Liu Huan quickly went inside, took out the wrapped red envelopes, and handed them out to everyone. "Thank you all for making the trip. I hope you can share in the good fortune."

"You're too kind, little sister. Scholar Su is one of a kind in our Huangshi Town, and we're happy for him too."

After exchanging pleasantries, they prepared to take the Huang family members away with them.

"Wait!"

It was Miss Huang speaking.

“I am pregnant with the Su family’s child. I am a member of the Su family in life and in death. If they want me to leave, then I will kill myself by crashing into their door.”

Now that she was already here, she had no intention of going back.

The villagers looked at her angrily, saying, "She's shameless. What a shameless girl. She's such a good girl, and she's so indecent."

Miss Huang was desperate and didn't care about anything else.

Da Shi looked pained; he had finally found a girl he liked, but it turned out like this.

"Enough!"

He walked painfully to Miss Huang, and just when she thought he was going to marry her, he reached out his hand:

"Miss Huang, please return the hairpin I made to me. It was made for my future wife."

Miss Huang's face turned pale. "Brother Da Shi...you can't..."

Upon hearing her voice, Daishi roared, "I've never even held your hand! You're telling me the child is mine? Where did it come from?"

Aunt Lian scoffed, "Miss Huang, you should give up on these ideas by now."

The officer in charge said, "Alright, Miss Huang, let's go!"

Seeing this, Miss Huang took out a dagger from her hand, but Su Yi quickly stepped forward and knocked it away from her wrist.

He then dislocated her hands and took out a handkerchief to wipe each of her fingers.

He smiled faintly at the officers and soldiers and said, "Thank you for your help. We'll be there shortly."

The officer in charge was clearly not expected that he could do this, and nodded in astonishment, "Alright, alright, we'll go first, you take your time."

Miss Huang was tied up in the sedan chair. The officer in charge said, "Those carrying the sedan chair, be careful. If you touch Miss Huang's child, Master Huang will not let you off the hook. I won't be responsible."

With this saying in mind, the men carrying the sedan chair were extra careful.

The Su family didn't dare linger, and after a brief thank you to the villagers, they chased after them.

They took the person directly to the yamen upon returning. Outside, people whispered among themselves, "What's going on? Why is the bridal sedan chair at the yamen?"

"You don't know this, do you? She's actually a slut. She even wanted to marry the Su scholar's brother, so they reported her to the authorities."

The bystanders became interested: "What's going on? Tell us about it?"

As soon as the older woman finished speaking, everyone around her was shocked. "This... this girl is too bold. It's just that it's lucky that the Su family produced a scholar, otherwise, they would be in big trouble."

The town's headman, a sharp-eyed man, recognized Su Yi and cleared his throat, asking, "Who is this person, and what brings you here?"

Su Yi stepped forward: "My lord, I am Su Yi, begging you to do justice for the Su family."

The more he spoke, the more the village head frowned. "There's such a thing?"

"Sir, Miss Huang insists that the child is my elder brother's, and today she even came to our village, intending to run over and kill herself in front of my house. We had no choice but to resort to this tactic to protect my elder brother's and the students' reputations."

"This is the timeline of Ms. Huang and her pregnancy that the students found out. She had known my older brother for a month, but she was already more than two months pregnant."

"If it weren't for the brothers coming to my house to share the good news today, I'm afraid the Huang family would have already demolished my house."

The village head slammed his hand on the table: "Hmph, let's see who dares to do such a bullying thing under my nose."

At the Huang family residence, a servant rushed to the main courtyard and reported, "Madam, Miss Tang has been arrested by soldiers and taken to the yamen."

Madam Huang frowned: "What's going on?"

The servant told him that Su Yi had topped the list of successful candidates, and Master Huang flicked his sleeves in disapproval.

Pointing at Madam Huang, he scolded, "Look at the mess you've made! You two have completely disgraced the Huang family."

Madam Huang was no pushover either, and immediately retorted, "Whose niece is that? Who told her to be so indecent and seduce Hui'er?"

Master Huang didn't argue about right or wrong: "Hmph, I'm too lazy to talk to you. Come on, let's go apologize to Chief Su."

As soon as the two men arrived at the government office, they began to complain, "We've met the village head; we were also deceived!"

“My niece never told us any of this. We thought it was because Su’s eldest son was a heartless man. Otherwise, we wouldn’t dare to do it even if we had a hundred lives.”

Miss Huang slumped to the ground, looking at the Huang family, saying, "I never expected that a mere scholar could make my uncle's family compromise."

Madam Huang said with exasperation, "Yingying, quickly admit your mistake and stop being so stubborn."

Ms. Huang saw the threat in her eyes, but did not do as she said.

Since you are ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust.

“Sir, Ming’s child is indeed not Su Yuan’s, but my aunt’s nephew. He forced himself on me that day, and my aunt told me not to make a fuss, for fear of affecting her nephew’s reputation.”

"That's why they promised me to the Su family, saying that the whole Su family is honest and can raise her nephew's son."

Madam Huang was furious at her words and exclaimed, "You're talking nonsense!"

"Alright, we took them in out of kindness, but it turned into a disaster. Sir, we'll leave it to you. You can decide."

At this point in the farce, everyone naturally knew the reason behind it, and the village head slammed his fist on the table.

"Alright, now that things are clear, order the royal family to return the betrothal gifts to the Su family immediately, and do not cause trouble at the Su family's residence. Otherwise, I will not care whether you are pregnant or not."

Seeing that she had offended both sides, Miss Huang hugged Da Shi's leg and said, "Brother Da Shi, I really like you."

Su's mother stepped forward and pushed her away, saying, "Don't touch my son, get away."

Seeing that everyone had left, Ms. Huang stopped pretending. She got up, wiped away her tears, and walked out step by step.

The personal maidservant beside her was already at a loss. "Miss, what should we do?"

Miss Huang's eyes were filled with hatred. "Go to the prefectural capital, go find my cousin. He will stand up for me. The Su family, just you wait!"

Later, people in town were talking about how Miss Huang, who had been planning to cuckold the Su family, had died along with her unborn child less than two months after arriving in the prefecture.

But that's a story for another time.

After the Su family resolved the matter and returned home, Master Huang came in person to return the betrothal gifts shortly afterward.

"Brother Su, I am truly sorry. I had no idea that my niece was so bold. Please forgive me."

"Not at all, not at all, if you have nothing else to do, please leave. We are in a difficult situation today, so we will not entertain you."

Master Huang chuckled and left, spitting at the doorway, "Pah, what a piece of trash."

Because of this, Su's mother, who had been holding back, fell ill, and the illness came on suddenly.

They had no choice but to call Dr. Fang.

Dr. Fang knew the reason, prescribed the medicine, and lingered for a while.

"It's just that our time hasn't come yet. I do have a nice girl here, but I'll come back when your mother is better."

Liu Huan asked impatiently, "Who is it? Could it be your daughter?"

"How could that be? She's my own brother's daughter. Don't worry, I swear on my reputation, she's absolutely kind-hearted."

The two only touched on the topic briefly; a specific decision could only be made after Su's mother and Da Shi had recovered.

This time, however, I won't let Daishi down.