In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

Seeing that no one spoke, Pu An continued:

“My lady, when I was on patrol, I encountered many poor people. Most of the profitable industries were monopolized by aristocratic families. People without aristocratic families to rely on barely made ends meet. Therefore, men who were not outstanding in their families were sold or given away.”

“Now that the land reform has been implemented, the land belongs to the people, and the imperial court will collect a portion of the taxes. The men in the family should not be able to wait until they reach a certain age to…” Pu An’s words were cut short, but everyone understood the meaning behind them.

Su Yueyao sighed: "When I heard Vice Minister Wenren make this request, I felt that amending this law was for the benefit of the scions of aristocratic families."

"After listening to Pu An's detailed explanation, it's almost certain. But I have a question: this regulation favors the sons of aristocratic families, so why hasn't anyone raised this issue in the imperial court?"

“My lady, the reason why the noble ministers haven’t brought this up is because in previous years, even with this regulation, the status of men was quite stable, and most of the decisions were made by men. But now, the situation is becoming more and more biased towards women, and the requirements for men are becoming more and more stringent,” the eldest prince said.

“Your Highness is right in one respect. On the other hand, most sons of noble families marry into other families by marriage, following the wishes of their parents and the words of matchmakers. This law is not that important to many people. Only a few men are willing to petition His Majesty to amend the law for the sake of a very few sons of noble families,” Yang Qianxun said.

"After all you've said, should I still submit a petition? Should this regulation be changed?"

"Didn't the wife already agree to Minister Wenren's request? How could she go back on her word?" Xu Minghe exclaimed in surprise.

"We made a verbal agreement, but there was no written contract. I only agreed to submit a memorial to His Majesty to amend this regulation, but I didn't say it would be 100% successful. If I don't want His Majesty to agree, I'll just submit the memorial directly and have our people in the cabinet intercept it."

"The powerful officials don't want to risk public outrage by petitioning His Majesty to amend the laws established a hundred years ago, fearing public resentment and damage to their reputation. If I were to bring it up now, it would be exactly what they want. Thinking about it, I feel a bit unbalanced. This has little to do with me right now, but I still have to bear the pressure on their reputation."

"No matter how you look at it, it's a loss..."

The people in the carriage were stunned when they heard what Su Yueyao said, their faces filled with disbelief.

The wife's breach of contract—wasn't it a little too blatant...?

A gentleman keeps his promises... Well, the wife isn't a gentleman, she's a woman...

Xu Minghe, who was the first to react, laughed out loud: "My lady, if you do this, Minister Wenren will probably be so angry that he'll storm into our mansion."

He could already picture the way Wenren Shilang would be driven mad with anger. Just thinking about how he was pointing at him in prison, speechless with rage, was hilarious.

Gongyang Ruoyu and Pu An also recalled the scene in the prison earlier, where Vice Minister Wenren looked helpless yet forced to cooperate, only to end up with nothing... He gained nothing, wasted his time, and was even forced to put on an act...

I suddenly felt a little sorry for him...

"My lady, shouldn't we still submit a petition? In a dozen years, Manman and the others will still be getting married! Not for the sake of others, but for the sake of our own children, this law should be changed," Gongyang Ruoyu advised.

"Yes, my lady, after all, Minister Wenren did help us."

"Ahem...My lady, Minister Wenren took good care of me while I was in prison, so let's not turn our backs on him, shall we?" Xu Minghe said with a somewhat unnatural expression.

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【Please use love to generate electricity...】

Sorry, everyone, something came up today, I had to go out, and got back too late. I haven't finished writing yet, so I'm taking a day off and will only be posting one chapter.

Two more updates tomorrow!

The following scene shows the female lead recuperating, with her husband by her side... preparing to get pregnant again!

Including the ram, whose second child would you most like to see? Think about it and leave a comment!

If you guys also like to see the interactions between the female lead and her boyfriend, feel free to leave a comment, and I'll do my best to accommodate your requests!

Will the female lead marry Minister Wenren? My darlings, read on to find out!