Chapter 477 Development of Private Schools (5)_1
"This is Qian Xuan, the first dean of our academy. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask him," Lin Ziyin introduced. "Qian Xuan, this gentleman is Mr. Mei who works directly under the prince. Please cooperate as best as you can," she added.
"Yes, miss," Qian Xuan responded calmly, not intimidated by the visitor’s status.
Mei Hanqing admired him. Surely, such a person would lead to exceptional students. The question was, how capable was he and could he really shoulder the responsibility of being the dean?
Subsequently, Qian Xuan demonstrated his academic prowess.
Having approved of the teaching methods in Shili Village’s private school, Mei Hanqing’s questions mainly revolved around the running of an academy, though he also attempted to gauge Qian Xuan’s limits.
Qian Xuan did not let Lin Ziyin down. He provided answers to all of Mei Hanqing’s profound questions, even adding his unique perspective to many of his responses, veering away from standard, predictable answers.
By the end of the interrogation, Mei Hanqing found himself muttering, disgruntled. How was it possible for someone as learned as Qian Xuan to end up falsely accused and dispatched to the Northern Land? The decaying scent of the Imperial Court had clearly gone marrow-deep; the prince’s self-imposed exile from the possibility of food shortage, and subsequent decision to assert autonomy in the Northern Land, seemed like a cautious move.