Chapter 12: The Scourge of Prison
"Which guy littered...... "I picked up the thing that was smashed on my head and looked at it, isn't it, isn't this the legendary rich willful? He actually smashed me with such a big gold ingot.
I yelled at the time: "Hero, is there anything else?" One more. "My forehead didn't hurt at all, and I happily thought about how much delicious food I could buy with this gold ingot.
After eating and drinking, it's time to go back to Liu's mansion. I clapped my hands and prepared to go back. A bunch of catchers ran out of the corner and surrounded me.
"Search!" Without saying a word, the two of them snatched my money bag and took out the gold ingot I had just picked up.
"Say, where did this come from?" A vicious catcher drew his sword and threatened me.
"Someone threw me with this gold ingot just now, don't believe it, look at my forehead, and now there is a big bag." I'm a little panicked, it can't be a trick, is someone deliberately framing me? Oh, I really shouldn't be greedy for money, I regret dying.
Sure enough, without saying a word, those people escorted me back to the yamen with the bundle and the zongzi. According to them, this is official silver, and they suspect that I have stolen official silver.
Anyone with eyes knows that fat people can't do the work of theft, one is too big and easy to expose, and the other is too bulky to do delicate physical work.
"Your Excellency...... Wronged! "I ended up in jail in a daze, woo, it was too much. It must be Sanbeylor, how did he know it was me...... There are no airtight pants in the world...... Retaliated against so quickly.
They are going to kill me this time, the first step is to put me in prison, and the second step is to beat me into a trick. I've seen through this kind of drama.
I was lying in the corner of my cell, and there were not even a few straws on the floor, and I couldn't let people sleep properly.
It's a pity that my money bag has been taken away a long time ago, and I, who is penniless, what can I use to bribe the female guard.
By the way, last time in the ancient pagoda temple, I also picked up a mutton fat white jade jade pendant. I've been putting it on my body, and now it's just coming in handy.
"Oh, my mother, it's all your fault, why did you leave such a precious jade pendant for me, now people can't snatch it, they want to frame me for stealing official silver, it's this heirloom of the best jade that hurt me, mother, you said you did something bad, but you became a lover of the royal people, such a thing in the palace, how can I protect a little woman, my foolish mother......" I cried and shouted for a while. Almost the entire women's prison knows that I have a piece of the palace's finest mutton fat jade pendant.
The head of the women's cell stared at the jade pendant in my hand, but she didn't know how to talk to me. I had to speak first: "Is there something wrong with this sister?" "Actually, she is a few years older than my mother.
"Hehe, girl, the jade pendant in your hand...... Hehe, it's so pretty. She pretended to praise a few words, and her eyes could look directly at the jade pendant, she had never heard of such a valuable thing, let alone look at it so closely.
"Alas, this sister, it's really innocent, it's guilty, this jade pendant has hurt me. I should have pawned it a long time ago, but unfortunately, my deceased mother said that this thing is worth a lot of money, and you can't be used as it will. I touched the jade pendant distressedly, and it was really warm.
Seeing that the female cell head didn't speak, I was secretly anxious, what I said was so obvious, why didn't she understand, with her IQ, it was no wonder that she could only guard the prisoners here.
"Good sister, do you know the famous pawnshop Lifu Pawnshop on the street?" I know a lot of pawn shops, but this Li Fu pawnshop has the most money, and I heard that the owner of his backstage is also a prince-level figure.
"Know, know, how can anyone here not know Lifu pawnshop, from jade antiques to shoes and mattresses, no Lifu dare not accept it. The big shopkeeper of the pawnshop is even more famous for his fiery eyes, and if he shows him any good things, he will definitely be able to tell its origin. The female cell boss said with relish, and I took the opportunity to enlighten her: "You say...... If I give him this jade pendant, I don't know what price he can offer? ”
She finally understood my intentions, and she nodded immediately: "The girl is really a smart person, I will go and ask the big shopkeeper of the Lifu pawnshop to take charge of the eyes now, but girl, you can't let me run for nothing." ”
"Of course, of course, good sister, don't worry, I naturally can't treat you badly." With my promise, she couldn't close her mouth with joy, this is really a big steamed bun for her.
Half an hour later, the chief treasurer and the female cell boss came. Looking at the hot and prosperous appearance of the big shopkeeper, I have great expectations for my jade pendant. The more this happens, the more I can make a big deal.
The big shopkeeper is not young, and he nodded to me all the way before he could catch his breath. "Girl, can you give that jade pendant to the old man?"
"Of course, there is a big shopkeeper." I graciously handed him the jade pendant.
He carefully held it in his hand, looked it up and down from side to side, and let out exclamations from time to time. Then he handed it back to me lightly, but that eye could not be separated from the jade pendant.
"Girl, this jade pendant is from the palace?" He asked, lowering his voice. I nodded deliberately embarrassed, and then the female cell boss preemptively made my mother the royal mistress, and then passed the story of the jade pendant to me before she died, and told him about it, and explained the preciousness of the jade pendant in the middle.
In fact, there is no need for her to say, the old shopkeeper can see at a glance that this jade pendant is not an ordinary product, it is definitely something close to the emperor or the prince.
"Big shopkeeper, this is my mother's relic...... I'm not selling, you can go back. I deliberately squeezed a few tears out of my eyes to make him think that I was genuinely remorseful.
He shuddered in fright: "Girl, girl, listen to me, now that you are here, you can't keep any good things, otherwise...... If you change it to real money, you will have a better life in this prison, right? ”
"That's right, girl...... You just listened to the treasurer. The female cell boss was also on the side to persuade her.
I nodded in embarrassment: "Alas, mother, don't blame me, I'm also at a life-and-death juncture, big shopkeeper, you can make a price." "I didn't make a direct offer, but threw the puzzle to him.
"Huh? Girl...... Not sure what price you want? "I'm just a daughter's family, where do I know this, I only know that Lifu pawnshop has always been a child, so I asked my eldest sister to find you as soon as possible."
He hesitated for a long time and stretched out three fingers: "That...... How about 30,000 taels of silver? ”
I secretly gasped, I knew it was good, but I didn't expect it to be worth so much money. Haha, if it weren't for the fact that I was in prison now, I really wanted to jump around three times, and my little maid could buy a house and land overnight and become a rich man.
I shook my head: "My mother said that this jade pendant is the best in the palace, and the number of surviving people is getting smaller and smaller, and this is a royal personal accessory, 30,000 taels of silver...... This is ......" I glanced at the big shopkeeper, and sure enough, he deceived me, this thing is more than 30,000 taels.