The teachers at the academy said he had no talent for studying and would never pass the imperial examinations in his lifetime. How could he face his family?

His family worked hard to save money for his education, hoping he would rise above others and become a high-ranking official.

Even my uncle, who was far more learned than me, resolutely gave up his chance to study and let me have it. Now, I have no intelligence and no talent for studying, so I will never pass the imperial examination in my life.

How can I still have the face to live?

Jiang Liu sobbed, sounding somewhat desperate. His cries stirred the emotions of Jiang Wanwan and the other two, leaving them with a tightness in their chests.

Hearing his youngest son's heart-wrenching, desperate cries, Uncle Jiang couldn't help but shed tears as well.

“Son, son, how can you pretend not to recognize us? What happened? Tell your father, and I will stand up for you.” Uncle Jiang walked quickly to Jiang Liu, looking at his youngest son with heartache.

At this moment, Jiang Wanwan finally remembered what those fierce-looking guards had said, and her heart tightened.

The boy struggling before me, the light that once shone in his eyes had now dimmed, leaving them like stagnant water—empty, numb, and lost...

Judging from Jiang Liu's current state, he was most likely insulted and severely attacked by those so-called teachers at Yuanshan Academy, which made him greatly doubt himself and apply the insults from the teachers to himself.

After spending time with Jiang Liu, I've come to realize that aside from being a little arrogant, Jiang Liu does indeed have some talent in studying, which is definitely not what those guards said earlier.

Could it be that Su Wan'er in the capital has started targeting the Jiang family again?

Jiang Wanwan tried hard to recall the plot that the young girl in her department had been telling her. She remembered that the girl had told her that when Jiang Liu from the Jiang family was studying at the academy in the county town, he was verbally insulted by the teacher and his classmates, and from then on, Jiang Liu was devastated.

Ten days later, when no one was home, Jiang Liu hastily ended his life with a rope inside the house.

From then on, misfortune struck the Jiang family one after another until the entire family perished.

The part of the story that happened to Jiang Liu at Yuanshan Academy in the novel is not described, and it is like a mystery that no one knows.

But Jiang Wanwan thought that this matter must have a lot to do with Su Wan'er, who was far away in the capital.

Since Su Wan'er could set a trap to trick Uncle Jiang into getting her involved and thus ruin her reputation, she could also use her power to get the teachers at Yuanshan Academy to attack Jiang Liu and ruin him.

After all, Su Wan'er knew the Jiang family very well; she knew everyone in the family, so she must have known about Jiang Liu's talent for studying.

Su Wan'er was probably worried that once Jiang Liu passed the imperial examinations, things would be much more complicated when she targeted the Jiang family. Therefore, she wanted to eliminate Jiang Liu, the biggest uncertainty factor, first!

Jiang Wanwan put this matter aside for the time being. The important thing was to calm Jiang Liu down first, so that he wouldn't do anything to harm himself.

She looked at Jiang Liu intently and said softly, "Fifth Brother, do you really think you have no talent as the teachers at the academy said?"

My father once told me, "Fifth Brother, your talent for studying is even greater than his. How could you possibly be like what the teacher at Yuanshan Academy said?"