"If you ask me, they should really be thrown into prison and forced to pay up. Anyway, after the rebellion, the credit can smooth it over."
The County Magistrate Wei turned his head, placing the fan into the hand of the maid massaging his feet, and ordered, "Hit him."
The maid froze, but seeing the County Magistrate Wei's resolute expression, she nervously took the round fan and lightly swiped it across Shao Po's face.
The gesture was neither painful nor harsh, but it was deeply humiliating. Shao Po stopped speaking mid-sentence, completely at a loss as to what he had said wrong.
The County Magistrate Wei asked, "Do you know your mistake?"
"... Po does not know."
The County Magistrate Wei snatched the fan from the maid's hand and personally stood up to administer a harsh slap.
SLAP!
A faint red mark from the fan's frame appeared on Shao Po's face.
Shao Po's face immediately flushed bright red as he said, "Uncle, please enlighten me."
