"I won't leave unless you let Xiufeng out." Zhou Yunjun said in a naughty manner.
"I can't help you with this."
He wanted to help, but this time he had offended the Eighth Prince. If he dared to use his power for personal gain, he would probably lose his official hat and feather.
Zhou Yunjun was shocked to see his attitude, and realized something was wrong. "Brother, are you going to watch Xiufeng die?"
Magistrate Zhou did not answer.
"He's your nephew, you've watched him grow up. He knows he was wrong this time, so please forgive him just this once. Woohoo, if Xiufeng dies, I won't live either."
Zhou Yunjun started crying and making a fuss in the front hall.
The prefect's wife, who had been hiding in the dark, came out from behind the screen when she saw that her husband could not cope with his spoiled and overbearing sister.
She walked forward and ordered the maids to help her up from the ground.
"Yunjun, the Governor is watching us now. Even if I want to do something, I can't. Even if I want to rescue Xiufeng, I have to wait until the Governor leaves, right?"
The prefect's wife continued, "We've watched Xiufeng grow up, so we naturally don't want anything to happen to him. You should go home and wait. Once the governor leaves, everything will be easy. For now, let Xiufeng stay in jail for a while; it'll give him a taste of his own medicine."
He's gone a bit too far in this matter. If we let him continue like this, he'll never become anything special. This incident can only serve as a training exercise for him; it will benefit him in the future."
"But..." Zhou Yunjun still didn't want his son to suffer, and wanted to say something, but when he saw the look in his sister-in-law's eyes, he immediately shut his mouth.
"Okay, go back and prepare some more things for Xiufeng."
After Zhou Yunjun left, Magistrate Zhou hurried forward and took his wife's hand, "You still have a way to get her away in a few words."
"Master, you must handle this matter well, otherwise it will affect your future." Mrs. Zhou said.
"This matter is really difficult to handle. The person Xiufeng offended is not an ordinary person, but a prince." Prefect Zhou looked embarrassed.
Madam Zhou rolled her eyes at her husband. "I said this isn't about Xiufeng, it's about the prince. With Xiufeng's relationship with you, you don't know if the Eighth Prince will implicate you. What you need to do now is to change the Eighth Prince's opinion of you and let him know how good you are."
Mrs. Zhou had long been fed up with Zhou Yunjun and her group of relatives who only served to hinder her husband. This time, even after causing such a big trouble, she still had the nerve to come and beg for mercy.
"I'll send someone to inquire about the Eighth Prince's preferences."
Madam Zhou hurriedly stopped him, "Master, there is a ready-made method that can please the Eighth Prince without appearing to be deliberate."
"What method?"
Mrs. Zhou smiled and uttered two words, "County Examination."
Prefect Zhou's eyes lit up, thinking of the Tongshi exam when Governor Fang came to instruct him on this matter. At that time, he had guessed that there must be an extraordinary figure among the students taking the exam, but he didn't expect it to be the Eighth Prince.
Since the eighth prince has come to take part in the Tongshi examination, he will definitely take part in the Xiangshi examination.
The Eighth Prince only came in second place in the last provincial examination. This time, he won first place in the provincial examination, which must have made him very happy. It was a good thing for him.
Magistrate Zhou looked at his wife and said, "Madam, you are indeed smart."
Mrs. Zhou said modestly, "Master is confused by the situation."
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