In the corner cell, there was the sound of a woman crying.
The private prison in Guhou Mansion is not big, it is rarely used to detain people, and it is very empty inside.
It was when the moon was dark and the wind was high, the woman's cries were scattered in the prison, appearing ghostly.
"Ting'er, don't cry."
Qi Zhou put the food basket on the simple table, and the food inside was full of aroma, Qi Ting's favorite food on weekdays.
He took out the chopsticks and was about to put them on the table. After thinking about it, he was worried, so he simply put them on the rice bowl.
"Eat it. Dad came in secretly to see you. If someone finds out later, you won't be able to eat it."
"father!"
The crying stopped abruptly, Qi Ting screamed, and Qi Zhou hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Keep your voice down! It's rare for Dad to come in to see you. If you invite someone here, wouldn't it be a bad thing!"
Qi Ting whimpered for a while, and finally gave in, "Father, are we so miserable? Grandpa is an old man who has served in the house all his life, and even Lord Hou wants to give him three points of face! Although I was ordered to come back, after all You didn't have time to betray Lord Hou, why did you lock me up here for a month!"
Qi Zhou also felt sorry for his daughter, and handed the chopsticks to her, "Eat first, eat first."
Qi Ting was in prison with little soup and water, seeing these fish gobbled up,
"Don't blame Hou Ye, Hou Ye will naturally give your grandfather three points of face, but there is a difference between master and servant, the more you use it, the more you use it. Your grandfather... didn't plead for you at all this time."
"What?!"
Qi Ting cried, "Is he still my grandfather? Does he want me to die here? What a cruel old man..."
Qi Zhou glared at her resentfully, "You do something shameless, why don't you think that your grandfather and I will be implicated? You are a cruel girl!"
"Father, I don't. How could I implicate you and grandpa? Prime Minister Yin said that as long as I help him with things, he will definitely protect our family's prosperity and wealth!"
The small dark window cast the moonlight outside, and the shadow of the iron fence on the window cast on her face, making her look distorted.
Qi Zhou stared blankly at her face, with a trace of sourness welling up on his brows.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing. Dad just thought, no matter what you do, Master Hou will not implicate me and your grandfather. After all, we have been loyal in the mansion for decades, but you are different..."
Qi Ting had a bad premonition, she looked at the delicious food on the table, thinking that it was the first time Qi Zhou came to see her after she was locked in, and he brought such a good meal...
She shuddered.
"Father, isn't this a meal with a severed head?"
Qi Zhou remained silent, without looking up at her.
"Father! Save me quickly! Save me, I don't want to die!"
After a while, Qi Zhou picked up the food leftovers on the table and put them in the food basket as neatly as when he came.
Qi Ting hugged his arm tightly, "Father!"
"Needless to say, something happened in the mansion recently, and Prime Minister Yin has too much eyeliner, which is the most taboo of Hou Ye now. The third young master is going to the border soon, so it's a big deal, otherwise he won't kill you... It's all your fault , you chose the wrong path at the beginning.”
"Father, I don't want to die! I beg you, just go and beg Lord Hou for mercy! Please persuade Grandpa!"
She was hysterical and couldn't cry, so why not Qi Zhou
He tried his best to break away from Qi Ting's hand, "In order to come and see you off, I dismissed all the guards in the prison, and I have done my duty as a father. Your mother and I have decided to have another child and have a good time." Parenting, never let her be like you!"
After finishing speaking, he strode out, and there was a chaotic clang in the food basket, which betrayed his mood.
"Daddy, daddy!"
Qi Ting couldn't keep him, the whole cell echoed her voice, like singing from a lonely grave in the wilderness.
She suddenly thought of something.
Qi Zhou just said that he sent all the guards away in order to come in and see him off...
Qi Zhou walked out of the cell with the food basket, wiped the tears from his face, and saw Gu Shubai and Yufu watching the flowers under the peach tree.
He stepped forward and saluted, and the two of them noticed the tear marks on his face, and felt a sense of sympathy.
"Everything is done, please rest assured, Eldest Young Master."
Gu Shubai pondered and said: "Officer Qi, it's up to her choice this time. If she has the heart to repent, for the sake of the old steward and you, we will let her go. If she wants to betray the third brother, then —”
Saying all this, any more would hurt feelings.
How could Qi Zhou not know
He bowed and made a big gift, "No matter what she chooses, I thank the eldest son first and are willing to give her this opportunity."
Gu Shubai nodded, and the person carrying the food basket left in the direction he came.
He was both a loyal servant and a loving father, and the two were intertwined, and it was loyalty that prevailed.
Yu Fu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "The servants of the Marquis Gu's Mansion are really loyal, and only a loyal minister with such high morals and esteem as the General can cultivate such a loyal servant."
Gu Shubai smiled and said: "Loyalty is the most inheritable character. Everyone in the Gu family's army admires his father's strength of character. The same is true for the old housekeeper and Qi Guanshi. It's a pity that they didn't teach their daughter well."
Yu Fu looked at him in surprise, "Big Brother, what do you mean by this, is that you are sure that Qi Ting will not repent?"