Chapter 420: Can't be angered to death

"Old Mu, don't worry, the Great Ming Prince has a strong heart and won't be angered to death by me. This is just the beginning! Think back to when the Great Ming Prince was defeated and fled to poor mountains and evil waters, with only a group of old brothers left by his side, he was still able to make a comeback. I'm just cooperating with him by saying a few words; he won't be angered to death. Great Ming Prince, am I right?"

Chen Guanlou asked the Great Ming Prince without caring.

The Great Ming Prince laughed, but his gaze became increasingly fiery.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue; he couldn't stand that gaze and really wanted to gouge it out with a knife.

"The great cause of rebellion needs someone like you, who can talk well, deceive people's hearts, and has absolute strength. Prison Clerk Chen, your future shouldn't be in the Heavenly Prison, but in the vast world."

"Thanks! I've already seen the world outside, and I have no interest."

"Our great cause needs you!"

"Many thanks to the Great Ming Prince for thinking highly of me. If there's nothing else, just stay in your cell and be content with your lot. If you want to cause trouble, I don't mind putting a muzzle on you, just like an animal. If you don't want to suffer such humiliation, you'd better learn to shut up."

Chen Guanlou urged Medical Official Mu, and the two went out of the cell door together, and he locked the cell door himself.

Medical Official Mu nagged: "You shouldn't have bragged in front of him."

"You are right to criticize; I have already deeply realized my mistake. I will definitely control my mouth in the future and guarantee I won't brag." Chen Guanlou's attitude of admitting his mistake was particularly sincere.

Medical Official Mu, however, shook his head, not believing him. Don't look at how well he's talking now; he'll commit the same mistake next time.

"You can try to cultivate a new hobby and don't chat with those convicted officials. Although the convicted officials are knowledgeable and understand a lot, chatting with them is quite satisfying, but you must avoid trouble coming from the mouth."

"You are right, Old Mu. I don't go into officialdom precisely because of this mouth. My mouth is too hard, the second hardest organ in my whole body; if I see something I don't like, I want to retort a few words. If I'm not allowed to speak, it's uncomfortable. It can be seen that I am truly not suitable for officialdom; I can't control my mouth!"

"You have a very profound understanding of yourself." Medical Official Mu smiled, listening to the other party spouting nonsense, and his mood actually became much better.

"What do you plan to do about that Great Ming Prince? Are you really going to poison him every day?"

"He used death to threaten me; I've already been very polite by not handing him over to Old Zhang Tou to deal with. It's just poisoning, not lethal poisoning; as long as he doesn't die, it's fine."

"You must keep a close watch. When you rejected him, I saw that he truly harbored a desire for death."

"He definitely won't die. These rebel leaders belong to typical fanatics. They must be fanatical themselves to be able to fool other foolish men and women onto their pirate ship. The desire for death of a fanatic cannot last long. Because the belief in his heart has not been completely extinguished. Just a little spark, and he will live more tenaciously than anyone else."

"You actually understand quite a bit."

"Slightly understand! Just slightly understand," Chen Guanlou said modestly.

Medical Official Mu teased: "Slightly understand in every aspect; what is it that you don't understand?"

"I don't understand the imperial examination, and I can't understand your superb medical skills, Old Mu. There are too many things in this world that I don't understand; you really overestimated me."

The two fought with words and went out of the Heavenly Prison.

Regarding poisoning the Great Ming Prince, so that the other party could only lie softly on the bed and couldn't move, the prison guards welcomed it with both hands and feet. A prisoner who can't move is a high-quality prisoner.

For this reason, two handymen were specially arranged to be responsible for the Great Ming Prince's personal hygiene. It was just a matter of paying two more wages.

The Marquis's heir, Chen Guanfu, covered all the expenses of the Great Ming Prince, fearing that the money wouldn't be enough, and sent two thousand taels at once. With this money, Chen Guanlou was happy to be generous. Every prison guard responsible for guarding the Great Ming Prince would have an extra bonus. The handymen responsible for the care would also have an extra income.

Money is the best stimulant, and everyone worked with great energy.

When he came out of the prison, the people below told him that Prison Warden Lei had already left. Before leaving, he gave instructions that everything should be listened to him.

Chen Guanlou:...

"Just wanting to make money and not wanting to take responsibility is truly not okay!"

Medical Official Mu complained to him: "If he wants to take responsibility, he needs your consent! You don't give him a chance, taking the lead in sidelining him, so he can only be a hands-off shopkeeper."

Chen Guanlou:...

It seems like lifting a rock to hit his own foot; there's a feeling of losing money.

"It's fine that he's not here; no one is holding me back."

He called Xiao Jin over and gave a few low-voiced instructions: "Tell everyone not to be too nervous. The Great Ming Prince doesn't have three heads and six arms. If someone really raids the prison, it won't be now; scouting and bribing are not things that can be done in one day. It will be at least half a month later. However, I guess it's most likely to happen during the New Year. If someone really comes to raid the prison, follow the old rules; saving your life is the priority."

"Don't care about the Great Ming Prince's life or death? Should we keep a close watch internally? Tell the little bastards to manage their hands and feet well and don't be traitors."

"We don't need to worry about the Great Ming Prince's life or death; there will be others to worry about it. As for the inside of the Heavenly Prison, it's like a sieve; if you can't manage it, then don't manage it."

Xiao Jin didn't understand, and he was worried: "Are you really not worried about the consequences? If there is no Great Ming Prince to offer sacrifices to Heaven, the palace will definitely blame us."

"They won't blame us. By then, a large group of people will jump out to cause trouble for the palace. Understand?"

Xiao Jin shook his head; he didn't understand.

Chen Guanlou patted his shoulder and said bluntly: "You just need to remember that even the Ministry of Justice doesn't care about the Great Ming Prince's safety, so we don't need to worry about it. As long as the person doesn't die in the Heavenly Prison, it's fine. You should understand now."

"Understood!" Xiao Jin nodded heavily; he just remembered one sentence: the person cannot die in the Heavenly Prison. It means, it's fine if he dies anywhere else, and it's fine if he doesn't die.

So the Great Ming Prince is not as important as the rumors outside!

"However, the superficial work that should be done must also be done well; don't mess up the shifts I arranged. Just guard in three shifts, do the superficial work well, so that there will be an excuse when it's time to shirk responsibility."

After Chen Guanlou gave clear instructions, he dismissed Xiao Jin.

Seeing Medical Official Mu still sitting in the office warming himself by the fire, he asked: "Old Mu, are you so free today? In the neighboring Grade-B prison and Grade-C prison, it's been cold these past few days, and I heard many have died; you don't go down to check."

"The lives of the prisoners in these two prisons are not worth money; if they die, they die. In the final analysis, it's still because of severe deductions. Unlike you, who still knows how to add bedding for the convicted officials and even provide hot water bags. Prison Clerk Xu and Prison Clerk Zhang won't consider these. As a medical official, I can only treat illnesses, not save lives. Freezing to death is not my business. If the superiors investigate, they won't investigate me."

Medical Official Mu cut half a steamed bun and put it on the brazier to roast: "Take out your good tea leaves and brew a pot."

"So you came for my tea leaves today. You'd better drink sparingly; I finally managed to pluck them from the Marquis's Mansion, and there might not be any next time."

"You are modest!" ===== CHAPTER 421 =====