Chapter 463: Meng Yunzheng's Consideration
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Both sides had the same goal, so Magistrate Jing was delighted to have time to deal with matters in secret.
If he were to further complicate things, the astute short official would start to suspect something. Then his attention would be redirected to these women, and if he noticed anything unusual about Shu Yu, it would be disastrous.
Therefore, Magistrate Jing took a deep breath and said, "Since that's the case, then hurry up and wash your faces."
Shu Yu furrowed her brows. She wasn't worried about the escorting officials, but she was afraid of encountering someone who knew her from Jiangyuan County when they left. Although this was Dong'an Prefecture, the possibility was small, but what if it happened?
She looked at Magistrate Jing, but he was currently being pulled aside by the short official, engaged in conversation.
On the other hand, the narrow-eyed official's gaze wandered over their group of women.
Shu Yu immediately lowered her head, almost making eye contact with him.
The Shu family's girls were quick in their actions. The prison guards brought water and towels. They all quickly washed their faces and moved forward.
Shu Yu was at the back, looking at the now pitch-black bucket of water. She almost vomited.
Just then, the short official approached, "What's wrong? Do you find the water dirty? It's alright, I'll get you another bucket."
"No, there's no need." Shu Yu immediately replied and hastily wiped her face with the dirty towel.
The towel was smelly and filthy, barely cleaning the dirt off her face.
The short official was dissatisfied. "Hey, you didn't clean it properly. You..."
Magistrate Jing reminded him, "It's getting late."
The short official stopped speaking. However, he glanced at Shu Yu, feeling indifferent. So what if her face wasn't clean? She had only been in prison for a day. Compared to the Shu family women who had been imprisoned for a month, she still had an advantage.
Shu Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took a few steps forward.
The fourth miss was not far in front of her, getting shackled with handcuffs and leg irons. When she saw Shu Yu's unwashed face, she glared at her fiercely before being taken away.
The head of the prison came to put handcuffs on Shu Yu, and as soon as they were put on, she felt that something was off.
The handcuffs were light, almost weightless.
The prison head lowered his head, facing away from the crowd, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "These handcuffs were prepared by Young Master Meng. They're light, so you won't be tired wearing them. But the leg irons will make noise if they drag on the ground. There's no way to make a lighter pair, otherwise, the sound won't match, and it will bring trouble to you. Endure it, miss."
Shu Yu was astonished, looking down at the handcuffs.
Meng Yunzheng... Just how much preparation had he done during this period?
After realizing that she couldn't escape the fate of exile, Shu Yu naturally made some preparations. But for the small matters of being in a prison, such as eating and sleeping, she was mentally prepared to endure some hardships. Such grievances were insignificant to her, and she didn't mind since they wouldn't last long.
However, she didn't expect that Meng Yunzheng had considered every detail, no matter how small.
She tightened her grip on the handcuffs and remained silent for a while.
After they were securely
fastened, Shu Yu followed the crowd toward the prison gate.
Although it had only been a day, appearing at the prison gate again gave Shu Yu a sense of seeing the daylight once more.
She felt this way, and so did the other Shu family women, to the point of even feeling like bursting into tears of joy.
However, the chains on their hands and feet were like a bucket of cold water, reminding them that even after leaving the prison, their future remained extremely bleak.
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