Chapter 250: Sharing Worries for the Superior

"Reporting to Taifu, according to the rules of the Heavenly Prison, everyone who comes in must pay a sum of settlement silver. It's not much, just six hundred taels."

Chen Guanlou stood out.

Sharing worries for the superior is the duty of a subordinate.

Seeing Sun Vice Minister embarrassed to the point of digging his toes, he was afraid that the other party would be incompetent and vent his anger on the Heavenly Prison, causing trouble for everyone, such as increasing the commission again, so he dared to stand out. Even if it was a big black pot, he had to carry it.

He believed that as long as he carried this pot and relieved Sun Vice Minister, Sun Vice Minister would definitely repay him one or two.

"Six hundred taels? It's indeed not much," Zhuang Taifu nodded, "After paying the money, will the prison guards not make things difficult for the disgraced official?"

Zhuang Taifu seemed to have a strong desire for knowledge and liked to get to the bottom of things.

Chen Guanlou glanced at Sun Vice Minister, and seeing that the other party didn't hint, he chose his words: "Without orders from above, the prison guards will not make things difficult for the disgraced official."

"Hahaha..." Zhuang Taifu laughed loudly, clearly seeing through the mystery hidden in Chen Guanlou's words.

"Then, since I live in such a good cell, should I pay double?" Zhuang Taifu seemed to be intentionally making things difficult, always asking questions under the table.

Chen Guanlou felt a bit awkward inside, but had to open his mouth, "Taifu, you are belittling us prison guards. Taifu has worked hard and diligently for the imperial court and for His Majesty. Now that you are in trouble, although we prison guards are lowly, we also have a heart that can distinguish right from wrong."

"Well said! You prison guards can distinguish right from wrong, yet the court officials only know how to be petty and crooked." Taifu's temper flared, and he began to scold indiscriminately. In his view, the Crown Prince's current situation had a direct connection with the court officials' inaction.

Sun Vice Minister pinched his nose to hide his inner embarrassment and disapproval, and opened his mouth to say: "Taifu, calm your anger! The atmosphere in the imperial court is not a one-day achievement; it will get better in the future."

"With Jiang Tu, this scoundrel, making waves in the imperial court, how can it get better? Sun Vice Minister, your Ministry of Justice is too incompetent."

Zhuang Taifu was indeed attacking indiscriminately.

Sun Vice Minister accompanied with a smile, "The Ministry of Justice has its own difficulties. We can't just investigate people for no reason. It's not as good as the Censorate. But even the Censorate can't investigate whoever they want."

The Censorate can impeach any official at will, and even the Emperor is within their shooting range. However, impeachment does not equal filing a case, and does not equal judicial intervention. At this level, without the Emperor's nod, no one can investigate any official at will. It's just that the censor's impeachment has a strong deterrent power. Once the reputation stinks, it only takes an opportunity to fall from heaven to the eighteenth layer of hell.

Zhuang Taifu snorted coldly, clearly not agreeing with Sun Vice Minister's shirking words. In his view, it was the officials below who were inactive that caused the atmosphere of the imperial court to become more and more degenerate, the old Emperor was blinded by treacherous officials, and the Crown Prince was frustrated everywhere and suffered grievances from time to time.

The way of heaven is unfair!

Sun Vice Minister didn't want to say more and found an excuse to leave the prison in a hurry.

Chen Guanlou personally locked the cell door, "If Taifu has any needs, just give an order. If you have any special hobbies in terms of taste, just say so, and I will let the kitchen make it."

"Can I have my servants send meals every day?" Zhuang Taifu was an old foodie and was used to the meals cooked by the cooks at home. In the Heavenly Prison, he could endure everything else, but he wanted to open a small stove for his meals.

"This... under normal circumstances, the Heavenly Prison does not allow prisoners to eat outside food. It's fine for one or two meals occasionally, but sending meals every day, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. How about this, let the cook from your mansion come to the Heavenly Prison kitchen to cook, and cook meals for Taifu alone."

