I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 617: Female Students of Hongdu School
"Do you realize your mistake?"

"I know I was wrong..." Tang Wan's voice was a little weak and a little tearful, "I thought my husband would be happy..."

Liu Bian's breathing was a little heavy. He asked, "Look at me now, am I happy?"

"Not happy." Tang Wan said timidly.

"It's good to know!"

"Um……"

After a long time, after severely punishing the instigator Tang Wan, Liu Bian thought about the request made by Huang Yueying.

Although it is too early to talk about women holding up half the sky, Hongdu School has never had any female students from the beginning to the end. There is a precedent that may be troublesome, but for Liu Bian, it is not a bad idea.

……

"Yueying, you can go to Hongdumen to study!" Huang Chengyan immediately shared the good news with his daughter.

"You are confused!" Cai Mao was not very excited when he heard the news. Although he was successfully appointed as a counselor after arriving in Wancheng, as a reserve for the rank of two thousand stones, his future was very promising.

"The Queen Mother has sent her close associates here. Don't you know what that means? Why do you still want to propose sending you to Hongdumen School? That place is for men only. Even if the Queen Mother originally had other ideas, she would no longer consider you after knowing that you went to Hongdumen School!" Cai Mao had a look of hatred on his face. If his daughter could be favored by the Queen Mother, he would definitely do it without hesitation.

Huang Chengyan immediately explained, "I agreed to Yueying's request... I knew about her journey earlier than you did. The emperor's harem is not as full as it was during the time of the previous emperor, but I don't know the details or whether there are any concubines who are favored by the emperor. Yueying is not suitable for the deep palace."

Huang Yueying heard this and realized that Huang Chengyan had another consideration in agreeing to her request. After all, after going to Hongdumen School, it was inevitable that she would have frequent contact with men from other places.

Nowadays, folk customs are polarized. Some are conservative and follow etiquette in everything, but there are also those who disregard worldly customs. The latter are mostly powerful and wealthy, regardless of gender.

However, the emperor's concubines in the imperial palace and prestigious aristocratic families have always had very high requirements for these things.

“I know the emperor promised to confer a title of nobility on you, but you are still confused… As long as Yueying enters the palace and we have a child, that would be more than comparable to a title of nobility!” Cai Mao emphasized. Only because he was his own uncle would he be so heartbroken. If it were someone else, he would not even have time to make fun of him.

Huang Yueying naturally understood Cai Mao's idea. After getting the support of her father Huang Chengyan, she also strengthened her belief - "Uncle, I want to be conferred the title of nobility on myself, not through my descendants!"

"You..." Cai Mao, who wished he could sacrifice himself, could only sigh.

"Well!" Cai Mao looked at Huang Chengyan and asked, "Will my brother-in-law go to Luoyang with Yueying?"

Huang Yueying said at this time: "Father originally wanted to take mother with me, but I think with my uncle here, father and mother don't have to worry."

Cai Mao looked at his niece, whose eyes were filled with joy. What else could he do? He could only try his best to take care of her!

……

On this day, Hongdumen School was much more lively than usual. Even Ma Jun, who had always been obsessed with research and design, was pulled out by Liu Ye to watch the fun.

Just because a new female student came to Hongdumen School.

However, it is obvious that these onlookers will be disappointed.

Not only was a screen set up in the classroom, but when the female student came out of the carriage, she was wearing a veil. The long white gauze hung down from the round and large veil, reaching the top of her skirt, completely covering her face and figure. Perhaps considering that the female student would stay in Hongdu Gate for a long time, the chief priests and scholars in charge of the school did not drive away the students.

He just found a suitable opportunity to introduce to the students that the two strong women following the female student were both from the palace.

So Liu Ye dragged the confused Ma Jun and they scattered like other students.

At this time, the chief priest Le Song explained to Huang Yueying: "Don't blame me, young lady. Now that you are curious about this incident, you will not cause trouble to me in the future... However, if there are any blind people, you can tell me and deal with them yourself. Just let me know afterwards."

After saying that, Le Song bowed to Huang Yueying, hesitated for a moment, and bowed to the palace women behind Huang Yueying: "Please follow me..."

As soon as Huang Yueying heard what Le Song said, she knew he must have misunderstood.

In fact, when Huang Yueying first saw the two strong women coming from the palace, she was also very surprised. She naturally understood that with the presence of these two strong women, her life at Hongdu Gate would be much less troublesome...

But there is a price to pay. For example, her uncle Cai Mao, who accompanied her all the way to Luoyang, was very excited and kept saying that there was still a chance.

Huang Yueying wanted to explain to Le Song, but then she thought, how should she explain it?

Were the two strong women sent to the Queen Mother only because she was kind and benevolent? To outsiders, this explanation would be a cover-up.

At this time, Le Song was already leading the way.

Huang Yueying made up her mind. She had a clear conscience. She came here only for the knowledge in Hongdu School. Let others think whatever they want!

……

After that, Huang Yueying was immersed in the ocean of knowledge and had no time to think about these things.

In the past, Huang Yueying studied mechanical devices more out of personal interest. Although she had related books at home, how could these books compare with Hongdu School in terms of quality and quantity?
Whether it is the years of accumulated experience of the craftsmen in the Master Craftsman's Office, or the classics handed down from ancient times to the present day - Huang Yueying even saw the copied versions of the books in her home collection here.

Huang Yueying was particularly impressed by the discipline of instrumentation, which specializes in the invention and improvement of instruments.

From a practical point of view, there was research on adding new spinning wheels that could turn hemp, silk and cotton into thread as quickly as possible, and new weaving machines specifically for weaving brocade...but the first two were never completed.

Speaking of interesting things, there are people who have restored the south-pointing chariot recorded in ancient books according to the method passed down by Zhang Heng, the Grand Historian during the reign of Emperor Shun of this dynasty, and they have succeeded.

While studying, Huang Yueying set her eyes on the new spinning wheel. In her opinion, the new spinning wheel was very attractive.

And she also heard that the two most talented students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering were in charge of the new spinning wheel.

After discovering Huang Yueying's interest in this area, Le Song enthusiastically invited Huang Yueying to continue Ma Jun and Liu Ye's research.

Huang Yueying was unwilling to take advantage of other people's achievements, and only after learning from Ma Jun and Liu Ye that their progress had also stagnated did Huang Yueying decide to join in. She also stated in advance that if the research was successful, the credit would still belong to Ma and Liu.

Although she wanted to be granted a title of nobility, she was not willing to take credit for herself.

Soon, all the students in the school knew that the new female student was of high moral character and had the demeanor of a gentleman.

(End of this chapter)