Chapter 435: True Immortal

Chen Guanxiang did not handle things ambiguously.

A day later, he notified Chen Guanlou that the letter had been delivered and the matter was concluded. He shouldn't look for him for subsequent matters.

The next thing Chen Guanlou could do was wait.

That place in the morgue could no longer be stepped into; various disinfection measures had been taken, but everyone was still worried. If it wasn't resolved, everyone would collectively ask for leave and not come to work.

They would rather have no money than have no life.

Although corpses in winter are not as fierce as in summer, one fears the "what if." What if?

What if the Heavenly Prison has bad luck this year? By then, there would be nowhere to cry.

Just when everyone was in a panic, the Princess's Mansion finally had some movement.

Early in the morning, at the gate of the Heavenly Prison, two carriages arrived; one look and one knew they were from a wealthy family.

The steward got off the carriage and identified himself as being from the Princess's Mansion; the gatekeeper was so proactive and enthusiastic. While welcoming the person into the Heavenly Prison, he sent someone to notify Chen Guanlou.

Hoping for stars and hoping for the moon, the person from the Princess's Mansion was finally seen.

Chen Guanlou walked out of the office, hurried to the gate to welcome them, and saw a middle-aged? young man get off the carriage.

He suddenly understood Xie Changling's words that the two of them combined were not as good as the other person alone.

At this moment, he seemed to have seen an immortal who did not eat the food of the human world, a true immortal!

Clearly a worldly person in the red dust, his heart full of various worldly desires, yet his eyes were calm and waveless, without desire or demand, as if everything in the world was in vain.

Clearly a ruthless person, yet his temperament was like a banished immortal, unstained by worldly dust.

No wonder the old Emperor almost caused a shocking scandal because of this face. The court officials blocked it with such difficulty!

No wonder Princess Qingyang saved him regardless of everything. This world that looks at faces is hopeless.

Chen Guanlou's eyes were sharp, and he discovered a thin scar from the corner of the young man's eye to his cheek; it looked like it had existed for many years, and the scar was already very, very faint, almost invisible.

So, Su Zishi was almost disfigured back then.

Without Princess Qingyang, this face wouldn't have been preserved.

I don't know how much effort was spent and how many precious medicinal materials were used to fade the scar on his face to such a degree. But despite the scar, it still didn't hide his true immortal temperament.

"I am the prison clerk of the Jia-grade prison of the Heavenly Prison, surnamed Chen, Chen Guanlou."

"I am Su Zishi, Guest Official of the Princess's Mansion."

"So it is Guest Official Su, please come in! The Heavenly Prison is crude, I hope Guest Official Su will forgive me."

Su Zishi followed Chen Guanlou into the Heavenly Prison, his footsteps paused, and he sniffed.

Chen Guanlou hurriedly explained, "There was a problem in the morgue, and we are working hard to resolve it."

"Oh!"

Su Zishi didn't express anything, as if he didn't understand Chen Guanlou's implication.

Chen Guanlou:...

Xie Changling said this person was smart and talented, with a fourth-place ranking in the Imperial Examination; it was impossible that he didn't understand his subtext. What did that mean?

Regardless of what the other party meant, Chen Guanlou invited the person into the office and treated him with good tea.

He didn't want to provoke that madwoman Princess Qingyang either, so he tried his best to do things perfectly and make the other party satisfied. Hurry up and conclude the matter, and everyone would be happy.

"May I ask Guest Official Su, coming over today, is it for Jiang..."

"I want to see Xie Changling." Su Zishi stated his intent.

Chen Guanlou was stunned.

"Just to see Xie Changling?"

"Yes. I ask Prison Clerk Chen to make it convenient; I want to chat with him alone."

"Chat alone, huh!" Chen Guanlou pondered and deliberated.

Su Zishi was indeed a smart person, immediately saying again: "This is the permit approved by the Princess's Mansion; you can handle Jiang Fangxiu's corpse as you wish, the Princess's Mansion will not ask."

