Unexpectedly, the Su family actually went to report to the police. Mrs. Huang became even more panicked and angry. She reached out her hand and slapped her son twice, not too hard or too lightly, and angrily said in a low voice: "Look at what you have done! Why don't you come with me and invite the Su family in?"
The more Madam Huang forced him to bow his head, the more angry and dissatisfied Mr. Huang became. He snorted coldly and raised his head to sneer: "What are you asking for?! They want to arrest the criminals, right? They want to arrest the people who beat people, right? Very well, go and call my servants and followers, and let Shuntian Prefecture take them away! I want to see how Shuntian Prefecture can sentence them! Tell them not to worry, no matter how Shuntian Prefecture deals with them, their future is guaranteed by our family, I want to see what they can do!"
This child was really stubborn. Mrs. Huang rushed forward and slapped him hard a few times: "Look at what nonsense you are saying! Are you going or not?"
Mr. Huang simply turned around and ran away.
Mrs. Huang was so angry that tears came out: "What a sin I have done to deserve such an enemy!"
Having said that, he did not force Young Master Huang anymore. He just wiped his tears and brought his people out to meet the people from Shuntian Prefecture first.
The judge sent by Shuntian Prefecture this time was a man named Wu, who was a relative of the Sun family, so Mrs. Huang also knew him. When she saw her acquaintance, she couldn't help but criticize her own son, saying that her son was impulsive and ignorant, bumped into people, couldn't stand grievances, and his servants were also reckless.
Wu Tuiguan listened with a smile, and when Madam Huang finished her complaint, he shook his head quietly and said, "Madam, this is not a minor fight, someone is about to die, so Shuntian Prefecture must intervene. How many people are involved in the fight? Please hand over all the people. I will take them to Shuntian Prefecture to question them, and then ask the prefectural prime minister to make the decision."
Such a small matter would not trouble the Shuntian prefect.
Mrs. Huang thought it was just a minor incident, but she didn't expect Magistrate Wu to say that someone was about to die. Her face suddenly became stiff: "How could this be so serious?"
"He has been brought to your doorstep now. You can tell whether his case is serious or not by going to take a look. The Su family has already invited Wang Gongfeng from the Imperial Hospital to keep him alive. Wang Gongfeng told me personally that his life is in danger and he may not survive." When Wu Tuiguan said this, he said with a blank expression, "If the real person died in front of your house, it would not be a crime like fighting. It was indeed not the noble son who did it, but he was the one who ordered the beating. It is not too much to charge him with the crime of allowing a slave to commit a crime. Madam, please understand our difficulties. If we can settle it privately, we will try our best to let the Su family vent their anger. You also know that the county lady of the Su family is not someone who will swallow her anger. How could she let you guys bully her like this?"
Yes, Su Yao is really famous in the capital now.
Mrs. Huang swallowed her saliva and secretly groaned in her heart, but she still maintained her decency and composure on the surface and nodded at Magistrate Wu.
Since Magistrate Wu had said so, no matter how much Mrs. Huang loved her son and didn't want him to bow down to someone he didn't like, she had to harden her heart and have someone drag Master Huang out, and then strictly ordered Master Huang to go out and apologize in person to the people of the Su family.
As long as the Su family doesn't pursue the matter any further, the matter can be let go.
Otherwise, if the case really ends up in court, Mr. Huang's reputation will be ruined. What's worse is that even the academician may doubt Mr. Huang's character because of this incident and stop writing letters of recommendation for him. What's more, after passing the imperial examination, he can still enter the Imperial College. If he is affected by this incident, he won't be able to bow his head like he does now.
Mr. Huang was so suppressed by Mrs. Huang that he had no choice but to hold his breath and be dragged out of the door by Mrs. Huang.
Sure enough, a group of people from the Su family surrounded a carriage and blocked the Huang family's gate. Because it had been blocked for a while, many people and neighbors had gathered outside to watch the excitement. Even Mr. Gao, who was about to go home, got off the sedan chair and asked what had happened.
Mr. Gao recognized the Su family's carriage. His wife liked Su Yao very much. Seeing the Su family's carriage blocking the Huang family's gate, he knew at a glance that the Huang family must have done something.
Ruan Xiaojiu was just worrying about how to make use of the situation, but when he saw Lord Gao coming forward to inquire about the situation, he immediately started to cry exaggeratedly, wiping his tears. He loudly told how Master Huang humiliated the Su family, how he mocked the Su family for being a widow, how he mocked Su Rong for being short-lived, and how he humiliated Su Xingyi. At the end, he sat on the ground and cried loudly: "No matter what, our uncle died for the country. Even if he really died, how could he be humiliated like this? What's more, the situation is still unknown, and Master Huang can't wait to trample people into the mud. He is deliberately trying to piss off our old lady to death and make our whole family have nowhere to stay!"
He cried so hard that his heart was broken. Young Master Huang, who had just walked out of the Huang family's gate, couldn't help but curse at him because his face turned black due to his crying.
Mr. Gao's face darkened. He ignored Mr. Huang and asked Ruan Xiaojiu, "What about beating and killing people?"
"Young Master Huang relied on the fact that he had more people than us to beat up our steward who was eager to protect his master. Look, the person is still lying here. Gongsheng Wang said he didn't know if he could be saved..." Ruan Xiaojiu quickly opened the doors on both sides of the carriage and showed everyone the situation inside.
The people were busy rushing forward to see it.
Indeed, many people saw Yu Dong's bruised and bloody face, and the timid women screamed in fear.
Ruan Xiaojiu wiped her tears and couldn't stop crying: "We just want Mr. Huang to give an explanation! Why did he say such hurtful things? He even deliberately cursed our uncle to have a short life, insulted our eldest daughter as a jinx, and mocked our uncle's wife as a widow... Even if it's true, what does it have to do with you?"
Mr. Gao nodded solemnly: "Yes, even if it is true, what does it have to do with Mr. Huang? The family is already sad and overwhelmed by what has happened to them. What deep hatred do you have with them that you want to rub salt into their wounds at this time?"
Mrs. Huang was shocked. Mr. Gao had been promoted to the president of the Hanlin Academy. It seemed that he would be in charge of those who passed the imperial examination. He had great power in his hands. If he said such things now, the education official in the capital would definitely doubt Mr. Huang's character.
She hurriedly smiled and said, "This is a misunderstanding. Don't be so excited, my friend. It is indeed our child's fault..."