Chapter 133: Public Opinion Can Melt Gold
Su family
The atmosphere in the hall was almost frozen.
Thanks to Bao Da's report, the Su family only knew that Su Shengsheng had gone with Xie Xuan to catch the criminals who made counterfeit currency, but they did not expect that she had not returned for three days.
In addition to the Fan family's sudden proposal of marriage, which caught the Su family off guard, the border checkpoints also continued to blockade various places.
Although Old Master Su was concerned about his granddaughter's safety, he knew that national affairs were more important than family affairs, so he waited and did not dare to send anyone to inquire.
Until today, I learned from General Mu that his granddaughter had a high fever for three consecutive days.
General Mu Ze said that Su Shengsheng's condition made it difficult to move, and he was afraid of being disturbed by too many people, so he delayed reporting it.
This might not be a problem under normal circumstances, but now rumors about his granddaughter are spreading throughout the country, and Old Master Su is deeply afraid that this matter will cause trouble again.
The Su family wanted to visit in person, but the old man and the old lady were bedridden due to illness, Mrs. Li fainted from anger, and Su Jingshan had a new leg injury.
Jiao and Zhong were so busy that they couldn't spare any time.
The daughters at home were not in a position to go to the military camp. When they heard that Su Shengsheng was fine, but just couldn't get used to the food in the army, the general sent someone to pick her up. Qingning understood Su Shengsheng's taste, so they entrusted Qingning to take care of her.
At this moment, Jiao and Zhong were supporting the old lady and the old man, anxiously waiting in the main hall for Bao Er to bring back a letter of safety.
Unexpectedly, Su Shengsheng returned with Bao Er.
"Sheng girl!" Jiao and Zhong gathered around her, looking her up and down. "How come you had a fever for three days? Are you okay now?"
When Su Shengsheng heard this, she knew that Xie Xuan had not told her the truth.
She certainly wouldn't say, "I'm just weak and caught a cold."
She greeted her sick grandparents one by one, her eyes full of apology: "I'm sorry for making you worry."
"I'm glad you're safe." Her grandmother held her hand tightly, tears in her eyes. "Are you scared? Don't take risks again."
They knew very well why Su Shengsheng went with Xie Xuan to arrest people. It was all because of the Su family's release from military service.
Now, they feel even more distressed for this filial and intelligent child who was framed in such a way by villains from outside.
Grandfather also had tears in his eyes and sighed, "It's all because of grandpa that you've been implicated..." Before he finished speaking, he started coughing violently.
Su Shengsheng quickly stepped forward to pour water and comforted him, "Grandfather, please don't overthink it. General Xie wanted me to make amends, so he took me to catch the principal offender. I'm sorry that your granddaughter is not good enough and has caused you, grandpa and grandma, to worry."
"Nonsense." Grandmother could no longer hold back her tears. "Our little girl Sheng is the most capable. Many men can't even catch up to her."
As they were talking, Li, despite her sick body, walked out of the house. When she saw her daughter, she burst into tears: "My daughter, you are back. I was worried to death."
Su Shengsheng was surprised when she saw her father coming out with two crutches.
When he looked again, he was even more frightened to see Brother Heng hiding behind him with bruises on his head.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
When she asked him this, Brother Heng burst into tears: "It's not Brother Heng who wants to hit the kids, it's them who say bad things about me..."
Su Shengsheng heard the whole story during the day. It turned out that Brother Heng had a conflict with someone because of her when he went to school today.
And her frail father actually used a cane to fight with other people's parents.
The result is obvious, the other good leg is also injured...
Her heart felt bitter and painful. Looking at her mother's swollen eyes, she only regretted that she had not listened to Ning Jie's words.
The second ancestor of the Fan family actually dared to propose marriage. Who doesn't know the evil intentions he has in mind?
She will make him remember this lesson next time!
Su Shengsheng coaxed and persuaded the three of them, and finally managed to calm them down.
At this time, the eldest aunt said, "I'm going to tell the people outside that our girl Sheng is going to help catch the criminal. Let them talk nonsense! I will definitely slap them in the face!"
