Sold by his own father
Hearing the noise inside, Su Shi quickly realized something was wrong and hurriedly pushed open the door.
"Oh dear! Little Brother Wang!" Su Shi quickly stopped Su Yuexing and pushed her away.
They helped Wang Dazhuang up from the ground and asked, "Little Brother Wang, are you alright?"
Wang Dazhuang felt pain in every bone in his body, and clutching his back, he said, "Brother Su! Give me my money back! I'm not doing business with you!"
Su Shi said with a pained expression, "Wait! Brother Wang, wait for me, I'll go and say a few nice words to my daughter."
Su Yuexing looked at Su Shi in shock, "Dad, are you still the person I know?"
Su Shi said in a gentle voice, "Daughter, please have pity on your father."
"I just want some money to buy some wine, and you agree to sleep with your Uncle Wang for one night."
Unable to contain her anger any longer, Su Yuexing punched Su Shi on the head, "Ouch!"
Wang Dazhuang stared wide-eyed at the scene and shouted, "Help! Someone come quick!"
"The Su family girl is trying to kill her own father!"
Su Shi tried to cover his mouth with her hand, but it was too late.
His shout quickly attracted the attention of the neighbors. "Wang Dazhuang, what are you doing here?"
"And he wasn't even wearing any clothes," Aunt Xu said, sizing him up.
The other men behind her had different expressions.
Wang Dazhuang immediately pointed at Su Yuexing and said, "It was that Su family girl who seduced me!"
Su Yuexing immediately denied it, saying, "No!"
"I did not do such a thing!"
The men in the crowd also chimed in, accusing her: "She must have seduced Da Zhuang!"
Lin Zhongdao said, "How could Dazhuang, such an honest and upright person, do something to betray Brother Su!"
Zhao Tian chimed in, "Yes! Su girl must have ill intentions!"
Aunt Xu, who was standing nearby, said, "You guys have always had the best relationship with Su Shi. When Su Shi was alive, you often came to drink with him."
“You won’t be going back to your own houses until the middle of the night after drinking like this.”
"I think that given your relationship with Su Shi, you wouldn't do anything to betray him."
"We'll have to ask Su Shi for the specifics."
Everyone turned their attention to Su Shi.
Su Shi's gaze lingered on the other three for a moment before he noticed Zhao Tian holding silver in his hand.
He lowered his head and said, "Xing'er said she wasn't satisfied with her son-in-law, so she wanted me to help her find a man."
Hiding in the shadows, Yue swayed and almost fell off the tree. She looked at her master beside her in shock, only to see that he remained calm.
But his hand inside his sleeve was already clenched into a fist, silently watching the commotion below.
Su Yuexing was filled with mixed feelings at this moment, including shock, confusion, and sadness.
Why would Dad say something like that?
People started gossiping, criticizing Su Yuexing as a shameless woman.
Only a small minority of voices expressed doubt, saying, "We watched Su grow up; she's not like that."
Su Yuexing looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Grandpa Niu speaking up for her. Although his voice was very soft, she still heard it.
When Wang Dazhuang heard that his neighbors were all criticizing Su Yuexing, he breathed a sigh of relief.
A desolate smile appeared on Su Yuexing's face.
When Li Jinghe saw the expression on her face, a pang of heartache flashed through his heart. He remembered seeing that same helpless and bittersweet smile when he was suffering from illness.
At that time, I thought about ending my life, but then...
The sudden turn of events interrupted his thoughts as Su Yuexing crashed headfirst into a nearby tree.
He immediately grabbed Yue, and Yue immediately understood his meaning, and flew down from the tree with him.
Su Yuexing felt her hand being pulled. She turned around and saw Li Jinghe, with a boy in black clothes beside him whom she had never seen before.
Su Shi exclaimed in horror, "How did you get here!"
Li Jinghe disliked his nominal father-in-law intensely, his eyes filled with disgust.
"You've almost killed my wife, shouldn't I show up?" Li Jinghe asked in a sinister tone.
Grandpa Niu recognized Li Jinghe and exclaimed excitedly, "He's the young master of the Li family!"
"Su Yatou's husband, the last time he came, he rode in my oxcart."
Li Jinghe gave him a slight smile as a greeting.
Hearing what Li Jinghe said, Su Yuexing felt especially warm inside.
Li Jinghe looked at her and said, "What about your temper?"
"Let your anger out, and I'll cover for you if anything happens!"
Su Yuexing realized how stupid she had been to impulsively try to end her own life!
She looked at Li Jinghe, then turned her gaze to Su Shi, and said, "Father! How did you become like this!"
Su Shi dared not meet Su Yuexing's eyes and asked, "My dear daughter, will you still stay with me?"
Su Yuexing gave a mocking smile. "Staying here with you is fine. Today it's Uncle Wang, but next time it might be Uncle Zhao!"
Zhao Tian exclaimed excitedly, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Wang Dazhuang! I'm going to kill you!" Wang's voice came from not far away before she even arrived.
Wang's family were pig butchers. Before she got married, she often helped her family butcher pigs and had great strength.
Wang Dazhuang was also very afraid of his wife, so he quickly hid behind Su Shi and whispered, "You must help me!"
Wang pushed through the crowd, grabbed Wang Dazhuang by the ear, and roared, "You came here to drink, how did you end up in someone else's daughter's bed!"
