latelenovela Chapter 908 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 18
Chapter 908 The Scholar Who Abandoned His Husband and Children 18
Now that the body the female lead was meant to inhabit is gone, she most likely won't appear in the palace again unless she transmigrates into one of their bodies. Otherwise, it's unlikely that anyone can replicate the female lead's path to success, even with a system. After all, they are still natives, and some things are deeply ingrained. The female lead, on the other hand, had her soul directly replaced.
Two days after renting the courtyard, she explored the surrounding area thoroughly and also had Jiang Zhi greet the neighbors. Since everyone was renting, there was no need to become too familiar with them.
On the afternoon of the third day, Li Guicai left the capital with the newly picked-up guests. Before leaving, he came over to tell Xiao Yun that he had asked Jiang Zhi to get her some dried meat and pickles to take with her. She could buy fresh food along the way, and these would be enough to last her the whole trip.
After everyone left, Xiao Yun completely removed the splint from her leg. She would only pretend to use her crutches when she encountered strangers outside. Of course, she almost never went out in public; Jiang Zhi would handle all the shopping.
She found a martial arts manual suitable for this world in her collection. After taking a body-strengthening pill and a strength-enhancing pill, she practiced at home every day. Her divine sense would occasionally keep an eye on her surroundings, and even without going out, she heard a lot of gossip and current events.
These candidates were quite well-informed, as were their family members and servants who came with them. They diligently inquired about everything from news in the court to the personalities, preferences, and family situations of past examiners.
These seemingly minor details are all areas where they can begin their investigations; it can only be said that the scientific research system and culture of this world have already formed their own system.
All of this benefited Xiao Yun, who compiled the information she had gathered and derived a general understanding of the officials and their factions within the court.
Although she doesn't plan to participate in this year's imperial examination, since she's going to live in this world, the more comfortable her quality of life is, the better.
Whether it's a matriarchal or patriarchal world, those with power and influence live well. If you lack power and influence, even if you have money, you can't protect it and it will only benefit others in the end.
So even if she's too lazy to engage in the power struggles of officialdom, she'll still manage to secure a minor official position. As long as she doesn't aspire to the highest ranks of officialdom, it's actually quite easy to navigate the officialdom.
At least for her, who is full of advantages, her current plan is to break away from the clan and then donate money to get an official position, so that she won't have to go through the difficult process of crossing the single-plank bridge or wait for the Ministry of Personnel to assign her an official position.
Anyway, she didn't plan to climb too high and get involved in the power struggles of the court; she would just be a minor official in a remote place.
Don't underestimate a minor official. If the place is remote enough, they are like local emperors. Many of their decrees don't even reach the county level. So she plans to become a county official, and she'll be quite comfortable with her husband and son.
However, sometimes things don't go according to anyone's will. She had good intentions, but there was also the Heavenly Dao that intervened personally. She thought He would just set things right and put the world back on track.
Unexpectedly, He had other plans. Fearing that Xiao Yun's side would ruin them, He actually went to the Xiao family's territory and possessed the body of the original owner's son!
This information was not obtained from someone else; rather, she had placed a wisp of divine sense in a letter to her original husband, and the information was relayed back the moment she came into contact with the person.
She dared not speak for other things, but she had seen plenty of things like the Heavenly Dao, and she confirmed it as soon as she came into contact with that primordial power.