The weather was not good, and a heavy gray iron color settled in the sky. It was clearly just after noon, and lights were already lit everywhere in the study.

The woman wearing a plain robe was about to write with her pen, but she put the pen aside, picked up the ink stick again, and began to grind the ink.

"Ms. Ye, how many people sent in messages today?"

"Princess, there are fewer posts today, only six."

The eldest princess of Yueqing lowered her head and smiled: "Six, that's a lot."

Ms. Ye nodded and said yes: "The British government closed the door to thank guests, and Uncle Yongyi was accused of misappropriating silver from Taipu Temple... The two uncles used to be powerful in Yanjing, but now they are missing one. Liaison with wealthy families in Beijing.

We are relatives, originally to serve as each other's assistants, but since His Majesty's inspection of Taipu Temple, we have been involved in each other's affairs, and when Chu Jiyuan comes to Beijing, the rest will probably not be easy."

"The rich and powerful families don't think about serving the country. They only think about how to occupy the fields and plunder the people. They deserve to be punished. How is the weaving factory and dyeing shop recently? Do you have a new place to live?

Is everything in order?"

"Princess, don't worry. The female workers have been here for a month. There are a few leaks in the house, and they were repaired before the strong winds a few days ago. However, I heard that His Majesty has ordered the selection of female talents everywhere. Let's select female workers.

When I was a child, I encouraged them to read and write more, and now they are quite motivated.”

The ink gradually turned darker, and Princess Yueqing smiled: "This is a good thing. Your Majesty is a bit irritable, and he is quite protective of the people he chooses. Zhang Qi was so domineering before, if he hadn't really violated a taboo, he wouldn't have

There is no end. If they want to take the exam, they take it. They ask clearly where the place is and what they need to bring. If they have to bring their own charcoal and food, prepare it for them all, and give each of them a set of cotton-padded clothes to keep them warm and comfortable.

I went to take the exam without any worries."

Ms. Ye said with a smile: "Everyone knows that our weaving factory, dyeing workshop and garment workshop treat female workers the best, and the princess is so kind. I am afraid that recruiting workers in the spring will be more difficult than last time, and the threshold will be squeezed."

break."

"Then open a few more. I'm not short of money either. It's my blessing to be able to house more women."

After picking up the pen and writing down the word "Gu", Princess Yueqing asked slowly: "Is there no news about Mr. Li Zhen?"

"There has been no news. Miss Chuiyun left the capital after sending us a letter and has not returned yet. Princess, please let us go and have a look."

One stroke after another fell on the paper. After a while, looking at what she had written: "Old friends come into my dream, knowing that I will remember each other forever"*, Princess Yueqing still shook her head:

"No need to make a special trip to see it."

But she added: "Look at the weather, is it going to snow?"

"yes."

Princess Yueqing fell silent again.

Ms. Ye stood aside.

There were long, long quiet years in the princess's mansion. No one spoke, and no one felt too desolate. It was just silent.

The richest and most powerful woman in the Great Yong Dynasty was just a widow living deep in the palace. Even if she provided a livelihood for thousands of women, the noise and vitality in the distance still could not wash away the tranquility.

After about a stick of incense, or perhaps more time, Princess Zhao Mingyin of Yueqing raised her head:

"Li Zhenjun's birthday is coming soon."

"Yes, princess."

Ms. Ye glanced at her expression and said: "Princess, Mr. Li Zhen is young and talented, and he is definitely not a common man. Now His Majesty has set up Duanji Hall and is selecting female officials everywhere. If Mr. Li Zhen can be selected, in the future,

Her talents will definitely be put to good use, and she will be able to escape the shackles of Ning'an's residence."

"Duanji Palace." Princess Yueqing read these three words softly and shook her head slowly, "Today's Duanji Palace is just a fire pit, just a chess piece sandwiched between the emperor and the queen mother. If you can't really get out of the palace,

, it will only be the second Sixth Bureau and Twenty-fourth Division in the future. Why should a noble person like her be driven and controlled by others?"

"That's what the princess said. However, if Mr. Li Zhen can really do something in Duanji Palace, he can also let the world know that men can do what women can do."

"Ah."

Princess Yueqing smiled.

"What a man can do, a woman can also do. Who in the world doesn't know this? Ms. Ye, do you really think that men say that women are powerless and lack intelligence because they are stubborn and ignorant? If this is true, then why did some people say that I am a chicken?"

Since they believe that women cannot do what men can do, why do they feel as if they are facing a formidable enemy and have trouble sleeping every time a woman appears in front of them?"

