Li Gui was the first to react!
While Shen Cang was still wondering, "How could there be a man in my concubine's room?", Li Gui realized that he had to take advantage of the chaos and run away quickly, or he would lose his life.
He was quick-witted, but unfortunately, his body wasn't agile enough.
In the pitch black and feeling guilty, he tore off the curtain in his panic. The long, wide curtain, like a net, enveloped him completely, further restricting his movements.
In the struggle, he fell off the bed with a thud, letting out a muffled groan of pain.
His action successfully "awakened" Shen Cang, who was still in shock and had not yet recovered.
Realizing the potential situation, he instantly flew into a rage, pulling up his trousers as he shouted, "Help! Help! Light the lamps, quickly light the lamps!"
He shouted like a madman, which startled Pearl. She quickly wiped her mouth and carried the candlestick into the inner room.
When Pearl saw the huge lump of candlesticks swaying around in the center of the room, she exclaimed "Oh my god!" and almost dropped the candlestick.
Under Shen Cang's murderous gaze, she hurriedly lit all the candles in the inner room, finally illuminating the space and allowing people to clearly see the scene before them.
Aunt Zhou huddled in the corner of the bed, her face pale, her eyes still showing shock and fear.
With a gloomy face, Shen Cang walked to "that lump of stuff" and suddenly lifted the curtain, revealing a strange creature that was half male and half female crawling around inside.
The reason he is said to be half-male and half-female is because he wears a woman's hairstyle, but his bare lower body is definitely that of a man.
"You, you..."
Li Gui!
Shen Cang was both shocked and furious, so angry that he could barely speak.
Thinking about how she had almost been ridden by a man, her mentality instantly collapsed.
The saliva on his neck hadn't even dried yet when he thought of this, Shen Cang's face turned pale, and he turned his head and started retching, almost vomiting bile.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou mustered her courage and stepped forward, handing him a cup of tea: "Master, have some tea to calm yourself down."
"Get out of my way!" Shen Cang slapped her hand away. "You wretch! How dare you speak behind my back—"
Before he could finish speaking, he started gagging again.
Aunt Zhou knelt on the ground, her heart pounding with fear, her mind racing as she tried to figure out how to end this whole mess.
She no longer dared to hope that she could escape unscathed; she only prayed that she would not end up like Aunt Zheng.
After a moment's thought, she immediately began to sob and defend herself, saying, "Master... I don't know who harbored such malicious intentions, wanting to ruin someone's reputation like this..."
"It's fortunate that you're here today, sir; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to explain myself no matter how hard I try."
"Master, you must investigate this matter thoroughly and do justice for me!"
While she was crying and sobbing, Shen Cang's nausea finally subsided a bit. He had just opened his mouth to speak when someone beat him to it.
Li Gui knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Aunt is right, someone is deliberately framing us!"
Shen Cang glared at him: "Shut up—"
Another round of vomiting.
Seeing this, Li Gui, filled with fear, gradually came to his senses.
I was just hugging and kissing the old man, wasn't I?
Just imagining that scene, and hearing the repeated retching sounds around him, Li Gui felt a slight itch in his throat and his stomach churned.
He swallowed hard twice, but in the end he couldn't hold it in and vomited too.
Shen Cang was already furious, and when he saw Li Gui actually gagging like him, he became even angrier. He thought to himself, "You're starting to look down on me now?" He immediately kicked Li Gui to the ground.
Li Gui hadn't even pulled up his pants yet when he suddenly fell flat on his back, his buttocks pressed against the brick floor, shivering from the cold.
He scrambled to his feet and continued kneeling.
Shen Cang vomited as soon as he opened his mouth, so he simply stopped talking and grabbed the curtain on the ground, whipping it wildly at the two of them.
Before long, the two men's bodies and faces were covered with red marks.
Shen Cang still felt it wasn't enough!
"You slut! You lackey!"
"You even claim you were framed? You've already called her by her given name, what are you pretending for!"
He clearly heard the name "Chunxiu" just now. That was Aunt Zhou's real name. After arriving at the Shen family, the old lady changed her name to "Hehua". If she hadn't told him herself, how could Li Gui, an outsider, have known?
"You two adulterers, I'll beat you to death!" Shen Cang was blinded by anger and hatred, completely out of control.
He searched around for a suitable tool and finally set his sights on the door latch.
When Li Gui realized that he was going to beat him to death, he ran outside without thinking. Unfortunately, he forgot that his pants were still piled up at his feet. As he ran, he tripped and fell flat on his face, knocking out one of his front teeth and bleeding profusely from his mouth.
Even so, he bravely got up and tried to call for help: "Help! Someone help! Murder!"
He has a loud voice, especially in the quiet of the night, his voice seems particularly loud.
With his life at stake, Aunt Zhou stopped him instead: "Don't shout! Be careful not to alert someone!"
Shen Cang values his reputation above all else. If this matter doesn't become public, they might still have a chance to live. But once it's made known to everyone, they will surely die!
But just because Aunt Zhou was clear-headed didn't mean Li Gui was as clear-headed as she was. After all, the door bolt had hit him first, so he couldn't possibly listen to what she was saying.
Even if he could listen to what was being said, he couldn't help but cry out in pain.
"Help! Someone's been killed!"
"It hurts so much..."
Shen Cang was furious.
No man in this world can tolerate his wife having an affair, especially when the other man is still alive and the adulterer climbs into his bed without saying anything and even almost violates him. Who could tolerate that!
"You still dare to yell? I'll teach you to yell!"
Li Gui scrambled and stumbled ahead, while Shen Cang chased after him with the door bolt in his hand.
Aunt Zhou wanted to advise him that things had gotten out of hand and it would be difficult to resolve, so she should talk to him behind closed doors.
There's no way Shen Cang would listen to her.
The reason he didn't beat Aunt Zhou at the same time was because he was worried that Li Gui would escape. As for her, he could deal with her later.
The Shen family compound wasn't very big, and the commotion they caused woke up even those who were asleep in the other courtyards.
Madam Shen put on her clothes and came out to see what was happening. She heard from the servants that Aunt Zhou had been caught red-handed by Shen Cang for adultery. Her drowsiness vanished instantly, and she became incredibly energetic.
Meanwhile, Shen Cang was beating Li Gui with the door bolt when, not long after, Steward Li arrived in a hurry, leading Qian Chuan and another constable.
Shen Cang was stunned.
He was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to raise the bolt or lower it.
He glared at the servant beside him, his eyes wide: "Who reported this to the authorities?!"
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