The servants of the Chen family had been waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning. When they saw a donkey cart swaying towards them in the distance, they immediately turned around and ran home.

After a while, Xiao Liu came to support Liu, and a group of people came to greet them.

Seeing the person coming, Chen Yunye hurriedly stopped the donkey cart.

A group of people gathered around Chen Mingyuan to ask about his well-being. Liu held her grandson's hand distressedly.

"Look how tired you are. Let's go home quickly. I'll ask the kitchen to make some soup for you. Drink the soup and have a good sleep. Don't think about anything else!"

At this moment, Liu's heart and eyes were filled with her precious grandson. She took her grandson home. As for the other people in the car, she was too lazy to even look at them.

Chen Yunyou had long been accustomed to his stepmother's attitude, and there was no ripple in his heart. He turned around and said to Chen Yunshan sincerely: "Thank you two big brothers for seeing me off today!"

Chen Yunshan waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's no big deal, we'll go back first!"

Before he left, he reminded her, "You should have a good rest when you go back. You should be well-rested so that you can face the next exam!"

Chen Yunyou agreed one by one.

After they left, Chen Yunye drove the donkey cart back to the farm, while Chen Yunyou and his wife returned to their own courtyard.

Song Xile asked Yun You to go back and rest first. "You have been exhausted all day. After dinner, don't review your lessons anymore. Go to bed early."

Chen Yunyou nodded obediently. Although his health was much better than before, sitting in the examination room that was drafty on all sides for most of the day was too much for a weak man like him, even a strong man would not be able to bear it!

After Yun You entered the house, Song Xile closed the gate to block out the noise from the front yard. She saw that the eldest family ignored Yun You!

Just wait and see, they will regret it later!

On the other side, County Magistrate Zhou, who had been invigilating for a day, finally got some free time. He wanted to come back to have dinner first and then go back to check the papers.

As soon as he stepped into the backyard, Nanny Li, who was beside his wife, came over!

"Master, the Madam invites you!" Nanny Li said respectfully.

Zhou Ling paused. Ever since the day Aunt Zhou killed her son, her relationship with his wife had reached freezing point!

He had been staying in the study these days, and the two of them had spoken very few times.

Having been an invigilator for a whole day, he originally did not want to face his wife at this time. He was afraid that he would not be able to suppress his emotions and would have an unhappy argument with his wife again. By then, their relationship would probably become even more strained!

As an elder in the mansion, Nanny Li could naturally see Zhou Ling's hesitation.

She said, "Master, the Zhou family came again today, wanting to ask Aunt Zhou to come back to celebrate their old lady's birthday!"

Zhou Ling's expression suddenly turned ugly.

These damn things, not only did they hinder him from getting food, they even found their way into his house!

He couldn't help but clench his hands hanging at his sides. If the Zhou family wasn't still useful, how could Aunt Zhou be alive today!

When she attempted to murder his legitimate son, he would not allow such a person to live in the world!

Thinking that his wife must be feeling bad at this moment, Zhou Ling finally followed Nanny Li to the main room.

He thought he would be met with sarcasm and ridicule from his wife when he saw her, and he was still thinking about how to deal with it and try to ease the relationship between the two.

However, Mrs. Li personally served him a cup of tea and asked him to sit down with a friendly face.

Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment while holding the tea, and forgot all the words he had intended to say to comfort his wife.

Li changed her previous indifference and alienation towards her husband. She showed weakness, took out a handkerchief, covered her face with it and started crying.

When Zhou Ling saw his wife crying, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, walked over to her, held her hand and asked, "What happened?"

He paused and said, "But for Aunt Zhou's sake, don't worry, saving her life is already my biggest concession!"

Li resisted the urge to pull her hand away and shook her head with a sad look.

"I wonder why we are like this now?"

Zhou Ling couldn't help but hold his wife's hand tighter.

Yes, they used to have such a good relationship! But everything changed after coming to Nanyun County!

"It's all my fault, I..."

Mrs. Li spoke up to stop her husband from finishing his words. She didn't want to hear her husband's confession.

She immediately said, "I also know that you are in a bad situation. I still remember how the people under you pretended to obey you but actually disobeyed you, so that the summer harvest was delayed!"

"It wasn't until you married Aunt Zhou that the original dilemma was resolved!"

"I know your Aunt Zhou had no choice but to do it, but I feel sad!" After saying that, she started crying again!

Seeing his wife open her heart to him, Zhou Ling felt even more sympathetic towards her. He kept comforting her softly.

Li wiped away her tears and said firmly: "This year's harvest is getting worse and worse. You are the chief official of Nanyun County. I am really worried that those people will take the opportunity to cause trouble and force you to back down!"

Hearing his wife say this, he patted her hand and comforted her: "Don't think too much!"

During this year, he worked hard to build up his own power in the county government because he didn't want to be constrained by these people anymore.

But his luck was not good. It was only the second year after he took office and he encountered drought again. If he wanted to avoid being led by the nose by these big players, he still had too few chips!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ling's face turned a little bad!

Seeing her husband's serious expression, Mrs. Li knew very well that in her husband's heart, the most important thing was always his career.

When the husband has no choice, he will eventually compromise with those people.

She didn't want ghosts and monsters to appear in her home again.

I was lucky last time because I met Song Xile, and my son was out of danger!

If she released Aunt Zhou again, she would personally order people to force Aunt Zhou to drink safflower water to cause her to have a miscarriage. It was inevitable that she would feel resentful and would wantonly murder her own son once again!

The truth of 'A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days'!

My son is still so young and has no ability to avoid risks.

Whenever Li thought about the person in the backyard who was trying to murder her son all day long, she felt cold all over!

She would not allow this to happen. This time she would firmly hold the initiative in her own hands!

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said sincerely, "Master, I didn't come to you this time because of Aunt Zhou's matter!"

Zhou Ling carefully looked at his wife's face, and seeing that she looked calm and didn't seem to be pretending, he quietly waited for what she would say next!

She smiled bitterly at first, "Master may not believe me, but I learned something important today. If used properly, it will not only add to your achievements, but also solve the current predicament!"

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