668 Justice
“I know I’m wrong. I also know that I can’t go back to the past, but as long as I’m alive in the future, I won’t make them sad again,” Su Xiaozhi said in a choked voice. She wiped away her tears and opened her eyes again. There was no longer any resentment or confusion in them.
Even if her heart was still hurting, she would no longer feel helpless and sad, because she knew that what she should really be sad about was not what she did not get, but the kindness she had always ignored.
She didn’t deserve it.
They had done the right thing. She had always been in the wrong. How could she be worthy?
“I’ll spend the rest of my life atoning.”
Su Xiaozhi looked at the kind-looking Little Niu and knelt down to him. Her tone was filled with regret and repentance.
Little Niu smiled gently and said calmly, “It’s good as long as I can resolve your hardships.”
He also took the payment.
Little Niu stood up and left with the blind cane.
Su Xiaozhi immediately got up and rummaged through the cabinet to find all the good dry rations for Little Niu.
Little Niu waved his hand. “Please stay. We’re not fated to share food.”
He didn’t eat Su Xiaozhi’s food at all.
He came mysteriously and left very cleanly.
Su Xiaozhi didn’t force him. She sent him off and watched Little Niu leave from afar, disappearing from her sight.
Su Xiaozhi’s eyes were slightly red. She turned around and looked in the direction of the village, her eyes calm. When she received the gold yesterday, she didn’t understand the way Old Master Su looked at her, but now she did.
From that year onwards, Old Master Su had forbidden Su Dalang and Su Erlang to look for Su Sanlang again. He had never said anything bad about Su Sanlang’s family again. Her father must have known better since that year.
Madam Wang did not understand, but she treated her husband as the heavens, so she would never go against Old Master Su’s wishes.
What exactly happened last night? When she left, her parents were fine, but today, they were gone.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang even said that she had harmed the old couple.
Su Xiaozhi’s gaze became firm. She could not bear such blackmail. Not only was she Su Xiaozhi, but she also had children.
If Hu Changshou could return safely, she would definitely apologize to him. If her eldest son could not return, she still had her youngest son. It was already a great misfortune for them to be her sons. She could not ruin her children’s reputation.
Su Xiaozhi wiped away her tears. After closing the door, she walked firmly into the village.
Su Xiaozhi found the village chief’s house. After entering Old Master Wang’s house, Su Xiaozhi knelt down in front of him.
“Village Chief, please seek justice for me. I want to invite all the elders of the Su family who are still alive to bear witness. I want to go to court with my two brothers, Su Dalang and Su Erlang. I want to sue them for killing our parents and framing me.”
Su Xiaozhi said every word clearly, her expression was a mixture of grief and indignation.
Old Master Wang was stunned. It took him a while to recover. He said slowly, “Xiaozhi, are you serious? Have you thought it through?”
Su Xiaozhi nodded. “I have.”
She had never been so awake or thought so clearly.
Old Master Su and Madam Wang died on the same day. After Su Dalang and Su Erlang made a scene today, almost everyone in the village knew, and the funeral had already begun.
No one expected Su Xiaozhi to cry out injustice now. She did not even hesitate to fall out with her siblings and go to court.
In any case, the responsibility for the old couple’s deaths was either Su Xiaozhi, Su Dalang, or Su Erlang. No matter which side it was, it would be a joke.
It was fine for Su Xiaozhi to make such a request.
After Old Master Wang confirmed her request, he didn’t delay and immediately asked his son to go look for the people involved.
The village chief, the officer, and the old master who was still alive in the Su family.
Everyone was invited to the Su family.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang were puzzled, but when they heard Su Xiaozhi’s request, they were furious and wanted to hit her.
Su Xiaozhi sneered and mocked, “Eldest Brother, Second Brother, are you trying to beat me to death and make this matter completely an injustice? Everyone in the village can testify for me. If you beat me to death, it will prove that you killed Father and Mother and framed me. Therefore, you won’t let me live or speak. However, I, Su Xiaozhi, swear that you can forget about framing me for what I didn’t do. As long as I’m still alive, I won’t rest until I sue you in the county, in the state, or even in the capital!”
“Su Dalang, Su Erlang, stop. There’s justice in this world. Stop fooling around. Today, the village chief of our Southern Mountain Village and the officer are here. There’s also the old grandmaster of the Su family and the various clansmen. We won’t allow you brothers to be so impudent. Today, no matter who it is, we will find out the truth.”
Old Master Wang shouted, and his sons and grandsons went forward to stop them.
The other Su family members also went forward to stop them.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang panicked. They could not hit Su Xiaozhi, but they threatened her with their eyes.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaozhi was not afraid at all. She was no longer afraid like she was before.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang both felt that Su Xiaozhi had changed. Why did she seem to be a different person today?
“Uncle, Grandpa, Grand Duke, this is our family matter. Su Xiaozhi is already married. Why are you listening to her?”
Su Dalang calmed down and wanted to chase Su Xiaozhi out.
“Which family’s daughter has such a long reach? Previously, when we asked her to take care of Father and Mother, we thought that she was filial. Who knew that she had ill intentions? Not only did she steal my parents’ gold, but she also angered Father and Mother to death. If not for Mother telling the truth before she died, we would still be in the dark.”
Su Erlang echoed. Anyway, his parents were dead. No one knew the truth.
Su Xiaozhi had to bear this sin even if she didn’t want to. How could she turn the world upside down alone?
When Su Dalang and Su Erlang joined forces, coupled with Madam Zhou and Madam Li, Su Xiaozhi could not interrupt at all.
When Su Xiaozhi heard these words that cut her heart like a knife, she did not retreat or even cry. When Su Dalang and Su Erlang had said enough, she said, “Who said that there were no witnesses when Father and Mother die? In the past year, I stayed in the village to send food to Father and Mother and take care of them. Father and Mother have hit me countless times. There are countless scars on my body that are my witnesses. If I wanted to kill Father and Mother, why didn’t I do it in the past? Now that you’re saying that I killed Father and Mother by angering them to death and that I did it to steal gold, let me ask you. Did Father and Mother say that I stole their gold?”
“Why didn’t I steal it in the past? Why did I have to steal it when you returned to the village these few days?”
Su Xiaozhi asked sharply.
No one around Su Xiaozhi spoke up for her, but everything she asked could make people suspicious. Old Master Wang was here to testify, so he naturally had to ask on Su Xiaozhi’s behalf.
“Su Dalang, Su Erlang, Madam Li, Madam Zhou, can you answer these questions?” Old Master Wang asked solemnly.