In the cell, only Fan Ming, the brother-in-law of Cao Guangtian, the owner of the tavern and the head of the Household Department, was left.
The two men who were alive and kicking just now turned into corpses before his eyes. Fan Ming was so frightened that his face turned pale, his whole body became weak, and he could hardly stand.
After dealing with the two men, Xiao Chen slowly turned around and looked at Fan Ming with a smile on his face: "These two were not very obedient, so I sent them on their way. It's just a daily operation. I hope I didn't scare my boss."
Fan Ming was already at a loss and didn't know how to answer. He just shook his head like a rattle, stared at Xiao Chen, and began to back away involuntarily.
Until his back hit the wall, he still maintained his retreating posture and pushed hard against the stone wall.
Xiao Chen shook his head in embarrassment: "Although I don't look like Yushu Linfeng, I don't look that fierce, right? I'm afraid of surprising you. I've already talked to you in a low voice, why do you still want to
Looking at me like a wild beast?"
"No, no. I just want to stand farther away so that I can appreciate your overall heroic appearance." With his back against the wall, Fan Ming didn't know how to please Xiao Chen in order to leave a way for himself to survive.
Xiao Chen killed the two men just now as casually as killing a chicken. The terror in Fan Ming's heart almost scared him to death.
"Oh, I like hearing this. Although I know you are just flattering me." Xiao Chen smiled and walked slowly to Fan Ming's side.
"This time, let me change the topic to a simpler topic for you and try to keep you alive, okay?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile on his face, as if asking for the other person's opinion.
"Okay, okay." Fan Ming nodded hurriedly, and the desire to survive in his heart made him completely break through his defenses.
"Mr. Storyteller, how long have you been coming to your tavern to tell stories?" Xiao Chen asked.
"The tavern is open and always there."
"Do you come to the door yourself, or are you recommended by others?" Xiao Chen asked again.
"It was recommended by Cao Guangtian, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Oh. That's a good answer. Sit down and rest for a while. I'll go find Cao Guangtian and ask if you lied about what you said." Xiao Chen patted the other party's shoulder and turned around and walked out of the cell.
As the cell door closed again, Fan Ming's heart beat rapidly.
Looking at the two dead people with different shapes on the ground, Fan Ming really wanted to run away. But he didn't dare. This was the Dongchang Prison. Doing that would only speed up his own death.
He doesn't want to die, he wants to live well.
Outside the door, Xiao Chen nodded lightly towards Duan Tianming, who had been waiting all the time: "Take someone to the Household Department and capture Cao Guangtian, the head of the Household Department."
"Yes." Duan Tianming turned and left.
Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back and was about to walk towards the stove room.
Du Shaoqin was startled and couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you try the storyteller who is being held in solitary confinement?"
Xiao Chen smiled: "If I'm not wrong, this person is just a storyteller and there is no need for a trial."
"Ah? There's no need for a trial? Then why don't you give him a separate cell?" Du Shaoqin asked in confusion.
The reason why there are not many cells in Dongchang Prison is that those who can be detained here are important criminals involved in extremely serious cases.
Now, Xiao Chen said that he is just an ordinary storyteller, but he still wastes resources like this, which is really confusing.
"What? You don't want to use your cell to lock someone up?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
"No. I just feel that as an ordinary storyteller, you wouldn't leave him here."
"This time, you really guessed wrong. He is just an ordinary storyteller. I just wanted him to experience life in Dongchang Prison and then I used his mouth." Xiao Chen said with a smile and blinked.
We have already arrived at the door of the stove room.
These remarks made Du Shaoqin even more confused.
However, since Xiao Chen didn't want to elaborate, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
In the stove room, there was a big black pot on the stove, which was steaming.
The soup inside has turned white.
"Have the prince's plaster been changed these days?" Xiao Chen asked as he sat down on the stool.
Du Shaoqin also pulled up a bench and sat down, threw a piece of charcoal into the stove, and replied: "As you ordered, change the dressing twice a day on time."
"Did he yell for food or drink?"
"Still shouting. However, I seem to know that shouting is useless. The number of shouts has obviously decreased a lot in the past two days." Du Shaoqin replied.
Holding the long spoon in the black pot, Xiao Chen stirred it a few times: "This tiger bone soup smells really good. Let it cook for another day. Starting tomorrow, give him a bowl every day. Don't give more."
"The prince is already forty-three this year. Can his legs really grow back?" Du Shaoqin asked a little worriedly.
The other party was not an ordinary court official, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who once oversaw the country. Xiao Chen broke the other party's legs so hard that it would be fine if he could grow back, but if he couldn't, once the emperor pursues the case, the entire Dongchang would probably be killed.
Disaster followed.
Du Shaoqin was not afraid of life or death.
However, Du Shaoqin was still a little reluctant to be taken advantage of by the emperor like this.
"What's being boiled in this pot is the leg bone of a Changbai Mountain tiger. With the prince's own fat reserves, there will be no problem in growing the leg bones. But the prince is still here to recuperate, and rumors are starting to spread outside. Who will be arrested later? You
Go and loosen his bones first." Xiao Chen put down the spoon and said.
"These people you arrested today are all spreading rumors?" Du Shaoqin asked.
Just now, Xiao Chen suddenly arrested four people, and he didn't even have time to ask them clearly.
"Well, if Li An, the Minister of Justice, hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that someone outside had started taking action. Although I don't like the prince, I don't like other princes coming to power even more. If you want to oppose what I want to do, I will accompany you.
They are having fun." As he spoke, Xiao Chen added another piece of charcoal to the stove.
"This prince has set up a trap against you, and you still want to help him?" Du Shaoqin grinned and asked in confusion.
As a person who is determined to retaliate against others, Xiao Chen's behavior was very inconsistent with his past behavior.
"I don't want to think of anything else. But look, among the three sons of our wise emperor, only the prince can handle it. The other two are just scum. If they are allowed to be
Your Majesty, the common people can still have a good life." Xiao Chen said casually.
Du Shaoqin nodded: "That's what you said. However, if we treat the prince like this now, will he turn around and deal with us when he ascends the throne and becomes emperor?"
"Why, do you still want to live in Dongchang for the rest of your life? When he ascends the throne, I will no longer live in Dongchang." Xiao Chenfeng said calmly.
"Okay, let's go into seclusion together then." Du Shaoqin laughed loudly.
