Zhou Yin was quickly brought to the private room. "Miss!" He didn't expect Song Ning to be with Zhou Ru. He was obviously stunned when he saw her. "Madam Hang!"

Song Ning nodded slightly, and then joked to Zhou Ru: "Do you still have Zhou Jin and Zhou Tie in your shop?"

"Sister Song, how did you know?" Zhou Ru looked at Song Ning with a surprised expression.

"Gold, silver, copper, and iron. That's easy to guess!"

Zhou Ru thought about it and thought it made sense. "That's true." She didn't dwell on the topic anymore and turned to ask Zhou Yin, "How did you end up among those students?"

"I'm just fanning them a little." Zhou Yin looked out the window and saw that the enthusiasm of the students had not yet dissipated. "Each of these students is a spark. With just a gust of wind, the spark can set the prairie on fire."

Hearing this, Song Ning withdrew his gaze from the window and asked, "The voice that led the commotion just now was you, right?"

Zhou Yin nodded: "Yes!"

"Thank you very much!"

Zhou Yin didn't expect Song Ning to thank him. He paused and said, "Ms. Hang, you are too polite."

Song Ning looked out the window again. "If the situation continues like this, how long do you think it will take for the county magistrate to recover?"

She looked out the window without turning back. Zhou Ru was unsure who she was asking. She could only look at Zhou Yin and said, "You tell me."

"I think within three days, the county magistrate's illness will be completely cured."

“How come you see?”

Zhou Yin analyzed: "In another year, this county magistrate will have served for three years. He will not allow this matter to be brought to the attention of the prefect, which will affect his promotion or transfer."

"I think your analysis makes sense." Song Ning turned around, looked at Zhou Yin and teased, "I didn't expect that Brother Zhou Yin knows so much. He's really not like an ordinary guy." Unlike Zhou Tong who was waiting next to him, he looked like an obedient worker.

Before Zhou Yin could respond, Zhou Ru said quickly, "Sister Song, you are really good at judging people. Zhou Yin is my father's right-hand man. Whenever my father goes on a long trip, he has to take him with him."

"I see!"

Just as Zhou Yin expected, the county magistrate who was hiding in the county government office could no longer sit still when he heard that the students were going to the prefect to seek justice.

"Where is Peng Desheng? Let that guy come to see me immediately." The county magistrate roared angrily.

What was going on? If it weren't for this group of students making a fuss, he, a county magistrate, would not have known that there was a scholar imprisoned in his county jail, and that person was a student.

The more the county magistrate thought about it, the angrier he became. Peng Desheng, a mere county magistrate, was increasingly looking down on him.

Soon, Peng Desheng was invited. In order to avoid the group of students, he deliberately took a detour and came in through the back door of the yamen.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your humble servant greets you, sir."

What awaited him was a barrage of accusations, "Look at what you have done. Listen to what those students outside are saying. The county magistrate allowed his brother-in-law to oppress and wrongly accuse scholars..."

"Peng Desheng, Peng Desheng, your brother-in-law likes to bully men and women on weekdays. I turned a blind eye to your actions because you could clean up the mess for him. But now you have gone even further and even dared to detain a scholar without my permission. You are increasingly looking down on me. Do you really think you are the county magistrate?"

Peng Desheng was so frightened that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground, "I dare not, I dare not."

The county magistrate slammed his palm on the table. Because he slammed too hard, his palm suddenly felt numb. He shook his hand subconsciously, "Humph! I think you are very brave!"

"I dare not, I dare not, please calm down, sir, this is all a misunderstanding." Peng Desheng kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. It is said that a higher-ranking official can crush a person, not to mention that he bought his position as county magistrate with money.

Normally, the county magistrate didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs and turned a blind eye to their little actions, only because they did not threaten his official position. If they did affect him, he would definitely not sit idly by.

Therefore, their subordinates would usually be cautious in doing anything they did. As long as they did not touch the bottom line of the county magistrate, everything would be fine.

Peng Desheng never expected that such a big storm could be caused just because of a scholar. At this time, he regretted it very much and even wanted to kill Wan Baolu.

"I don't care whether it's a misunderstanding or not. I'll give you three days to handle this matter properly. If not, I'll hold you accountable."

"Yes, yes, I will take care of it now."

"Go quickly."

Peng Desheng came out of the yamen study. His first priority was to temporarily appease the group of students outside the door before going to the prison to negotiate with Hang Tongsheng.

Now, this matter is like a hot potato, and it was a hot potato that he had baked himself. It is very tricky, but he has to take it.

The students were waiting outside the door, but they didn't see the county magistrate. Instead, they saw the county magistrate. "Everyone, everyone, please be patient..."

Song Ning and others in the teahouse also saw the appearance of the county magistrate. Zhou Ru gestured to Song Ning, "Sister Song, look, that's the county magistrate."

Song Ning took a look and concluded, "It's obvious that he's a treacherous villain."

Zhou Ru covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Song, can you also read faces?"

There was a lot of noise below, and they could not hear clearly what the county magistrate said. They only saw that the group of students were gradually dispersing.

Zhou Ru asked in confusion: "Why did they all leave?"

Zhou Yin explained: "The county magistrate promised to give everyone an explanation within three days."

"No wonder." Song Ning was not too surprised by this. Things had already reached a white-hot stage. If those students were not appeased and the matter was reported to the prefect, it would be difficult to handle.

Zhou Ru looked at Zhou Yin and praised: "Zhou Yin, it's really as you expected, it's within three days."

Seeing that the crowd below had dispersed, Song Ning stretched and stood up, suggesting: "There's nothing to see, let's go out for a walk? It's been a long time since I last relaxed."

"Want to relax?" Zhou Ru confirmed with her.

"Yes, let's relax." Song Ning nodded. "Let's go!" Holding Yangyang in one hand and Mudun in the other, she walked out of the private room first.

Zhou Ru and Xiang Huan looked at each other behind her. Who was it that said that she had no time to relax since her husband was in jail?

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and catch up!"

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