Chapter 1769: Miss He

Chen Guanlou stared at He Shouzhang in the cell, looked him over, and felt a bit sighing.

A bumpy fate!

Exile, dead wife, daughter sold to a sixty-year-old man as a concubine, and now involved in a human life lawsuit.

"You were caught in the Heavenly Prison, so you should know that your case cannot be settled easily. To block the mouths of the public, the Ministry of Justice will likely sentence you heavily, and sentencing you to immediate execution wouldn't be excessive. Official He, do you have any last words to explain?"

He Shouzhang was a bit dazed. It had been many years since anyone called him Official He. Hearing this title suddenly, and in the Heavenly Prison, it felt like a dream, very unreal.

"Are you Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen?" He slowly raised his head, trying hard to identify him. "After many years, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen hasn't aged at all, still the same as back then."

"We've met?" Chen Guanlou searched his memory but couldn't remember.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen doesn't know me, which is normal. One year in a brothel, we crossed paths. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's appearance is romantic, and the brothel sisters all liked him, so I looked a few more times. The world is impermanent; now I am a prisoner, and the master's style remains the same, and his appearance hasn't changed."

Still so young, a romantic prodigal.

This face was too deceptive, no wonder big girls and little wives all loved it. Its appearance made people completely ignore his age.

In fact, the two were not much different, only seven or eight years apart. But standing together, one was old and decrepit, like a twilight old man, and the other was young and handsome, like a prodigal young man in his twenties.

Chen Guanlou understood in his heart and said, "Sorry, I don't remember we met. But it doesn't matter, do you have any last words?"

He Shouzhang deliberated for a while and said solemnly, "If the Ministry of Justice sentences me to immediate execution, I will accept it; a life for a life, there is nothing to say. I only worry about my daughter; thinking of her suffering day and night, I am in pain. I only ask to save my daughter and settle her well."

His daughter was his only sustenance and concern in the world.

Not seeing his daughter safe, his heart felt like it had been gouged out. He didn't regret beating his brother-in-law to death at all; he even rejoiced that he had beaten him to death.

Otherwise, when his daughter escaped in the future, she would still be dragged down by this so-called "uncle," and possibly sold a second time.

As for the aunt, after all, there was a layer of separation. The uncle was dead, and the aunt couldn't manage her niece. This was like a wife dying, and the man couldn't manage his father-in-law's family; it was not justified!

"Have you thought about overturning the case?" Chen Guanlou was surprised that He Shouzhang didn't hold a grudge.

"Your brother-in-law sold your daughter without your couple's consent, which was already wrong. You beat him to death, and it wasn't intentional, so it can be called excusable. Moreover, he also hit you; you were fighting each other. The Jingzhao Prefecture's verdict is actually appropriate; ten years of exile, offsetting a rotten life, is enough. If the Ministry of Justice sentences you heavily, it's not appropriate."

"Although it's not appropriate, the Ministry of Justice can indeed sentence me heavily; everything is according to the law, and there is no mistake."

He Shouzhang had been an official, so he naturally knew the "Great Gan Law." His situation could be lightly sentenced at discretion, or heavily sentenced at discretion, or even immediate execution. It all depended on the will of the official in charge!

Whether lightly or heavily sentenced, there was no mistake, and it was all in accordance with the law.

Overturning the case, he didn't even dare to think about it.

Beating someone to death was a fact nailed down!

He just didn't expect his brother-in-law to be so fragile! His body was too weak.

Chen Guanlou pondered for a while. "I can help you redeem your daughter."

"Why does the master help me?" He Shouzhang didn't understand. "I have nothing, I am trapped in prison, and I can't take out silver. I have no value at all, so helping me is a loss-making business. The master has always recognized money but not people, so why is there an exception this time?"

He didn't dare to easily accept others' kindness.

These years of experience had given him a profound lesson. Human hearts are sinister, and one must speculate on others' intentions with the greatest malice.

"Just thinking you are pitiful, okay?" Chen Guanlou was very dissatisfied. "Rarely doing a good deed, and actually being questioned by you. Official He, your paranoia is too heavy."

He Shouzhang smiled bitterly. "The master sees it. For so many years, I have never seen kindness that doesn't require a price. I hope Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen will tell the truth, so I can have a preparation."

"Why can't you understand!" Chen Guanlou was very dissatisfied, disgusted that the other party didn't know what was good for them.

Huang Ye persuaded He Shouzhang from the side not to measure a gentleman's heart with a villain's yardstick.

He Shouzhang couldn't listen. "The Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen I know is a master who only collects money to do things. Doing a loss-making business truly makes me uneasy."

Chen Guanlou sneered, his eyes contemptuous. "Uneasy? What qualification do you have to feel uneasy? What do you have that is worth me thinking about? You said the person you can't let go of is your daughter; I help you redeem your daughter, you don't even have to be happy, and instead you speculate on my intentions. Official He, are you truly loving your daughter, or fake loving? Even if I want to calculate you, with your fatherly heart, even if I want your life, you should agree fully. I ask you, what is it that you are seeking?"

He Shouzhang was dumbfounded, and finally smiled bitterly. "I made the Jiang Jiang Yucheng laugh. Indeed, now I only have a rotten life left. If I can save my daughter, you can take my life if you want; I have no second words."

"What do I want your rotten life for, it's not worth money. Do you want me to buy you to the mine as a mine slave to make money? We have no grudges between us, and I'm not that black-hearted. It's just doing a good deed, you don't appreciate it."

"I was wrong!" He Shouzhang suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to save his daughter. No longer suspicious, no longer speculating, everything was prioritized for his daughter. "I am a stubborn person, I didn't turn the corner before, please forgive me, Jiang Jiang Yucheng, don't be the same as me. If you can save my daughter, you are the benefactor of my He family! As long as I have any ability, I will definitely repay your kindness."

Seeing that the other party's attitude of admitting mistakes was okay, Chen Guanlou extinguished his anger and asked the other party for He Miss's information.

"You just wait for good news. Your case has some points, it may not be immediate execution. You wait patiently, don't lose your will to live. Live well! Living has a future! As long as you live long enough, you can become a big winner!"

He Shouzhang kept saying yes.

Chen Guanlou ordered Huang Ye to take good care of He Shouzhang, use medicine if necessary, treat if necessary, don't delay. After all, he was a proper Jinshi, future... maybe there was a one-in-a-thousand chance of being re-employed. Who could say for sure!

Officials all over the world, not everyone is clean, and their hands have never been stained with blood!

Miss He was also pitiful, sixteen years old, and was sold by her uncle into a wealthy family as a concubine. Being a concubine for a young master would be recognized, at least it was a destination. Being a concubine for a sixty-year-old man, she truly couldn't bear it at all. The key was that the old man was not only old, but also had strange habits. The mistress of the mansion was also a ruthless person.

One could imagine what kind of life Miss He had lived these years.

He Shouzhang's matter of coming to the door to redeem her, she was in the backyard and couldn't get a trace of news. She also didn't know that her father had beaten her unscrupulous uncle to death for her.

Therefore, when she came to the mistress and the mistress told her she could leave and be free to marry in the future, she was dazed. She couldn't figure out the situation! She left the wealthy family in a daze, sat on the carriage in a daze, and rushed to the Heavenly Prison.

Finally, she saw her father in the cell, and instantly, she collapsed and cried! ===== CHAPTER 1770 =====