As soon as he realized that the voice was not from Zhu Xinjie, Zhu Kongyue went crazy and went behind the screen. He saw housekeeper Qi and Liu still entangled on the bed. Liu's eyes were slightly closed and her cheeks were red. She didn't hear the loud noise outside. Butler Qi thought Zhu Kongyue was Chuntao and was about to say something dirty, but when he turned around, he saw Zhu Kongyue and a dozen servants following behind.
He was stunned for a moment, and the parts that should have been hard instantly softened. But Liu even said, "Why are you so useless?" Then he opened his eyes, and after meeting Zhu Kongyue's fiery eyes for three breaths, he screamed "Ah!"
After all, the truth could not be hidden. The news of what happened in Liu's courtyard soon spread throughout the Zhu Mansion. Wang Chuan even ran to the eldest lady's courtyard in person and shouted at the door despite the servants' obstruction: "Master! Eldest lady! Go and have a look! Madam Liu is having an affair with housekeeper Qi and was caught by the eldest lady!"
The two people in the room had just fallen asleep and were still in a light sleep when Wangchuan woke them up with a shout. Zhu Xinjie didn't hear clearly what was going on, so he couldn't help but ask, "What are you shouting outside?"
The eldest lady was awake, but she heard everything clearly. She was so happy in her heart, but she still looked unbelievable and worried as she said, "It seems that someone is saying that Madam Liu is having an affair with Butler Qi? How is that possible? Master, you go to sleep. I will go out and see which maid dares to talk nonsense like that. Madam Liu would give up her job as a concubine and have an affair with a butler. Could it be that in her eyes, you are not as good as a butler?"
This was said casually, but to Zhu Xinjie it was a great insult to a man. Butler Qi was two years younger than him, so was he really better than him?
Zhu Xinjie was filled with anger, so he quickly put on his clothes and followed the eldest lady out of the house. Outside, Wang Chuan saw the two of them coming out, and hurried forward to tell them about the situation on Liu's side. Zhu Xinjie was furious and shouted loudly, "We must kill that bitch!" Then he ran out.
The eldest lady was also running behind, feeling so happy! She thought her daughter was really capable of doing well, and actually caught evidence of Liu's crime. This time, let's see how Liu can save face. No matter how great the merits of Zhu Kongshan were, he couldn't beat the trick of Liu.
The group arrived at Liu's yard. Liu and the housekeeper Qi had been tied up by Zhu Kongyue. Although she was a woman, the maids were very strong. In addition, housekeeper Qi was guilty, so he was tied up without knowing why. When he realized what was happening and wanted to run, it was too late. When he lowered his head again, he found that he was kneeling on the bed without any clothes on.
Looking at Liu, she was no different from him, also curled up naked on the couch, muttering non-stop: "It's none of my business! He broke into my room, he raped me! I'm going to sue, I'm going to sue!"
Butler Qi was so angry that he really wanted to raise his hand to slap the bitch, but his hands were tied and he couldn't hit her even if he wanted to. He could only curse: "Bitch! It was obviously you who seduced me, and it was obviously you who asked Chuntao to call me here. You have seduced me so many times, and you dare to say that I broke into your door?"
As soon as he said this, Zhu Xinjie and his wife rushed in from outside the door. Seeing this situation, how could they not understand what happened? Zhu Xinjie stepped forward, pulled Liu off the couch, raised his hand and slapped her several times, until the corners of Liu's lips were stained with blood, but she still said unwillingly: "I am innocent! I was defiled! It was the housekeeper Qi who broke in and I was powerless to resist!"
"Bah!" Butler Qi was almost mad with rage. He glared at Chun Tao who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and shouted, "Tell me, what on earth is going on?"
After Wang Chuan came in, he stood behind Zhu Kongyue and reminded Chun Tao, "If you tell the truth, there might be a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, even if the master doesn't die, you won't be able to survive."
Chuntao shuddered, knowing that it was useless to speak up for Liu. Whether she was defiled or took the initiative, this was a scandal in the Zhu family. Liu had already lost her chastity and could no longer be counted on. Chuntao gritted her teeth and simply confessed the truth: "Today, the master stayed in the eldest lady's room, and Madam Liu was unhappy, so she asked the servant to call the housekeeper Qi to come over on the pretext that the charcoal brazier was not hot."
"Bitch!" Liu cursed: "How do I treat you on weekdays? How dare you betray me at this time? Master..." She leaned towards Zhu Xinjie and kept fighting for herself: "Don't listen to this bitch, she wanted to climb into the bed, but was stopped by me many times, so she felt resentful and said bad things to me! It's not like that at all, Master, you have to believe me!"
"I didn't mean to climb into the bed!" Chun Tao was also angry. "It was Aunt Liu who said every day that she would become the eldest lady of this mansion sooner or later, and that the third daughter would become the legitimate daughter sooner or later. So she promised many times that she would let me be the master's concubine in the future. But I never took it seriously! Master, please understand! Master, please understand!"
Zhu Xinjie looked at the girl and didn't listen to what she said. He just asked, "Tell me! How many times has your aunt had sex with this housekeeper?"
