Everyone sympathetically patted his shoulder, "If I'd known, I wouldn't have let you go first. Didn't I give you a hint to hold back a bit, either decline or, like Yin Huo, ask for a very small reward?"
Liu Huan was stunned and looked at Bai Shan with tears in his eyes, "Is that what you meant? Weren't you telling me to say whatever I had to say?"
Everyone: ...
Bai Shan said, "In front of the Emperor, it's not like being in front of the teacher, why would I tell you to say whatever you want?"
Liu Huan protested, "But the look you gave me was exactly like the one you give in front of Mr. Zhuang!"
Every time Mr. Zhuang tested them on their coursework, Bai Shan always encouraged him to speak his mind, saying whatever came to his mind. At first, Liu Huan had some reservations, but Bai Shan always gave him that look.
Liu Huan stared at him with widened eyes.
Bai Shan opened his mouth, then turned to pull Bai Erlang and Zhou Man, "Was my look the same?"
