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

The Jiang family really didn't want to watch the spectacle, but what could they do when they passed through this street on their way out of Puyang?

The coachmen had no idea that such a good show would be taking place in Yanliu Lane today.

The house, which had no signboard, was already surrounded by layers upon layers of enthusiastic neighbors; even if their carriage wanted to pass, it wouldn't be able to get through anytime soon.

Jiang Xiaoqi spotted Xue Xu and Xue Yu'er dressed as a man in the crowd at a glance.

Sure, sure! She's already dared to disguise herself as a man and sneak out to play. All my earnest teachings back in the capital were worthwhile.

Jiang Xiaoqi was very pleased. Although this Miss Xue did not have the same complete temperament as her older sisters, she had already undergone a transformation.

"Young Master Jiang, you've come to watch the arrest too? You're stuck here and can't get through either."

Xue Yu'er stuck out her tongue, thankfully she managed to stop herself, otherwise her older brother would have started nagging again.

"Mingfei, my sister and I have come to see you and your uncle off."

Jiang Xiaoqi: Future brother-in-law, do you even believe what you're saying? If I remember correctly, you already delivered it this morning, in a very formal way.

"Oh, it seems Brother Xue really doesn't want us to leave~ But we can't just leave without asking, we really can't get through this short time."

Turning around isn't impossible, but there are quite a few carriages. It was fine when no other carriages were following behind, and we were able to slowly back out.

Now, it's really a complete traffic jam. Everyone in the carriages behind got off to watch the excitement, leaving only the coachman watching the carriages.

Alright, what are we waiting for? Let's just passively watch the show~ Judging from the way my future third brother-in-law is acting, his relationship with his uncle's family is really just so-so.

Why would they come all this way to watch the excitement if they weren't talking about it? They're even more enthusiastic than the neighbors in the area.

"Oh, it's out! It's out!"

Someone with sharp eyes shouted out, and everyone's attention turned to the group of people emerging from the unassuming two-courtyard house.

"Hehe, they really protect her well; we can't see what this 'beauty' they're keeping hidden away looks like at all~"

"That's right. I thought the mother and daughter were a good couple. They rarely left their home. Although she was a widow raising her daughter alone, they seemed quite dutiful."

Who would have thought? She pretends to be so demure and celibate during the day, but at night she's the most extravagant womanizer ever!

"Yes, yes, you didn't know, did you? That middle-aged woman is the young master's lover, and that young girl is the master's lover. How about that? You didn't expect that, did you!"

"What...what kind of amazing combination is this?"

"These two adulterers are actually father and son, huh? A father and son looking for a mother and daughter, they really know how to play games, they really know how to play games~"

"Oh, how do you know they won't take turns? You're thinking too simply!"

Xue Xu watched his uncle and cousin flee in panic and truly regretted bringing his sister along.

Sigh, these neighbors know too much and too many details, and they're so quick to talk. It's too late to cover my sister's ears now.

Hearing these offensive words, Xue Yu'er's face still turned bright red, even though she was mentally prepared.

Jiang Xiaoqi, who had seen the "world," naturally didn't feel anything about this. With the internet so developed in later generations, he had watched countless versions of live video streams of people catching their mistresses.

The only difference is that in the future, everyone will stand on the side of the original spouse and accuse the third party of causing trouble.

This phenomenon that disrupts family harmony is commonly known as "having an affair".

Nowadays, people mostly treat this as a harmless, casual topic of conversation, something to be forgotten quickly, and a source of amusement.

What mistress? She's just a kept woman outside the home.

Those kept outside the home are called "outer wives," while those kept at home are called "concubines."

Doesn't a woman's status depend entirely on a man's word or a piece of paper?

Jiang Xiaoqi witnessed the helplessness of women in this world once again. He didn't know whether to say that women were not strong and lacked ambition or that men were irresponsible and greedy.

Does it mean women don't want to be strong? They just haven't had the opportunity.

He knew from birth that his family had concubines, and more than one.

The Great Zhou Dynasty did not restrict people from taking concubines; commoners could take concubines, but there were limits on the number, which was related to the imbalance in the male-to-female ratio in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for why the balance is off, it's because the country has been established for less than 20 years, and the change of dynasties more than a decade ago resulted in countless deaths in battle.

More than a decade has passed, and things have improved somewhat, but not completely. Many women remain unmarried, leading to the emergence of family structures with one man and multiple women.

This can be attributed to the times, to war, to dynastic changes and the rise and fall of dynasties.

It was not caused by women's lack of ambition or their willingness to degenerate.

Jiang Xiaoqi's mind wandered a lot, but in reality, only a few seconds had passed.

The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, and the road became wider, as if the excitement had never happened.

Xue Xu was also going back with his sister, but they wouldn't be able to stay in Puyang for more than a few days. After selling the land and shops, the family of four would head to the capital.

Of course, they were still accompanied by the Jiang family, as well as Li Haisheng, who had returned to his hometown. All of them had been assigned official positions in the capital and were just waiting to return to Beijing to take up their posts.

What's strange is that most of the Jinshi who didn't pass the Shujishi exam had already been assigned to their new posts, except for their future father-in-law.

After all, after returning to his hometown, Dong Jin, the eldest brother-in-law, stopped going to the capital and went directly to another province to serve as a county magistrate.

Could it be that my father-in-law's rank is too low, and there is no official position available for the time being, so he has to wait for an official position to become available?

Beijing——

"Father! Jiang Jiamingfei saved my life! Please help me repay this favor!"