Chapter 32032 Get Out of the Academy
"Hit the bull's eye, ten rings!"
Teacher Qian's voice echoed in the archery field, over and over again, for a long time.
Who hit the bull's eye?
Who hits the ten rings?
Oh, it turns out to be Du Qingtang.
etc!
Du Qingtang? !
Du Qingtang, who just got admitted to the academy a few days ago, can recite the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and can write beautiful articles?
Everyone looked dazed. Could they be hallucinating?
"Didn't she say she wasn't good at riding or shooting?"
"Her archery skills are indeed very clumsy. She can't even pull the bowstring. It's obvious that she is a novice."
"So, from the time she was a beginner to the time she hit the bull's eye, she only practiced nine times?"
"Is there anything in this world that she doesn't know?"
As everyone was exclaiming in amazement, someone sneered, "But no matter how gifted she is, it can't change the fact that her arrow missed the target and nearly injured someone."
"If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have fallen and wouldn't have been injured." A student raised his hands to show the scratches on his palms.
"You must give us an explanation!"
Teacher Qian came over and looked at Du Qingtang with a mixture of admiration and reproach: "You are quite talented in horseback archery, but you were too reckless and caused others to get hurt..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a voice: "Teacher, this matter has nothing to do with her."
Du Qingtang looked towards the source of the voice, and the person speaking was Cao Xingcan.
Teacher Qian was puzzled: "Why do you say that?"
Cao Xingcan folded his arms, raised his chin slightly, and remained as arrogant as ever. "It was Xie Guang. He bumped Du Qingtang's elbow, which is why Du Qingtang missed the target."
"Xie Guang?"
"It's him again!"
"What's his grudge against classmate Du? Why does he keep targeting classmate Du?"
Contemptuous glances came from all directions, and Xie Guang's gloating smile froze on his face, his eyebrows raised and his mouth grinned, like a funny clown.
Xie Guang looked at Cao Xingcan in disbelief. Hadn't he been at odds with Du Qingtang from the beginning? Why was he suddenly colluding with Du Qingtang and standing up to testify for her?
Teacher Qian asked in a deep voice, "Is that so?"
Three voices sounded almost simultaneously.
Du Qingtang: "Yes."
Xie Guang: “No!”
Fu Wen: "That's him!"
Xie Guang secretly hated Cao Xingcan for his fickleness, which made him the target of public criticism. However, he did not dare to provoke Cao Xingcan easily, for fear of provoking the crazy revenge of the second grandson of the Prime Minister. He could only direct his spearhead at Du Qingtang and Fu Wen.
"Teacher, please be advised. Du Qingtang and Fu Wen are birds of a feather. Please do not believe their one-sided words!"
Fu Wen was furious and shouted, "Nonsense! I clearly saw you deliberately bump into Qingtang. The archery range is so big, why did you just bump into her?"
Both sides insisted on their own opinions, and Teacher Qian was in a dilemma.
At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "I saw it too. It was Xie Guang who took advantage of Du Qingtang's unpreparedness and bumped into her from behind, causing Du Qingtang to miss her target."
Xie Guang's eyes became fierce. Who is the one who doesn't want to die?
Unfortunately, the man hid very well and Xie Guang couldn't find him no matter how hard he scanned the crowd.
Not only that, but he also brought out many students to testify on behalf of Du Qingtang.
"It was Xie Guang. I saw it with my own eyes."
"I can testify to that, too."
Teacher Qian's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Xie Guang, do you have anything else to say?"
Xie Guang opened his mouth, swallowing back any words that were about to make excuses. He suddenly sneered and looked around at everyone: "I really pity you. You were fooled by Du Qingtang, that ungrateful person, and you even speak for her. You are such a bunch of idiots!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Please explain yourself clearly."
Xie Guang pointed at Du Qingtang with disdain. "This person turned evil on her, framing her cousin who paid for her education and bringing him into disrepute. I, Xie, cannot stand seeing someone feign innocence after doing something evil. Today, I vow to show everyone her true colors!"
Everyone exclaimed: "How could this happen?"
Now, the contemptuous gaze shifted from Xie Guang to Du Qingtang.
"You only know the face but not the heart. I thought she was a good person."
"Qingyuan Academy cannot tolerate students with corrupt morals like you. Get out of the academy!"
When some people are angry and scold, there will naturally be people who defend or remain neutral.
Fu Wen's voice was even louder than theirs: "Qingtang is gentle and polite to others. How could he be the ungrateful person Xie Guang described? He is just talking nonsense. Don't be fooled by him!"
