Chapter 102 Imprisonment

Song Yushu hadn't expected to have acquaintances in the prefectural city. In the past two months, she had hired another helper, while she took charge of Zhou Chengzhu's work.

Zhou Chengzhu is now extremely resentful and doesn't understand why Song Yushu wanted to replace her when she was doing a good job.

Song Yushu herself was also troubled. There was nothing she could do. Several of the scholars were staring at her daughter when they were paying their bills, which made her terrified.

That was bad enough, but someone actually took advantage of her inattention to ask Zhou Chengzhu's name. Zhou Chengzhu herself didn't feel anything, but instead felt that this person was suspicious. Why did he always come over to ask her name?

After Song Yushu learned of this, if she had known the scholar's name, she would have put up a sign to prohibit him from entering.

In the end, Zhou Chengzhu was transferred to the kitchen, and Song Yushu took over her job.

They thought the matter was over and done with. When Song Yushu paid the bill, at most the scholars who had reservations were a little disappointed, but no one dared to ask Song Yushu about Zhou Chengyu.

Until this day, an uninvited guest arrived at the restaurant.

"Bang!"

"Are you the proprietress of this restaurant?"

Song Yushu looked up and saw a plump woman with an angry expression staring at her, about to give her a reply.

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"As expected of a shameless mother, her daughter is a vixen, bewitching my son so much that he keeps asking for money to come home for meals every few days. Today, I'm going to see just how your daughter has managed to bewitch my son so badly!"

The woman slammed her hand on the table, making a loud bang, and before Song Yushu could explain, she tried to rush into the kitchen to find someone.

"Erni! Stop her!" How could Song Yushu give her the chance to harm Zhou Chengzhu? He quickly ordered the strong Xiong Erni to stop her, and also sent the newly recruited helper to find the officials.

"Hmph! Go ahead! Do you really think I'm afraid of you! I'm going to see what that little vixen looks like today!" The woman was blocked by Xiong Erni and had no way to enter the kitchen.

Seeing that things had escalated, Song Yushu could no longer comfort the customers in the restaurant and could only deal with the woman who had lost her mind.

"What makes you think your daughter seduced your son? You should always seek evidence. My daughter stays with me in the restaurant every day and doesn't even know your son's name. Don't you think it's going too far to smear her based on your own guesses?" Song Yushu didn't let Zhou Chengzhu come out, afraid that she would be traumatized by this crazy woman.

"Bah! Stop pretending to be crazy. How could you not know my son's name? My son was one of the top students in the academy, but since he met your daughter, his studies have been neglected!"

"It must be your daughter trying to climb up to my son. She should take a piss and see if she's even worthy! Mother and daughter are both vixens, luring students from the academy to spend money. Otherwise, how could they afford to run this restaurant? You're a menace!"

The woman was pinned down by Xiong Erni and couldn't break free for a while, which made her increasingly agitated.

Seeing that there was no way to reason with this man, Song Yushu could only wait for the officials to arrive.

"Isn't this Jiang Qifeng's mother? Why is she causing trouble here?" The scholar in the restaurant recognized the woman who had come to cause trouble.

"She's being way too reckless. We just came here to eat, how did she come up with this messy relationship with the boss?"

"Wasn't Jiang Qifeng always ranked low? How come he's now at the top? What does his current situation have to do with the boss's daughter? He used to skip classes and go out partying all the time. How could he be as good as his mother says?"

After recognizing the troublemaking woman as Jiang Qifeng's mother, the scholars began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Song Yushu understood the situation and thought that he would have to sue the woman later. She had tarnished her and Zhou Chengzhu's reputations for no reason. They still wanted to run a restaurant here, and if they didn't get an explanation, how could they establish themselves here?

However, when the officers arrived, the woman became even more arrogant, shouting for them to arrest them and put them in jail.

The leading officer clearly knew the woman and took her and Zhou Chengzhu away without giving Song Yushu a chance to explain. Even so, the woman was still not satisfied and overturned several tables in the restaurant before leaving.

At this moment, Song Yushu felt that she might really be incompatible with the prefectural city. Otherwise, how could she encounter trouble every time she came to the prefectural city? Last time she was kidnapped, and this time she was imprisoned. What bad luck!

I wonder if Xiong Erni can help her get reinforcements. This prison is dark and damp, and smells musty everywhere. It's really unbearable.

"Mother, who exactly is Jiang Qifeng? I have no recollection of him at all. How did he become a vixen?" Zhou Chengzhu was terrified by this turn of events; it was no exaggeration to call it an unexpected disaster.

Song Yushu had no idea that his restaurant, which he was running perfectly well, would be suddenly attacked by a crazy old woman who started throwing mud at him. Now she had been arrested and thrown into jail without even a chance to explain herself. It was a real headache for him.

However, seeing that Zhou Chengzhu was scared, she could only try to calm her down.

The two men spent the entire night in jail before someone finally came in.

"So you two were locked up yesterday?" The person who came in was obviously a jailer in charge of the cell, and he wasn't surprised to see the two of them.

"Brother, can you tell us why you've locked us up? We really didn't do anything, we're innocent!" Song Yushu wanted to get some information from the jailer.

"You only have yourself to blame for messing with the wrong people. You're lucky to be alive. Just stay put!" The jailer had seen too many prisoners crying out for justice, and even though Song Yushu and her daughter looked harmless, he had no sympathy for them.

"Brother, could you please make an exception? Let us explain to that lady that we really don't know her son," Song Yushu said, not giving up despite the situation.

"That lady is the wife of Magistrate Jiang of the prefectural city. She has recently gained the favor of the prefect. So what if you are wronged?" The jailer said impatiently.

When bad luck strikes, even drinking water can cause problems. Unexpectedly, the woman turned out to be the wife of a minor official, making it even more difficult for them to get out.

Song Yushu racked his brains but couldn't think of a way to escape. Being arrested was too sudden and he wasn't prepared at all. Even having some money with him would have been better than having nothing at all.

“No, there’s something there,” Song Yushu said, taking out the jade pendant that Xue Huai’an had given her earlier. The pendant looked quite valuable, and Song Yushu hesitated whether to take a gamble.

While Song Yushu hesitated, he noticed that Zhou Chengzhu's cheeks were a little red. Sensing something was wrong, he raised his hand and touched her forehead.

"Oh no, she has a fever! Officer! My daughter has a fever! Please, could you call a doctor for us?" Song Yushu was anxious when he saw Zhou Chengzhu trembling, so he shouted to the jailer in the prison.

"What's all the noise about! This isn't a place for you to run wild!"