Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

"Young Master Fang, I have some refreshments here, would you like to have some?"

"Sure, let me try a piece."

Fang Zheng, with an air of nonchalance, sat on the chair, a page attending to his tea.

With a fawning expression, he said: "Young Master Fang, your connections are truly extensive! I never imagined you were such close friends with my young master. Could you possibly say a few good words for me to him another day?"

"Easy! Easy! Three words from me, and he'll give you a raise of two coins!"

The page was overjoyed upon hearing this! He quickly poured him another cup of tea.

Outside, the sound of loud reading had already begun, but Fang Zheng was still leisurely sitting in his chair, sipping tea, showing no intention of attending class.

Inevitably, some people began to wonder.

"Young Master Fang, class has already started, aren't you going?"

Fang Zheng, having eaten and drunk his fill, sneered: "Attend class? Attend class my ass! I'm a page too!"

It wouldn't be long before such a lie was exposed, so he might as well admit it proactively.

Always freeloading wasn't a sustainable solution. Since his brothers hadn't arrived, he had to find a way to get some money to spend.

What! He's a page too?

A group of pages stood up one after another, looking at Fang Zheng with unfriendly expressions.

This guy started demanding food and drinks as soon as he walked in. Dressed like this, he's actually a page?

"Young Master Fang, you're not joking with us, are you?" one of the pages asked.

"Of course, I'm not joking. I am a page, do you have a problem with that?" Fang Zheng asked with a smile, not panicking in the slightest.

"If you're a page, then what the hell are you doing here, scamming food and drinks! And you even dared to drink my young master's tea?!" Immediately, one of the pages became enraged!

Several particularly incensed pages walked up to Fang Zheng with clenched fists.

"Hit me? You dare hit me? I'll start shouting! Don't blame me if it causes trouble for your young masters then," Fang Zheng said as he took a shallow sip of tea.

Hearing his threat, the pages stopped their movements, saying fiercely: "We'll have a good chat after class."

Fang Zheng waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, hey, hey, it's just a little bit of your stuff, is it really necessary? We'll be seeing each other around in the future."

"Everyone's a page, look at my clothes, this jade pendant! Aren't you curious as to why I'm so awesome when everyone else is a page?"

"Why?" one of the pages couldn't help but ask, thinking to himself, 'I wish I could be as carefree as you.'

"Because I have money. Money gives a man courage."

"Aren't you just talking nonsense..."

"Then aren't you curious where my money comes from?" Before he could finish, Fang Zheng spoke again, unhurriedly.

When it came to money, no one was uninterested.

"Where does it come from?"

A room full of pages perked up their ears, anticipating the answer.

Fang Zheng raised a finger, the gazes of the crowd followed the finger as it moved around, before he said softly: "It's simple... I'm a gigolo."

Instantly, some people showed disdain: "Tch! So you're a shameless and despicable person!"

"So what if I'm shameless and despicable? You're all servants, has anyone ever looked at you with respect? Alas~ Young people don't know the joys of being a kept man, mistakenly wasting their youth planting rice seedlings!"

"Look at the concubines your masters marry, the women around your young masters, don't you feel tempted? As for me, I was tempted, and not only was I tempted, but I also took action, and even slept with them!" Fang Zheng smacked his lips, looking like he was savoring the memory.

"From then on... I became rich! What is called life, this is called life! Having beautiful women to sleep with and money to take! Can you say you're not tempted?"

The pages looked at each other.

It was indeed a little tempting, but this was a matter of life and death! They only thought about it in their hearts, but they didn't expect that there was actually a badass who did it!

"You guys, you're just not enlightened. Think about it carefully, even if you work your whole lives, you'll still be servants in the end, so why not enjoy yourselves while you're young! Wasting your youth here while you're strong and healthy, when you get old and limp, then you'll know how good it is to be a kept man, but it'll be too late!"

"Now, since I've eaten your stuff, I certainly won't eat it for nothing. If you want to learn how to be a kept man from me, you can sign up here!"

"Just call out 'Brother Fang' nicely, and the course will be free!"

The room was silent, and the pages didn't know what they were thinking.

After a long while, a low voice came from the crowd: "Bro... Brother Fang, hello..."

..........

Inside the academy, the sound of reading was loud, and inside the pages' room, Fang Zheng was also lecturing, his saliva flying everywhere.

Below, a group of pages acted like elementary school students, squatting on the ground.

Fang Zheng spoke vividly, and the pages listened, unable to straighten their backs.

"... After that night passed, in order to replenish my body, the Second Young Mistress even coquettishly invited me to drink sugar water!"

The pages drooled and asked: "Really, Brother Fang! How much money did she give you for sleeping with her once? I'd be content if she could give me one coin."

Fang Zheng's tone gradually rose: "One coin!? Spending one coin of a woman's money every day, you're just a kept soldier!"

"Spending one tael of a woman's money every day, you're a kept general!"

"Spending five taels of a woman's money every day, then you're a kept king! For me... five taels a day isn't enough!"

"Do you want to be kept soldiers or kept kings?"

"I want to be a kept king! I want to be a kept king!" the pages shouted excitedly.

The little story just now was too exciting... long legs, willow waist, and money after it's all over, and glory when going out.

Isn't this just taking a shortcut to the peak of life?

The sound of reading outside had already stopped. Looking out the window, it should be time for a break.

Fang Zheng pressed down with both hands: "Alright! Today's lesson ends here! We'll continue tomorrow. There's nothing special about me, I just can't stand to see poor people suffer! Those high and mighty masters and young masters, enjoying beautiful wives and concubines, delicious food and fine wine every day, while we suffer like dogs! I won't allow it! As long as everyone follows my subsequent courses, you can all live the life you want!"

"Finally... I warn everyone, it's best to keep what you heard here today a secret. If it's leaked out, the consequences are unimaginable. At that time, none of us will be able to survive. I'm risking my life to teach you."

He wasn't afraid of it spreading! The Chu family didn't have a Second Young Mistress at all! He had already inquired, the eldest young master had only married one wife, and the rest were too troublesome, so they were all out whoring... which was also quite wonderful!

But it was best to warn them, if there really were people among these pages who went out and blabbered, it would inevitably cause more trouble.

"Don't worry, Brother Fang! How could we blab about this kind of thing! What will we talk about tomorrow?" one of the pages said.

Tomorrow?

Fang Zheng thought to himself, tomorrow, of course, we'll talk about advanced paid courses, what else could we talk about? It's just that these pages don't have much money, how much is appropriate to charge?

"Bang!"

Just as he was thinking, the door was kicked open!

Lu Xiuwen stood at the door with an unfriendly expression, pointing at Fang Zheng and saying coldly: "You! Come out with me!"

Chu Youyi was beside him, pleading: "Young Master Lu, please calm down, let me apologize to you on his behalf."

Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly. It seemed this kid had been holding back his anger during class, what a nuisance.

"Second Miss, don't worry, I'll go out and chat with him alone." After saying that, Fang Zheng strode out of the room.

The pages gasped!

The Second Miss is pleading for him? Brother Fang really has something! Gaa gaa, authoritative!

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