After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 378 Adds Another "Wound"

Su Pingan rambled on and on about Su Bingcheng's childhood, but Su Xiaoxiao had no interest in listening any further.

When she was treating Su Ping'an's wounds, Su Ping'an seemed to have lost all his strength and stopped talking, letting Su Xiaoxiao treat his wounds.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly treated the wound, then held Su Ping'an without saying anything else, just sitting there quietly, sitting, sitting for a long time.

Finally, Su Xiaoxiao said to Su Ping'an, "This is not your fault. Even if your mother scolded you, I know how complicated the terrain of the cliff below is. You could easily have lost your life if you hadn't been careful. But your mother doesn't understand you. Don't worry, we all believe in you on this point."

Su Ping'an didn't speak, but kept saying with his head down, "Actually, I've already tried my best..."

"Yes, we know!"

After finally calming Su Ping'an down and seeing him fast asleep, Su Xiaoxiao felt a little relieved.

Looking out at the still night sky with a full moon hanging high in the sky, and hearing Su Ping'an's occasional sobs from inside, calling out his younger brother's name, Su Xiaoxiao felt extremely sad.

On such a quiet night, Su Ping'an was facing the life-and-death separation of her loved ones. Although she was an outsider, she could still empathize with Su Ping'an's grief.

There's nothing she can do now, so she can only do her job well, which is the greatest comfort she can offer Su Ping'an.

On the second and third days, Su Ping'an did not continue studying with Mr. Li, but returned to the Su family's old house to help with Su Bingcheng's funeral.

Su Ping'an didn't seem to be in good spirits. He was forcing himself to go to the Su family's old house every day to help with Su Bingcheng's funeral arrangements.

However, this only earned her a barrage of sarcastic remarks from Old Mrs. Wang, who said things like, "Now that the person is dead, you're jumping around like this. Why didn't you put in the effort to look for him back then?"
Su Ping'an had no choice but to endure his mother's unreasonable demands and continue to help his family prepare for Su Bingcheng's funeral.

The Su family is in chaos. He knows that his mother is probably overwhelmed with grief, which is why she is saying such hurtful things about him. So he has no choice but to swallow his grievances.

On the third day, Su Bingcheng's funeral was officially held, and Tang Xiaoman also came. The village head brought the villagers to help. Of course, Su Bingcheng's body could not be placed in the coffin; it was filled with his belongings. All that was needed was to bury the coffin.

Mrs. Wang was crying very sadly today, and no one could comfort her.

The village head invited musicians to play funeral music. After all this was done, just as the whole family was immersed in grief, someone suddenly ran back from outside crying.

When everyone looked, they saw it was Su Wangcai. Su Wangcai was now dressed almost like a beggar, his face dirty and his hair a mess as he ran back from outside.

As soon as he entered his house, he sensed something was wrong. White banners were hanging high outside, and funeral music was playing continuously. In the middle of the yard, there was a large coffin.

Su Wangcai was taken aback. What had happened in this family?

When Old Mrs. Wang saw Su Wangcai return, tears still on her face, she rushed over and hugged him, crying, "Eldest son, you're finally back!"

Seeing his family dressed in mourning clothes and crying so heartbrokenly, Su Wangcai hurriedly asked, "Mother, what happened? Tell me quickly!"

When Old Mrs. Wang saw the sorrow on Su Wangcai's face, she assumed he had rushed back from the capital to mourn his brother after hearing the news. However, Su Wangcai was completely unaware of what had happened at home. "Your brother, Su Bingcheng, was killed by wolves on the mountain!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wangcai turned pale with fright and sat on the ground, beginning to cry.

After crying for a while, Old Madam Wang sensed something was wrong and asked Su Wangcai, "Shouldn't you be in the capital accompanying your sister Su Xiuer to find Prince Gong? Why did you come back alone? And why are you crying? Could it be..."

When Su Wangcai heard his mother ask him that question, he cried even harder.

"Mother, I've come back with news. My sister has been arrested; the officials have taken her away!"

"what?"

The music stopped abruptly, startling everyone in the Su family and the other villagers who had come to help.

Thinking to herself, "What's going on?" Old Mrs. Wang couldn't believe her ears. At this moment, she even forgot about her son. This was how it always was. Old Mrs. Wang had only two wishes in her life: one was that her son would pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official, and the other was that her daughter, Su Xiuer, would marry into a wealthy family and rise to prominence, so that the whole family could be transformed from chickens to phoenixes, escape the misery of the working class, and live the life of the upper class.

These two wishes were the two major driving forces that kept Mrs. Wang alive; nothing else mattered.

But with Su Bingcheng dead, Old Madam Wang lost one of her wishes.

So now she only has one motivation left: her daughter. It's estimated that only her daughter can help her achieve her dream of rising to prominence and becoming a member of the upper class.

And now, well, she didn't mishear, did she? Her own daughter is in jail. Why? Wasn't Su Wangcai supposed to take his sister to the capital to discuss the marriage with Prince Gong? Why did this happen?

"Son, get up quickly and tell me, what happened?"

At this moment, Old Mrs. Wang didn't have time to pull Su Wangcai into the house to ask him anything; she was anxious.

If Su Wangcai tells this story here, the whole village will probably know what happened this time.

"What's the point of saving face?" Old Mrs. Wang thought to herself. "At this point, why should I care about those things?"
Su Wangcai quickly recounted his trip to the capital to Old Madam Wang.

It turned out that Su Wangcai was ordered by Old Madam Wang to take Su Xiuer to the capital, and nothing happened on the way.

The two quickly entered the capital. Su Xiuer didn't know the address of Prince Gong's residence, so she had to ask around. Finally, she found out the address of Prince Gong's residence. When Su Xiuer thought she would soon be able to see Prince Gong, she was overjoyed. She quickly tidied her clothes and prepared to go up and knock on the door.

The gates of Prince Gong's residence are heavily guarded; how could she possibly come and go as she pleases?
The guards stopped her, looked her up and down, and asked, "Who are you?"

Although Su Xiuer was wearing silk clothes today, which were nice clothes that Prince Gong had bought for her a few days ago, it still couldn't hide the rustic air about her.

The guards have such sharp eyes; they know how to judge people!