Chapter 1138: He Did It On Purpose

Chen Guanlou reluctantly accepted the price of two thousand one hundred taels.

After taking the approval slip, he didn't say a word more and ran away in a hurry. It seemed as if there were wild dogs chasing him.

Seeing this, Sun Daoning realized belatedly that he felt he had been set up—he'd been tricked!

He cursed, "Little thief! Don't fall into my hands next time."

With money, every problem was no longer a problem.

He directly found people from outside to tidy up a VIP cell at the fastest speed. It didn't need to be sturdy on the inside; the key was that it had to look good on the outside. With not enough time, he could only start with the appearance.

For this kind of work, with a few dozen or a hundred taels of silver, he could find plenty of people from outside to provide both labor and materials!

It amounted to the fact that for the two thousand one hundred tael slip, he only did a hundred taels worth of work. The remaining two thousand taels were all hard-earned money. No wonder he ran so fast—he was afraid of being exposed!

Sun Daoning was also unlucky; he'd been bluffed by Chen Guanlou until his head was spinning. All the difficulties, the stimulation, the heads, the offending people—it was all just foreshadowing. Just for two thousand one hundred taels, he had set up a small trap.

Xiao Changsheng was very arrogant; everyone in the world knew this.

He arrived at the Heavenly Prison by carriage, followed by a string of maids, servants, and guards. The scene was more than three times bigger than when Gu Yiyang was imprisoned.

At least Minister Gu knew that the Heavenly Prison was a place that didn't welcome women and hadn't brought maids along.

Xiao Changsheng didn't care at all; he had beautiful maids and beautiful servants, and the prison guards were dazzled, unable to take their eyes off them.

What a sin!

How high could the quality of prison guards be? Beautiful people, regardless of whether they were men or women, once they entered the Heavenly Prison, were all commodities in the eyes of the guards. Open and bold comments were inevitable, and there was no lack of lewdness. Some even bolder ones compared Xiao Changsheng to women to see who was better looking.

Simply courting death!

Chen Guanlou stepped forward and, with a shout, drove all the guards away.

"Lawless! Keep your own people under control; if they fall into this official's hands, this official won't care about old friendships."

Once he stepped forward, the chaotic scene instantly quieted down, gaining order and rules, looking like a proper place.

Xiao Changsheng stepped on the backs of his servants to get off the carriage. The servants being stepped on still had willing, joyful expressions.

Seeing this, Chen Guanlou immediately frowned.

A small, humble household was even more particular than a great aristocratic family. Could the Xiao family afford it? They had only been prosperous for a few years, yet they didn't treat people like people. It was truly the style of an upstart.

"Minister Xiao, I am the Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng, Chen Guanlou. The rule here is that only you can enter the cell; as for other irrelevant people, please leave the Heavenly Prison as soon as possible."

Xiao Changsheng held a folding fan, looking like a scholarly young master, but unfortunately, he lacked ink in his stomach.

His appearance was excellent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been favored by His Majesty for several years.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, this is our first meeting; I hope you'll be accommodating. I'm someone who is sitting in prison for the first time and isn't familiar with anything. Therefore, I brought some servants along to help with the setup. I hope Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen can be accommodating. I will remember this favor."

Xiao Changsheng was quite direct, stating everything clearly from the start instead of putting on official airs.

Chen Guanlou laughed, "Being accommodating is possible, but the Heavenly Prison has its own rules. Regardless of whether you are a Grand Tutor or a Prince, if you want to do things in this place, you understand!"

Xiao Changsheng frowned slightly, and only after a reminder from the steward beside him did he look enlightened.

He waved his hand directly, and the Xiao family steward placed a bag of yellow and white items into Chen Guanlou's hands, asking, "Is this enough?"

Chen Guanlou weighed the heft and laughed, "This is enough for today's accommodation. However, I still have to remind you: sitting in prison is a different price."

Xiao Changsheng raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Xiao family steward immediately offered a second portion of yellow and white items, "Is this enough now?"

"Enough, enough!" Chen Guanlou laughed, "Someone, serve Minister Xiao tea. Also, arrange for people to take these maids and servants down to set up the cell. Remember, nothing that enters the mouth or touches the body is allowed to be smuggled in. All food, including medicine, must pass through the Heavenly Prison before it can be sent into the cell!"

Xiao Changsheng was slightly dissatisfied, "Everyone says Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen takes money to get things done, but not allowing smuggling—this isn't good, is it?"

"These are two different things. You can't be too careful with things that enter the mouth. This is also for your own safety. If smuggling were allowed, what if something went wrong with the food and someone died? Who would be responsible? It wouldn't be clear then! Wouldn't that be dying in vain! Don't you agree!"

The life of a noble Grade-A cell prisoner was very valuable. Every one of them was a high-quality client who absolutely could not die. Before the verdict, they had to live well for him.

As for the prisoners in the Grade-C cells, it wasn't that strict. If they died, they died; anyway, they were all a bunch of worthless people.

Xiao Changsheng's face didn't look good; he suspected the other party was insinuating something about him, but he had no evidence.

Heaven and earth as witness, Chen Guanlou really wasn't insinuating anything about anyone. It was just that occasionally, when he was in a bad mood, his speech was inevitably sarcastic and biting. He wasn't aiming at anyone; he was just fairly offending everyone.

"Do people often die in the Heavenly Prison?"

"Minister Xiao, rest assured. You are living in the Heavenly Prison's VIP cell; every day, the medical official will check your body on time to ensure your health. So, even if everyone else dies, you won't. Rest assured and stay here; I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

The more Xiao Changsheng heard, the more he felt it wasn't right.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen has worked hard, in such hot weather."

"Not hard at all; it's all what I should do. It's already tidied up below; Minister Xiao, please this way, I will personally escort you down. As for irrelevant people, please leave as soon as possible. This place, the Heavenly Prison, it's better to come less often if there's nothing to do."

Xiao Changsheng nodded and waved his hand, signaling for the servants to leave, except for the steward.

He personally escorted Xiao Changsheng into the cell, passing by Gu Yiyang's cell. Chen Guanlou did it on purpose.

The two "brothers-in-law" were extremely jealous upon meeting. They glared at each other, being sarcastic.

"So it's Minister Gu! Minister Gu is an old acquaintance of the Heavenly Prison; I'll have to rely on you to take care of me in the future."

"Minister Xiao has heaven-reaching abilities; where would you need this official to take care of you? Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you must arrange for proper people to look after Minister Xiao. Especially Minister Xiao's face—if even the slightest problem occurs, everyone will be in trouble."

This was insinuating that Xiao Changsheng relied on his face to bewitch the Emperor and sold his body to gain favor. There wasn't a single dirty word, yet it was a very dirty insult!

Xiao Changsheng was so angry his face twisted, "Some people have very stiff mouths! Perhaps the whole body is stiff, but the mouth is the stiffest. I hope Minister Gu will continue to be stiff-mouthed in the future. You must not admit defeat, you must not compromise, otherwise, this official will definitely look down on you and look down on your Gu family."

"Whether this official is stiff or not, you come—you come in, and this official will personally let you experience it once."

"Presumptuous!" Xiao Changsheng was so angry he broke his composure, "Gu Yiyang, you only know how to be arrogant with your mouth. In two days, let's see if you can continue to be arrogant."

"Alright, alright, both of you say less." Chen Guanlou had seen enough of the show and finally decided to step in to stop this dispute, "Minister Xiao, your cell is ahead. I'll lead you over." ===== CHAPTER 1139 =====