The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Magistrate Shu had been standing behind the crowd and watching for quite a while, and he had roughly understood what was going on.

He was angry at Gao for not educating her son well and spoiling her youngest son, which made him lose face today. He also blamed Shanzhang Yu for not handling the matter properly at the beginning, which made the situation worse.

Of course, there was also dissatisfaction with Gu Qinghuai and his group for being aggressive and disregarding the county magistrate's family.

All these complex emotions were hidden under his majestic and stern face.

He strode in with his hands behind his back, followed by several guards with swords.

"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate!" Everyone present knelt hurriedly.

Only Gu Qinghuai and his group stood there without moving.

Nangong Yun had no intention of kneeling down. Qi Yuanxiu was afraid of exposing his identity, so he wanted to kneel down perfunctorily, but when he saw that Gu Qinghuai didn't kneel, he straightened his knees as well.

The other members of the Gu family also saw that Gu Qinghuai did not kneel, so they did not kneel either.

If the county magistrate wants to punish them, he will punish them all together. Huai'er must not be the only one to be the first to be punished.

Gu Qinghuai knew that in ancient times, officials were equal to heaven, and the common people would be like mice seeing a cat when they saw an official. They would be so humble that they would want to lie on the ground and lick the dirt, but Gu Qinghuai's knees just wouldn't bend.

Because the man in front of her was not worthy of her bowing her head.

A man of great stature was accused by his family like a chess piece, waiting for the family's protection, being pedantic and filial, marrying a concubine, causing his wife to die of depression, not caring about his legitimate sons and daughters, and allowing his concubines' children to secretly harm his legitimate sons and daughters, oppressing the people, and being arrogant and domineering...

He wanted Gu Qinghuai to chop off his head for every single thing.

Gu Qinghuai was not afraid of Shu County Magistrate's revenge at all. On the one hand, with that madman Shu Mingzong around, it was like having a guardian god. At least he could dominate Qinghe County.

Secondly, not all county magistrates can do whatever they want. In many places, county magistrates are no stronger than the local tyrants.

Gu Qinghuai has money and power, and is a well-deserved local tyrant!

Third, Gu Qinghuai has been planning to build up his own power in the imperial capital, eroding the power of the imperial capital bit by bit, and when Qi Yuanshuo starts a rebellion, he can cooperate from both inside and outside.

County Magistrate Shu certainly saw Gu Qinghuai standing proudly in the crowd. He swept his cold eyes across Gu Qinghuai's face, "Is it you?"

Shu Mingzheng immediately stepped forward, standing in front of Gu Qinghuai with an attitude of protecting his child, and said coldly, "Yes, it's my savior! County Magistrate Shu's concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters bullied others and falsely accused my benefactor's brother of stealing. They were beaten and forced to kneel on bricks. They were spit on by the students and thrown rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs. Their personal dignity was trampled on. County Magistrate Shu, how do you plan to deal with them?"

"Zheng'er! This county magistrate is your father!" County magistrate Shu was so angry that he could not contain his anger when he saw his eldest daughter whom he had not seen for several months actually called him "County magistrate Shu" in a distant manner.

Shu Mingzheng sneered, a disdainful smile in his eyes: "You are the father of the three of them, not Zong'er and I. Zong'er and I have a virtuous biological mother who taught us that we never bully others. Even if we made mistakes, no one loved us or indulged us. We did not develop the arrogant character of being tyrannical, trampling on the people, and calling the people pariahs."

This ugly-faced bitch!

Gao Yunxiang stared at Shu Mingzheng, his eyes almost popped out and his teeth chattered.

"Shu Mingzheng! What do you mean?!" Shu Hongxue put her hands on her hips and stomped her feet, and her eldest lady's temper instantly came out.

Shu Mingzheng rolled her eyes at her, "That's what I mean. You have no morals, don't you even have brains?"

"You——" Shu Hongxue was so angry that he went crazy.

County Magistrate Shu was upset by his eldest daughter's words. He said impatiently, "That's enough! Stop arguing!"

Family disgrace should not be made public. Didn’t you see that the people around you were watching the fun with their eyes shining?

County Magistrate Shu's angry gaze shifted to Gu Qinghuai again.

Gu Qinghuai showed no fear at all. She raised her hand and gave a perfunctory salute to Magistrate Shu: "I am honored to meet Magistrate Shu. I believe that Magistrate Shu already knows the whole story. Princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as common people. I wonder how Magistrate Shu will deal with Shu's son?"

Hearing Gu Qinghuai calling Hongxuan "little bastard", County Magistrate Shu frowned and his eyes became even colder.

This Madam Gu is so short-sighted!

Indeed, this matter was Hongxuan's fault. He would discipline his father when he returned home. However, in front of so many people, Madam Gu should give him some face. After all, he was the county magistrate.

Yu Shanzhang was a man who could read people's expressions. He shifted his gaze away from County Magistrate Shu's face and immediately walked to Gu Qinghuai. He said in a soft voice, "Madam Gu, Shu Hongxuan is indeed at fault. County Magistrate Shu will take him home for discipline. Can you give County Magistrate Shu a favor and resolve this matter privately?"

"No!" Gu Qinghuai answered firmly. She looked at Principal Yu with sharp eyes, "Principal Yu, you are really hypocritical! Before the matter was investigated, you beat Gu Qingsong and Zhao Xiaohuo's hands and made them kneel in the academy with bricks on their heads to show to all the students. You wanted to announce to everyone that they were thieves. At that time, did you think about considering their family's reputation? Have you thought about how much damage this would cause to the two children physically and mentally?

Since County Magistrate Shu is busy with government affairs and has no time to discipline his family, I have to do it for him! If County Magistrate Shu thinks I have gone too far, I will have to appeal to higher authorities, or even go to the imperial capital to beat the drum for appeal!

That’s right, we are just ordinary people, but we have not violated the laws of Daxia, and we have not bullied others by taking advantage of our power. We are upright and honest, and we also have personal dignity, and we are not bullied by officials and their families whenever they want!"

Shanzhang Yu looked embarrassed and said sarcastically, "Madam Gu, don't forget that you still live in Qinghe County. Don't be too rigid, or you will break easily. Don't be too crazy, or you will die easily."

Gu Qinghuai sneered: "Don't worry about it, Headmaster. I have the capital to be arrogant! We were just bullied and want to seek justice. How can it be considered as being too tough?

When we are bullied, do we have to lie on the ground like dogs, wagging our tails and begging for mercy from those who bully us? If people live like that, what is the difference between them and rats in the gutter?

What's more, even if we crawl on the ground and beg for mercy, will those who bully us really let us go?

Some people's evil will not stop if you show weakness, they will become even more evil! Why doesn't Shu Xiaoshuzi dare to bully the prefect's children? Why doesn't he dare to bully the princes and nobles? "

These words made County Magistrate Shu and Gao Yunxiang and his mother feel extremely ashamed.

Shu Hongxuan felt extremely embarrassed and was about to start cursing when he was stopped by Shu Hongming.

The students who were watching couldn't help but whisper about it.

If you listen carefully, you will find that many people agree with Gu Qinghuai's statement.

"Because he bullies the weak and fears the strong! He's already done a lot of evil at such a young age! Alas, with the same father, but just because of different mothers, the characters of the children are so different. Look at Ming Zheng and Ming Zong, the brother and sister, they are kind-hearted, well-behaved, care about the people, and have a broad vision. They are not like these three, tut tut tut, the children born to concubines are not presentable!" Nangong Yun instantly turned into a hermaphrodite, and could say the most harsh words in a gentle and elegant tone.