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The jailer stopped and saluted: "Master Tong."

Tong Zhongqian picked up a spoon and stirred the rice in the bucket. A strong sour smell hit his nose, almost making him vomit. He suppressed the discomfort in his stomach and threw the spoon away angrily: "Who told you to feed the prisoners rotten food?"

The jailer was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said, "Master Tong, please understand. The food in our prison has always been like this. These people are all seriously imprisoned and won't live for many days. Why waste good food? It's good enough if they can have something to eat."

Tong Zhongqian was so angry that he kicked the man down. "Even if they die tomorrow, the court has allocated money for them to have a clean last meal before execution. The court did not order their torture, and I did not order their torture. Who gave you the guts to torture them?"

The jailer was kicked so hard that he dared not cry out for justice. He quickly got up and knelt down: "Master Tong, please calm down. It was my fault that I didn't do it well. Please punish me."

Tong Zhongqian glared at him and said, "Tell me who ordered you to deliver rotten food to the prisoners."

The Ministry of Justice has special people who cook for the prisoners. Although the prisoners don't eat well, they are not fed rotten food. It is autumn now and the weather is cold. If the food is left in this state, it will take at least two days to keep it. If it is not intentional, the jailer will not do such a thing.

The jailer kowtowed quickly and said, "No one ordered me to do this. Your Excellency, I was just being lazy and couldn't bear to give the leftover food to the prisoner. I will never do this again."

In fact, Tong Zhongqian knew in his heart that this was definitely instructed by someone, perhaps an enemy, or an official from the hostile camp. This kind of thing happened frequently in prison, and it would be of no benefit to him if he did not delve into it.

He said sternly, "Go and get clean food. No more stale food. Give them enough water. No more mistreating the prisoners. If anything happens to any prisoner in prison, you will be held responsible."

The jailer nodded quickly: "Yes."

After Tong Zhongqian left, Mrs. Su soon received clean food and water. Although she didn't understand why the food was suddenly clean and there was more water, she didn't ask much. This was a good thing for her and would be beneficial for their recovery.

Thanks to the clean food and medicine, Su Jijing's injuries gradually healed over the next few days, and Su Sheng also regained consciousness.

After Tong Zhongqian left the prison, he sent people to investigate Zhao Liangchen and asked them to follow him and find out who the woman was who had been to the prison.

Su Qin had a good sleep. When she woke up, no one was home. She had planned to go and pay her respects to Mr. Zeng, but no one answered the door. There was a note on the table in the main hall saying that he had gone out to do something and asked Su Qin to wait at home. If she was bored, she could go for a walk nearby.

Su Qin searched the entire yard but found no one, so she started preparing to cook.

She didn't plan to go out. She was new in the place and didn't know anyone. It would be easy to get lost if she went out alone.

Besides, people were catching refugees outside, and she, a stranger who suddenly appeared and walked around casually, would attract other people's attention.

She wasn't bored staying at home. Her underwear was just a makeshift one she had made yesterday and would be easily torn. She also only had one outer shirt, so she had to make a few more sets of clothes to wear.

I also need to make a few sets for Mr. Zeng. Although I don’t know whether he is in cahoots with Zhao Liangchen, I have to accept his favor since I live here.

If she wanted to repay a favor, she had no other choice but to make a few pieces of clothing.

After dinner, she sat under the crabapple tree in the yard and made clothes.

It is autumn now, and the weather is clear and cool, which is very comfortable.

This work lasted a whole day. Mr. Zeng came back in the evening with a lot of meat and vegetables.

Seeing him come back, Su Qin immediately put down her needlework and went to pick up the things: "Grandpa, where have you been all day? Why did you buy so many things?"

Mr. Zeng said with a smile: "I went to visit some old friends, and they gave these to me. They have Zhuangzi."

Su Qin sent the food to the kitchen and brought out some throat-soothing tea and poured a cup for Zeng Lao: "Grandpa, have a cup of tea to soothe your throat first. I'll go serve the food."

She put away her needlework and went to serve the food.

Zeng Lao watched her set the table and said cheerfully, "It's different having someone at home. I used to have to boil water and cook for myself, but now I have hot water and hot meals as soon as I walk in. It's great!"

Su Qin smiled and said, "You don't care about these things. If you want someone to bring water and cook, you can hire one or two people to serve you even if you don't have any family."

Zeng Lao waved his hands in disdain: "Alas, that's different. No one I hired could be as attentive as you. Look at the food you cooked, all of them are my favorites."

Su Qin looked at the door and asked tentatively: "Grandpa, where did Lord Zhao go? Are we still waiting for him to eat?"

Mr. Zeng said: "He said he was going out of town early in the morning. I don't know what he was going to do. Don't worry about him. He doesn't come here often. We can eat our own food."

After saying that, he looked at Su Qin's expression and asked, "Are you not angry with him anymore?"

Su Qin shook her head: "I was willful yesterday. He was deceived by this matter. It's not his fault."

Zhao Liangchen is Mr. Zeng's student, and their relationship is much better than hers. She will not let Mr. Zeng think that she has any opinions about Zhao Liangchen.

As for facing Zhao Liangchen, she had already gone crazy yesterday and released all her emotions. When she saw him again in the future, she could get along with him normally.

Seeing her say this, Mr. Zeng didn't ask any more questions. How could the knot in his heart be easily untied? Resentment didn't matter, as long as he could look good on the surface.

After that, they didn't speak and the two of them ate in silence.

I originally thought that Zhao Liangchen would not come, but he came again when the meal was about to end.

When Zhao Liangchen arrived, he was holding a lot of food in one hand and a lot of bowls and plates in the other.

Su Qin went to open the door. Seeing that Su Qin was still embarrassed, he pulled the corner of his mouth and handed the things he bought to Su Qin: "I don't know what to buy either. Do you think these can be used?"

Su Qin took it and looked at it calmly: "Not bad, it can be used."

No matter good or bad, Su Qin won't be picky as long as someone pays to support her.

Zhao Liangchen was very happy to be recognized. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so he could only purse his lips slightly.

Su Qin let him in and asked as they walked in, "Have you eaten?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. He had been busy all day and had bought a cake at the street corner in the morning to fill his stomach. Now he was starving.

Su Qin put all the food in the kitchen and brought some food to the main room: "I didn't know you were coming, so there are only some leftovers. Please eat them as you please, don't be disgusted."

Zhao Liangchen was somewhat flattered. He thought that after what happened yesterday, Su Qin would hate him very much. If she didn't say anything to him, she would at least not treat him the same way as before. He didn't expect Su Qin to bring him food. He quickly stood up to take it: "Don't mind. It's good to have hot food to eat."

He was telling the truth. When he went back to the Zhao family before, no one was waiting for him to eat, and no one cared whether he had eaten or not. After he went back, the servants would not say that there was no food, but when the people waiting for him went to get the food, it was already cold. How could anyone take the initiative to bring him hot food?

Su Qin helped him set the table, and Zeng Lao asked Zhao Liangchen, "What did you do out of town so early in the morning?"

Speaking of today's events, Zhao Liangchen was in a bad mood: "I went to comfort the refugees."

Mr. Zeng asked with concern: "Why are the refugees causing trouble?"