Chen Zhanshan shook his head with a wry smile, and then recounted the whole story in detail.
Chen Qingqing grew increasingly angry as she listened. No wonder Doctor Miao dared to collude with Hu Yuniang to seduce Xiao Wu; it turned out that his backer was Chen Ruolan.
Good, very good indeed. You dared to plot against me behind my back. It seems that marrying you off as Fan Tong's concubine was too good for you.
A ruthless glint flashed in Chen Qingqing's eyes; she would never forgive him this time.
Chen Zhanshan's eyes were full of worry. "Qing'er, judging from today's situation, Ruolan is still holding a grudge about what happened in the past. She and your third uncle are the same, petty and vengeful. You have to be extra careful!"
"Dad, don't worry, nothing will happen."
Chen Qingqing pondered to herself. Chen Ruolan hadn't gained anything from the Chen family, so she figured it wouldn't be long before she came to the prison to interrogate her personally, and might even try to harm her. When that happened, she would strike first, poison Chen Ruolan, then drug the guards, escape with her parents, and then find a place where no one knew her to start anew...
As she was pondering, Warden Sun approached with a fawning expression. "Miss Chen, this is not the place for casual conversation. If you have no other instructions, I will put them in a regular cell."
Chen Qingqing understood what he meant, and casually took out a silver note. "They are all my family. Can they live with me?"
"Oh my, Miss Chen, you're too kind." Warden Sun hurriedly stuffed the silver notes into his pocket, his face full of smiles. "Miss Chen, because you committed different crimes, you can't be imprisoned together. You can only be imprisoned in the next cell. But don't worry, with me here, I will definitely not mistreat your family. They will be provided with the best food and supplies."
"Alright, then I thank Warden Sun. Please tell your men not to torture my family."
“Miss Chen, what are you saying? What kind of relationship do we have? Your family is like my family. How could I dare to torture them? That would shorten my lifespan!”
After finishing his sentence, Warden Sun sensed the awkward atmosphere and realized he had gone too far. He quickly raised his hand and slapped himself in the face.
"Look at my foul mouth, I really don't know how to keep my mouth shut. Miss Chen, please don't take offense. What I mean is, just put your mind at ease. With me here, I will never let your family suffer the slightest grievance. I will have someone send over three sets of tampered prison uniforms in a little while. I hope you will cooperate with the work then."
"Then thank you, Warden Sun."
"Miss Chen, you're too kind. It's all I should do." Warden Sun then ordered his men to take Chen Zhanshan and the others to the next cell, settle them in, and then left.
Seeing her family members also imprisoned, Chen Qingqing felt terrible.
She never imagined that Chen Ruolan could be so insidious, resorting to such heinous methods to kill her.
There's no way he can survive now, but if he tries to escape, given Chen Ruolan's treacherous and vicious nature, she'll never spare his family...
Just then, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps came from outside the cell, accompanied by the fierce shouts and curses of the jailers.
"Get out of here, or I'll break your legs!"
"Sir, spare my life! Please have mercy! My body is too weak to withstand such a beating."
Upon hearing these words, Chen Qingqing frowned slightly. Why did the voice sound so familiar?
Footsteps approached from afar. She looked up and was taken aback. "Fan Tong? How did you get arrested too?"
Fan Tong was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered, took a few quick steps, and burst into tears with a wide, aggrieved expression.
"Oh, Miss Chen, I didn't expect to see you here. I heard you were arrested and wanted to come and see you, but who knew I would be arrested today too? What bad luck!"
The constables behind him were about to take Fan Tong away when Chen Qingqing raised her hand to stop them and asked, "Master Fan, what heinous thing have you done again?"
“Oh, Miss Chen, what are you saying? Ever since you told me to do good deeds last time, I haven’t done a single bad thing. I even distribute some food to the poor from time to time.”
"So what exactly happened?"
"When you're down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems. I don't know what tricks that little bitch used to suddenly become the wife of the county magistrate." Fan Tong wiped away tears, feeling wronged. "I was just having tea at home when that damned bitch, along with her bailiffs and her inhuman father, came in and started searching. They took all my valuables. Not satisfied, she had the bailiffs give each of my family members twenty lashes, and then charged me with bullying the villagers and abusing others. So they brought me here. Miss Chen, tell me, isn't this just bullying others by abusing power?"
Chen Qingqing frowned. Truly, petty people become arrogant when they gain power. With Qin Shousheng as her backer, Chen Ruolan was even more fearless.
Seeing Fan Tong's aggrieved look, she gently comforted him, "Master Fan, don't worry. Chen Ruolan just wants to vent her anger on you. She would never dare to take a life lightly. I estimate that it won't be long before she can release you."
“No, no, Chen Ruolan has gone mad.” Fan Tong trembled as he recalled Shi Taishou’s fate. “Miss Chen, you don’t know, but you remember Shi Taishou, right? He was my steward. Chen Ruolan castrated him into a eunuch, cut off his tongue, and severed his hands. It was truly tragic.”
Why would Chen Ruolan make things difficult for a housekeeper? Is she truly twisted in the heart? No, she couldn't be so ruthless unless she hated someone to the core.
Chen Qingqing couldn't understand why, in principle, Fan Tong was more despicable than Shi Taishou, so why did Chen Ruolan let him go but treat Shi Taishou so cruelly?
Chen Qingqing looked puzzled. "Master Fan, why did Chen Ruolan cripple Shi Taishou? Was it to scare you?"
Fan Tong blinked, his thoughts instantly drifting back to a year ago.
He remembered that when Chen Ruolan had just entered the house, he wanted to have another three hundred rounds with her, but who knew that he couldn't get an erection. No matter how hard he tried, his penis just wouldn't give him face.
He blamed everything on Chen Ruolan, convinced that she was a jinx. Because she was not favored, the concubines and Madam Fan in the mansion treated her even less, constantly beating and scolding her. Every day, she had to get up early to empty Madam Fan's chamber pot and wash endless dirty clothes. Even the servants in the house lived better than her.
But Fan Tong thought it wasn't enough. One night, in order to punish Chen Ruolan, he summoned Shi Taishou and several servants to have sex with Chen Ruolan in front of him.
To his surprise, his broken brother actually stood up and, regardless of Chen Ruolan's life or death, had a one-night stand with her...
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