He became furious with heartache, "Someone deliberately wrote to me about this. They said they would expose it!"
"You just wait to be paddled and dismissed from eligibility!" Master Zhong said, his chest heaving uncontrollably.
Madam Zhong turned deathly pale, reaching out to grab his trousers, "Master, think of something. Yan'er only made a mistake this time; he's not entirely untalented. You must save him, we only have this one son."
"Save, how to save!" Master Zhong slapped Zhong Yan's face, "How have I taught you? Now that this has happened, even your uncle might be implicated!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhong let out a wail, "No, we cannot let this get out."
Although Master Zhong's position was not high, holding only a minor position in the yamen, Madam Zhong's elder brother was the Tongzhi of South Origin Prefecture.
Because of this connection, Zhong Yan had been very influential in Prefectural City, and few dared to provoke him.
