We mustn't let the Fang family produce another Scholar. We'll have to sever Fang Liuming's path to the scientific examinations! Old Pei didn't want to resort to shady tactics and risk getting caught, which wasn't an easy matter.
Ever since Ms. Liangsan successfully cultivated double-cropping rice and was titled County Magistrate, Qian Wanxiu had people watching Sister Peiqin and her siblings, hoping to catch something incriminating to deliver a fatal blow. Yet until now, not a single useful clue has emerged.
