The guard who was leading the escort of the Tongpan's wife was not at all flustered under the gaze of Magistrate Chu. He described what had happened again, emphasizing that the Tongpan's wife had no identity document to prove her identity, and they just misunderstood that she was impersonated by someone else. He also repeated some of Zhang's arrogant words.

"Madam Sun's behavior was vulgar, and her words were suspicious of interfering in state affairs. She even said that she would dismiss the county magistrate. Such a bold and brazen act was not something that a magistrate's wife would do. And she had no documents to prove her identity, so the servants in the mansion naturally thought that Madam Sun was an imposter, so they sent her to the county government office."

"Madam Sun, is this true?" Magistrate Chu's face looked unhappy. Even though he did not hold a high position, he was still an official assigned by the imperial court, the parent official of Xinye County. He was actually dismissed by a woman in the harem. This was simply an insult to him. However, Magistrate Chu had been an official for so many years and had seen a lot of dark and corrupt things in the officialdom. Even if he was angry, he suppressed it in his heart, and his face just looked a little bad.

Zhang was speechless when asked by Magistrate Chu. Although she didn't think much of Magistrate Chu as a subordinate, she still had to rely on him to do things for her at this time, so it was naturally difficult for her to admit that those words would embarrass Magistrate Chu. After all, she had been an official's wife for so many years, so Zhang quickly reacted.

"How could such a thing happen? How dare this scoundrel to accuse me of something? This is sheer nonsense. Magistrate Chu, please don't listen to this scoundrel."

After Zhang said this, the guard did not refute, but just stood there with his sword pointed at him and a cold face, waiting for Magistrate Chu to speak. Because the situation was so surprising and chaotic, no one noticed that the guard did not salute the county magistrate after coming in, and even now he was standing while talking to Magistrate Zhang.

Magistrate Chu noticed it, but he didn't say anything. He just knew that the guard was from the Su Mansion, and he had more thoughts in his mind. Not to mention that his wife and Madam Su were good friends, he was more tolerant of the Su family. Others didn't know the details of the Su family, but he did. The people in the Su Mansion were not ignorant of the rules, which meant that the guard had an official position. But the wife of the Tongpan was so tactless that she didn't see that the guard was not afraid of her at all. There was only one explanation, that the master of the guard was more powerful than the wife of the Tongpan.

"Madam Sun, this is just one-sided talk, and it is hard for me to judge." Magistrate Chu was also in a dilemma. Although he disliked Mrs. Sun, she was the wife of the magistrate after all, and he could not afford to offend the Su family.

"County Magistrate Chu, I will not make things difficult for you. The others can be said to be one-sided, but it is a fact that these unruly people offended me. You can always deal with this, right?"

"This..." County Magistrate Chu looked at the guard, meaning that he should reveal his identity, otherwise he would have no choice but to arrest people. After all, Madam Sun was an official's wife, and it was a fact that people from the Su Mansion had offended Madam Sun.

"Mr. County Magistrate, I am also following the orders of my master." The guard said coldly, meaning that if you want to settle the score, go find our master.

The wife of the Tongpan was waiting for the guard to say this: "County Magistrate Chu, you heard it, it was his master who did it, you go and arrest the master of the Su family."

"Madam Sun, do you really want to do this?" Magistrate Chu was a little hesitant, but he had other considerations in mind.

"Why? I heard that Magistrate Chu's wife has a good relationship with Madam Su. Could it be that Magistrate Chu wants to favor the Su family?" Zhang's words were a little sharp.

"I dare not." Magistrate Chu pretended to be respectful, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Hmph, I don't think you dare. In that case, come with me to arrest the men." Madam Sun saw that Magistrate Chu was hesitant, and heard that the magistrate's wife was on good terms with Madam Su. She was worried that Magistrate Chu would favor the Su family and not do his job properly, so she wanted to go with him too, so that she could show off her power in front of the Su family and regain the face she had lost before.

"Yes, I obey your command." Hearing what Madam Sun said, Magistrate Chu clearly had a look of triumph, but it happened so quickly that no one noticed.

The wife of the Tongpan led Magistrate Chu to the Su Mansion to arrest people, and the guard had no objection at all. He went back to the Su family with them. The guard had a cold face the whole time, with no emotional changes, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

The county magistrate's wife heard someone come to report that the county magistrate was going to the Su Mansion to arrest someone. She became worried, so she quickly had someone get dressed and go forward. As the judge's wife was present, she couldn't ask too many questions. She felt relieved after hearing her husband's hint that the Su family would be fine, but she followed him after all.

The group went to the Su family in a mighty procession. Not only were there the servants that Zhang had brought from the Tongpan Mansion, but also the bailiffs from the county government and the servants of the Su family. Passers-by stopped to look when they saw them. Zhang sat in the carriage and looked outside from time to time. She felt very proud of herself, but she also thought about the situation when she got to the Su family later. If she had the upper hand this time, she would not let them off easily even if the people from the Su family knelt down and begged for mercy.

The Su family had a very good reputation in the local area and was deeply protected by the local people. When they saw so many people going to the Su family, including a group of yamen runners, they were all worried that something had happened to the Su family, so they hurried to the Su family to report the news and were rewarded by the Su family.

"Grandmother, you are so wise. Zhang is here with the yamen runners!" Su Wenyue woke up from a nap and was full of energy. At this time, she came to the old lady and listened to the servants' report on the whereabouts of Zhang and her group. She smiled and said

"You are such a sweet-talker! Don't worry, with grandma here, those who bully our girl won't get away with it." The old lady saw her granddaughter being bullied as soon as she arrived, so she naturally couldn't agree.

Mrs. Su calculated that it was almost time, so she went back to her room and asked the maid to help her change into the imperial robes that she would wear when she went to the palace to worship or attend banquets. Once she put on the imperial robes, her whole temperament changed. The kind-looking old lady just now turned into a majestic elder. Even Su Wenyue felt a little nervous when she didn't smile.

"How about it, grandma, do you look impressive in this outfit?" The old lady seemed to have noticed her granddaughter's mood and asked cheerfully, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

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Su Wenyue was just temporarily uncomfortable. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Grandma looks so majestic in this outfit. Even your granddaughter is shocked by your majesty."

Zhang brought a group of people to the Su Mansion. This time they were more aggressive than before. They rushed straight in with their people, but were once again stopped at the door by the guards of the Su Mansion.

"How dare you! Who dares to stop me? Capture these unruly people who are obstructing the government's investigation!" Zhang pointed at the bailiff and said.

However, the yamen runners did not listen to Zhang, but looked at County Magistrate Chu. They only listened to County Magistrate Chu's orders. Seeing that the yamen runners did not listen to her orders, Zhang also looked at County Magistrate Chu with a somewhat unfriendly look.