Chapter 138 Corpses Found in the Wilderness
Fan family
Feng received the news from her mother's home in Yunzhou and hurried back.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, the scene before her broke her heart - Fan Wenchang's body was lying there quietly, obviously having been eaten by wild beasts.
She immediately wailed, "Who would have the heart to do this to my child?"
Fan Shan seemed to have aged ten years overnight. Seeing his wife finally come back, his dull eyes suddenly turned fierce, "It was you who spoiled him that caused his tragic death today!"
Feng looked at her son's miserable body, heartbroken: "Son, how could you be so cruel as to abandon me?"
Liu, who was standing behind her, felt heartbroken when she saw her grandson in such a state, and she almost fainted.
However, Fan Shan's words aroused Liu's anger.
She pointed at Fan Shan angrily and scolded him harshly, "I married my daughter to you, and your father-in-law even helped you rise to the top. Now that Chang'er has tragically died, you're blaming your wife! Are you taking advantage of the Feng family's current decline and lack of support?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Shan's knees weakened and he fell to the ground. "Mother-in-law, please calm down. I'm not dissatisfied with you. It's just... she allowed Chang'er to rape the Su family girl, which is why she brought this fatal disaster upon herself!"
Feng was crying her heart out. Upon hearing this, she looked up suddenly, her eyes filled with shock and confusion: "When did I ever instigate my son to do this?"
She only received a letter, but her son never returned and his body was left exposed in the wilderness.
Fan Shan was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that you were dissatisfied with the rejection of the marriage proposal and instigated Chang'er to tarnish the Su family girl's innocence in order to force the Su family to agree to the marriage?"
Feng was so angry that she was shaking all over: "How could I want a woman with such a bad reputation as my daughter-in-law? I was just afraid that you would divorce me for the sake of your official reputation, so I wanted to take my son back and hide for two days. Who would have thought that he would..." When she said this, she burst into tears again.
She just thought that her son was getting drunk in a brothel.
Who would have thought...
Fan Shan and Liu looked at each other and both felt that this matter was strange.
Although Fan Wenchang was spoiled in daily life, he would never be so bold, let alone collude with Xiaolou.
Liu pondered for a moment and spoke first: "Chang'er must have been used by someone."
Feng cried even harder: "Mother, does this even matter? Your grandson is dead, and he died in such an unclear way!"
A fierce look flashed in Liu's eyes: "What do you mean unclear? This matter must be related to the Su family."
Fan Shan seemed a little cowardly: "But... this crime of rape is also punishable by death."
Liu snorted coldly, "Whose rape? His Su family killed Chang'er, obviously because they were afraid that the truth would be exposed!"
Hearing this, Feng's crying gradually subsided, and a hint of hatred flashed in her eyes: "Mother, I can't let Chang'er die with regrets. I will make the Su family pay the price!"
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On the couch, Su Shengsheng's opened eyes trembled slightly.
When Xie Xuan saw her, he immediately stepped forward, "Su Shengsheng."
When those eyes, as bright as stars, slowly turned to him, Xie Xuan couldn't help but hold her hand, as if he was handling rare glass, not daring to touch it forcefully, "Does it still hurt?"
Although the two of them had experienced life and death, this sudden intimacy still made Su Shengsheng feel a little uncomfortable, and she slowly withdrew her hand.
Seeing this, Bai Ping hurried forward and gently helped Su Shengsheng up, and asked her brother to come over to take her pulse.
Her brother has always been calm and not easily moved. Now he has even given her the ancestral cold jade. His sister-in-law can't run away with him.
Xie Xuan made way, but his eyes were fixed on Su Shengsheng, who had been in a coma for a day and a night.
Su Shengsheng's eyes slowly moved around the room, but she didn't see any members of the Su family. She couldn't help but frown slightly.
She ignored Bai Shuo who was about to take her pulse carefully, and lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed.
Bai Ping hurriedly stopped her, "What does Miss Su want?"
A sudden dizziness made Su Shengsheng's body stagger, and she fell back onto the bed weakly.
She could only close her eyes tightly, silently waiting for the dizziness to gradually dissipate, but she couldn't help but ask, "Where are the government officials?"
