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

Jiang Xiaoqi was unaware that a 'big shot' had his eye on him.

He believes that strength is the only true measure of success, focusing first on improving his own abilities before helping those around him.

This improves the team's overall strength, gives him helpers, and frees him from having to focus too much on his teammates.

After consuming the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Brain Strengthening Pill, he unearthed the long-forgotten Invulnerability Pill.

He kept this for self-defense. After asking the system, he learned that it was valid for life, so he decided to keep it inside his stomach.

Yes, that's when you can truly claim your money and be safe.

"Host, you finally took the Invulnerability Pill. I wanted to remind you before, but I forgot. Hehe."

"Don't be so smirking. You know perfectly well whether you forgot or did it on purpose. If I wait until I'm really poisoned before asking you for help, you'll just be able to scam another bunch of points from me, won't you?"

"Oh dear~ what kind of leader do you think he is? Is he such a leader without any bottom line or morality?"

Host, you've really broken the leader's heart. You need to earn more points to make up for it!

"I know, I know. I still owe you so many points. I'm more anxious than you are! If I can pass the county and prefectural exams next year, I can earn more points."

"Host, keep going! The system is cheering you on and waving the flag for you! But host, is passing the preliminary examination your only goal?"

"Otherwise what? Don't forget, I'll only be six years old after the New Year, six years old!"

If the system had a physical form, Jiang Xiaoqi would really like to pull it out and shake it. Is he addicted to using child labor?

"Host, don't rush! We're not urging you to take the provincial exam in one go, just giving you a friendly reminder that the top scorers in the county and prefectural exams get extra points!"

"Oh? How much?"

"In addition to the original 2000 points, the top county magistrate will receive an extra 500 points, and the top prefectural magistrate will receive an extra 1000 points!"

In other words, if the host achieves the top two positions in the county government, they can obtain a total of 3500 points!

To be honest, Jiang Xiaoqi was shamefully tempted.

As for being the top scholar, whether one gets it or not is a matter of fate.

However, after what those people did outside the prefectural city and Changshou County, he was also holding his breath in anger.

Although he is currently weak and unable to retaliate, I can strike at the root of the problem and directly prevent the other party from achieving its goal.

Hmph! Didn't you want the title of "Little Triple Crown"?

Although I didn't participate in the provincial examination, taking the top spot in the county examination would still thwart those people's hopes of getting the top three honors for their own children.

I still owe about 8500 points. With these 3500 points, I can say that I've paid off half of my debt.

Hmm, the progress is a little faster than I expected.

"Alright, let's give it a shot!"

After all, others studied hard for years, while I studied day and night, spending every night in the study room.

If calculated according to the normal school hours, although I am only six years old, I have been studying for more than ten years.

What they may lack is background or luck, but they certainly don't lack the confidence to compete with others!

The Marquis of Chengen in the Capital

"Does Your Majesty really say that?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, it was Consort Wanrong, the lady's attendant, who conveyed the message: Her Majesty has been unwell recently and has been resting quietly, unable to attend to matters outside the palace..."

The more the Earl's advisors spoke, the less confident they became, and their voices grew weaker.

"Hmph! They don't take their own family seriously at all!"

Doesn't she realize that without the support of our nobles, court officials, and the military, even if the Second Prince becomes the legitimate heir, can he really enter the Eastern Palace as she wishes?

The eldest prince has come of age and has taken the position of the eldest son. The third prince's maternal family is very powerful, and his maternal uncle is a military commander.

Even the fourth and fifth princes have grown up now, not to mention Consort Liu, who is the most favored concubine in the palace, has also given birth to a son.

I heard that His Majesty was overjoyed and, without going through the inner court, personally named the infant son in swaddling clothes.

"Such favors, has any prince ever received before?"

The staff member lowered his head, not daring to reply. When it came to the royal family, it was best to listen more and say less.

"Well, we chose the area with the weakest literary style anyway. After a year of planning, those who are likely to win the top spot will be able to behave themselves for at least a year."

As long as they don't compete with Xiu'er next February, we won't intervene again.

As for that escaped fugitive from Changshou County, I heard he's only six years old?

"Yes, Your Excellency, it is indeed so. I heard he is a child prodigy from Changshou County. He entered the clan school at the age of three and has already reached the first rank there, and..."

He consistently ranked first in every monthly, quarterly, and yearly exam!

"Hmph, he was lucky the first two times. I was going to let him off the hook for the sake of the Liu family, but it seems that won't work now!"

Since Her Majesty is too busy to attend to matters outside the palace, we will handle it ourselves!

However, we have no time to attend to matters within the palace for the time being. Let Her Majesty be blessed by Heaven and pray for good fortune!

"Um...this..."

The staff dared not reply in that manner.

"It must have been hard on you. Don't go outside the palace walls to send messages during this time. Take a good rest!" said the Earl of Chengen.

The Earl of Chengen, I am just the Earl of Chengen!

Throughout history, which of the maternal families of the empresses did not hold the titles of duke or marquis?

The Earl of Chengen? Hmph! Whose face is being slapped here?

If the Empress's maternal family is weak, how can she appear to be doing well on the surface?

Just because they're not blood-related siblings, they've caused your household such shame!

The Empress's older brother died young, and the current Earl of Chengen is merely a son adopted from a collateral branch.

He was chosen to be adopted into the Empress's maternal family because of his resemblance to the Empress, thus taking on the title of the Empress's brother and the Emperor's brother-in-law.

The Empress had never been close to him since childhood. No matter how much he tried to please her, the old Marquis passed away less than two years after the Empress entered the palace, and the Marquis's wife also fell ill and followed him.

The Marquis of Chengen's mansion was originally run by this illegitimate son. A few years later, the Empress made a minor mistake in the palace, and the original Marquis of Chengen's mansion was demoted to the Earl of Chengen's mansion by His Majesty as punishment.

The Earl of Chengen carefully unearthed a dark-colored porcelain bottle that had not been used for more than a decade.

Those who block my way and those who block my son's way should go where they belong!

Those two old fogies are like that, that person whom everyone reveres is like that, and the so-called child prodigy is also like that!

The bottle is dark and mysterious, and the contents are colorless and odorless. It is a highly effective medicine for murder and robbery, and an essential medicine for home and travel.

The porcelain vase was carefully sent out of the capital, with the same person changing horses along the way, until it reached Changshou County, which was then suffering from a shortage of talent.

Jiang Xiaoqi, who was practicing county and prefectural exam mock tests in her study space: ? ? ? Is this express delivery for me? ???

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay~, you're immune to all poisons, check it out~