Chapter 31
"Miss Huixin, you don't know that Wang Dayong has a very good relationship with the jailer Zhang in the imperial prison. Aunt Zhou made a fuss all morning this morning just to ask the jailer to teach Wang Dayong a lesson, saying that he dared to disrespect you." Wang Ping said.
"That's the fact." Huixin didn't care.
"Miss, you don't know that jailer Zhang will naturally punish Wang Dayong, but he will also use despicable means to teach you a lesson." Wang Ping thought of his colleagues' discussion and felt a little worried. How could a weak and helpless woman like Miss Huixin get away with anything good in the imperial prison? Even if her cousin was in prison, he could not be more powerful than the four jailers.
Wen Weili could see that Wang Ping was indeed genuinely worried about 'Miss Hui Xin', but she couldn't tell the truth, so she had to remain silent.
Miss Huixin's silence made Wang Ping more certain of his thoughts, but now was not a good time for a long talk, so Wang Ping signaled Huixin to call out the names of the prisoners with him first.
The two of them were silent along the way. Huixin and Wang Ping each carried one side of the wooden basket into the prison. Usually, Zhao Cai carried the basket for food, but Wang Ping thought that Huixin was a woman and probably didn't have much strength, so he offered to carry one side with her.
"Thank you very much." Huixin thanked Wang Ping.
Wang Ping was stunned. Miss Huixin seemed very arrogant, but she would express gratitude when she was helped. She obviously wanted to rest after being busy, but she still agreed to his and Zhao Cai's request. He couldn't help but smile happily, feeling that he had caught a glimpse of the soft nature of Miss Huixin beneath her difficult appearance.
When they arrived in front of the cell, Wang Ping called out the names of the prisoners one by one from the door of the cell. Huixin was responsible for putting rice and vegetables in bowls and placing them in front of the prisoners whose names had been called.
Most of the prisoners in the imperial prison had been imprisoned for years, some were thrown in after being punished, and some were ignorant of the world before being interrogated. In short, no matter what kind of person they were, the prisoners were about to molder in this dark prison, and only the daily changes in meals could arouse their interest.
Today, incredibly, a female prison guard came to serve meals to the prisoners. This excited the male prisoners who had been holding back for who knows how long. They ignored their faces which had not been washed for days or even months, and started to flirt with her, thinking they were still dashing.
"Young lady, what's your name? Come here and have fun. It will be very comfortable if you use your hand to touch my vitals." The prisoner who thought he was cool but actually smelled bad tried to touch the pair of soft little hands.
"Come here, my beauty, let me take a look at your sweet little mouth." The prisoner's obscene eyes scanned Huixin's body.
"This waist, wow..." His eyes, full of obscenity, stared at Huixin's chest.
"Brother Wang, isn't this just what you like? Look at the young lady's steps, they are as light as the wind. I believe she will be just as graceful in bed." There are also prisoners who show off their 'knowledge' of having seen countless beauties.
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The prisoners in the cell opened Wen Weili's eyes. Outside, no matter how much those men coveted a woman, they would pretend to make friends with her, but the prisoners here had no taboos in their words, as if they were skinned alive.
The noisy laughter made Wang Ping frown unconsciously as he walked to the front. The prisoners' eagerness reminded him of Wang Dayong, who was equally disgusting. But he couldn't teach Wang Dayong a lesson, so couldn't he deal with these prisoners? He kicked the railing hard. "A bunch of prisoners, you think you are worthy of a good girl?! Don't you look at yourselves, you lowly creatures!"
The prisoners shrank their heads and cowered after being scolded by Wang Ping, but they cursed Wang Ping in their hearts. They were just prisoners in the Di Prison, with no family background and no special abilities. They were imprisoned in the Imperial Prison only because they were involved with people above them and were used to dig out more information. It would be best if they died here in this life, so naturally they did not dare to go against the jailers who could supervise them.
Otherwise, if the jailer dislikes these prisoners, it is basically impossible for them to lynch them, but there are too many ways to make them suffer. If they are late in responding to the roll call, they will be punished, the food they are given is deliberately too little or too dirty, the things sent by their families are withheld, and so on. There are too many such ways. Therefore, even if the jailer is angry and scolds them, they dare not say a word and have to put on a smile and try to please the jailer.
The reason why they dared to speak sweet words to Miss Huixin and even wanted to attack her was very simple. Although Huixin disguised herself, she could not fake her youthfulness, and the expression revealed in her actions was also clever and moving. When they saw that Huixin was a woman, they looked down on her from the bottom of their hearts. What's more, Huixin was not wearing the uniform of a jailer nor hanging a jailer's badge, so they were unscrupulous, weren't they?
After being scolded by Wang Ping, the prisoners became obedient, but they were still grumbling in their hearts that it was not easy to be with this woman in the No. 1 cell. The prisoners there did not listen to the jailers' discipline, and some even lived almost as comfortably as outside.
Wen Weili didn't care what the prisoners thought. She placed the food outside the bars and walked away without saying a word. No matter how the prisoners winked at her, she pretended not to notice. If the prisoner tried to pester her, or if they were already waiting at the bars and wanted to touch her, Wen Weili would kick the bowl of food to the side of the bars with her foot. It was both convenient and quick.
