Chapter 106: Chapter 106: The Public Court
“That’s right, Su Yunjin, you disrespectful creature, do you think denying it means it’s over?”
After Su Xiaofu’s parents had spoken, they turned to Mrs. Shen and said, “Elder sister-in-law, Su Yunjin first slandered my daughter, ruining her reputation, and now she has gone so far as to lay hands on her grandmother in defiance. Tell me, how do you plan to settle this affair today?”
“Aunt, my reputation has been destroyed by my cousin. If you don’t give me an explanation today, this matter won’t be over.”
Su Xiaofu spoke through gritted teeth, her demeanor suggesting she wouldn’t give up easily.
Today, the Su Family was first embroiled in the scandal of Mrs. Tao wanting to sell Su Ningxiu, and then, it was Su Xiaofu being taken to court for stealing Mrs. Liang’s hairpin—now, the Su Family had become the talk of the village.
Any commotion from the Su Family quickly attracted the surrounding villagers to gawk again. Su Yunjin let out a cold laugh and looked at Su Xiaofu, asking loudly, “Cousin Xiaofu? What reputation of yours have I slandered? You keep accusing me of harming you, but what have I done? Speak clearly and tell me!”
Su Yunjin watched the villagers gather around again to spectate and deliberately asked in a loud voice. Su Xiaofu screamed hoarsely, “Su Yunjin, if it weren’t for you, how would my reputation be ruined like it is now?” Now the entire village is cursing her, calling her a shameless woman, even saying she seduced her own brother-in-law. Everything that happened to her today, she blames it all on Su Yunjin.
“Me?” Su Yunjin couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at Su Xiaofu. “Cousin, your reputation doesn’t seem to have anything to do with me. I haven’t slandered you today at all. How did it turn into me slandering your reputation?”
Without thinking, Su Xiaofu blurted out, “Su Yunjin, if it weren’t for you taking down my silver hairpin, how would anyone have known about Brother Wenxuan and me?”
She’d seen daft people before, but never as foolish as Su Xiaofu.
If she were so foolish, it was a wonder Fan Wenxuan even looked her way.
Su Xiaofu’s outburst had probably informed even those who didn’t know about her and Fan Wenxuan’s affair. After her outcry, she seemed to realize something and regretted it—Su Xiaofu wished she could bite off her tongue. How could she have spoken those words?
All the blame was on Su Yunjin!
Su Xiaofu felt that those words had been cunningly coerced out of her by Su Yunjin.
“Cousin Xiaofu, the affair between you and Fan Wenxuan isn’t something I instructed you to do. Don’t you have any self-awareness about what you did with Fan Wenxuan? And you’re blaming me for slander? Isn’t this the truth laid bare before our eyes? Don’t say I haven’t slandered you, even if I really had said something, it would be the truth, not slander!”
Su Xiaofu’s face turned red and then white, “You—!”
“Xiaofu is truly shameless! She seduces her own sister’s fiancé and then has the gall to accuse her sister of slandering her!”
“If you don’t want others to know, don’t do it yourself. After doing something so shameful, you still have the nerve to accuse others of framing you?”
“Shameless, truly too shameless……”
The courtyard buzzed with people talking, and Su Xiaofu’s face couldn’t hide her discomfort. It wasn’t just Su Xiaofu, even Mrs. Tao and Su Xiaofu’s parents’ faces looked unsightly.