Yinzhen's face darkened. He hadn't expected that this Miss Cheng was not only arrogant but also incredibly stupid. In this situation, anyone with a bit of common sense would think they had kicked a hornet's nest, but this Miss Cheng was actually trying to take advantage of him.

Yinzhen thought for a moment and then said, "I have never heard of the Cheng family being imperial merchants. Besides, I am not short of money. I am focused on the imperial examination and want to pass with flying colors."

Miss Cheng thought there was hope for this, and said with a smile, "The Cheng family just doesn't have the title of imperial merchant. All of our Cheng family's products are tribute items. If you want to take the imperial examination route, that's fine too. I'll talk to my father about it later. My second grandfather was once the late emperor's mentor. You can become the top scholar if you want!"

Yinzhen's gaze grew even colder: "Oh, really? And who is your second grandfather?"

Miss Cheng said with great pride, "My second grandfather is Grand Tutor Cheng of the Crown Prince."

Yinzhen thought for a moment and then realized it was the same stubborn old man who had argued with Chengfeng a few days ago.

Yinzhen scoffed inwardly. The title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince sounded good, but it was actually quite useless. Besides, a new emperor brings a new court, and the late emperor's mentor didn't need him to be given important responsibilities.

Yinzhen's expression suddenly turned cold as he said, "Tie up Liang Jiugong as well, and send someone back to..." As he spoke, he saw the county magistrate's men approaching, and then finished the sentence, "Summon the Crown Prince's tutor, whom Miss Cheng mentioned, to the county office."

Although Miss Cheng was stupid, she was not so stupid as to not understand this sentence. This person could actually summon her second grandfather to the county government. And when did her second grandfather arrive? Why didn't their family receive the news?

Miss Cheng was lost in thought, looking as if she were in a daze, her expression somewhat wooden.

The county magistrate came over and knelt on the ground. Just as he was about to say something, Yinzhen gestured to Liang Jiugong, who immediately understood that the emperor did not want to reveal his identity.

So Liang Jiugong quickly pulled the county magistrate up and said, "Your Excellency has finally arrived." Then he whispered, "We have something to say here at the yamen."

The county magistrate nervously took the entire Cheng family, including their servants, from Yinzhen's guards and escorted them back to the yamen.

Upon arriving at the yamen, Yinzhen sat down, and the county magistrate quickly knelt down, saying, "This servant greets Your Excellency."

The reason why the county magistrate was called "Master" was because Liang Jiugong had given him some pointers.