"County Master, are we leaving here?" Ashui thinks the Cheng Family must be leaving; who wants to stay here anyway?
If it weren't for the County Master stopping him, he really would want to violently solve this matter and drag out Minister Cheng for a beating.
He suspects this Minister Cheng's integrity is compromised, just like Shie Hengzhang, the former Scholar; they're both pedantic people who feel that the County Master's actions are disgraceful.
In the face of national justice, what is disgraceful about this?
If Minister Cheng treats the County Master like this, and outsiders find out, they can't imagine how it would be perceived. If things go wrong, she could be labeled a traitor; even if she washes clean of it, it would not be the same.
Qiann Yan refused: "No, the matter isn't finished yet; we can't leave temporarily."
Seeing Qiann Yan's demeanor, Ashui senses that she might have some plan. But this is the Chen Family's place, what plan could she have here?
