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

Lu Zihan has been staying at the Jiang family's house for two days and one night.

He hasn't left the house since he arrived, not because he doesn't want to, but because he can't.

For some reason, I have been suffering from unbearable abdominal pain since that day. I wanted to go out and ask a doctor, but before I could even get up and walk to the door, the urge to defecate came again!

After going back and forth like this a few times, I stopped struggling and just let it all out! Once I emptied my bowels, that was it!

He had considered asking the Jiang family's servants for help, but these servants were strange; they would all go out to work before dawn and not return until dark.

Every day, the food was placed outside the window. After knocking on the window frame twice, the person would realize what was happening and would be gone before they could even speak.

He wanted to wait and see, but he simply couldn't hold on any longer; he was very weak.

Fortunately, on the third day, I finally met the housekeeper, Mr. Wen.

When Steward Wen saw the weak Lu Zihan, he quickly stepped forward to help him up and instructed the servant next to him to fetch a doctor.

"You've finally arrived! Brother Wenqing has arrived?" Lu Zihan even had tears in his eyes.

"My master is indeed arriving today. Young master, you should see a doctor first! Put everything else aside for now."

Butler Wen kindly advised.

The doctor arrived very quickly, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

After diagnosis, it was found that Lu Zihan's gastrointestinal discomfort was caused by acclimatization issues and eating unclean food.

The bearded doctor finished taking the pulse, prescribed some medicine, and then left like the wind.

Steward Wen instructed the new servant to brew the medicine, but the servant, being inexperienced, brewed it into a bitter and burnt mess.

Lu Zihan pinched her nose and drank the medicine, and her diarrhea stopped.

I started vomiting.

My stomach was filled with nothing but the white porridge I ate in the morning and the medicine I had drunk; there was nothing left to vomit.

What came out last was greenish, probably bile?

Lu Zihan vomited so much that she felt completely drained.

"Young Master Lu?" Butler Wen tried to wake him up.

There was no response, so I put my finger under my nose, and thankfully, there was still air coming out.

Jiang Xiaoqi got out of school early today and stopped in the front yard for a while on her way home.

"how's it going?"

"As the young master instructed, he has been kept alive these past few days and will not die."

"Yes, we really can't let anyone die. Later, we'll go and get a proper doctor from outside, and in two days, we'll fire him!"

"Yes, everything is arranged, young master, please rest assured!"

Butler Wen wiped away imaginary cold sweat: Grandfather Sun Xiao~.

It turns out that Lu Zihan was the one who tricked Jiang Wenqing into going to the brothel, and was the mastermind behind it, causing Jiang Wenqing to be expelled from the county school.

These culprits, however, are unharmed. Not only are they still studying at the county school, but they have also gone on a study tour, using the same resources they obtained from Jiang Wenqing.

A full hundred taels—all of Jiang Wenqing's private savings.

Jiang Xiaoqi had already learned of this matter from his grandfather's letter, so how could he let this person go so easily after seeing him?

Of course, we'll leave them here to enjoy themselves at our leisure.

After all, too much time has passed, the parties involved are confused, and there may not be any evidence left. The key point is that patronizing prostitutes is already a bad thing to talk about, so there's no need to smear our own reputation further.

Since I still need to take the imperial examination, I'll just let time heal all wounds.

However, this guy surnamed Lu deserves to be thoroughly humiliated!

He got off too easy with just croton tea and croton porridge!

Isn't your gut full of bad ideas? Then let's clear it out and get rid of all the bad ideas!

Since he dared to do this, Jiang Xiaoqi must have already thought of a backup plan.

Just as Lu Zihan slowly woke up, she heard a familiar voice outside the window.

"Mingfei, is that person inside? Keep an eye on him, I'm going to report to the authorities!" The man's voice, filled with gritted teeth, came through the crack in the window.

"Yes, Uncle Lu is suffering from acclimatization issues and is resting inside," a child's voice replied.

"Pah! Pah! Pah! What do you mean by 'unaccustomed to the water and soil'? That's the retribution for his utterly despicable behavior! He's such a despicable scoundrel, why doesn't he just die from his own depravity!"

They ruined my reputation, expelled me from the county school, and swindled me out of all my money, while they live a carefree life. I wish I could skin them alive and drink their blood!

"Mingfei, don't stop Dad! I'm going in right now to beat him up and vent my anger!"

"Ah? Father, why do you say that? Uncle Lu looks dignified and refined, he doesn't seem like the despicable person you're talking about!"

Please calm down. Is there some misunderstanding?

"Misunderstanding? Son, don't be fooled by his appearance like your father did! That man is good at putting on airs; a fair face hides a black heart!"

"Uncle Lu, no, if that person is really so hateful, Father, you should report him to the authorities. Even if we can't get the money back, locking him up for a year or two and letting him suffer is good enough."

"Mingfei, keep an eye on the gate, I'll be right back!" The footsteps faded into the distance.

Lu Zihan, listening from inside the room, was terrified: How did Jiang Wenqing suddenly become so clear-headed?

Isn't he always so easy to fool? He went all the way here just to squeeze some more benefits out of this person, didn't he?

After a round of sightseeing, most of the money had already been spent, and the last bit of money was used to pay for the carriage fare to Xinghe Prefecture.

This is terrible! I didn't even get the money, and now I'm going to lose my life too! No way, the best course of action is to run away!

Before he could make a move, the door creaked open from the outside.

The little person walked in, fanned the air with his hand, and there was an indescribable smell in the room.

Stand still in the room where no candles are lit.

Lu Zihan was momentarily stunned. Did they need to see it with their own eyes to feel at ease? Or let a child watch over it?

"Uncle Lu, my father told me about the disagreement between you. I always feel that there might be some misunderstanding between you, after all, you don't look like a liar."

My father went to the county government to report the crime. He was so angry that he walked there, which probably took him half an hour to go back and forth.

“Nephew, nephew! Your father has misunderstood. Those things were done by my two classmates, but he's pinning the blame on me.”

"If I had something to hide, why would I have gone all this way to see Brother Jiang? You must believe me, my dear nephew!"

Lu Zihan cried with snot and tears streaming down her face, her emotions truly evident.

“Sigh, I think so too. You seem like an upright person, but Father won’t listen to advice.” Jiang Xiaoqi pretended to be troubled.

"Fine, I'll be an unfilial son this once! Since I made the decision to keep you here, I have to be responsible for your safety."

Before my father returns, you should pack your things and get going. Hurry home and wait for him to come back. I'll take care of everything!

I'm his own son, he can't really beat me to death.

Lu Zihan was in tears, it was hard to tell whether it was genuine emotion or superb acting skills.

After lying down all afternoon, I regained some strength and stumbled to my feet to pack my things before heading out.

"Wait a moment."

The hand that was opening the door paused.

Two days later, on the only road from Xinghe Prefecture to Changshou County, a man wearing only dirty undergarments was seen walking in a sorry state.

If you look closely, you can see that the man is missing a finger on his right hand, and the wound at the severed point has not yet fully healed.