He wasn't naive enough to blurt out everything.
At Third Uncle's Mansion, the first lesson he learned was to keep his mouth shut.
During the time of Third Uncle's troubles, he deeply realized that staying calm was the way to solve problems; talking too much wouldn't help; one had to be composed.
Seeing that the others had not yet started discussing the exam papers, he walked to the window and silently waited because Zhong Yan had not yet arrived.
He waited for about fifteen minutes.
There was a noise outside in the corridor.
It was Zhong Yan's Attendant Student who entered, saying to everyone, "Thank you for waiting for so long. My young master was detained outside by a familiar classmate, talking for a bit, but he is coming now."
Chu Zhang had also extricated himself by then, his face still red as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"What's the matter?" Chu Sheng looked at his cousin, somewhat puzzled.