Chapter 1915: Should Good People Accept Their Fate of Being Bullied?
The jailer pushed open a small door to the side, saying, “You should hurry and hide in here. You can't make any sound no matter what happens, or else all of us are done for!”
The Imperial Prison’s criminals normally weren’t allowed visitors. If one really wanted to visit the people inside, they would have to go through many complicated formalities in the court, which were practically impossible to succeed in. Even so, the great clans had all sorts of resources and connections, so they could always find a workaround somehow. If they bribed the people in the Imperial Prison, the jailers became extremely happy with the extra income, and they didn’t want to offend these capital’s bigwigs either. That was why they sometimes brought people inside in private. It was to the extent that, as long as one gave them enough and one's background was sufficient, every meal inside could be restaurant-quality, and they could even send in some women to provide service day and night.
Of course, that was assuming everyone was done in secret, something everyone tacitly agreed to not make a big deal out of. They just couldn't brag about it on the surface. If higher authority figures came for an investigation and found out what was happening, things could quickly be blown out of proportion, and there would be a lot of trouble. The jailers would definitely be punished severely, and the ones who entered the Imperial Prison wouldn’t have a good time either.
Qin Wanru understood that quite well too. She grabbed her daughters’ hands in alarm and said, “Hurry, quick! We have to hide over there.”
Brightmoon City’s Chu clan had always been disliked by the imperial court. If one of their enemies took thechance to capture them, the consequences would really be horrible.
Not only wouldn’t we be able to save the Qin clan, I would only be throwing my own daughters away. What would Zhongtian back in Brightmoon City do then?
There’s no way he could just start a rebellion, right?
After seeing how vicious many of the convicts were on her way inside, Qin Wanru still felt some lingering fear even now. If she and these two daughters were locked up in this kind of place, it really would be a life worse than death. Most importantly, they were all women, and very pretty women at that. If these ferocious jailers or some bigwigs wanted to do something inappropriate to them, they wouldn’t be able to resist at all!
A resolute expression suddenly appeared on her face.
If those people want to bully Huanzhao and the others, then I’ll just block the way and take all of them on myself.
I’m a madam who has already had children anyway, so I should be able to handle them all. I can’t let Huanzhao and the others’ delicate bodies be disgraced.
I should be able to deal with one person, but what if many of them come at us?
Sniff… Just the thought alone is scary…
In that instant, she already imagined countless miserable scenes. Her expression became extremely pale.
Just then, a hand gently rested on her shoulder, and a voice said, “There's no need for us to hide. There's no one in this capital that I need to hide from.”
For some reason, when she felt the steadiness of that hand, Qin Wanru’s alarmed heart gradually calmed down.
Right, my son-in-law is now the Fiend races' Regent, the human race’s libationer, and even the chamberlain of the Eastern Palace, a favored minister of the crown princess, a rising marquis… Why am I scared?
When she thought of that, she immediately straightened her back.
Chu Huanzhao and Chu Youzhao’s eyes immediately began to shine.
Brother-in-law is so amazing! I just feel a mysterious sense of safety when I’m together with him.
The two young ladies’ eyes quickly met. When they saw the way they were looking at Zu An, they both harrumphed and looked away.
Second sis is definitely lusting after brother-in-law’s body. You can guard against thousands or even tens of thousands of thieves, but a thief inside the family is the hardest to guard against!
There’s definitely something wrong with third sis’ expression. Don’t tell me she likes my brother-in-law too? Huh? Why did I use the word 'too'?
Murong Qinghe quickly wore her mask again. She didn’t want to bring Zu An any trouble. At the same time, she was a bit worried. Her clan was right there.
Is it really going to all be okay?
What if this causes the Murong clan’s people to be treated even more poorly? That would be really bad.
Jiang Luofu patted her trembling body, saying, “Don’t worry. With him and… here, it’ll be fine.”
She wanted to say that both she and Zu An were here, and that it was going to be fine; after all, she was from the Commandant of Justice, and strictly speaking, her father was the immediate superior of everyone in the court’s judicial system. However, when compared to Zu An, she found it a bit embarrassing to put herself on the same level as him. When she recalled that somewhat shy and bashful young man who had first joined Brightmoon Academy, she couldn't help but smile.
Just how much time has passed? And yet our relationship has already been completely flipped upside down. It really is something quite amazing.
Murong Qinghe looked at Zu An with a complicated expression.
No wonder big brother Chu is always clinging to her brother-in-law; big brother Zu is really charming. Big brother Chu must look up to him a lot.
They all had different thoughts; meanwhile the jailer was really panicking, saying, “Come on, why aren’t you all moving! Aiyou, there’s really no time…”
He suddenly had no time to worry about that; in moments, he was standing respectfully with his hands behind him. A group of a dozen or so people entered jus tthen, all dressed in official robes that had fierce and malevolent beasts embroidered on them.
Jiang Luofu said to Zu An, “They are people from the Ministry of Justice.”
Zu An nodded.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were five ministries that managed various day to day government affairs. For example, Sang Hong was from the Ministry of Finance and managed the dispatch of money and grain. At some point, in order to divide the authority of the Commandant of Justice, the Three Dukes had been appointed to manage the judgment of legal cases. Even though they were called the Three Dukes, however, people were used to calling them the Ministry of Justice in private.
When they saw that there was such a large group of people gathered, the group from the Ministry of Justice was stunned. When had the Imperial Prison started having so many idlers around, and so many beauties at that? There was a mature madam, youthful young ladies, and even a pair of beautiful black stocking-covered legs! As people working under the Ministry of Justice, they naturally knew about some of the disgraceful things that were happening on the Imperial Prison’s side.
Could it be that a certain big shot was in the mood and his subordinates were sending him women?
However, there are so many, and they’re all of different styles. Was he trying to have an orgy in the Imperial Prison?
The one in the lead reluctantly pulled back his gaze from Jiang Luofu’s soul-melting black silk stockings and turned to growl at the jailer, “Who are they? Why are they inside the Imperial Prison?!”
The jailer was secretly furious.
It’s all these people’s fault for not hiding when I told them to! Now, they're blaming me as expected!
As such, he said with an apologetic smile, “Responding to Sir Ye, they probably bribed a certain idiot here and came here to visit their friends.”
“Visit?” The official sighed in relief.
It seems these aren’t subordinates of any big shots. That makes things much easier to handle.
He turned to the group and said, “The Imperial Prison is an important place. How can it be a place you can willfully enter and leave? Furthermore, all of you are suspected of bribing a court official, which adds another layer of crime. Men, arrest all of them. I’ll make sure to slowly interrogate them later.”
His eyes lingered on Qin Wanru’s impressive chest and Jiang Luofu’s outstanding legs.
A mature madam and a sexy big sister, now that’s what I’m talking about! Comparatively, those young ladies are a bit too young.
As long as they entered this Imperial Prison, even if a deity came here, they would still have to listen to him. After he properly played with them for a few days, he would release them once their clans gathered a large sum of money to ransom them.