Some even threatened to sponsor him to take the exam.
Fang Zhiyi politely declined.
"A gentleman does not accept food given out of pity." He quoted a famous saying from his own world.
But these people had never heard of it before, and they all seemed to suddenly realize: "My friend, you are this, you are this." They all imitated Fang Zhiyi and raised their thumbs in front of him.
Examination? The examination was a side thing, but his key task now was to keep a close eye on the lucky guy.
Fang Zhiyi did what all time travelers would do: plagiarize. However, he silently thought to himself, "Plagiarizing something from another world doesn't count as plagiarism, right? Huh?"
Compared with him, Lin Chengze's fate seems to be much more miserable.
Several times he saw Miss Liu from afar and wanted to approach her to talk to her, but she would lower her head and walk away quickly when she saw him. If he left his post without permission, he would also be punished by the housekeeper, as this was specifically instructed by the head of the family.
The popularity he had accumulated was completely destroyed because of his bad deeds. In fact, it was not because of this incident. The most crucial thing was the attitude of Minister Liu and his wife. No servant would choose to side with a guy who obviously could not see his coming.
More than once, after a tiring day, Lin Chengze recalled Fang Zhiyi's face. How could it be possible? That idiot? He was actually better than him? This shouldn't be the case. Absolutely not. He was filled with resentment.
Fang Zhiyi came again and came to see him specially.
"Ting-t'ang, Ting-t'ang, A-ze, I'm relieved to see that you're well fed and warmly clothed." Fang Zhiyi said with a smile, and then reached into his sleeve and took out a tael of silver. "This is what I saved from writing. Take it."
Lin Chengze looked at him, and the jealousy and resentment in his heart dissipated a little. Seeing the silver, he reached out to take it and put it in his arms. He needed money so much now. As long as he had money, he would leave the Liu family. With his own abilities, he could definitely make a fortune in Shengjing!
Minister Liu frowned.
Returning to the front hall, Minister Liu hesitated and asked, "My dear friend, I am not quite clear. You are unwilling to accept sponsorship, and you are unwilling to sell calligraphy and paintings. You only rely on copying books to earn money. Why do you still..."
Fang Zhiyi sighed, "There's nothing I can do. Aze is my hometown boy, and he's just not very stable. I'm always worried about him, afraid he'll do something illegal when he gets out." He paused, "He's got a smart mind, and he came to Shengjing this time to make a name for himself. There's not much I can do to help him, so I can only offer my gratitude."
Minister Liu looked at Fang Zhiyi with admiration: "No wonder Censor Sha likes you so much, your character is better than tens of millions of people in the world!" At the same time, he had more prejudice against Lin Chengze in his heart.
Before Fang Zhiyi left, he caught a glimpse of Minister Liu secretly stuffing banknotes into his belongings. He didn't say anything. He was just kidding. He was just pretending to be noble. In what world wouldn't he need to eat? He wasn't a saint.
Under the pretext of visiting Lin Chengze, Fang Zhiyi came to Minister Liu's house from time to time. Lin Chengze also regarded him as a tool to maintain the relationship with Minister Liu. Watching the two talking, Lin Chengze felt something was wrong while chopping wood.
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