He changed his clothes, took the things prepared by Aunt Guo, and got on a carriage that had been waiting for a long time through the back door.

The carriage sped all the way to the Ministry of Justice prison.

When we arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison, it was New Year's Eve and the place was deserted.

There was already someone waiting at the door. When he saw the master, he didn't say anything but just gestured for him to come in.

The master followed him into the prison, carrying a food box and a bundle.

After going around in circles, he stopped in front of a cell, opened the door, and motioned the master to go in.

The master covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and looked at the environment with disgust.

After all, he was a man who understood the ways of the world. He took out a silver ingot from his sleeve pocket, put it into the man's hand, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help."

The man retracted his hand, and the silver was instantly collected. His expression softened a bit. "I'll give you one hour. I'll call you when the time is up! Hurry—"

After saying that, he locked the cell door and walked away leisurely.

The master then turned around and patrolled the cell for half a day. Finally, he saw a man lying in a pile of straw in the corner. His life or death was unknown.

Putting down what he was holding, the master took two tentative steps forward and called out, "Ming Ge'er?"

The person lying down moved and uttered an unpleasant, hoarse voice: "Is that you, Master?"

The master was deeply saddened. He rushed forward and helped Fu Zhiming, who was trying to get up with difficulty.

Only then did I realize that the clothes Fu Zhiming was wearing were tattered and dirty, and I had no idea where they came from.

The exposed areas showed bloody marks from whipping.

In just a few days, he became so thin that you could feel his bones.

The master burst into tears: "Ming Ge'er, are you okay?"

Fu Zhiming struggled to sit against the wall, not even looking at the master, but only staring at the food box and bag he placed at the door. "Did you bring food? Quick, give it to me, give it to me quickly——"

The master quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves and went to bring over the food box and bundle.

As soon as he got in front of him, Fu Zhiming, who was unable to move, suddenly found the strength from somewhere and rushed over to snatch the food box.

He opened the lid of the food box and without even taking chopsticks, he grabbed the food inside and stuffed it into his mouth.

He ate so much that his mouth was full of oil, and he didn't care if it dripped down his chin and onto his body.

When the master saw this scene, he felt both uncomfortable and scared.

At this moment, Fu Zhiming's eyes were stubborn and crazy. It seemed that he could only see the food in the food box and ignored everything else.

Fortunately, they brought enough food. After Fu Zhiming wolfed down half of it, his stomach was finally full. He was no longer so hungry and slowed down his pace.

Seeing a small jar of wine next to it, he broke the seal, picked it up and took two gulps.

After drinking the wine, I felt a little more relaxed.

Only then did he have the mind to take care of the master.

The eyes above and below glanced at the master and sneered, "Why are you here? They all refused to come to see me?"

The eldest master said nothing. He took out the thick cotton robe and trousers that Auntie Guo had prepared for him from his bundle and handed them to Fu Zhiming: "Your auntie made these for you. She was afraid you would get cold. Put them on quickly."

Fu Zhiming looked at the thick cotton robe and cotton trousers and was stunned for a moment. Although he still had no expression on his face, he reached out to take the thick cotton robe and cotton trousers, squeezed them carefully, and his expression finally softened.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Is my aunt okay?"

The eldest master smiled bitterly. "How could your aunt recover when she knew you were imprisoned? She's been lying in bed for days. Knowing I could come to see you, she struggled to bring clothes made for you. She also ordered the kitchen to make you food, all your favorites."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Brother Lun and Sister Yu are both fine. Although that bitch Zhao was extremely treacherous and ungrateful, she protected both children, so she can at least be considered to have a conscience."

Hearing about the two children, Fu Zhiming did not express anything.

Hearing Zhao's words, Fu Zhiming's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "That bitch, if I can get out, I will kill her!"

The eldest master did offer some words of advice: "Although Zhao was treacherous, ungrateful, and cruel, she did at least preserve your two bloodlines—"

Fu Zhiming sneered, "That little bastard born to Zhao might grow up to be just as ungrateful and vicious as Zhao. When I'm out, Sisi and I will have eight or ten children, and each one will be better than Zhao's."

The master was startled when he heard this: "Liu Sisi?"

Fu Zhiming nodded: "If Sisi wasn't so young, I'm afraid we would have had a child a long time ago."

The eldest master blurted out: "How is it possible? Liu Sisi fell into the water and caught a cold in our house, and her health was already weakened. What's more, I heard that she also took an extremely cold and infertile medicine. She will never be able to have children in this life-"

"What? When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?" Fu Zhiming suddenly looked up and grabbed the master's collar.

The eldest master tried hard to pry Fu Zhiming's hands open while saying, "It happened last year. We were just afraid that it would affect her reputation and make it difficult for her to get married in the future, so we kept it a secret."

After all, he still had some brains. He didn't say that he had secretly learned it from the old marquis. He even knew that the old marquis had ordered the medicine to be given to him in order to prevent future troubles.

Fu Zhiming was stunned.

The elder master was still trying to persuade Fu Zhiming: "You only have two or three children now. Brother Jie has been arrested and imprisoned. Now that you have committed this crime, I'm afraid that in the future, you will only have two children, Lungel and Yujie."

After Fu Zhiming came back to his senses, he took a few deep breaths and changed his expression. "So what are you doing here today? Let me guess, are you siding with the Marquis' Mansion and wanting me to show mercy and spare you?"

"You wish! When I was imprisoned and suffering, you guys in the Marquis' Mansion were enjoying yourself, eating and drinking delicious food. Weren't you happy? Did anyone say a word to me back then?"

"Anyway, I'm not worried about my debts or lice these days. I'm just a wreck. If you guys come at me for real, I'll fight you to the end! Master, you know how difficult it is for a person to accomplish something, but how easy it is to mess it up."

"If you don't rescue me, I will fall in love with you and die together. Anyway, there are so many people buried with me, it's enough."

The eldest master advised kindly: "Ming'er, what good will it do if you destroy the Marquis' Mansion? Who will speak for you and save you then?"

Fu Zhiming snorted coldly and said nothing.

The eldest master changed the subject and said, "Besides, your grandfather said that he had expelled you from the clan a long time ago. How can you threaten the Marquis' Mansion?"

Fu Zhiming laughed arrogantly. "Father, you're so naive! Have you forgotten that before I was kicked out of the mansion, I could come and go in your study at any time? I could take any of your red-stamped visiting cards I wanted. Do you want to guess how many of them I took?"

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