Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members stared wide-eyed and mouths agape in disbelief at Jiang Wanwan.

"This...this...that can't be possible. We've raised Wan'er for over ten years, we've done our part, even if we haven't done anything great! How could she want our Jiang family to be ruined?" Madam Hu said, trembling.

“Aunt, you’re oversimplifying things. After Su Wan’er returned to the General’s Mansion, she spoke ill of me more than once and told me many times that she wanted to take revenge on me. She believes that I stole her identity as the true daughter and caused her to suffer in the village and in our family for more than ten years.”

Think about it, everyone. Since she's already threatened to take revenge on me, it's inevitable that she'll retaliate against our family too. Have you all forgotten the time my second uncle took me to the county town and we almost fell into a trap set by bad guys?

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Jiang's face flushed red, and he stammered, "Wan'er, I..."

Before Uncle Jiang could finish speaking, Jiang Wanwan continued, "And this time, why was Fifth Brother kicked out of Yuanshan Academy? And why was he humiliated inside? Besides Su Wan'er, what other important figures has our family offended?"

Jiang Liu suddenly raised his head and looked sharply at Jiang Wanwan. He moved his lips, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder it's like this, no wonder it's like this!"

"Liu'er, what did you say? What exactly happened at the academy? Tell your mother and everyone else!" Zhu asked worriedly, looking at her youngest son's expression of both laughter and anger.

Jiang Liu mustered his courage, raised his head, looked at everyone, and said, "When I first went to Yuanshan Academy, the teachers didn't treat me like this. On the contrary, they appreciated me greatly and praised my writing more than once. My classmates also took great care of me, and I made several friends in just a few days."

However, not long afterward, my teacher and classmates' attitudes toward me changed drastically. They began to ridicule and hurl at me, using every kind of vicious language to insult and attack me.

The gentlemen criticized my writings as worthless, even asserting that I had no talent for reading and that I should go home and stop dreaming of becoming an official.

And the few friends I made gradually distanced themselves from me, ignoring me completely.

Jiang Liu stopped there. He didn't want his family to worry.

In fact, it was much more than that. After his classmates inexplicably joined the academy, some of them began to openly tease him, either destroying his books or pouring ink on his desk and chair so that he would fall on it without knowing it.

The Jiang family was extremely angry about Jiang Liu's plight.

"This is outrageous! How could they treat you like this!" Uncle Jiang slammed his hand on the table.

"Liu'er, my Liu'er, you've really suffered so much." Madam Zhu held Jiang Liu and cried uncontrollably.

Grandma Jiang gently patted Jiang Liu's head and said with heartache, "Liu'er, don't listen to those bad people talking nonsense. They are just jealous of your knowledge."

Jiang Liu struggled to get out of Zhu's arms. He smiled and comforted the Jiang family, "Father, Mother, Grandpa, Grandma, I'm fine. You don't need to worry."

He then continued, “My sister’s guess is not without reason. The timing of Su Wan’er’s arrival in Anyang County coincides with the time I was bullied by the teachers and classmates at Yuanshan Academy.”

"Besides Su Wan'er, I can't think of anyone else our family has offended," Jiang Liu said.