Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Shen Nankui sighed softly and patted her on the shoulder, "Go ahead, take revenge if you have revenge, and complain if you have complaints."

Tao Ru showed a hint of hesitation on her face and glanced at the prison warden standing next to her with some fear.

The prison supervisor was also shocked when he heard Shen Nankui's words.

He, the prison warden, was still standing here alive, and this woman actually dared to instigate the prisoners to cause trouble?

Just as he was about to speak, Shen Nankui spoke again.

"Master Warden, you said it yourself. There are so many prisoners in this prison with twelve hours a day. There will always be a time when you can't keep up with them, right?"

Hearing this, the warden had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He lowered his head to glance at Tao Ru. Tao's body was covered with scars. She had indeed been tortured beyond recognition in prison these days.

The warden looked at the group of female prisoners coldly, "You refuse to change despite repeated admonitions. This is your own fault, so bear the consequences yourself!"

After saying this, he turned his back and faced outside the cell.

Tao Ru also understood. She looked at Shen Nankui and saw the latter nodded at her. Then she stood up from the ground and walked towards the group of female prisoners step by step.

There were so many people in the cell, but she just stared at the fat female prisoner. Her eyes seemed as if she wanted to choose someone to eat. It was really scary.

The fat female prisoner, who had been so arrogant, lost most of her arrogance when she saw her like this, and hid behind the crowd in panic.

"Tao, everyone has bullied you. If you want to vent your anger, go find them first..."

When the other female prisoners saw Tao Ru approaching, they all made way for her out of guilt.

"All the things we did to you were forced by her..." He pointed his finger at the fat female prisoner in the innermost part.

The fat female prisoner angrily said, "You dare to sell me? You don't want to die, do you? Aren't you afraid that I will retaliate against you?"

Her tone was the same as usual, still full of momentum, and she sounded like someone who was not someone to be trifled with, but the hint of fear in her eyes still betrayed her current mood.

So she is afraid too?

After Tao Ru saw it clearly, she felt it was ridiculous and pounced on her without any hesitation.

The fat female prisoner who usually beat, scolded and humiliated her seemed unable to fight back at this moment and just kept dodging backwards. Tao Ru seized the opportunity, hugged her arm, and bit it hard with her mouth.

The fat female prisoner's screams, like a pig being slaughtered, echoed throughout the prison.

Tao Ru's eyes were fierce and she bit the fat female prisoner's arm tightly, as if she wanted to tear off a piece of her flesh.

The screams continued. The female prisoners nearby all hid to one side in fear, as if they were afraid that they would suffer the same fate. The warden still faced outside, turning a deaf ear to what was happening in the prison.

After a while, Tao Ru finally let go of the fat female prisoner with blood all over her mouth.

The latter quickly covered his wound and hid in the corner, his frightened expression was completely different from before.

The warden came out at the right time to end the situation and took the opportunity to intimidate everyone.

Shen Nankui waited for Tao Ru to calm down for a while before asking, "Miss Tao, can you tell me what happened before?"

Tao Ru nodded, "I can."

Shen Nankui looked at the prison warden and said, "Could you please take us to a quiet place to talk?"

Normally, outsiders were not allowed to enter the interrogation room in the prison, but the magistrate had instructed him to do his best to satisfy Shen Nankui. Besides, Tao was indeed wrongly accused in this case, and it would be a good thing if the verdict could be overturned.

Coupled with what he had just seen from Shen Nankui, the prison warden couldn't help but feel a little excited, and nodded in response, "Please follow me."

When they arrived at the interrogation room, Shen Nankui asked for some clean water for Tao Ru to rinse her mouth.

After rinsing her mouth, Tao Ru did not speak immediately, but instead glanced at the bloody torture instruments on one side.

It's strange that the things she didn't dare to look at before, now she doesn't feel scared at all.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, "I didn't kill anyone, Boss. I know you believe me. I did kick that old beast, but my kick was not enough to kill him. But he died anyway. No matter what I say, I can't produce any evidence, and others won't believe me..."

Shen Nankui asked: "Old beast? Isn't that your uncle? You seem to hate him?"

"What kind of uncle is he?"

Tao Ru said this angrily, and seeing Shen Nankui's puzzled expression, she explained: "In terms of kinship, he is my cousin, and he is also my elder, but he is not worthy at all."

"Is it because he keeps asking you for money?"

"If all he wanted was a little money, that would be fine. After all, we are relatives, so I won't have to watch my uncle's family die. But what they did was outrageous. I think kicking him and sending him away is too light a punishment."

Tao Ru sighed and went on to explain, "Boss, you don't know that my father is not a biological son of the Tao family, but was adopted by my grandfather. When my father was alive, we had a good relationship with my uncle, but my father died of illness when I was ten years old. My grandfather's line was wiped out, and only my mother and I were left to guard the family's land. Seeing that we were helpless and easy to bully, my uncle drove us out of the old house and occupied the land. My mother could only do odd jobs such as washing and mending in the town to make a living."

"Until a few years ago, when I grew up and was able to help my mother to earn money, her health had already broken down. My mother and I didn't have much property, and we quickly spent all the money we spent on hiring doctors. My mother's illness was not cured, and I had no choice but to go to my cousin's house for help. But he... poured a basin of foot washing water on me in the middle of winter and drove me out. He also said that even my father was not from the Tao family, and that my mother and I had no relationship with the Tao family at all..."

Tao Ru's eyes were filled with tears. "I couldn't borrow money, and I couldn't hire a doctor to prescribe medicine. My mother's illness started at that time. Because of my ugly appearance, I was not welcomed in the town. My mother and I had to live a hard life. Until last year, my boss's eldest uncle came to me. He first hired a doctor to treat my mother's illness, and then he was not only willing to buy the rouge I made, but also said he wanted to do business with me."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but smile.

"Boss, you are the first person who said I was Mingzhu and was willing to believe me. Do you know how happy I was at that time?"

Shen Nankui nodded with a smile, "You have a pair of skillful hands that can make red rouge, what else can you be if not a pearl?"

Tao Ru's face was also filled with smiles. "Since we started cooperating with the boss, our family's situation has improved. My mother's illness has been mostly cured, and I've made a lot of money by making rouge. I bought a new house for my family and hired servants to take care of my mother when I'm busy. I thought life would get better and better, but who knew this would happen? My cousin used to avoid us as if he was afraid of being pestered by us, but now that he sees that I've made money from running the workshop, he comes to me and asks me for help."

"At first, I thought he was my elder after all, so I gave him some money. But he came over every few days to ask for money. I felt strange. Although the Tao family is not a wealthy family, they have some land and are quite well-off. Besides, he has a son to support him. How could he reach the point where he couldn't make ends meet?"