Jiang Yan stood quietly at the back of the crowd, his posture erect and his demeanor refined. He watched as the Empress Dowager held Su Jinli's hand and spoke to her affectionately, her face brimming with excitement and joy. Her cheeks, slightly flushed with excitement, looked particularly charming in the sunlight. Jiang Yan's lips curled up unconsciously, his eyes filled with doting and satisfaction. At this moment, a servant quietly stepped forward, handed over an exquisite fan, and whispered, "Top Scholar, it's getting late. We should return home."

"No rush." ​​Jiang Yan never took his eyes off Su Jinli, observing her lively and energetic appearance. He smiled and said, "Wait until she corrects the word 'lie' before leaving." Jiang Yan knew that every moment of Su Jinli's growth and progress, every effort she made for women's education, was like a shining star, illuminating this ancient and hopeful land. And he was willing to always be by her side, witnessing every glorious moment of her life, and working hand in hand with her to strive for this great cause together.

With the Empress Dowager's public support, this street riot quickly spread to every corner of the capital. Su Jinli and the women's night school she founded became a hot topic of discussion on the streets. The public's attitude toward women's literacy also quietly shifted amidst this uproar. More and more people began to realize that women's education was not a heresy, but a real way to improve their lives and safeguard their rights.

Su Jinli, far from becoming complacent due to the Empress Dowager's support, instead strengthened her resolve to run the women's night school successfully. Seizing the opportunity, she added more practical courses to the program. Besides literacy, accounting, and contract writing, she also offered classes on household management and medical knowledge. These courses were designed to not only enable the women to master basic cultural knowledge but also to apply what they learned in their daily lives, helping them better care for their families and cope with various life challenges.

The night school continued to expand, and the originally overcrowded classrooms could no longer accommodate the growing number of students. Su Jinli and Jiang Yan discussed the matter and decided to find a larger venue to redesign the layout of the night school. With Jiang Yan's help, they found an unused mansion and, after careful renovation and furnishing, the new women's night school was transformed. Spacious and bright classrooms, a rich and diverse library, and comprehensive teaching facilities provided students with an even better learning environment.

As the night school grew, Su Jinli realized the importance of a strong teaching staff. She issued invitations to talented and virtuous women from both inside and outside the capital to teach. Many talented women responded quickly, passionate about education and hoping to transform women's lives. Each of these teachers possessed a unique specialty: some excelled in poetry and song, others were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, while others possessed expertise in medicine, arithmetic, and other fields. Their arrival injected new vitality into the night school, significantly improving its teaching quality.

However, not everyone welcomed the development of women's night schools. Some conservative aristocratic families, still stubbornly clinging to the notion that "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent," were deeply concerned about the growth of women's night schools. They feared that an educated woman would disrupt the traditional social order and threaten the family's authority and interests. Consequently, they secretly plotted various schemes to disrupt the women's night schools.

One day, the night school suddenly received an anonymous letter. The letter fiercely accused Su Jinli and the night school of violating ancestral rules and misleading the public, and threatened to close the night school immediately or take more severe measures. Su Jinli read this malicious letter without fear. Instead, it strengthened her determination to fight the conservative forces to the end.

Upon learning of this, Jiang Yan immediately discussed countermeasures with Su Jinli. They knew these conservative forces would not give up easily, and decisive and effective measures were necessary. Jiang Yan utilized his connections within the court to secretly investigate the source of the anonymous letter, attempting to identify the mastermind behind it. Meanwhile, Su Jinli strengthened security at the night school and organized a publicity campaign among the students, explaining the importance of women's education to the public and garnering support from all sectors of society.

At a public speaking event organized by a night school, Su Jinli stood on the stage, facing the crowd of people and students, and spoke passionately: "We women are not born to be trapped in a small world, knowing only about food, clothing, housing and transportation. We also have the right to pursue knowledge and realize our self-worth. The existence of women's night school is to provide every woman with such an opportunity, so that we can equip ourselves with knowledge and change our destiny. Those who try to stop us from moving forward are simply afraid that we will become powerful and that the unreasonable traditions they uphold will be broken. But we cannot retreat. We must bravely pursue the bright future that belongs to us!"

Su Jinli's speech received rounds of applause and cheers from the audience. More and more people were moved by her words and expressed their support for the development of girls' night schools. Meanwhile, after a painstaking investigation, Jiang Yan finally tracked down the mastermind behind the anonymous letter—a prominent family with close ties to Minister Lin.

Jiang Yan reported his findings to the emperor, detailing the obstacles these conservative forces were hindering women's education. The emperor, enraged, ordered severe punishment for those responsible and reiterated his support for women's education. With the emperor's intervention, the plot to sabotage the women's night school was completely thwarted.

After this incident, the reputation of the women's night school grew even more resounding, and more and more women from all over the country flocked to it, hoping to learn knowledge and start a new chapter in their lives. The efforts of Su Jinli and Jiang Yan not only changed the fate of countless women, but also brought a fresh atmosphere to the entire society, gradually making people realize that gender equality and women's education are the inevitable trend of social progress.

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