Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 366 The Runaway Princess is Forcibly Taken Away (15)

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The jailer played chess with his left and right hands, passing the seemingly endless hours.

This is a legal private prison with only one main gate. Inside, it is divided into countless small spaces, with no passageways between them.

Generally, if someone in a family commits a crime and is awaiting trial, they will be registered and sent here, where two or more jailers will be hired to take turns guarding them.

The design of prison cells makes them easy to defend and difficult to attack. Those imprisoned are usually not the most heinous criminals, and the reasons for their imprisonment are often unclear and ambiguous. Some may never live to see trial.

Privately, it's rumored to be the best place for the powerful and wealthy to handle matters that are inconvenient to disclose.

Private prisons are generally off-limits to visitors.

However, since the Xia family mansion was nearby, in his early years, Qi Gui would often go to the prison to provide free medical treatment to prisoners in order to observe the efficacy of the medicine and improve his medical skills.

Some of these deaths weren't at the master's invitation, but rather the jailers' orders to prevent premature deaths. They would then pay for doctors out of their own pockets; their regular wages for long-term guarding were quite generous, so they weren't bothered by the expense.

Especially when they met Qi Gui, a doctor with excellent skills who didn't charge money, they gradually became regular customers.

Warden Sun was somewhat displeased. Doctor Qi Gui hadn't come to provide free medical consultations for three months. Not only had his income as the middleman decreased, but the medicine he had left for the four prisoners was also running out.

Sun, the jailer, was in a dilemma and had no desire to report to the vicious supervisor.

The steward's surname was Zhang, and he was a subordinate of Chunyu Huai. Their relationship was superficial, and it was not easy for outsiders to make any connection.

When they brought the four men back, they were given a severe beating and then thrown into a private jail. They were told not to die, not to be visited, and not to let anyone escape. They were never seen again.

Prison Chief Sun and Prison Chief Li were known for their meticulousness and seriousness, which is why they were chosen for such lucrative positions.

However, their aloofness is also inseparable from their personality; simply put, they dislike socializing and only familiar people make them feel safe. That Manager Zhang is a stranger, and he's arrogant and haughty, acting as if their superiors are people they can't afford to offend.

When it came to who should report the mission of the four prisoners to Steward Zhang, the prison guards always passed the buck to each other.

But seeing that they had been suffering for three days, Warden Sun couldn't help but hate Qi Gui for not showing up yet. These people were important, and he really didn't trust a doctor he didn't know well to treat them; what if they escaped?

"Sigh..." With a long sigh, when Old Li changed shifts in the afternoon, Old Sun still went to find Manager Zhang.

"Understood, wait for news." Manager Zhang said coldly, then suddenly seemed to remember something, "What was the name of the doctor you mentioned you knew before?"

"His name is Qi Gui. He's been seeing doctors there for over ten years. He's a skilled doctor and keeps his mouth shut; he never divulges any information about his practice." Old Sun scratched his head and bent down, saying, "I'd be so kind as to ask if anything has happened to Dr. Qi, so we can be prepared."

Steward Zhang actually knew that his master was Chunyu Huai, but he also knew very little about the household.

They have always obeyed orders and, within reasonable limits, used the power of others to bully others.

The connection to Doctor Qi came from a recent conversation with the pharmacy manager, who mentioned that a large quantity of rarely used medicinal herbs had been transferred from the villa, causing him considerable trouble. Apparently, a new, experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor had arrived, and the master valued him highly.

Upon further verification of the time, it turned out to be three months.

"You go back first, I'll go ask around for you." Manager Zhang still maintained his airs. "But you mustn't tell any outsiders about this!"

"I know, little one!"

Old Sun stepped back, received a substantial reward, and after thinking for a moment, went to the prison to share half with Old Li. He also took the opportunity to carefully examine the injuries of the four men to determine their severity.

If things aren't looking good, even an unfamiliar doctor will be called in to take a look. Manager Zhang is arrogant, but he's incredibly generous.

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"See? We're still useful." Jing San chuckled, his tone twisting and turning.

"Tch—" Jing Er was the most seriously injured and the most restless. He always mocked Jing San, and then got so angry that he reopened his wound.

It just kept going on and on without getting better.

In his not-so-small cell, Jing Yi stretched and exercised, even calculating the time and date. He was quite calm, believing that the young lady wouldn't abandon the four of them, but in reality, the more she tried to help, the faster they would die.

Therefore, Jingyi often says that no news is a good thing.

This proves that the young lady was not implicated in the elopement incident; otherwise, they would probably be subjected to daily whippings instead of peacefully counting the days and nights.

The injuries they sustained that night were all inflicted by the Fourth Prince in his anger. At the time, the young lady fainted and was put into a carriage, after which they were subjected to more severe interrogation.

The methods that the young lady witnessed were actually just the tip of the iceberg.

Perhaps, she doesn't even know that they are half-crippled and half-useless.

The physician from the Qi family did come to examine them, but given his personality, it was impossible for him to proactively reveal the situation in prison to the young lady.

If they were to speak out, it would only deepen the rift between the young lady and the fourth prince. It would benefit neither of them. The physician of the Qi family had watched them grow up; he couldn't possibly be unaware of those intricacies.

Right now, Jingyi is only worried about whether something has happened to Doctor Qi.

He looked at the ever-silent Jing Si, and was once again overwhelmed by guilt.

"It'll be alright. I think Prison Chief Sun must have gone to find someone today." Jing Yi gently rubbed Jing Si's head. Because they were honest and silent, they were the least injured.

Back then, Jing Er went too far in protecting Miss, and Jing San betrayed her too quickly. Both were targeted by the Fourth Prince's men, who then intensified their punishments, attempting to extract more information about Miss's wrongdoings from them.

Jingyi and Jingsi were silent and honest, clearly just hotheads.

They were not seriously injured, but the medicine left by the physician from the Qi family was given to the other two by Jing Yi and Jing Si.

Their recovery wasn't particularly fast either.

"Mm." Jing Si responded to Jing Yi. He knew what his elder brother meant: don't worry about the Qi family doctor; they will get the information. They can find out by just seeing who comes to see the doctor next time.

"Alas, my dream is shattered, my dream is shattered. I only hope to see Miss again." Jing Er gave up in despair.

"Hey, what a loser!" It was Jing San's turn to mock the other party.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you're not dead, get to training. Only if you're healthy will you have any hope of getting out," Jing Yi said sternly.

“Brother, you’re too naive!” Jing San moved his arm. “What the mistress had us taught couldn’t possibly be proper kung fu. Just look at how lazy and lazy the young lady looks after learning it, and you’ll understand.”

Jing San felt that these people hadn't heard enough gossip about family feuds. How could there be genuine affection between a second wife and the children of the first wife?

"What does Miss look like? Kind, beautiful, generous, she has everything! Don't talk nonsense!" Jing Er raised his voice, but quickly twitched his wound and his nose felt a little sore.

"You're a worthless piece of trash!" Jing San mocked. "Everyone in the manor knows that Miss is just a pretty face-obsessed fool. Otherwise, why would you care so much about her appearance?"

Jing San went all out, dragging Jing Si into it as well, saying, "Too bad, you're just throwing your charm at a blind man. Good looks aren't like yours."

"you!"

"enough."