Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Being a page allows me to go out at will, which is much more convenient.

This sounds pretty good. I've sneaked out of the Chu family a few times in the past two days, which has been quite troublesome.

After all, my brothers might be looking for me outside. I can't just stay cooped up in the Chu family and never go out.

I'm an unregistered person, and others can't find me. Wouldn't that really make me a house servant?

Calculating the time, someone should have searched for Fish Head City in the past two days. I've been missing for so many days; Zhou Tie and the others must be worried sick.

"What are the criteria for choosing a page?"

Xin Zhu thought for a moment: "There are no real criteria. Being able to read is enough, I guess. After all, not many of the servants in the courtyard are literate. The Eldest Miss and Second Miss will both be there tomorrow, but the Eldest Miss will probably be the one watching."

"Since I'm from the Second Madam's courtyard, can I still go to the South Courtyard to apply?"

Xin Zhu smiled: "With me here, no problem! Just go there directly tomorrow morning."

"Reliable!"

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The next day, after getting up and washing up, Fang Zheng was ready to go to the South Courtyard to participate in the page selection.

Lai Gou'er saw him and said anxiously: "Brother, are you really going? What will I do if you become a page?"

"I'll help you win over Xin Zhu, and you just do my work."

"Ah!"

Lai Gou'er looked delighted and continued to busy himself.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng felt a little speechless, not towards Lai Gou'er, but towards himself.

The ups and downs of life would be too much for the average person to handle.

From beggar to house servant, and now a page. So many changes in just a few days. I'm practically a chameleon servant.

But luckily, I've clawed my way up all along and have plenty of experience, so I can handle it with ease.

When he arrived at the South Courtyard, several servants were already standing tall and straight. Fang Zheng silently blended in.

The servant next to him glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Who are you? Are you from the South Courtyard? I don't think I've ever seen you before."

"No, do you know how they're selecting a page today?" Fang Zheng glanced at him.

This servant had a good appearance, with slightly dark skin, a bit like a black prince.

"Brother, not to brag, but you're from the outer courtyard, and you want to get close to the Second Miss? Do you even know how to read? I know all the couplets and poems. This page position is mine for sure!"

"Heh heh."

Fang Zheng stared straight ahead, not looking sideways. He saw the Second Miss and Xin Zhu walking out of the room.

He suddenly used a Dragon Claw Hand and reached for the servant's crotch!

"Aww ~ I... damn it!"

The servant wailed and squatted on the ground.

Chu Youyi had just stepped out of the door when she heard this scream and her face changed in fright.

She looked at the servant and asked anxiously: "What's wrong with you?"

"You... Second... Miss... He stole... Aww ~!" The servant said intermittently. Fang Zheng also squatted down and reached behind his butt!

He added another Dragon Claw Hand!

"Second Miss, he suddenly has a serious illness! Hurry and send him to the doctor!" Fang Zheng shouted.

Halfway through his words, the servant suffered another heavy blow and couldn't speak. He kept gasping for air... He was squatting on the ground, looking pale, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Damn it! He couldn't figure out what went wrong. Why did this bastard attack him out of nowhere?

"Quick! Someone, carry him back to his room immediately and find a doctor to treat him," Chu Youyi said.

"I... hiss! Uh!" Seeing that the servant still wanted to speak, Fang Zheng ruthlessly added another claw.

He always had excellent control over his strength.

After three consecutive attacks, the servant fainted and was carried away.

Looking at the servant being carried away, there was not a trace of emotion on Fang Zheng's face.

Heh... Competitor -1.

Chu Youyi looked at the servant being carried away with a worried expression and said to Xin Zhu: "I remember he's been working at home for several years, right? How could he have such a strange illness?"

Xin Zhu wondered: "I don't know. Was that Lin Shan? Luckily, it happened now. Otherwise, who knows what kind of accident might happen while accompanying you, Miss. Eldest Miss, hello!"

Chu Qinghan walked to Chu Youyi's side, looked at the servants below, and asked: "What was all the noise just now? Are all the people here? Then prepare pens, ink, paper, and inkstones for them to write something."

"Sister, is it that simple?" Chu Youyi asked.

"Otherwise what? What else can a page do? Escort you to the academy and then escort you home, recognize words, write words, and be able to say a few words outside, isn't that enough? I didn't even have a page when I went there," Chu Qinghan said indifferently.

Fang Zheng couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the Eldest Miss appear.

She's really not a gorilla! Not only is she not a gorilla, but she's actually very beautiful!

Like that Tifa in the 3D animation. Her legs are also very long... When she went to the academy before, how blind must her classmates have been to think about reporting her? It's not wrong to get beaten up!

But the Chu family genes are really good. A pair of sisters standing there is a sight to behold.

Pens, ink, paper, and inkstones were placed in front of everyone.

Chu Qinghan said: "You can start writing now. You can write anything you want on the paper. After you finish writing, stand aside and wait for inspection."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone began to write.

Fang Zheng wasn't in a hurry and looked around.

After watching for a while, he felt confident. Each of them was writing like a primary school student!

They were all saying things like what they ate yesterday or what happened in their family.

And their handwriting was so ugly!

He picked up his pen, meditated, and Fang Zheng wrote a line of poetry on the paper with a flourish, then put down his pen!

Steady! Won! He'd won!

He started writing the latest but finished the fastest.

People around him also began to put down their pens and stand aside one after another.

After all, they didn't have much culture. They just threw out some simple words and couldn't write many words at all.

Naturally, it was impossible for them to write long essays like those people in the imperial court at every turn.

Chu Qinghan slowly walked down the steps and began to inspect them.

No one had finished answering yet. She just quickly skimmed through the first time to assess everyone's calligraphy level.

Unsurprisingly, Fang Zheng was ignored.

Chu Qinghan had already given scores in her heart.

Fang Zheng successfully won the fifth place in calligraphy in the Chu Family Servant Promotion to Page Competition.

After finishing a circle, Chu Qinghan began to carefully examine the content on the paper, nodding or shaking her head as she looked at each one.

Most people wrote in diary form, while the clever ones wrote words of gratitude to the Chu family and the Second Miss.

There was not much novelty. Those with a little culture wrote some words of the sage.

They understood a little, but not much!

Until she returned to Fang Zheng again, Chu Qinghan stopped, her expression gradually becoming serious, and she couldn't help but read aloud: "'I would dedicate myself to the country's survival, regardless of fortune or disaster.' Did you write this?!"

Fang Zheng thought, he absolutely couldn't admit it! Otherwise, a lot of subsequent questions would definitely not be able to be answered.

He already had experience with this!

After a brief thought, Fang Zheng said calmly: "Eldest Miss, I didn't write this!"

"Then who wrote this poem?" Chu Qinghan was still repeatedly pondering the lines in her heart, and couldn't help but be full of appreciation.

Such patriotic feelings were clearly not something ordinary people could have.

"Answering the Eldest Miss, my father wrote this. To be honest, I was originally from a scholarly family...."

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Brothers, this chapter is being released early today. I'm going to the city to have dinner with my girlfriends. I live in the suburbs now, and it takes a long time to go back and forth. I don't know if I can update three times when I get back, but I should be able to guarantee two, sorry!