The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Prefect Liu of Shuntian Prefecture had no choice but to reluctantly send Constable Zheng with men to Gu's Restaurant to "invite" Miss Su, as he dared not disobey Emperor Qi Jing's order.

The constable in charge of this task, Zheng, was carrying two food boxes from Mengji, which contained Mengji's signature snacks.

This gift was personally purchased by Prefect Liu and was intended for Miss Su.

Zheng, the head constable, had been an official for over a decade, and this was the first time he had come to arrest someone with gifts.

But after he explained the situation to the two gatekeepers of Gu's shop, chaos suddenly broke out in the open space in front of Gu's shop.

Someone shouted, "Oh no! The officials are here to arrest Miss Su!"

Immediately, many people rushed over and surrounded Constable Zheng.

"Don't arrest Miss Su."

"Miss Su is a good person."

The people were extremely excited.

If it weren't for Miss Su selling ice at low prices, many people would have died from the heat.

After the Western Xia Empress arrived in the capital, the number of venomous snakes in the city increased many times over. Every day, many people were bitten by snakes. If it weren't for Miss Su providing the antidote for free, countless people would die every day.

Officer Zheng finally understood why the Prefect had sent him with gifts.

"Neighbors, I'm just here to invite Miss Su, not to arrest her."

"No, even if you invite me, it won't do. Shuntian Prefecture is a place for criminals. Miss Su has not done anything wrong, so why should she go to Shuntian Prefecture?"

"You are not allowed to take Miss Su away."

The crowd of people gathered grew larger and larger, which terrified Constable Zheng.

Good heavens, this job is really too difficult.

No wonder the prefect said that if he could successfully invite Miss Su to Shuntian Prefecture, he would be rewarded with ten taels of silver.

Even if you were alive to earn those ten taels of silver, you wouldn't be alive to spend them.

When Constable Zheng and several other constables realized something was wrong, they quickly fled.

When Prefect Liu saw Constable Zheng return with disheveled hair, he wasn't particularly surprised.

Because he already knew this matter would be difficult to handle.

However, he could not refuse the task assigned by His Majesty, so Prefect Liu had no choice but to come to Gu's house in person to request an audience.

He disguised himself in plain clothes to deceive the people and arrived at the restaurant's backyard.

"Lord Liu, what brings you here?"

The speaker was the heir apparent, whose voice was extremely cold, which startled Prefect Liu into breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Young Master Gong, I've come to 'invite' Miss Su."

Prefect Liu was practically kneeling before Su Qianqian.

"Miss Su, I beg you, I have no choice but to do this. This is His Majesty's order. His Majesty requires you to spend three days in prison."

Su Qianqian pushed away Gong Yu, who was blocking her way, and comforted him, "Brother Gong, it's alright. I'll go with Magistrate Liu. As long as I stay in jail for three days, it will prove my innocence."

However, she will be away for three days, and many things at the restaurant and teahouse need to be arranged in advance.

"Your Excellency, you may return now. I will arrive at Shuntian Prefecture as promised within an hour."

Su Qianqian kindly reminded him, "Your Excellency, you'd better prepare some protective mirrors and knee pads in advance, so that if someone comes to your door, you won't be beaten to death or maimed."

"Yes, yes, yes, I will have it prepared immediately."

Prefect Liu was very grateful to Su Qianqian for her willingness to cooperate with Shuntian Prefecture.

He quickly went back to make arrangements.

As soon as Prefect Liu returned to Shuntian Prefecture, he personally inspected the prison cells and selected the best one for Su Qianqian.

This cell is the best in the entire prison, with a window that opens to the outside, allowing you to breathe fresh air.

Young girls are all fond of cleanliness, so Prefect Liu quickly arranged for people to clean the prison cells.

He also ordered that a new wooden bed and a new table be bought and placed in the cell, and that the bedding on the bed and the tea set on the table be all new.

The tea set was not cheap; it cost Liu Fuyin half a month's salary.

But none of that matters. Miss Su's willingness to stay here for three days is enough to save his official position, and it's worth spending any amount of money on her.

Prefect Liu, who usually wouldn't even use ice himself, had two large buckets of ice brought directly to this prison cell.

The emperor only said that Miss Su should stay in the prison for three days, and did not say that Miss Su had to suffer. So he did his best to make Miss Su as comfortable as possible during these three days.

Su Qianqian arrived at Shuntian Prefecture as promised, entered the prison, looked around, and felt quite satisfied.

Yes, it's very clean.

Su Qianqian instructed, "Your Excellency, let's make this clear beforehand: if the Murong family's ice is still stolen during the three days I'm imprisoned here, it will prove that I'm innocent."

"Yes, yes, if Miss Su is imprisoned here, yet someone still goes to the Murong family to steal, it will naturally prove Miss Su's innocence."

Prefect Liu personally followed them into the prison cell and poured them a cup of tea.

"Miss Su, please have some tea."

"Your Excellency, I don't like to be disturbed when I'm sleeping. Please instruct the jailers not to disturb me at will."

Prefect Liu nodded repeatedly.

When he went to ask for help earlier, he would not have been able to carry out His Majesty's order if this aunt had not offered to cooperate.

The people will not allow him to put people in jail.

The Crown Prince would not allow him to imprison the man.

The fact that his great-aunt was willing to stay here for three days was already a great honor for him, so he dared not ask anything more of her.

Sigh, I reckon Marquis Guiping will definitely come and beat him up tomorrow.

That unruly Marquis Guiping would bring his men to beat up anyone who bullied his future daughter-in-law.

This beating is unavoidable.

Prefect Liu was mistaken. He thought Marquis Guiping would arrive tomorrow, but before he could even leave the prison, Marquis Guiping stormed in with a stick in his hand.

"You, surnamed Liu, how dare you grab my future daughter-in-law! I'll break your legs!"

Prefect Liu was terrified and quickly retreated to Su Qianqian's cell, pounding on the locked cell door and pleading, "Miss Su, please, please help me plead for her."

This Marquis Guiping is the Empress Dowager's own brother and the current Emperor's maternal uncle. No one has ever dared to retaliate when beaten by him.

Marquis Guiping kicked Prefect Liu to the ground: "You, surnamed Liu, you arrest my future daughter-in-law so easily! Do you have any evidence to prove that she stole the ice?"

Prefect Liu lay prostrate on the ground, too afraid to get up, and quickly explained, "Your Excellency, spare my life! I have no evidence; I was only following His Majesty's orders."

Marquis Guiping raised his stick and struck Prefect Liu many times until the stick broke, before saying, "Girl, I'll release you now."

"Uncle, no need. I promised to stay in this cell for three days, and I will leave after three days."

Marquis Guiping was so angry that he threw down the broken stick in his hand. "I'm going to the palace right now to settle accounts with His Majesty."

Only after seeing Marquis Guiping leave in a hurry and get far away did Prefect Liu, with his face bruised and swollen, dare to get up from the ground.

He took out a bronze mirror to protect his heart, an iron plate tied to his buttocks, and knee pads from his clothes, and said gratefully, "Miss Su, thanks to your reminder, I prepared these life-saving items in advance, otherwise I would probably be meeting the King of Hell today."