Chapter 3 The Villain Deng Zhiwei
It is now the seventh year of Yongtai. At the beginning of spring, the Imperial College, following the emperor's order, publicizes the concept of equal education for women and encourages girls of appropriate age to sign up for school.
According to the plot in the original novel, Jiang Shuyuan has just been in the Imperial College for less than half a month, and seems to be in Class 3 of Xuanzi.
"Feeling wronged? Who has wronged Senior Sister Shuyuan? Can you explain it clearly, Senior Brother?" Jiang Zhiyu thought of what Xiang Tiange said and couldn't help but prick up his ears curiously.
Xiang Tiange was furious: "Well, Jiang Zhiyu, you dare to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth! I heard that your family owed Senior Sister Shuyuan's father a lot of money. Now her father is dead, and her mother took her to your Jiang family to collect the debt, but your family members let the dogs out and drove them out!"
After a pause, he looked at the silly-looking big guy beside him and said, "Silly Chun, do you think we need to seek justice for Senior Sister Shuyuan?"
Silly Chun nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"
After hearing this, Jiang Zhiyu couldn't help but smile in his heart.
So it’s because of that incident!
Jiang Shuyuan was born in a small rented house. Her father did not dare to use the family's money to support them, so the mother and daughter lived a very difficult life, worrying about their next meal.
Out of desperation, Jiang Shuyuan planned to let her mother Zhu accompany her to study at the Imperial College, after all, food and accommodation were provided.
What's more, only by studying hard and seeing the world more often can you find an ideal husband and make a comeback.
After the mother and daughter left the dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city, they planned to go straight to the Jiang family in Hejian Prefecture. They did not ask for a status, but only for some tuition and pocket money to support Jiang Shuyuan's studies.
When Mr. Jiang heard about what happened in his family, he was furious. He beat his chest and stamped his feet. He ordered the guards to drive the mother and daughter out of the house and let the dogs bite them if they refused to leave!
The mother and daughter were in a state of embarrassment, feeling ashamed and angry. When the neighbors who were watching the fun came over to ask about the matter, Zhu was worried that her daughter's reputation would be ruined if the news got out, so she lied and said that she was Mr. Jiang's cousin.
Because Jiang Xiucai owed her husband thirty taels of silver, after her husband died, the mother and daughter were left with nowhere to go and had no choice but to run to the Jiang family to collect the debt.
It was obvious that when Xiang Tiange and the others heard it, they thought that their family was playing rogue and made Jiang Shuyuan suffer all kinds of injustice!
Jiang Zhiyu understood. It turned out that Jiang Shuyuan’s loyal fans deliberately tricked him into going to the back mountain to seek justice for her!
Tell them the truth?
Jiang Zhiyu couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly. Come on, they were so overwhelmed that they couldn't listen at all. Even if what she said was true, Xiang Tiange would definitely think that she hated Jiang Shuyuan and deliberately framed her.
"Senior Sister Shuyuan is so pitiful that she actually ran into a shameless person like you. In this case, I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and get rid of you, this scourge!"
"Go!" Xiang Tiange waved his hand, and the three young men behind him immediately surrounded Jiang Zhiyu, rubbing their hands, and approached step by step.
With no way to retreat, Jiang Zhiyu came up with an idea. He suddenly waved behind Xiang Tiange and greeted her, "Senior Sister Shuyuan?"
When they turned around, she quickly lowered her body, took advantage of her small stature, and slipped out from the gap, then kept running with her head down.
"Don't fucking run! Catch her!"
Jiang Zhiyu was unfamiliar with the layout of the back mountain, and he was panicking, so he rushed around like a headless fly. In the end, he returned to where he started.
"There seems to be a sound over there, come quickly and catch this little girl!" Xiang Tiange's shouting made Jiang Zhiyu even more panicked.
Jiang Zhiyu was about to run away, but unexpectedly, a boy next to him suddenly pulled Jiang Zhiyu into a cave.
Jiang Zhiyu was shocked. After a closer look, she saw that the little boy was about her age, dark and thin, with a book tucked under his arm. He gently reminded her to hide it quickly.
Jiang Zhiyu hid as he was told, looked at the little boy's appearance, and soon remembered.
This person is Deng Ziqiu, who is often mentioned by Dr. Qian and always ranks last in the Xuan class in every test!
Xiang Tiange and the others also came here following the sound, but did not find Jiang Zhiyu. They did not stay for long and ran in the other direction.
"Thanks to Senior Brother Deng for rescuing me!" Jiang Zhiyu stood up and bowed to Deng Ziqiu in a proper manner.
Deng Ziqiu was stunned: "How...how do you know my name?"
Wait, what did she call me just now? Senior brother?
Deng Ziqiu was the last in the Xuan class, and she actually called herself Senior Brother, which meant...
Thinking of this, Deng Ziqiu's gaze slowly moved to Jiang Zhiyu's chest. When he saw the eye-catching "Xuanwu" class emblem, his eyes widened instantly.
Omg!
If the students in the Huang class had not performed as well as usual in the exam and their ranking had not been as solid as ever, how could a poor student like him have been able to stay in the Xuan class and continue to survive?
"Are you from the Huang class, young lady?" Deng Ziqiu smiled brightly, revealing his two rows of white teeth.
Jiang Zhiyu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Hello, Senior Brother. My last name is Jiang, Jiang Zhiyu."
"Okay, okay!" Deng Ziqiu couldn't help but take two steps forward.
Jiang Zhiyu then discovered that Deng Ziqiu had an old book tucked under his armpit. The edges of the book were curled and badly wrinkled, and it looked rather tattered.
But he still held it tightly, like a treasure.
Jiang Zhiyu suddenly remembered something and asked, "Does Xiang Tiange usually tease you?"
Deng Ziqiu spread his hands awkwardly and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's a prank or not."
Sure enough, Jiang Zhiyu guessed correctly. Deng Ziqiu was also bullied by Xiang Tiange in the Imperial College.
"Hey, Deng Pit, you actually hid in the cave. I let you escape before, but I won't let you go this time!"
At the entrance of the cave, Xiang Tiange suddenly appeared with a hideous smile on his face, and the three followers were still following behind him.
He had just searched around the back mountain and returned empty-handed, cursing. When he passed by the cave, he heard the two people talking and rushed in immediately.
OMG!
Deng butt!
This was a deliberate mockery of Deng Ziqiu always being ranked last in the Xuan class.
When Jiang Zhiyu heard this joking name, he was stunned and looked at Deng Ziqiu in shock.
The skinny guy in front of her, who is even shorter than her and looks frail, is actually the powerful villain in "The Legend of Mo Xiang" - Deng Zhiwei!
"It's just an old book, you cherish it so much. What's the matter? Do you think you can climb up if you read a few more words? Don't be so delusional. Hanging a door curtain on the wall - no way!"
Xiang Tiange's words immediately caused a burst of laughter.
"A murderer bastard dreams of getting a place on the imperial exams. How ridiculous!"
"Deng Pizi, your father is guilty of a murder, and we brothers are beating you up and punishing you. We are just enforcing justice, don't you understand?"
"..."
Jiang Zhiyu turned a deaf ear to all the harsh and vicious words that were thrown around him, and continued to repeat the nickname "Deng Butt".
Jiang Zhiyu has a deep memory of this. Deng Zhiwei, the final boss of "The Legend of Mo Xiang", has mentioned more than once in the novel the years when he studied at the Imperial College. He always ranked last in the exams, so he was nicknamed "Deng Butt".