Chuntao was stunned and frowned as she thought about it, but after thinking for a long time she still couldn't figure out how many times.
When Zhu Xinjie saw her like this, he couldn't help but get angry again: "So many times that I can't even count them?"
Chun Tao nodded very honestly: "Yes! Too many, I can't remember them all, probably since the Third Miss was five years old."
Zhu Xinjie almost fainted from anger, and he grabbed Liu and picked up a feather duster on the table, and started beating the woman. Liu screamed and her body was covered with blood, but Zhu Xinjie still did not stop, as if he was going to beat her to death.
Liu was anxious and shouted, "You can't beat me to death! I am the biological sister of Concubine Li and Noble Lady Yuan, and the biological aunt of the Eighth Prince and the Sixth Prince. My daughter Kongshan is still in the capital and will soon become the Eighth Prince's principal wife! It will not benefit the Zhu family if you beat me to death, and the Eighth Prince will not let you go!"
She screamed hysterically, and Zhu Xinjie couldn't drop the duster in his hand. Liu's words made Zhu Xinjie think about it. Yes! This woman has a powerful backer. If he really beat her to death, once the capital investigates, even if Liu was at fault, the Eighth Prince would not let his Zhu family off easily given his character.
Seeing that Zhu Xinjie had stopped fighting, Liu said hurriedly, "I have served you for so many years. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Even if you don't care about the old relationship, you should think about Kongshan. The Zhu family has no one to rely on. If you want to get promoted and make money, you have no other way to go except Kongshan. Are you willing to be a sixth-rank official for the rest of your life and live in Pengzhou? Master! Once Kongshan becomes the eighth prince's principal wife, what do you want? The eighth prince has noble character and will achieve great things sooner or later. Think more about the future and forget about the present!"
Liu was also smart and immediately threw such a big temptation to Zhu Xinjie, which made Zhu Xinjie feel itchy. The eldest lady standing by looked at Zhu Kongyue and saw that the eldest lady wiped away tears and said aggrievedly: "Madam Liu, what do you mean by this? Do you despise the master's low position? So you have an affair with the housekeeper Qi? After all, you are the master's woman. Even if you have a backer in the capital, you can't do such a thing that is immoral!"
"So what if I did it?" Liu glared at the eldest lady and said fiercely, "You have occupied the position of the mistress of the Zhu Mansion for so many years, what have you brought to the Zhu family? I may have given the Zhu family all the unimaginable wealth and glory, but you can never give it to them!"
"But my mother would never cheat on my father!" Zhu Kongyue couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Liu, so many people are watching today, where can you let my father save his face?"
As soon as she said this, Zhu Xinjie also realized the problem. Yes! Even if he was thinking about the "future" that Liu had mentioned, but now that so many people were watching, if he just let it go, where would he put his face in the future?
At this time, Zhu Kongyue spoke again: "Liu! Don't keep saying that Zhu Kongshan will help the Zhu family. Let me tell you, the two maids who followed Zhu Kongshan to the capital have sent a message back. The great Third Miss in our mansion doesn't take the Zhu family seriously at all!"
Zhu Kongyue angrily recounted the contents of Ah Huan and Ah Ruo's letter, and then asked Zhu Xinjie: "Father, do you think there is still hope if we tell her?"
Zhu Xinjie instantly lost all his confidence in Liu, but he also knew that he couldn't just beat the man to death. What if the capital came to ask for him? He had no place to vent his anger, so he pointed at the housekeeper Qi and said, "Go! Chop this man into pulp!"
The servants in the mansion immediately came forward and hurriedly carried the housekeeper Qi away. The indentured slaves allowed their masters to beat and scold them, and the power of death and murder was in the hands of their masters!
Then she heard the butler Qi's howling like a pig being slaughtered. Liu was so scared that she collapsed on the ground, not knowing what to say for a long time.
Zhu Xinjie looked at Liu, thought for a while, and said, "Lock this woman in the woodshed, give her three meals a day, and don't let her starve to death. We can talk about other things later."
With Liu being taken to the woodshed, this farce finally came to an end. The eldest lady and her daughter had won a great victory, and at this moment they were holding back their laughter, waiting for Zhu Xinjie's arrangements.
Zhu Xinjie calmed down at this time and ordered in a cold voice: "No one is allowed to spread what happened today, and the news must be blocked from the capital." After that, he looked at the eldest lady and said: "I will leave it to you to keep her mouth shut."
The doctor quickly said, "Master, rest assured. I will do these things well. Master, please do not be affected by this matter. Your health is the most important thing."
Zhu Xinjie ignored him and just asked Zhu Kongyue: "Do those two girls really have such a letter?"
Zhu Kongyue nodded and immediately told Wangchuan: "Go and get the letter."
Wangchuan left quickly and returned quickly. Ah Huan and Ah Ruo's letter was soon delivered to Zhu Xinjie. After reading it, Zhu Xinjie was so angry that he clenched the letter into a ball and said coldly: "Liu, Zhu Kongshan, the Zhu family has raised these two ungrateful wolves for so many years!"
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