God still favors Lin Chengze. Once when they were out for a trip, Liu Ning accidentally fell into the water and was temporarily pulled away to be his attendant. Lin Chengze was the first to jump into the water and rescued Liu Ning with his excellent swimming skills.
Fortunately, this world does not have any dogmatic constraints such as "being disloyal if one touches someone's clothes or sleeves", otherwise Lin Chengze would have entered another storyline exclusive to this character.
That day, his food was upgraded to a higher grade, and the housekeeper looked at him with a much more friendly expression. Lin Chengze was very proud of himself, but when he thought of Miss Shi Dada's blushing face when she looked at him, Lin Chengze felt a little distracted.
Fang Zhiyi arrived that night and first paid a visit to Minister Liu, then turned to see Lin Chengze.
When Lin Chengze saw Fang Zhiyi, he had a plan in mind: "Ayi, you have to help me this time."
Fang Zhiyi still looked a little bewildered: "How can I help?"
"I saved Miss Liu today. You have to help me put in a few good words for Lord Liu." Lin Chengze said without hesitation, "Since he admires you so much, he will definitely accept your opinion. When the time comes, I will share the benefits with you."
Fang Zhiyi nodded repeatedly: "No problem! Leave it to me!"
Lin Chengze looked at the fool in front of him, and his dissatisfaction with him completely dissipated. He reached out and patted Fang Zhiyi on the shoulder: "Good brother."
Two days later, it was very lively outside. First, a group of beggars sang a jingle in a fast-paced manner, saying something about how a small servant bravely saved the official's daughter, and how their marriage was destined by heaven, etc. It's not every day that someone falls into the water, so you can tell which family they are talking about after a little thought.
The rumor spread, even his colleagues were joking about it. Lin Chengze naturally heard it, and he felt a little happy. He hadn't expected Fang Zhiyi to be so reliable. He even hoped it would spread even more. Wouldn't Minister Liu be forced to do it under pressure? He thought of Liu Ning's shy face again.
But he was still fantasizing when suddenly several servants from the front yard rushed in and grabbed him.
"What?" Lin Chengze was a little confused.
"Mr. Lin, you are so calculating." The housekeeper came over with a sarcastic look. Minister Liu himself had some opinions about Lin Chengze. Although he saved his daughter, he was just a menial worker after all, and his character was not very good. As a result, the outside world was spreading rumors about him and his daughter. The rumors were getting more and more outrageous, and there were all kinds of versions. His colleagues made fun of it, and his enemies also ridiculed him for it.
As a court official, Minister Liu was very angry, so he asked his servants to investigate. However, with such a thing spread by word of mouth and no surveillance, what could he find out? Minister Liu was at his wit's end, and when he was feeling depressed, he happened to meet Fang Zhiyi.
Fang Zhiyi seemed unaware of this matter. Minister Liu knew that he and Lin Chengze were from the same hometown, so he concealed his name and told the matter in a tactful way. Based on his understanding of Fang Zhiyi, he knew that this young man had a clear mind and might be able to offer some advice.
Fang Zhiyi nodded and thought for a moment: "For this kind of thing, we have to find the source. Just look at who the rumor benefits the most, and that's who it is." Minister Liu slapped his head and suddenly understood, and then asked for a solution.
Fang Zhiyi was delighted: "Lord Liu, isn't this a simple matter? We only need to fabricate a detail based on this to overturn the rumor."
Minister Liu immediately ordered people to arrest and torture Lin Chengze. Lin Chengze was confused and finally couldn't help but shouting, "Yes, it's Fang Zhiyi! Fang Zhiyi did it! It's all his fault!"
Minister Liu glared at him, "Bullshit! Fang Zhiyi's character is so well-known, and he was willing to give you the small change he saved from copying books for several days, and you're just making random accusations? You, you bastard!"
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