“What on earth is going on?”

“I wonder how Big Brother is doing, does he even know we’re in prison?”

“Right now, all we can hope for is that Jiaojiao receives the news and can find a way out. As long as we can get out, there’s hope.”

“I can’t stand this hellhole for a minute!”

“Did we offend someone? Those soldiers are so fierce.”

“Wuwuwu, my marriage hasn’t been arranged yet, will I be unable to find someone with good conditions?”

“Mother, say something! We didn’t do anything wrong, we can’t be punished for this!”

“…”

Next door to Lu Yao was the Shen family’s female relatives. They spoke louder and louder, and finally started crying. The commotion was too loud, attracting the jailer.

“What are you crying about? What are you crying about?”

“I suggest you save your energy, you’ll have no strength to cry in a couple of days!”

The jailer was holding a long whip, and he used the handle to knock on the cell door, glaring fiercely at the few who were restless. He warned, “Behave yourselves, or else,” he flicked his wrist, the whip unfurling and making a cracking sound in the air, “My whip doesn’t discriminate!”

After being warned, the Shen family members dared to be angry but didn’t dare to speak. They could only secretly vow that once they were out, they would make those bastards pay!

Until now, they still held a very optimistic view, thinking they would be able to return soon, and then they would wash away today’s humiliation.

Unfortunately, their dreams were destined to be shattered.

The Shen family members, after being reprimanded, finally stopped crying. They wanted to sit down and rest, but they found that besides a wooden bed and a toilet, there was nothing else.

The wood was hard and narrow, how were so many of them supposed to sleep?

“There’s not even a place to sit!” someone complained.

“That’s right,” as soon as this was said, someone chimed in, “This is deliberate torment!”

Someone retorted with no good intentions:

“This is a prison, not a place to enjoy yourself!”

“Just be quiet! Don’t you know where this is? Do you really think this is still home where you can do whatever you want?”

This immediately made the complainers unhappy.

“What are you talking about? I don’t believe you have no resentment.”

“Use your head! Get it straight, our Shen family has been investigated and our property confiscated, this is a prison!”

“So what if it’s a prison? We didn’t do anything wrong, it’s impossible that they’ll torture a confession out of us.”

“All those years of good living have rotted your brains!”

Seeing that the few who had just calmed down were arguing again, Wang Lao Tai Tai, who had been silent, finally spoke: “All of you, be quiet!”

Her gaze swept over the group, finally landing on the two who were picking a fight. They were the two daughters of the second branch. Before, she thought the two daughters were just a little spoiled and willful, but they were sweet-mouthed and filial, so she found them quite adorable. Now, she realized they were just brainless.

The two daughters were intimidated by Lao Tai Tai’s sharp gaze. Before, they had seen her use this kind of gaze on those who were not likable, and they didn’t think anything of it. Now, it was directed at them, and they finally understood how terrifying it was.

Wang Lao Tai Tai had been imposing her authority on the Shen family for years. Under her strong suppression, the group finally quieted down.

Wang Lao Tai Tai made arrangements, and although the others were unhappy, they didn’t dare to say anything. In the end, the wooden bed was for Wang Lao Tai Tai, her two daughters-in-law, and the two granddaughters of the second branch. As for the concubines and daughters born to concubines, wasn’t there straw on the floor?

They weren’t real mistresses, what were they being fussy about?

She was uncomfortable sitting, and she wanted to move, but there were people on both sides of her, and she couldn’t ask them to move. She could only fume in her heart. When she raised her head and saw the four people next door, who were relaxing, she was instantly filled with anger: “It’s all your fault, you bunch of jinxes! As soon as you arrived at the Shen family, everything went downhill!”

Oh yeah, how could they forget about those few sluts!

With Lao Tai Tai leading the way, the others finally found an outlet for their anger and started to blame and curse Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong.

Lu Yao and the four were diligently learning the art of straw weaving. They had no time to pay attention to the barking of these dogs.

They just didn’t expect that these people, even after being repeatedly warned in prison, could still be so unrestrained.

Lu Yao gave Shen Yanrong a teasing smile. If they didn’t respond, would it be impolite?

Shen Yanrong smiled back, amused. For those people, ignoring them was the best counterattack.

And so, a scene of stark contrast appeared in a certain corner of the Heavenly Prison: in one cell, a group of people leaned against the wooden bars, angrily cursing the people in the other cell (afraid of being caught by the jailer, they didn’t dare to speak too loudly). While, in the other cell, a family of four, oblivious to the commotion, chatted, spoke, and made crafts, creating a warm scene.

The Shen family’s anger and frustration couldn’t affect Lu Yao and her family, but they were really annoying.

Lu Yao finally stopped her work and looked at Wang Lao Tai Tai and the others with a look of disdain, rolling her eyes: “You have the energy to curse, why don’t you think about what the Shen family did, maybe you can atone for your crimes.”

“Slut, what are you talking about!” Wang Lao Tai Tai slammed her hand on the wooden bars… In the next moment, her expression contorted, and she used her other hand to rub and pat the hand that had hit the bars.

It turned out that because the wooden bars were rough, with many protruding knots and some even had barbs, when she hit the bars, her hand suffered.

Lu Yao burst out laughing.

There’s a saying: Don’t try to be cool, because if you try to be cool, you’ll get struck by lightning. Isn’t this a case of instant karma?

Whether it was because she was embarrassed or because of the pain, Wang Lao Tai Tai’s expression became incredibly contorted and twisted: “Little slut, what are you laughing at!”

Lu Yao “e”d, with a look of disgust: “You control the heavens and the earth, do you also control my pooping and farting?”

“You’re truly a thing born of a mother but not raised by a mother, vulgar and crude.”

Lu Yao didn’t care: “My parents, although they passed away early, were praised by the emperor himself. While you…” If you don’t face reality and continue to act this way, “Tsk tsk…”

She wasn’t lying.

Combining the original plot with her own personal experience, her father, because of his remarkable achievements, was promoted. He was the prefect of a prefecture, but he died on his way to take up his post. This caused an uproar in the court at the time. The emperor was furious, but also very regretful. He had high hopes for this top scholar. According to his plan, he was going to send him out to work for a few years to hone his skills, then bring him back to the court and cultivate him into a trusted advisor, paving the way for the next emperor. Unfortunately, the plan was only one-third complete when it was forced to stop.

Originally, she didn’t want to say certain things. But now, in the eyes of the people outside, she was a whole with the Shen family. These people were brainless and restless. If they really angered those above, they would probably be implicated.

Okay, they were already implicated when they were taken away from the Shen family.

Now, Lu Yao just hoped that before they arrived in Qianzhou smoothly, these people could create less trouble.