"Outrageous! Utter nonsense!" Su Mu was both shocked and furious, his expression changing several times.
He was so angry that he was trembling all over, and with a flick of his sleeve, he threw all the teacups on the table onto the ground.
"Smack!"
The teacup fell to the ground and shattered with a sound.
The people in the room were so frightened that they dared not even breathe, each one hanging their heads and holding their breath, harboring their own evil intentions.
Of course, Su Wanwan didn't take Su Mu's anger seriously at all. She remained calm, without a trace of fear on her face.
"Huff~ Huff~" Su Mu was furious, his heavy breathing rising and falling. His chest heaved violently, as if he might pass out at any moment.
He felt utterly humiliated, his reputation trampled and rubbed into the ground by everyone in the capital. He wondered what his colleagues at court and the common people would say about him behind his back!
At the same time, he was shocked.
He was shocked to learn who had leaked the information.
This matter was known only to him, Hu Shi, Tongzhu and Tiezhu, and the bald-headed monk.
Copper Pillar and Iron Pillar would certainly not betray him, and the bald-headed monk's whereabouts were elusive. Since switching the identities of Su Wanwan and Jiang Wan'er, he had never seen the bald-headed monk again.
Therefore, this could only have been done by... the Hu family!
Su Mu glared fiercely at Hu Shi, his eyes filled with intense disgust.
Shrew! Shrew!
How dare they publicize this!
That's incredibly audacious!
He really wanted to divorce her!
But the thought of divorcing Hu at this critical juncture would likely invite gossip.
Su Mu had to abandon the idea.
He stared at Hu with hatred. Didn't he want to have a son?
Hehe, from now on he won't go to her room anymore, let's see how she can still give birth!
When Hu met Su Mu's eyes, which were filled with hatred and intense disgust, her mind raced, and she immediately understood why Su Mu was looking at her like that.
My husband thinks she's the one who spread this news!
Instantly, she trembled violently in fright, her face turning completely pale.
If her husband becomes disgusted with her because of this and stops coming to her room, how will she give birth to a son?
If she can't give birth to a son, how can she regain control of the household? How can she maintain her status as the mistress of the house? How can she get rid of the stigma of being a "barren hen"?
No, this was clearly not her doing. She didn't want to take the blame, and she didn't want to be rejected by her husband!
Madam Hu knelt forward, grabbed Su Mu's leg, and burst into tears, sobbing urgently, "Husband, please hear me! This wasn't my doing! You must believe me! Waaah... I've never told anyone about what happened back then..."
"You vile woman, shut your mouth!"
"Smack!"
Su Mu feared that Madam Hu would reveal what happened back then, thus confirming the rumors. He quickly raised his hand and slapped Madam Hu hard across the face.
The slap was delivered with tremendous force, knocking Ms. Hu to the ground.
At that moment, Hu felt dizzy, her vision went black, and her ears were ringing.
After a long while, she finally calmed down a bit. She covered her slapped cheek with her right hand, her body trembling like a leaf, and looked up at Su Mu in disbelief. "You..."
Su Mu stood up and slowly walked to Hu Shi's side, crouching down close to her. He leaned close to her ear, lowered his voice, and said in a tone that was half warning and half threatening, "Hmph! Watch your mouth. Don't say what you shouldn't say, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
After saying this, without waiting for Madam Hu to say anything more, Su Mu flicked his sleeves, walked past Madam Hu, and left Linqing Pavilion.
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