My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

"Sir, we were just joking with Brother Fu. And sir, my father is the owner of Hongyun Restaurant. You had dinner there before. My father also gave you a plate of jewelry. Have you forgotten all that..."

Li Yuan shouted at the top of his voice, trying to arouse the county magistrate's impression of his father so that he would spare him this time for his father's sake.

However, the county magistrate was not fooled. After hearing what Li Yuan said, he immediately slammed the gavel and stood up, shouting angrily: "You are so bold! You dare to commit a crime and kidnap others in broad daylight. Now you dare to slander me for accepting bribes. Do you think this is a joke? Come on, take them to the prison immediately and wait for my punishment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several constables came up and dragged Li Yuan and his gang away without saying a word.

Seeing Li Yuan and others being taken away, Fu Shiyan bowed to the magistrate and said, "Thank you, magistrate, for your keen insight and fair judgment."

The magistrate smiled slightly, walked down and nodded to them, saying earnestly: "This is what I should do, no need to thank me. But you still have to be more careful in the future, and never let this happen again."

After everything was settled, Fu Shiyan and Hua Ying slowly walked out of the county government office.

The magistrate in the lobby of the county government stood at the door and watched them walk away.

He stood there quietly, deep in thought. The master beside him couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, why do you keep helping them secretly?"

The magistrate slowly turned around and replied, "The identities of these two people are not simple, far superior to mine. Helping them within my ability is also to avoid unnecessary risks in the future."

After hearing this, the master nodded as if he understood something, but there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, the magistrate smiled and said, "For some things, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing." After that, he waved his hand to signal the lawyer to leave, sat alone in front of the desk, and continued to deal with the few official matters on the table.

Fu Shiyan sent Huaying to the back door of Zuijiangyue and gave her some instructions. Only at Huaying's urging did he go to the academy.

Huaying lifted her skirt and went upstairs. When she turned a corner, she saw Yuexing and Yuelang pacing back and forth in front of her door. When they looked up and saw that Huaying had returned safely, they hurried forward and knelt down to apologize.

The words of both were filled with guilt and self-blame, and they took all the blame on each other.

Seeing this, Huaying quickly reached out and helped them up. "The people of Taohua Town have always been simple and kind. This incident was just an accident. You don't have to blame yourself too much. Just be more careful in the future."

The two men thought that the young lady would blame them for not protecting them properly, but unexpectedly, not only did she not blame them, she even found a way out for them.

In fact, the main reason why they were drugged that night was because they saw the young lady return to her room and turn off the lights after watching the fireworks.

In a good mood, she asked Uncle Zhang for a jar of wine and went to the rooftop to chat and drink. That’s when she realized that the thief was careless when he set off the smoke, which caused the young lady to suffer this hardship.

After hearing Huaying's words, Yuexing and Yuelang felt even more ashamed.

When Qinghe heard the young lady's voice, she hurried out and looked around at Huaying. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the young lady was fine. As soon as she relaxed, her head started to buzz again.

Seeing that they looked unhappy, Huaying urged them to go downstairs and rest.

At Mingde Academy, the teacher was lecturing on the way to be an official and asked students questions. One student answered, "It is my duty to eat the salary of the emperor and to share his worries."

The other students nodded and agreed with his opinion.

The master stroked his graying beard and asked Fu Shiyan who was sitting at the back, "You go ahead and tell me."

Fu Shiyan stood up slowly, and the other students looked at him, only to hear him say, "The monarch and his subjects depend on each other, and what they seek is the well-being of the country and the people. A clean official is also a subject, and a turbid official is also a subject. After knowing the ways of the officialdom, one still sets his mind on the world and his destiny for the people, inherits the lost knowledge of the past sages, and brings peace to the world for all eternity. Students think this is the way to be an official."

The Master stared at him and praised him repeatedly, "Very good, very good."

The other students fell into deep thought when they heard his words.