These two were Zhao Haihua and her lover, who had invited her to the lotus viewing party today.
This lover had some background.
He was Huang Liangsheng, the county magistrate's biological youngest son, Huang Yuanxiang.
Heh, the old man's young wife and his stepson.
What a drama this was.
Su Xiaoqi listened intently to the movements nearby.
She strongly suspected that the person Zhao Haihua had mentioned earlier that Huang Liangsheng fancied was her.
She had known from the start that Zhao Haihua harbored ill intentions towards her, but she hadn't expected her to plot against her in this manner.
However, considering the perverted tricks Huang Liangsheng played in the book, Su Xiaoqi could understand.
She was eager to find someone to take the blame for her.
But Zhao Haihua's scheme against her still annoyed her considerably.
With a *snap*, she threw down the firewood she was holding.
The teasing voices from over there gradually subsided, and soon came muffled moans.
It seemed they were getting down to business.
She stood up abruptly.
Shen Yun had been watching her, and at first, he didn't know what she was doing.
But when he vaguely heard sounds of primitive human activity, he finally understood.
However, such a situation was clearly a quagmire, and there was no need to get involved.
It was better to pretend not to hear, lest everyone feel awkward.
But Su Xiaoqi went against the grain.
She stood up, not to leave, but to sneak directly into the dense bushes from where the sounds were coming.
"Xiao Qi," Shen Yun grabbed her, preventing her from entering.
Su Xiaoqi glared at him, "Let go of me."
"Don't go over." As they spoke, the sounds from over there grew louder, as if reaching the critical moment of the charge.
Zhao Haihua's voice was already fragmented, unable to form words, only emitting screams of "Ah."
Su Xiaoqi, fearing she would be too late and they would call it a day, shook off Shen Yun's hand and squeezed in.
The considerable commotion caused Shen Yun's cheeks to flush slightly.
But at this moment, he couldn't muster any amorous thoughts.
He felt that harboring such intentions towards the person he liked amidst such lewd sounds was a blasphemy.
While he was lost in thought, Su Xiaoqi had already slipped in.
Shen Yun quickly followed.
He wasn't foolish and naturally knew that Su Xiaoqi was deliberately going to catch them.
He guessed she must have something she needed them to do.
Once he figured it out, he no longer stopped her.
In fact, it was too late for him to stop her.
Because Su Xiaoqi had already made a disturbance.
First, she crept forward like a little cat and took all their clothes that were hanging on the tree trunk.
Then, she hid behind a large rock, picked up a stone, and threw it near the two people who were "fighting" in the wilderness.
With a *thump*, the sound was not loud, but it startled the two into curling up their bodies.
They instinctively sprang apart.
But they quickly realized something was amiss and held onto each other tightly again.
"Who, who's there?" Huang Yuanxiang's eyes widened in terror as he looked around.
"Cough, cough..." Su Xiaoqi, peeking through the gap in the rock at their entwined bodies, coughed lightly.
If Zhao Haihua hadn't schemed against her, she wouldn't have deliberately broken in on their sordid affairs.
"Who, who's there?" Huang Yuanxiang, after a brief moment of panic, quickly understood.
He pushed away Zhao Haihua, who was holding him tightly, and stared intently at the large rock, as if trying to bore a hole through it.
He had figured it out.
The person who threw the stone didn't intend to expose their affair.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have just thrown a stone to warn them, but would have shouted long ago.
And it seemed he had no intention of hiding either.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately made a commotion.
This meant he knew who they were and had something to ask of them.
With this thought, he became uneasy and tentatively said:
"You should know who we are. Tell me, who are you, and what do you want?"
Su Xiaoqi narrowed her eyes. She hadn't expected Huang Yuanxiang, who didn't look particularly bright, to be so clever.
She did indeed have something in mind for them.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken the risk to come over.
After all, anyone encountering such a morally corrupt and incestuous situation would shy away.
Disgusting!
"It's effortless talking to a smart person," Su Xiaoqi said, imitating a man's voice in a rough tone.
Her casual praise made Huang Yuanxiang puff up his chest.
Of course, he was smart; he had always known that.
Fortunately, Zhao Haihua still had some sense and reminded Huang Yuanxiang that they should put on their clothes first.
But when they looked at where their clothes were hanging, there were no clothes to be seen.
The two of them realized that the eavesdropper must have taken their clothes.
Now they were in a predicament.
Just moments ago, they had both been acting with perfunctory intentions.
But now, they dared not.
However, their hatred grew even stronger.
"Speak up. Since you recognize me, you should know that my father is the magistrate of this county.
Tell me quickly what you want. I'll do whatever I can," Huang Yuanxiang said directly.
In their current state, anyone could threaten them.
They just needed to coax their clothes out of the person first.
Then he would rush over and capture that person.
No matter who it was, as long as he saw their face, they were dead.
How bold of them to dare to threaten him for favors.
Huang Yuanxiang had a great plan, but Su Xiaoqi didn't fall for their tricks at all.
She even told them that the closest people were in the lotus viewing pavilion on the mountainside.
As long as she spoke a little louder, she could call them down.
If they didn't want to go from being sightseers to becoming the main attraction for everyone to watch, they had better not think of playing any tricks.
Zhao Haihua immediately agreed, "Speak up, you say. The magistrate listens to me." She was, of course, referring to in bed.
Zhao Haihua hadn't felt anything when she first embraced Huang Yuanxiang.
Now she felt very cold and was shivering all over.
Goosebumps had broken out all over her skin.
She just wanted to get rid of this person quickly, put on her clothes, and leave.
"There's a gambling house on Sihui Street. They used gambling to kill my family. I'll need the magistrate's son to lead people to shut them down.
And capture the ringleader, throw them in jail, sentence them to ten or eight years, or exile them."
That's right, Su Xiaoqi had not forgotten about Su Dafu.
From the moment she approached Zhao Haihua, she had intended to use her to deal with him.
It just so happened that Zhao Haihua also wanted to deal with her.
The two of them were truly something.
Su Xiaoqi smirked self-deprecatingly.
Huang Yuanxiang had already searched his memory for information about that gambling house.
It was difficult to handle, as it was a Su family property.
But there was no other way now; his very skin was in someone else's hands.
He could only agree for now, thinking that he would deal with the person after he put on his clothes.
As soon as Huang Yuanxiang agreed, before his wicked thoughts were fully formed, he saw a piece of cloth wrapped around a stone flying towards them.
"Write it down."
"Ah, but how can I write without a pen?" Huang Yuanxiang was annoyed.
He clearly saw that the cloth thrown over was torn from the sleeve of his outer garment.
Su Xiaoqi was about to suggest biting her finger and writing with his own blood.
Then she saw Shen Yun reach into his sleeve, take out a pen,
and hand her the ink as well.
Su Xiaoqi threw them over as they were.
Huang Yuanxiang hesitated.
If he agreed verbally, he could renege, but if it was written down in black and white, how could he go back on his word?
He couldn't help but admire the person hiding behind the large rock.
Their meticulous planning left him with no opportunity to fool them.
But if this matter were to succeed, how could he let that person go?