"Crack!" The whip landed solidly on Lu Yu'e's back, causing her to scream in pain. Cold sweat instantly broke out on her back, and she dared not curse anymore, only sobbing.
At this moment, the Imperial Guards brought over a pile of coarse cloth clothes, which were stained and smelled musty, clearly intended for the prisoners.
"Change into them!" a guard shouted sternly.
Lu Yu'e looked at the clothes.
Her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a mosquito, and she backed away with a look of utter disgust: "What kind of junk is this? I'm not wearing it!"
Shen Qingtang took out a clean coarse cloth garment from her bundle at the right time. Although it had no embroidery, it was starched and washed very clean.
She had already changed beforehand, and now, holding the clothes, she said in a "sincere" tone, "Sister, things have come to this, so let's not be so fussy. This is the only clean thing I have; if you don't change, I'm afraid..."
Lu Yu'e's eyes lit up, and she quickly shouted, "Give it to me! Give it to me! I don't want to wear that rags!"
Shen Qingtang took a step back and shook her head: "I'm sorry, elder sister, this is my only one, and I need to wear it myself."
Lu Yu'e was so angry that she trembled all over.
But looking at the musty-smelling clothes in the hands of the Imperial Guards, and then at the increasingly cold face of the general, he could only watch helplessly.
Ultimately, he was afraid and could only reluctantly accept it, dawdling and refusing to exchange it.
"What are you dawdling for!" the general said impatiently, brandishing his whip.
Lu Yu'e was so frightened that she trembled and quickly changed her clothes.
Just as things were getting chaotic, Lu's mother suddenly started cursing again: "Shen Qingtang, you unfilial daughter! You won't even give your sister a clean set of clothes, have you no conscience..."
As she continued cursing, she suddenly frowned.
His expression turned strange, and one hand unconsciously reached into his crotch.
It started scratching itself, probably because it had fallen on the ground and gotten dirty, or because it had been bitten by fleas and was so itchy that it couldn't stand it.
The action was both hasty and ungraceful, and it was clearly seen by those around them.
Shen Qingtang covered her mouth as if in surprise.
The voice wasn't too loud or too soft, but it was loud enough for people nearby to hear: "Mom? What's wrong? Why are you here... scratching your crotch?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention turned to Lu's mother's hand.
Lu Jin's face turned green. He was always very concerned about his reputation, and seeing his mother do such an indecent thing made him even angrier.
Shen Qingtang even exposed him in public.
I felt so ashamed that I wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
He shouted sternly, "Mother! What are you doing!"
Lu's mother only realized she had lost her temper after her son yelled at her.
He abruptly pulled his hand back, his face flushing red and then turning pale.
She felt both ashamed and angry.
Pointing at Shen Qingtang, he cursed, "You little bitch! You deliberately framed me!"
But who would listen to her now? The Imperial Guards barely suppressed their laughter.
Lu Yu'e paused in her movements as she changed her clothes.
Even Lin Peirou forgot to cry, staring blankly at the scene.
Shen Qingtang lowered her eyes, concealing the sarcasm in them.
The imperial guards escorted the group out.
Lu's mother was still cursing and swearing, while Lu Yu'e was wearing an ill-fitting coarse cloth dress.
His face was full of frustration, while Lu Jin's face was ashen.
His head was bowed low.
He didn't even dare to look at the people around him.
Lu's mother trembled all over from the itch. The excruciating itch spread from her crotch, making her unable to control her hands, which kept scratching.
Just then, Lu Jin was being escorted past, and his gaze swept over them.
She immediately withdrew her hand as if burned, her face turning bright red. She was both ashamed and anxious, wishing she could disappear into the ground on the spot.
"It was her! Shen Qingtang drugged her!" Jiao Jiao was stunned by the slap she had just received.
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