"Even now, do you still feel wronged?"
"It's my fault, I shouldn't have offended Madam Situ."
"You're mistaken. If you had acted impartially and not believed every rumor, you wouldn't be in this situation today. Stop blaming others; take your men and return to the Yamen. Stay there quietly and wait for the Prince to process your documents."
"Sir, my family is poor. My parents scrimped and saved, and only after years of hard study did I manage to pass the Juren exams and become a County Magistrate. I can't resign and return to farming. Sir, I beg you, please plead with the Prince on my behalf." After speaking, the County Magistrate cried bitterly, kowtowing forcefully on the ground.
"Dong dong dong...!"
His forehead struck the ground repeatedly, leaving a dent where he knelt, and the longer he kowtowed, the larger the dent grew.
