Chapter 2: Chapter 2 – Classmates and Companions

Qi Shuzhi's legs trembled and he could not walk steadily, so Jixiang supported him as he get on the carriage.

The carriage drove slowly, Jixiang rubbed his legs and whispered: "Young master, look at you, even if you don't go to the academy, others can't say anything to you."

Because Qi Shuzhi has been kind and generous over the past year, the servants are not afraid of him anymore. Qi Shuzhi leaned on the cushion, closing his eyes and said, "Do you think I don't know? It's just that I have to go to the academy today."

At this moment, the carriage stopped suddenly, Qi Shuzhi leaned forward suddenly, and almost fell on his head. Jixiang hurriedly supported him, opened the curtain and shouted outside, "How can you drive like this!? The young master almost fell..." 

Before he could finish speaking, he couldn't say what he wanted to say. Jixiang stared at the front with wide eyes, "Young Master, Look."

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Qi Shuzhi saw the person on top of the horse right in front of the carriage, so he fell silent.

The carriage was stopped by a snow-white horse with a young girl riding on top. She was born with a beautiful appearance, but dressed as a man, with her jet-black hair only tied in a bun on the top of her head. She was wearing snow-white men's clothes, with only a bright red cloak on the outside, looking very heroic.

Qi Shuzhi looked at her with infinite appreciation.

The young woman immediately looked at Qi Shuzhi condescendingly, and said, "The Liu family has sent a matchmaker to my house to propose marriage. Tell him to take care of it, so he doesn't regret it later." 

Having said this thoughtless remark, the young woman rode past the carriage and quickly disappeared on the other side of Suzaku Street.

Although she was abrupt, Qi Shuzhi knew what she meant. This young woman's name is Zhang Shunying, and she is the daughter of Zhang Chong, the general commander of the imperial palace. The one she referred to as him was Qi Shuzhi's classmate and friend, Liang Dong.

Qi Shuzhi didn't know how Liang Dong and Zhang Shunying met, but since he knew Liang Dong, he knew that Zhang Shunying liked him. Liang Dong also seemed to like Zhang Shunying, but Zhang Shunying's father was the general commander of the palace, and Liang Dong was just a scholar from a poor family.

Qi Shuzhi lowered the curtain, sighed, and said, "Go." 

The carriage continued to drive towards the academy. Zhang Shunying knew that Qi Shuzhi was Liang Dong's friend, so she deliberately blocked Qi Shuzhi's carriage early in the morning and asked him to relay her message to Liang Dong. She also wanted to make a final fight for her marriage.

To be honest, Qi Shuzhi likes Zhang Shunying very much, not the kind between men and women. He just thought of his past life. What he lacked in his previous life was Zhang Shunying's courage to fight for himself. Zhang Shunying lived the way he admired the most.

In the shade of the trees, behind the clear water and autumn waves is the Luming Academy where Qi Shuzhi studied.

After auspicious massages, Qi Shuzhi's legs felt much more comfortable. It seems that he could walk now. He got off the carriage, and Jixiang followed him with a bookcase on his back. Just after walking a few steps, a shout came from behind, "Brother Qi, brother Qi, wait for me!"

Qi Shuzhi turned around and saw Tang Lizhi limping after him, he asked, "Huh? What's wrong with your legs?"

"Ugh, don't even mention it, my father used the family laws on me last night." Tang Lizhi was one of his friends who traveled with Qi Shuzhi in Qinhuai river yesterday, and he gave Qi Shuzhi a strange look after saying that, "Did His Highness let you go this time?"

"No way." Qi Shuzhi turned around and continued to walk inside, saying, "I didn't sleep all night, and I was punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall."

"So you have it worse than me . ." Hearing that someone was worse than himself, Tang Lizhi's mood improved a lot. He put on a smile, and said, "You know what? That kid Liu Pan proposed to Miss Zhang."

"I've already know this." Qi Shuzhi whispered to him about seeing Zhang Shunying when he went out, Tang Lizhi shook his head and said, "If I was the father, I wouldn't marry my daughter to a poor scholar." 

"I can't say the same thing. Brother Liang has good knowledge, and he has a promising future. We shouldn't only look at the present."

Tang Lizhi smiled mockingly, "If Zhang Chong is such a visionary and courageous person, he won't get promoted in years."

The two walked and talked, and their classmates who saw them along the way avoided them, as if they saw something unpleasant.

This kind of thing happens almost every day, Qi Shuzhi has long been used to it. At this time, he and Tang Lizhi were not affected at all, and they came to the school after talking and laughing.

They were late, and the seats in the academy were almost full. At a glance, Qi Shuzhi saw a very festive boy waving at them excitedly, and the person next to the festive boy was holding a book and reading it.

The jubilant boy's name is Fang Zheng, and the one who is studying with a serious face is Liang Dong. The four of them are a well-known small group in Luming Academy.

