take a wife to support the family

Chapter 306

After walking in front of the emperor for a while, and being taken to the Taimiao to kowtow to the ancestors, the identities of Song Haonian and Li Baihe are considered to be clear. Although the titles have not been determined, everyone in Xinwang's mansion calls "His Royal Highness" "Come on, treating the "lady" of Lily is also slightly different from before.

I can't blame the snobbery of the people in the palace. In fact, the prime minister's family is a seventh-rank official. I believe that the servants of the palace have more status than ordinary rich people outside. people of tomorrow.

Lily was born in the countryside, and her natal family has no capable people. God knows if she will be able to sit in the position of a lady for a long time. Therefore, although the servants and maids of the palace are respectful and polite, they are always somewhat alienated.

It wasn't until they came back from the Forbidden City that they had paid homage to the Ancestral Temple and became their regular wives. They gradually warmed up. They couldn't think of it before, but now everything is done well, and Lily's service makes Lily feel comfortable. She turned her head and said to Song Haonian: "Life in the palace It’s really good, I’m afraid I’m not used to going to my family.”

Song Haonian was about to speak when he suddenly heard a crisp voice saying, "Why is the second sister-in-law going? Isn't this home?"

Princess Zhaoren walked in and said with a smile: "Could it be that you still want to go back to the countryside? You just think about it, the father, mother and concubine will not obey you."

Song Haonian just laughed and didn't speak, Zhaoren said to him: "Brother Huang came to pick you up, and said he would go to the Ministry of Industry to see the newly made agricultural equipment. Second sister-in-law, you are bored at home, why not hang out with me."

Lily had never seen the scenery of the capital before, so she smiled and said, "Where are you going?"

According to Princess Zhou, both Changping and Zhaoren are so used to being called Wansui, Changping is not enough to roll around in the forbidden army all day long, and he has to bring his little sister to set up a girls' school.

Pian Zhaoren is also very lively. Seeing Tian'er running to girls' school, she doesn't even like to go home. She said it several times, but the two children just don't listen.

Concubine Zhou has a gentle temperament and can't do things to force her daughters. Every time she sees their smiling faces, she can't bear to force them to go home to work as needleworkers, so she can only let them go.

Talking to the Queen and King Xin, the Queen said: "The daughters of our family, only the world will learn from them, so where is it the world's turn to criticize them?"

Xin Wang also said: "Brother Huang has his own considerations. One of them is a princess and the other is a princess. They act as role models for women in the world. If Brother Huang wants to run a girls' school, can't we start with our daughter?"

Throughout the past dynasties, there were a lot of arrogant and mischievous clan girls. The emperor always said that the princesses of Ming Dynasty were too virtuous and virtuous, and they were not as comfortable as those princesses of the old dynasty: "Daughters of ordinary families can't be at ease. They are born in the royal family so easily. What are you doing less willfully?"

After coming and going, Princess Xin couldn't control the two girls, so she had to keep an eye on her sons, not allowing them to spend too much time on the women in the backyard.

In recent years, the emperor has been rectifying the imperial family. If the members of the imperial family are really talented, they can become officials after taking the imperial examination, and they can go into business if they are flexible. Today's temperament is very different, and it is very important for children to study.

Princess Zhaoren came to ask Lily to go out to play, Lily was very moved, and a little afraid that Princess Zhou would be dissatisfied, so she asked Zhaoren in a low voice: "If we go out like this, the concubine mother will not dislike me?"

Zhaoren said in his heart, this second sister-in-law is really a sincere person, if she were a girl in Beijing, she would probably have to say a lot of beautiful words at this time, so she would ask her mother and concubine what she thinks of her, but she asked out loudly .

"Don't worry, if mother and concubine want to punish me, I will be the one." Zhaoren handed Ruzhen to Song Haonian, "Second Brother, Ruzhen is yours today, if he is hungry, ask the wet nurse to feed him, and the second sister-in-law will follow him." I have a good day."

If you are really strong and don't pick your mouth, when you can't eat lily milk, you can eat the nanny.

The two wet nurses are clean women specially found by the palace, and their daily food, clothing, housing and transportation are very meticulous, even if they can't eat their milk a few times, they have to prepare daily, and they don't dare to eat indiscriminately, so as not to If you are really hungry.

Song Haonian smiled and picked up his son and went out, the crown prince was already waiting for him in the flower hall, here Princess Zhaoren urged Lily to change her clothes, put on guards, board the car and go out.

Princess Zhaoren has her own title, carriages, guards, and guards of honor are all regulated, but she thinks the guards of honor are troublesome, so she refuses to use them on a daily basis, and she can usually go out with only twenty guards.

When King Fu was in rebellion, the capital was burned down, and the entire imperial capital was almost reduced to ashes in the war. The old man in Beijing still cannot forget the overwhelming fire.

Most of the buildings that can be seen on both sides of the street today have been rebuilt in recent years. Today, the Holy Lord ordered the Ministry of Industry to re-plan the layout of the Imperial Capital, so the streets are extraordinarily spacious and smooth, and the houses and shops on both sides are neat and prosperous. .

Zhaoren told Baihe about the two particularly eye-catching buildings outside the Daming Gate: "To the east is the Hall of Valor. The emperor said that the souls of heroes who died for our Ming Dynasty in the past 300 years will be sacrificed there. Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor brings Brother Huang said that outside the Ancestral Temple, he must always come to the Hall of Valor to worship."

