"Master, listen to me! There's been a misunderstanding. I was framed!" Lei Shi pulled a quilt over her body to cover herself, reached out to grab the thin rattan cane in Shen Minghui's hand, and secretly glared at the man. She had said long ago that she would not do such things in the Prime Minister's residence, but he insisted, causing them to be caught on the spot.
"I saw it with my own eyes, what misunderstanding could there be!" Shen Minghui dodged Lei Shi's hand and lashed her hard with a thin rattan cane through the quilt. He was right here in the mansion, and she dared to openly cheat on him. You shameless woman, you shameless woman, you shameless woman!
"My lord, I am innocent! I don't know who he is, and I don't know how he ended up in my room!" Madam Lei protested, feeling wronged. She lived in the Prime Minister's residence year-round and it was inconvenient for her to go out. To ease her longing, she had made an agreement with the man that if a red purse was hung in an inconspicuous place in the Prime Minister's residence, the man could enter the residence to meet her.
She had just returned to the manor today and hadn't even put her purse down when the man sneaked in, saying he missed her and wanted to make love to her. Normally, she wouldn't agree to do such a thing in the Prime Minister's manor, but she had been bullied by Shen Minghui during the day and felt wronged. She also thought that Shen Minghui would be getting treatment tonight and wouldn't come to Ya Garden, so she agreed to have sex and forgot about her grievances.
She had clearly asked Granny Mi to keep an eye on her from outside, but she still got caught red-handed.
Let him take the blame first to keep Shen Minghui calm, and then I'll figure out a way to save him.
"Is that true?" Shen Minghui's wrist instantly changed direction, slapping the man hard and knocking him to the ground. A handsome face came into view, and Shen Minghui was stunned. This face looked so familiar.
"Ye Lei, you're still a child. Go back to your room and rest. Don't stand here watching the commotion!" Shen Lixue coldly reminded him.
Shen Minghui subconsciously glanced at Shen Yelei's chubby little face, and was suddenly startled. His mind went blank for a moment. His sharp gaze swirled back and forth between the man's and Shen Yelei's faces. Shen Yelei's and the man's faces looked like they were carved from the same mold.
Haha, this must be Shen Yelei's biological father. He always thought Shen Yelei was young and would grow up to be like him, but he never imagined that he would be a fool and raise someone else's son for so many years for nothing.
"You all deserve to die!" Shen Minghui's rattan cane lashed out at the man without mercy. The man struggled, trying to stand up, but was brutally knocked to the ground by the furious Shen Minghui.
The fact remains that their blood doesn't mix. He doesn't want to hear any more excuses, nor does he need any more reasons. Shen Yingxue and Shen Yelei, the two children he painstakingly nurtured and showered with endless love, are definitely not his children. Hahaha, what a huge irony!
"Master, stop hitting him! Ask him what happened so we can let him know!" Lei hurriedly threw on an outer garment and ran off the bed to try and snatch the rattan cane from Shen Minghui.
Shen Minghui flung Lei aside and rained down a barrage of vines on her, leaving bloody welts on her thin clothes in an instant: "You slut, I'll teach you to cheat on me... I'll teach you to have a bastard child!"
"Father, stop hitting her! Mother and Uncle Li know they were wrong!" Seeing Lei Shi being beaten, Shen Yelei ran over in distress, wanting to stop Shen Minghui.
"Ye Lei!" Lei cried out in surprise, and was about to step forward to cover Ye Lei's mouth, but Shen Minghui whipped her with a rattan cane and threw her to the ground. Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were messy, like a madwoman. There was no trace of the nobility and dignity of the Prime Minister's wife.
"Uncle Li?" Shen Minghui narrowed his eyes, pointing at the man, a cold glint in his eyes: "You know him?"
"Ye Lei, I don't know him, I really don't!" Lei denied hurriedly, repeatedly winking at Shen Ye Lei. Shen Minghui kicked her to the ground and asked Shen Ye Lei sternly, "Tell the truth, do you know him or not?"
Shen Yelei trembled, shrinking back in fear, and subconsciously nodded: "Mother took me to the courtyard to see him a few times!"
"Good, good, good, really good!" Shen Minghui laughed wildly. The other man and his son had already met behind his back, and it was only a matter of time before they recognized each other. Only he was kept in the dark like a fool, being cuckolded and still doting on and spoiling someone else's son every day.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" The rattan cane struck Lei Shi, the man, and Shen Yelei mercilessly. A long, bloody welt instantly appeared on Shen Yelei's fair face, with beads of blood seeping out, a shocking sight.
Shen Yelei was stunned and stood there blankly, at a loss. His father had always doted on him and couldn't bear to see him get hurt in the slightest. Why would his father be so cruel as to hit him today?
