"Commissioner-in-chief Shen." The guards bowed to Shen Feng Ming.
Shen Feng Ming motioned for them to open the cell door.
The guards immediately complied. Whatever their Commissioner-in-chief Shen did was right and justified.
Shen Feng Ming carried the food box into the prison, walked to the only table, opened the food box, and took out the food inside. Four dishes and one soup, all delicious and pleasant to the sight.
Jiang Yun Zhu was watching his every move from the corner, wondering what he meant.
Suddenly, she saw a dish of braised pork and her mind was hit by a sudden thought. Could this be the legendary decapitation rice? After eating this meal, she would be beheaded tomorrow?
She turned pale and opened her mouth to say something.
"Jiang..." Shen Feng Ming spoke first.
Jiang Yun Zhu halted.
"Yun Zhu, are you hungry? I brought you something to eat." Shen Feng Ming said.
He called her by her name, not whatever Mrs. Jiang.
But how could Jiang Yun Zhu be in the mood to pay attention to this at this time? She hurriedly asked, "Official Shen, have I been convicted?" This quickly.
"No." Shen Feng Ming said.
It wasn’t decided yet, what was this meal? Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned.
Shen Feng Ming saw that she might have misunderstood, "You’re deeply involved in this case and it will take some time to complete the trial. The food here isn't very good. I brought these meals for you to eat."
Jiang Yun Zhu had a feeling that what he said was odd.
Next to her, Yin Cui opened her mouth in surprise. This Commissioner-in-chief Shen? What did he mean by this? He knew her master and had a good relationship? Otherwise, why would he go to the prison to deliver meals to her master.
The master was currently a criminal and other people couldn’t wait to hide.
"Thank you, Official Shen." Jiang Yun Zhu could only say.
Shen Feng Ming paused, "En. Come and eat."
He had a majestic and tall figure and a fierce temperament. In this short cell, his strong presence made people feel oppressed.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't want to go over, but he kept looking at her. She couldn't really brush off his kindness. Under his gaze, she walked over.
There was only one stool beside the table.
Shen Feng Ming bent down, moved the stool toward the table, and motioned for Jiang Yun Zhu to sit down.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't dare to look at him and sat down with her head down.
There were bowls and chopsticks on the table. Shen Feng Ming reached out to help Jiang Yun Zhu get them.
"Official Shen, no need. I'll do it myself." Jiang Yun Zhu quickly grabbed the bowl and chopsticks.
"You don't have to thank me all the time, it's just a small thing." Shen Feng Ming said.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't think it was a trivial matter. He was Commissioner-in-chief Shen, the person in the court’s limelight now. He helped her move stool and get dishes? Did he do this for everyone who entered prison? She didn't believe this as he would be quite busy every day.
Jiang Yun Zhu thought to herself and started picking up food to eat. The food was delicious, and they were all her favorite dishes, but she couldn’t savor them.
Shen Feng Ming watched from the side, his heart churning.
The prison was quiet except for the inaudible sound of Jiang Yun Zhu chewing.
She didn't eat much before she put down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up, "Thank you, Official Shen, I'm full."
"You eat this little?" Shen Feng Ming frowned.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to smile bitterly. She didn't know her fate tomorrow. On top of that, she was being stared at by him. It was strange that she could eat it.
"I'll get them to change the cook tomorrow." Shen Feng Ming said.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't know what he was thinking. Adhering to the principle that silence was golden, she said nothing.
"But if you need anything else, just tell me." Shen Feng Ming added.
Jiang Yun Zhu shook her head.
Shen Feng Ming looked around, already knowing what to prepare.
Not long after he left, someone sent a lot of things, including bedding and pillows, clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc. There were even two plates of exquisite snacks, a pot of freshly brewed tea and a few novels newly published in the capital?
This cell had changed its appearance again. The bedding was soft and fluffy. The cell was fully equipped with a dressing table, tables and chairs, just like a female's boudoir.
Fortunately, there was no one in the cell next to her, otherwise their jaw would have dropped at this scene. If the cell was made like this, was it a prison sentence?
Yin Cui didn't know what to say. After a long while, she asked Jiang Yun Zhu, "Master, are you Official Shen's long-lost sister?" Otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation.
"What nonsense." Jiang Yun Zhu said. She had nothing to do with Shen Feng Ming.
"Then..." Yin Cui looked left and right before suddenly approaching Jiang Yun Zhu and whispered, "It can’t be that Official Shen like you?"
Jiang Yun Zhu was even more speechless. Did Shen Feng Ming like her? How could it be? For so many years, there had been no woman around him and everyone had already assumed that he didn't like women.
Yin Cui remembered this matter and became more and more puzzled, "Then why?"
She entered the Marquis Anping Manor late and didn't know that Shen Feng Ming had been to the Marquis Anping Manor.
"A person will not be nice to others without any reason. He must have a purpose." Jiang Yun Zhu said as if talking to herself.
"What do you mean, Master?"
Jiang Yun Zhu couldn't think of anything in her that was worthy of Shen Feng Ming's plot. Money? She managed Lin Ting An's business and did business herself and indeed made a lot of money. However, it was all confiscated and she was imprisoned. All the money was lost. Besides, was Shen Feng Ming short of money? There was certainly no shortage.
There was only one explanation. He just said that she was deeply involved in this case. But she was just the wife of a criminal. So there was no involvement. There must be something important that Lin Ting An hadn’t explained to him and Shen Feng Ming may want to get information from her.
