Chapter 522.1: Good Treatment in Prison

Towards the Black Clad Guards’ scariness, Jiang Wan Li actually also somewhat heard before. It goes without saying, for the people preparing to enter officialdom, not many will just not go learn about in the slightest, especially when it’s the Black Clad Guards, this kind of existence that made certain people fear just hearing the name.

And precisely because he somewhat understood, even if Jiang Wan Li was fearless, he more or less was still a bit uncertain inside, because entering that place, it seemingly won’t be interrogating first, but rather getting tortured first. These last few years, although he traveled around the country with his teacher, his birth ultimately was still placed there. Even if occasionally just having plain tea and simple food, he has still never suffered physical pain before. And the Black Clad Guard’s torture probably won’t just be physically suffering that simple.

Jiang Wan Li somewhat uneasily clenched his fist.

The Black Clad Guard prison didn’t take up much space, because this place won’t have long-term residents. Moreover, it also wasn’t a place anyone can enter. As such, when Jiang Wan Li stepped in, towards the environment, he was somewhat surprised. In his imagination, it should be damp and dark, filled with unpleasant smells, but in reality, it was spacious and wide, having sufficient lighting, and also sufficiently clean. It further wasn’t filled with various kinds of sinister looking torture instruments all over. Of course, not seeing didn’t mean that it just didn’t exist. After all, on the other side, there was still the building residing in the shadows. That place……….

Jiang Wan Li averted his eyes, the wings of his nose lightly moving. Seemingly, there was a faint scent of blood. Perhaps, this was the only thing in their current location that was capable of producing fear. What kind of method would cause the scent of blood to linger for a long time, unable to disperse?

Just when Jiang Wan Li thought that they would pass through the walkway between the prisons cells, entering the shadows on the others side, the person leading in front nevertheless directly opened the prison cell, deferentially standing to the side.

“If Compiler Jiang needs anything, can directly inform this official.” Li Su Yan still had a sharp expression, faintly carrying a dark air.

This kind of person, no matter who, all would feel he wasn’t easy to get along with, and in reality, Li Su Yan indeed wasn’t someone easy to get along with. In his bones, he was cold-blooded and callous. In fact, he didn’t even have a single friend, and in private, he has always kept to himself.

Upon hearing this Jiang Wan Li’s thoughts turned, opening his mouth with a bit of uncertainty, “I most likely will be staying here for some time, can you prepare for me a few books?” This was a kind of obvious test.

However, Li Su Yan just nodded, and shortly after firmly left, his hand grasping the blade handle at the waist, his back perfectly straight.

That black clad guard that stayed behind gestured his hand at Jiang Wan Li, ‘inviting’ him in.

Jiang Wan Li had attempted to sound out, and this Left Captain also gave him a ‘clear’ answer. Therefore, that suspended heart just completely returned to its original place. Entering the prison cell, he even felt a bit relaxed.

The prison cell was completely empty, not having anything at all. Jiang Wan Li stood in place, contemplating over the entire matter inside. After entering the Black Clad Guard prison, he not only didn’t suffer interrogation under torture in the slightest, his treatment seemingly was also pretty good. In this way, for him, getting arrested by the Black Clad Guard, rather than ‘imprisonment’, it was more so for ‘protection’.

The word ‘protection’ spun around the tip of Jiang Wan Li’s tongue.

Very soon, sounds of movement sounded behind him. Jiang Wan Li turned around, and afterwards, as someone who has always been well-tempered, very rarely having intense emotions, this while, his face all flashed with astonishment. He thought that not getting tortured, the prison cells not being dirty, and even being able to obtain a few books, was already very good treatment. However, right now,…………

The things getting lifted in, there was not only a bed, the mattress and quilt on top, although the material used wasn’t very good, it was nevertheless clean and soft. Aside from this, there was also a writing desk, and the four treasures of the study (brush, ink, paper, ink-stone). And the books that were brought in also weren’t just a few, but a large pile.

Additionally, there was also an area separated out by a screen, placing down a bucket for convenience.

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The black clad guards’ movements were quick and swift. And after arranging everything, they didn’t say anything either, just turning to leave.

Jiang Wan Li was suspecting, did he really come to a prison? This is fake, right?

Wasn’t the Black Clad Guard Prison a place that devoured people and didn’t spit out the bones? When did it become this humane?

However, after being astonished, Jiang Wan Li began thinking of even more things inside. Right now, the one in charge of the Black Clad Guards was the Left Captain, Li Su Yan. Even though he still has a vice commander above him, everyone actually all follow his orders. The Black Clad Guards were directly under the emperor to begin with, and the Left Captain was deeply trusted by Le Cheng Emperor, even considered his right arm, a completely pure subject, Le Cheng Emperor’s absolute claw, someone that absolutely won’t be bribed.

Jiang Wan Li didn’t feel that Le Cheng Emperor would order this Left Captain to give him such preferential treatment. For that emperor to give the order to ‘temporarily not interrogate under torture’ because he was the hard to come by three round top scorer of the imperial exam was already a great honor. And between him and this Left Captain of the Black Clad Guards, there clearly weren’t any connections. As such, it naturally wasn’t possible for him to give him preferential treatment because of personal friendship. Then, was it Sir Luo, or the Jiang family? Clearly, both weren’t possible.

But, there was one thing. This Black Clad Guards’ Left Captain that was believed by others to not serve anyone aside from his Majesty, in reality, perhaps already has a second master. At worst, it was just that when handling things, he already was no longer that impartial as before. Jiang Wan Li had all the possible candidates ruled out one by one. Afterwards, he had the target locked on Jin Qinwang. Regarding Jin Qinwang’s rumors, he had also heard of before. However, towards those things, he didn’t really believe. He more so acknowledged his own judgement, even though he and Jin Qinwang have only ever crossed paths just those countable few times.

And encountering this kind of absurd disaster, Jiang Wan Li also for the most part understood why, although he didn’t really have any complaints inside. Even though it wasn’t him voluntarily taking a side, but because he was Luo Pei Song’s disciple, he just got forcibly pinned with the Head Minister of Appointment’s label. However, what did this matter? After all, in officialdom, how many can achieve absolute ‘solitary’? In reality, compared to those without background and without backing, he was much much more fortunate, don’t know how many were envious and jealous. Thus, correspondingly, he also needed to have the awareness of possibly getting ‘dragged down’. After all, the imperial court was like a battlefield. The battle of factions, the battle of interest, it was impossible to stop.

After understanding the matter, Jiang Wan Li also just calmly accepted all of this. Truthfully speaking, after getting dragged down, to still end up in the hands of one’s ‘own people’, enjoying this kind of treatment, it was also good fortune among good fortunes. Jiang Wan Li flipped through the book in hand. This book, don’t know where it came from, although not considered some lone copy, it was also quite interesting.

When it was the afternoon meal time, four dishes and a soup were sent over. Although not very exquisite, the taste also wasn’t bad.

The days although can’t compare with being at home, it was definitely much better than when traveling around the country with his teacher. Of course, he wasn’t complaining about the hardships in those years. No matter the days, there was actually always joy, just depending on what kind of attitude one has.

Clearly, Jiang Wan Li felt that this way was also not bad. At night, the outside even sent over a large bucket of hot water, and a complete set of clean clothes, clearly even all new.

Soaking in the hot water, it was both comfortable and satisfying.

Tsk, if prisons all had this kind of treatment, don’t know how many people will think of every way possible to come in.