Chapter 155 The True Face’s Gift to You
"Sir, General Zhao and Miss Jiang have returned from the west of the city."
That afternoon, Song Yunchu was sitting in the courtyard looking through a sword manual when Bai Zhu came over and reported the news to her.
"Sir, you said before that as long as they come back safely, you will release the woman in prison?"
"Well, since Poison Lady kept her word, we should let her go. Has the woman been making trouble in the past few days?"
"Ever since I sent her those things as you instructed, she has not made trouble again." Bai Zhu said, with admiration in his eyes, "When it comes to guessing people's hearts, you have to be the best, my lord."
Song Yunchu smiled and stood up, saying, "I will go see her and let her go myself."
The two walked towards the small courtyard on the east side of the mansion, which was the most desolate courtyard in the prime minister's mansion and was often used to imprison assassins or enemies.
The Poison Lady's real name is Hu Danniang. Her three sisters are named Erniang, Sanniang and Siniang in order of age. The one who is now imprisoned in the mansion is the youngest, Hu Siniang.
When she was reading the original novel, she thought that the names were so casually chosen that they really seemed like cannon fodder. Sure enough, in the later operation to save Jun Tianyi, the damn author killed three people in one chapter.
The role of these three people in the original novel seemed to be purely tools. Precisely because they had no feelings for Jun Tianyi, she guessed that it might not be difficult to recruit them to serve her.
She approached the room where Hu Si Niang was imprisoned and observed the people inside through the gap in the window.
Hu Si Niang was sitting sideways at the table facing her, her left leg crossed on the chair, her right leg across the stool, and her hands picking at the roast chicken in the middle of the table.
She cut the whole chicken into several pieces with her hands, and then grabbed the plump and fat chicken leg and ate it with relish. Her other hand was not idle either, as she picked up every dish next to the roast chicken into the bowl, mixed it with the white rice, and then ate a bite of chicken leg and a bite of rice, feeling very satisfied.
Looking at her heroic eating movements, Bai Zhu twitched the corners of his lips slightly.
I still remember when he first brought the girl back home, he asked the adults how to place her, and the adults' answer was -
"Each meal consists of six dishes and one soup, half of which are meat and half are vegetables. In addition to the sumptuous dishes, we also prepare several jars of the best wine for her."
He found it incredible, "Sir, are you kidding?"
Giving a prisoner six dishes, one soup and fine wine, is this still the life of a prisoner?
"I'm not kidding. Not only should I make sure she has a good meal, but I'll also have to prepare different dishes for every meal. Oh, and move a big wardrobe into her house with 20 to 30 pieces of clothing in it. I'll also prepare two boxes of jewelry for her. The quality of the clothes and jewelry should be from the Chu Family Shop and Xingyue Pavilion."
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How could anyone believe that she was a prisoner? If you didn't know, you would think she was Prime Minister Song's new concubine.
As it turned out, this trick of the lord was quite effective. When the woman was first brought back to the prime minister's residence, she made noise every day, kicked the door from time to time to vent her anger, and cursed at the guards at the door. The guards were very annoyed by her, but the lord had ordered that she should not be punished, especially not violently. The guards could only choose to plug their ears and let her make noise. When they were tired of making noise, both sides could take a rest.
As the saying goes, man is iron and rice is steel, and if he doesn't eat for a meal he will be very hungry. At first, the woman was very disdainful of those big fish and meat, with a look of contempt, but after eating a few meals, she seemed to have begun to learn to enjoy them.
Perhaps it was because the dishes cooked by the chef in the prime minister's mansion were too delicious, or perhaps she felt that cursing every day was too boring, gradually, she stopped making noises and began to try on the clothes and jewelry in the closet.
In order to make it easier for her to appreciate herself, the adults also prepared a floor-length bronze mirror for her.
At this moment, looking at the woman in the room who was devouring the dishes on the table in no time, Bai Zhu sighed in his heart - she has a really big appetite.
This woman had only been in custody for six or seven days, and compared to when she was first arrested, she had become much plumper.
When Song Yunchu saw Hu Si Niang eating happily, he smiled but said nothing.
She stood quietly outside the house for a while, until Hu Si Niang had almost finished eating, then she walked to the door and ordered the guard to unlock it.
The moment she pushed the door open, Hu Si Niang immediately put down her crossed legs, sat upright with an expressionless face, and looked as if she didn't want anyone to approach her.
But the table full of empty plates and her greasy hands clearly showed how much she enjoyed her meal just now.
Song Yunchu suppressed his smile and said leisurely, "During the days that the young lady has been locked up, the food should be quite appetizing, right? Now I have to abide by the agreement between me and your elder sister and let you go. You can leave now."
Listening to Song Yunchu's words, Hu Siniang was stunned for a moment, "Now?"
"Yes." Song Yunchu nodded, "Now you can go back to your elder sister."
Hu Siniang was unable to come to her senses for a moment.
Did Song Xiang come here specially to tell her that he would give her back her freedom? He suddenly released her, which really caught her off guard.
Is this guy really so trustworthy? Is there any conspiracy waiting for her...
As if he could see the doubt in her heart, Song Yunchu said slowly: "Miss, there is no need to find it unbelievable. This is a gentleman's agreement between me and your elder sister."
"I said that as long as she evacuates the west of the city and stops causing trouble, I will not hurt a hair on your head and will provide you with good food and drink. Now I have done it. The west of the city has been unblocked, Miss Jiang and General Zhao have returned, and I don't need to use you to contain the Poison Lady anymore."
Song Yunchu smiled at her and said, "Of course, if you feel that the conditions in the Prime Minister's Mansion are good and you want to come to me, I am very happy to accept talents like you. Not only you, but your sisters can also come if they want. The treatment you have enjoyed these days is the same as Honglian, the first female guard under me. As long as you are willing to come, I will never treat you unfairly."
Hu Si Niang came back to her senses and said calmly, "Master Song, please don't think that if you give me some delicious meals and some beautiful clothes and jewelry, I will be grateful. I am not so greedy as to forget my loyalty. The food in your house is indeed delicious, but I still have to go back to my elder sister."
"Since the young lady said so, it is not easy for me to keep you here."
Song Yunchu's voice was still light and casual. "I just feel that you are a bit underappreciated by staying under Prince Yi. Your treatment does not seem to match your hard work. I have nothing to say. You can take all the clothes and jewelry in the room. Consider them my gifts to you."
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