Chapter 180: All Is Retribution

Xiang Xiang Junzheng heard the noise, hurried over, and shouted in anger:

"What is all this commotion here?"

The little maid trembled with fear, pointing into the room but unable to speak.

Everyone followed her gaze, and the scene was unbearable to behold.

They saw that Jun Jun Zhidie's clothes inside the room had been torn completely off, scattered messily on the floor.

Jun Jun Zhihao was moving on her like a wild beast, while Jun Jun Zhidie moaned with extreme pleasure.

By this time, the window was already surrounded by a crowd eager for the spectacle.

With such a rare spectacle to watch, no one cared that their masters were still inside; one by one, they pointed and chattered into the room, their faces showing a mix of surprise, curiosity, and schadenfreude.

Even Qingyu, who had been resting in the room after losing her child, came out; she had been drugged by Jun Jun Zhidie and lost her unborn son, and she wished nothing more than to drink Jun Jun Zhidie's blood.

Seeing the disgraceful scene before her, she smiled inwardly, yet wore a look of deep concern on her face as she said to Xiang Xiang Junzheng:

"Master, the young master and the young lady are... judging by their state, this isn't their first time, is it? If this gets out, what shall we do?"

Xiang Xiang Junzheng felt his vision go black with rage, nearly suffering a stroke.

"Beasts! Beasts!"

Xiang Xiang Junzheng grabbed a wooden stick from the corner and rushed into the room. While beating them, he cursed:

"You have committed such an act that violates public morals and shames the Jun family!"

With a dull thud, Jun Jun Zhihao was struck by the stick; the two, immersed in pleasure, were suddenly interrupted. They turned their heads in displeasure toward Xiang Xiang Junzheng, looking as if they had seen a ghost, and screamed in shock simultaneously.

"Who?!"

The two instinctively pulled the quilt over themselves to cover their disheveled bodies, their eyes still lingering with unspent desire.

Li Shi, who had been sleeping particularly soundly, was startled awake; her daughter's room was surrounded by people pointing and chattering. Not knowing what had happened, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, looking utterly bewildered.

Seeing Li Shi arrive, Qingyu quickly stepped forward with feigned kindness:

"Lady, you are finally awake. A great disaster has struck the household."

Li Shi, not understanding, turned pale with shock upon seeing the scene inside the room and let out a loud wail.

Li Shi's face instantly turned deathly pale, as if she understood that someone had framed them.

But now was not the time to investigate; she had to protect her children first.

"Master, this must be a frame-up."

Li Shi threw herself at Xiang Xiang Junzheng's feet, clutching his legs, weeping and begging desperately.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng was filled with rage at that moment and could not hear a word she said.

The son in Qingyu's womb had been destroyed by Jun Jun Zhidie; now she only hoped Jun Jun Zhidie would reach her coming-of-age and marry into Prince Qi Wang Fu, yet these two beasts had ruined her only hope.

"What sin did our Jun family commit to deserve this!"

While shouting and cursing, Xiang Xiang Junzheng dropped the stick in his hand, grabbed Jun Jun Zhidie's arm, yanked her up, and raised his hand to slap her face repeatedly from both sides.

With several "slap-slap-slap" sounds, Jun Jun Zhidie's face swelled up like a pig's head, finally waking her up completely.

Begging for mercy, she immediately sold out Jun Jun Zhihao:

"Father, it wasn't me, it was my brother... I was framed..."

Xiang Xiang Junzheng didn't care about any of that and cursed:

"You little beast, killing your younger brother wasn't enough; today you commit such filthy acts. I raised you for nothing."

Before the words had fully left his mouth, two more "slap-slap" sounds rang out as he struck again.

The moment Jun Jun Zhidie opened her mouth and sold him out, Jun Jun Zhihao knew he was finished; he cursed inwardly, Damn it, who was the one moaning and clinging to me just now, selling me out the moment the fun was over.

Without time to think further, taking advantage of the moment Xiang Xiang Junzheng was beating Jun Jun Zhidie, he quietly retreated toward the door.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng glanced over, shoved Jun Jun Zhidie violently, and pushed her back onto the bed.

He picked up the stick and swung it at Jun Jun Zhihao, who was trying to slip away.

Seeing her son about to be harmed, Li Shi let out a loud scream, suddenly stood up, and threw herself at the wooden stick in Xiang Xiang Junzheng's hand like a madwoman.

"If you want to beat my son to death, then kill me first!"

In her frantic lunge, Li Shi actually knocked the headscarf off her head.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng saw the pus-filled sores covering her head once more and was so startled that the wooden stick in his hand froze in mid-air.

He no longer wanted to stay there and ordered the servants to drag Jun Jun Zhihao and Jun Jun Zhidie into the woodshed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left, retching all the way, still retching even after passing through the doorway.

Seeing Li Shi's completely bald head, the servants in the room could not stay either and one by one covered their mouths and ran out.

Li Shi, filled with both anger and shame, picked up her headscarf and wrapped it around her head again.

She collapsed onto the ground, her eyes empty, secretly calculating how to find the person who had framed her children.

She vaguely felt that all of this was inextricably linked to that wretched girl, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin, whom she had always wanted to eliminate.

The night was as deep as ink, all sounds silent, only the howling wind bringing waves of chill.

Li Shi sat motionless in the dim room for a long while, her resentment growing wildly like weeds in her heart.

Suddenly, a sinister voice rang out in the dead silence of the night:

"Lady, you certainly know how to play your cards. Tsk tsk tsk, a son as a son-in-law, a daughter as a daughter-in-law; there are no outsiders involved at all."

Li Shi was startled, looked up sharply, and only then realized that everyone in the room had left at some point, leaving only Qingyu standing there.

She looked at this wretch who was always so gentle and compliant in front of Xiang Xiang Junzheng, now staring at her like a venomous snake.

Li Shi felt a chill in her heart and glared at Qingyu, shouting:

"What did you say!"

Qingyu giggled, her provocative voice especially grating in the silent night:

"Everyone saw that scene just now; do you think you can keep it hidden?"

Li Shi ground her teeth:

"Someone must be secretly plotting to harm my children."

Qing Yu slowly approached her, her voice calm, yet every word was like a sharp knife, stabbing fiercely into Li Shi's heart.

"Lady, why deceive yourself? This is retribution."

Li Shi's eyes darted:

"Could it be you? Did you scheme to frame them?"

Qing Yu burst into laughter:

"I have no such power, but I am quite happy to watch this play."

Speaking thus, Qing Yu squatted down, her eyes level with Li Shi's:

"Lady, your retribution is likely not limited to this."

Li Shi's face changed drastically; she reached out to grab Qing Yu. Qing Yu lightly dodged, brushed off non-existent dust from her clothes, and said:

"If you are wise, think hard about how to protect yourself. The Jun family cannot tolerate such ugliness. Your good days are nearly over."

Having finished speaking, Qing Yu strode away, leaving Li Shi collapsed on the floor, alone in the room, terrified beyond measure.

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At this moment, Prince Yi Wang Fu was brightly lit. Quan Quan Tianyi stood in the center of the study, holding a intercepted secret report in his hand.

"Good, good, good!"

Quan Quan Tianyi praised three times in a row. His voice was not loud, yet it carried an undeniable triumph; he felt utterly gratified.

"Jun Jun Zijin, ah Jun Jun Zijin, you have your day too!"