The Heir's Little Page

In the sixth year of Yongsheng, the powerful Heir's Residence issued a strange notice. It read: Any man who is at least sixteen years old, of well-proportioned build, with delicate features, a gentle and quiet temperament, and skill with pen and ink, and who was born in the year of the Water Goat, in the ninth month, on the Yiyou day, during the hour of the Pig, may be selected as the heir's study companion. Half a year passed, and not a single suitable person could be found anywhere in the realm. No, there was still a counterfeit candidate. Fang Tang lost his father at three and his mother at six. Born among beggars and raised in a flea-infested hovel, he couldn't read a single character. He had never once eaten his fill, but had been beaten plenty. He had never known kindness, only endless oppression. When he grew a little older, his pretty face caught the attention of a trafficker, who sold him from one employer to another. Each one found him dull and foolish, and sent him back. That night, the trafficker coaxed him gently. "Drink this. Then you won't have to suffer anymore." Fang Tang curled up in a corner and refused. After all, drinking that soup would kill him. The next morning, the authorities came to the door, and the trafficker immediately changed her tune. Fang Tang, with no idea what was going on, followed along in a daze and ended up at the residence... But the study companion's fine-sounding title was really a cover for treating an illness. What illness? The kind people are too embarrassed to talk about. Fang Tang had no idea. All he knew was that the heir was terrifying. He had a terrible temper, a vicious tongue, and a cruel streak. First, he wanted to have Fang Tang beaten to death, then he wanted to sell him, and finally, he wanted to... Fang Tang pleaded pitifully, "I'll eat less. I'll be good." Xie Junyue said expressionlessly, "Get lost." Then one day, Fang Tang really did leave, and suddenly someone was anxious... The steward sighed up at the sky. "Why bother?" Indeed, why bother? [Won the heir's heart in 120 days. Proof available!] [Airheaded, timid study companion bottom VS sharp-tongued, arrogant heir] Xie Junyue Content warnings: One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship, happy ending Super over-the-top Mary Sue Self-indulgent, utterly melodramatic angst Premise: Live well and take care of your health.