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Qi Shuzhi looked at Liang Dong, Liang Dong was wearing a washed white cedar fir, and his face was full of concentration. Qi Shuzhi took the bookcase and sat in the empty seat behind him. Lying on the desk tiredly, he reached out and poking the back of Liang Dong in the front row. 

Liang Dong turned his head and said, "The plan of the day lies in the morning. Brother Qi, if you have something to say then say it after the lessons."

"No way." Qi Shuzhi said, "I have to tell you about this right now." 

After relaying Zhang Shunying's words to him, he asked him, "What are you going to do?"

After listening, Liang Dong was only silent for a while, and then returned to normal: "How can I come up with a solution at this time? I have to think about it slowly."

This morning's class was taught by Mr. Cui. As soon as Qi Shuzhi saw Mr. Cui's square face, it was as if he had seen a tranquilizer. He slouched on his desk and closed his eyes.

His class is like a break time for him, not only he is used to it, but Mr. Cui is also used to him. After walking in, he turned a blind eye to Qi Shuzhi's actions, and he's the only person being treated like this.

In fact, when he first became Qi Shuzhi and came to Luming Academy, he was very serious in class. Originally, Qi Shuzhi had no knowledge or skills and could not recognize even words. He was only a woman who only knows poems in his previous life. He knows nothing about academics.

The foundation is poor and the talent is not good, but he is not discouraged. He feels very good to be able to study in the academy. Therefore, he studied very seriously, until Tang Lizhi asked him why he studied so hard, making a fuss, and he replied that it was because the teacher taught him.

Tang Lizhi said, you are a son of a grand prince, and a son of a grand prince can only fight for military exploits on the battlefield, so you don't need to participate in the imperial examinations, don't you even know that? You can't even participate in the imperial examination, what are you studying so hard for?

Qi Shuzhi suddenly became enlightened by his words.

From then on, he no longer embarrassed himself, and the time for class became a class for sleeping.

Luming Academy is one of the best academies in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the years, he doesn’t know how many people who have been promoted as renowned scholars have come out from here. Although there is no explicit rule, Luming Academy has always had a rule that everyone knows, that is, non-scholars are not allowed to enter.

Moreover, only outstanding talents can enter, such as Liang Dong, who came in by his own real skills. Every students is proud to be admitted to Luming Academy. Only four people were the exceptions. These four people were Qi Shuzhi, Liu Pan, Tang Lizhi, and Fang Zheng. They are the famous four delinquents of Luming Academy. They all entered the academy with the power and wealth of their families. They are like four pieces of rat shit that pollute the entire Luming Academy.

Among the four, Qi Shuzhi's father, Grand Prince Qi Yuan, was one of the most powerful people in the whole empire. It was not a problem to send his son to an academy. Liu Pan's father was the Minister of Households, who was in charge of Da Zhou's finances, and it was not a problem to send his son to the academy. Tang Lizhi's father was a chief information officer, and the entire capital was under his jurisdiction, and whom everyone had to show respect. As for Fang Zheng, his father was not an official, but his father was the richest man in Da Zhou, and he poured money into Luming Academy.

Because the four of them have such bad reputations, their classmates are ashamed to be in their company, which is why everyone have to walk around them in the morning.

The only exception was Liang Dong, who was the smartest student in the academy and somehow got mixed up with the three of them. The gentlemen would take turns persuading him that he should make friends with them. Fortunately, his knowledge has not been lost while interacting with them and over time, the young men were inseparable.

Qi Shuzhi was lying on the desk, and he slept beautifully after having not slept all night. He didn't care about how much of the sought-after knowledge he would miss in the future.

Just as Tang Lizhi said, he was born the son of a Grand Prince. In the future, when he become an adult, he can at least have a position in the army. Glory, wealth, power and status are all innate. These people in the academy work hard to read, and some people have exhausted their lives to reach the end that is not as good as what he had when he was born.

So what is he going to do? Leave a way for others of course.

With this thought in mind, Qi Shuzhi fell asleep, and it was noon when he woke up again. Tang Lizhi woke him up, and the four of them went to the cafeteria to eat together.

Luming Academy is not short of money, so the food is very good. It's just that no matter how good the food is, it will not be better than the food in the Grand Prince's Mansion, the richest man's house. Therefore, Qi Shuzhi and the three ate casually, and only Liang Dong ate the food in big gulps.

They usually waited for Liang Dong to eat after eating, and they didn't mean to look down on him. But today was different. Tang Lizhi knocked on the table and said to Liang Dong, "You still have the heart to eat, Miss Zhang is about to become Liu Pan's girl."

Liang Dong calmly took the last bite of rice in the bowl. After finishing it, he still had the mind to laugh and said, "Can I change anything if I don't eat? It's better to eat a little more. I can think of a solution if I'm full."

"Fuck!" Tang Lizhi said angrily, "I just want to sleep whenever I'm full, where do I get the heart to think of any ideas?"

Fang Zheng said on the side: "As I said, we should beat Liu Pan to waste after school today, so that everything will be solved."

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