Catching an adulterer, the same examination year, an old friend (thanks for the gifts, readers!)
After Hu Qiuming let out a series of heavy pants, Su Fei saw that they were nearly finished.
He raised his hand and gently pushed the door.
The door creaked open, and a gust of cold wind swept into the room.
Hu Qiuming and the naked concubine were embracing. The cold wind struck them, and they saw a masked figure in night clothes suddenly enter.
The concubine screamed in fright and hastily pulled the quilt around herself, trembling all over.
Hu Qiuming panicked at first, but then he noticed that Su Fei was not particularly burly and wore unremarkable black clothes. He assumed an ignorant servant from the household had barged in by mistake, or that some petty thief had come in from outside.
His humiliation immediately turned into anger.
He barked a rebuke.
"How dare you! Who do you think you are, barging into my room? Get out this instant! Believe me, I'll have the Zhou Residence's steward break your legs!"
As he spoke, he reached for the dagger beside the bed.
Clearly, he wanted to intimidate Su Fei while also covering up his own discomfiture.
Su Fei stood motionless in the doorway, merely sweeping a cold gaze over the two people on the bed. His voice carried a hint of mockery.
"You certainly seem to be enjoying yourself, Mr. Hu. You still have the leisure to seek pleasure at a time like this. Aren't you afraid Zhou Bo'an will find out and flay you alive?"
"Who are you? You know me?"
Hu Qiuming's expression changed drastically, and his hand froze around the dagger. Since the intruder knew what to call him, he clearly was no ordinary servant.
He scrutinized Su Fei, trying to make something out beneath the night clothes and mask, but the oppressive presence emanating from