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Chapter 136 Zhu Yu's Retribution (Two chapters combined)

Master Zhu was practically pleading, "Yu'er, this is the Ministry of Justice, can you please tone it down?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yu glared at him fiercely: "How dare you call me Yu'er? Don't think that just because I call you Second Uncle, you're really my elder. You're just a son of a concubine, and even if you're listed in the family genealogy, you're still a lowly thing!"

Master Zhu was both ashamed and furious, wishing he could disappear into a hole.

He wanted to beg Zhu Yu to stop talking, but he was afraid of bringing more shame upon himself, so he could only look at Zhang Siyu with an embarrassed expression: "Lord Siyu, please forgive my embarrassment."

Zhang Siyu snorted and said to Zhao Shiqing standing behind him, "Just say it was my order to clean up the empty cell in Dinghao and send Zhu Hui there."

Zhu Hui is the name of Master Zhu the Second.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu laughed heartily and gave Zhang Siyu a thumbs up: "Old Zhang, you're the most sensible one. How could my illegitimate second uncle be worthy of living with me? Take him away quickly, don't let him spoil my fun here."

Although Zhu Yu's cell also had iron bars, it was the most comfortable in the entire prison.

While the other cells were filthy and smelly, this one was incense-filled and decorated with seasonal flowers.

While prisoners in other cells sleep on withered grass, the prisoners here sleep on high beds with soft pillows.

As for the food, it was even more different. While other prisoners ate pig swill, Zhu Yu's three meals a day were carefully prepared by the head chef of the Baoqing Marquis's mansion.

Just as Zhu Yu said, all he's missing here are two beauties to warm his feet.

A moment later, Master Zhu was led into room number D.

Someone died in cell number D yesterday, and the stench of blood hadn't dissipated yet, but Master Zhu Er let out a long sigh of relief.

He would rather be neighbors with lice and fleas than be with Zhu Yuguan.

Prison Master Zhang clearly didn't want to face Zhu Yu either. He personally brought Master Zhu over, and after Zhao Shiqing relayed Prison Master Zhang's orders, she returned to Zhu Yu's cell.

"Hey, Zhang Xiaogou, didn't Old Zhang tell you to go and call a girl for this young master?"

Zhao Shiqing said in a deep voice, "I have a name, and it's not called Zhang Xiaogou."

Zhu Yu laughed as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world. He pointed at Zhao Shiqing and said, "Your Ministry of Justice, starting with Yan Xia, are all dogs. You're following Old Zhang, aren't you Zhang the Little Dog, or Zhang the Big Dog? Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"

Zhao Shiqing looked at him coldly: "It is indeed ridiculous. Prince Zhu is the one who is ridiculous."

After saying that, Zhao Shiqing turned and walked out of the cell.

As Prison Warden Li approached, Zhao Shiqing bowed and scraped, saying, "Prison Warden Li has stepped down! You've worked hard, Prison Warden Li!"

Prisoner Li simply nodded slightly and walked past Zhao Shiqing.

Zhao Shiqing touched his face and found it to be an ordinary face; Li Siyu had probably already forgotten who he was.

Li Siyu was dismissed and Zhang Siyu took over. Zhao Shiqing walked into the room where the guards were on duty and saw Zhang Siyu making tea. When he saw Zhao Shiqing come in, he said, "Tonight I will be on duty in Room B. The six corpses in Room B were brought back from outside the city this morning. They came from the same place as the corpse from last night."

Zhao Shiqing was taken aback. It turned out that Yan Xia had sent people back to that manor last night to continue digging up the corpses. Not only did they find corpses, but there were as many as six of them.

"Are they all women?" she asked in a low voice.

Zhang Siyu nodded: "Aunt Wen's daughter-in-law has arrived. This morning, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law examined the bodies. All six were women, three of whom were children. Alas, what a tragedy!"

Zhang Siyu sighed and continued, "Young man, although I don't know your true identity, I will help you because Young Master Zhen has done me a favor. However, you are currently impersonating Liu Qi. Liu Qi's father and I are old acquaintances, you understand? You can't implicate Liu Qi, that child will have to work in the Ministry of Justice in the future."

Zhao Shiqing hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, Liu Qi will definitely become a good yamen runner."

Zhang Siyu glanced thoughtfully at Zhao Shiqing, then picked up his small teapot and went outside.

Tonight, he will personally guard those six corpses in room B.

Zhao Shiqing looked around, opened the window, whistled, and Xiao Guai landed on the windowsill.

"Catch a mouse, the fiercer the better, preferably one that has eaten meat."

