Chapter 80 In the Sky Prison
"Uncle Xu, I really have to trouble you this time."
In the Imperial Hospital, Gu Dan carefully massaged Xu Zhian's shoulders and said with a smile.
"Get out of my way!"
Andy Hui tried to shake off Gu Dan's attentive hand, but he was too old after all and could not get rid of it.
"Please help me, just this once!" Gu Dan refused to give up.
“Heh, help me? How dare you think of finding out the emperor’s news!” Andy Hui was furious and rolled up his sleeves, ready to give him a beating.
"I'm not trying to find out about the emperor. I just want to know how my friend is doing. Don't get me wrong. He's the emperor's son and grandson. No matter what happens, he won't die, right?" Gu Dan said tentatively.
Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. When the crown prince rebelled, Emperor Zong Ming simply demoted the former crown prince to a commoner and exiled him thousands of miles away.
If nothing unexpected happens, Gong Shangguo's life should be worry-free.
But unless you see it with your own eyes, you will still feel uneasy.
After all, Gong Shang didn't even say a word before he left, so there's no guarantee that he didn't have the intention to die.
However, he had never managed relationships in the palace, so he was completely blank in this area.
This certainly reduced a lot of unnecessary troubles and worries, but it also meant that he didn't know much about the higher-ups, so he could only focus on Uncle Xu, who was closest to him in the Imperial Hospital.
"The emperor's grandson? How important do you think a prince's child who was thrown to the frontier is?" Andy Hui snorted coldly. After so many years of peace and stability, this brat is so idle that he wants to start looking for trouble, right?
"After all, we are friends, so at least knowing the news will make people feel at ease, right?"
Gu Dan smiled and tried to persuade the man in various ways.
After a while, Xu Zhian finally couldn't stand Gu Dan's soft and hard persuasion, and said with a dark face: "This is just this time, it won't happen again!"
"Yes, yes! Thank you, Uncle Xu!" Gu Dan nodded repeatedly to assure.
Walking back and forth in the Imperial Hospital, Gu Dan seemed a little impatient, which was unusual for him.
After finally waiting for Xu Zhian to come back, Gu Dan hurriedly went to greet him and asked, "How is it?"
Xu Zhian was about to scold him when he saw the worry on Gu Dan's face. He finally sighed and said, "According to what the eunuch Fang beside the emperor said, the emperor was furious and had that man thrown into the prison."
Sky prison!
It is different from the prison that holds ordinary people, or the dungeon that holds martial arts masters.
The Tianlao itself was more like a place where the emperor demonstrated his personal majesty, representing an intolerable offense and the ultimate place of punishment.
In ordinary prisons and dungeons, it was not a problem for him to enter and leave freely with his identity as an imperial physician, and many jailers even welcomed him.
But the Heavenly Prison is different. It is guarded by imperial guards and its defenses are second only to the imperial palace. It is made of real iron walls and solid defenses.
If you go in there, you will be skinned alive even if you don’t die! Only the Heavenly Prison has the right to summon the imperial physician to treat the prisoners—but the so-called treatment is for the more deadly torture afterwards.
Without the emperor's approval, ordinary people don't even have the chance to step into the Heavenly Prison, let alone visit it.
"Thank you, Uncle Xu."
Gu Dan nodded, walked out of the Imperial Hospital silently, and looked in the direction of the Heavenly Prison.
After thinking for a moment, he walked towards Prince Yu's Mansion without stopping.
"Brother Gu?"
After the servant informed him, Lin Xiaoyi came to him quickly. Noticing Gu Dan's serious expression, she asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I want to trouble you with something."
Gu Dan looked at Lin Xiaoyi and said very sincerely: "I want to go to Tianlao to see someone."
In fact, there had been a gap of more than ten years between the two of them, and they only met again some time ago when Princess Ying was seriously ill.
It was indeed inappropriate that he came to Lin Xiaoyi for help again not long after this.
However, as the situation was urgent, Gu Dan really couldn't care less.
If Lin Xiaoyi was willing to help, he would be grateful. If not, the worst that could happen was that he would say that he had found a secret remedy and cured Princess Ying after returning.
With the help of this favor, it will never be a problem to visit the Heavenly Prison.
One should always be prepared for everything. He didn't think that Lin Xiaoyi would have to agree. It always pays to give it a try.
"Heavenly Prison?"
Lin Xiaoyi's beautiful face wrinkled slightly. This place was too sensitive, especially since Prince Yu's identity was too special at the moment. Even if it was tacitly understood, some places were not convenient to touch in advance as the position of the crown prince had not been decided.
"If it's inconvenient, forget it."
Seeing that Lin Xiaoyi looked embarrassed, Gu Dan did not force her. He was ready to go back and prepare a random health-preserving soup to give to Princess Ying.
If this way doesn't work, then try another one. You can't just wait for the news of Gong Shangguo's death in the prison to come out, right? "Who does Brother Gu want to see? Prisoners in the prison must get the emperor's permission before they can come out."
Lin Xiaoyi spread her eyebrows, as if the clouds and rain had just cleared, and said softly: "But if it's just a meeting, there's no problem."
"Really? That's great!"
Gu Dan said the name gratefully, "I want to meet Gong Shangguo."
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Lin Xiaoyi's smile froze on her face and she glanced at Gu Dan dimly.
You really dare to say that! That's the second prince's child. How dare you come to Prince Yu's mansion to ask me for help?
"I'll go discuss this with Prince Yu first."
In order to leave Gu Dan with a delicate back of the head, Lin Xiaoyi agreed.
About another quarter of an hour later, Lin Xiaoyi came back and handed him a token.
"With this item, you can visit the Heavenly Prison." Lin Xiaoyi said.
"Thank you!"
After taking the token, Gu Dan thanked him solemnly.
It is better to have less trouble than more. Lin Xiaoyi was willing to help, so a lot of extra trouble was avoided.
As for this favor, just repay it by ignoring the matter of Princess Ying.
It is to help him and also to help Lin Xiaoyi.
"Brother Gu."
Looking at Gu Dan trying to leave in a hurry, Lin Xiaoyi was at a loss for words.
"how?"
Gu Dan, who was in a hurry to leave, stopped and turned to look.
"Things aren't very peaceful lately, so don't go around too much." Lin Xiaoyi warned softly.
Gu Dan was slightly stunned, then he realized that Lin Xiaoyi should be talking about the affairs of Yuzhou, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly.
"I understand. Take care of yourself too." Waving his hand, Gu Dan walked away quickly without any reluctance.
Sky prison.
Holding the token of Prince Yu's Mansion and passing the inspection, Gu Dan stepped into this hell on earth that had never been changed in all dynasties.
The ground was almost black in color, stained with blood that had dried up and could not be washed away, along with a disgusting stench that challenged a person's nerves all the time.
Gu Dan followed the jailer's footsteps without looking away and came to a cage made of fine iron.
Inside the cage, a person was lying quietly on the ground, his face pale, his breath weak, his eyes dull.
The young master is still there.
(End of this chapter)