"Dad, stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!" Shen Yelei cried out as he ran to stop Shen Minghui, only to be kicked aside by the crazed man. The vines rained down on his small body: "You little bastard, I am not your father. That pair of adulterers are your biological parents!"
This child grew up eating the food and drinking the soup of his mansion. Since he is not his son, he has the right to reclaim everything he has contributed.
"Father, Father, Father!" Shen Yelei rolled around in pain, but he couldn't escape the beating from the rattan cane. His tender little face was covered with shocking bloody marks, which burned with pain.
Shen Lixue stood at the door, raising an eyebrow at the battered and bruised Shen Yelei.
When she first met Shen Yelei, she felt that he and Shen Minghui had nothing in common. There is a saying that a nephew resembles his uncle, so she thought Shen Yelei resembled his uncle Lei Hong and didn't pay much attention. Later, when she met Lei Hong, he was already middle-aged and had a rough face due to years of martial arts training. This did not match Shen Yelei's refined appearance, so she didn't take him seriously. However, she never expected that he was actually the son of Lei Shi and someone else's affair.
Looking at the crazed Shen Minghui again, Shen Lixue smiled coldly. He had worked hard for more than ten years, doting on Shen Yingxue and Shen Yelei, and scheming for their happiness. He had plotted against himself and Shen Caixuan. In the end, they were not his biological children. He had been raising other people's sons and daughters for nothing.
When the cruel truth was revealed, he was filled with remorse. Unable to bear the immense shock, he was so angry he was on the verge of madness. He could only vent his anger and resentment by hitting people. It was truly pathetic, hateful, and pitiful.
"Shen Minghui, stop hitting him!" Lei Hong rushed in and grabbed the rattan cane in Shen Minghui's hand.
Shen Minghui, being a civil official, had little strength. He pulled back with all his might, but the rattan remained firmly in Lei Hong's hand, unmoving. His angry eyes narrowed slightly, and he shouted, "Lei Hong, how dare you stop me!"
Lei Hong looked at the battered and bruised Lei Shi and Shen Yelei, a man, and frowned slightly: "If this continues, someone will die!"
Shen Minghui turned around and saw Shen Yelei's small body nestled between Lei Shi and the man. Ignoring the scars all over his body, the family of three looked truly happy and harmonious.
The warm and cozy scene was particularly irritating to Shen Minghui. He gritted his teeth in hatred, gave a strange smile, and shouted angrily, "Lady Lei has been unfaithful and committed adultery. She was caught red-handed and will be drowned in a pig cage first thing tomorrow morning!"
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Chapter 120: Burning the Adulterous Husband and Wife
"Shen Minghui, how dare you!" Lei Shi pulled her coat tighter, slowly stood up, her vulnerability completely gone, and stared at Shen Minghui with a chilling and aggressive gaze.
"The Qingyan Law states that a wife who commits adultery shall be drowned in a pig cage. You are unfaithful to your husband and have cheated on him. You are filthy and despicable. Even being drowned in a pig cage ten times would not be enough to make you regret it. What do I have to be afraid of?" Shen Minghui coldly looked at the adulterous man lying naked and covered in wounds beside Lei Shi. He was a cowardly and despicable man.
Lei Yarong snorted coldly, her eyes full of mockery: "I'm not the only one having affairs. Fifteen years ago, weren't you cheating on Lin too..."
"Slap!" Shen Minghui's eyes turned cold, and he slapped Lei Shi hard, forcefully interrupting her.
Lei's face was turned to the side by the blow, and a clear five-finger mountain instantly appeared on her well-maintained face, with a faint trace of bright red spilling from the corner of her mouth.
Shen Lixue's gaze sharpened; Shen Minghui had many secrets.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lei Hong about to step forward to help Lei's family. Suddenly, she stretched out her jade-like finger and pressed a gleaming silver needle against his neck: "Minister Lei, matters between husband and wife are not for outsiders to interfere with!"
Lei Hong looked at Shen Lixue, a dangerous glint in his narrowed eyes: "Shen Lixue, do you dare to lay a hand on me?"
Shen Lixue looked at Lei Hong, her clear, cold eyes flashing with icy light: "If Minister Lei doesn't believe me, you can try!"
Lei Hong's face was grim. He could clearly feel the sharp needle tip pressed against his skin. If he dared to move even slightly, the silver needle would immediately pierce through and end his life. No matter how fast he was, he could not avoid this fatal blow.
"Shen Lixue, you're ruthless!" Lei Hong said through gritted teeth, each word distinct. After years of being an official, he had actually been outmaneuvered by a country bumpkin who hadn't even reached marriageable age. How shameful!
"Likewise!" Shen Lixue snorted coldly, looking at Lei Shi and Shen Minghui.
Lei's head, which had been knocked to the side, slowly straightened, and his gaze toward Shen Minghui was as cold as ice: "You actually dared to hit me!"