Wang Linchang himself was far from clean — he just hadn't made any major mistakes, so no one had bothered to investigate him.
Once the matter blew up, it caused a huge uproar. When the common people asked around, they learned the truth as well.
"Oh my, who'd have thought! That Wang family young master seemed so refined. Didn't expect him to be that kind of person."
"Exactly. And a scholar too! Pfft."
"That's what they mean by 'you know a person's face but not their heart.' But have you seen the Yang family's ger? Is he really that handsome?"