A little further ahead is the National History Museum. "There is a whole set of "Yongle Canon" hidden in it! The compilation of national history, agricultural books, almanacs, and school textbooks are all here. Qin Tianjian is now a subordinate of the National History Museum."

After Zhaoren County Master finished speaking, he remembered that the second sister-in-law could not read a few words at all, so he hurriedly said: "We, the two most educated people in Ming Dynasty, are here."

Hearing that she deliberately spoke shallowly so that she could understand, Lily couldn't help laughing and said, "Thank you Princess."

It would be great for the second sister-in-law to understand what she meant, Princess Zhaoren smiled, Xin said that although the second sister-in-law has little knowledge, she has the same advantage: she is quick-witted and can understand a little bit.

The carriage finally drove into a newly built mansion opposite the Imperial College. Fortunately, the former Imperial College was not burned down. The cypress trees planted in the early years of the Kingdom were gloomy, and the stone tablet in front of the gate was engraved with Emperor Gao's admonitions from the present, which made people look solemn.

Opposite the newly built mansion, there are sycamore trees all over the place. The trees are still small now, but you can still imagine the style of jasper makeup in the future.The carriage drove directly into the corner gate, Princess Zhaoren led Lily to get off the carriage, walked through the front yard to the office of the female school teacher.

The regulation of women's school is quite different from that of traditional schools and Imperial College. It is more like the universities that Lily has seen in her previous life. The whole school is neatly divided into several areas, which are classrooms, playgrounds, cafeterias, dormitories, etc.

Lily asked curiously, "Can you still live in the school?"

"Some students are from poor families, so they simply live in the school, and they usually grow flowers and vegetables for the school to pay for the school." Princess Zhaoren said.

In name, this female school acted for the empress, but in fact it was promoted by Princess Changping, and was supported by the emperor in the middle, even though there were some people in the Guozijian who were not used to it, they only dared to slander secretly and did not dare to say more.

The four gates of the school are guarded by imperial guards, and the imperial guards were brought out by Princess Changping, so it is absolutely impossible for idlers to mix in and make trouble in the school.

A very elegant girl came out to greet her and said, "The Princess has not come for a while."

Zhaoren said to Baihe, "This is the sister-in-law of the third sister-in-law, Xu Qingzi."

Several people greeted each other, because Zhaoren often came, so there was no need for a big gift.Xu Qingzi taught "The Analects of Confucius" at school. Zhaoren introduced to Baihe: "Uncle Huang often said that the words of sages are good, so why don't women learn them too? Only when women learn the words of sages can they understand the truth. Therefore, we learn, and Men also study the Four Books and Five Classics."

In addition to Confucian classics, one also needs to learn arithmetic, women's work, riding and archery. Lily knew that the imperial examination method was changed a few years ago in today's world, and mathematics and engineering can also be used. If you are admitted as a scholar, you will most likely fail at the level of Juren.

If someone is really outstanding in Confucian classics, he can work in the National History Museum, but it is difficult for him to be a local official.

Lily suddenly thought of Liu Rulong: the little scholar was so proud that he was like a big rooster, but he didn't know that the Confucianism he was holding on to so tightly would give way to the knowledge of governing the country that really helped the people.

Baihe asked Princess Zhaoren what she taught at the school, and Princess Zhaoren said: "I will teach them how to ride horses, just come for two days every ten days." But she wanted to help her elder sister wholeheartedly, so she was willing to come to the school even if there was no class time. look after.

Princess Changping was so busy that she couldn't take care of it. Zhaoren was also the noble daughter of the clan and the jewel in the palm of King Xin. With her in charge, no one would dare to harass female students.

If it weren't for this, even with the guards of the imperial guards, this shocking female school would probably suffer malicious slander from many idlers.

Zhaoren took Lily to visit inside and out. This princess never paid attention to the beautiful clothes and ornaments, and never showed off her status to Lily. So proud.

What Zhaoren is really proud of is the women's school that she and her elder sister worked so hard to establish. This women's school provides education for hundreds of smart women, so that they are not confined to the inner house. The emperor once praised: "Half of the population of Ming Dynasty is women , if they are all locked at home, how many capable people should I lose? If you run a women's school well, if you can persist, it will be beneficial for thousands of years."

It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. This women's school can open the door to a whole new world for women.

Although Lily didn't have much ambition, she couldn't help feeling overwhelmed when she heard such grand declarations, and praised: "The emperor and the princess are really wise. If I have a daughter in the future, I have to send her to a women's school."

Zhaoren smiled and said, "If you don't send me off, I will definitely not. I'm her aunt."

He also led Lily to see the garden vegetable field in their school, which can not only provide meals for the cafeteria, but also let the female students know the difficulty of farming, "Second sister-in-law, if you have time, you can also be an agricultural teacher."

Lily was surprised and said: "I can't even read a few words, how can I be a gentleman? Princess don't make fun of me."

Princess Zhaoren said quickly: "Everyone with ability is a gentleman. Since you are better at farming than us, why can't you be a gentleman?"

In the end, he pestered Lily to promise to teach a few farming lessons, so that the female students could learn some things like farming and weaving.

(End of this chapter)