Wang Sun's words did not work, and the guard at the door scolded her instead: "This is the Su Mansion, you are not allowed to make noise here, why don't you leave quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!"
"You are so brave! Do you know who we are? How dare you talk to me like that!" Wang Sun saw the guards like this and thought they didn't hear clearly.
"Who is it? Tell me what you are talking about." The guard had received An's instructions long ago. Otherwise, according to the rules of the Su Mansion, even if the person coming to the door was an ordinary person, he would not be so rude.
"Listen carefully, this is the wife of Lord Sun, the Tongpan of Yiyang Prefecture. Hurry up and ask your master to come out to greet her. If you neglect the Tongpan's wife, you will not be able to afford the offense!" Wang Sun said proudly while standing beside her mother.
The wife of the magistrate said nothing with a look of arrogance on her face, thinking that the Su family had neglected her without knowing the rules, and she would definitely not be able to give the Su family a good face later, and she had come here to find trouble.
The wife of the magistrate and Wang Sun were expecting the guard to change his expression after hearing their identities, but the guard showed disdain on his face.
"Tsk tsk, I thought she was some kind of person, running to the Su family's gate and making such a big fuss. She's just the wife of a sixth-rank judge, but with such a big show, people who don't know her would think she's the princess. She even dared to ask the master of our mansion to welcome her. Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow her tongue away!"
"What did you say!"
Wang Sun knew about the rumors about the Su Mansion, but she treated them as hearsay and ignored them. When she heard the guard say that, she felt uneasy. Could it be that the Su Mansion really had some big shot that they couldn't afford to offend, otherwise they wouldn't have such an attitude.
Mrs. Zhang, the wife of the Tongpan, had never heard of these rumors, otherwise she would know the seriousness of the matter better than her daughter and would be better able to gauge the truth of the words. It was not known whether she would come to the Su Mansion today. At this time, she was a little bit unbelievable to hear the arrogant words of the Su Mansion guards. In Yiyang Prefecture, the Tongpan was one of the most powerful people. This was the first time she was looked down upon and despised. Even a servant did not take her seriously.
The guard was naturally not polite after receiving the order. Seeing Zhang's question, he said, "Didn't you hear clearly what I said? It was so loud. I guess you are hard of hearing, old lady. I told you to go back to where you came from. The Su Mansion is not a place for you to act wildly! You must hear clearly this time!"
She indeed heard it clearly, as clearly as she could hear. It's not that she didn't hear it clearly, but she couldn't believe that the servants of the Su Mansion would treat her in such an attitude. The wife of the Tongpan felt that she was still young and well-maintained, so why was she called an old lady? The old lady in the guard's mouth was not a respectful term, it clearly meant that she was old. Zhang's face turned red with anger.
Zhang naturally couldn't just listen to the guards and leave like that, otherwise she would lose face for the rest of her life. She pointed at a guard beside her and said, "Go, go to Xinye County and call the Xinye County Magistrate over. I want to ask him how he governs Xinye and how he allows the unruly people to run rampant. Tell him to come here immediately, or he won't be the county magistrate anymore!"
Zhang was so angry that she lost her mind, otherwise she would not have said such stupid things. Even if the county magistrate was one rank lower than the prefect, the court's permission might be needed to abolish or appoint him. It was not up to the prefect to decide. Moreover, Zhang was just a woman in the inner chamber. How could she interfere in the affairs of the court? If she was caught by someone with ulterior motives, it would be a crime.
Wang Sun became more and more uneasy, fearing that the rumors were true. However, she was so disrespected by the Su family that she was angry and wanted to teach the people in the Su family a lesson. She didn't want to let Su go easily, so even though she was uneasy, she hesitated and didn't tell Zhang about the rumors. Maybe these were just bluffs from the Su family to scare them away and not let them be fooled by Su Wenyue.
Seeing Zhang's reaction, the guard wanted to call the county magistrate, but he didn't care much and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
"The old lady asked me to come here to question someone. Who dares to make a noise in front of the Su Mansion and cause trouble here?!" Bai Lu, the maidservant beside the old lady, came over, glanced at the people in front of the mansion and said
"To answer your question, old lady, this old woman claims to be the wife of the Tongpan of Yiyang Prefecture, but I don't think she is. I am afraid that someone has borrowed the name of the Tongpan's wife to cause trouble in our Su Mansion. Not to mention that the Tongpan's wife should be in Yiyang Prefecture now, why would she run to this rural area? How could the Tongpan's wife be so uneducated that she would run to someone else's house to cause trouble for no reason and even said that she was instructing the county magistrate. This is clearly something that only an ignorant village woman would do. Please tell me how to deal with these people, old lady."
"There is such a thing. He actually dared to pretend to be the wife of the magistrate and come to our house to cause trouble. He is really lawless. What else can we ask about such a thing? Just arrest him and send him to the county government office and let the county magistrate decide his fate!" Bai Lu was very favored by the old lady. She didn't need to think about such a small matter and could make a decision directly.
The guard was not vague after hearing Bai Lu's words. He immediately called the other guards in the mansion. A group of guards rushed out and surrounded them, ready to capture the wife of the Tongpan and her entourage.
"What do you want to do? I am really the wife of the Tongpan. I will not forgive you if you dare to do anything wrong." Zhang was very angry and panicked when she saw the people from the Su Mansion surrounding her. She was obviously the wife of the Tongpan, but the guard actually said she was a fake. Wang Sun was also a little timid when she saw the large number of people in the Su Mansion.
"Don't mess around, my mother is really the wife of the magistrate. If you dare to do anything, you will be in big trouble. By the way, isn't Su back? She knows me. If you let her out, you will know whether we are fakes. Yes, you let Su out. She is so bold that she dares to join forces with her family to attack me and my mother. When the time comes, not only will she be punished, but even that kid surnamed Han will lose his official position." Wang Sun wanted Su Wenyue to return to her parents' home, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and her attitude was very arrogant.
The palace guards ignored Sun's intentions and said, "Who is our young lady? You can't just meet her whenever you want. You are making up so many excuses. Are you trying to trick our young lady out with bad intentions? We won't be fooled by you!"
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The old lady loved and protected her granddaughter Su Wenyue very much. As the old lady's favored maid, Bai Lu naturally had the same attitude as the old lady. When Bai Lu heard Sun mention Su Wenyue in that manner, she felt very uncomfortable. Even though the second room was separated and Miss Wenyue was no longer the daughter of a marquis, she was still very noble. Yet, she was belittled by an ignorant lady.
"Why waste your time talking to them? Send them to the county government office immediately and hand them over to the county magistrate for punishment. Such lunatics must be severely punished!"