It seemed that this was the only explanation, but she didn't know about Lin Ting An’s matters. Otherwise, she tell him this tomorrow? But she was a little scared, afraid that he would use the hard way if the soft way doesn’t work.
She believed that she didn’t have the spirit of those heroines and couldn't withstand those torture.
Early the next morning, Shen Feng Ming came, holding the food box in his hand. Opening it, inside was a steaming bowl of wontons and a plate of xiaolongbao. The small wontons were sprinkled with chopped green onion and coriander. Mixed with the fragrance of the small wontons, it was very tempting.
Jiang Yun Zhu was truly hungry.
"Eat it, see if it suits your taste." Shen Feng Ming said, sitting across the table.
Jiang Yun Zhu sat there and took a bite of the wontons. She didn't know whose culinary skill it was, but the wontons were extremely delicious.
She ate two more and sensed that Shen Feng Ming's eyes were on her. She stopped her movements and considered, "I don't have a good relationship with Lin Ting An."
Her meaning was that she didn't know about Lin Ting An’s matters.
This was taking precautions in advance to avoid him taking it out on her when he didn't get what he wanted in the end.
Shen Feng Ming's face changed slightly, seeming a little absent-minded.
Sure enough, he wanted to get some of Lin Ting An's secrets from her, right? A list of rebels, or something. Jiang Yun Zhu put down her chopsticks, fearing that he would fall out in the next moment.
The atmosphere seemed to become tense. Yin Cui looked on, worried for Jiang Yun Zhu.
"What Master said is true. She wants to separate with Eldest Young Master, but Eldest Young Master didn’t agree. Eldest Young Master has Master's deed of slavery in his hand." She said.
Shen Feng Ming looked at Yin Cui, his eyes were as heavy as a mountain and as cold as a knife. With just one glance, Yin Cui felt as if she was spinning around on the tip of a knife and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Is what she said true?" Shen Feng Ming asked Jiang Yun Zhu.
Jiang Yun Zhu was under a lot of pressure and didn't know the right way to respond. In the end, she nodded.
Shen Feng Ming's eyes changed. They were as deep as the sea, and something seemed to be rolling inside.
Jiang Yun Zhu stood up and stood there with her head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong and was waiting for his verdict.
"It's my fault!" Shen Feng Ming said in a hoarse voice. It was just his voice was very low and Jiang Yun Zhu was too busy thinking about her own things to hear what he said.
At this time, Shen Feng Ming looked at her and discovered that she was standing. He stood up, suppressing the regret and self-blame in his heart, and said to her, "I will help you solve this matter."
What matter? Jiang Yun Zhu didn't dare to ask whether it was a matter of separation or the slavery contract.
"Eat quickly. The wontons will be cold in a while." Shen Feng Ming urged.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked up at him. What did he mean? Don’t believe she didn't know about Lin Ting An’s matter? However, she didn't have the courage to say it a second time.
She stood still.
Shen Feng Ming knew that she felt self-conscious because he was here.
"Then I'll work away. If you need anything, just tell people outside." He said.
Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to refuse, but didn't dare.
Shen Feng Ming thought she had agreed and turned around to leave.
After he left, Jiang Yun Zhu sat on the stool, her heart beating rapidly.
"Master, what does Official Shen mean?" Yin Cui asked Jiang Yun Zhu.
How would Jiang Yun Zhu know?
Shen Feng Ming didn't come at noon, but someone came to bring food to Jiang Yun Zhu duo. It had four dishes and one soup. Moreover, it seemed that the cook had changed today. Today's dishes were more delicious than yesterday.
In the evening, Shen Feng Ming came, carrying a food box in his hand.
Opening it, inside was a bowl of red bean and lotus seed congee and a few side dishes.
Jiang Yun Zhu liked to drink red bean and lotus seed congee.
While she was eating, Shen Feng Ming sat next to her and watched.
After eating, Shen Feng Ming had no intention of leaving. Jiang Yun Zhu gritted her teeth and said, "Official Shen, I, I want to take a bath."
In the past two days, there was water in the cell and she could only do a simple wipe down. Still, it was a prison cell after all. So it wasn't that convenient.
After not taking a bath for so many days, she felt like she was going to stink.
At the same time, she wanted to test Shen Feng Ming's attitude.
"Huh? Oh, okay." Shen Feng Ming agreed and wanted to get someone to fetch water, but found that this cell couldn't cover people at all. If Jiang Yun Zhu bathed here...
"Come with me." He uttered. With that said, he opened the cell door and walked out.
Jiang Yun Zhu was standing there. He let her out of prison?
"What?" Shen Feng Ming asked.
Jiang Yun Zhu lowered his head and walked out. Stepping out of the cell, she even thought about whether Shen Feng Ming let her out on purpose and then capture her so he could put the crime of breaking out of the prison. Later she thought that it wasn't necessary.
Lin Ting An was guilty of treason and that implicated the nine clans. She was already a dead person.
The two of them left the cell and went to the front, passing through the door and corridor. They were in Division as if they were at home.
She met many guards along the way. They bowed to Shen Feng Ming and turned a blind eye to Jiang Yun Zhu, as if her presence here was normal.
Jiang Yun Zhu was confused. Was she dreaming or something?
At this time, the two of them came to a room. Shen Feng Ming opened the door and let Jiang Yun Zhu in.
Jiang Yun Zhu glanced inside. Was this Shen Feng Ming's room?!!
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