Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

Like academies in other dynasties, the academies of the Eastern Jin Dynasty required students from Wu County to stay at the school on weekdays and only go home during school holidays. In case of special circumstances, students could ask the headmaster for leave to leave.

Of course, throughout history, the incident of sneaking out of school at night by climbing over the school wall has happened quite often.

While Dong Zhixin was in class, Xiao Cui went to the dormitory arranged by the headmaster to tidy up the room. After tidying up the room, Xiao Cui was shown around the academy to familiarize herself with the layout, so that she could better take care of her young master's daily life.

After the morning classes ended, Xiao Cui was already waiting at the entrance of Class A to take Dong Zhixin to the college cafeteria for lunch.

"Young...Young Master, shall we go to the cafeteria for a meal?" Xiao Cui asked in a low voice as she saw Dong Zhixin come out.

Dong Zhixin paused for a moment, then turned his head slightly and whispered to Xiao Cui, "Xiao Cui, there's no rush. It's our first day at the academy. Didn't your aunt bring us some snacks? Can you take me to a quiet pavilion? Let's have some snacks for lunch today."

Now that Dong Zhixin has become Dong Zhixin, Xiao Cui can no longer be called by such a effeminate name. Fortunately, they chose the homophone Cui, so that when Dong Zhixin calls Xiao Cui by her new name, Xiao Cui won't be able to react.

Upon hearing Dong Zhixin's words, Xiao Cui quickly nodded and said, "Okay, young master, I'll take you there right away."

The small pavilion that Xiao Cui took Dong Zhixin to was near Jingxin Lake in the academy. There were several stone bridges and pavilions near Jingxin Lake, but the one Dong Zhixin was in was a bit far from the lake, neither nestled against a mountain nor beside water, and few students would come here to compose poems. It was a quiet place, after all.

As for the quiet, secluded places deep within the academy, that's something a newly arrived page wouldn't know.

"Young... young master, rest here for a while, I'll go back to my dormitory and get you the food box." Xiao Cui was about to bow when she suddenly realized that the etiquette for maids was different from that of pageboys. Her slightly bent knees straightened up again, and she simply nodded before turning around and hurrying back to her dormitory to get the food.

Dong Zhixin sat on the stone bench, his slender fingers tapping the tabletop intermittently.

Why would two strangers have a negative level of liking for each other upon their first meeting?

What exactly did Dong Zhixin do to offend Ma Wencai by being admitted to the A-class?

Zhu Wei was Ma Wencai's drinking buddy, but drinking buddies are still friends, right? Dong Zhixin was Zhu Wei's cousin, and in terms of status, he hadn't offended Ma Wencai!

As for the claim that Dong Zhixin came from a prominent family in the capital while Ma Wencai came from a prominent family in Wu County, it's certain that there was some degree of intimidation involved, given the unshakeable status of the local tyrant. It couldn't possibly be a case of negative goodwill!

Even if it's a case of intellectuals being jealous of each other, it's hard to believe that someone would have no good feelings towards Dong Zhixin from the very beginning, before even knowing his true character.

The only explanation is that Dong Zhixin's arrival harmed Ma Wencai's interests, which is why Ma Wencai disliked Dong Zhixin.

But it was precisely because of this that Dong Zhixin couldn't understand how he had damaged Ma Wencai's interests so soon after arriving, causing Ma Wencai to be dissatisfied with him.

Zhu Wei's expulsion and subsequent enrollment seem to have no cause-and-effect relationship that would be objectionable. After all, Zhu Wei's expulsion was the headmaster's decision, and had nothing to do with Dong Zhixin. Dong Zhixin's enrollment was also a "temporary" decision.

"Dropped out of school?" As if remembering something, Dong Zhixin murmured, "Could it be..."

"Young Master, I'm back." Xiao Cui ran over carrying a food box in both hands.

Dong Zhixin nodded to Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui opened the food box and took out the pastries inside, arranging them neatly.

Dong Zhixin casually picked up a one-yuan coin and asked in a nonchalant tone, "Xiao Cui, when you went to my dorm to pack your things today, did you get along well with my roommate's pageboy?"

Xiao Cui pouted and said, "Young...Master, I almost forgot! Humph~ That page was really rude! That's the young masters' quarters, not his. He won't let me put it here, and he won't let me put it there either!"

Dong Zhixin understood somewhat; as expected, he smiled and said, "Little Cui, you're not one to suffer a loss."

“That’s right!” Xiao Cui proudly raised her head and said, “I threw my bundle on the bed. Since the cabinet won’t let me put it there, I’ll just put it on the bed! If he doesn’t give in, then I’m not going to care anymore.”

"My young master won't blame me anyway. As for whether his young master will blame him... Hmph~ That's not my concern."

Dong Zhixin chuckled lightly, realizing that he now understood why Ma Wencai had disliked him in the first place.

At first, Dong Zhixin hadn't thought of going there, but then he suddenly remembered the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai shared a room and bed for three years without Liang Shanbo realizing that Zhu Yingtai was a woman. This was partly because Liang Shanbo was honest and never suspected that Zhu Yingtai was a woman, and partly because every night before going to sleep, Zhu Yingtai would place a bowl of water in the center of the bed. If Liang Shanbo moved, the water would spill, and Zhu Yingtai would wake up.

Of course, someone as clever as Zhu Yingtai would come up with an excuse. Basically, whoever spilled the water would be punished by copying a book the next day. This would both correct their sleeping posture and allow them to review what they had learned.

Anyway, that bowl of water remained peacefully on Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai's bed for three years without ever being spilled.

In other words, the two students shared a bed in the college, and Dong Zhixin's roommate this time was Ma Wencai. This means that Ma Wencai had always had a room to himself before Dong Zhixin enrolled, which explains why Ma Wencai disliked Dong Zhixin.

In fact, Dong Zhixin didn't expect this at first. After all, in Dong Zhixin's subconscious, since Zhu Wei was expelled from the college and he was enrolled, he should have been assigned to Zhu Wei's previous dormitory room, which had nothing to do with Ma Wencai.

However, she later felt that she might have been wrong, so she asked Xiao Cui about the personality of her roommate's pageboy.

It can be said that the attitude of a pageboy represents, to a certain extent, the attitude of his young master.

Since her roommate's pageboy was so arrogant and bullied Xiaocui, it proved that her roommate didn't like her.

After all, he was a young master from a prominent family in Jiankang. Who in Wu County would dare to treat him like this? They must have considerable influence in Wu County.

No one would want to offend a young master from a prominent family in Jiankang for no reason.

After thinking it over, the only one who came to mind was Ma Wencai.

Upon closer reflection, wasn't Zhu Wei expelled from the academy precisely because he got into a fight? Surely, the punishment shouldn't be limited to Zhu Wei alone!