Mr. Zhao arrived at noon, looking travel-worn.
"The student you asked me to inquire about, there's news."
Yu Tingwan, upon hearing this, hurriedly called Hui Niang and Wei Shouzhong from the kitchen.
Mr. Zhao wasted no time: "That student named Zhao Yu was expelled from the academy months ago."
Hui Niang gasped in disbelief: "Expelled?"
How could that be!
"That child is ambitious and simple-minded. Even if he's not bookish, how could he be expelled?"
Did he offend someone?
Or was he ostracized?
Hui Niang grew anxious: "Mr. Zhao, you must be mistaken."
Yesterday, the Wei Family asked for help to inquire, and Mr. Zhao took it seriously. He wasn't reluctant to ask Mr. Chu.
After getting the result, he confirmed it repeatedly.
"There's no mistake."
Lady Zhao's sister-in-law has a relative who works as a cook at the town's academy.
The cook's husband also works at the Northwest Mine, currently recovering in a clinic and needs care, so the cook took leave from the academy.
