After Marquis Guiping left, Su Qianqian took out a peach from her bundle and took a bite.

She was the first person in the history of Shuntian Prefecture to be allowed to enter prison carrying a bundle filled with peaches.

While eating a peach, Su Qianqian instructed through the cell door, "Your Excellency, remember, when I'm sleeping, do not let the jailers come in and disturb me."

"Yes, yes, Miss Su, rest assured, I will ensure your safety."

Liu, the prefect, whose face was bruised and swollen from the beating, was drooling with desire at the rich aroma of peaches.

He noticed that the peach that Miss Su was biting was several times the size of a regular peach. He had previously heard that this kind of peach sold to the Western Xia National Preceptor for more than 10,000 taels of silver each.

Prefect Liu felt that the beating the Marquis of Guiping received was well worth it. He had a stroke of good luck today, as he was able to see peaches worth more than ten thousand taels of silver, even though he couldn't eat them.

Prefect Liu knew that if something happened to Miss Su in the prison, he wouldn't be able to pay for it even with ten heads.

Therefore, he personally dispatched ten trusted men to guard outside the prison cell to ensure that nothing went wrong.

No sooner had Prefect Liu left than someone came to visit him in prison.

The first to arrive was the Empress of Western Xia.

The jailers were quite frightened and quickly opened the door to Su Qianqian's cell.

The Empress of Western Xia was no ordinary person; she could summon poisonous snakes.

If the Empress were to become displeased, she might send a bunch of poisonous snakes into Shuntian Prefecture. The thought of it is terrifying, so one must never displease Her Majesty the Empress.

Ji Wu brought many things with her, including food and useful items. After entering, she ignored the jailers and went straight to Su Qianqian.

"Miss Su, look what I brought you. This is the best carpet in Western Xia, a gold-woven carpet used exclusively by the Western Xia Imperial Palace."

Ji Wu instructed her maid Zhuma to quickly lay the carpet on the ground, making sure that Miss Su's shoes did not get dirty.

The prison warden looked at the brocade carpet spread on the floor and began to question his existence.

These gold-woven carpets from the Western Xia Dynasty are incredibly expensive; even the prefectural governor couldn't afford them.

It's kind of enviable that Miss Su got to spend her time in jail.

Su Qianqian handed a peach to Ji Wu, saying, "It's a gift for you, it's free today."

Ji Wu took the peach and ate it while sulking.

"The Emperor of Great Qi captured you because of the Seventh Prince of Southern Yue. He only thinks about appeasing Southern Yue, but isn't he afraid of offending my Western Xia? My face still needs your treatment. Don't be afraid, Miss Su, I will soon put pressure on the Emperor of Great Qi to release you."

The prison guards saw off the Western Xia Empress with trepidation and then welcomed their second visitor—Imperial Censor Kong.

The day before yesterday, Imperial Censor Kong's elderly mother suffered heatstroke and fell into a coma. Because of her advanced age, the doctor said there was no hope for her.

However, Lord Xue delivered a cooling soup prepared by Miss Su to the Kong family residence, which saved Imperial Censor Kong's mother.

Therefore, Imperial Censor Kong was very grateful. Upon hearing that Miss Su had been arrested and imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture, he quickly brought chicken, duck, fish, and meat to visit her.

The duty of the censor is to supervise all officials and maintain the order of the court. This censor, Kong, is straightforward and stubborn. He even dares to criticize the emperor in public, let alone other officials.

It was dinnertime. Censor Kong placed the food box at the cell door and said angrily, "Outrageous! You've been arrested without any evidence, Miss Su! I will definitely ask His Majesty for clarification at the morning court tomorrow."

Su Qianqian stuffed a large peach into Imperial Censor Kong's hand: "Then thank you very much, Imperial Censor Kong."

Imperial Censor Kong was so shocked he couldn't speak. No wonder everyone said that Miss Su was the most loyal and affectionate. He had only come to visit her in prison, but he never expected to receive such an expensive peach from her.

Censor Kong, holding the peaches, left in a daze.

Su Qianqian rewarded the jailers with the chicken, duck, fish, meat, and fine wine brought by Imperial Censor Kong.

The jailer was overjoyed. He had heard that Imperial Censor Kong's family was extremely poor, but he never expected that the wine he brought would be Yuhuchun, which cost ten taels of silver per pot.

"Thank you, Miss Su."

Several more groups of people arrived later.

Ordinary people cannot freely enter or leave the Shuntian Prefecture prison; all those who come here are officials who have received favors from Su Qianqian.

Gong Yu, on the contrary, arrived the latest.

Gong Yu came with Xiang Ming and Mo Xiaobei, and made a point of arriving in the evening.

Mo Xiaobei pushed in a flatbed cart, bringing a cart full of things.

Gong Yu placed four dishes that Su Qianqian liked on the table, explaining, "I was worried that you wouldn't sleep well in a new environment, so I specially moved all your things from your bedroom here."

They even sent over Su Qianqian's favorite red coral ornament.

The jailers were truly amazed. Whether it was the brocade carpet sent by the Empress of Western Xia or the red coral ornament sent by the Crown Prince, they were all extremely valuable.

This Miss Su has only been here for three days, yet her family has sent so many daily necessities. Aren't they finding it troublesome?

Moreover, so many officials had visited him in prison before.

The most outrageous thing is that the prefect himself cleaned Miss Guan Su's cell.

I've never seen prison so comfortable.

It seems like Miss Su isn't here to go to jail, but rather to enjoy a life of luxury.

Su Qianqian quickly sent Gong Yu away.

The jailers assigned to guard the cell dared not look at Su Qianqian too much, after all, she was an unmarried woman, and looking at her too much would be considered disrespectful.

They would glance at the cell every so often, about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, just to make sure the person was still there.

Everyone remembered the prefect's words and made sure not to disturb Miss Su.

Until the dead of night, no one visited the prison anymore.

The jailers guarding outside the cells began to doze off.

Su Qianqian took out the doll from her spatial storage and stuffed it under the blanket. She also took off the gold hairpin from her hair and inserted it into the doll's wig.

To create the illusion that she herself was sleeping under a blanket.

Su Qianqian glanced at the drowsy jailer, then took off the red string pendant from her neck.

This purple gourd-shaped pendant is her personal space.

For her, getting out of this cell wouldn't be too difficult; as long as the pendant could leave the cell, she herself could get out.

Su Qianqian reached out and held the pendant outside the iron bars, used her mind to enter the space, and then came out of the space, already outside the iron bars.

Under the cover of night, she went to the ice cellar in the west of the Murong family city.

Many people can testify that she is in the Shuntian Prefecture prison, so the theft of the Murong family's ice cellar tonight can no longer be blamed on her.

So she doesn't need to stay in jail for the full three days; she can leave Shuntian Prefecture tomorrow.

The restaurant was just getting on track and was extremely busy; she didn't have time to waste in the prison cell.

Inside the prison, the guards were half asleep and half awake.

The jailer was very serious about his work. He would glance at Su Qianqian from time to time, and finding nothing unusual, he continued to doze off.

In less than an hour, Su Qianqian collected the ice from the Murong family's ten ice cellars and transferred it all to Gu's ice cellar.

When she returned to the Shuntian Prefecture prison, it was still early, before the rooster crowed.

None of the dozen or so prison guards noticed anything unusual; they all assumed that Miss Su had never left her cell.

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