Teacher Xu immediately denied the allegations, "My lord, she's talking nonsense! There's no truth to it. It's obvious that her youngest son gambled, racked up debts and ended up with a broken leg. Now they're targeting our school to extort money!"
"You're in town, and I'm in the village. How could you know so clearly about my son's gambling?" Zhang Xiaoying stared at Teacher Xu, "It seems Teacher Xu knows our family's affairs like the back of his hand."
"Hmph, who in the town doesn't know about your youngest son's broken leg? Zhang, do not think that because the lord is in the county town, you can spew lies and deceive the lord!"
"That's strange. I sent my second son to the academy to bring back my grandson, but he did not return the entire day. It was out of concern that I went to the town, only then did I see you detaining my grandson, not allowing him to return home!"
"That's because I couldn't bear to see such a good student be stalled by you!"