As she passed by one cell after another, Wen Weili's hands began to tremble. This cell was cell number 18, and the next one, the next one, was Zhiyun's cell.
Despite her turbulent heart, Wen Weili still controlled her hands. She filled the bowl with rice very carefully, squatted down, and passed the bowl over the railing.
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Zhiyun's body had not been washed for many days, and the condensed smell of blood and the stuffy stench hit her face the moment she took the bowl of rice.
But Wen Weili didn't feel the same disgust as she did when she smelled other people's scents. She even sniffed hard with some joy, looking at Zhiyun as if she was looking at a dream that she dared not touch. Seeing Zhiyun really and truly alive made her anxious, and the pain that had been suppressed in her heart was finally relieved.
They didn't speak, just looked at each other. From the moment Wen Weili served the food and squatted down to hand it to Zhiyun, none of them said a word. Only silent, fierce emotions surged in their chests, like the chilly spring wind, which made people's hands and feet cold but full of hope.
Wen Weili stood up, as if she just realized that she had not taken the chopsticks. She took the chopsticks out of the wooden basket, squatted down again, and handed the chopsticks to Zhiyun.
Wen Weili had been watching Zhiyun's face as she handed her the bowl. This time, when she handed her the chopsticks, she carefully looked her up and down, her gaze fixed on her bloodied fingers, anger burning in her chest. But Zhiyun's obvious smile calmed her down immediately. This was the Imperial Prison. Even if she wanted revenge, it wasn't a good place.
Zhiyun couldn't suppress a faint giggle. She was so happy that she forgot all about her physical discomfort. She reached out to take the chopsticks without noticing. Seeing the anger on Wen Weili's face, she felt Wen Weili's attention and became even more excited.
Every day in the past, Zhiyun was worried that Wen Weili would abandon her one day, because she was rescued from a place like hell by Wen Weili. She swore to give everything for Wen Weili in this life and to follow Wen Weili forever. She even wanted to be Wen Weili's dog because Wen Weili said that puppies were quite cute.
But Wen Weili rejected her and told her that if she wanted, she could be her younger sister. In fact, she was much older than Wen Weili and should be the older sister according to her age, but she almost greedily enjoyed Wen Weili's care for her "younger sister" and shamelessly acted like a younger sister.
Zhiyun had assumed her master-servant-sister relationship with Wen Weili would be the strongest and most inseparable, until Wen Weili told her she was marrying into Prince Huai's palace. She smiled broadly as she spoke, as if she had thought of something amusing. She told Zhiyun that, although she would marry as a concubine, she could still do whatever she wanted, relying on Xinxin's power.
The young lady was very happy, but Zhiyun was not. For the first time, she felt how far away she was from the young lady. When Wen Weili asked her if she wanted to stay in the Wen Mansion, Zhiyun got angry in front of Wen Weili for the first time.
But after Zhiyun angrily refused, she saw Wen Weili's surprised expression and immediately apologized. With tears in her eyes, she sobbed and begged the young lady not to leave. She was so reluctant to let the young lady go.
But Wen Weili refused. She carefully analyzed the reasons for Zhiyun and comforted her gently, but she did not change her mind. Zhiyun knew that this matter could not be changed.
Zhiyun changed her approach. She no longer begged the young lady not to leave, but instead begged Wen Weili to take her with her, and Wen Weili agreed.
The days in Prince Huai's Mansion were pretty much what Zhiyun had imagined. Except that Prince Huai always slept in the young lady's outer room, Zhiyun and Wen Weili's lives were not much different from when they were in Wen Mansion.
Until the day when Prince Huai was captured, the young lady once again wanted to send her away, and Wen Weili once again wanted to abandon Zhiyun.
This thought has been lingering in Zhiyun's mind, and it became more and more profound during the escape. Duanmu Huaixin actually dared to express his love to the young lady. Although Wen Weili did not agree, Zhiyun's vigilance was already at its highest.
Zhiyun had a premonition that even if the young lady was avoiding or even rejecting him now, she would be moved by Prince Huai one day. They were childhood sweethearts, and even their families were a good match. Prince Huai was also very good at using his appearance to please the young lady with a dog-like look.
Wen Weili and Duanmu Huaixin, what a perfect match. Watching the young lady's efforts to save Prince Huai, Zhiyun thought with almost sadness in her heart that as long as there is love between a man and a woman, no matter what kind of friendship it is, there is always the possibility of becoming husband and wife.
In those large families, even in the imperial palace, there are cases of siblings, brothers and sisters, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, etc. Are there not enough such cases? Even if they are despised by the world, even if it is unacceptable to the world, are those people still doing enough?
What's more, the young lady and Duanmu Huaixin have no real blood relationship. When they stand together, they are like a golden boy and a jade girl, so well-matched that Zhiyun is shocked. If the young lady really gets together with Prince Huai, she will no longer be the most important person to the young lady.
This sadness lingered in Zhiyun's heart. When the pursuers arrived, Zhiyun was grateful to God from the bottom of her heart. This was such a perfect timing. No matter whether the lady would come to save her later, Zhiyun would become an unforgettable and deep memory in Wen Weili's heart.
And now, Zhiyun has won the gamble/boom, and the lady not only has not forgotten her, but has come to save her.
Looking at Wen Weili's gaze, Zhiyun laughed silently.
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