Bai Shanxin looked at their teacher with concern and asked softly, "Teacher, do you hold a grudge against your teacher?"
Mr. Zhuang paused for a moment before smiling shallowly and said, "I did hold a grudge when it happened, but Mr. Huang took good care of me. After receiving the response from the academy, I didn't speak out about it. I thought that even if there were no guaranteed spots for further study, I could simply take the examination myself. Unexpectedly, some unfavorable rumors began to spread around the academy, suggesting that I had taken money from the Chen Family to give up my spot, which was clearly unfair to the other students. Ultimately, the academy decided to remove my nominated spot for the imperial examination."
The third disciple looked at their teacher with an expression full of distress.
