Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Chu Youyi quickly tugged at Lu Xiuwen's sleeve, anxiously saying, "Young Master Lu, please don't say anymore, there are so many people here!"

Even if the person on stage was really Fang Tangjing, she couldn't let Lu Xiuwen go and pick a fight with him. After all, Fang Tangjing was on her side and had even helped her lose weight.

This guy had been asking for leave every other day, and she had long felt that he was acting suspiciously. So, he had been hanging around brothels all along!

Where did he get so much money?

Seeing this scene, Lu Xiuwen felt an inexplicable fire rising in his heart. He continued to shout loudly, "Everyone! This person is a complete fake! He's just putting on an act on stage to deceive people!"

After saying that, he looked at Chu Youyi and said, "Youyi! He's your pageboy. If you let him continue to swindle and deceive people, what will your reputation be in the future?"

A little sweet! He's even thinking of me.

Chu Youyi said, both ashamed and anxious, "Young Master Lu, please don't say anymore. I'll personally ask him about it when I get back."

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On the stage, Fang Zheng's expression gradually turned cold as he looked at Lu Xiuwen.

He knew that with so many people, there would always be some small fry jumping out to cause trouble, but this kind of small scene was also within expectations.

Slowly lowering his arms, Fang Zheng calmly said, "Young Master, you said I'm putting on an act to swindle people, do you have any evidence? You can eat anything, but you can't say anything you want."

The crowd immediately burst into laughter.

In their hearts, they were all shouting, "Fight! Fight! This melon is already starting to taste sweet today!"

Listening to the laughter coming from all around, Lu Xiuwen felt extremely embarrassed, but he still maintained some semblance of reason.

After all, with a woman by his side, he couldn't show any weakness now. He had to maintain at least a basic level of composure.

Pointing at Fang Zheng again, Lu Xiuwen said loudly, "I've seen him before. This person is named Fang Tangjing, and he's just a mere pageboy. Today, he's brazenly come on stage, probably just to take advantage of the situation and gain a false reputation! Who knows, he might even be thinking of swindling your money!"

"Lu is advising you all out of good intentions today. Everyone, please don't fall for his evil tricks!"

Xie Xian glanced back at Lu Xiuwen, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Isn't this idiot the one who just got tricked? There are always ignorant fools jumping out to stir up trouble!"

Just then, Zhou Tie walked over carrying two packages, throwing them on the table with a thud. "Hey, the money has all been collected. Why did Master go up there?"

"Take a break, there's a show to watch today."

Fang Zheng once again spread his arms, turned around twice facing the crowd, and smiled slightly. "Everyone! He said I'm a pageboy."

The audience below carefully looked at Fang Zheng, and then burst into a roar of laughter.

Pageboy? How blind would you have to be to see this suave young man on stage as a pageboy?

"Young Master Lu! Could you be mistaken? I don't see him looking like a pageboy at all!"

"Exactly! I've never seen a pageboy dressed like this!"

"Haven't you read the notice written by Wine Demon? Although it's a bit simple, the rich experience is definitely not something a pageboy could write."

The voices of doubt reached Lu Xiuwen's ears, sounding particularly harsh.

Fang Tangjing on the stage didn't even glance at him, especially with Chu Youyi staring at him expectantly.

The fire in Lu Xiuwen's heart grew stronger and stronger!

Fang Tangjing, that bastard, that dog thing, must have been pretending to be like that in front of him before!

Chu Youyi couldn't help but complain, "Young Master Lu, why don't we just forget about it! Why do you have to make things difficult for him? He's still my pageboy!"

"Forget about it? Youyi, it's fine for others to say that, but how can you say that? He's a liar. If he's by your side, you'll be deceived sooner or later!"

"No, he's very good to me," Chu Youyi retorted.

Lu Xiuwen turned his head away, too lazy to pay attention to Chu Youyi. "Everyone, I saw it with my own eyes. How could it be fake? Fang Tangjing! How can you prove that you are Wine Demon?"

