Chapter 610 Unjust Prison
After the group returned to the Su Mansion, they reported the situation to Mr. Su. They heard that the construction of Prince Ding's Mansion went smoothly and was extremely magnificent. Mr. Su was also very happy.
"Children know what magnificence is, but they have never seen the world. When they see some brightly colored carved pillars, they call it magnificence."
Wu Ma returned to Mrs. Su with a smile.
"But it's also a house prepared for children, so as long as the children are satisfied, it's good."
After Mrs. Su finished speaking, he looked at the children headed by Nan Muchen with kind eyes and gave instructions.
"Prince Ding, although they will all become your subordinates in the future, as a prince you should be more considerate and caring for your subordinates, because you will live together in the future, and you will be closer than family members. And Jiying
, Gale Wind and Gale Rain, not only must respect and obey Prince Ding’s command, but they must also treat Prince Ding as a family member, and it is important to support and care for each other.”
No one had ever cared so much about advice. Nan Muchen lowered his eyelids and simply agreed briefly. Ji Ying and the other three knelt down and thanked him with tears in their eyes.
"General Su, I have an unkind request. I wonder if General Su can agree to it."
Having already expected Nan Muchen's invitation, Mr. Su came with a cold face.
"Since it is an unkind invitation, it would be better for Prince Ding not to say anything."
Unwilling to be reconciled, Nan Muchen stepped forward to plead, but Su Mumu, who understood Nan Muchen's intentions, hurried forward to stop him.
"Brother Mu Chen, I guided your kindness. However, when Mu Mu asked the emperor for mercy, she mentioned that men and women have different relationships. If she asks the emperor for permission to stay with me now, wouldn't it be a crime?
The crime of deceiving the emperor. Even if you and I don't care, the lives of dozens of people in the Su family cannot be trivial to us."
Regarding Su Mumu's understanding, Mr. Su nodded with great approval. Although Nan Muchen was extremely reluctant to give up, he also felt that Su Mumu's words were reasonable, so he had no choice but to mention it no more.
An auspicious day was set for Nan Muchen to move into Prince Ding's Mansion, and when the time came, everyone would move out of the Su Mansion. Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly sent someone to arrest Nan Muchen and take him to the Criminal Department for interrogation.
"Why do you want to arrest the prince?"
Seeing Nan Muchen being captured by the imperial guards sent by the emperor, they were escorted out of the Su Mansion and put into a carriage. Su Mumu and Ji Yu chased him out shouting.
"You two, don't mess around!"
Nan Muchen, who was being pushed into the carriage, poked his head out of the carriage and scolded the two of them.
Stopping, a pair of worried eyes met Nan Muchen's burning gaze. Su Mumu pulled Ji Yu to stop and watched the car carrying Nan Muchen go further and further away.
Su Jinnian and Sun Cuilan, who followed closely behind, yelled and cursed.
"I thought I had invited a God of Wealth, but it turned out to be a God of Plague. You bastard, don't you think you've caused us less trouble? Come in quickly..."
While cursing, each of them carried one of them, pulling Su Mumu and Ji Yu into the door, and ordered the concierge to close the door quickly.
Nan Muchen was pulled by a carriage all the way to the Criminal Department, where he was registered and put into a cell.
"What crime did this king commit to deserve to be taken here?"
The prison in the Criminal Department was dark and damp, and the musty smell rushed into his nose, making Nan Muchen cough repeatedly with nausea.
The warden who sent Nan Muchen into the cell didn't reply. He closed the cell door tightly with a bang and turned around to leave without even looking at Nan Muchen.
There was only some moldy straw thinly spread on the ground inside the prison, and nothing else.
Nan Muchen looked around. Only the cell door side of the three stone walls was surrounded by iron railings. He held the railings and looked out, but could see no other scene except the empty cell opposite.
"anyone there?"
After shouting a few times tentatively, no one responded, so Nan Muchen had no other choice but to calm down, sit on the straw and wait.
At night, the cell leader suddenly appeared, opened the cell door and called Nan Muchen out.
Another jailer used handcuffs and shackles to handcuff Nan Muchen, and then escorted Nan Muchen to the interrogation room.
A man in his thirties, wearing the official uniform of the Ministry of Justice, was sitting in front of the case.
"The prince will give you a seat."
The man was quite polite and ordered someone to bring a chair for Nan Muchen to sit down.
However, although the seven-year-old child was taller, he was still weak after all. The heavy shackles added to his body, and Nan Muchen, who couldn't bear it, could no longer be polite and fell down on the chair.
"What kind of crime did I commit? I'm going to be taken to the Criminal Department for a night trial?"
The man who deeply sympathized with Nan Muchen for suffering at such a young age coughed lightly and said.
"Does Prince Ding not even know what crime he committed?"
Being dumbfounded by the man's retort, Nan Muchen slowly shook his head.
"I don't know."
He smiled sinisterly.
"Why did Prince Ding name his residence Longchen Pavilion?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Nan Muchen immediately understood the meaning and became furious.
Trying hard to control his emotions, Nan Muchen remained as calm as ever on the surface and replied loudly.
"This king is the son of the emperor. He must be the son of a dragon. The character "chen" is in his name, which is homophonic to "chen". As the king of Ding, he is both his son and his minister, so I named it Longchen Pavilion. This reminds me all the time.
Forget your own duties, fulfill your filial piety as a son of man, and do what your ministers are capable of doing."
There was no water leakage, which amazed the man before the case.
"Prince Ding is so handsome and eloquent, but some people have never commented on him like this..."
Just as the man in front of the case was about to continue the trial, a guard in civilian clothes with a sword hanging on his waist came in, whispered a few words to the man, glanced at Nan Muchen on the chair, and then turned and left.
"If you come, please first ask Prince Ding to go back."
Before the interrogation was even halfway through, Nan Muchen was taken back to the cell. This time, the cell leader did not leave immediately, but brought a simple meal for Nan Muchen to eat.
"Thank you!"
Nan Muchen took the bowl and chopsticks and thanked him, then put them aside and refused to eat at all.
"Prince Ding, why don't you eat?"
The prison head lowered his head, almost putting his face against Nan Muchen's, and asked pleasantly.
"Thank you uncle, I'm not hungry."
Standing up with cold eyes, the cell leader lingered outside the door for a while, then locked the cell door and left.
Although Nan Muchen was suffering from hunger, his instinct told him that there must be something wrong with the food served by the cell leader.
Suddenly a mouse jumped out and climbed onto Nan Muchen's lap. Nan Muchen was so frightened that he shook his legs and threw the mouse to the ground.
The appearance of mice instantly made Nan Muchen come up with a good idea. He took the food, picked it up with chopsticks, and scattered it on the ground. Several mice poked their heads out of the holes and ran to the food scattered on the ground to eat.
Got up.
Chapter completed!