Chapter 280: A Rare Guest Came to the Heavenly Prison

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Niu officially left office, taking his confidant Little Xu to the Jingzhao Prefecture to work.

The new Jiang Jiang Yucheng was slow to take office; according to rumors, even the candidate hadn't been decided. Too many people were eyeing this position—it was truly a position of low status but much money, and everyone wanted to stick a foot in and arrange their own people to replace Jiang Jiang Yucheng Niu. Multi-party competition caused the stalemate.

Therefore, the Heavenly Prison rarely experienced a phenomenon of power vacuum.

Fortunately, everyone was used to the days without a Jiang Jiang Yucheng; usually, no one would crowd around the Jiang Jiang Yucheng. The work was fixed, every day was the same content, and following the steps would certainly not go wrong.

In the Jia-character prison, if Master Xiao Fan didn't appear, Chen Guanlou was the one who had the final say. As long as he was there, the prison guards were like eating a reassurance pill; those who patrolled the prison patrolled, those who slacked off slacked off, and those who gambled continued to gamble. Daily life, not a single change.

It was just that everyone was a bit frugal recently, and even gambling was small.

The new Jiang Jiang Yucheng was about to take office, and everyone had to save money for filial piety, not daring to play openly.

Today, the Heavenly Prison welcomed a rare guest.

Zhao Mingqiao's teacher, Lu Mingchuan.

Lu Mingchuan came to the Heavenly Prison to visit his student Zhao Mingqiao for the first time, and it was today, nearly a year after Zhao Mingqiao was imprisoned. It came suddenly and strangely.

The person suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Heavenly Prison without sending anyone to notify or make arrangements beforehand. He only brought an old servant, and even the carriage was rented, yet he wore extremely expensive fine cotton clothing from Jiangnan, which was both comfortable and understated.

The wealthy attire and the dilapidated rented carriage were very contradictory and not harmonious.

Chen Guanlou narrowed his eyes, welcomed this famous Confucian scholar, examined him carefully, and evaluated him without moving a muscle.

He had to admit that Yu Zhaoan's mouth was foul, but his judgment of people was accurate.

Chen Guanlou was very certain that he didn't like Lu Mingchuan. This person came suddenly, absolutely not out of concern for the teacher-student relationship. If he really cared, why didn't he come to visit when Zhao Mingqiao was first imprisoned, and why didn't he spend money to handle things? Even if he was busy and had no time, he could have sent someone as a representative to come forward and appease the terrified student.

However, he did nothing, as if Zhao Mingqiao had never been his student. Until today, a year later, he suddenly appeared outside the Heavenly Prison.

"Master Lu, please go to the office to drink tea first. At present, the Jiang Jiang Yucheng position is vacant, and the hospitality is poor; I hope you will forgive me, Master."

"You are too polite! I came today only to visit my student Zhao Mingqiao. Forget about the socializing."

"It's good to drink a cup of tea to warm up. The Heavenly Prison is dark and damp; you must ensure your health, Master!" Chen Guanlou half-forced Lu Mingchuan into the office, took out the top-grade tea leaves for entertaining guests in the Heavenly Prison, brewed a pot of tea, and placed the teacup by the other party's hand with both hands.

"Why do you have time to see Master Zhao today, Master? Did something happen?"

"Nothing, nothing. I have gained something recently and wanted to come and explore it with Mingqiao. His scholarship is excellent, and he has learned it solidly. Alas, I am incompetent, causing him to be trapped in prison and unable to escape."

"You are being too modest, Master. Everyone in the world knows that you are obsessed with scholarship, and official matters are ultimately different from scholarship."

"I didn't expect Prison Clerk Chen to have this kind of insight."

"I am also a person who eats public food, and I have also encountered times when I couldn't help myself. Drink tea, drink tea!" Chen Guanlou greeted him enthusiastically, trying to figure out the other party's true intentions through chatting.

However, Lu Mingchuan was clearly an old fox; no matter how he tried to set him up, he refused to reveal the truth. He insisted that he came to exchange scholarship.

