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

Lin Yueniang and Fuling, who were inside the innermost room, also heard the flute music.

“Madam, this flute music sounds familiar.” Fuling tilted her head.

How could it not sound familiar? I heard it just three days ago.

At the time, she and her son thought to themselves that the flute player was crazy, sitting on a tree branch in a snow-white robe playing the flute.

Please, this isn't a fantasy novel, you've got the wrong channel!

"Just consider it background noise while soaking in the hot spring. Isn't it nice to have someone playing music for free?"

"Hehe, that's true, the service at the Cui residence is quite good~"

The master and servant soaked in the water for a while longer, and then, feeling a bit tired, wrapped themselves in towels and went ashore.

Lin Yueniang drank the flower tea in one gulp, finally replenishing some of the lost fluids, and was sure she could sleep well tonight.

Jiang Xiaoqi came out even later; she couldn't help it, she missed it too much, and she only came out after finishing her tea, still feeling unsatisfied.

After coming out, I changed into my pajamas and redeemed three towel bathrobes from the system.

Two women's items and one men's item.

As night fell, the flute music finally stopped, and Jiang Xiaoqi was truly impressed by the person's lung capacity.

You've been blowing on it for almost an hour, doesn't your cheek hurt?

After the host family had rested, Li Mo took a change of clothes and a bath towel given to him by the young master and went to the outermost hot spring pool in the courtyard.

This pond is the smallest in the courtyard, and it was specially chosen by Li Mo because there's no need for a large pond since there's only one person here.

While soaking in the water, she was thinking about how she would show off in front of Wenbin when she returned to the capital. She was very upset that Wenbin couldn't come with her this time.

Wenbin regretted not working hard enough in his martial arts training in the past, and was also jealous that Li Mo was able to come out and accompany the young master on his study tour.

His status as the top pageboy was ultimately taken away.

Beijing——

Even late at night, a corner of the palace remains brightly lit.

"Really? It's in Linhai County?"

"Reporting to Master, the Shadow Guards have discovered that Young Master Jiang's eldest brother-in-law is the magistrate of Linhai County, and his second brother-in-law's hometown is also in Linhai County."

Therefore, if Young Master Jiang were to go to sea, Linhai County would definitely be his first choice for a place to stay.

After all, his eldest sister lived in this coastal county. She had come with her husband's family to take up their post, and even if she didn't go to sea for a while, she would likely come to visit them.

Xiao Dezi reported back the news brought back by the Shadow Guard one by one, speaking with great certainty.

"Good, there will be a reward! Everyone will be rewarded!"

Xiao Dezi was secretly delighted. Ever since his master had set his sights on the young master of the Jiang family, his master had often punished his subordinates for their poor performance.

Now, we've finally made it through!

Young Master Jiang, you should stay in Linhai County and not wander off, or you'll be hard to find.

Zhao Hongsheng and his men arrogantly believed they had found Jiang Xiaoqi's whereabouts, and they opened champagne halfway through the event, already rewarding him.

Little did anyone know, Jiang Xiaoqi was currently enjoying a relaxing soak in a hot spring in Chunyi County, listening to music, drinking flower tea, and eating cakes.

"I need to find a way to go to Linhai County. Tomorrow, I'll go and ask my father, and say... say I'm going to study abroad, what do you think?"

"This... Your Majesty, rather than calling it a study tour, it's more accurate to say you're inspecting the waterways on behalf of His Majesty..."

Xiao Dezi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and offered his advice.

"Inspect the waterways? Isn't Linhai County located by the sea? Does it have any waterways?"

Zhao Hongsheng clearly felt that Xiao Dezi's reasoning sounded more plausible than his own and had a greater chance of being adopted by his father.

"Although Linhai County doesn't have it, it's impossible for the surrounding counties not to. Let's get His Majesty to agree to your request first."

Once you leave the palace, you'll be the highest-ranking person in the group, and everyone accompanying you will have to listen to you, Master.

"Which area to inspect first and which to inspect later is entirely up to the master."

Zhao Hongsheng's eyes lit up. That really made sense! Xiao Dezi was indeed clever and had won him over.

"If things succeed, you'll get the credit!"

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! This servant wishes you every success!"

Xiao Dezi's flattery was so smooth that no one else knew what his master was thinking.

The master has taken a liking to the young master of the Jiang family. Although the master has said many times that he suspects that the other party is a woman disguised as a man, Xiao Dezi does not think so.

Although he never refuted it to his face, he knew in his heart that Young Master Jiang could not possibly be a girl.

Don't ask why; although he was a eunuch, he had a very sharp eye.

He had followed the chief eunuch in the palace, who was also his godfather, for many years since he was a child. He could not say that he learned many skills from his godfather, but he mastered the skill of judging people perfectly.

He could spot any palace maid who tried to sneak out dressed as a eunuch at a glance.

They were just fellow lackeys, and neither of them bothered to expose the truth.

Going back to the young master of the Jiang family, how could he possibly be a woman?

Putting aside the fact that the Jiang family wouldn't have been so bold, even if they were, they would never have allowed a female disciple disguised as a man to participate in the imperial examinations.

How many heads in the clan are waiting to be chopped off? Not to mention the "nine clans elimination game," the "extermination of the entire family" package is definitely achievable with ease.

He didn't believe that the Jiang family, with so many outstanding scholars who passed the imperial examinations, were so foolish as to think they had too much time on their hands.

But could I tell this to my master? Of course not!

Doesn't he think he has too much life?

But then again, does it really matter whether the young master of the Jiang family is a boy or a girl?

Even if it's a man, how could the royal family not get the people and things they want?

Since ancient times, how many nobles have kept male prostitutes? This homosexuality is not something that only originated in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

So regardless of whether the young master of the Jiang family is male or female, he will eventually have to obediently fall into the hands of his master.

All he had to do was fulfill the duties of a servant...

The entire Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to the Zhao family, and the master's maternal family is the Minister's Mansion. There may be opportunities for them to advance further in the future!

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Jiang Xiaoqi: First, I think about it; second, I curse it; third, I worry about it. Someone cursed me?!

Jiang Xiaoqi was certain that she hadn't caught a chill from soaking in the hot springs. The daytime temperature in Chunyi was at least 26 or 27 degrees Celsius, which is the most comfortable temperature for the human body.

"Young master, have you caught a cold? Would you like to go to the kitchen and get a bowl of ginger soup?"

After Li Mo finished soaking in the hot spring, he heard his young master sneezing, so he hurriedly ran to the door of Jiang Xiaoqi's bedroom to ask.

"It's alright, no need to trouble yourself. You'll be fine after a good night's sleep. You should get some rest too!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo withdrew, but still somewhat uneasy, so he went back to his room and brought over a stool.

He sat guarding outside Jiang Xiaoqi's bedroom so that he could appear as quickly as possible if the young master needed anything.

Jiang Xiaoqi once thought that the job of keeping watch at night was extremely inhumane, because even if you were on night watch, you would be allowed to live next door and have a bamboo bed to lie on.

The next day, Jiang Xiaoqi was startled when she opened the door, and after learning the reason, she was helpless.

Finally, he punished Li Mo by making him sleep for four hours before he could appear before him again.

Li Mo was punished, but he smiled. Fu Ling looked at him like he was a fool, but he didn't even notice.

Li Mo: I swear to follow you to the death, young master!