So she had no choice but to turn her gaze to Wang Shi and call out, "Mother!"

The son was her own flesh and blood; how could Wang not understand his meaning when he shouted that? But she really didn't want to pay the money.

That was her most treasured money; if she took it out now, what would she do when she needed it later?

That's right, she can stall for time. Anyway, the steward has already reported it to the authorities, and I believe the officials will arrive soon.

At that time, not only will we not have to pay any money, but Xu Liang and the others will also be arrested and imprisoned.

Thinking of this, Wang comforted her son with her eyes, then said to Xu Liang, "The officials are coming soon, and I'm going to sue you for extortion."

The mansion where An lived was not taken back by the imperial court, so it was still quite close to the government office.

Before long, Lord Chen from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrived at the An residence in person. Although An Xiuyuan had been stripped of his title, he was still an official and a member of the imperial court.

For ordinary citizens to dare assault an official is utterly outrageous. Therefore, even if it's just to uphold the official's dignity, he had to come.

When Yunzhi and Dongli Lucang arrived, they saw Lord Chen enter the An residence and couldn't help but worry.

"What should we do? Wang has indeed reported it to the authorities." Yunzhi was a little anxious, afraid that Lord Chen would directly order the soldiers to arrest her uncle and the others and take action against them on the spot, which would be bad.

"Don't worry, I'll go in with you." Dongli Lu Cang comforted Yunzhi and got off the carriage with her, heading towards the An residence.

When Lady Wang saw Lord Chen arrive, she immediately began to complain, tears streaming down her face.

The Xu family was surprised that the government officials had actually arrived, and so quickly at that, and they couldn't help but worry.

But when they thought about the grievances Yunzhi suffered at the An family's house, they felt that even if they were arrested and sent to jail, it would be worth it.

At least, they vented Yunzhi's anger and let people know that the Xu family's daughter was not so easy to bully.

When An Xiuyuan saw Lord Chen, it was as if he had seen a savior, and he quickly ran to him.

Looking at An Xiuyuan, whose face was bruised and swollen, Lord Chen didn't know what to say. He felt that An Xiuyuan was really useless, being beaten in his own home.

However, as an official, he naturally had to protect him. So he turned to look at Xu Liang and the others, and asked, "You audacious commoners, who gave you the courage to break into Lord An's residence and assault people?"

As the head of the Xu family, Xu Liang was naturally not the kind of person who was afraid of officials. After hearing Lord Chen's question, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, please forgive us. We had a reason for hitting An Xiuyuan. We are the family of An Xiuyuan's ex-wife. We hit him because he bullied our daughter."

"I didn't, you're talking nonsense." An Xiuyuan believed he had a powerful backer, so he refused to admit it at all.

Moreover, in his view, it was merely demoting his wife to a concubine, not an act of bullying. Besides, Yunzhi had already divorced him and taken all her dowry with her.

"What do you mean by 'no'? What do you mean by 'nonsense'? Is it that you didn't demote your wife to a concubine, or that you didn't have an affair before marriage?"

"You?" An Xiuyuan's face was very ugly. He hadn't expected Xu Liang to bring this matter up in front of Lord Chen.

He felt that whether his wife was demoted to a concubine or he had an extramarital affair was his own business and had nothing to do with others.

Lord Chen didn't think it was a problem. Although it was morally wrong, it wasn't entirely unreasonable.