Upon hearing this, Su Shengsheng quickly stopped them: "Wait a minute, Auntie. Those who are innocent will be innocent. Why bother with them? Besides, we can't explain to each of them one by one, right?"
The way to deal with frame-up is to avoid being framed.
Once the heat has passed and there are other gossips, those rumors will naturally be forgotten by them.
Besides...it's not a rumor at all...
Su Shengsheng felt a flicker of guilt in her heart. She had indeed been to the Red Mansion and had indeed had some interactions with Xie Xuan...
Along the way, her thoughts were in a whirlwind. Sometimes she felt that she was too sensitive, and sometimes she felt that everything matched and pointed in a clear direction.
But now, the mess in the house made her confused mind unable to work.
I just want all this to go away as soon as possible.
When Jiao saw Su Shengsheng return, she couldn't hold back her temper any longer: "Sheng girl, you don't know how bad those rumors are. They even said that you... you went to a place like the Red Mansion."
Here, people value a girl's innocence so much that if it is proven that she has really been to a brothel, even if she is performing folk art, she will be beaten to death with a stick and no one will listen to her anymore.
What's more, there are girls waiting to get married in the family. Once they are labeled as bad women, they will also be implicated.
At that time, Su Shengsheng was forced into a desperate situation by the crisis in the fourth room, and was targeted by someone with ulterior motives, so she had to take the risk.
Seeing such a big reaction from my family, I feel regretful.
"When you are famous, you will be surrounded by gossip. Let them be." Su Shengsheng didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore.
However, this time, Mrs. Zhong stood up very firmly. She had no daughter to marry, so she was really thinking about Su Shengsheng.
"Gossip can melt gold. They see that you, a woman, are more outstanding than men, and because you have no one to support you, they wantonly slander you. We can't let you become the subject of after-dinner gossip like this."
If the men named in the rumors stand up to defend Su Shengsheng, they will only be dragged into the quagmire.
Although Zhong was usually indifferent and unwilling to argue with others, she absolutely did not want to see Su Shengsheng suffer such an injustice.
Seeing that his parents, who have always been kind to others, also wanted to find the Fan family to argue this time, Su Shengsheng got even more headaches.
"Sixth sister, people outside are even talking about something as private as the red mole on your chest. This matter must be resolved."
Su Nianwei's sudden words caused the room to fall into silence.
In fact, they have always been worried that Su Shengsheng might go astray in a moment of impulse.
It was because those rumors were so credible, and there was also Su Shengsheng's pass to Chiyan City and the testimony of the maid in the Red Mansion.
Plus... they were in dire need of money at that time...
However, since Su Shengsheng just said that she didn’t go, they believed it.
But what if... Sheng girl is lying to them?
This thought flashed through everyone's mind, and they fell into silence.
Su Shengsheng remained calm and composed. "You forgot, the women were all together in the hot spring, so it's not surprising that someone saw them. The rumor spread, and then someone exaggerated it."
After hearing this, the Su family finally felt relieved.
They were really afraid that Su Shengsheng would make a mistake for a living.
Seeing that everyone looked relieved, Su Shengsheng pretended to be unwell, "Ahem..."
Seeing this, Mrs. Li immediately supported her daughter with a distressed look on her face. "Come on, go back to the house with your mother and rest. Let your father handle this matter."
It would have been fine if she didn't say it, but once she did, Su Shengsheng wanted to die on the spot.
"This matter has affected so many people, and even General Xie is implicated. How can the Fan family escape unscathed?"
It wasn't that she expected Xie Xuan to take action on her behalf, but she was using the most unlikely and most authoritative person to make the case.
You can't possibly dare to spread gossip about King Xuanming.
As expected, the well-informed Second Brother Bao immediately said, "I heard that the news spread so wildly that even the county magistrate was framed. That Feng took Fan Wenchang and fled back to her parents' home that night."
Su Shengsheng felt a little strange.
Could it be... that there is someone secretly pushing all this behind the scenes?
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