CH 2

Chapter 2: Chi Jingxi

He was the legitimate son of the first madam of the Marquis of Anhuai. Chi Jingxi was the Marquis’s fifth child, but because he was the third young master in the Marquis, he was called Chi San Shao by others.

His father was the Marquis in charge of Huainan prefecture in Anhuai, his mother was the Lord of Jiahe County, his elder, his biological sister was a crown princess; Chi Jingxi's family background was one of the highest in Chaoge City.

Not to mention that his title of Little Marquis was personally appointed by the current emperor. pure tl. com is the original tler / don’t re-post

Chi Jingxi's two biological older brothers and younger brother were named after "Bo Zhong Shu Ji", with the exception of him.

It is said that the Marquis of Anhuai was attending the New Year banquet in the palace when he was born. After the news reached the palace, Marquis An Huai immediately retired from the banquet and returned home.

Unexpectedly, a name-bestowing imperial decree arrived the next day at the Marquis’s Residence.

The Marquis of Anhuai led his whole family to accept the decree. And since, Chi Shuyuan became Chi Jingxi.

That afternoon, the news of the emperor conferring a name spread throughout Chaoge City.

A name bestowed by the emperor was a great honor, not to mention the being named "Jing". That was part of the name of the current dynastic name! This matter shocked the officials and commoners alike.

Chi Jingxi was born with this unique favor and grew up pampered by thousands. The emperor's favor for him was well known, and he would be summoned to the palace every three or five days to check on his studies. Most of the activities that the imperial princes took part in, such as hunting and traveling, Chi Jingxi could too. translate(d) by pure tl. com / do not steal / re po/st

When he was fifteen years old, the emperor issued an imperial decree, allowing Chi Jingxi to inherit the title of Marquis from his family. With this, he became the unprecedented Little Marquis in Shao Jing Dynasty’s history.

Wen Yantong remembered clearly that Chi Jingxi was not only the love rival of the male protagonist in the original book, but also the most troublesome villain.

The original male protagonist was the imperial prince, and in the process of competing for the throne, anyone who opposed him would suffer consequences.

Even the Marquis of Anhuai, who had been favored for half his life, was not spared. Chi Jingxi became the only surviving person from the Marquis Residence, and became the biggest stumbling block for the male protagonist.

In the end, he wanted to commit arson to Chaoge, but was betrayed by his subordinates and fell into an ambush. With several arrows embedded into his body, he took his last breath while fighting for his life.

When Chi Jingxi was in the academy, he tried to rob the male protagonist of the female protagonist, but was unsuccessful.

Later, when imperial infighting broke out, he fought for the throne against the male protagonist, but also lost.

But he was quite successful as a villain, after all, he was the nightmare for all the ‘good’ characters in the book. And they went to great lengths to kill him.

But now, this famous Little Maquis was the target of pursuit for everyone in Chaoge.

Wen Yantong couldn't afford to offend him.

She was worried that her glare might upset him, so she decided to make a break for it.

She turned her head and saw a boy walking by with a lot of things in his arms. She was overjoyed and rushed to him immediately, "Ran'er, wait a moment."

Wen Yantong's voice attracted a lot of attention, and when they saw what she was doing, they all put on a mocking expression.

She paid no heed and walked quickly to the boy, "Ran'er, why are you holding so many things? I'll take some for you."

Her bedmate Zhang Jieran was a shy young man. He blushed and whispered, "My name is Zhang Jieran." translate(d) by pure tl. com / do not steal / re po/st

"I know." Wen Yantong, like a familiar aunt, grabbed a few books he was holding, and said with a smile, "I call you Ran’er so it sounds like we have a good relationship. Where are you going?"

Zhang Jieran looked at the books she was carrying, his lips moved, but in the end, he didn’t ask for her to return it back to him, "It's time to change study halls, so the teacher told me to pack everything."

"Change study halls?" Wen Yantong was stunned.

The scumbag, who ridiculed Wen Yantong to please Chi Jingxi, saw her leaving, rolled up his sleeves and said, "You dare to ignore San Shao?! I'll grab him right now and teach him the rules."

Chi Jingxi was not interested, and said impatiently, "You are too noisy."

The scumbag was frightened and fell silent.

Chi Jingxi didn't want to waste anymore time on him, so he turned around and left.

