In a Class of Her Own Episode 4 Recap
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That night, Xue Wenxi and Feng Chengjun prepared to settle into their shared room. Feng Chengjun complained about the smell of his blanket and moved his pillow closer to Xue Wenxi's. Suddenly, the room's original occupant returned: Lei Zexin, the same mysterious figure who had been distributing leaflets. Upon discovering he had new roommates, Lei Zexin erupted in anger.
While he tolerated Xue Wenxi, who had previously helped him, he was intensely hostile towards the privileged Feng Chengjun, insisting he leave. Unwilling to be alone with Lei Zexin, Xue Wenxi reluctantly followed Feng Chengjun out of the room. Outside, Yu Lexuan and other students were enjoying the spectacle, having placed bets on whether Feng Chengjun and Xue Wenxi could return to their room within three days.
Seeing the two had nowhere to sleep, Yu Lexuan invited Xue Wenxi to stay with him. To his dismay, Xue Wenxi cheerfully pulled Feng Chengjun along. Later that night, as Xue Wenxi slept soundly, Yu Lexuan found himself unable to sleep, pondering why Mu Xiao Man, who held no regard for Han Shengzhi, seemed to listen to Xue Wenxi, a poor scholar with no family background.
Overcome by curiosity, he crept closer to observe the sleeping Xue Wenxi, only to stumble and land on top of both her and Feng Chengjun, leading to an awkward moment. The next morning, Feng Chengjun intended to report Lei Zexin's behavior to the academy's authorities. However, other students quickly intervened, warning him against it.
They explained that Lei Zexin was infamous for tormenting students who reported him and that he was protected by his connections: his close friendship with Yu Lexuan and the fact that his father was a subordinate of the student president's father. Feng Chengjun dismissed their concerns as complicity. Later, during a communal foot-washing, Xue Wenxi was forced to reluctantly remove her shoes and socks.
Her unusually smooth, hairless feet drew comments from her peers, who speculated that her apparent frailty was due to malnutrition. Meanwhile, Lei Zexin was admonished by his former master, who expressed disappointment in his current state and reminded him of the hopes of his father and his deceased mother and brother. The Yun Shang Academy officially began its classes. Principal Feng Yanwu welcomed the new students, outlining the stringent scoring system.
The Four Books, Five Classics, and the State Code of Yun were compulsory majors. Students also had to select one additional major from electives like etiquette, music, or mathematics, plus three minor electives. Each major required one hundred passing grades and each elective ten to qualify for the imperial exam. Failure to qualify within four years would result in expulsion. Xue Wenxi, with her poor academic foundation, expressed her concerns to Feng Chengjun, who encouraged her to believe in herself.
Soon after, new student martial arts training commenced under the strict instructor Liu Qianyi, whose motto was "there's no impossible, only laziness." He subjected everyone to grueling physical exercises, which were agonizing for Xue Wenxi. She was also haunted by a deep fear of her identity being exposed, envisioning herself being executed for deceiving the Emperor. Meanwhile, officials in the Yunzhou government office discussed the unsettling reappearance of the "Book of 10 Thousand Words," which they had spent years suppressing.
Lord Han worried it was part of a larger scheme, while Lord Feng questioned if Han had intentionally preserved a copy. Concurrently, Lei Zexin stood before his late brother's spirit tablet, vowing to clear his name. Yu Lexuan later found Lei Zexin drinking and reminded him he had only one year left to graduate before losing any chance of becoming an official. Lei Zexin declared his indifference to officialdom, stating his sole focus was to clear his brother's name.
He showed Yu Lexuan a book, revealing it had been authored eighteen years prior by a Mr. Xue Dingkun, his brother, and other scholars, who were all executed shortly after its publication. Lei Zexin was convinced their deaths were connected to the book. The next day, during an abacus lesson, Xue Wenxi demonstrated an extraordinary aptitude for mental arithmetic, swiftly calculating answers from a ledger without an abacus, joking that her mind worked quickly when money was involved.
The instructor, recognizing her talent, urged her to major in the subject, but she politely declined, expressing a stronger interest in medicine. In the subsequent medicine class, students learned about an acupuncture point for throat ailments. Later, in art class, Xue Wenxi struggled immensely with drawing, admitting she had never learned before.