"It's said that handwriting reflects a person's character. Du Qingtang has a beautiful handwriting, and his writing is unrestrained and free-spirited. He doesn't seem like...that kind of person."
"Classmate Wang is absolutely right. I also think it's impossible."
"Compared to Du Qingtang, I think Xie Guang is the one who repays kindness with enmity."
Everyone laughed.
Teacher Qian hadn't expected so much trouble to arise during today's archery class. He looked at Du Qingtang sternly and said, "If this is indeed true, I will inform the headmaster of your actions, and he will decide whether to let you go or stay. If it's fabricated, since everyone is here, you should take this opportunity to clarify."
"Yes." Du Qingtang bowed to Teacher Qian, then put down his bow and arrow and faced the crowd. "Classmate Xie said that my cousin funded my studies. I disagree with this. As for the reason, let me explain it in detail."
"Before Du was born, his father died unexpectedly, leaving the family without support. His mother, worried about not being able to keep the money, deposited the money she earned with his uncle."
"Mr. Du has been studying for two years. Although all his tuition and other expenses were paid from his uncle's family, they were earned by his mother and sister who toiled and worked late into the night."
Du Qingtang looked at Xie Guang and asked, "Excuse me, classmate Xie, have you heard my cousin accuse me of repaying kindness with enmity?"
Xie Guang sneered, "So what? With your eloquent tongue, you can turn black into white. Who can prove that what you say is true?"
Du Qingtang did not respond, but took out two pieces of paper and said, "Teacher, please take a look."
Teacher Qian looked at it closely, his expression somewhat complicated: "It's an IOU and a document of severing the relationship."
Everyone exclaimed, "What?!"
Du Qingtang said aloud, "My mother deposited the silver with my uncle for twelve years. Who would have thought that my uncle and aunt treated it as their own? They even claimed that the tuition fee I received for studying was loaned to me."
"If this continued, my family would be left with nothing but poverty, and my mother and sister would become ill from hunger. I was left with no other options but to ask the village chief to help me get the silver back."
"Who would have thought that my uncle and aunt had already spent all the money? I argued hard and finally got this IOU."
"As for the document severing ties, Du had been away from home for years and didn't want his mother and sister to be bullied anymore, so he risked the wrath of the world and severed ties with his uncle's family."
"Thank you, classmate. In my opinion, the reason your cousin distorted the truth to you is probably because he wanted to use you to get revenge on me."
Xie Guang didn't want to admit the truth, and said with his neck stiff, "Even so, how do you explain your destruction of Yuan Sheng's reputation?"
"Yuan Sheng? Why does this name sound so familiar?"
"That's the one who had an affair with someone without any intermediary some time ago and was cheating on me."
"So it's him! I recognize him. I've seen him around red-light districts more than once. He's a debauched playboy."
"In that case, it is very likely that this person is using Xie Guang to take revenge on Du Qingtang."
"Xie Guangcai is a fool. He was foolishly taken advantage of by others and still thought he was doing justice for the people."
"Every family has its own problems. My eldest and second uncles are just like Du Qingtang's uncle, greedy and cruel. Du Qingtang was decisive and broke off the relationship cleanly and efficiently. Unfortunately, my grandparents are still alive, so they can't even divide the family, let alone break off the relationship."
Fu Wen was delighted to see that everyone was on Du Qingtang's side. He suppressed a smile and said, "Teacher, now that the truth is out, shouldn't Xie Guang apologize to Qingtang and everyone else?"
Teacher Qian nodded: "Of course. Not only must he apologize, but I will also punish him by making him clean the archery range for half a month!"
Xie Guang's expression suddenly changed: "Teacher!"
Cleaning the archery area is not a big deal; you just need to pick up the blunt-headed arrows on the grass after the students finish their horseback archery lessons. However, cleaning the horseback riding area requires not only cleaning the stables, but also cleaning up the horse manure that falls during the horse racing.
The horse manure stinks, he doesn't want it!
Teacher Qian raised his hand to interrupt Xie Guang. "You indiscriminately targeted others and nearly caused a serious mistake. Not only will I punish you by making you clean the archery range, but I will also report this matter to Professor Zhu to rectify the academy's morale!"
Xie Guang's face turned pale and blue, he bit his cheeks tightly, and didn't say a word even though blood was pouring out of his eyes.
"Why hasn't he apologized yet?"
"Now he knows how to save face. When he was targeting Du Qingtang before, I thought he was more shameless than anyone else!"
"Apologize! Apologize!"
Amidst the noisy crowd, Xie Guang bent down with a pale face.
"That was Xie's fault just now. I hope Du will forgive me."
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