Picking up the warm handkerchief and wiping her hands, the princess in plain clothes lowered her eyebrows and spoke as softly as the morning mist:

"The more a person lies, the more he knows what a lie is, the more he knows what is true and what is false. The most difficult thing in Duanji Hall is not to prove oneself to the world, because this does not require proof. Those who have entered Duanji Hall

The most difficult thing for women is to prove themselves to the imperial power, to prove that they are more obedient and sharper, to prove that they are more loyal and more useful, because they do not take it for granted that they stand in the court, so they cannot relax for a moment.

As a result, even a fairy-like girl will become sharp, and even the most open-minded gentleman will become stubborn. Why let Mr. Li Zhen get involved in such turbid water?"

Miss Ye lowered her head and answered after a long time: "That's what the princess said."

Thinking of Duanji Palace, Princess Yueqing smiled slowly:

"When my imperial brother came to the throne, he wanted to overthrow Wang Gui, the eunuch whom my father used so much. Chai Gongling and the female officials secretly collected evidence and presented it. What happened in the end? My imperial sister-in-law was in charge of the harem and didn't like the restriction of female officials.

, he sent Chai Gongling to the bookstore, where he stayed until his death. My imperial brother is already considered a soft-hearted person. How could he have ever thought about how much a group of women would sacrifice their lives for the sake of his stable status?

Just because he is Your Majesty, there are many people in the world who can be used by him, who are more obedient, sharper, and more handy. Men are willing to take on various forms for him... After all, there is no need for women. Your Majesty now looks at

He wanted to use female officials at first, but when he really cleared up the old accounts of Taipu Temple, the fate of the female officials would probably be better than that of Chai Gongling. However, in just a few years, the future of the female officials would come to an end.

"

With such a future, if you were originally just a female worker, but luckily became a female scholar or official, and could make decisions at home from then on, that would be pretty good.

Li Zhenjun is not among them.

"There is no room for truly talented women in this world. There is no future and no way back. Well, these things have nothing to do with me, a rich and idle person."

The maids in the princess's palace walked as lightly as falling snow, but this time the snow fell a little more quickly:

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is here."

When Zhao Mingyin arrived at the main hall wearing a big shirt and Xia Pei, she saw a man wearing a white straight suit standing in the hall, looking up at the couplets hanging on the wall.

"Everything is busy and busy. It is pure and quiet, and the boiling world has stopped here."

When he turned around and saw Zhao Mingyin, he said with a smile: "When I saw the couplet of Aunt Huang, I thought I was in a Taoist temple in the mountains."

Zhao Mingyin stood at the door of the palace, looking at her nephew who was the emperor with a pair of eyes that had been cleansed by the clean days: "His Majesty was even more rude when he came last time, and asked me to have more faces. Let’s add some vitality to this princess’s mansion.”

Shen Shiqing laughed in her heart after hearing this. It was indeed Zhao Surui who could say such words.

The two sat down, and the maid quietly brought tea in. Shen Shiqing took a sip. It was extremely light white tea, and a sweet taste returned to the tip of her tongue after a moment of entry.

"Shaozhou tea is good."

"This is what my subordinate brought back when he went to Guangdong to look for dyeing methods. It is better than the tribute given by the palace."

Looking at the young man sitting opposite her, Zhao Mingyin said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty rarely comes to see me. I guessed for a long time but couldn't guess the reason. According to your Majesty's temperament, if something happens to my consort's family, you will also You will tell me after you have calmed down first. If there are other family affairs, it has nothing to do with me, an idle person."

Shen Shiqing smiled: "Aunt Huang, you might as well guess again."

Zhao Mingyin burst out laughing: "Your Majesty came here to find me, an idler, so you can guess riddles to relieve your boredom, right?"

Shen Shiqing put down the tea cup: "Auntie Huang's life is light. If I can relieve my boredom, my trip will not be in vain."

The hall became quiet again.

After a while, Zhao Mingyin sighed softly:

"It has spread that the Queen Mother asked Mrs. Baopinghou to kneel at Xi'an Gate to listen to the "Internal Training". Such humiliation is not what the Queen Mother of Dayong should do. In the next two days, I will contact several female relatives of the clan to discuss with the princess. And wrote a letter. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother did this because you were too graceful in the past few years... Now think about it, if after the Queen Mother said those words, you had considered her fault according to the laws of the ancestral family, instead of repeatedly attacking the Cao family. Well, she won't do such wanton things again and again."

