Chapter 22: No Peace

"What on earth is going on?"

"I don't know what's happening with my eldest brother. Does he know we're in jail?"

"Now I just hope Jiaojiao can find a way after receiving the news. As long as she can get out, there is hope."

"I can't stand this damn place for a moment!"

"Did we offend anyone? Those officers and soldiers are too fierce."

"Wow, my marriage hasn't been decided yet. Will I be able to find someone with better conditions in the future?"

"Mom, please say something. We didn't do anything, but we can't suffer with you!"

“…”

The women of the Shen family lived in the cell next to Lu Yao. They became more and more excited as they talked, and finally started crying and making so much noise that they attracted the jailer.

"What are you arguing about?"

"I advise you to save your energy so you don't have the energy to cry in a couple of days!"

The jailer held a long whip in his hand and knocked hard on the cell door with the handle. He glared at the restless ones and warned them, "Behave yourself, or else..." He swung the whip nimbly, and the whip spread out, making a crisp sound in the air. "My whip doesn't recognize anyone!"

After being warned, the Shen family dared not say anything and could only secretly say that they would wait for them to get out and make sure these bastards would be taught a lesson!

Until now, they have been very optimistic and feel that it won't be long before they can go back, and then they will definitely wash away the humiliation of today.

Unfortunately, their beautiful dream was destined to be shattered.

After being scolded, the Shen family members finally stopped crying and wanted to sit down and rest, but they found that there was nothing inside except a wooden bed and a toilet.

This wooden board is hard and narrow. How are so many people supposed to sleep?

"Why is there not even a place to sit?" someone complained.

"That's right," someone immediately echoed as soon as this was said, "Isn't this just tormenting people?"

Someone angrily said:

"This is a prison, not a place for pleasure!"

"Calm down, everyone! Don't you realize where you are? Do you really think you can still act so arrogantly at home?"

This instantly made the complainer dissatisfied.

"What are you saying? I don't believe you don't have any complaints in your heart."

"Think before you speak! Get this straight: our Shen family has been sealed off and our property has been confiscated. This is the Heavenly Prison!"

"So what if we're in prison? We didn't do anything. It's impossible for us to confess under torture."

"All these good years have made your brains eaten by dogs!"

Seeing that the few people who had just calmed down started arguing again, the silent old lady Wang finally spoke up: "Everyone, calm down!"

Her eyes swept over several people and finally landed on the two who were causing trouble. These were the two maids from the second house. She used to think that the two maids were just a little spoiled and willful, but they were sweet-mouthed and filial, and very adorable. She liked them very much, but now she realized that they were all brainless.

The two men were frightened by the old lady's sharp eyes. It was not before they had seen their grandmother staring at those unpleasant people with such eyes, and they didn't think it was a big deal. But now that it happened to them, they realized how terrifying it was.

Old Lady Wang had accumulated power in the Shen family for a long time, and under her strong suppression, the family finally quieted down.

After Old Lady Wang made all the arrangements, the others were unwilling but didn't dare to say anything. In the end, Old Lady Wang, her two daughters-in-law, and the two granddaughters from the second wife sat on the wooden bed together. As for concubines and illegitimate daughters, weren't there still straw on the ground?

You are not a serious master, why are you being so pretentious?

She felt uncomfortable sitting there and wanted to move, but there were people sitting on both sides and she couldn't get rid of them. She could only sulk inwardly. When she looked up and saw the four people leisurely sitting next to her, she immediately became angry: "It's all because of you jinxes. You're unlucky as soon as you come to the Shen family?!"

Yes, how could they forget about these bitches!

With the old lady taking the lead, the others finally found someone to vent their anger on, and began to accuse and curse Lu Yao, Chen Yanrong and the others.

Lu Yao and the other three were seriously learning straw weaving techniques, so how could they have the time to pay attention to the helpless barking of these stray dogs?

But I didn’t expect that these people could still be so unscrupulous after being repeatedly warned in the Heavenly Prison.

Lu Yao gave Chen Yanrong a teasing smile. They were cursing so vigorously, wouldn't it be impolite if she didn't respond?

Shen Yanrong curled his lips in amusement. To those people, ignoring them is the best counterattack.

Thus, a scene of sharp contrast appeared somewhere in the sky prison: the inmates in one cell leaned on the wooden bars and angrily cursed at the inmates in another cell (they didn't dare to be too loud for fear of getting in trouble with the prison boss), while the family of four in the other room turned a deaf ear to them and chatted and did handicrafts among themselves, a heartwarming scene.

The Shen family's incompetence and mania did not have any impact on Lu Yao and the others, but it was really annoying.

Lu Yao finally stopped what she was doing and looked at Mrs. Wang and the others as if they were idiots, rolling her eyes at them. "If you have the energy to curse, why don't you think about what the Shen family has done? Maybe you can make meritorious contributions by redeeming your crimes."

"Bitch, what did you say!" Old Mrs. Wang slapped the wooden railing... The next moment, her expression twisted, and her other hand rubbed the hand that was hitting the wooden railing.

It turned out that the wooden sticks used to make the fence were very rough, with raised knots in many places and barbs in some places. So when she slapped them, her hand was hurt.

Lu Yao burst out laughing.

How does the saying go?

Don't pretend to be cool. If you do, you will be struck by lightning. Isn't this retribution in this life?

It was not known whether it was out of anger or pain, but Mrs. Wang's expression was extremely ferocious and distorted: "Little bitch, what are you laughing at!"

Lu Yao uttered a "huh" in disgust, "You're the one who controls everything, and you even control my shit and farts?"

"Sure enough, he's a jerk born of a mother but not raised by her. He's vulgar and crude."

Lu Yao, however, didn't care: "Although my parents passed away young, they were praised by the emperor himself. And you...if you don't see the reality and continue to do what you did, tsk tsk..."

She didn't lie.

Combining the original novel with his own personal experience, his father was promoted because of his outstanding political achievements, but the prefect of a state died on the way to take office, which caused an uproar in the court. The emperor at that time was furious and very regretful. He was very optimistic about this third place winner. According to his plan, he intended to send him out for a few years to hone his skills and then transfer him back to the court to train him into a loyal minister to pave the way for the next generation of monarchs. Unfortunately, the plan was forced to stop when it had only reached one-third of the progress.

Originally, there were some things she didn't want to say, but now in the eyes of outsiders, his family and the Shen family are one as a whole. These people are stupid and don't stop. If they really anger the higher-ups, they will probably be implicated.

Well, they have been implicated since they were taken away from the Shen family.

Now, Lu Yao only hopes that these people can cause less trouble before they can safely reach Ganzhou.