Little Guai flapped its wings and flew away. The eagle couldn't find the mouse that had eaten the meat, but it knew who to ask for help.

Half an hour later, Xiao Guai returned and placed a large rat that was pretending to be dead in front of Zhao Shiqing.

Zhao Shiqing was startled; this thing was actually a rat, and it was the first time she had ever seen such a large rat.

"You went to the Crow King for help?" It wasn't that Zhao Shiqing looked down on her own child, but she knew Xiao Guai too well. Xiao Guai had never caught such a big mouse before.

Little Guai used its nodding skill to confirm that the mouse was indeed caught by the crow king, but Little Guai had no idea where it was caught.

Zhao Shiqing examined the large rat closely and was certain that it was neither an ordinary rat nor a field mouse; it must be a species she had never seen before.

She poked the mouse's belly with a straw stick: "Stop pretending to be dead. If you behave, I'll keep you alive."

The big rat was startled; this two-legged creature could actually talk to it!

Zhao Shiqing snorted coldly: "If you don't obey, I'll let it eat you."

She pointed at Xiao Guai, and Xiao Guai immediately pecked at the mouse's belly with its big beak.

Little Guai didn't use any force, but the big rat was still so frightened that it trembled all over and tried to play dead again.

Zhao Shiqing said, "Stop with the nonsense, get to work and listen to my orders!"

In that luxurious and comfortable cell, Zhu Yu had finished his dinner, but he still hadn't seen the beautiful woman who came to warm his bed.

He yelled at the guard in the corner, "Go and bring Old Zhang over here! Where is my beauty? Why haven't I called her over yet?"

The guard quickly smiled obsequiously, "Young Master, Chief Zhang has a mission tonight and is on duty in Room B right now. He probably won't have time to call a beauty for you."

Zhu Yu spat and said, "A mere petty official, yet he thinks he's someone important, even on duty? Bah! Here's what we'll do: go find some beauties for this young master. Go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. That Wenlan who came a few days ago is quite good, and there's also Lümei. Let's go with those two."

The guard looked troubled: "Your Highness, I am on duty and cannot leave!"

"I don't care if you can get out or not. The person I want, you'd better bring him here even if you have to crawl through a dog hole. Get out of here! I don't need you to accompany me. Go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion and call for someone! Go now!"

The guards were at a loss. No one in the entire Ministry of Justice was willing to come and watch over Zhu Yu. This kid was not only arrogant, but also stingy.

That's right, Zhu Yu never had the habit of giving tips, and neither did the Marquis of Baoqing's household. Zhu Yu came in last night. People from the Marquis of Baoqing's household had come three times, all to deliver meals, and each time they were bossy and didn't even give a red envelope.

The guard grew angrier the more he thought about it. Since he was told to leave, then so be it.

Of course he wouldn't go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. Zhu Yu hadn't given him any money, so how could he possibly get a girl for nothing?
He simply moved a chair and sat outside the door. He heard Zhu Yu cursing from inside, but he covered his ears and pretended not to hear it. Anyway, Zhu Yu couldn't escape, and no one else could get in. Would Zhu Yu really commit suicide? No way, how could Zhu Yu possibly commit suicide?

At this moment, Zhao Shiqing came over: "Brother, what are you doing outside? This place faces the window, and it's windy at night. Don't catch a cold."

The guard paused, pointed at her, and after a long while said, "I remember now, you're the one who came with Chief Zhang earlier. Are you new here?"

Zhao Shiqing took out a bag of peanuts from her pocket: "My sister fried these, have a taste."

The guard took the peanuts and finally felt a little better. In this world, what could be more heartwarming than being bullied but having someone care about you?
"Thanks, bro!"

Zhu Yu's cursing voice came from the cell again. Zhao Shiqing pointed to the tightly closed door and asked, "What's wrong with Prince Zhu?"

"Sigh, he wants me to find a girl, but where am I supposed to find one? If I go out and find a girl for him, and Master Yan finds out, I'll lose this job. My wife is pregnant again, and the whole family is counting on my salary."

Zhao Shiqing, ever the friendly type, said, "Oh my, is your wife pregnant again? Brother, you're amazing."

The guard said smugly, "That's right, two babies in three years, are you impressed?"

Zhao Shiqing quickly replied, "I'm impressed, truly impressed!"

To show that she was truly convinced, Zhao Shiqing suddenly swung her fist, then shook it, accidentally bumping her elbow into the door. The door was closed but not locked, and her bump opened it.

Upon seeing this, the guard quickly got up and closed the door again, saying to Zhao Shiqing, "Be careful, don't provoke the person inside."