Shen Shiqing lowered her eyes and listened to Princess Yueqing's message. The Queen Mother had done something wrong but was lightly let go by Zhao Surui. She wanted to find someone to ask clearly about this matter.

From her words, Shen Shiqing also heard that Princess Yueqing was always dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's actions, and was not afraid of offending her "imperial sister-in-law". This made Shen Shiqing more determined in her thoughts.

"Royal Aunt, I didn't handle the previous matter well. I thought that dealing with Cao Fengxi would make the Queen Mother more cautious. Unexpectedly, she got even more serious. In order to calm her down, the Queen had already hid in Xiyuan to live there. She also asked The imperial history says that the queen is unfilial."

Hearing this, Zhao Mingyin smiled, and her tone was not as gentle as before: "Everything the queen does is done according to the holy will. The queen mother's reliance is, after all, your majesty. If your majesty doesn't want the queen mother to reprimand her, Queen, all you need to do is let the Queen Mother know that Your Majesty will never protect her and the Cao family with grace. A few days ago, Your Majesty appointed Mrs. Baopinghou as the co-organizer of Duanji Hall, but she let Cining Palace go lightly. People like the Queen Mother, Such gentle handling will not let her stop."

Shen Shiqing was silent.

She handled it gently, naturally waiting for the Queen Mother to continue acting like a monster, and she could take the opportunity to make another move.

At this moment, Zhao Mingyin stood up, looked at the couplets on the wall, and said: "Your Majesty, you allowed the Queen Mother to provoke you to take the opportunity to create the Duanji Palace that was difficult for the court officials to tolerate, and to allow a group of women to become bachelors. The chance came about because of a woman's violence, arrogance and unreasonableness. This...is not the right way."

She slowly turned around and looked at "Emperor Zhaode":

"If Your Majesty really wants women to stand up in the court, you should let them do practical things, choose a prudent person, do what they can, and don't let those women get involved in the power struggle between the Queen Mother and the Queen. The purpose is to allow them to show their merits to the previous dynasty and to His Majesty. Only in this way can the female officials and Duanji Hall be able to stand up safely and not be annihilated overnight."

"Destroyed in the blink of an eye?" Looking at Zhao Mingyin's still calm expression, Shen Shiqing made a conscious decision in her heart.

Seriously speaking, she and Zhao Mingyin have been close friends for a long time, but they have only met each other a few times.

For Shen Shiqing, whose pseudonym is "Lizhenjun", Zhao Mingyin is a clear and open-minded friend, and for the Zhao dynasty, the eldest princess of Yueqing is also a qualified princess.

Because she never asked her to be the emperor's brother or nephew for personal matters, and she also restrained her subordinates from doing forbidden things, although some people felt that she was competing with the people by opening so many weaving factories, dyeing houses, and clothing workshops. However, Shen Shiqing knew that almost all of the profits she made were spent on the thousands of female workers. Thanks to her management, the price of cotton in Gyeonggi and even Shandong has always been stable, and ordinary people with a little extra money can buy it. Buy yourself a new outfit during the Chinese New Year.

Not to mention that most of the thousands of female workers were poor women who had been abandoned by their families. With the help of Princess Yueqing, they were not only able to support themselves with their crafts, but they were even able to read and write.

Before coming to the princess mansion, she also asked some old stories about Princess Yueqing.

Everyone in the court knew that the consort who died young was favored by the late emperor because of his contribution when the late emperor overthrew the eunuch Wang Gui. However, few people knew that Princess Yueqing also shared that credit.

When Wang Gui colluded with King Huan and planned to rebel, the Prince Consort led his men to capture the Donghua Gate. Everyone knew about this.

After the consort captured Donghua Gate, he entered the palace to escort him. It was Princess Yueqing who actually led the guards and maids of the princess palace to guard Donghua Gate and kill all the rebels. However, this matter is not known to the world.

After the late emperor rewarded the prince consort heavily, he wanted to add the word "protecting the country" to the eldest princess of Yueqing, but the officials dissuaded him in the name of "not a female chicken sitting in the morning". For this reason, the late emperor also rewarded a large number of acres of land as "protecting the country". compensate".

After knowing this, she came to the princess's mansion and saw the couplet again. Shen Shiqing felt that Princess Yueqing had resentment in her heart.

"Everything is busy and busy. It is pure and quiet, and the boiling world has stopped here."

Who is Jiji Yingying?

Who is Lu Lu Wan Wan?

Who is Qingqing Jingjing?

Who can make the world stop boiling?
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