Chương 96: Reap What One Sows

Two days later, Zhu Zhencheng sent someone to invite Chen Yaozu and Zhou Jia to Tongzhou. Before Zhou Jia left, he took Li Qing away and prepared to find an academy in Qingzhou for Li Qing. He began to prepare for the exam in peace.

Two days later, Chen Yaohui returned from Tongzhou and told Li Yu that the government office had sentenced Ye Lianggong to 50 strokes of beating and 50 taels of silver. He was also exiled.

After the village chief recovered, he brought the hunched and trembling Madam Liu and the dazed Chen Baozhen to Li Yu's house to apologize.

Madam Liu pulled Chen Baozhen to kneel in front of Li Yu. She begged with tears in her eyes, "Xiaoyu, I didn't teach my daughter well. Please let her off on account that Baozhen has already suffered retribution!"