He didn't see that the moment Zhao Shiqing flung open the door, a huge rat scurried inside.

Zhu Yu's cursing came from inside again. Zhao Shiqing kindly took out two cotton balls and handed them to the guard: "Brother, use these to plug your ears, then you won't hear them."

The guard was overjoyed: "You've come prepared for your first day, kid."

Zhao Shiqing said embarrassedly, "I used to live in Dashikan, where the aunties and grandmas there cursed people every day."

Although the guards had never been to Da Shi Kan, they had heard of it before. The female jailers at Da Shi Kan were said to be fiercer than the last, and would curse your ancestors for eighteen generations at the drop of a hat.

He patted Zhao Shiqing on the shoulder: "You've had a tough life too."

Screams of agony echoed from one of the cells, startling Zhao Shiqing. She clutched her chest, exclaiming, "Those screams are truly horrific!"

The guard laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Everyone who comes here gets tortured."

As soon as he said it, he sighed again. Zhu Yu was not subjected to torture. It was a pity that someone who had done so many bad things was spared from cruel punishment.

The guard shook his head helplessly and stuffed the two cotton balls into his ears.

Zhao Shiqing gestured for him to go over there and then walked towards the duty room.

Watching her retreating figure, the guard muttered to himself, "That kid is pretty sensible."

To be honest, those two cotton balls were quite effective. Although you could still faintly hear some sounds, they were no longer clear. Whether Zhu Yu was cursing his mother or his father, let him curse, since you couldn't hear him anyway.

He opened the paper package, took out a peanut, and popped it into his mouth. Mmm, delicious!

At the same time, Zhu Yu let out a scream, but his scream instantly intertwined with the screams of others, becoming indistinguishable and echoing throughout the Ministry of Justice prison.

Zhu Yu could hardly believe her eyes. There was such a big rat in the world. The rat struggled to twist its body and finally managed to squeeze through the iron fence.

Before Zhu Yu could react, the rat crawled into his open trouser leg. Zhu Yu was terrified; it was the first time in his life he had ever felt fear.

He stood up and jumped around, but the damned rat still wouldn't come out, and kept climbing upwards until it finally crawled into his crotch—

Take a bite!
Zhu Yu let out a pig-like scream, while in another cell, two bailiffs pressed a red-hot branding iron to the groin of a prisoner, who screamed in agony.

Zhu Yu desperately pounded on the rat. The rat, in pain, bit harder and harder. Zhu Yu was in excruciating pain, and then everything went black before her eyes, and she fainted.

Seeing that the man had finally stopped hitting it, the mouse was overjoyed and began to gnaw even more excitedly. Before long, its belly was round and full. Only then did it crawl out, roll comfortably, wipe the blood off its mouth with its little paws, and then calmly walk away.

But its belly was bigger and rounder than when it came in, and it couldn't squeeze out of the iron fence no matter how many times it tried.

The mouse was unhappy; it came to eat, not to go to jail.

It had no choice but to run around everywhere, defecating on the bed, the blankets, the pillows, and even on Zhu Yu's face and body.

A few black pills rolled off Zhu Yu's nose and into his mouth. He slowly woke up, and a sharp pain struck again. He opened his mouth but made no sound. Something fell into his mouth, and he swallowed it subconsciously.

Is this medicine?

Is he sick?
This is where?

Zhu Yu's head was spinning, and the immense pain was making him lose his senses.

In a daze, he seemed to be surrounded by a festive red scene, with a beautiful woman sitting inside a wedding tent. He walked over, lifted the woman's veil, and revealed a slightly heroic face.

This isn't his type.

He preferred petite, soft, and sweet little beauties, not this supposedly fierce shrew in front of him.

What a load of rubbish! She's just an orphan with no father or brothers to back her up.

He would not have married her if it hadn't been arranged by the emperor.

He spat in the bride's face and cursed, "It's your honor that I, the young master, am willing to marry you. Remember, you'd better stay out of my business!"

The woman looked at him coldly. Although she was sitting and he was standing, her gaze was condescending, as if she were looking at a servant or a dog.

At this moment, Zhu Yu suddenly felt murderous intent. This high and mighty woman must die, she absolutely must die!
Haha, everything is going so smoothly. This woman seems shrewd and capable, but she's actually a fool.

Sun Lingzhi had only put on an act in front of her, yet she was moved with compassion and even wanted to help Sun Lingzhi escape her misery.

Sun Lingzhi was an actress who always knew how to play the victim and had the woman completely charmed.