The Third Prince took the charm from his guard.
The deputy governor fell and was completely drenched in sweat.
"Deputy Governor Li, why do you look so nervous?"
"Because of your royal presence, your highness..."
"What is this?"
The Third Prince was not in a hurry to open the lucky charm. Instead, he kept exerting pressure on the deputy governor as if he wanted the official to succumb to it.
"T-this is a charm that my wife got for me when I came to Guangqing Province..." the deputy governor replied in a shaky voice.
"Oh? So, it's just a lucky charm. Then, what's there to be afraid of?"
"I-I'm not. It's a misunderstanding."
"Is it!? Deputy Governor Li, as an official designated by the imperial court, do you know what happens to those who cheat in the Imperial Examination?"
"T-they'll get beheaded."
"You're wrong. For an offense like yours, their entire family goes down with them."
