Chapter 173 How dare the Rong family play tricks on me?
The story begins with Su Jianrong signing the three documents. Rong Ruolan was right; he was aware of the gravity of the case he was involved in. If they hadn't brought Liu Xianling into the cell with them, he wouldn't have dared to put pen to paper.
But since he knew that he had the support of the county magistrate, his life in prison was not so difficult.
Sure enough, three days later, when he was scratching his back with a straw, he heard a "clang" and the big lock on the prison door was opened.
"Su Jianrong, the case has been investigated, you should leave now!"
The one who released him was the yamen runner who had given him water a few days ago. Su Jianrong was so happy that he jumped up from the straw pile and couldn't help but sigh, "So, it's different when there's someone up there."
As he spoke, he patted the yamen runner on the shoulder and said, "Tell your colleagues that I will definitely file a complaint against them in front of Lord Liu when I get out." Seeing the yamen runner's sullen face, he comforted him, "Don't worry, young man. I'm going to praise you in front of Lord Liu!"
He seemed to be thinking of Lin and the irritating Wei Liang. Without waiting for the yamen runner to speak, he hurriedly asked, "Young man, what happened to the adulterous couple? Has Lord Liu sentenced them to death?"
Unexpectedly, the yamen runner said impatiently: "Just get out if I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"Hey!" Su Jianrong looked at the ignorant yamen runner and suddenly raised his voice, putting on a lecture. "Don't think that just because I call you "little brother" you really think you are that powerful? I tell you, Lord Liu is behind me, so be polite to me!"
Upon hearing this, the yamen runner sneered and said, "Master Liu? Do you think it was Master Liu from Yongjia who released you?"
"Isn't it?" Before he could finish his words, he was kicked out of the prison by the bailiff.
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"Bah! You damned policeman, I'll sue you!"
He rubbed his lower back, only feeling resentful about the kick in the waist. Without thinking carefully about what the yamen runner had just said, he limped back to the Su Mansion to take a look.
As expected, the Su family mansion was still sealed, just like the day he was arrested. It was late, and he was penniless, so he naturally had no money to hire a car to go to Yandang Academy.
Seeing the neighbors walking in groups of three or four on the street seeming to recognize him, he suddenly remembered that someone seemed to have mentioned that Yuanbao and Fubao were in the old house of the Su family.
So he hurried to his childhood home. As expected, before he even opened the gate, he heard someone arguing inside.
"I don't want porridge, I want meat!"
You can tell it’s Fubao’s voice right away.
It used to be comforting to hear this; a plump, fair-skinned boy was so adorable. But now, Su Jianrong was furious. How could he be so foolish? He was clearly a beautiful girl, so how could he have given birth to such a sturdy, fleshy child? It was clear that Mrs. Lin was using the "nephew resembles his uncle" story to deceive him.
Thinking of being cheated by the cunning Lin for ten years, he ignored the pain in his waist and kicked open the broken fence door, shouting, "Get out! Get out!"
Fubao was a man with good eyesight. When he saw that it was Su Jianrong, he immediately stuffed the porridge into Yuanbao's hand, and then he threw himself into his arms and cried, calling him father.
In the past, he felt happy to see his daughter crying and acting like a spoiled child. But now, looking at that foxy face that resembled Lin's, he was so angry that he pushed her away and said, "Go, go, go! Your father is in jail with your mother! Get out of my house right now! My surname is Su, not Wei!"
Suddenly remembering that Wei Liang had used a pseudonym in court that day, he pouted and changed his words, "It's not Lin either!"
Fubao was a girl after all. When she heard Su Jianrong yelling at her like that, she was so scared that she retracted her hand. She just opened her eyes wide, not understanding why her father, who used to treat her like a treasure, became so ferocious after not seeing her for many days.
Just as Su Jianrong was looking for something to chase them out, Su Run came back with a bag of rice. When he saw him, he knelt down excitedly: "Master, you're back? I was just about to pick you up!"
The reason why Su Run's last name was Su was because his family fell into poverty and the only thing his mother kept was the servant who took care of him while he was studying.
"How did you know I was released today?" After seeing Su Run, Su Jianrong's anger subsided a little. Without even glancing at the two bastards, he pulled Su Run up and said, "Did Lord Liu send someone to tell you to come pick me up?"
Su Run was confused: "What Sir Liu?"
Su Jianrong was surprised: "Not Lord Liu? Then how did you know I would be released?"
Su Run cried, "These days, I've been giving money everywhere and asking around, and I just found out that Lin and Wei Liang have an accomplice. To protect themselves, that accomplice is fighting each other in court, pulling out their own private account books and accusing Lin and Wei Liang of being the masterminds. If it weren't for their internal strife, the one sentenced to death would be you, my master!"
"What?"
After listening to Su Run's crying, Su Jianrong felt a little uneasy.
"Impossible! It was Rong Ruolan who asked my father-in-law's students to rescue me. How could this be a conspiracy and an internal fight?!"
"Master, how could I possibly deceive you?" Su Run said with a mournful face, turning over his trouser pockets to reveal their emptiness. "I've used all the money you gave me as a reward. The accomplice turned out to be an actor. I heard he was in love with Wei Liang, and he doesn't get along with my wife. That's why we're fighting to the death!"
"Besides, the county magistrate of Yueqing is not surnamed Liu. Even if he is an official from another place, he can't be the master of Yueqing!"
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With no money and accustomed to being served for more than a decade, Su Jianrong could only send Su Run to inquire around. Unexpectedly, the news Su Run brought back every day made him tremble with fear.
His handwritten letter of severance has been submitted to the Su clan. Although he could not be present in person, he had the imperial official as a witness. The head of the Su clan not only stamped the letter of severance to confirm that Su Ying and Su Jianrong were no longer father and daughter, but also stamped the document he wrote regarding Rong Zhilan's dowry.
Afterwards, Su Run went back to the Su residence again and learned from the neighbors that a few days ago, the Rong family, accompanied by yamen runners, moved two large carts of belongings from the Su residence.
"This is only what we can see. Who knows how much more there is that we cannot see!"
Su Jianrong was already sweating profusely after hearing this, but Su Run's next words made him tremble with fear even more: "Master, I heard that a Du family appeared out of nowhere and sent a matchmaker to the academy to propose marriage. In just a few days, all the necessary formalities were completed, and they say the wedding will be tomorrow. From the sound of it, it seems that they are afraid that you will find out the truth and go to the academy to cause trouble!"
Su Run's unintentional words suddenly enlightened Su Jianrong.
"Yes, that's right! I should make a scene! How dare the Rong family play tricks on me? Regardless of whether there are those documents or not, how can blood ties be severed just like that? I'm going to make a scene! If they don't return the family property they swallowed up, I'm going to make sure this marriage doesn't take place!"
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