Upon hearing that Prefect Liu had also been arrested, Zhou Gui and the mean-spirited woman were both startled, their expressions quite interesting.

Zhou Gui was still somewhat incredulous and could only go to see Zhou Ziqiong.

Zhou Ziqiong nodded and said, "Father, Prefect Liu and Manager Hu have indeed been arrested and imprisoned by Governor Yu, but..."

"Give it to her, give it to her!"

Seeing that Zhou Gui was frightened, Zhou Ziqiong felt a little sorry for him and was about to reveal Jing Zhe's identity when she was interrupted.

The mean-spirited woman said angrily, "I see now. That little slut has hooked up with a capable young lover outside and is planning to swallow up the Zhou family's cloth shop? Then give it to her!"

As she spoke, the sarcastic woman glanced coldly at Jing Zhe: "You think you're so great, huh? You think you can definitely marry her, right? Let me tell you, keep dreaming! You dare to covet the woman the Crown Prince of Yu has his eye on? You won't even be able to leave Ruzhou City!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder this mean woman is so mean; it turns out she always wanted Zhou Ziqiong to marry the heir of the Yu King, so that she could gain status through her daughter. However, Zhou Ziqiong has never been able to fulfill her wish, which is why she has become like this.

After the sarcastic woman finished speaking, she added coldly, "If you're so capable, don't leave. Let's see how the Crown Prince of Yu deals with you!"

After saying that, he ignored Zhou Gui's advice and ran out, seemingly to complain to the Crown Prince of Yu.

Zhou Gui sighed and said, "Young master, I will add Ziqiong's name to the land deed later... Actually, I haven't changed it before because I felt that the Zhou family's cloth shop would belong to Ziqiong sooner or later, so I wasn't in a hurry... This time, I might as well just add Ziqiong's name to it!"

He then advised, "Young master, rest assured, I will do what I say. So you should leave first! The Crown Prince of Yu has considerable influence in Ruzhou City. If he really sets his sights on you, it will be difficult for you to leave the city!"

...

Although Zhou Gui sometimes has poor judgment, he is quite good to Zhou Ziqiong. He knew long ago that the Crown Prince of Yu was interested in Zhou Ziqiong, but he did not agree and instead listened to Zhou Ziqiong's opinion.

After hearing that Zhou Ziqiong had no feelings for the Crown Prince of Yu, he refused to date him. After that, the business of Zhou's cloth shop declined, which he felt was the Crown Prince of Yu taking revenge.

The mean-spirited woman was not his first wife, but his second wife, whom he married several years after her death.

Ever since she entered the Zhou family, she has been urging Zhou Gui to add her name to the land deed. The old man was getting a new wife, and Zhou Gui was particularly excited during that time. He also had a great need for a mean woman, so when she whispered in his ear, he agreed without thinking.

Unexpectedly, the mean woman went even further and started demanding that Zhou Gui marry Zhou Ziqiong to the heir of the Yu King.

It should be noted that Zhou Gui and his wife had no children, so he treated his adopted daughter Zhou Ziqiong as his own and doted on her. Therefore, no matter how the mean woman tried to persuade him, Zhou Gui did not agree.

In addition, as Zhou Gui gets older, his needs decrease and he gradually becomes more like a saint. Therefore, the whispers of a mean woman in bed are becoming less and less effective on him. Moreover, every time she deliberately targets Zhou Ziqiong, Zhou Gui feels extremely disgusted and has the idea of ​​divorcing his wife, but he has not yet put it into action.

Her outburst today has only intensified Zhou Gui's desire to divorce his wife. Moreover, he dotes on Zhou Ziqiong, and he is willing to trust anyone who has helped her or whom she trusts.

That's why I tried to dissuade Jing Zhe.

Hearing Zhou Gui say this, Jing Zhe was certain that Zhou Gui was different from that mean woman; he probably still cared about Zhou Ziqiong. However, Jing Zhe still insisted, "Uncle, let's change the land deed first! You don't need to worry about anything else!"

"..."

Zhou Gui was stunned for a moment, then immediately ordered his servants to bring the land deed.

Zhou Ziqiong patted Jing Zhe on the shoulder and said to Zhou Gui, "Dad, don't listen to his nonsense, the land deed doesn't need to be changed!"

"Change is necessary!"

Seeing how humble Zhou Ziqiong still is, Zhou Gui felt even more sorry for her, so he also insisted.

Zhou Ziqiong shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Father, he is my younger brother, Jing Zhe!"

"Your younger brother, Jing Zhe?"

Zhou Gui stared at Jing Zhe, stunned.

As Zhou Ziqiong's godfather, he was naturally aware of her complicated background and also knew that she had a younger brother named Jing Zhe.

"I often hear Ziqiong talk about things from when you were little, I never imagined you'd... grown up so much!"

Zhou Gui sincerely said, "Since Ziqiong is your sister, then Ziqiong should persuade him that this place is not safe to stay any longer!"

Zhou Gui knew that the Jing family had a feud with the Prince of Jin, who was also the younger brother of the King of Yu. The mean-spirited woman went to find the heir of the King of Yu, which made things even more dangerous for Jing Zhe!

Jing Zhe smiled and shook his head: "Uncle, you're overthinking it. I'm not an ordinary person anymore!"

Zhou Ziqiong quickly added, "Father, you don't need to worry. He's a favorite of His Majesty now, holding a second-rank official position. His Majesty sent him to Ruzhou to start a newspaper..."

Zhou Ziqiong explained Jing Zhe's current identity to Zhou Gui. Zhou Gui was increasingly shocked as he listened, and by the end, he was sweating profusely—a high-ranking official of the second rank at less than twenty years old, carrying a gold medal, an imperial sword, and other imperial gifts, indeed, there was no need to fear the Prince of Yu…

However, after learning Jing Zhe's identity, Zhou Gui became somewhat uneasy in front of Jing Zhe, and even changed how he addressed him.

"Lord Jing... Lord Jing..."

"Uncle, you're making me feel so ashamed!"

Jing Zhe helped Zhou Gui up as he was about to bow, and said with a smile, "You are my sixth sister's godfather. Logically speaking, I should call you godfather. If you call me 'sir' again, I won't dare to enter the Zhou family's door!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Gui's expression softened considerably.

"Then... Uncle will have to accept it?"

"Uncle, it's my duty."

"..."

Although Zhou Ziqiong said it wasn't necessary, the land deed was still changed. After talking for a while, the three of them came out of Zhou Ziqiong's room and prepared to go to the front hall.

Just then, the mean-spirited woman ran back from outside. Compared to before, she now had a red five-finger mark on her face.

She had assumed Jing Zhe would have run away in fear long ago, but she was surprised to see him again after entering the room. She immediately sneered, "You've got some nerve! Since you haven't left yet? Well, just you wait! The Crown Prince of Yu is very angry and will be here to teach you a lesson soon!"

"Okay, I'll wait."

Jing Zhe smiled and replied, ignoring her, and followed Zhou Ziqiong into the front hall.

The mean woman, who had been treated like air and felt completely invisible, was even more furious: "Master, are you just going to stand by and watch an outsider bully me like this? Are you not going to do anything about me? If you don't care about me, then I'll die!"

Ultimately, as Zhou Gui's second wife, the mean-spirited woman was much younger than Zhou Gui and quite skilled in martial arts. Every time she tried to charm Zhou Gui, she achieved good results.

However, this time it didn't work.

"Okay, you can go now."

"..."

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