When the scumbag failed to curry favor, he was unavoidably laughed at. He secretly gritted his teeth and placed the blame on Wen Yantong's head.

Wen Yantong didn't know that she had offended someone, and was now standing in front of the window, worried.

To change study halls meant that the first batch of female students of Songhai Academy will be arriving soon.

The current emperor was very fond of messing with work affairs.

A few days ago, he imposed a new order, ordering the academy to recruit female students. As soon as this order was issued, the high-ranking cabinet ministers sent their daughters out one after another, and responded enthusiastically to the emperor's new order.

Songhai Academy had a long history and was built under the supervision of the founding emperor of Shao Jing. He also mandated that each emperor should send two princes to study in Songhai Academy as a continued tradition.

As the first academy of Chaoge, it is naturally the first to implement the emperor's new order. pure tl. com is the original tler / don’t re-post

There are generally two types of people who can enter the academy. One was a young master with a powerful background like Chi Jingxi; the other was a child from a wealthy family like Wen Yantong.

The academy was divided into study halls: ‘Ruren’ and ‘Jinqian’. It was to separate the commoners and the officials. But if female students were to be attending, Ruren Hall must be cleared.

That was fine by her. The main issue was that the academy no longer distinguishes between commoners and officials, and to test all the original students and divide them according to their results.

Simply put, it's a placement test! Wen Yantong didn't expect to bump into this thing as soon as she transmigrated!

She had previously sat in class for a while and listened to Teacher Na lecturing something about "The heart is for the heaven and the earth, and the life for the people" and other profound phrases like that.

She didn't understand anything, but repeatedly performed the unique trick of sitting and snoring for the teachers.

Instead of taking the placement exam, it was better to directly send her to Dingliu Hall to avoid wasting time and energy.

Wen Yantong sighed. There were ten more days until the heroine and the others would arrive at the academy, by then, she may have already returned to Chang'an.

With that, the worries in her heart almost melted away, but now, she felt hungry.

The food in Songhai Academy was very good. Wen Yantong ate a lot every time she went. She estimated it was about time, so she took the wooden bowl and chopsticks and went to the dining hall excitedly.

There were many varieties of dishes in the dining room. Wen Yantong picked out a meat dish and a vegetable dish, and found a secluded place to sit. translate(d) by pure tl. com / do not steal / re po/st

Who knew that halfway through the meal, she would see the scumbag who had just laughed at her in front of Chi Jingxi.

That scumbag was already holding a grudge on Wen Yantong, so when he saw her sitting in the dining hall, he immediately took his food and sat near her. He started to jeer her with his other buddies.

"I heard there’s a capable person in our academy who can sleep while sitting and standing. What's the difference between being able to sleep anywhere and a pig?"

"Heard he can really eat too."

"Ha! Maybe he was really born from a pig?"

"It's hard to say, but if you look at him, you can tell that his parents definitely looked no different from pigs."

The more the words they spoke, the more unpleasant they sounded. However, Wen Yantong turned a deaf ear and ate faster.

The scumbag thought she didn't dare to retort, and laughed even more arrogantly. They started to say anything that was derogatory.

Wen Yantong finished the meal like an outcast. While holding her wooden bowl, she stood up as if nothing had happened. She stopped in front of the scumbag’s seat abruptly.

"Ah-pei!" When the scumbag’s guard was down, Wen Yantong spat into his meal, and then quickly ran away.

The scumbag slapped the table angrily, "Wen Yantong, are you courting death?!"

Wen Yantong had quick legs and feet, and had already run to the entrance of the dining hall. She turned her head and shouted as she ran, "Do you think you're the only one who can scold others?"

She took out an essential quote for the active surfers of the web, "Your mother chased me down ten streets yelling that I look like your father! How dare you be rude to your father in the dining hall, you dumbass!"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly bumped into someone and her whole face slammed into soft fox fur. pure tl. com is the original tler / don’t re-post

Wen Yantong didn't have time to react as she felt her feet slip. She was about to fall. Wen Yantong quickly grabbed the cloak of the person in front of her and hung it firmly on it.

This saved herself from performing a split in public, at the entrance of the dining hall.

Wen Yantong hurriedly let go after stabilizing for a while, and sat on the ground. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw the ginger red cloak by her hand, and her heart skipped a beat.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Chi Jingxi's handsome face was terrifyingly dark.

Oh shit, I’m done for.