Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 469

After walking in the dark, damp and gloomy prison for an unknown amount of time, Qin Sui finally arrived outside a prison door.

Sun Jifei, who was accompanying him, looked around vigilantly. Ever since Qin Cui got into trouble last time, Sun Jifei no longer allowed anyone else to accompany him.

The door was opened, and in the dim prison cell, Grandma Qiao was sitting in meditation on the ground with her hands and feet bound by iron chains.

Qin Cui stepped in, and Sun Jifei frowned, trying to stop her.

Qin Sui said, "If she wanted to hurt me, she would have done it long ago. It's okay. I'll ask her something. You wait here for me."

Sun Jifei disagreed: "I didn't want you to go in, but now you want me not to go in. How can I do that?"

You know, if the old woman inside wasn't tied up with shackles, he wouldn't be able to beat her.

"Just follow me!" Qin Cui had no choice but to let Sun Jifei follow her. Anyway, she didn't intend to hide anything from Sun Jifei.

"Grandma Qiao, I'm here to see you." Qin Sui stood two steps away from her and said with a smile.

Compared to when she was in the house before, Grandma Qiao looked much older and thinner.

The gray hair that was once neatly combed was now not only disheveled but almost completely white.

She slowly opened her eyes and stared in Qin Su's direction for a long time. Her eyeballs moved, as if she had just recognized Qin Su. A strange light flashed in her eyes. Even in this dim cell, she could see Qin Su clearly.

"I didn't expect you to come. You're really brave." Grandma Qiao opened her mouth and uttered a word in a hoarse voice: "I haven't had water for a long time. Can you ask someone to give me a bowl of water?"

Qin Cui was stunned. She didn't expect that when they met, Grandma Qiao would ask her to get her a bowl of water?

Of course, Qin Cui did not intend to refuse such a request, so she turned to look at Sun Jifei. Sun Jifei nodded, walked to the door, and said a few words to the prison boss standing outside.

The jailer was a little hesitant, but after thinking it over, he let his men do it.

Soon, the man came trotting over with a black pottery jar and handed it to Sun Jifei.

Sun Jifei took it and took a look. He smelled a hint of alcohol and couldn't help but frown.

When the jailer saw this, he stepped forward and explained with a flattering smile on his face: "Sir, this is water in an empty wine jar."

Sun Jifei didn't say much. He pulled out the cork and smelled it. It was indeed water. The faint smell of alcohol should be from the cork.

Sun Jifei handed the jar to Grandma Qiao. After she drank it in big gulps for a long time and finally put it down with satisfaction, he took it over.

Qin Sui had been waiting, and only then did she ask, "Grandma Qiao, why did you ask to see me?"

"I wanted to see you, but they wouldn't let me, so I could only say that I would tell you about me and the Du family after I saw you. Hehe, this is exactly what I wanted."

After laughing a few times, Grandma Qiao continued, "The man you married is no good either. In order to get promoted and make money, he actually agreed to let you enter such a filthy place. I advise you to open your eyes and see clearly that there is not a single good man in this world."

Qin Sui smiled faintly: "My son is also a boy, does that mean he is not a good person either?"

"Bah!" Grandma Qiao spat on the ground and said disdainfully: "He was well-behaved when he was young, but he became a stinky man when he grew up. He only knows how to flirt with others."

Qin Cui guessed that Grandma Qiao met a man who cheated on her when she was young, but she was not interested in it at all.

"You didn't call me here just to drink water and curse at men, did you?"

Grandma Qiao was very unhappy about Qin Sui's stubbornness, but now she had more important things to do, so she had to put aside her dissatisfaction with the man. "I actually guessed your identity when I first saw you?" Grandma Qiao suppressed her anger and suddenly became very calm.

Qin Cui was surprised for a moment. This man was indeed a veteran. He adjusted his state so quickly.

Of course, Qin Sui immediately returned to what Grandma Qiao said the next moment: "What do you mean? Is my identity a secret?"

Qin Cui's identity was naturally no secret. She was a daughter born to a concubine and married a poor scholar. She relied on business to support her husband to pass the imperial examinations, and then changed her appearance to become an official's wife. With her eloquence and ability to curry favor with the powerful, she fawned over Princess Yaoxiang, and further took advantage of the opportunity to go in and out of the Ninth Prince's Mansion to get to know the Ninth Prince, thus helping her husband Xiao Chenyu get a job in front of the emperor.

These are the views of the entire capital city on Qin Sui, and they can be said to be about 70% true.

However, Qin Shi never cared about the rumors about her character, let alone refuted them.

Of course, Qin Sui naturally knew that what Grandma Qiao was talking about were not these superficial identities.

Sure enough, Grandma Qiao said calmly: "You know what I mean? The moment I saw you, I knew why the Ninth Prince wanted to help you so much."

Qin Sui couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Could it be that another old acquaintance of her grandmother had come?
She raised her hand and touched her cheek. Could it be really that similar?
Seeing her move like this, Grandma Qiao smiled instead: "You really do understand what I mean."

Qin Sui didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly, waiting for her next words.

Although she knew it, Grandma Qiao still smiled, and her smile was completely different from her previous ones.

She looked at the darkness in the corner and murmured, "Your descendants are living well. Are you content?"

Qin Su almost followed Grandma Qiao's gaze. Grandma Qiao's eyes were as if there was really someone standing opposite her, and that person was obviously Qin Su's grandmother, Die Ji.

After a long while, Grandma Qiao turned to look at Qin Su, with a look of relief on her face: "Since you can come to see me, I have no regrets. Go back and live a good life in the future."

Qin Sui looked at Grandma Qiao in confusion: "Are you not going to tell me about her?"

After all, the Ninth Prince and Huo Jianguang had always told her about their past friendship, helplessness, grief and longing whenever they caught her. Now she had met another old acquaintance, who had taken great pains to bring her to this prison, but she had only met him once, asked for some water and exchanged some irrelevant nonsense. And now they were letting her leave?
Grandma Qiao closed her eyes and ignored Qin Sui.

Qin Cui stood for a while, bowed to Grandma Qiao as a junior, then turned and left.

As soon as she turned around, Grandma Qiao's eyes opened, watched her back disappear, and then slowly closed her eyes.

That night, Qin Cui did not see Xiao Chenyu. Xiao Lian came back and said that the second master was called to interrogate Grandma Qiao.

The next evening, Xiao Chenyu returned before dinner.

It should not be Xiao Chenyu's turn to be interrogated by Grandma Qiao, but Grandma Qiao is a tough guy who doesn't give in to any persuasion and refuses to speak no matter what.

Coincidentally, after hearing that the Du family had gone bankrupt, the old lady took the initiative to make a request and wanted to see Qin Sui.

Everyone came to discuss with Xiao Chenyu, and Xiao Chenyu agreed to go back and talk about it. Qin Cui naturally would not refuse.

Qin Cui walked in and stayed inside for a short time before leaving.

And Grandma Qiao said that as long as Xiao Chenyu came to preside over the trial, she would explain in detail everything she knew about the Du family.

Seeing that Xiao Chenyu didn't say what Grandma Qiao had told him, Qin Su naturally understood that if he didn't say it, it meant it was not convenient to say it, and Qin Su would not force him to ask.

But what she wanted to know was who exactly was Grandma Qiao and what was her relationship with her grandmother?