Gu Sang smiled when she saw Li Shi standing so upright.
"Um."
Although Li was timid, she was growing up in her own way and protecting her children.
The county magistrate opened the court to hear the case.
Gu Dekang and the others knelt on the ground, looking truly pitiful.
But what does this have to do with Gu Sang?
In Gu Sang's eyes, such a person is not worthy of sympathy, nor is he worthy of pity in the slightest.
Most importantly, if anything really happens, Gu Sang won't consider what it has to do with her.
They were the ones who wouldn't let go of her, so it's only natural for her to fight back, isn't it?
Having thought of all this, Gu Sang took a deep breath and then said, "My lord, I beg you to give me justice in this matter."
Zhang turned around and glared fiercely at Gu Sang. She looked as if she wanted to tear Gu Sang to pieces.
Gu Sang merely shrugged slightly. "Go ahead and kill me if you can, or shut up." She wasn't afraid at all. Besides, after something like this, did she think anyone wanted to waste time here with her?
If it weren't for the fear of unforeseen circumstances, Gu Sang wouldn't care about them at all!
The magistrate glanced at Gu Sang, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, little shopkeeper."
Upon hearing this, Gu Dekang and the others felt a chill run down their spines.
Judging from the situation, the magistrate and Gu Sang seem so familiar with each other. If Gu Sang is really acquainted with the magistrate, what should they do? It's chilling to even think about.
"M-Sir... there must be some misunderstanding in this matter..."
Gu Dekang knew that he couldn't confront Gu Sang head-on under any circumstances, and that keeping a low profile would always help him escape unscathed. Having figured this out, he hurriedly kowtowed to the magistrate.
To be honest, he didn't want to go to jail. He didn't know at first that Zhang had gone to cause trouble for Gu Sang. If he had known, Gu Dekang would definitely have dragged Zhang back. Why did she have to do this?
This is truly baffling and incredibly frustrating. The main problem is that nobody knows what will happen next.
After hearing Gu Dekang's words, Gu Sang merely shrugged slightly and remained silent.
As for how to handle it, Gu Sang believed that she didn't need to say anything; the county magistrate could find out anyway, so... just watch the show.
At this moment, Li Shi also glanced at Gu Sang with concern.
"Sangsang, I hope nothing else has happened."
Now, the Li family is truly terrified of them. You can't bully people like this. Even if you're going to bully someone, you can't do it like this!
They're family after all, yet they've made things turn out like this. What's the point?
But these were all Li's thoughts in the past. Now Li wants them all to stay far away from her. If they can't afford to offend her, they can at least avoid her, right?
If there hadn't been absolutely no other way, Li wouldn't have said such a thing.
No matter what happens, Li will not be soft-hearted anymore.
Gu Sang simply smiled at Li's words and said, "Don't worry, it's alright."
Li was still uneasy, but seeing Gu Sang's calm demeanor, she didn't say anything. The situation was what it was, so she just had to wait and see. The magistrate began questioning, but the Gu family vehemently denied everything.
"No! We haven't done anything like that!"
Gu Yinggui wasn't stupid. If he admitted it, wouldn't he be finished? That silver... he hadn't returned it to the landlord! The landlord still thought they had buried Gu Sang.
Gu Dekang was unaware of these things, nor did he know what his eldest son had done in the matter.
However, seeing Gu Yinggui's appearance, Gu Dekang became suspicious.
At this moment, Zhang hurriedly shouted, "My lord! This little bitch has been harming us! She's the worst one! She's disrespectful to her elders! She even got my grandparents and uncle thrown into jail! People like her deserve to be struck by lightning!"
Just thinking about these messy things filled Zhang with resentment. If this matter caused a huge uproar, they wouldn't be able to cover it up!
In fact, it wouldn't be accurate to say that Zhang was brainless. She was quite clear about what was going on, but she just couldn't swallow her anger.
The thought of Gu Sang daring to bully them filled Zhang Shi with resentment, and she wished she could kill Gu Sang!
After hearing this, Gu Sang chuckled after a long pause.
To be honest, this kind of trivial matter didn't really pose much of an obstacle for Gu Sang.
Another point is that Gu Sang herself became a victim in this matter, so she has a valid and well-founded argument. If this were the 21st century, she would have dealt with these bastards long ago; why bother playing games with them?
After hearing their words, he found them utterly ridiculous and said, "Then you are truly wronged! I did all the bad things. Your whole family is no match for a woman like me? You just let me cause trouble? Then I must be a monster!"
The entire yamen fell silent immediately.
Gu Sang's words were a wake-up call to everyone present. She just smiled coldly at them, wanting to see what other trouble they could cause.
Gu Yinggui rolled his eyes for a moment, and then began to make up a story while crying.
"My lord, it's really not like that. The third branch of the family has no man to support them. Our whole family couldn't possibly watch them starve, so we took extra care of them. But they acted like they were starving, always causing trouble. At first, it was alright, they didn't do anything. But as time went on, they all became so arrogant! My lord, how could anyone stand this..."
After Gu Yinggui finished speaking, two crocodile tears shed. He gently wiped them away with his sleeve, and Gu Sang could clearly see that there were no water stains at all.
Upon hearing this, Li was shocked and her eyes widened. She turned to look at Gu Sang.
"Sang Sang?"
If it weren't for Gu Sang, Li Shi would have thought Gu Yinggui was right! But is that really the case? No! The reason things have turned out this way is because they've been exploiting the third branch of the family too much.
That's not the point. The most important thing is that they actually sold Gu Sang and buried her alive! How come it's all made up in their mouths?
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