Young people are the most prone to righteous indignation, and as scholars, they are especially intolerant of such unjust acts of abusing power for personal gain.
Bai Ruozhu felt increasingly uncomfortable. If she let Dang Youshen continue like this, the situation would only get worse.
Just as she was pondering whether to deal with Dang Youshen, Wen Xize, the dean of the Beiyu Study Palace, suddenly came over and said loudly, "Recently, some unfavorable rumors have been spreading, but rumors stop with the wise. You are all one in a hundred talents in our Study Palace, and I believe that you all are wise."
Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but mentally applaud the dean. This Jiang was truly as spicy as old ginger! If rumors stop with the wise, wouldn't Dang Youshen continue talking, in essence admitting he was not wise?
Sure enough, Dang Youshen said displeasedly, "There's no smoke without fire."