"That's great!"

Chen Guanlou beamed with joy; the problem that had been stuck for so long was finally resolved, thank heaven and earth.

"If you want to see Xie Changling, this matter is simple. Someone, bring Xie Changling up. In a moment, you two can talk in this office, and no one will disturb you. I will go handle some chores first, Guest Official Su, please wait a moment."

"Prison Clerk Chen, please go ahead and be busy; don't worry about me. This tea is quite good."

"Haha, as long as Guest Official Su likes it."

The matter was resolved unexpectedly smoothly.

Chen Guanlou took the permit, while ordering people to prepare a coffin, and while ordering the errand-running prison guards to hurry to the Ministry of Justice to handle the procedures. After the procedures were handled, don't delay for a moment, hurry back.

The corpse must be sent out of the city today, as soon as possible.

Additionally, he sent people to notify Jiang Fangxiu's relatives and friends to prepare silver to collect the corpse; whether to bury it or store it in the righteous cemetery, it all had to be handled as soon as possible.

The matter that had troubled the Heavenly Prison for so long was thus completely resolved.

Look, as long as you find the right person for everything, it's very simple to resolve. Before, counting on the Ministry of Justice to follow the procedures to resolve it, that was truly waiting until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse with no movement.

As for why Su Zishi wanted to see Xie Changling, and what conspiracies the two of them were plotting together, Chen Guanlou didn't care at all. He only hoped that the stench over the Heavenly Prison would dissipate as soon as possible, and return everyone to a peaceful life.

Before the conversation between Su and Xie was finished, the corpse had already been transported out of the Heavenly Prison.

The conversation ended, Xie Changling was sent back to the prison to continue being detained, Su Zishi walked out of the office, and the serving servants hurriedly draped a snow-white fox fur over him.

Su Zishi, draped in snow-white fox fur, became even more immortal.

He stood under the eaves, and Chen Guanlou saw that the other party had something to say, so he waved his hand and dismissed the prison guards. Don't watch, this is Princess Qingyang's person, not to be provoked.

"I heard some rumors about the Heavenly Prison. It's a pity that back then, I entered the Imperial Prison, not the Heavenly Prison. If I had been detained in the Heavenly Prison, perhaps it would have been a different scene."

"People still have to look forward." Chen Guanlou said softly.

"I heard that the changes in the Heavenly Prison all started with Prison Clerk Chen."

"False praise, I just did my duty."

"Jiang Fangxiu's death, I didn't expect it to drag on for so many days, causing you such great trouble. There were too many things, and when the people below reported it, I was busy and forgot about this matter. Fortunately, Prison Clerk Chen reminded me a second time."

Chen Guanlou:...

He was a little panicked, and also a little curious.

Wasn't it said that his temperament had changed drastically?

Since the contact so far, Su Zishi had been quite easy to talk to and quite considerate of others.

"As long as Guest Official Su doesn't blame me."

"Naturally, I don't blame you. I don't have the hobby of insulting corpses; people are already dead, and past grievances are written off. Regarding the trouble caused to the Heavenly Prison, I have decided to donate a batch of cotton clothes as compensation; is that feasible?"

"Feasible, completely feasible. Guest Official Su is too thoughtful. In this weather, what the Heavenly Prison needs is all kinds of warm clothing."

"In a few days, someone will send the cotton clothes. They won't necessarily all be new; most of them might be second-hand cotton clothes worn by others, and I hope Prison Clerk Chen won't mind."

"I don't mind, I absolutely don't mind." Chen Guanlou laughed. "Second-hand cotton clothes are good; these are the items truly suitable for our Heavenly Prison."

Su Zishi suddenly smiled.

At this moment, Chen Guanlou felt the charm of literary works, that thing, a smile that brings a hundred charms. A man being too good-looking is indeed quite dangerous. Eating soft rice, one has to open one's eyes wide; if one is not careful, one will fall into the trap of some old men who are not picky about raw or cold. ===== CHAPTER 436 =====