After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

"So... you had to resort to violence to stop these... junior scholars in order to protect the reputation of the Jiang family's scholars."

"Yes, sir! That's exactly what happened! Who would have thought that someone so young would be so brave and fierce? Look how badly they beat the children from our clan!"

Jiang Changqing could no longer keep up the act and was getting angry at the Xue family's stupidity. He turned his gaze to Jiang Xiaoqi and Jiang Lin.

"This... uh, Uncle Xue, why don't you ask us which family we belong to?"

"I don't care whose family you come from! Even if you have some powerful backers, you can't do things that insult scholars!"

Those scholars who have passed the imperial examinations are all incarnations of the God of Literature; how dare you desecrate them like this!

"And what's more, you're the esteemed patriarchs of the Jiang family, who are all scholars! Do you even know that Puyang is the ancestral home of several of our esteemed ancestors? You young people dare to provoke us, you're truly courting death!"

Wow, so righteous and indignant! Anyone who didn't know better would think this was a bastard son of the Chiang family who had been living abroad! So loyal to his master!

The leader of the Xue family wasn't stupid. He had already inquired and learned that the Jiang family was backed by the Liu family of Beijing. By clinging to this powerful force, how could the Xue family not prosper?

He originally only wanted to get some benefits from these well-dressed young men, but who would have thought he would also have the unexpected gain of Lord Jiang?!

Then don't blame him for using these few young scholars as a stepping stone. The Xue family doesn't have any children who can study. If they want to establish themselves in Puyang in the future, they must have a powerful backer!

Relying solely on Magistrate Lai, a mere seventh-rank official, is far too insufficient!

They had originally planned to use their connections with the main branch of the family, as the third branch of the main branch also had a nephew who had passed the imperial examination and was said to be a top scholar in the first rank!

However, the eldest and second wives have been making excuses, and these collateral branches haven't even seen the third-ranked scholar yet.

The main branch didn't want them to be too obvious in trying to get close and curry favor with the powerful, so they were holding their breath and trying to curry favor with the powerful branch to show the main branch what they were doing!

Hmph! So what if he's the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination? Even if he goes to the capital, he'll only be a minor seventh-rank official. The Jiang family, on the other hand, has a fourth-rank official!

The Chiang family's in-laws are a prominent family in Beijing, and they're even related to the imperial family! If we don't latch onto such a powerful figure now, when will we ever get another chance?

Jiang Xiaoqi never expected that her words would elicit so much nonsense from the other party. Their intention to curry favor with the Jiang family was far too obvious!

What he didn't know was that the other party had already imagined a wonderful scene of successfully ingratiating himself with the Chiang family.

"I know you're eager to get on the good side of the Jiang family, but don't rush it."

Jiang Xiaoqi ruthlessly interrupted the other party's daydreaming thoughts, and sighed helplessly at her grandfather, "Have you had enough fun?"

Why waste time at this county office? Aren't you going back to Xinghe Prefecture? Aren't you in a hurry to go back and prepare for your trip to the capital?

My great-uncle is the same; how come he has the same perverse tastes as my grandfather? The Xue family is just a bunch of clowns; it's fine to tease them, but there's no point in wasting time here.

Jiang Changshou received a look from his grandson, coughed lightly, and nodded to his cousin Jiang Changqing.

What's the most devastating thing? It's when someone thinks they have the upper hand, and then you force them to face reality.

"Alright, my Jiang family's affairs are none of your concern. Besides, I don't believe any member of the Jiang family would do anything to dishonor our family's honor."

What? What do you mean, "our own people"? What do you mean, "our own glory"? What is Lord Jiang talking about? The Xue family members were somewhat confused.

“Grandfather, great-uncle, we were indeed acting in self-defense. The Xue family attacked first; we couldn’t just stand there and wait to be beaten, could we?”

"Lord Lai, what do you think?"

Magistrate Lai: I look at it sitting down, I look at it standing up, I look at it with my not-so-big triangular eyes...

If at this point he still couldn't tell that the six young scholars below were actually nephews and descendants of Lord Jiang...

Then all those years he spent as an official were wasted, and all those sixty years he lived were wasted!

"Xue Pan! Is this how your Xue family educates its members?"

"You condone your children's false accusations against the family members of high-ranking officials, and even attempt to extort money from innocent people. Do you know your crimes?"

"What? Uncle! What did you say! We're the plaintiffs!"

"Shut up! Who, who is your great-uncle! Don't try to claim any connections in court!"

Claiming unauthorized connections? Although his name is Xue Pan, he really didn't claim any unauthorized connections!

When his great-uncle turned his back on him, Xue Pan was completely distraught.

As soon as Xue Pan uttered the words "uncle," Magistrate Lai quickly glanced at Lord Jiang Changqing, who was sitting in the central hall.

Fortunately, Lord Jiang didn't seem to care too much. What I need to do now is to keep Xue Pan under control and not get myself involved.

He was just a seventh-rank county magistrate with no background. Once the other party entered the capital, with just one word, he might lose his position as county magistrate, which he had obtained through connections!

What Xue family? I don't know them! I've never known them before!

"Grandma...Lord Lai! I'm innocent!"

Xue Pan wasn't stupid either; that old fox Magistrate Lai had changed his tune so quickly...

This time, our own sons thought they could bully outsiders, but they ended up kicking a hornet's nest!

It's all over! I didn't get the money, I didn't get the favor I wanted, and I've become a thorn in the side of the officials in Beijing!

These Jiang family scholars are really a disgrace! Why didn't they announce Lord Jiang's name sooner!

Their family is the one that got ripped off the most!

It’s over!

It's all done!