Chapter 342: No One Can Survive Under the Overturn
"The patient is not seriously ill, she just starved to death!" In the inn, the doctor took the old woman's pulse.
He wrote a prescription and said, "You are old and weak, and your liver fire is strong. You should avoid getting angry. It is better to take care of yourself slowly."
"Thank you, sir!" Su Chenyan saw him out and went to the clinic to get medicine.
The old woman was lying on the bed, having changed into clean clothes. Her eyes were sunken and she stared motionlessly at the ceiling of the tent, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Bao'er's mother, please take good care of him! When we get to Chang'an, we can live out the days of being an old master and an old lady! It will be worth it in this life!" Qin Fangcheng held his wife's hand to comfort her.
"Yes, grandma, let's live in the Su residence. Grandma's house faces the sun and is spacious. You and grandpa can live there! Good days are ahead!"
"My uncle is now a fourth-rank official and will continue to rise in the future. I wish you and my grandfather a long life! Enjoy your wealth and glory!" Su Shiyan also advised.
The old woman's eyes moved slowly. She glanced at her husband with a sad look, then looked at Su Shiyan with an inexplicable expression.
That look made Su Shiyan feel very uncomfortable, but he didn't think much about it. He just thought that his grandmother was too sad and was annoyed and blaming him for a while.
"Shi Yan, grandma has a favor to ask of you!" The old woman's voice was hoarse and desolate.
"Grandma, you are embarrassing me. Just tell me what you want to do. I dare not disobey!" Su Shiyan was restrained by the old woman and said with a stiff upper lip.
"Help me write a complaint!" the old woman said firmly.
"Grandma!" Su Shiyan exclaimed. Grandma would never turn back and vowed to fight the government to the end!
"Why, are you scared? You studied law, but this is all the courage you have? How will you be an official in the future? Haha..." The old woman said with sarcasm.
"Grandma, the deceased is gone, my uncle has passed away. Shi Yan and Chen Yan are willing to fulfill their filial duties on behalf of you and your uncle, and take care of you and your grandmother until the end of your life!"
Su Shiyan studied law and knew that this lawsuit could not be defeated.
First, it was the common people who clashed with the nobles. The law protects the powerful. Don't expect everyone to be equal.
Secondly, it was the civilians who offended first and made one mistake after another. They fought with the powerful and wealthy, and it was lucky that they were not killed on the spot.
Furthermore, the government’s sentencing was based on evidence and was not excessively severe.
My uncle died of a high fever on his own, he was not beaten to death on the spot, and there was no tampering during the execution.
The drum beating to appeal for justice was either to Henan Prefecture or Jingzhao Prefecture. No matter which prefecture it was, the Su family and the uncle were pushed to the forefront.
For some reason, Su Shiyan's mind was particularly clear at this moment.
"Don't worry, I won't ask you to show up. I will go by myself!" The old woman said in a cold tone.
"Whether or not I'm allowed to sue, I'll still speak out for my son! What else can a dying man worry about?
All crows are black. So what if officials protect each other? I will sacrifice my old bones to seek justice, even if it means fighting against a rock with an egg!
Otherwise, how can I face my son in the underworld?"
"Bao'er's mother, what are you talking about? What about a dying person? We still have to go to Chang'an to enjoy ourselves!" Qin Fangcheng was panicking.
What’s the point of living if my whole family is gone?
His old wife was competitive and they quarreled all their lives. Now that their children were gone and the quarrelsome person was gone too, what else was there for him to be nostalgic about?
"Shi Yan, please consider this as your grandmother's request!" the old woman begged.
Su Shiyan lowered his eyes, struggling, but had to grit his teeth and agree, "Okay, I'll write it!"
"This is my good grandson! It's worth my love!" The old woman smiled strangely.
"Oh!" Qin Fangcheng sighed helplessly.
"Grandpa, I got grandma's medicine back!" Su Chenyan came in with a few prescriptions.
I borrowed a small stove from the inn to boil the medicine and gave it to the old woman.
Only after listening to her grandson finish reading the complaint did the old woman close her eyes and go to sleep.
"Brother, do we really want to go to the government office and beat the drum to appeal for justice?" Su Chenyan asked his brother quietly.
He studied literature and had some knowledge of law. Although he was angry that the prefect beat his uncle with 30 sticks, the prefect had not made a wrong judgment based on the law.
Beating the drum to complain about injustice slapped the prefect in the face and made the Su family enemies.
The Qin family is a commoner family, and the prefect will not take them seriously at all. No matter whether the two brothers or the grandmother come forward, people will only blame Su Bucheng, the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Alas, I really can't bear to see my grandmother begging!" Su Shiyan sighed.
"Brother, I just sent the doctor away, and he told me that my grandmother doesn't have much time left, otherwise..." Su Chenyan said tactfully.
"Second brother, are you going to let Grandmother die with regret? He can't seek justice for Mother's tragic death, and he can't redress Uncle's injustice. What kind of justice is there in this world?"
Su Shiyan is righteous and awe-inspiring, like the light of righteousness.
"But brother, this commotion will ultimately implicate the Su family! We are descendants of the Su family, how can we remain unscathed when the situation is overturned?"
Su Chenyan didn't want to involve the Su family. The Su family was finally pardoned and began to prosper. With such a Su family, his career in the future would be much smoother.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Su Shiyan was embarrassed. Even his second brother began to oppose him.
Aye always obeys his uncle's words, but his second brother actually goes against him!
"Brother, when we came here, Aying told us to find our grandpa and bring him back to Chang'an to take care of him, and not to cause any unnecessary trouble!" Su Chenyan brought out Su Ying.
"Aying, Aying! Everything is Aying! Aying is capable, Aying is smart! Then why are you following me? Go follow Aying!"
Su Shiyan reacted violently like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
The eldest wife is superior to him in everything. Everything about the eldest wife is favored by him. Even the girls tell him what to do!
"What did you say, brother? I've been with you all this time, how could you say something so hurtful?"
Su Chenyan's eyes were red and he felt aggrieved. His brother was becoming more and more paranoid and unreasonable.
"Second brother..." Su Shiyan regretted not being able to suppress his anger and said softly, "Brother shouldn't talk to you like that!"
"Brother, this matter is of great importance! Please think twice!" Su Chenyan said sincerely.
"Mother and uncle are gone. The Su family is the tree we rely on. Only when the Su family is doing well can we be well.
We have to rely on the influence of our uncle and father to enter the officialdom, so why do we have to quarrel with our family again and again?
My uncle's death had nothing to do with the Su family, and it wasn't an unjust death; if only Mother had restrained herself a little, she wouldn't have…"
My mother has passed away. As a son, I shouldn’t criticize her, Su Chenyan stopped talking.
"Second brother, take a rest!" Su Shiyan's mind was confused and he didn't want to argue with his second brother.
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep at night. There was a noise on the street, as if someone was staying at the inn not far away.
It was noisy and full of noise from many children.
Su Shiyan angrily covered his head with the quilt to block out the noise.
Fu Zhong had a blank expression on his face. He had long been accustomed to these noisy little brats, who made his head buzz with noise.
Occasionally the boat docked and the children all ran away, and suddenly the boat seemed terribly deserted.
Take the water route from Guangzhou Port to Quanzhou Port, then to Jiaozhou, and then transfer to land route.
The disaster in Henan and Hebei provinces has been basically resolved. The rice shops have been closed and the people have been properly resettled.
Then he strolled back to Chang'an to report to the Empress.
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