The stunned old women came to their senses after hearing the scream, and hurriedly wrapped Wan in quilts. Several people hurriedly carried her into the county magistrate's mansion and then slammed the door shut.

Without the excitement to watch, the pedestrians on the street gradually dispersed, but the gossip was like the wind, and within one morning, the ugly behavior of the county magistrate's wife spread throughout the streets and alleys.

When Hang Shuheng and his family arrived in the county town, they heard such explosive gossip without even asking.

After hearing such a big piece of gossip, the couple looked at each other in silence for a long time. Who came up with this trick?

It was not enough that she was lying on the street with her clothes exposed, but the key point was that her head was shaved. She guessed that the wife of the county magistrate would be shut in for a long time.

Take her current bald head for example. If she wants to grow hair, it will take two or three years for it to grow long enough to be tied up.

Qingshuang sat quietly on the other side of the carriage, silently listening to the couple discussing the Wan family's scandal. Most of the time, Song Ning was talking and Hang Shuheng was listening, responding from time to time.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, her mind was clear as a mirror. The two masters didn't know yet, that Wan Shi was not only shaved bald, but also smeared with hair-killing liquid. She was afraid that she would never be able to grow long hair in the future.

"You said, Uncle Zhou asked someone to do this, right?"

"It's very possible."

It is hard to imagine that a successful person like Zhou Huan could use such childish tricks to retaliate against others.

However, this result was indeed very satisfying. Song Ning was almost impatient to find Mei and have some fun together. She believed that Mei would especially like to hear such gossip.

When the shopkeeper Zhou in Jubao Pavilion heard the news that Wan was stripped and thrown on the street, he kept scolding Zhou Yin, who had run off to someplace.

"This kid Zhou Yin is really mean."

Although he wanted to teach Wan a lesson, he was a respectable person after all. Even if he wanted to harm someone, he would not use a woman's reputation to make trouble.

It’s just that he is a decent man, but Zhou Yin is not. That kid did things that he would not do.

Although he was scolding Zhou Yin at this moment, the smile on his face did not diminish at all. He just liked the naughty look of this kid.

Just as he was thinking about someone, Zhou Yinren came back and handed Zhou Huan the hairpin he had taken back from Wan last night.

Zhou Huan checked it and found that the hairpin was not damaged at all, so he found a box and repacked it.

After doing all this, he said to Zhou Yin, "I say, boy, you've gone too far! How can you be so unkind to women?"

Zhou Yin sneered. She was already middle-aged, so what was there for her to be worthy of his pity?

Besides, when the shopkeeper asked him to shave someone's hair, why didn't he say to be gentle with women? Now he was teasing him instead.

Zhou Yin yawned, asked for instructions, and went back to catch up on his sleep.

He got up in the late night and was busy last night. He hasn't had a good night's sleep until now. He needs to make up for it.

Zhou Yin had just left when Hang Shuheng and his family arrived.

Seeing Zhou Huan's cheerful face, Song Ning joked, "Uncle Zhou, you look so cheerful. Is there any good news?"

When Zhou Huan heard this, the smile on his face faded. Was he really being so obvious?

"Ahem! Nothing happy."

Song Ning said, "However, when we entered the city, we heard some interesting things. Did you ask someone to do that?"

Zhou Huan understood what she meant and laughed awkwardly, "Hey, that kid Zhou Yin did it on his own initiative."

After he finished speaking, he changed the subject, picked up Yangyang and started talking to him. He kept feeding the little guy snacks and stopped talking to Song Ning.

Song Ning was tactful enough not to continue to dwell on this topic. When he asked Zhou Ru, he found out that the silly girl had already gone to Mei to chat about gossip when she heard about Wan's scandal.

So she left Hang Shuheng and his son behind and took Qingshuang with her.

After she left, Zhou Huan put Yangyang on a stool beside him and let him eat by himself, then he talked to Hang Shuheng about things in the capital.

"There's news from the capital that the man's time has come. It might be during this period."

Now the man in the palace sleeps more and wakes up less, and also exhales more and breathes in less.

The more times like this happen, the more chaotic the situation in the capital will become. This is a rare opportunity for all forces. Who wouldn't want to take a chance at this time?

Everyone desires that position. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have the chance to get close to that position again in your lifetime.

"The capital has been in turmoil recently, but fortunately, Pingyang County is far away from the capital, so the fire there won't burn here for a while, so we should just live our lives as usual."

As long as the successor of the dynasty can quickly stabilize the situation, the surrounding people can be spared from suffering.

On this point, Zhou Huan had no doubt at all about the master he served.

"As for you, you just need to be well prepared for the Autumn Examination." Speaking of the Autumn Examination, Zhou Huan suddenly changed his tone, put away his seriousness, and immediately showed a cunning smile, "Are you confident in the Autumn Examination? Are you sure you can win the first place? Tell your uncle the bottom line, so that when the gambling house opens, I can also place a bet."

Hang Shuheng felt as if a crow was flying over his forehead. Why did they bring up this matter out of the blue?

He put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and then said, "I think you should buy Xie Yuxi!"

"Xie Yuxi?"

Zhou Huan stroked his chin and thought for a while. Xie Yuxi was indeed a real talent, otherwise he would not have won the top three prizes.

But if Xie Yuxi and Hang Shuheng were put together, he still felt that Hang Shuheng might be better.

So, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you think your talent and knowledge are not as good as Xie Yuxi's? Do you think Xie Yuxi can win the first prize?"

Hang Shuheng smiled faintly, "Learning is endless, no one can guarantee that someone is more knowledgeable than someone else, but, uncle, you know me, I don't like to be in the limelight."

Anyway, Xie Yuxi doesn't need to try hard to steal the limelight, he will be the focus anyway, so why not just let him keep shining like this? This way, others will be overshadowed by his brilliance and won't receive so much attention.

Besides, Xie Yuxi had won the top three prizes before, and their talents were comparable. If he were the examiner, he would be happy to help Xie Yuxi gain some fame by adding one more prize to his top three prizes.

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