Zhu Gaochi is obese and eats more than twice as much as an ordinary person. To "beat" him, the first step is to starve him for a few days.
This kind of behavior is very normal for a person who stays in prison.
No matter how noble you are outside, as long as you enter the cell, everything must be done according to the rules in the cell.
"Du Shaoqin, starting from today, the prince's food is only three bowls of water every day. There is no need to give anything else." Xiao Chen said.
"If this continues, won't the prince be starved to death?" Du Shaoqin was stunned.
Although this prisoner should be returned to Dongchang for disposal when he arrives, he cannot be justified no matter where he goes without food.
"If you're not hungry, just do as I say."
"Where are the others? What's the food standard?" Du Shaoqin asked again.
"It's a capital crime, so what else do you have to eat? Just a bowl of water every day."
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After drinking and eating, Xiao Chen burped, stood up and stretched: "Okay, it's time to get down to business."
According to Xiao Chen's instructions, Du Shaoqin specially placed Zhu Gaochi in the middle cell.
When he walked to the door of this cell, Xiao Chen paused, glanced at the food delivery port under the cell door, and then walked to the cell next to him.
The captain standing at the door looked at Xiao Chen with a questioning look.
"Open the cell." Xiao Chen said.
"yes."
The person held in this cell is none other than Cao Liang from Zuochunfang of James Mansion.
At this moment, Cao Liang's official uniform had been taken off and replaced by a prison uniform with a big word "prison" on the chest.
The two pairs of shackles on his body were also locked on his wrists and ankles respectively. Sitting on the small bed in the corner, he didn't know what he was thinking.
Pushing open the door, Xiao Chen walked in.
Cao Liang, who was on the bed, stood up hurriedly like a frightened bird and looked at Xiao Chen at a loss.
"Master Ziyi!" Dragging the heavy shackles, Cao Liang no longer had the aggressive aura he had in the East Palace. He bowed slightly and greeted respectfully.
"Don't be so polite. Now that you're here, it's impossible for you to get out alive. Relax and be natural." Xiao Chen waved his hand, walked directly to the small bed, and lay down on it.
In the minds of all the officials in the court, Jinyiwei's prison was the real purgatory on earth. And this Dongchang was just a new institution, and the Dongchang Prison was unheard of before.
Cao Liang also thought that since he came in with the prince, at best he would be taught a lesson together with the prince, and he could eventually go out.
The most important thing is that I didn't do anything illegal or disciplined. I was just attending a family dinner and was arrested for no apparent reason. The punishment should not be that serious.
As for what Xiao Chen said just now, Cao Liang still had some doubts in his heart. But even if he died, he should die clearly.
"Master Ziyi, I just want to know why Dongchang wanted to arrest us all?" Cao Liang said unwillingly while standing on the bedside.
"How do I know? I just do what the emperor orders. If you want to ask the reason, just ask the emperor."
Not to mention, this old shochu was really addictive, and I drank it accidentally. As soon as I lay down on the bed, Xiao Chen felt a little sleepy and had no idea of interrogating Cao Liang.
"Lord Ziyi, you just said that now that you have entered the Dongchang Prison, it is impossible to escape alive. Before that, I want to know the reason why the emperor wants me to die. Isn't this too much?" Cao Liang felt very aggrieved.
"You are so annoying. If the emperor wants you to die, why don't you die? What's the use of asking so many questions? I already told you I don't know, and you still ask?" He simply turned around and Xiao Chen turned his back.
Facing Cao Liang.
Cao Liang was puzzled.
What kind of thing is this? If you are sleepy, wouldn't it be nice to go sleep in your own room? But you have to go to the cell and sleep on the prisoner's bed?
Do you want to take advantage of the time of interrogating the prisoner to sleep?
Today, I finally learned how brave and powerful the purple-clothed captain was from outside. He is just a bastard with a brain problem.
As a last resort, Cao Liang had to stand on the ground, waiting for Xiao Chen to wake up and leave.
Half an hour later, Xiao Chen finally turned over, lying flat on the bed, and his eyes suddenly opened.
"Have you ever remembered what you did that you shouldn't have done while attending the family dinner?"
"You, you haven't slept?" Cao Liang asked tentatively.
"I'm just giving you time to think about where to sleep. Just tell me when you've thought about it. If you can't remember, I'll ask someone else." Putting his hands on his chest, Xiao Chen stared blankly at the roof.
Cao Liang's eyes rolled around a few times: "I said, I said."
"I conspired with the prince to tell the emperor to take back your lord's unicorn purple clothes through the mouth of Yang Shiqi, the cabinet minister."
In a short sentence, the cold sweat on Cao Liang's forehead was already there, it was dense.
"Who came up with this idea?" Xiao Chen asked slowly with his eyes closed.
"Yes, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Oh, you are just an accomplice. Then I will give you a chance." Xiao Chen slowly sat up from the bed.
Hearing Xiao Chen say give him a chance, Cao Liang felt happy and hurriedly bowed and said: "Please give me your instructions, sir."
"Anyway, you can't escape the death penalty, and I can't help you with that. However, I can let you choose a way to die." Looking at Cao Liang, Xiao Chen said with a smile.
With a "pop", Cao Liang knelt on his knees: "Sir, please be merciful, but the villain can't help himself. Please spare the life of the villain. There are seniors and juniors in the villain's family. If they die, what will happen to them?"
Stay alive."
Kneeling on the ground, Cao Liang began to cry with runny nose and tears.
"Alas." Xiao Chen sighed and slowly stood up: "You are right. If you, the pillar of support, are dead, how can they survive? Just thinking about it makes people feel pity."
"Please forgive me, sir, and spare me. From now on, I will be like a cow or a horse, and you will repay the kindness of me by not killing you." Seeing that Xiao Chen's words had softened, Cao Liang sped up the frequency of kowtows.
"That's all. Seeing how pitiful they are, they will suffer even if they are alive, so I will be a good person for once and let them die with you." Xiao Chen shook his head, looking very heartbroken.
Cao Liang stopped kowtowing and looked at Xiao Chen in front of him in disbelief. He wished he had heard wrong just now.
"What? Think about how you will die? Tell me, no matter how difficult it is, I will satisfy you." Xiao Chen said.
"Do you still need to choose a way to die? What a big joke. Sir, please do it."
Cao Liang was already heartbroken. He didn't want to continue acting with Xiao Chen, so he slowly closed his eyes.
After taking a look at the dark bluestone wall, Xiao Chen picked up Cao Liang and threw him out.
Then he turned to the door of the cell and said, "Come here, take out the body of this man who was afraid of crime and risked his death."
