiuning day and night. It was not that Su Changzhen cared about Su Xiuning, but because the future prosperity and decline of the Su family was completely uncertain. It all fell on Su Xiuning.
After opening the cell door, the cell leader led the jailer away, leaving all the surrounding space to Su Changzhen and Su Xiuning.
After Su Xiuning and Aunt Xiang entered the cell, Su Changzhen rushed to greet him and said with an excited expression: "Daughter, why can you enter the prison of the Criminal Department to visit your father? Could it be that... you have already met Zhao Junchen?"
Su Xiuning originally wanted to ask a few questions about Su Changzhen's current situation, but after seeing that Su Changzhen was only concerned about Zhao Junchen's affairs, she suppressed her words and nodded: "This morning, I already After meeting Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao has promised Xiuning that after his father's incident is over, he will rescue the Su family and will never let the Su family join the frontier and be demoted to pariahs. After receiving Mr. Zhao's promise, , my daughter was worried that her father would be concerned about this matter, so she hurriedly came to visit her father in the Penal Department Prison and told her father about this matter."
On the side, Aunt Xiang looked at Su Changjin for a few times, her expression was much calmer, and she just added: "Master Zhao takes great care of Xiu Ning. In order to facilitate Xiu Ning's visit to the master, he even specifically asked for a warrant from a minister of the Ministry of Justice. , allowing Xiuning to freely enter and exit the prison of the Ministry of Punishment during this period."
After hearing Su Xiuning and Aunt Xiang's explanation, Su Changzhen suddenly showed joy and nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Great! I knew that Zhao Junchen would never refuse Xiuning! It doesn't matter if I die. , but the Su family must not fail! As long as Zhao Junchen takes care of us, our Su family will be able to prosper sooner or later!"
Speaking of this, Su Changzhen told Su Xiuning earnestly: "In the future, you must please Mr. Zhao even more, and you must get further favor from Mr. Zhao. It is best to give birth to a son and a half daughter for Zhao Junchen. When the time comes, you will be there." The status of the Zhao family will be stable, and Zhao Junchen will pay more attention to you and further support our Su family! In this way, our Su family can turn around faster..."
Hearing these words from Su Changzhen, Su Xiuning and Aunt Xiang couldn't help but be stunned.
Then, they realized that Su Changzhen seemed to have misunderstood something.
Su Xiuning's expression was a little complicated and she didn't know how she should respond, but Aunt Xiang explained directly: "The master misunderstood. Mr. Zhao did not take Xiuning as his concubine. Although he agreed to rescue the Su family, but Just because of his past relationship with Xiu Ning, not because Xiu Ning became his concubine."
After hearing Aunt Xiang's explanation, Su Changzhen's expression suddenly changed!
Logically speaking, Su Changzhen should be happy that his daughter escaped the fate of becoming a concubine and that Zhao Junchen was willing to rescue the Su family.
But at this time, Su Changzhen's expression was not happy at all. On the contrary, they were mostly shocked and dissatisfied.
For Su Changzhen, Zhao Junchen's rescue of the Su family is only the first step. Letting Zhao Junchen support the Su family and make the Su family prosperous again is his ultimate goal!
In order to achieve this goal and for the future of the entire Su family, how could Su Xiuning leave Zhao Junchen like this?
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