novelaction Chapter 359 Catch the adulterer
Chapter 359 Catch the adulterer
"Tell me, what's going on? Didn't you say that if we married Xie Wanning, the young master Xie would treat us differently?"
"And what was the result? Not only did it not bring any help, but it also made Prince Xie suppress our Li family at every turn!"
Li Yuanheng lowered his head, his face covered in cold sweat, and stammered as he tried to explain.
"Father, I don't understand why either... Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding?" Duke Li sneered, his tone growing increasingly cold.
"The personnel department has undergone several changes, scattering all our people. Is that a misunderstanding? The rumors flying around in the court, pointing fingers at us and saying we're currying favor with the Xie family, is that also a misunderstanding?"
He slammed his hand on the table and stood up angrily.
Li Yuanheng kowtowed repeatedly, his voice filled with panic.
"Father, I really wanted to help our Li family! I never expected things to turn out this way!"
"Fool! Utterly idiotic! You can't even figure out how to establish a proper relationship!"
Duke Li threw the document in his hand directly at Li Yuanheng's face.
Li Yuanheng covered his forehead where the document had hit him, and lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
"I warned you long ago not to do those clever little tricks, but you wouldn't listen! Now look what's happened, you've made a fool of yourself!"
The more Li Guogong cursed, the angrier he became. He pointed to the hall door and shouted, "Get out of here and kneel before the ancestral tablets! Reflect on your actions! Kneel there for the entire night!"
Li Yuanheng gritted his teeth, lowered his head, silently turned around, and walked towards the ancestral hall.
The next morning.
As dawn broke, Li Yuanheng slowly walked out of the ancestral hall.
His knees were already numb, he looked exhausted, and his face was deathly pale.
When Xie Wanning returned to the courtyard, she heard the noise and quickly came to greet her.
"My lord, how are you? I heard you were punished and sent to the ancestral hall, and I worried all night. What happened?"
Li Yuanheng waved his hand impatiently, immediately distancing himself from Xie Wanning, who had just come close to him.
He was filled with suppressed anger.
Why? Isn't it all because of you!
If you weren't so useless, you wouldn't even be able to get along with Prince Xie.
How could my father have punished me like this? How could the Li family have fallen to this state!
Li Yuanheng took a deep breath.
But in the end, he held back and didn't shout angrily.
Li Yuanheng's gaze was indifferent. "These are things you don't understand, so don't ask."
Xie Wanning was speechless at his tone, and all the words of concern she wanted to say stuck in her throat.
Before she could speak, Li Yuanheng said directly, "I have something to do today, so I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Li Yuanheng limped outside.
Xie Wanning stood there, completely stunned.
What happened? Why did Li Yuanheng's attitude change so quickly?
Before they got married, he showered her with sweet words and doted on her in every way!
They've only been married a short time! And he's already completely changed!
Were my father and mother right all along?
Is Li Yuanheng really not a good match?
Xie Wanning shook her head in anguish. No, it can't be like that.
Xie Wanning was somewhat absent-minded all day.
He can't even hold the teacup steady when drinking tea.
Xie Wanning sat on the edge of the bed, twisting the handkerchief with her fingertips.
Why, how could things have changed so much?
Suddenly, an idea popped into Xie Wanning's mind.
Could it be... that he has someone else in his heart?
Xie Wanning bit her lower lip, a feeling of inexplicable bitterness and anger gradually rising in her heart.
Yes, that must be the case!
Otherwise, why would Li Yuanheng's attitude towards her change so drastically!
There must be some slut trying to seduce her!
Xie Wanning's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she gave a few instructions.
Soon, a few days later.
The people Xie Wanning sent out discovered something was amiss.
She followed the maid and tracked them to a secluded courtyard.
In the small hall in the courtyard, the candlelight flickered dimly, casting two intertwined figures.
Xie Wanning's eyes widened instantly.
Li Yuanheng was holding a woman tightly in his arms.
And that woman was actually her third sister-in-law, Madam Lin!
Lin gently placed one hand on Li Yuanheng's shoulder, the two of them standing very close, their eyes locked.
Li Yuanheng said something in a low voice, and Madam Lin nodded gently in response.
Then, Li Yuanheng suddenly leaned down and kissed Lin's lips without any hesitation.
Xie Wanning's breath caught in her throat, her fingers gripped the door frame tightly, and her face turned ashen.
She couldn't believe that Li Yuanheng had not only betrayed her, but also committed adultery with her own sister-in-law!
"You adulterous couple!"
Xie Wanning pushed the door open abruptly and roared inside.
Li Yuanheng and Lin Shi both froze, their eyes filled with shock.
"Great! That's great!"
Xie Wanning's eyes were red-rimmed, and she could not hide her anger and humiliation.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and she rushed forward in the next instant.
He rolled up his sleeve and slapped Li Yuanheng hard across the face, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Li Yuanheng! Do you still have any shame?"
Li Yuanheng was stunned for a moment, covered his face and took a step back.
"Wan Ning, let me explain—"
"Explain?!" Xie Wanning sneered, not giving him a chance to speak, and suddenly grabbed his collar with such force that Li Yuanheng staggered backward.
"Why don't you explain yourself? What is this all about? How can you and the Lin family do this to me? How can you live up to the promises you made? Or do you think I, Xie Wanning, am just a decoration, a fool?"
Lin, who was standing to the side, was already pale with fright and tried to get away, but Xie Wanning was quick and grabbed her hair.
"And you! I treated you like my third sister-in-law! And you actually slept with my husband! Have you no shame?! Have you no shame?!"
Lin screamed and tried to break free, covering her head with her hands and stammering, "It hurts...it hurts so much!"
When Li Yuanheng saw the pain on Lin's face, he felt extremely distressed.
He rushed forward, grabbed Xie Wanning's wrist, and pushed her away forcefully.
"Alright! Haven't you made enough of a scene?"
Caught off guard, Xie Wanning was pushed back a few steps, staring at Li Yuanheng in astonishment. "You actually pushed me for her sake?"
"Xie Wanning, you've gone too far!" Li Yuanheng immediately looked up at Xie Wanning, his tone cold and hard.
"Why can't you talk things out properly instead of making a scene and resorting to violence?"
Xie Wanning was both angry and aggrieved, her chest heaving violently.
"I went too far? Li Yuanheng, how dare you say I went too far? You, you did such a thing! And you're still protecting her! She's your sister-in-law! This is incest!"
Xie Wanning was trembling with anger, her eyes filled with fury.
She grabbed Li Yuanheng's sleeve with one hand and held onto Lin's clothes tightly with the other, giving the two of them no chance to escape.
"Go! Go see your father-in-law and mother-in-law!" Xie Wanning shouted angrily, her voice shrill.
"I'd like to see how they're going to explain this to me!"
The people Xie Wanning brought also stepped forward immediately.
They were both servants brought by the Xie family, and having caused such a scandal, they felt they were on a moral high ground and acted without mercy, quickly binding the two of them.
They brought it all the way back to the Duke of Li's mansion.
Xie Wanning stormed into the main courtyard.
"Lord Duke, Mother-in-law! You must do justice for me! I saw Li Yuanheng and Madam Lin with my own eyes...the two of them..."
At this point, her voice choked with anger.
Behind her, Lin Shi and Li Yuanheng were quickly dragged in.
Upon seeing the two men's disheveled appearance, Duke Li and Lady Zhang understood perfectly well what was going on.
Duke Li and Lady Zhang exchanged a glance, a hint of embarrassment flashing across their faces.
However, he did not get angry as Xie Wanning had imagined.
Oh, is that all?