bayedsolid Chapter 14 Catching Adultery
Chapter 14 Catching Adultery
Xu Biyun felt both shy and timid after hearing his words, and kept burrowing into Qiao Jizhou's arms, while still teasing him.
"Second Master, Second Madam just died, and you're being affectionate with me in front of her. Aren't you afraid she'll come looking for you at night?"
At this moment, Qiao Jizhou no longer cared about any of that; he threw the person onto the couch in the east wing.
"Forget about grandma, you're my grandma today!"
Xu Biyun knew that there was no one in the main hall at the moment, and Qiao Jizhou's servants were all guarding the outer courtyard. She figured that no one would disturb her at this time, so she became bolder and took off her clothes in front of Qiao Jizhou.
Qiao Jizhou's eyes widened at the sight, and the two began to make love passionately.
Qiao Qingshu had Bai Zhining greet Li Pu at the entrance, and the group gathered at the hanging flower gate.
Li Pu was somewhat surprised.
"I was worried that the Marquis's residence would be resting late at night, but I didn't expect that the eldest daughter and the Bai family are still up."
Qiao Qingshu took out the stack of scriptures she had been writing for many days and said,
"Mr. Ye told me to copy scriptures for my mother these days so that she could be reborn into a good family. How could I dare to sleep? I just waited until 9 PM to go to Liufang Garden to burn paper money for my mother."
Seeing that Qiao Qingshu was doing the same thing as him, and noticing the thick stack of things in her hands, Li Pu secretly praised Qiao Qingshu as a good child.
With Qiao Qingshu's assistance going smoothly, the group slowly made their way towards Liufang Garden.
Fushou Hall
Old Madam Qiao was dreaming that she had become a titled lady, and her face was beaming with joy, when Granny Zou disturbed her sweet dream, saying that Li Pu had come to the door again late at night and was on his way to Liufang Garden with Qiao Qingshu to burn paper money.
Old Madam Qiao struggled to get up, thoroughly annoyed. It was such a fuss over a dead person; it was truly torturous.
She really didn't want to get up and deal with it. Qiao Jizhou was keeping vigil at Liufang Garden, so receiving him shouldn't be a problem.
However, I was still a little worried. The fate of the Qiao family now rested on Li Pu's shoulders, and we couldn't afford to let anything go wrong.
With a rustling sound, the quilt was lifted, and the brocade pouch that had been tucked into her bosom for many days fell out.
Madam Qiao's brow twitched as she remembered Mr. Ye saying that the brocade pouch would be opened on the seventh night after Bai's death.
Today is the seventh night after the death of the Bai family!
She cautiously picked up the brocade pouch, held her breath, opened it, and slowly unfolded the note.
The only line of small print reads: "Evil spirits are in the southeast corner."
Southeast corner?
That's...
Where is Liufang Garden located?!
Madam Qiao thought to herself, "Oh no! Oh no! What if something bad happens?"
He hurriedly got up and changed his clothes, and rushed to Liufang Garden.
In the dead of night, everyone gathered outside Liufang Garden.
The servants Douzi and Ruizi, who were guarding the gate, were both from Qiao Jizhou. When they saw a large group of people coming towards Liufang Garden behind a few white lanterns in the night, they rushed into the courtyard to report the news.
Qiao Qingshu was prepared; with just a glance, Bai Zhining immediately pounced forward, grabbed the two, and scolded them.
"Why are you running around so suspiciously!"
The two servants were so frightened that their legs trembled, and they couldn't even stand up. They fell to their knees and couldn't say a word.
Qiao Qingshu stepped forward with a smile and said,
"Aren't these Douzi and Ruizi, who are by Father's side? Father must be inside keeping vigil for my mother right now. Lord Li, let's go in together."
Seeing how frightened the two servants were, Old Madam Qiao felt uneasy, but she didn't think much of it and followed them in.
Before the group even reached the main hall, unpleasant sounds came from the east wing.
Everyone was stunned.
Qiao Qingshu, a young woman, immediately blushed and turned her back.
Anyone could tell what was going on with that sound.
Li Pu, being a shrewd person, immediately understood. His face darkened, his previous amiable expression vanished, replaced by disdain and contempt.
"Isn't this the mourning hall of Second Madam Qiao? Or have I come to the wrong place?"
After saying that, he gave Old Madam Qiao a cold look, and the coldness in his eyes made Old Madam Qiao tremble.
Upon hearing the sound, Old Madam Qiao turned pale instantly and stared blankly at the east wing.
She stammered, unable to defend herself.
"Perhaps it's one of the servants causing trouble inside; I'd better beat him to death later."
She felt incredibly guilty as she spoke. She knew who was inside; although the voice sounded somewhat different, she would recognize it even if it were ashes.
At this moment, all she wanted was to get away with it.
But how could the Bai family and Qiao Qingshu let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
Aunt Shen Wenying lowered her voice, feigning ignorance of the situation, and whispered angrily.
"Madam Qiao, your servants took advantage of their master's momentary lapse in attention to commit such a despicable act! Today is the seventh day after his death, and these scoundrels truly have no respect for their master. If they are not severely punished, there will truly be no law!"
Bai Zhining's brows furrowed deeply as she angrily rebuked him.
"You dog lackeys! These scoundrels dare to commit such petty theft in front of the coffin of the Second Madam of the Qiao family on the seventh day after her death! I should order them killed immediately!"
He flung his robes aside, kicked open the door, and rushed into the dark room, throwing the east wing into chaos.
Screams, the sound of porcelain shattering, the sound of fists hitting flesh, the cries of women, and the pleas of men—all these sounds filled the air.
Qiao Qingshu stood at the threshold, her eyes lowered as she listened intently. A smile slowly bloomed on her lips in the night. How satisfying! How exhilarating!
I really wish I could have a hot drink right now to add to the fun of this moment!
When Madam Bai turned her head and saw her granddaughter's smug expression, she knew everything. This granddaughter had really played a brilliant move.
She glared at Qiao Qingshu reproachfully, then quickly looked away, ready to join the battle.
Bai Zhining dragged the two people from the east wing out and kicked them in the knees, forcing the adulterous couple to kneel in front of Bai's coffin.
Qiao Jizhou's face was bruised and bloody from his brother-in-law's beating. He was hurriedly pulling up his pants with his head down.
Xu Biyun's hair was mostly disheveled, her shoulders were partially exposed, she was kicked in the chest and slapped several times in the face.
The two knelt rustlingly before Bai's spirit tablet, putting on their clothes, their movements trembling and filled with panic.
Bai Zhining kicked and cursed at the same time.
"You lowly lackeys raised by bastards! You dare to seduce your master before his spirit? You must be tired of living. Let me see who you are, and I'll beat you to death and throw you into a mass grave!"
As he spoke, he brought over the candlesticks from before Bai's spirit tablet and, in the dim light, forcefully pulled Qiao Jizhou's head, which had been bowed, so that it faced upwards towards everyone.
The candlelight shone brightly on Qiao Jizhou's face. He tried to cover his face in a panic, but there was nowhere to hide.
Bai Zhining feigned surprise and exclaimed,
"Good heavens! I thought it was some shameless scoundrel from the Qiao family having an affair here, but I never expected it to be you, brother-in-law!"
"Let me see who this bitch is!"
Shen Wenying angrily stepped forward and grabbed Xu Biyun's hair, forcing her to show her face as well.
"Oh my! Isn't this Aunt Xu? How shameless! Bah!"