Phi-Fic Chapter 361 Getting Involved
Chapter 361 Getting Involved
Chapter 361 Getting Involved
The maids in the government office served the dishes, their fair little hands carrying steaming plates of food to the table, and the aroma immediately filled the entire prison.
Even people in other rooms were looking this way, swallowing their saliva involuntarily as they smelled the aroma.
More than twenty food boxes were served, containing over a hundred dishes. Although they were just ordinary dishes and not delicacies, they were still very appealing in terms of color, aroma, and taste, making them very appetizing.
"Please enjoy your meal, sir. The food for the other cells is still being prepared. Also, the quilts and new clothes will be delivered shortly," the jailer said to Shen Li.
"Thank you. If you need more money, come back to me for more." Shen Li stood up.
“That’s enough.” The jailer looked at the eldest sister with pity, but still asked, “Sir, may I help you deal with some people?”
The leader of the group was completely stunned.
Fangjie and the others also looked on incredulously.
"No need, everyone here is a good person, so please take good care of them as usual," Shen Li instructed.
"Yes." The jailer also breathed a sigh of relief for the eldest sister and the others.
Everyone knows about the eldest sister's past. She would never have killed someone unless a villain had driven her to the brink.
After the jailers left, Shen Li turned around and greeted the stunned people: "Let's eat together, we must be hungry so late at night."
No one moved, nor dared to move.
"Are you really an official?" Fangjie asked.
"My name is Shen Li. I hope you sisters will take good care of me." Shen Li stretched out her hand towards the table: "This is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."
Still, no one dared to make a move.
They're just used to being terrified of officials.
Shen Li knew it was because the eldest sister hadn't moved, so she looked at her and said, "Eldest sister, you're not afraid of death, but you're afraid I'll eat your food?"
The eldest sister had the coldest and calmest eyes among them. She looked up at Shen Li and said, "You can eat. I know I was disrespectful to you just now. If you want to settle things later, come to me. Don't make things difficult for these poor sisters."
"Okay, I'll find you." Shen Li went along with her.
So the eldest sister started eating, and soon the other women also cautiously stepped forward, picked up their bowls and began to eat. At first they were somewhat restrained, but soon they began to wolf down their food.
Shen Li stood to one side, while the others were at the other two tables, still not daring to approach her.
She wasn't in a hurry; after eating, she gave up her seat and went back to sit in the corner.
While everyone was eating, they would often glance in Shen Li's direction, filled with curiosity about this young female official.
She was clearly a wealthy heiress, and her demeanor was completely out of place in this prison, yet the way she looked at the place as if she were quite familiar with it.
The cell door opened quickly, and food was brought into the other cells, where everyone ate heartily.
Then a man brought in a bathtub and hot water, along with brand-new quilts and clothes, a scene that stunned all the female prisoners.
That night was probably the happiest night in the women's prison. After all, what woman doesn't love to be clean and beautiful? Even the death row inmates took a bath and changed into new clothes.
The prison cells have been completely renovated, and the female prisoners now look radiant.
Shen Li sat on her bedding, looking at the scene before her, thinking of her previous life, where she felt it was good to be able to do something for these poor women.
"Why exactly?" The gang leader walked up to Shen Li and asked, "Why are you giving us these?"
“I’ve been here in my dreams before, and I wanted to do something for this place,” Shen Li replied.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then knelt down in front of Shen Li's bunk.
"What are you doing, big sister?" Shen Li quickly got up to help her up and explained, "I'm not that petty, it's not your fault."
As soon as she came in, she could tell that there weren't any malicious people here, because usually the most ruthless one could become the leader. This leader's rules were simply to massage shoulders and legs, which didn't sound intimidating at all, so how ruthless could she be?
She's far more merciful than even the most vicious criminals, let alone the most ruthless ones.
The eldest sister insisted on kneeling down and said, "You are a good man, sir. This sinful woman has the audacity to ask you for a favor."
"You may say so."
"This sinful woman has hurt someone, and I don't know what happened to my daughter. I beg you to take her in as a maid after you leave. You can do whatever you want with her. Just give her a way to survive." Her voice was earnest.
"It's not a big deal. Although I have plenty of maids, I also own many estates and shops, so finding her a job is easy." Shen Li went to help her up again.
The eldest sister crawled backward on her knees and kowtowed heavily to Shen Li: "This sinful woman thanks Your Excellency."
"Get up, I'll have her come to see you." Shen Li took a step and used brute force to pull the person up.
When she stood up, the woman's face was covered in tears.
Shen Li sighed. The law of "a life for a life" was an ironclad rule, and there was no way she could get out of there.
That night, Shen Li slept soundly.
But others couldn't sleep, including Shen's parents, who were very anxious and worried when they heard that Shen Li had been arrested and imprisoned.
On the contrary, Gu Chang'an remained calm. Based on his understanding of A Li, he knew that she was doing it on purpose. She wanted to get involved and make a big fuss about it.
Although Wu Zihao was the son of the Grand Secretary, he was still a commoner. Even though his horse-riding incident that injured someone was brought to the yamen, it could be easily suppressed.
But Ah Li is different. She has been famous in Kyoto since childhood, and now she is even more renowned for her meritorious service on the battlefield. Her imprisonment for assaulting someone is undoubtedly the most attention-grabbing and astonishing news in Kyoto.
Given her status, she would surely cause a scene before the Emperor.
In this way, not only can the censors, scholars, and officials of the Six Ministries make a big fuss about this, but also the literati and writers of the world will speak out for Ah Li.
There is absolutely no way to resolve this matter amicably now.
Ah Li is going to replace that prime minister, so naturally he will lend a hand.
"Shadow," Gu Chang'an whispered from inside the room.
"My lord." The shadow had silently appeared in front of the desk without anyone noticing.
"Give this to the commander of the Flying Fish Guard; he knows what to do." Gu Chang'an handed over a secret file containing a thick stack of papers.
"Sir, shouldn't you go and save the lady first?" Shadow asked, taking the item.
Gu Chang'an shook his head slightly: "Shuntian Prefecture owes A-Li a favor, so it won't make things difficult for her. The fact that there's still no movement shows that she's doing well."
Judging from Ah Li's methods of forging a challenge to the Rongdi, the fact that nothing has happened yet must mean that she is very comfortable in Shuntian Prefecture.
Shadow couldn't figure it out himself, but he felt that what the adult said must make sense, so he left without saying anything more.
Gu Chang'an narrowed his eyes slightly. According to his deduction, A-Li should be alright, but he still couldn't sleep, and he kept worrying about her.
He possessed a keen and insightful mind that seemed to understand everything, but when it came to Ah Li's affairs, he was always the first to lose his composure.
After thinking for a while, he still called the night watchman.
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