Cup after cup of tea, helpless, Chen Guanlou could only let Xiao Jin take people down to the Heavenly Prison first, taking him to see Zhao Mingqiao.

"Send someone to guard, and record everything that is said."

"Good!" Xiao Jin understood.

Zhao Mingqiao was excited to see his teacher in the Heavenly Prison, his eyes turning red, his true feelings revealed.

Lu Mingchuan was concerned on one hand and chatting idly on the other.

Chen Guanlou sat in the office drinking tea, holding a storybook, reading with great interest. After being promoted to Prison Clerk, his socializing increased, but his specific work content decreased. If there was anything, he just gave an order, and someone would handle it well. He only needed to grasp the general direction, such as personnel and money.

Just as he was watching the exciting part, a prison guard hurried to report, "Prison Clerk Chen, it's not good, that..."

"Speak slowly, don't rush, the sky won't fall."

"That Master Lu suddenly fell to the ground and got sick."

"What kind of sickness? What sickness does he have, how could he suddenly get sick?" Chen Guanlou asked three questions in a row, and the prison guard was confused, knowing nothing.

Chen Guanlou ordered the prison guard, "Hurry up and invite the medical officer; I will go down and take a look."

He went straight down to the Heavenly Prison, and a circle of people had already surrounded Zhao Mingqiao's cell door. Zhao Mingqiao roared even more, "Hurry up and save my teacher, hurry up and save my teacher, why are you just watching, hurry up and save him!"

"Why are you roaring!" Just as everyone was at a loss, Chen Guanlou gave a roar, suppressing Zhao Mingqiao. "No one here knows medical skills. Master Lu suddenly got sick, and we don't know the specific situation; if we move him rashly, what if it worsens his condition? Don't worry, I have already arranged for someone to invite the medical officer, and he will be here soon. Everyone spread out a bit, and bring a cup of hot water."

Once he appeared, the prison guards had a backbone and worked in an orderly manner.

Xiao Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Having just been promoted to squad leader, encountering such a thing, he was really a bit confused. The key was that the other party's identity was not ordinary; he was a famous Confucian scholar in the world. If he died in the Heavenly Prison, he would really be unable to clear his name.

Chen Guanlou squatted down, trying to check the pulse while asking Xiao Jin, "What's the situation?"

Xiao Jin glanced at Zhao Mingqiao before saying, "The two were talking, and Master Lu suddenly covered his chest and fell."

Chen Guanlou looked at Zhao Mingqiao again. "Is that how it happened?"

Zhao Mingqiao nodded repeatedly. "Chen, Prison Clerk Chen, hurry up and save my teacher; he must not have anything happen. It must be that the Heavenly Prison environment is filthy, and the teacher's body couldn't stand it, which is why he got sick."

"Do you know what sickness Master Lu has?"

"It seems his heart is not very good."

Chen Guanlou made a decisive decision. "Go get a stretcher and carry him out. This place has poor air circulation and is too cold, which is not good for the patient. Go call that old servant and tell him to go back to the Lu family to notify them and arrange a carriage to pick him up."

Xiao Jin took the orders one by one and arranged for the prison guards to do things.

After transferring Master Lu to the office, Mu Yiguan Mu arrived with his medical box, busy with acupuncture and medicine. Just as he was busy, Xiao Jin brought Lu Mingchuan's old servant to him.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to arrange for him to go back to the Lu family to call someone?"

Xiao Jin was very embarrassed. "Boss, you ask him." After speaking, he gestured toward the old servant, looking like he didn't want to say and didn't know how to say it.

Chen Guanlou frowned and came to the old servant. "What's going on with you, why didn't you go back to the Lu family to call someone? Master Lu is seriously ill, the Heavenly Prison has heavy yin energy, this is not a place to stay for a long time."

The old servant looked embarrassed. "It's not that the small one is unwilling to go back to call someone, but there is no one at home."

"What kind of thing is that?" Chen Guanlou almost doubted whether his ears had heard wrong. ===== CHAPTER 281 =====