legal analysis: receiving a court summons is a civil lawsuit and will not go to jail. Receiving a subpoena from the court means being sued; You can collect relevant evidence and write a defense according to the copy of the other party's complaint. The court summons is a civil case. If you lose the case, you need to bear civil liability. Only when the violation of the criminal law constitutes a crime will the sentence be served.

legal basis: article 19 of the civil procedure law of the people's Republic of China, the people's court may subpoena the defendant who has to appear in court twice and refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons.