Chapter 1677 Xia Yi's Probing Questions
Wait, if he really dies, what will happen to his antidote?
The bandit frowned. "How about I take you to see other places?"
"Walk."
In such a vast black market, finding someone would be extremely difficult, especially since they also had to avoid other bandits; they needed to hurry.
At the same time, Xia Yi also arrived at Qiao Rou's room.
Qiao Rou was getting ready, but she seemed rather listless. When she heard the maid say that Xia Yi had arrived, she paused, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xia Yi immediately put on a smiling face when facing Qiao Rou, and walked behind her to help her comb her hair. "Sister Qiao Rou, I need your help."
Qiao Rou looked up and sized her up for a few moments. "Weren't you in jail? How did you get out?"
"Didn't a gentleman specifically request me? That gentleman is easy to talk to. When he heard that I was looking for Sister Qiao Rou, he immediately agreed. He even asked me to put in a good word for him with Young Master Jiang."
"I see." Qiao Rou chuckled, picked up the hairpin on the table, compared it to her hair, and then handed it to her so that she could put it on. Then she said, "What can I do for you? Tell me."
Xia Yi praised them briefly, then sighed and complained, "I really don't want to stay in this cell anymore. Before, when the black market had customers, we could still move around outside. If we were sweet-talking and met a nice customer, we could even get a tip, and the food and clothes were all good. Now, the market hasn't been open for more than ten days, and we've been stuck in this cell for more than ten days. Actually, at first, I felt pretty good and relaxed not having to serve anyone. But after a while, I just can't stand it."
As she spoke, a few tears fell. "Sister, you know what kind of people are locked up in those nearby cells. They scream and wail there every day. It was alright before, but now that we have nothing to do, all we hear are those sounds, and the smell of blood is overwhelming. The pressure on our hearts is too much."
Qiao Rou suddenly realized that she had also lived in a prison cell and knew this feeling very well, otherwise she would not have desperately climbed up the ranks.
The situation in the prison wasn't that serious before, but recently there's been a big crackdown from above, with several groups of people being arrested, and the prison has suddenly become much more crowded.
This is a double blow, both psychological and physiological, and she can understand it.
"How do you want me to help you?" Qiao Rou turned her head and looked at her with a smile. "How about I introduce you to Young Master Jiang?"
"How can that be? Young Master Jiang prefers delicate beauties like Qiao Rou, not me. As for me, my requirements aren't high. I just want to find a minor steward so I can leave the prison. Do you see anyone like that around Young Master Jiang?"
Qiao Rou frowned. "I haven't heard of it."
"Then, is there anyone that Young Master Jiang particularly values? We've been quite busy lately. I heard from the gentleman who called me out earlier that many people are taking this opportunity to make contributions and will be rewarded later. Have you heard Young Master Jiang mention anyone he wants to promote?"
Qiao Rou leaned back on the soft couch, thought for a moment and said, "Recently, there have been two people who have performed quite well. A couple of days ago, Young Master Jiang captured someone, and one of them was even injured because of it. Young Master Jiang took special care of him and said he would reward him in the future."
When Xia Yi heard her mention that she had arrested someone, her eyes finally lit up slowly.
"Arrested someone? Young Master Jiang is about to make another great contribution. Qiao Rou's future status will be something I can't even dream of surpassing."
(End of this chapter)
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