Fang Zheng paced unhurriedly on the stage. It was okay when he was sitting down, but now that he stood up, he felt the effects of the alcohol gradually kicking in, making him increasingly dizzy.

Hearing Lu Xiuwen continuing to press the issue, Fang Zheng instead asked the audience below, "Does everyone know what the most shameless thing in this world is?"

"Don't know," scattered responses came from below the stage.

Fang Zheng's footsteps suddenly stopped, he held up two fingers, and smiled contemptuously. "There are two most shameless things in this world. One is forcing people to take sides, and the other is making people prove their innocence."

"I'm clearly Wine Demon, but someone jumps out and says I'm not, and insists on making me prove that I am. Then let me ask you all, if there are people like this coming out to question me every day, would I still have time to do anything else?"

"This young master, you seem to be surnamed Lu, right? I heard that you are an illegitimate child. Can you prove that you are not your father's illegitimate child? Also, how can you prove that your father is your father, and your mother is your mother? And is your father your grandfather's biological son?"

"Good!!!" Thunderous applause erupted from below the stage, and people's faces were filled with wicked smiles.

What about face? Hiding in the crowd, who needs face!

The so-called melon eaters don't mind a big show! Today's melon is about to be sweet enough to make your teeth fall out!!

Lu Xiuwen's whole body felt like it was being electrocuted, his hair stood on end, and his face felt hot and uncomfortable.

These words were undoubtedly a personal attack! Coupled with the surrounding jeers, Lu Xiuwen felt his brain buzzing non-stop.

Chu Youyi also sat up straight, no longer daring to persuade him.

Fang Zheng's way of speaking made her feel like he deserved a beating. How could he insult people like that? Not speaking human language, it really was Fang Tangjing's style...

After a long silence, Lu Xiuwen roared, "Fang Tangjing! You're courting death!!" Saying that, he was about to rush onto the stage.

However, he was held back by people on either side, and with too many people in front, he didn't succeed.

"He's getting anxious! He's getting anxious! Everyone, look, he's getting anxious!" Fang Zheng smiled and stirred up the atmosphere on the stage.

"Hahahahahaha ~" For a time, the stage became an ocean of joy...

Zhou Tie and the other two looked at Fang Zheng stirring up the atmosphere on the stage with smiles on their faces.

Xie Xian couldn't help but sigh, "I think... it's unnecessary for you to save Master. Maybe in a few months, he'll kidnap Prince Wu and take people directly back to the capital by boat."

Zhou Tie counted the silver on the table and wondered, "That's right, Master's mouth is sharper than my knife. Hehe, making money is like playing. I should learn more from Master."

Only Zhao Lie's eyes were filled with reminiscence as he stared at Fang Zheng with emotion, and said softly, "He wasn't like this before."

Xie Xian and Zhou Tie looked at Zhao Lie at the same time, their interest piqued. "What was he like before?"

Zhao Lie lowered his head and recalled for a while, then raised his head and said, "That was a long time ago. I was begging on the streets of Hengjiang City, and I was about to starve to death."

"Master met me with a group of people, gave me half a steamed bun, and said he would take me along... Later, he pulled me to beg on the streets."

"It should have been the first time. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't shout it out, so he pulled me to stand on the side of the street from morning to night, without saying a word and without getting a single penny... My wrist was almost broken by him."

"Later, I found out that he was actually a county magistrate. He was the most miserable county magistrate I had ever seen. After not getting anything to eat for a few days, the people he brought were secretly scolding him behind his back, but Master actually knew."

"Later, maybe he was too hungry, he changed, and became more and more like a real beggar... But the days gradually got better."

After Zhao Lie said that, his eyes were a little red, and he wiped the corners of his eyes twice with his sleeve.

Zhou Tie and Xie Xian lowered their heads and remained silent, then picked up their wine glasses and raised them towards Fang Zheng. "Respect to Master."

Zhao Lie smiled and also picked up his wine glass.

"Respect to Master."