The Ungrateful Scholar 21

Before Qiao Fufeng, he hadn't really realized how miserable a man could be if he married poorly. His parents had a loving relationship, and although Minister Qiao had raised two male servants before Qiao Zhengjun's arrival, they had become dormant in the backyard after Qiao Zhengjun entered the household. If he hadn't encountered them before, he wouldn't have known they existed.

However, later on, when his childhood friend married a despicable man, and the backyard of his childhood friend's wife was chaotic and turbulent due to the constant struggles for favor and power, he saw firsthand the consequences. His childhood friend's first two pregnancies ended tragically due to the schemes and calculations. The key point was that although his childhood friend was the legitimate wife, she lost her liveliness because her husband favored the male servants over her, and she eventually died quietly.