Wang Dazhuang cried out in pain, "It hurts! Wife! Let go!"
Wang sniffed him and said, "There's not a trace of alcohol on you. You lied to me!"
Su Shi, Zhao Tian, and Lin Zhong together pulled Wang Shi away.
Zhao Tian advised, "Wang, calm down. Dazhuang only made a mistake that every man makes. Calm down."
Hearing his words, Wang was so angry she jumped up and down. "So, according to you, I should forgive him?!"
"I remember you and Lin Zhong used to come to Su Shi's house for drinks often, but you haven't been there even once since Su Shi passed away."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tian and Lin Zhong looked flustered and said, "Madam Wang! Don't make false accusations!"
Seeing their guilty expressions, Wang said, "I didn't say anything, how can you make false accusations!"
"You're clearly guilty! Because I guessed right!"
Su Yuexing had a bad feeling and said, "Su Shi! Tell me! How exactly did Mother die?"
Li Jinghe glanced at the others and then gave Chaoyue a meaningful look.
Yue held her sword against Zhao Yun, and the surrounding villagers ran away in panic.
Zhao Yun's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, saying, "This has nothing to do with me. It was Su Shi who was short of money and sold his wife to us to enjoy!"
Su Yuexing trembled with rage, her eyes bloodshot as she stared at Su Shi.
Su Shi didn't dare to look at Su Yuexing, keeping his head very low, and said weakly, "I just wanted some money for drinks."
Su Yuexing snatched the sword from Yue's hand, intending to kill Su Shi, but Li Jinghe, who was beside her, reacted and reached out to grab the sword.
Blood dripped from the sword onto the ground. Su Yuexing froze and released her grip.
Yue was stunned and said, "Young Master!"
Li Jinghe returned the sword to Yue and said to Su Yuexing, "You can get anything on your hands, but never get blood on them! It's filthy!"
After saying that, he looked sharply at Su Shi and said, "Go and call the government officials!"
When Lin Zhong heard that the government officials were coming, he turned to run away, but Yue kicked him in the leg, and he knelt on the ground.
Soon they were taken away by the government officials. As soon as they saw the officials, their legs went weak and they knelt down, explaining everything in detail.
When Su was alive, Su Shi would make a deal with them: if they gave him fifty copper coins, he would let Su sleep with them.
The people involved in this transaction were Lin Zhong, Zhao Tian, and Wang Dazhuang.
The night Su died in the forest, he noticed there was no movement beneath him. He put his hand to his nose but felt no breath.
He immediately packed his clothes and went to settle accounts with Su Shi, saying it was bad luck for him to have to sleep with a dead man!
From that day on, Su completely left this world.
Su Yuexing swayed, and Li Jinghe, who was beside her, supported her, saying, "Be careful!"
"Mother!" Su Yuexing cried out in despair.
If you had come back to the Li residence with me back then, would this have been avoided?
In the end, Su Shi and Lin Zhong were imprisoned.
Su Yuexing came out of the county government office, and Li Jinghe stayed by her side the whole time.
"You go back first, I need to go see my mother," Su Yuexing said expressionlessly.
Li Jinghe, afraid that she would leave him again, said, "I'll go with you."
"It's very cold up in the mountains, you shouldn't go," Su Yuexing said, trying to stop her.
Li Jinghe firmly replied, "It's nothing."
Seeing that he still insisted, Su Yuexing didn't know what to say.
Following the mountain path, Su Yuexing walked step by step. The mountains were very quiet, with the occasional sound of birds chirping.
Su Yuexing lay prostrate on the grave, her suppressed emotions suddenly bursting forth, "Mother! I should have taken you away with me!"
"If I had insisted on taking you with me back then, wouldn't this whole thing have been avoided?"
"Mom! I miss you so much!"
Su Yuexing cried herself to sleep. Li Jinghe reached out and picked her up. Yue stepped forward and said, "Young Master, shall I do it?"
Li Jinghe shook his head and said, "No need, my health is much better than before." He carried Su Yuexing down the mountain.
When Su Yuexing opened her eyes again, she found herself back at the Li residence. Hua Hong came in from outside and said, "Madam! You're back!"
Su Yuexing showed no emotion, simply sitting blankly on the bed, staring at something in a daze.
When she gets hungry, she tells Hua Hong that she is hungry, and Hua Hong happily goes to prepare the meal.
After finishing her meal, Su Yuexing stared blankly at something, then felt sleepy and closed her eyes to sleep.
Her expression remained calm, neither happy nor sad, for several days in a row.
Hua Hong had no idea what she had gone through. She told Li Jinghe what had happened, and he only instructed her, "Keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't do anything rash."
Upon hearing this, Hua Hong became extremely attentive and looked at Su Yuexing.
After Li Jinghe finished drinking his medicine, he handed the empty bowl to Dongyang. "Young Master, someone from the manor just told us that Miss Jiang has arrived."
Li Jinghe's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Which Miss Jiang?"
Dongyang pursed her lips and said, "That Miss Jiang from the capital, she came with her husband."
Li Jinghe straightened his clothes and asked, "Do I look alright?"
Dongyang agreed, "Young Master looks very good now."
Li Jinghe instructed, "Have them come to Changshou Garden."
"Yes." Dongyang accepted the order and left.
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