The person in charge felt that he wanted to cry.

For thousands of years, the concept of male superiority and female inferiority has been deeply rooted. Can it be reversed with just a single interpretation?

Your Highness is far too naive!

Moreover, as men, they are all beneficiaries of this concept, including His Majesty. Would His Majesty allow His Highness the Crown Prince to act so recklessly?

"I am not so naive as to think that a single interpretation can overturn centuries of tradition. I simply feel that it is not good for Confucius's words to be maliciously misinterpreted, as they damage his image as a sage. What do you think, Lord?"

The person in charge finally stopped sweating.

This reason is acceptable to all scholars.

It is indeed wrong for the words of sages to be misinterpreted; they should be reinterpreted.

As for whether this new interpretation will bring about any change in people's thinking, that's not something a mere administrator of the Imperial Academy should worry about.

After returning to the East Garden, the hustle and bustle were kept outside the high walls.

"Jingyu, the East Garden is too desolate. Staying in such an environment for too long can easily cause problems. You must have a good talk with the Imperial Concubine and try to get out of this misery as soon as possible!" Ye Jingchen patted Ye Jingyu on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best!" Ye Jingyu said firmly.

At worst, I can learn Yun Pangpang's trick: cry, make a scene, and roll around on the ground. If Yun Pangpang, who is so fat, can roll around on the ground, it should be even easier for him.

Ye Jingyu made up his mind.

"I hope to see you in the Wenhua Hall soon. When that time comes, I'll take you to play Cuju (ancient Chinese football)," Ye Jingchen promised.

"Yay!" Ye Jingyu cheered.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in watching Cuju matches, he was excited about playing on the field himself—

Just thinking about it filled Ye Jingyu's heart with anticipation.

After sending Ye Jingyu back to Dongyuan, it was still early, not yet lunchtime.

It's a pity the emperor wouldn't let him take his siblings to other places to play, otherwise, half a day would have been enough for them to tour half of the imperial city!

After saying goodbye to Ye Jingyu and leaving the East Garden, the companions went home, and Ye Jingchen also took the four children back to the palace.

Ye Jingyu also wanted to return to the palace with them.

He couldn't stand staying at the Imperial Academy to begin with, and after his elder brother, the Crown Prince, came to visit, he became even more restless.

Unfortunately, if he goes back with her now, his mother will definitely think that his elder brother, the Crown Prince, has corrupted him, making it even more difficult for him to ask his mother to go to the Wenhua Hall.

Therefore, he could only watch helplessly as his elder brother, the Crown Prince, led his elder sister, his second elder brother, and his two younger brothers back to the palace.

On the way back to the palace, Ye Jingshu kept her lips pursed, looking sullen and unhappy.

"Is Your Majesty still thinking about male superiority and female inferiority?" Ye Jingchen asked her.

"Who's being subservient? Don't ever mention those four words in front of me again!" Ye Jingshu was furious when she heard those four words.

"Does Your Highness want to change this deeply ingrained notion?" Ye Jingchen asked.

"Of course I want to change! Why should women be inferior to men? What is there that men can do but we women cannot?" Ye Jingshu questioned.

"This question... isn't it the one I asked my elder sister before?" Ye Jingchen asked helplessly.

"Since you asked me this question, you must have a way, right? How can we change this outdated mindset?!" Ye Jingshu asked, grabbing Ye Jingchen's hand.

"This cannot be accomplished overnight; we can only proceed gradually," Ye Jingchen said.

"What's the point? I have plenty of time!"

Ye Jingshu had never suffered such humiliation since she could remember. Just thinking about those people's whispers made her want to chop their heads off!

"What you need to do now, elder sister, is to study hard and pursue knowledge. Only when you have achieved something in the future will you have the ability to change people's perceptions."

"Imagine, elder sister, if you were more talented than the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy and better able to teach and guide others, wouldn't you be able to open a girls' academy even better than the Imperial Academy, dedicated to teaching women to read and write, broadening their horizons, increasing their knowledge, and enabling them to bravely step out of the inner quarters, do what they want, and live the life they desire!"

Ye Jingshu liked this idea very much.

However, she will not just open one girls' college; she will open many, many more, in every state, every county, and even every district, so that all the women of Da Yuan will have the opportunity to study and the opportunity to choose their own lives!

Ye Jingshu's gaze gradually hardened.

"Jingming, Jingyu, Jinghe, what about you three? What are your thoughts on today's events and the concept of male superiority over females?" After counseling Ye Jingshu, Ye Jingchen asked the other three children.

Although they are still young and may not have such biased views, children's education should start early, and any bad signs should be nipped in the bud.

“I’m just like my brother!” Ye Jinghe hugged Ye Jingchen’s arm and subtly pulled his brother closer to him, away from Ye Jingshu, before casually saying this.

To him, people in this world are divided into two kinds, not by gender, but by the difference between his brother and others.

Therefore, he doesn't care about male superiority or female inferiority!

In his heart, his elder brother Zun, everyone else, including himself, were insignificant!

"What about Jingyu? What do you think?" Ye Jingchen asked Ye Jingyu with a smile.

"My mother is very good to me, and my elder sister is very good to me too. They are not humble at all," Ye Jingyu said earnestly.

Children's world is clean and pure. Without the influence of the external environment, it is almost impossible for them to have such biased views.

"Where's Jingming?" Ye Jingchen asked Ye Jingming last.

Ye Jingming is three years older than the two little ones, so he is much more mature in his thinking. Moreover, he has already studied at the Imperial Academy for a year!

"The laws of Dayuan do not stipulate that women cannot enter the Imperial Academy, nor do they stipulate that women cannot study. It's just that people's prejudices are deeply rooted. If Your Majesty wants to shake this kind of thinking, it won't be too easy," Ye Jingming said seriously.

"If it were you, what better way would you do?" Ye Jingchen asked with interest.

“Any change in a system is accompanied by a huge struggle for interests. If the benefits of improving women’s status far outweigh the current ones, there will naturally be people actively pushing for it behind the scenes,” Ye Jingming said.

Ye Jingchen looked at Ye Jingming in surprise.

How could a seven-year-old child say something so profound?

When he was seven years old, he was considered quite clever, but at the time, while his peers were still playing in the mud, he was just playing around with people!

Compared to Ye Jingming's insights, his little tricks for playing tricks on people are nothing!

As expected, royal children mature early; pressure fosters growth and progress. Ye Jingming is only seven years old, yet he's so insightful. Imagine what it will be like when he's seventeen or twenty-seven—

Ye Jingchen's gaze towards him gradually intensified.