Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed!-Chapter 138: Shen Ruhui Is Impressive

As soon as the words "divorce" were mentioned, everyone present immediately disagreed with Su Juan’s words.

It is normal for couples to argue and for men to have one or two concubines. How could one talk about divorce so casually? This Vice Director is just too reckless.

Isn’t it? Acting recklessly himself, he wants others to join him in his mischief.

Only Mrs. Li, upon hearing the word "divorce," looked more determined. She glanced at the guests and explained a few words before instructing the servants to see the guests out.

"I sincerely apologize, everyone. Something came up at the mansion today. Please forgive our lack of hospitality. I will personally visit to apologize another day."

The guests exchanged polite remarks, "No problem, no problem."

"Mrs. Li, don’t worry about it."

Many people were reluctant to leave, wanting to watch the drama unfold.

"I say, Mrs. Li is also a pitiful person. She lost her son just last year, and soon after, her husband took a concubine and had another child."

"Yes, I imagine Mrs. Li must be heartbroken..."

Su Juan blinked, [What’s there to be upset about? The child isn’t Li the fool’s.]

Xie Xun was shocked. The son born from the concubine isn’t Mr. Li’s? Then whose could it be? Could it be Judge Wu’s!?

The guests heading out stumbled, almost tripping over nothing, then, with tacit understanding, swiftly turned and rushed back to the flower hall.

The servants were dumbfounded; "Not that way..."

The guests waved their hands repeatedly, "No need to escort us."

We’re in a hurry to witness the spectacle!

At that moment, Mr. Li’s face turned pale, "What? The child isn’t mine?!"

He turned abruptly to Tong Wanru with bloodshot eyes and slapped her hard, "You wench!"

The slap was so forceful that she fell to the ground, sitting there with red eyes and a dazed look at Mr. Li, bewildered, "Sir... why did you hit me?"

The guests who had just left hurried back, each filled with excitement, eagerly watching this scene. Where’s Su Juan?

Quick, tell us, how is it that the child isn’t Mr. Li’s? Could it be Judge Wu from Jiang State?

Xie Xun was anxious too; who doesn’t love a good drama?

He poked Su Juan with his finger and whispered, "Do you think it’s possible that the child born of the concubine is Judge Wu’s?"

"After all, she was just brought back and gave birth immediately. The timing seems too rushed."

Su Juan looked at Xie Xun with an expression as if looking at a fool, "How could that be? What are you imagining?"

[Not to mention Judge Wu is seeking a future for his own son; he wouldn’t dare let Li the fool raise a child for himself!]

Xie Xun was puzzled; then whose child is it?

Everyone was curious too; if not Judge Wu, then whose could it be? 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Each person perked up their ears!

[This Tong Wanru’s son is clearly the manor’s steward’s!]

Everyone was astonished, oh my!

Mr. Li’s arch-nemesis pinched his thigh hard; this isn’t the place to laugh! Absolutely cannot laugh!

Many people held their breath, their faces turning red.

Someone else became curious; how did this happen? Wasn’t the concubine an old flame of Judge Wu? How did she end up with the steward of the Li Mansion?

Mr. Li was so enraged that his old face turned red. He didn’t care about the leak with Judge Wu anymore. He couldn’t tolerate the green hat on his head and stormed out of the flower hall!

Mrs. Li laughed; nothing could please her more than her husband’s concubine putting a green hat on him.

The crowd glanced around anxiously. Where on earth is this Vice Director!?

Someone caught sight of a short "man" next to Xie Xun, suspiciously eyeing for a while. Though darker-skinned, upon closer inspection, isn’t it the Vice Director of Revenue himself!?

[This steward of the Li Mansion is young and somewhat attractive; Mr. Li is considerably older, not useful at all. Tong Wanru is quite bold, directly finding someone else for breeding.]

[She even planned on transferring the Li family’s assets and fleeing with her son.]

Everyone shook their heads repeatedly; it seems having a young and beautiful concubine isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Mr. Li probably thought he was quite formidable, having a child at his age and was overjoyed, yet here they are holding this delayed full-month banquet, adorning it with all sorts of things for the child to grab.

By now, he might even harbor murderous thoughts.

Seeing someone discovered Su Juan, Xie Xun hurriedly took her and fled, afraid that staying any longer would get them beaten.

Look at this full-month banquet; it uncovered an affair.

...

That afternoon, Jingzhao Prefect Qiu Chuchong entered the palace to report recent cases handled.

The Old Emperor sipped tea, feeling utterly bored, "Just handle it as you see fit."

Qiu Chuchong responded and thought of today’s events, "Your Majesty, there’s one more matter. Today, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Li Ren, crippled the steward’s legs in his mansion, and now this case has reached the Jingzhao Government Office."

Since Li Ren is one of the vice censors responsible for the Zhongzheng evaluation, he thought it necessary to mention this.

The Old Emperor was a bit interested, gesturing to the Eunuch to pour some melon seeds on the table, "Why did he beat a steward?"

As Qiu Chuchong wasn’t present, he knew very little, only hearing snippets from colleagues, "The case hasn’t been tried yet, but it’s rumored that the steward attempted to transfer the family’s assets."

The Old Emperor furrowed his brows, "Just that? Nothing more?"

Qiu Chuchong looked puzzled, "?" What more could there be?

Seeing the Old Emperor looking at him eagerly, somewhat disappointed, Qiu’s mind raced, "Nothing more."

The great Emperor... how could he delight in his subject’s drama?

The Old Emperor clicked his tongue, thinking it was some grand affair involving a green hat that warranted crippling someone’s legs, only to find it was just about some messy money business.

This Qiu Chuchong is truly boring; I even prepared melon seeds, such a waste of feeling.

At least Su Juan never disappoints.

...

At night, Su Juan praised Shen Ruhui, "Your arrangement was truly exquisite. I couldn’t tell which people were pre-arranged; they were chattering away. Mr. Shen is indeed a genius!"

[The Li Mansion was thrown into chaos, not even knowing who leaked the scandal!]

[Shen Ruhui is indeed impressive.]

Xie Xun looked at her hesitantly.

"Not at all, Miss Su is too kind."

Shen Ruhui himself was also puzzled. He had arranged many people, initially planning for the Tong couple to stir up trouble. Once they were driven away, he’d bring witnesses from their hometown to the Jingzhao Government Office to file a complaint, and then Qiu Chuchong would bring people to the Li Mansion to capture them. Before many guests, they would expose how Judge Wu from Jiang State bribed Mr. Li with a concubine for convenience, making the matter reach the throne.

However, the people he arranged didn’t even get on stage before the matter escalated.

Currently, he had set things in motion for the remaining people to widely publicize Mr. Li’s bribery during the Zhongzheng evaluation for preferential treatment, expecting that within two days, this matter would be reported to the Emperor by the Imperial Censorate.

Xie Xun sighed; although the drama was satisfying, it’s better to have fewer nerve-wracking events like this in the future.