Seeing that the jailer was quite cooperative, Mu Tiantian smiled and said, "It's not really an order, I just want to ask you something. This is food from the Imperial Kitchen. I wonder if you would be interested in trying it, brother?"
As she spoke, she opened the paper wrapping the glutinous rice balls and handed it to the jailer; the aroma was enticing.
Upon hearing that it was food from the imperial kitchen, the jailer's eyes lit up. But then he suddenly remembered something and declined, saying, "Miss, I'm just a lowly jailer. I'm afraid I'm not worthy of enjoying the delicacies from the imperial kitchen."
Mu Tiantian raised an eyebrow, her vigilance quite high.
She said, "Big brother, just pick one, I'll eat it first, and then you can decide whether you want to keep it or not."
Upon hearing this, the jailer glanced at the chubby little dumpling and realized he was indeed a bit hungry.
The food in the prison wasn't very good; I wonder what the food in the imperial kitchen tasted like.
This girl looks kind, so she probably wouldn't poison someone, but the worst thing is knowing someone's face but not their heart.
After a while, the jailer picked up one of the glutinous rice balls, broke it in half, and handed it to Mu Tiantian, saying, "You eat this."
Mu Tiantian didn't hesitate and took a bite.
Seeing that she was fine after eating, the jailer tried it himself and found it to be quite good, much better than what his wife made.
After finishing his meal, the jailer asked with satisfaction, "What would you like to ask, young lady?"
"I just wanted to ask about the Emperor's condition."
As soon as Mu Tiantian spoke, the jailer nervously left the cell to look around, afraid that someone would overhear.
Seeing that no one was around, he breathed a sigh of relief, then returned and asked in a low voice, "Miss, it's not a good idea to discuss the Emperor's affairs."
"Brother, my snack tasted pretty good, didn't it? If you want more, I can give you the recipe, and your wife can make it for you when you get back. What do you think?"
Seeing that Mu Tiantian's attitude was very good, the jailer thought for a moment and whispered, "Then what do you want to ask, young lady?"
"So, tell me everything you know about the Emperor." The system's investigation into the past three years is limited.
According to Qi Tong, Feng Qianyan's main personality appears very infrequently, so there is very little information available about him.
She could only ask other people.
"Your Majesty, it's being possessed by an evil spirit."
Mu Tiantian: "......"
"You don't believe me, young lady?"
"I believe..." Mu Tiantian smiled, "But... how does possession work?"
Then the jailer began to tell her what he knew, "I heard from others that the Emperor is a gentle and refined person who enjoys drinking tea and playing chess, but some people also say that the Emperor here..."
He pointed to his head and continued, "There's something wrong with you. You're only a few years old mentally, but you don't act like that when you see the Emperor. There are many prisoners in this prison who want to assassinate the Emperor, but the Emperor won't kill them immediately. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
"Let me tell you, those prisoners are for the emperor to eat."
Mu Tiantian: "......"
This is getting more and more outrageous.
The jailer spoke with some emotion, “Every time the Emperor comes, the prisoners in the cell howl like ghosts, their cries are so pitiful. I’ve been there, and there’s blood all over the floor. The prisoners lying in the pools of blood are unrecognizable, they look like they’ve been gnawed on.”
"Tell me, what else could this be but possession? Afterwards, he even hung those prisoners at the city gate for three days and three nights. People outside said he would become a tyrant sooner or later..." The jailer finished speaking, glanced outside, smiled at Mu Tiantian, and added, "However, in the three years since the emperor ascended the throne, the lives of the people have been somewhat better than before."
"By the way, young lady, don't go around telling anyone what I've told you today, and don't say it was me who said it." Only after the jailer finished speaking did he realize he had said too much and felt a little scared.
"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped."
After Mu Tiantian finished speaking, the jailer, still thinking about the glutinous rice ball recipe, took out paper and pen and asked her to write it down.
After she finished writing, she asked, "But brother, could you do me another favor?"
"Just tell me what you need," the jailer readily agreed.
Mu Tiantian wrote down some medicinal herbs on a piece of paper and handed it to him, saying, "Could you help me get some medicine and prepare some other things for me?"
She wanted to make the fake death drug from back then.
The jailer took it and glanced at it. There were quite a few densely packed small characters. He chuckled dryly, "Miss, you have quite a lot of medicinal herbs. They must cost a lot of money."
The meaning is clear: money is needed.
Mu Tiantian also said understandingly, "Big brother, that snack looks good, right? You can't buy it outside, and the ingredients aren't expensive. You can ask your sister-in-law to make some and sell them. If they sell well, I can give you one or two more snack recipes so you can switch them up."
The jailer listened for a while, thought about it, and realized that this was indeed a viable business.
Seeing that he was somewhat interested, she continued, "If you make money selling them, don't forget to bring these medicinal herbs with you."
The jailer carefully put the prescription away and replied, "Okay."
"By the way, if you want to buy medicinal herbs, buy them from three or four different pharmacies," Mu Tiantian reminded her.
"OK."
After saying this, the jailer left the cell.
System: [While the jailer's account is somewhat exaggerated, it's probably not far off; he definitely wouldn't eat people.]
Mu Tiantian: [Isn't this how rumors spread?]
System: [By the way, why didn't you just ask Quan Wufeng for the medicinal herbs?]
Mu Tiantian: [Ayan has only been on the throne for three years, and Quan Wufeng is second only to the emperor. Do you think there aren't any spies in the palace? It's best to be careful; if this prescription gets leaked, it won't be a good thing.]
After Mu Tiantian finished speaking with Qi Tong, she sat down at the table to eat.
System: [That's true. Also, I found out that Qian Yan sent Quan Wufeng to find you.]
Mu Tiantian: [Quan Wufeng won't bring me to Qian Yan, otherwise he wouldn't have locked me up here.]
System: [You can guess everything.]
Mu Tiantian smiled and didn't say anything more.
Despite his good temper and seemingly indifferent demeanor, Quan Wufeng is actually quite sensitive, remembers everything, and thinks a lot, but he is also very thoughtful.
He didn't want her to see Feng Qianyan, presumably for Feng Qianyan's own good, to avoid upsetting him.
We're keeping her here because we're afraid she might have other schemes, or that she might try to get close to Feng Qianyan with ulterior motives, and repeat the same mistakes.
Not killing her was a way of showing consideration for their past friendship.
After finishing her meal, Mu Tiantian spread out a thicker layer of straw, covered herself with a blanket, and went to sleep.
After sunset.
Yan Yan was confined to her palace.
She started making a fuss again, wanting to find her older sister.
Wang Xi, having no other choice, sought out Quan Wufeng.
"Imperial Physician Quan, why don't you bring that girl from last night back?" Wang Xi said. "The Emperor said that as long as that girl is brought back, he will stay in his palace and not go anywhere else."
After hearing this, Quan Wufeng went inside. Yan Yan's eyes lit up when she saw him. "Imperial Physician Quan, you know where my sister is, right? Please bring her here."
Quan Wufeng had no choice but to send Tang Xiu to the prison to find Mu Tiantian again.
Yan Yan watched Tang Xiu walk out and wanted to follow, "I want to go with him."
Quan Wufeng grabbed him and gave him a serious look. "Yan Yan, if you insist on coming along, she won't come."
Yan Yan was startled by his gaze and could only stop in her tracks. "Alright then."
He pursed his lips. If he knew martial arts, this palace wouldn't be able to keep him inside.
Unfortunately, he couldn't defeat Physician Quan.
Even he couldn't defeat Qian Yan.
I had no choice but to sit here and wait obediently.
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