Zhuang Taifu frowned, "Is it too much trouble."

Chen Guanlou hurriedly said: "Not trouble, not trouble."

Letting people from the Zhuang mansion send meals every day was the most troublesome thing. What if something went wrong with the food? This kind of thing is not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of one. If there is a problem in any link, the Heavenly Prison cannot escape responsibility.

The Heavenly Prison kitchen buys meat and vegetables uniformly every day, with uniform seasonings, and the Zhuang mansion's cook only needs to handle Zhuang Taifu's meals, which guarantees safety to the greatest extent.

Even if there is still a problem, at least every link can be traced, and the problem can be accurately locked on who it is. The smaller the scope and the shorter the transportation distance, the fewer opportunities to play tricks, and the easier it is to investigate if there is a problem.

Zhuang Taifu thought about it and nodded decisively, "Then I will trouble you to tell the steward of my mansion and let him arrange for the cook to come to the Heavenly Prison kitchen to cook every day. If you need to add money, just say so. The Heavenly Prison has the rules of the Heavenly Prison, I understand, and I won't make it difficult for you."

"Thank you, Taifu!" Chen Guanlou breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Taifu is still easy to talk to and didn't intentionally target the prison guards of the Heavenly Prison.

After arranging various matters, Chen Guanlou went to the duty room to see Niu Yucheng and report the situation. Only then did he know that Sun Vice Minister hadn't left after leaving the prison.

"Little Chen, come quickly." Niu Yucheng greeted him, "Sun my lord has been waiting for you for a long time, come quickly."

Waiting for him?

Chen Guanlou was surprised, "Greetings Niu my lord, greetings Sun my lord! I don't know what Sun my lord is waiting for me for."

"Did Taifu explain anything?" Sun Daoning asked.

"Taifu's appetite is relatively special, so he applied for the cook from the Zhuang mansion to come to the Heavenly Prison kitchen to work and cook three meals a day for him alone. my lord, I agreed to this matter first, is there a problem?" Chen Guanlou asked Niu Yucheng for instructions in the last sentence.

Niu Yucheng looked at Sun Daoning.

Sun Daoning pondered for a moment, "This matter is not a big problem. Taifu's diet is the top priority, you must be careful and don't have any problems. If you find something wrong, you must report it at the first time and don't have any fluke."

"Yes!" Chen Guanlou thought the same. Zhuang Taifu is the spiritual leader of the Crown Prince's party, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the party leader. His safety is of great importance, which is why he refused the request to send meals. He must lock everything in the Heavenly Prison to ensure everything is controllable.

In a while, he also had to go to the kitchen to warn the people in the kitchen. Watch the Zhuang mansion's cook closely and don't allow the cook to bring any seasonings or ingredients from outside.

It's not that he doesn't trust the Zhuang mansion's cook, but that there are too many ways to drill holes in the diet.

Sun Daoning suddenly waved his hand and let Chen Guanlou get closer.

Chen Guanlou took two steps forward, "What orders does my lord have?"

Sun Daoning suddenly asked him, "If an accident really happens, what will you do?"

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, what does this mean?

While pondering, he answered, "Report, seal the news, everyone stays in place and is not allowed to move."

"Right, and wrong. Everything about Taifu, you and Niu Yucheng, can only be reported to this official."

Hmm?

Chen Guanlou stole a glance at Niu Yucheng.

Niu Yucheng also frowned, pondering the meaning of the words.

"Chen Guanlou, this official thinks highly of you," Sun Daoning suddenly played the emotional card, "I hope you won't let this official down."

Chen Guanlou was even more confused, "Can my lord give a clear hint?"

"You are really pushing your luck, actually daring to ask this official for a clear hint. No clear hint, this official only reminds you of one sentence: Taifu's safety is related to your lives."

"Someone wants Taifu to die in the Heavenly Prison?" Chen Guanlou's words were earth-shattering. Niu Yucheng was so scared that he fell off his chair, making a loud noise. ===== CHAPTER 251 =====