How did Chapter 91 become her fault?
Miao and Tian, from the fourth branch of the family, took turns fanning the flames.
"What kind of image does a woman have, showing her face in public every day and mingling with men!"
“The reputation of being a discarded wife is already enough to make the women of our Shen family unable to hold their heads high. If people find out that she shouts for violence every day, it will affect the entire Shen family.”
“Our Shen family still has many unmarried men and women. If their marriages are affected, our Shen family will never be able to recover!”
Madam Shen's face grew increasingly dark. She snorted coldly and stormed out, with the others quickly following behind her.
"Where is Lanxi? Let Shen Lanxi come out!" After leaving the house, Old Madam Shen began to shout loudly.
Liu Laohu, Liu Yanhui, and Wei Dongzhu, who were arranging things on the ship, heard the commotion and went over.
Seeing that things were not going well, Shen Yuanjing and the others quickly went back to their rooms to call for help.
Liu Laohu was worried about how to deal with Madam Shen when Liu Yanhui immediately offered a suggestion. After listening, Liu Laohu looked thoughtfully in Madam Shen's direction, his eyes becoming increasingly subtle.
During the meeting in the room, Liu Yanhui specifically asked about how to deal with the Shen family. This was the first time he had formally asked Shen Lanxi about the Shen family.
Previously, it was all just his speculation. But the address of "My Lord" made him realize that he could no longer rely on speculation. If his speculation was wrong and affected communication between superiors and subordinates, the trust he had worked so hard to gain would vanish in an instant!
Shen Lanxi didn't mince words and gave him a clear answer.
With a fierce look on his face, Liu Laohu pulled out his whip and strode over angrily.
"After eating their fill for two days, they've all forgotten who they are!" Liu Laohu said, forcefully whipping the whip, which struck Shen Congyi squarely.
Shen Congyi immediately let out a scream and squatted down on the ground in pain.
"You lot, come here and herd them all into the hold. They're all exiled prisoners. They think they can yell at me? They've got some nerve!"
"Brother Liu, are the other prisoners locked up too?"
Liu Laohu said impatiently, "Locate them! Put them in shackles if they need to, put them in chains if they need to. Damn it, I gave you a break, and you actually think you're human!"
As Liu Laohu spoke, he lashed out with his whip, causing the Shen family members to scream in terror.
The constables also drew their whips and drove the prisoners into the ship's hold.
"Sir, our belongings are still in the room."
"Get out of here! What do you have? You're just a bunch of penniless exiled criminals. You have nothing but skin on your bodies!" The constables shouted and whipped the prisoners as they drove them away.
The prisoners began to hate the Shen family again, especially Madam Song.
"It's all because of you, you old codger, that you angered the constables! You useless old thing, you're just a waste of food and a burden on your family. Why don't you just die!"
Old Madam Shen was terrified when Liu Laohu lashed her with the first whip. All she did was call out to her granddaughter. What divine law had she broken?
How did it become her fault?
"You're talking nonsense! If you dare to spout any more rubbish, I'll tear your stinking mouth apart!" Old Madam Shen said through gritted teeth.
Madam Song got even more worked up: "It's you, it's you! I heard you a long time ago. Do you still think you're some kind of matriarch from a grand mansion? Bah! You're just putting on airs in front of dog shit, thinking you're the only one who smells good in the world. You dare to act tough with me? You're just a shameless old coward!"
Madam Shen was so angry that her vision blurred. Just as she was about to order her son and daughter-in-law to take action, she suddenly tripped and fell directly onto her third daughter-in-law.
Caught off guard, Miao was firmly pinned to the ground by her mother-in-law.
When Shen Congwen rushed over with his children, he saw the constables cracking their whips, his mother lying on the ground, his fourth brother injured, and his third brother's wife lying on the ground crying. He immediately rushed over in anger.
"What are you doing?" Shen Congwen ran over and spread his arms to protect his family.
"How dare you hurt people so easily?" Shen Congwen's eyes were bloodshot as he angrily ordered his children to help their mother up.
Liu Laohu pressed his tongue against his back teeth and subconsciously glanced at Liu Yan, who stared straight ahead. Was this just casual?
"Get the hell out of here!" Liu Laohu kicked Shen Congwen to the ground and then lashed him twice with his whip!
“You’re prisoners, criminals, pigs, dogs—you’re not human. You dare try to bargain with me? You lot, cut off their ears and throw them in the water. The official documents say they escaped on the way; we’ll execute them on the spot!”
The Shen family members turned pale with fright, and Old Madam Shen begged Liu Laohu for mercy in a panic.
"My lord, I was just having a fit of illness; I didn't mean to offend you. Please, have mercy on us!"
Shen Congwen, clutching his stomach and pale-faced, was helped up, not daring to utter another word.
"Hmph, a bunch of ignorant fools. Put them all in there. Aren't they tough? Aren't they brave enough to yell at me? Starve them for three days first."
The prisoners all glared at the Shen family with venomous eyes. These past few days, relying on Young Master Lan's backing, the Shen family had not only been the first to eat and drink, but also had chosen the largest and best rooms on the ship. They were afraid of angering Young Master Lan, so they treated them like grandsons.
Now it seems that they are nothing special in front of Young Master Lan!
Along the way, they suffered greatly at the hands of the Shen family. Once on the ship, they thought they could travel comfortably to Dongchuan, but little did they expect that the troublemakers of the Shen family would cause trouble wherever they went.
The Shen family ruined their comfortable lives, so they shouldn't expect to have an easy time either!
The ship's hold was damp and dark, without a single window, relying entirely on the passageway leading to it for light. Apart from the absence of rats and dead people, it was no different from a prison cell.
After the prisoners went inside, they each found a corner to occupy. After the constables left, dozens of pairs of resentful eyes rushed in one direction, and soon the sounds of punches and kicks could be heard.
"Everyone cover your mouths! Anyone who dares to make a sound, I'll kick them to death!"
The Shen family members didn't even see who had beaten them; they all covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make a sound.
The one who shouted out earlier has been gagged and dragged aside to be beaten.
Liu Yanhui, Liu Laohu, and Wei Dongzhu stood at the hatch and listened to the sounds for a while.
"I've never seen anyone so forgetful!" Liu Laohu clicked his tongue in a good mood, his hands behind his back.
Wei Dongzhu's expression was inscrutable.
Liu Yan smiled faintly: "Serves you right!"
"Do you think the Princess's residence noticed that the Shen family members were missing by now?" Wei Dongzhu asked casually.
Liu Yan shook her head: "Hard to say~"
Princess's Residence
Cries for mercy and the sound of being beaten with a board rang out in unison.
“Princess, I really saw the Second Prince go out.”
"Princess, have mercy! We truly didn't lie; we guarded the guest room door all night. We really didn't see the young master and young lady go in... Please, Princess, have mercy!"
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