Bai Ping was puzzled. "Someone from the government?"
She quickly realized, "Is it that Fan Wenchang was kidnapped and assassinated by unknown assailants? But the Fan family has not yet reported it to the authorities."
The outside world now only knows that Fan Wenchang intended to do something bad to Su Shengsheng, but failed and was rescued by Xie Xuan.
The reason why Chu Zhao and others knew the truth that day was because they were Fan Wenchang's men, and they revealed it themselves during the fight.
He wanted them to show mercy, saying that Fan Wenchang had already succeeded, and if they wanted to suppress the matter, the Su family would have to marry their daughter to him.
And they had no reason to kill Fan Wenchang.
Is Fan Wenchang dead?
Su Shengsheng opened her eyes in shock. After getting confirmation from Bai Ping's eyes, her gaze immediately turned to Xie Xuan beside her.
She couldn't believe that he would appear there by such a coincidence that day to save her...
Moreover, all the guesses that she was originally uncertain about were now answered in his eyes.
Bai Shuo and his sister also noticed something and their eyes moved.
Xie Xuan ignored all this and said, "He deserves it. You can just focus on recuperating."
Su Shengsheng is well aware of the terrible consequences of a woman being stigmatized and socially dead.
Therefore, she would rather bear all the attacks and accusations herself.
But when she learned the news of Fan Wenchang's death, she did not feel relieved at all, but became even more uneasy.
She was worried that the Fan family would retaliate against the Su family because of Fan Wenchang's death, and she was even more worried that Su Yuanling would not be able to withstand the pressure and tell the truth.
She struggled to get up, but was pushed back onto the couch by the feeling of powerlessness from inside out.
"You already have one foot on the verge of death. If my brother hadn't saved you with the ancestral cold jade, you would have died long ago!" Bai Ping didn't want her to go out and risk her life at this time, so she had to use this matter to pressure her.
"Sister." Bai Shuo pulled Bai Ping's sleeve, signaling her not to say anything more.
Su Shengsheng fell back on the couch again, and the dizziness made her unable to get up.
Hearing this, he suppressed his discomfort and looked at Bai Shuo.
"In previous years, even tens of thousands of dan of rice were not enough for the Bai family's porridge distribution. Now, you alone can teach others how to fish. From now on, no one in Tianqianguan will starve or freeze to death. Saving your life is worth ten thousand lives."
Bai Shuo said this to appease Su Shengsheng's anxiety.
"However, if you move again today, you will really be wasting my treasure."
Su Shengsheng's gaze slowly dropped. "My...my family didn't come to see me?" She was full of doubts.
Fan Wenchang died, and no official came to investigate...
Bai Ping didn't know the specific reason, but she knew she was worried about her family. "It's not easy for them to know about the Thousand Soul Attraction you have."
Su Shengsheng understood the situation outside as soon as she heard it.
I'm afraid that her plan to rush out and report to the police would be suppressed by Xie Xuan.
She didn't look at anyone again, but just said softly: "I want to be alone..."
Bai Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If you keep struggling, it will be too late to save it!
She gestured to her worried brother that she would stay and help take care of the baby, while looking at the silent King Xuanming.
These two people...
Su Shengsheng only started to cry after everyone in the room left.
She was too self-righteous and still looked at the world based on the standards of her previous life.
She failed to curb the rumors, allowing them to spread, and her overeagerness led to the creation of so many opponents.
Since they couldn't deal with her, they would naturally attack her family...
Even a strong woman has moments of weakness.
Bai Ping, who came in under the pretext of delivering soup to check on Su Shengsheng's condition, sighed slightly.
"My father's merchant ship never returned, and my mother cried secretly behind our backs." She blew on the sugar water and handed it to Su Shengsheng, who was wiping her tears. "My brother said women are made of water, but he won't let us cry anymore."
As she spoke, she took out a string of pearls from her purse and gave it to Su Shengsheng. "Whenever I cry, my brother will give me this. I have a lot! Take this, but don't let him see you crying."
Unexpectedly, Su Shengsheng's tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
Hearing the suppressed crying in the house, Xie Xuan clenched his fists fiercely...
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